LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10559, 18 December 1923, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Athletes are reminded tlm t entries' for all running and cyclingevents at. the forthcoming Caiedon ia n Sports at Teniuka close with tho ■Secretary (Mr J. Crombie) at 5 o'clock this evening. A spiritual healing mission will b e held at St. Peter'j: Church, T •"mulcay on Thursday evening. at which, an address will be given hy '-the .Vicar, Rev. J.. R. Hervey. ■The annual concert by the boys of the Bramwell Booth Boys' Home will be given in the Dominion Theatre, Tenvukn, to-morrow evening. There was a large attendance at t'ha Dominion Theatre last night whe'n the annual concert by the pupils of the Temuka District High School in aid of the prize fund, was given. The programme—which included the playette, "Queen Flora's Court," produced under the direction of Mrs E, Blaekmqre—was a lengthy and attractive one, arid delighted the audience. We are obliged to hold over our report until our next issue.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS of All Kinds at BUTLAND'S, TEMUKA.. .

During tho progress of a cycle rac e from Dunedin to Outram ou Saturday afternoon Th'omas McCrorie, aged 19, collided with, a motor car at the corner of Riccartou road and sustained a fractured skull, lie died on 'Sunday morning/ ■■ At the London wool sales thera v/aa a miscellaneous selection;.' Prices were very firm. New -Zealand Arndale 531, Wilden 36|.

To those in search of a good block of land near town we draw their attention to an advertisement in this issue, announcing the sale hi March nex t of the remainder of the well-known Green Hayes Estate. The land has been sub-divided into blocks ranging from 13 to SO acres, and is suitable for dairying, grazing and agriculture. Full particulars regarding the conditions of sale etc., will be advertised at a later date. The lollies which were distributed among the children at the conclusion of the Temuka District High School Sports on Thursday, vvere the gift—a very thoughtful one—of Messrs A. E. Smith and G. H. Clements, members of t!■--School Committee.

A rather seriouU fire broke out :n the Timaru Convent yesterday. The fire broke out in the' study (which is on the upper floor) ana although the Fire Brigade were quickly On the scene, it took about 20 minutes to extinguish it. The study was wrecked, and a good det;i of damage was done oa the lower floor by water. It is supposed that the fire was caused by a defect in the kitchen chimney, which passes the study. During the rush in the streets caused by the alarm of fire a boy wat3 knocked down and rathf'v seriously injured. He was taken,-tu the Timaru Hospital. Get the Toys for th e Kiddies at RUTLAND'S, TEMUKA. Good , Selection.

synopsis of new advertisemeats:

Dominion Theatre. Temu-ka-I'ictnren to-night. Teinuka Borough Council.—Rerurn thanks to oar owners. Wauled boy for farm. Green Hayen Estate—Auction of farms in March. F. Smith.—Fruit for Christmas. Methodist Sunday School.—Concert and prize distribution to-night. (lapper. and Sheen —Christmas announcement. ' Temuka Caledonian Society—Annual Sports on Boxing Day. Ballantynejs—Weller Ware. C.F.C.A., Temuka—Useful, pre-,.-:t>iits. A. E. Smith and Co.-—Xmas bargains. C.F.C.A.—Clearing sale to-mor-row. -Morrison Bros.—Christmas Novelties.