GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 1 May 1926, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

"When-the Hon. J. G. Coates (Prim.: AlhiLter) passed through Timarti yesterday be did not leave bis carriice, and though several people were waiting on the platform to see him they were unable to do so.

An excursion train from Timaru to Dunedin this morning will leave here at 5.40 a.m., and it will start from Dunedin on tire return journey at 12.10 a.'in. to-morrow. The train wiU pick up passengers as far south as Pukeuri.

The Auckland branch, -of "'the It.S.A. decided to forward a remit to the Dominion Conference expressing alarm at the number of Chinese entering the Dominion, and urging the Government, to.close the avenues of entry.

Mr J. AfcCort (Limestone Valley, Albury) has been nominated for a seat on the Timaru Harbour Board, as one of the two representatives of Mackenzie County, by Messrs .lames Austin (Albury) and J. Chisholm (Mona. Yale). . ..

It is understood ' that-when repairs to the Itangitata bridge are being carried out tiro bridge will not bo close.to motor traffic as originally intended. It is intended to put down planks temporarily so that cars whl be able, to cross t!u-oughout the period of repairs.

in the list of cows at present under Govcrnmxit test, is included a. iour-ycar-old Friesian, Glencairn Rose Bud, owned by Air AY. H. Staniland, of Olandoboye., This cow’s yield for 347 davs was 10.556.51bs of milk and 452.991bs of fat. The fat required to gain a certificate is this ease was 522.0.

A statutory first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and fined 10s, in default. 21 hours' imprisonment, at the r ! linaru Police Court yesterday morning, before Commander \Y. Steward, J.R. Henry Nowitt was proceeded against lor an affiliation order in respect to an il-le-itimate child. Tic was remanded until May 3. hail being allowed m two sureties of :CSO each.

A party of local doer stalkers who have just returned from a stalking trip snv that they found deer very p'cntilul. They went first to the Huxlev Gorge homestead, then on through Elco Gorge and in the country bordering the Hopkins river for a distance of sixteen miles beyond the Huxlev. Feed was seen to be m abundance, and the deer were very tat. The' highest poin' mi which the stalkers shot was 52(:0i t., and they found deer as plentiful there as on the ilats. Of all the deer seen they did not come across one good head and it was apparent that hard culling was an essential if the quality is to be maintained.

Two men who were driving in a car on the road between Qamarn and Oiinirama a few days ago were g nit.' of an act of which they snould be thoroughly ashamed Ihcv . m et tno ladies motoring, and colliding wth their ear, so damaged it that it could not afterwards be driven. *’ c stopped their 'far about fitt . V Js past the one which they had disable , nnd seeing that the two ladies (uho themselves.

On Tuesday afternoon Mr P. T. Hogan, who resides on tlie racecourse property at Waslidyke, noticed a car containing two men bein* driven into a small paddock near the main entrance from the Temuka road. The car, an “Allen,’ bearing a Christchurch number-plate, was still in the paddock on .Wednesday morning, and had not been called tor up till yesterday, when the police were notified of its presence. It is conjectured that the owner is ’ a specially absent-minded person, or that tlie car was brought to Waslidvke without his consent.

The latest issue of the New Zealand Journal of Agriculture referring to the testing of purebred ■ dairy cows, f.avs : “The highest performance m the Jersey section is that of Mr b. =? Remarkable Alary, a three-year-old which has gamed a certificate on 742 05lbs of butterfat. llus animal already Ims one C.O.R. to her cred.t----f,77.18i- in the senior two-yoai-old class. Remarkable Alarv was bred b.her present owner. All 1 • ;Vp .- Fair ic. Her sire is Koina.-ka-ah o Afeadowbrook, who was sired b> Loul Twv ish, one of the best known sues of the breed in Now Zealand °« dam’s side, Remarkable Mai> l■ ’ back to K.C.8.. Campaniles Suit m, and Starlight, each of which Ims. >gu ; cd more or less prominently übuilding up of the breed m No" Ac land.

A deputation representing tlie Federated (Operative Bakers Association, waited on the slinistei oL Labour (Hon. G. .T. Anderson ru Wellington yesterday, to ieques that legislation should he introduced to give effect to a measure ot dajlight linking in New Zealand, i .1 Vcale. secretary to the Fedeia iion. said that failure lo secure daylight baking was due to jca'ousj a mong tho master bakers, lao a ister promised to consider the request, and remarked that it. was a matter upon which, if they coukl come to some arrangement witn tat master bakers, there would he little difficulty in getting anything through the House.

On’Thursday night a local businessman left his bicycle at the rear of his place of occupation, and on going to use it next morning, cou-i not tind tho machine on the premises. He made another search at the. bottom of the yard, and this time was relieved to see a pair ot handles oil the ground, behind a sack of coal. Tho machine, however, had been turned upside down, the two wheeis taken off, and all that remained of any value was the frame and seat. Everything had been taken off in a business-like manner, and there was not as much as a bolt or a washer to tell the tale. It is also reported that a well-known Timaru motorist was relieved of a spare wheel, while his car was parked at the Racecourse on Thursday.

There are many qualities in Stainless Knives, hut no brand which can compare in value with the “(I regory'' Cutlery, as specialised in by Kngland, YleRae, Ltd. Much Gregory Kn le sold at the Progressive Hardware Store carries a genuine guarantee, and a laidt.v knife will be replaced without question. The" dessert are priced _at 22s (id. and the tab'e knives at tbs lid per hall dozen, and a further 50 dozen have just am led. Re sore you ask lor ’“Gregory's”—we can supply cheaper qualities at from His Gil hall doz.

The fortnightly .meeting of'Court Southern Cross, 3123. A.0.F., v.-us held on Tuesday evening, Bro. T. C. Baker, C.R., presiding. Two members had declared off the sick I'undisince last meeting, and the woodwards reported the remainder of the', sick to he progressing favourably. Tlie quinquennial report and valuation was received from the Registrar of Friendly Societies, hut discussion" was held over until next meeting. Bro. F. 1,. Trott was installed as J.B. by the C.R. A most cordial welcome was extended to Bro. T. Harris, P.D.C.R.. Past Secretary, who has been on a long holiday in the North Island. A proposal to' hold socials during the winter months was discussed, and a small" committee was appointed to investigate and report. Two candidates were introduced, and made members of Ihc Court. Accounts, amounting to .€3 7 ICs Bd, were passed for payment. The Mayor (Air G. J. "Wallace), who' opened the sale of work at Highfield Pi e.-byterian Church, with Airs Wallace, spent some time in inspecting-the, improvements, which arc being earned out on the land adjoining the church, and expressed appreciation of the,' efforts to provide playing ; J ouiuiS. These consist of three new .asphalt tcnni.s courts, two croquet lawns, mi:l' provision is made for a bowling green

numerous 'enough to warrant the cost. The tennis conics are oi ample tii’..,e“siuns. with wide side lines and p entv of run back. AYlien completed this 0.01 ol Inib i i.r i ude fiv<' tennis courts, four croquet" greens, and a bowling green, situated centrally in one of the best residential areas hf the town.' with access from both Seddcm and Craigie Streets,, and will provide young and old with facilities .for healthy outdoor recreation. .:;?', i-