GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 5 February 1926, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

A Methodist Theological College is to be erected at Auckland at a- cost of £30,000.

Margaret (Greta) Cowles, not Margaret Cowlen, as previously stated, lias received word that she has passed the matriculation examination .

•Eighteen hundred Christchurch people are said to be waiting to be connected with the telephone and 400 of them must wait for eighteen months yet.. The .Department can never catch up with the demand, they say. A telegram from Auckland says the there are no further developments touching the disappearance .4 Raymond Lcwins, of Takapunn, and George Angus, of To Papapa. Lcwins has been, missing from his home Since Thursday, of last week, and Angus, since Monday, when he was last seen leaving the Grand Hotel.

Farmers rallied in full force at the Ashburton County,Council offices the cither day to pay their rates (says the Guardian), the cum of. £3094 18s 7d being paid. This leaves approximately £6OOO unpaid out of a, total of £27,000.

Tho inner recesses of the Thames Coast have lone been famous for excellent Wild pigdiuntihg. Last week Mr AVenzlick, of Tapu, shot one of the larigest boars ever taken out of the bush (reports tho New Zealand Herald) . The tusks measured 20Jin., which is claimed to be a record.

Before Mr E. D. Mosley S.M., at the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday a first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined-103, in default 21 hours' imprisonment. On the application of the Police, Dick Llcwllyn Cl nridgo, charged with tho theft of a bicycle, valued at £ls, the property of Patrick Sullivan, was remanded until Thursday February 11. •

Delegates to the North Island Brass Bands’ Association’s meeting recently were surprised and pained when the light failed during the proceedings. “This is not much of a lighting system you have here,” observed a Taranaki visitor. Other equally pertinent comments were made, and tho deficiencies of the AVanganui lighting system occupied the attention of the metting until tho lights flashed on again.

Recently, a number of instances of tho apparent ignoraneo of Americans at large as to what and where New Zealand is, have been quoted by the “Times.” The latest example of United States geographical ominiscenco comes from Chicago.* A Palmerston North medical mail had written for some data and by return post .received a budget of literature, in Spanish. He intends to express his thanks in Maori.

Dame Clara Butt is well-known for her fondness for animals. She is so attached to her parrot that it accompanies the famous contralto on her tours. The bird came to AVanganui the other day housed in a cage well covered, and created no small amount of amusement at the railway station as is protested at not being shown a glimpse of A\ ranganui on its arrival. The singing dog which, it is claimed, can follow Dnmei Clara-whcn she runs up the scale, did not make its, appearance at AVanganui.

It is’ fortunately, an unusual sight in Timaru to see a woman arrested foil drunkenness, but such a sight was seen shortly after six o’clock last eyeriihg, when Constable Harold was obliged to take to the station a middle aged wom.Vn who had been imbibing rather; freely. Although protestations, such as “don’t be silly” and “have a heart” were offered bv the woman, the constable thought it would bo better in her interests, and the interests of the town, to remove her from public view!

The (Autocar records and illustrates the first illuminated white line to be ljaid down in Great Britaim This ha§ been installed in a North-AVest London suburb, and is the invention of Mr f. Brown, of Clacton-on-Sea. It is doubtless the forerunner of many similar installations which cannot fail to make the white line at dangerous points even mor© effective at night than by day, as it cannot wear out and is always bright. It consists of glass and white tiles lit from beneath by electricity.

Mr J. B. Morrett, editor of the New Zealand Poultry .Journal, who returned from. Australia by the Manuka, says that.he lias completed a very successful season in tho export of eggs from the Commonwealth. He operated chiefly i Victoria-, and succeeded 111 }' aisl “g tho c'-port of eggs from £6OQ in 1924 to £21,000 in For next se | So » Merrctt expects to ship ovei £IOO,OOO Worth of eggs, to London. ns ff more than quantity has been offered him from Australia.

A Press Association message from Nelson says Important developments have taken Ijipce m connection with the old-established firm of Kirkpatjick and Coy., controlling interests having been purchased by Henry Jones Cooperative, Ltd., of Australia. ,r.«w powerful concern intends totombarn. on 'an extensive development ot tne business. . It is felt that this Jill mean a big increase in the area devoted to growing fruits suitable for canning. The personnel or. the Lv. factory will be kept together, but the business will be conducted on a muen enlarged scale, imd the export trade entered for. The company is congkloring further important developments in the North Island, involving the erection of a large modern factory. These developments mean the linking of New Zealand, in a powerful chain of Empire production.

A Press telegram from Wellington says that a statement as to the progress which is being made in regard to the erection of the new broadcasting stations at Auckland and Christchurch, as im outcome of the Dominion scheme formulated by the Postmaster-General, was made yesterday by Mr \y. Goodfellow, a director of the Radio Broadcasting Co., of New Zealand, Ltd. Mr Goodfellow states that as an outcome of their efforts the company had now received definite advice from the Western Electric Company that every effort was being made to ship, for arrival in June, two transmitting plants for the stations at Aucklancl and Christchurch.. A ft» months more would see the, inauguration of first-class services at Auckland and Christchurch; meanwhile, the improvements already effected had met with the genera) approval of listeners, and had resulted in a stream rf encouraging good wishes, which the company felt was distinctly gratifying.

The annual meeting of Court Southern Cross 3123., A.0.F., was hold on Tuesday evening, Bro. S. A. Odell C.R. piesiding. The Woodward's reported that one member had notified illness since last meeting, whilst another had declared off the funds. The names Of Drs. C. Stanley Fraser, and L. G. Austin were added to the Court roll or medical practitioners. The resignation of Bro. P. M. Goulding P.C.R., as district delegate, was received with regret, complimentary references, being made to Bro. Goulding’s work, and tlio good wishes of. the Court, for his iuture welfare, were accorded him. the annual report and balance sheet were read by. Bro. F. A. Davey, and efter a short discussion, adopted. The JmjW celebrations committee reported that arrangements were being made to liold a concert and dance on March 4. Duo candidate was introduced and made a member of the Court and Order, " liilst another was approved for membership. Accounts amounting to £25 8s 4d. weio passed for payment.

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