GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 30 June 1924, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

Deep-sea fishermen have had very poor catches off tho coast of Timaru lately. It is three- weeks since they have" caught any groper.

A litter of 17 pigs which a Taranaki farmer thought some time ago was a record, at all events in his experience, has since* been eclipsed by the same sow on the same farm, which on Sunday presented the farmer with a litter of 20 pigs.

The organising secretary of the lekapo Development League will submit to the committee at its meeting this evening, an outline of his professional activities, his aim being to secure tho Support of the entire community towards the League’s purposes.

While motoring through the Alanawatu Gorge several members of the “Aladdin” Company had a narrow escape when a small slip came down and just missed the car. In order that no other motorists might endangered, the party went back and removed tho debris.

As evidence of the growing popularity of football as against other forms of sport, it was noticed at Napier Park races on a recent Saturday that after the fourth race car loads of men and women, amongst whom was a large proportion of Native element left for Napier, apparently with the intention of seeing the big match.

On Saturday afternoon a well-known draper was going in his car along North Street when ho was run into by an equally well-known builder. Both cars were fairly severely damaged, but ttm occupants escaped without injury. The builder admitted that he was the cause of the accident, and the two gentlemen parted goed friends.

In responding to the toast of the Farmers’ Union at the annual dinner of the Southland Union, Mr J. Cowie stated that- the root cause of the farmers’ difficulties lay in the fact that land values were far too high and wore no longer based on producing capacity, and until this condition was put right the farmers would continue to have troubles.

At an executive meeting of tho North Canterbury Centre of the Athletic and Cycling Union it was a>. nounced that tho Timaru-Christcliureh road race would be held towards tho end of September. An endeavour is being made to get a suitable ground to finish on. The Trotting Ground, Show Grounds and the Biccarton Racecourse have been mentioned.

An inquiry was held before Mr Cruiekshanks. S.M., regarding he fire at tho British Imperial Oil Company’s store at Invercargill. lengthy evidence, His Worship said he thought the fire must he accounted - ->t by tho theory of the inspector, namely, that it was caused by a cigarette butt burning through Smith’s pocket on to the floor. There was no negligence on tho part of the Company.

A Press message from Auckland states that tho twenty-live boys who arrived by the Reinucra are the first of a larger number being sent to the Dominion under tho scheme inaugurated by the Sheopowners of tho Do minion. The average age of the boys is 16} years. All but two are orphaned. They are a fino lot. They take quarters at Flock Ho,use, near Bails, where they will undergo agricultural training lor twelve months.

The experience of an up-country runholder, during the recent railway strike makes him think that the railway is not, after all, a very important Department of State. Ho sent a lino of 1400 fat wethers to the Alataura works, and, of course, they’had to be taken by road. The sum of £’6 was expended in feed on the way to the works, and the sheep were landed at Alataura £lO cheaper than they would have arrived by mail.

The beautiful memorial window which was unveiled at St. Alary's Church, Geraldine, yesterday. was made by C. J. Nuttgcns, Harrow, England, and Messrs Mollcr and Young, of Christchurch, did the brass work. Alossrs White Naylor, of Geraldine, painted the interior of the porch in which the window is located, doing this work as their contribution towards the cost of the window and tablet, which ran into £250.

A letter was received at the special meeting of the Timaru Borough Council on Friday, from the Timaru School Committee's Association, stating that the Association was arranging for a conference of delegates from School Committees' Associations of the South Island, to he held at Timaru on Wednesday. July 9. The local Association asked the’Council to grant (lie use of tlm Council Chamber for (lie Conference, which it was proposed to hold between 2 p.m. and (> p.m. on that day. The request was granted.

In the course of an interview with a "Herald” representative, Air W - 'i’homas. Rector of the Timaru Hoys' High School, mentioned that there has been an open-air school for the nreparatory boys at t lie- High Sc.ioo. for the last seven or eight years, and it lias proved a great success, the health of the boys being excep i ion all v good. Air Thomas also mentioned that for some years past mo senior boarders at tbu High bchool have been sleeping in opon-aii cubicles, and. except for the m Incur,a epidemics, their Health Ims been excellent..

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