GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17946, 3 May 1928, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

At next Monday’s meeting of the Mackenzie County Council a motion will be moved to rescind the one already passed, by which the hallholiday was fixed for Saturday.

A letter from Mr Coates to the Mayor (Air G. A. Troup) .assures him of a Government grant of £15,000 for the erection of the campanile on the Mount Cook site to house the Wellington carillion. —(Press Assn.)

Failure to bring her car to a Btandsiiii, caused a may driver to come to a sudden stop against a post outside the Post Office yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, the car was not travelling very fast, and a slightly Dent bumperbar was the only apparent damage.

A Dunedin message states that Mr J. M. Samson, acting under advice from his solicitors, has decided to carry his case against the White Star Brewery Company, Christchurch, to the Appeal L.uurt.

Members of the Timaru Rotarian Club Visited Oamaru , yesterday, and were eiiiertaineu to dinner by members of the Uamaru Rotarian Club. Alter the dinner an interesting address was given by Mr G. S. Cray.

An elderly man, a resident of the country, appeared before Mr D. McLennan, J.F., at a sitting of the Timaru Police Court yesterday morning, charged with attempting to cut Ins throat with a razor. On the application of the police, he was remanded to appear before the Magistrate on Monday next.

Three school excursions will be made to the Hermitage over the week-end. On Friday, a party of 30 from the Dunedin Technical College will make the trip, while on Saturday, bivo parties, one of 36 from the Ohristciiurch Girls’ High School, and one of 20 from the ‘Wellington Training College, are expected to pay a Visit.

A fisherman yesterday told a reporter that rough weather had made fishing conditions very bad this week. JNo boats were out on Monday, and ohly two Went out yesterday, it is expected the full fleet will be operating today. Fish is not very plentiful, excepting ling, which is in good supply. Groper is scarce, and cod and gournard are in small supply.

Reports came to hand yesterday of sotue good bags of auckS, winch were secured by sportsmen on the opening day of the shooting season. These included one of 7H birds, which fell to three guns at Seadown; 61 birds for four guns at Winchester; 57 for four guns at Claremont; 12 for two guns at •Fairview; 70 for three guns at Sherwood Downs, and 20 for two guhs at Orari.

Replying to Labour members of Parliament, Mr Coates wired that the Government, since the middle of February had placed 435 men on relief work in the Aucklatid district, and arrangements are being made to find work to absorb an additional 400 men, as soon as possible. When the contractors commence operations in connection with the new railway station, the Premier adds that the position snould be considerably] eased.

' It is reported that although neither of tile tWo resolutions, Which were submitted to last Tuesday’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council, were carried, when the engineer's department was under consideration, the matter is not to be allowed to remain where it is, and that a general motion will be brought before the Council, stating id effect, that Councillors are net. satisfied with things as they are and calling Upon every member of the staff for co-operation and loyalty in a united endeavour to secure the best results.

The trout fishing season closed oh Monday last. A good many anglers were out on the last day of the season, but most of them had only moderate luck, the rivers being high and ih some cases dirty. The Te Ngawai, Which provided good fishing throughout most of the season, furnished good sport on the closing day. Mr Alexander Chisholm, of Pleasant Point, fishing in this river on Monday last, had:Tne good fortune* to land 23 fisfi, his basket including some very nice ones weighing up to four pounds each

A general meeting of the Timaru Catholic Club was held last evening, the president (Mr J. Collins) presiding over- a fair attendance. Nominations for positions as officials of the Club, to be put to the annual meeting, were receivedas under:—Patron, Rev. Father Kerley; president, Mr P. Cronin; vice-presidents, Messrs J. Collins and J. Rosevear; secretary, Mr 0. Clarke ; treasurer, Mr W. Miuekan; executive, Messrs J. Batchelor, D. Mcltae, D Mellor, H. B. Murrow, R. Seaman, Travis, G. F. Doyle, J. Murphy. L. McKcefry, J. Crowley, J. R. > O’Snaughnessy, L. Collins. It was deleiaed to hold the annual meeting on [Wednesday next, May 9.

The rough Weather experienced over the week-end caused a good deal of disorganisation in shipping circles, vessels’ itineraries being niuch dislocated. . Tuesday night proved very rough in Timaru Harbour, an exceptionally heavy swell being in evidence. Bo heavy was the swell that three vessels, the Tonganro and the Kaliika at No. 2 wharf, and the Calm at JNo. 1 wharf, all broke their moorings. The overseas vessel Somerset arrived in the roadstead yesterday morning at nine o’clock, but on account of the heavy swell will not be able to berth till this morning. The harbourmaster (Captain D. McDougall) and staff, were on duty continuously from five o’clock on. Tuesday morning till eight o’clock last night. This is the first time for a long period that such a happening has taken p’ace in Timaru Harbour. When tlie Tongariro sailed yesterday, she 16ft a good deal of “di'ift-Wood” in the harbour, the fenders having been literally ground to firewood.

Miss Maude Royden, the world-fam-ous woman preacher, will arrive in Timaru on Wednesday next from Christchurch. Upon her arrival she will be tendered a civic reception. While Miss Royden regularly preaches at her “Guild House,” London, which is undenominational, she is actually a member of tlie Church of England, and is the only woman who has preached at the Temple Church, (London. In Christchurch she will be the guest of His Lordship Bishop West-' Watson and Mrs West-Watson, and will preach in the Christchurch Cathedral on her return from the south. Miss Royden refused over 200 invitations to speak in America so as to keep the dntes for her New Zealand and Australian tour. Whilst in Timaru, Miss Royden and her secretary. Miss Dobson, will be the guests of Mr and Mrs Bernard Tripp, “Orielton.” Miss Royden is a woman of independent means, and is not receiving any personal monetary benefit from her tour.

A dark, still night; very dark and very still. All within the house is calm and still, and all without as well, for that matter. The gate opens cautiously, tentative steps come feeling their way up the path -—ha! They’ve missed that sudden bend by the fourth rose bush, a distinctly unmuffled curse and lots more tentative steps—at last a sigh of relief. Once more dad has vitiated the front path safely; but he’ll be darned if he’ll risk it again—it’s England, Mcßae, Ltd., and an electrical torch to-morrow —a Niagara flashlight and two Niagara batteries..