THE Temuka Leader TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1926. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10938, 11 May 1926, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1926. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Seven degrees of frost were registered at Temuka yesterday morning.

’ An interesting relic of the old journalist days in Temuka niay be seen in the Crown Hotel Sample Rooms, in the shape of a large concrete and brick space in the, floor. This was the foundation for the printing press used in publishing the “Temuka Times,” a tri-weekly i paper published in days gone by Mr Ivess, at a cost of 2d per copy.Sportsmen are notified advertisement that if they want ; cartridges:, it will pay them to give Messrs A. E. Smith and Co., direct importers, Temuka, a call. Their stock comprises Grand Prix, Ballistite, Primax and Western, Field, giving a good choice for selection. The War Office has ordered the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band to return to England iby the first steamer, and the Band will leave by, the Remuera, from Wellington, on' May 22; This means the curtailment of the Baud’s New Zealand tour, and the abandonment of the Canadian tour. .Mr Harrold B. Strange, a candidate for the vacancy on the Borough Council, advertises his address to the electors in this issue.

At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court on Saturday morning, before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.iM., Reginald l Pearse, of Temuka, was charged with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called; upon. Readers would be well advised to see. the beautiful enlargements A. Newlan Hancock is showing in his window this week.

Another case of a collision between two motor cars occurred last week at the intersection of Ewen road and King street. Fortunately no damage was done to the cars, but the' occurrence only goes to show the great. care necessary in passing cross reads. A poll will be taken aa between the candidates for the'vacancy jn the Temuka Borough Council tomorrow, May 12. All persons with residential qualifications, ratepayers and owners on the roll, will be entitled to vote, and the polling places, Council Chambers, ‘ Wilkin street, and Social Hall, King street, will be open for the recording of votes from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m. A peculiar accident occurred last Saturday on the main road pear the Empire Hotel,-when a lady driver from Timaru attempted to pass two lads on bicycles coming into town on their left. From what can- be gathered, one of the lads attempted to cross in front of the car, and the driver ran up on to the hank for some distance in trying to avoid a collision, but the lad was knocked down and the machine badly smashed. The driver took the lad on to his home at Winchester. Another case of the risks’ of speeding has come under our notice in the motor accident at Winchester on Thursday last. This was reported in another paper as being due to a burst tyre, but we are reliably informed that the owner of a Studebaker Six Duplex Phaeton, on his way north, saw another car approaching at the bend of the road near Mr Young’s. He took the risk of cutting the corner on the wrong side, with the resulP that the' car capsized in the ditch. Messrs (Adams Ltd., of Timaru, came out and had to send for a derrick ami lorry to replace the car on-the . road. The driver and passenger escaped' without injury. ; ‘ Shortly, before midnight on Friday last, the concrete fouiidations under a third portion of. the -largo grain storage shed ,at the railway crossing, crumbled’ and . collapsed The portion . affected had 11,000 sacks of wheat stored! there by, the Temuka Flour Milling Co., and: the flooring and’ concrete foundations have spread --outside the walls and into the inside dock. The shed has been in use for .some fifteen to. twenty years, and. has on previous occasions held larger stores of Wheat. The portion of the building is temporarily stayed up with heavy timber, but when the grain, is removed, it will probably have to be pulled down. ■ -.- > An entirely new process for soling audj heeling boots and : shoes has been made possible by a newly-in-vented machine just installed at Hancox’s Boot Store. This machine, qalled the Standard Hydro- Press for a sole cementing process, is the first of its kind in South Canterbury, and by its aid a perfect jolb can be made by cementing the sole to the shoe, thus, doing away with the necessity of rivets, ; which annoy people’s, feet and tear stockings, and there are no stitches to coble undone. The process- can'be applied to both rubber and leather, and Hancox intends to try it out with motor tyres, and it will be interesting to see how the experiment turns'-hilt.'This machine makes their shop the most up-to-date in Canterbury, and a demonstration will be given on Friday and Saturday, to which all are welcome to attend.

The work of fixing up the Temuka tennis courts was completed yesterday, and it is worthy of note that, in the opinion of those , engaged in'the work, the courts- were in the worst state they have ever bee n in for years. However, under the personal supervision of Mr A. J. Macpherson, a great job has been made, for which some credit is due .to Mr F.. Morris for-t^e-painstaking manner in which he has carried out Mr Macpherson’s instructions! The sand need on the job was spread out and thoroughly dried: and riddled, to make it a good dressing for the tar. All-the cracks were first filled with sand and tar before-the top-dressing was applied to the four courts. Distilled tar was used -and put on at boiling point, and Mr Macphersou, understanding what /was required, saw that the work was thoroughly carried out, resulting in the best job that has ever been;madeof the courts. Does that chimney require sweep-, ing? Why send to Timaru for a man when H. J. Thompson is available locally With an up-to-dato outfit—not one that is Worn out? See advertisement.

'To-morrow night and Thursday afternoon and evening a grand bazaar under the auspices of the 1.0.'0.F. Alexandrovna , Lodge, will be held .at the Drill Hall. Complete arrangements- have been made to make the bazaar thoroughly attractive, and-side shows and stalls are being featured. Admission i§ for the small sum of sixpence, and everybody in search of some capital entertainment should not fall to attend. :