LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10280, 5 January 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ Mr A. H. Fenn will hold an auction sale of poultry, pigs, fowl wheat, barley, furniture, sewing machines, etc., at the Rialto, Temuka, to-day, starting at one o'clock. In our advertising columns the Temuka Borough Council announce that licenses and dog tax are now due. Ten per. cent, will be added to unpaid rates after the 18th January. The Geraldine Church of England picnic was held this year at Peel Forest, a large number leaving, at an early hour for that delightful spot, where a very enjoyable time was spent. The annua?, cricket match, Old Public-school Boys v. Past Christ's College Boys, will be played at Geraldine on Saturday next. Amongst the players for the Public Schools will be Viscount Lord Jellicoe, Go-vernor-General. The vital statistics for the Geraldine district for December were as follows, the figures in parentheses being those for the corresponding period last year. 7 (6), deaths 6 (3), marriages nil (7). The figures for the year were as follows: Births 75 (93). deaths 30 (35), marriages 22 (3(i). V The programme at Bennington's Pictures, Geraldine, to-morrow night will be found an excellent one. The star picture will be --"Mid Channel," after Pinero's well-known play. Supports will be particularly good. The rainfall as registered at Ccfn Orchard, Geraldine, for December was 18S points. Rain fell on 13 days, the heaviest being 39 points on the 12th. Several shade temperatures over 8 0 degrees were recorded, the highest being 92 on the 11th and 90 on the 2Sth. The lowest was 33 on 2 3rd. The total rainfall for the year was, 26.57, as against. 28.51 last year and 32.02 for 1919. The Committee in charge of the Geraldine Soldiers' Memorial now has the Memorial Cross near completion, and to enable the inscribed names to be a correct, list of the district's fallen soldiers, it is asking for further information in a few cases. Friends and relatives are asked to communicate with the chairman or secretary of the Committee as soon as possible, as they hope to arrange for the laying of the foundation stone in a few weeks' time. The New Year was ushered in very quietly at Temuka. While the crowd in the street on New Year's Eve was large, it was not nearly equal to that of Christmas Eve. It was very orderly, the only thing about which complaint could be made being the letting off of a few bombs. Music was provided 'by the bands. The shop were fairly well patronised, while a holiday house was in the Dominion Theatre, where a good programme was screened. A watchnight service was held in the Salvation Army Hall. On Sunday morning the Municipal Brass Band completed its carolling tour, meeting with a good reception. Under "The Finance Act (No. 2 1 1921," amuseinent (ax is payable on and after the Ist Janaury, 1922, at the following rates: (a) Where the price charged for admission does not exceed ninepence, no amusement tax shall be payable; (b) When the price exceeds ninepence but. does not exceed three shillings and sixpence one penny for every shilling or part of a shilling of such price; (c) When price exceeds three shillings and sixpence one penny for every shilling or part of a shilling of such price, plus oiio penny. This will make the price to bo paid as follows:—Is tickets. Is Id- 2s tickets 2s 2d; 3s tickets, 3s 3d;' -Is tickets. Is sd: <ss tickets, (is 7d; 7s tickets,, 7s 8d; 8s tickets, Ss 9d. A fillip will lie given to amateur cycle track racing in Australia in the near future by the arrival of two crack South African racing men, in ('.. F. Thursficld and 11. Kaitenbrun. An interesting match over quarter, half, and mile will be decided between one of the visitors and the Victorian champion, A. V. Brown, on 'the Melbourne exhibition track on, January 7th. Kaitenbrun is one of j the finest unpaced riders in the world and has the world's amateur unpaced hour track record of 25 miles 953 yards to his'credit, besides many championships, i Alexander YV. Tliornley (51), a resident of Avondale, was drowned while surf bathing at Karekarc. Auckland. His son. Koger, saw his father in difficulties from the beach and succeeded in getting him ashore. Artificial respiration was employed for two hours, but was unsuccessful. The "Daily Chronicle" states thai the helicopter design of aeroplane, for which the Air Ministry is offering £50,000 must be able to remain stationary for half an hour in a wind blowing 20 miles per hour and be able to maintain a horizontal (light of GO miles an hour. At Mineola. hong Island. Fdward Stinsou and Lloyd Herteaud broke the world's record for a non-stop aeroplane flight, staying in the air for 2Ghr 19min 50sec. They ascended :n !i ..'clock on Thursday morning. Tlie previous record <2-l In 1 limit) sec) was established by Lieutenants I'.oscontrot and IJcrnard hi France last vear. Stinsou and Meri,..,iu! nr'ed a Larsen all-metal monoplane lilted villi a cabin

The Temuka Gas Company announce ■•—inanother column that Tuesday next (10th instant) is the last discount day. The following are the vital statistics for the Temuka district for the month of December, 1921 :—Births 6, marriages 4. There were no deaths. The weather continues very dry and warm. Rain is much needed, and if it does not come soon serious harm will be done to the root and grain crops. The pastures are suffering ior want of moisture. In our last issue it was mentioned that Mr W. McCallum had had one of the fingers of his right hand seriously injured on Thursday evening, by a bullet from a pea-rifle, fired by someone in a motor lorry that was passing him. On inquiry last evenling wte learned that the injured finger appears to be healing satisfactorily, but it is so sadly smashed that it is not known yet whether it can be saved. Immediately the case was reported to the Temuka police, they communicated with the police in Timaru, who were successful in intercepting the car from which the bullet was supposed to have been fired, and a boy was found in possession of a pea-rifle, and he admitted having fired it as the lorry was going along. It is fortunate that the accident was not more serious. Reuben Breheret Swann, accountant, auditor, and company secretary, of Christchurch, was arrested at Auckland on Monday, on 1 a warrant issued in Christchurch, charging him with the theft of £32-at Christchurch. A White Paper gives the Imperial Shipping Committee's answer to the repbrt presented to Mr Lloyd George by Mr Massey in November with reference to the New. Zealand Government's complaint regarding freights on produce. The committee's general conclusion is that under the ex-, isting conditions the freights charged are not unreasonable. Mr and Mrs Cariwright and Miss J. Gunnion left for Christchurch yesterday on a holiday. SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. S.C. Picture Company, Temuka— Grand picture benefit to Plunket Society on 12th January. Temuka Borough Council—Licenses now due. Geraldine Borough Council—lmportant notice in re licenses; special meeting in regard to half-holiday. 1 A. H. Fenn —Auction sale at Temuka to-day. Mathieson's Dyeing and Dry-Clean-ing Works—Garments cleaned and dyed, and made like new. i Temuka Gas Company—Last Discount day. Butlands, Temuka—Transfers and silk embroidery. Geraldine Soldiers' Memorial—lnformation wanted regarding fallen soldiers. Bennington's Pictures, Geraldine To-morrow evening's programme. ACCIDENTS, ETC. Leslie Grant, aged eight years, was drowned off Point Chevalier beach, Auckland, on Tuesday afternoon, while punting. A fatal lire occurred at Tapamti in the early hours of Tuesday morning, when a labourer named Con Kelly lost his life. He lived by himself in a hut, and the fire must have occurred between midnight and daylight. . -, , A young man, John Sounncss, a railway porter at Win ton, was seriously injured during shunting operations last night, both legs and an arm being, fractured. He died in the hospital a few hours later. Peter Smith, aged 32, committed suicide at Ellerslie, Auckland, by shooting himself through the mouth. At the inq.uest at Auckland on Peter Smith, aged thirty-two, who was found dead at Ellerslie with a gunshot wound through the mouth, the Coroner found that the deceased had committed suicide. A man named Joseph Thomson died at Onunake Beach while bathing. The body was found by two ladies in about three.feet of water. A fatality occurred at Lyall Bay, Wellington, when Frank Holroyd, a train conductor, aged twenty-one, with relations living at Auckland, lost: his life through drowning. Holroyd and a companion named Maltby were swimming about, 150 yards from the shore when both were seen to got into difficulties. Before assistance could be sent Holroyd disappeared.