LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10283, 12 January 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At a meeting of the Christchurch Chamber of Commerce a scries ot motions was passed antagonistic to the proposed meat pool. Another motion was carried: —“That this meeting is against any Government control of the meat trade.’* Arrangements have been definitely made for the boys of the Salvation Army Home, Temuka, to visit Lake Tekapo on Thursday, January 2G(b. Anyone having a car at their disposal would make a welcome addition to the number already offering, and a ring to either Commandant Armstrong, of the Home, or Mr Chas. Bates, King Street, would put them in touch as to all necessary information. "The Last of the Mohicans,” a picturised- version of Fennimore Cooper’s great novel, will form the main portion of the programme at Bennington's Pictures, Geraldine, tomorrow night. The story of the massacre of the white settlers by the Huron Indians is most graphically described. The Pathe Gazette is a particularly interesting one this week, and a comedy of ISOO feet gives the necessary humour. At Greymouth yesterday Porcival Samuel Blight was fined £5 on a charge of carrying on business as a bookmaker. Sam Pak Chong was convicted of keeping a gaming house for the purposes of pak-a-poo, and was fined £25. Several men found on the premises were convicted and ordered .to pay costs. . A railway mishap occurred t Lyttelton wharf on Monday nigh the escape from a more serious di aster being miraculous. As 11 south express was going on to 11 Ferry Wharf with passengers for U outgoing Maori something hnppem; at the points, and the ladies’ canage was derailed and overfurnei There were only a few women pa: sengers. and they luckily escape with a shaking, though the car wa within 11, feet of the edge of th wharf. Owing to (lie couplings hob ing the capsize was a very gent! one. (he car going slowly over on it side. . In connection with the death, o Mrs Scott and her daughter, hv ga poisoning at Sumner, it, is ascertair ed that they were comparatively n cent arrivals from England. It j not known whether they have an relatives in New Zealand. s The hu: hands name is Edward Theodor Scott. The girl was his s(,Pjdanghter, he having married the dr ceased woman only a few month ago. According to the marriage co <ideate the name of Mrs Scott hefor her recent marriage was Janet Net son. The family had been living r: Sumner only since Tuesday of las week, previously having staved at ; hotel in Christchurch. Specimens from apple and pea trees reported to la* affected hy fire Tlorlicnlf.urnl Division of (he Agri j blight leave hemi forwarded to Me cultural Department fmm Par-. lr 1 dirnissiug the matter, the director <> the division (Mr J. A. Campbell; sa.id that so far if has no: been decided whether the disease is or D not firohliglit. Further investigations lie said, were being made by the biological section, mid definite information would not he available for a few days. If Mie disease shoted prove tc he fireblight, it could only have been communicated to the hi her to immune Patea district, hy contact.’ However, if it could he transferred to Patea, which fortunately, was not a great fruit district, it might just as easily be carried to such c ist riots as Hawke’s Day, whore the fruit culture' was tin important industry. This was the aspect of (he case which made the reported out break at Patea of ao much importance. Mr Campbell is hopeful (hat investigations will prove that (he trouble is sonic other pest than fire-hlighl. Of" satisfactory point about, the matte,is Itfuit Patea has few ha wo horn hedges, the hawthorn being particularly subject to fire-IP i•• h < M-v • -

over, if the worst fears are realised, it should ho a comparatively easy mntt-"' VS ,'37. hue me on I break to the Patea district, and completely stamp it out before it has a chance to sread. A Jluwcra telegram stat'-s that William Alfred Gustafson, military officer, charged with the flicf( of Government moneys, and also with converting to his own ns*- money belonging to the Wanganui Regimental Band luiti boon committed for trial. Bail was allowed.

In our report of the St. Patrick's Jports Association meeting in Tueslay’s issue the name of Mr J. B. Jtewart was omitted from the list of lew members. We have been asked to state that .he Mr Cyril Barker, who was fined it the sitting of the Magistrate’s :ourt, Temuka, for riding a bicycle it night without a light, is not a remuka resident. Mr R. T. Sadd (Commissioner of Lands) and Mr Harman Eceeves. members of the Electoral Bounds ies Commission, are now in BhristcJiureh, where they will attend of the Commission. The outlook for the future is delidedly encouraging. The prospects for wool are exceedingly bright, and there is no item of produce better as in investment at the present time Pwo or three months from now meat will equal wool as an investment,” said Mr J. C. Cooper, chairman of directors of the Wairarapa Farmers’ Meat Company. I think that much of the land in this district is over-valued,” stated a{ retired farmer to a Palmerston North press representative. He said that he had sold his own farm years ago at £SO an acre, and believed that it would be difficult to make it pav. The farm had since been sold at £l5O per acre. Theie were nearly twenty charges of ’’exceeding the speed limit” heard at the Magistrate’s Court. Temuka on Tuesday last. One of the defendants wrote a letter admitting that the chai gc against him was correct but mentioning that he was "not a millionaire.” This gentle hint, that the fine in his ease should be made to suit his’ (scanty) purse, was ignored by tl\e Justices on the Bench, and f° r u: day in similar cases (JO/-) was imposed. An interesting, phenomenon was observed by some visitors to Pleasant Point on Sunday last. This was a rather large "whirlwind,” which had Its base on the road, and reached to o height of several hundred feet. A peculiarity of it was that the top of it seemed to be intercepted by a strong current of air which deflected or bent the top to ono side. A party in a motor car that passed at the time took no risks, and went to the side of the whirlwind. At the inquest held at Timaru on Tuesday last, concerning the death of Sidney Wood, aged 51 years gaiage attßiidant, the evidence showed that death was due to falling down a clay hank 45 ft high, when taking a short cut home at night Deceased fell on the right side of his head and fractured the fourth vertebrae, Death was practically instantaneous. He is survived by a widow and children. This accident caused a rumour to get about that another murder had been committed, and that the body of the murdered man had been found near the place of Constable Dorgan’s murder, and it was some little time before some who had heard the rqmour could he convinced that, there was no truth in it Sir Robert Stout returned to Now Zealand on Saturday last, having come over from Sydney in the Marama. He is much improved in health as the result of his long holiday. but his knee, which he hurt on the voyage out, is troubling him. Sir Robert will attend the next sitting of the Senate of the New Zealand University, and when his leave has expired, will resume his duties on the Supreme Court Bench. Miss Tuppy Sutherland will commence a class in Temuka in fanev and National dancing, and intending pupils are asked to write to 196 North Street, Timaru

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

S.C. Picture Coy.—Benefit for Blanket Society to-night, P.O. Box 182, Timaru—Tea Rooms for sale. Geraldine Borough Council—Use of garden hose prohibited during January and February. Geraldine Cemetery' Board—lnvite tenders for crop of hay. Webb and Bruce. ' Timaru—Good little freehold for sale. Teimika Borough Council—Notice ,in re half-holiday. I*. Kyne Triumph motor cycle for sale. Thomsons, Timaru—Great tip-the-buckct sale: at Timaru, to-day.