GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 17 June 1924, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

The Timaru Borough Council have so far been able to get what loan money they require, at the present time at of per cent. The fourteen-foot yacht, Iron Duke, owned by Ford Jellicoe, has been ppe* sented to one of her crew, and will continue to race at Auckland. E. Parker has been matched to meet J. Heeney at Gisborne on June 25th for the professional middleweight championship of New Zealand. There was a very hard frost in iimaru on Sunday night, seven degrees ol frost being iegist-med at the rai'n- ■ llie previous naieivw irost tins win lor in Timaru was experienced a few days ago, wnen four degrees ol Host were registered. Last year, it is stated, there were nineteen wet week-enas in succession in Auckland, out juugmg oy tne way the present winter Has oeguu, tne. re- ! cord is going to be threatened. A wet i Saturday now is expected, so much 1 to that instead oi the uay oemg terxn- ! ed the week-end, it might quite appropriately bo called the wet-end. At Thames on Saturday Lord Jellicoe referred to the lack of religious teaching given to children, winch seemed to have become less since tuo war. fie hoped tins would be deepened, and intensified, .in the future. The children of the Dominion were a sturdy lot, and he imped they would grow up in the same spirit as theii forefathers. On Saturday afternoon, Mr George Keen, while playing in an Association match at itusseil square, collided witn an opposing player, breaking his leg below the knee. He was taken to the hospital, where medical examination revealed a simple break. On enquiry last night it was ascertained that ho was progressing as favourably as could be expected. A business man from the North Island, who was in Timaru yesterday, I mentioned, in conversation with a ! •‘Herald” reporter, that so far as ’he cast coast of the North Island is concerned, where his business takes him, things are very bad, the boom period being responsible for this; and he added that the boom had left the South Island in a much better position than it had left the North Island. A euchre party was held at Winchester on Friday evening to raise money for the Sunday School extension fund. The attendance was very good. The prizes were won by Miss Duke, and Mr G. Gillum, and consolation prizes by Mrs It. J. Russell, and Mr E. Darby. Delicious supper was provided by the ladies. A short dance w-as held after. The music was supplied by Messrs F. Williams and H. Gillum. j A meeting of the social committee, of the South School, was held on Saturday evening, when there were present,'' Messrs W. Gibb (chairman), J. A. Hay, (hon secretary), J- Leckte, 1. Downward, J. Shannon, S. Houston, T Irwin, F. A. Strutliers, AY. iaylor, and R. Gliddou. Quotations for crockery, boilers, and tea urns were suonntted and it was decided to place orders with low-est oilers. Aiiangements w-crc made, to hold three socials, on Juno 21, July 19, and August 16, the programme to consist of dancing, musical items and cards, and the ladies of the school district are to bo asked to take charge of the supper arrangements. | The fortnightly meeting of the Juvenile Ancient Order of Foresters w-as held last evening, when Bro. A. Rodgers, C.R., presided over a largo attendance of members. The woodwards reported that no members wore at present on the sick list. A resignation from Bro. Button was accepted with regret. The following nominations were received to ml tne vacant offices: —Bro. Cook, J-B. to SB.; Bro. E. Hill J.B. and Bro. Wakefield M.S. The Court was closed in the.”s|al form by the CM--after which the members spent happy hour at games. Detectives are pursuing investigation.' in connection with recent motor tl£ j two or three weeks, and there is leasQ; to believe that a gang ol expel cracksmen is operating, it is a significant lact that on cvci\ lccent occasion on which burglaries have been reported, a motor-ear has also bemi stolen. This points to the fact tha. ( ], O ,'n-s are u.--od not merely tor a country jaunt, but for the purpose cl carrying loot. f,a-i Sunday was the shortest even i,,,/ ; ,iul next Sunday the sun will loTich the northermost extremity in the early morning and commence iraveHing south. That will bo tiio ,JiorU‘-i day. But in consequence ol ilie “equation of time” varying quicken ihau this southerly movement, the ‘tin will continue to rise later until Sunday the 28th, which will be the shortest morning. Bui for this year being Leap Year, the 23rd would have been the shortest day. Leap Year was institund to keep the days of the year more even wu.. the movements of the sun. in order that June 21 and December 21, should he about the days the sun touches the northern and southern tropics, dating from Greenwich time, hut as we in New Zealand are clevs i and a half linin'.' s"eail of Greenwich, the dates generally arc June 22 and December 22 hero,

To the Geraldine branch uf the YY’.E.A. last Friday, Mr H. Belshaw. | M.A., gave a fine address on "War j and international Trade.” Afterwards a discussion took place on points ot the lecture. Next Friday s subject should prove of even more interest on "Tlie Population Problem.” On 'Wednesday, the Literature class will discuss ‘'“The Life, Personality and Poetry, of Rupert Brooke, ”- On Friday night the second anniversary ot St. Jonn’s Sunday School, Liighhekl, was celebrated m tlie tonn oi a children’s party. The evening was taken up by recitations, games, etc. The following were the prize winners —Recitation, Joyce Bridgewater; prettiest doll’s dress, Dorotny Walton; most original doll’s dress, Margaret Murray, advertising competition, Max Tennant; spelling bee, Lenor Wood; games, Alice Rowe; arm Eddie Murray, nursery rhyme competition, S. Stewart. ’ A very pleasant evening was spent in the Oddfellow’s Hall, Geraldine, by members of the Croquet Club ' and friends. There were various games and competitions, the euchre prizes being awarded to Miss Mary Rose, and Mr G. H. Patrick, and the consolation to Miss T. Rule and Mr L. Duncan. The prizes were presented by Mr E. Hardcastle, who announced that there prizes were presented by Mr E. Hardcastle, who announced that there would be a series of socials in aid ot the finance for putting down two more lawns. A few dances brought an enjoyable function to a close. Supper was provided by the ladies. As evidence of the fact that land values in .South Canterbury are being stabilised and are being brought oacx to pre-war standard, a local solicitor who lias a great deal to do with arranging mortgages on laud, intormod a “raeraki” reported yesterday that lie had had cases which had passed through his office, in which the prices at winch land had been sold in the boom period, had been reduced lately by M2, £LS, £!«, £i«, £2ll. £22, £2(5, i £ai per acre, in order to give thu purchasers opportunity to win uirough, and to place the sale and purchase transactions on a stable basis. A Press message from Auckland reports that tne tneft of £ibu was admitted by James liiomas Poster Howartli, who pleanerl guiiy at the Police Court to a charge that he had stolen £B2, the property of the New Zealand Government, at Tuakau. He gave a farmer a receipt for that amount, but failed to hand the money in, destroying the duplicate of the receipt. Accused, in a statement, admitted that he had misappropriated othei sums to the total of £167 while a postal officer at Tuakau. He declared that he had lost in betting. Accused was committed for sentence. At the meeting of the Timaru High Schools’ Board yesterday, a report was presented on the work done at the recent conference of High School Boards. A remit objecting to the centralisation of control had been submitted,. being proposed by Professor Thomas, of Auckland, and seconded by Mr H. D. Acland, of Christchurch. It was supported by Otago, Wairarapa, Wellington, New Plymouth, Gisborne, and Wanganui, and opposed by Timaru, Waitalti, Napier and Whangarei. After a long 'discussion, in which instances of pinpricking and waste of public money were alleged, the motion had been put and carried on a show of hands by 15 to 10. Having succeeded in carrying their general.motion, Auckland* withdrew the balance of their remit, which whs amended to read as follows: —“That this conference is dissatisfied with the excessive and increasing centralisation of the control of tne secondary schools in the Education Department, Wellington.” As a result of the heavy seas running on Sunday, considerable erosion has taken place at both ends of Caroline Bay. In the centre of the Bay the tide reached to within a lew leet of the grass wall, while at the northern end the water encroached upon the lawn. Although the seas have been exceptionally Heavy all along tho coast line, no very serious damage has been reported locally. With the exception ol tho lifting of a few of the lighter boulders, the Eastern Extension, which was severely pounded by the heavy seas, suffered no serious injury, llxo concrete drain at the Abattoirs received a terrific pounding front the surf. Yesterday a “Herald” reporter was informed by a nearby resident that the sewer was now in a very bad state of repair, and in all probability a new one would have to be constructed. Further along the beach the shingie bank between the open sea and AVashdvko Lagoon had been swept away, Tjving free inlet to the sea. *" m mam——