THE Temuka Leader SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10940, 15 May 1926, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1926. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The : Railway Department advertise in this issue excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with Ashburton Races on 20th and 21st May;

Mr J. Bremner, of "The Poplars" has kindly informed us that the white crane reported by Mr Grant last week, has settled in the vicinity of the Temuka Bridge. It is- to be hoped that nobody disturbs the bird.

It is reported that Mr Harrison, of Winchester," met with a mishap at the Opihi bridge oh, Wednesday night. His car went over the hank on the Levels side of the bridge, 'and broke down a fence .oil the flat below. The car remained at the bottom during Wednesday night, and was hauled up to the road on the following morning, and was little the worse for the experience. Heard in a Temuka tea room:—■ Elderly Maori wahine to second wahine, over cup of tea: "Ugh! Some of our people here are silly. They like to see themselves in all colours of the rainbow. And some more of them try to imitate the silly white flappers, bohbing their hair, and some of the silly old flappers, too." ■ A' local business man was very much perplexed at the appearance of. a" starling in his shop window during the week-end. On Saturday morning he .set out ,a display of good's, and on Sunday he had occasion to go to the window and found a starling had taken possession.; • How it" gained admission to the dust-'proof 'window, which is only small in dimensions, remains a mystery to him, because if the bird had been in the window on Saturday he is sure it would have been noticed- during the afternoon or evening. Was „.it. the result of a practical joker? - ■ ; ,The week-end services at the iSal-, vation Army, King street, Temitka, will be of an interesting character, it being Mothers' Day. Staff-Capt. and Mrs Holmes, managers of the Bramwell Booth Boys' Home, will be conducting these special gatherings. Mrs Holmes will deliver au inspiring address at the morning service, and Staff-iCapl,. Holmes will handle a topical subject in the evening. The boys of the Bramwell Booth Home will be taking 'a; prominent part. .Special songs will be sung, and everyone is asked to wear a white flower in honour of., mothers. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

Mr J. S. Main, the. South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society's ranger, reports that good, shooting was available during the, wet weather, last Wednesday. All the back country is now covered with snow, and will' have the effect of driving the ducks, which are very plentiful, down to the low-lying country.

The winners of the Dunedin Exhibition Essay Competition were placed in the following order of merit by the judge, Mr T. Hughes':— High School: George Gaffaney 1, Mary Hart 2. Primary School: Ngaire Wedlake 1, Joyce Joynt 2.

Under the will of the late Mr James Wilson, Timaru, £24,000 has been left to the Presbyterian Church for various purposes, £IOOO to the Salvation Army for use in South Canterbury, £SOO to the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, Timaru,.'.and £3OOO to the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health, of Women and Children, in Timaru and Fairlie.

The; intersection of King and Catherine streets, Timaru, w<as the scene oif a motor collision yesterday morning, between two cars, a Ford coupe driven ;by< -the • Rev. Father Seymour, and a For,d 'fiveseater driven by Mrs M. Hall, of Kingsdown. The collision resulted in damage to both cars, but fortune ately none of the occupants received any injury.

The local Post Office officials had a very busy clay yesterday on account of it being the last day allowed by statute for the re-licensing of motor vehicles. There was a continual stream of owners calling at the counter to obtain the new number plates, but there is still a large number of owners who have not complied with the regulations. No word has been received about extending the date, but work as usual will be continued to-day in issuing the number plates. The daily bus service from Geraldine to Timaru 'should prove a boon to the residents of Geraldine, Winchester and the districts along the line of route. It should be particularly acceptable to those residents of the Geraldine district who have clamoured for greater facilities. The rates for both passengers and parcels are especially reasonable, and as it is a : daily service, at: convenient, hours, it should receive liberal support, more especially as it is being run by a returned soldier.

At the. Magistrate's Court, Timaru, before Mr E. D> Mosley,: 5.M.,. on Thursday, George Walter Brehaut Avas charged that, atWaitawa, on March 20, being the driver of, a car, he did 'i, ail t to ..reader, persxj rial, assistance to Douglas Christie, and further, that he did fail to report the accident to the nearest police station. .Mr L. E. Finch, who appeared for defendant, pleaded guilty and said thait' taking into consideration the punishments meted out by the Supreme Court, and the fact that the injured young man intended 'to claim for compensation, defendant had suffered severely. Defendant was convicted and. discharged. The, story of a faithful collie doS caused quite a sensation last evening in Temuka. A man presumably under the influence of liquor,' wias found asleep under a hedge on the main road, and a couple of residents, realising the severity of the cold evening air, wished to remove, him to a warmer spot, when the dog showed fight on its master's behalf. All efforts were unavailing, the faithful animal refusing to allow the strangers to approach. In this .predicament Constable Kearney was sent for, but- the dog took no kindlier to the man in blue than to the civilians. "No doubt ijs sagacity led it to believe something was amiss, for it pawed it's master's face and so woke him into a half stupor. It was only then that the fellow could be moved into, a car, where he was followed by the dog, who remained there in spite of all efforts to remove him, and accompanied his master to the police quarters. Such an incident recalls; the noted saying: "The more I 'see of humanity, the more I love my dog."