GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 17 December 1925, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

Yesterday’s wool sale in r l iinaru, based on a conservative} estimate, will bring in £150,000 to the wool growers) of South Canterbury. A Christchurch Press Association message says that, being Annivcisai} JJay, celebrations were held at Lyttelton in connection with the landing of the pilgrims from the first four ships. A cable message from London announces that. Lord Tnvcrforth lms bought Lord Levtrliuhne’s famous residence on Hampstead Heath. The deal is reported to have cost Lord Lcvei'hulmc halt a. million. ]t is expected that the freezing works in South Canterbury will open for the season about the second week in January, l!)2t>. Lambs are now doing well, hut the majority arc not expected to he ready for killing before tho date named. The passes in the written examination in Rudiments of Music conducted in November by the Associated Boaixl of the Royal Academy of Music and the' Pioval College of Music arc as follows: M iss M. Raikic (Miss G. Spring); Misi M. E. Evans (Miss G. Spring) , Miss M. Ood (Miss G. Spring) : Miss R. I. M. "Williams (Miss Eliz. Shand).

The will of tlie late William H. Beetham, of Masterton, makes provision for tho following bequests : Salvation Army £2OOO, Y.M.C.A. £2OOO, Masterton Hospital £2OOO, St. Mathew’s Girls’ School (Masterton) £2OOO, St. Mathew’s Church (Master- ] ton) £2ooo.—(Press Assn.) A little act of courtesy, which could bo practised more often, was noticed at the Theatre Royal last night, .when the children from the St. Saviour’s Orphanage wore present on invitation of the Marist Brothers at the dramatic entertainment given by the pupils.

The supply of eggs in Timaru is still plentiful, but the price now stands at Is 9d per dozen. The abnormal quantities now being required to be sent to Dunedin are no doubt responsible for the keen demand and the- high price. Usually at this time of year eggs are Is to Is 2d per dozen.

The Timaru Homing Society held a race from Woodville recently, an airline distance of 375 miles. The weather was bad, and only one bird did the distance in race time. Mr Westoby kindly donated a medal to the winners. Tho following was the result: —Messrs Fuiton and Begg’s Toi Toi (420.8yds per min.) 1.

A Hamilton message says that' a master plasterer, E. J. Heggarty, was ordored to pay a penalty in each of two cases of dismissing apprentices without notice. The Magistrate remarked that ho must regard in a serious light the getion of the master in turning adrift his apprentices after contracting to employ them tor a number of years.

New potatoes are now in strong demand in Timaru, and in some- places have completely taken the place of old ones, which are practically off the market. A local grocer told a, “Herald” representative yesterday that supplies are coming from the North Island, as tho locally-grown potatoes are rather backward this year.

The New Plymouth Technical College has won the “Weekly Press” silver challenge shield for'shooting amongst North Island cadet units for 1925 The school now has the unique honour of holding the Imperial Challenge Shield, open to all schools and similar units in the British Empire; the Jo:licoe Bowl for the championship oi New Zealand; and the “Weekly Press’ shield.—(Press Assn.)

Yesterday the weather was oppres sively hot in Timaru. The heat seeme to rise! up in steam from the ground, and the heat of the sun was unusually strong. It was the hottest day that has been experienced here this sum mer, Mr D. N. Harper’s thermometei at the Park registering . 83.6 degrees in the shade. Last evening there- was a sudden fall in the) temperature, when a southerly wind sprang up and light ram fell.

It is interesting to note that Coloni’a, woollen mills bought the top-priced lots at yesterday’s wool sale in Timaru, indicating that the goods they manufacture are quite equal in material tc any that are imported. The lots h question consisted of extra supe merino, grown by Mr F. H. Smith, of “Waratah,” Albury, and bought b, the Mosgiel Woollen Company, the Oamaru .Woollen Company, and Ross and Glendenning.

A local groeer, in conversation wit’ a “Herald” reporter yesterday, sau. that the decline of a penny per pound in the price of butter was not unexpected, as the Loudon market had had an easing tendency of late. First grade popular brands of butter are now being sold in Timaru at Is Sd per lb. Separator butter falls automatically, in sympathy with the factory lines.

At yesterday’s meeting of the South Canterbury Hospital Board the chairman (ltev- T. W. Potts) said he had heard recently that a family at Home had beep nominated by some friends in New Zealand to emigrate to this country. Tlie family brought with them another family who were not nominated, aud on arrival the latter were left at the railway station, ami eventually had to be housed in a Government institution. He hoped that some proper reception would be given to these families, especially it they included young children.

The patients at Timaru Public Hospital should fare well at the hands oi Father Christmas this year, as two substantial donations to provide them with Christmas gifts have just been received by the South Canterbury Hospital Board. One is a cheque for £4l 17s Bd, the proceeds of a collection taken up by the hospital nurses when the South Canterbury Battalion Baud gave two concerts,, one at the hospital' last Sunday afternoon, ».ud the other at Caroline Bay at night. Tho other is a cheque for £5 from Mr F. J. Rollcston, M.P. At tlmir meeting yesterday, the Board acknowledged these gifts with hearty thanks.

The Ashburton Hospital Board passed tho following resolution: “That in view of the increase of consumption among young people, particularly young women, the Board asks Dr. Bilie.iff (medical superintendent) and Miss Watt (matron) to prepare a report for publication of their views as to the cause, and also whether the present mode of dressing by young women is m the best interests of their health.” Tho discussion was taken in committee. It was said to be noticeable that each report of Dr. Kidd, medical superintendent of the YVaipiata Sanatorium, includes patients of no great age as suitable for treatment there. Recently two members of the hospital nursing staff were sent to Waipiata at tho Board’s expense.

Bowlers will appreciate tho faet that Taylor’s Extra Quality Bowls nvey be obtained from the Progressive Hardware Store at £G 10s the set. Younger tennis players and beginners should use ;i “Tekapo” racket at 4 Os, or a “Pukaki” at 32s Gd. Both are excellent value. England. Mcßae, Ltd., have in stock the ’Spalding Autograph’ racket, and aU other leading makes. All the best in sports goods always at the Progressive Hardware Stoic.