THE Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10343, 15 January 1929, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Apiarists in the Temuka district report that this has been an excellent season for honey. The rain, whilst prejudicial to some crops, would appear to have favoured all varieties of clover, especially the white, and the result is that the yield of honey is more than satisfactory to apiarists, who, as a rule, have a great deal to put up with in this part of the Dominion. Not only is the ilow of honey good, but the quality is superior to former years, and, everything considered, bee-farmers have reason to be delighted with the season’s prospects. If other parts of the Dominion have been similarly favoured as far as the growth of clover is concerned, there will doubtless be a record export of honey, which is rapidly gaining an excellent reputation on the London market. The result of the Milford Lagoon Association’s art union drawing, as advertised in this issue, is that Mr T. J. Paterson, of Geraldine, is the winner. Mr Leonard A. Waters, optician, Timaru, will visit Geraldine, every Saturday, and may be consulted at. Mr 11. 11. Willis's surgery, between the .hours of 2.30 and 8 p.m. Burglars were at work in Geraldine during last week. They apparently specialised in petrol, for several private garages at AV’ailii Terrace were visited, and supplies of motor spirit stolen. In the Magistrate’s Court at Geraldine yesterday, before Mr J. Kennedy, J.P., and Air J. Steven, J.P., H. A. Wade sued T. Uden for £2 15s lid. Judgment was given for the amount of the claim, with costs £1 9s 6d.

Eighty-five degrees of heat were registered at Geraldine on Saturday, and this was followed by a wet night. The temperature on Sunday fell to 68 degrees, rain falling intermittently throughout the day and well into the night, the week-end fall amounting to 54 points.

The Geraldine Fire Brigade have held several wet practices lately, in view of sending a team of three men to represent the Brigade at the Hokitika Competitions in February. Last year the Geraldine team tied for third place with Addington B. in the championship.

“The greatest act of reciprocity that could possibly be brought about between New Zealand and Australia would be the interchange of some of our sunshine for some of your rainfall,” said an Australian bowler at the Dominion tourney. “If we had your rainfall, Australia would be the greatest country under the sun, but we still have places where rain comes as an annual treat, and others where three-year droughts are not uncommon.”

For some time past a number of Maoris of Ratana have grown and cured their own tobacco with a marked degree of success. This year a larger area has been planted and as the crop is flourishing, a large quantity of tobacco will be produced. “That’s the way to make the pa self-contained,” remarked one of the executive. “Wo have wheat, oats, barley, maize, potatoes and large quantities of other vegetables, including green peas.”

The Railways Department is now running a night fruit train from Cromwell and other Central towns to Dunedin. This enables fruitgrowers to place their fruit on the train in the coo] of the evening, and it is carried at night time and reaches the markets the following morning. The service is not yet working as well as conkj be desired, as the fruit merchants would like their consignments in the marts

earlier than the present time — about half-past ten. It is expected, however, that this drawback will be remedied in due course.

Mr A. Newlan Hancock, chemist, Temuka. announces that he has a good selection of bathing caps for the bath, the beach, and the river. He also has an extra-special line of helmet diving caps, with chin strap, at 3s.

Mushrooms are now commencing to make theii’ appearance in and around Temuka. Those which have so far been in evidence are of large size, and have been growing on old pasturage.

The motor lorry is being used nowadays for a great many purposes than appeared possible when they first of all started to compete with the horse-drawn vehicle. Cattle and sheep are now often to be seen riding comfortably along, apparently enjoying the novelty of a ride. On Saturday, a lorry load of racehorses were motored through Geraldine, evidently en route for the Timaru trotting meeting.

It is a significant fact that the lure of the trotting horse has a fast hold on the fair sex. At the Timaru trotting meeting on Saturday, the gentle sex was much in evidence —in fact, they were there in large numbers—and when it came to “picking their fancies,” they appeared to quite hold their own, if their presence at the paying-out windows was any criterion to go by.

Those interested in the dairying industry are somewhat jubilant at the turn of the tide in their favour during the past couple of months, when one looks for less moisture from the heavens. - Feed is exceedingly plentiful, and in the “cow country” out Clandeboye way, it is not uncommon to see stock almost hidden in the pastures. Per contra, the wheatgrowers are looking forward for fine weather to push forward harvesting operations.

Of the ten bankruptcies recorded in Timaru last year, five were farmers, three were labourers, one a house-furnisher, and one a pianotuner. There were three bankruptcies in which the liabilities were under £5 0, two in which the liabilities were between £lOO and £250, one under £5OO, one between £lOO and £2OOO, two between £2OOO and £5OOO, and one of £5OO and upwards.

The popularity of Temuka's .Mayor may be gauged from the fact that during' the festive season Air Gunnion received 120 cards conveying the season’s greetings. Some of these were from Cabinet Ministers and Mayors of cities, but the one Mr Gunnion prizes most of all is one received from the Earl and Countess Jellicoe.

Slings are all too plentiful on the Wailaki river, and much damage is done Io fish. However, a Waiuiale party that spent a week’s holiday up the river put an end to many of them. Besides destroying many eggs (the Acclimatisation Society does not Liny them now) they obtained a large number of heads which realised £G 4/-.

r\. muzzle loading gun of heautilul workmanship is reported to have been found on an island in the A\aitaki by a Waimate party that spent a holiday trip at the river. Il is thought that Hie gun and the old boat which was alongside belonged to Rory Finlayson who was drowned in the Wailaki many years ago.

The fine weather which prevailed last week has not been maintained Light rain commenced to fall shortly before midnight on Saturday, and there were several showers early on Sunday morning. Shortly after daylight it was raining heavily, and this continued with short intermissions up to 10.45 a.m., when it faired, and the remainder of the day was fair, though the sky was overcast. Shortly after daylight, yesterday rain again commenced to fall, but it did not last long. Mr AV. Goodman reports that 15 points fell up to 9 a.m. on Sunday, and 21 points up to 9 a.m. yesterday.

A motor lorry lifting jack has been lost between Riverslea and Temuka railway station. See advertisement.

Opposition to the granting of a brewer’s license to the Lion Brewery, Ashburton, which is being sought from the Minister for Customs (the Hon. Mr Taverner) by a petition, is being launched in the form of a counter-petition which is being circulated in Ashburton. The objections given are that Ashburton has become a licensed district, not by the vote of the people, but by the alteration of the electoral boundaries, and that as the district has not become “wet” by the vote of the people, no increased facilities for the manufacture and sale of liquor should be given. The petition points out that Ashburton is a lawabiding town, only four arrests for drunkenness having been made during the last three months.

A successful prosecution was recently carried out by Hie New Zealand Producers' Board ar Ashton-tiiider-Lyne, in England, against a butcher, of that district, for sellling other meat when New Zealand lamb was specifically demanded. An official of the Board, together with his assistant, made a purchase at the defendant's shop in Ashton, delinitely asking for New Zealand lamb. Chilian lamb was tendered. The defendant pleaded guilty to the •iffence stating that his salesman >ulTered from deafness, and did not therefore appreciate the nature of the order. In imposing £.13 13s costs against the defendants, the Magistrate issued a warning that care must be taken to sell the correct article demanded in future.

Business Men! Support your own town. Let others look after themselves.