GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18330, 30 July 1929, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The Prime Minister announced yesterday that the State Fire Insurance Department, had donated £250 to the earthquake relief fund. Two hundred and ninety-four receiving sets are registered in Timaru, and in addition to this, there are several transmitting sets, which are registered in Christchurch. A wireless message from Christchurch last night stated that, owing to bad weather, the departure of the Tees for the Chatham Islands had been postponed until to-day. Four applications for discharge from bankruptcy, and a public examination of a bankrupt, will be heard during this week’s session of the Supreme Court at Timaru. It is understood that the cases will be taken on Friday. Overcast weather was experienced yesterday morning, and a cold wind blew off the mountains, but no frost was recorded. The sun made a fruitless attempt to shine during the early afternoon, and the temperature became warmer. The Superintendent of the Timaru Fire Brigade (Mr P. Campbell) is in receipt of a letter of appreciation (with a donation of £lO enclosed), from the of the Smithfield Freezing Works, in connection with the recent fire at the Company’s works at Smithfield. The money will be used to augment the Brigade’s social fund. There must be at least three cyclists in Timaru, who, during the past few days, have thought their cycles stolen. It is the practice of the police to collect any apparently ownerless cycles that remain for any length of time at one spot, and yesterday a “Herald” representative was shown three machines collected in this way. Speaking last evening during the course of the visit of the Chamber of Commerce representatives to the Technical College, Mr A. McFadyen said that over a thousand pupils were receiving instruction at the Timaru Technical College during the course of a week. This included pupils from other schools receiving technical instruction. “I’m a returned man. I’ve got no work, no home —was wounded and gassed—can’t you just give me the price of a smoke?” Such were the appealing words of an honest-enough -looking man to a Timaru resident last evening. He was carrying a swag, and said that he was on a seemingly fruitless search for work. Several such cases have been reported recently.

At the conclusion of the Poultry Show on Saturday evening, Mr V. Armstrong, of Timaru, was presented with a silver cup, which was won by him in the Barred Rock section, for most points. Mr Robertson presented the cup in the unavoidable absence of the president of the Society (Mr B. C. Wilson). Mr Armstrong suitably replied.

Mr Philip Hill, representative of the combined South Island Progress Leagues and Chambers of Commerce, is visiting Timaru in regard to the production of a tourist guide for the South Island, and is conferring with the Publicity and Progress Committee of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce with regard to publicity for South Canterbury. It is proposed to print 35,000 copies of 20 pages, with a map of the South Island 14” x 7”.

The Hon. J. B. Donald, PostmasterGeneral, and the Hon. W. B. Tavener, are to make speeches to the people present at the opening of a radio exhibition in Dunedin on Wednesday night. The engagement will not, however, necessitate their presence in the southern city. It has been arranged that the Ministers shall speak into a telephone receiver in Wellington, and their addresses will be put through a loud speaker at the exhibition hall. A broadcast will then be made by 4YA.

Yesterday the conductor of the Timaru Municipal Band (Lieutenant W. H. Osborne), received quite a number of compliments regarding the playing of the Band, as received over the ether on Sunday night. At least two radio enthusiasts, who had enjoyed the concert in this manner, showed their practical appreciation by giving donations, which they had been unable to donate on Sunday night, towards the cause for which the entertainment was held —the augmenting of the earthquake relief

The executive of the Marlborough Dairy Companies’ Association has decided to proceed with a scheme for handling “bobby” calves this comin season. Each dairy company will establish depots where the calves will be picked up by the carriers, to be transported to the Picton freezing works. Freight charges are to be pooled, tj give dairy farmers who live a long way off, a chance to come into the scheme. The movement is a co-operative one.

The Aorangi, from Sydney, which arrived at Auckland yesterday, has aboard a number of distinguished surgeons bound for Honolulu to attend the Pan-Pacific Surgical Conference. The delegates will remain at Honolulu ID days, and return by the Aorangi on the next outward voyage. At the conference the subjects to be discussed will be illustrated by lantern slides, and moving pictures. The delegates are Professor Osborne, Drs. Pulleine, Furbes, Frances, Royle, Harris and Worrall.

Yesterday, Mr Clyde Carr, M.P., paid a visit to the areas affected by the flooded Opihi river, calling at Mr Russell’s farm at Arowhenua. He was also in communication with Mr Burnett, M.P., and, on his behalf, visited Mr Yeatman’s farm at Temuka. Later in the morning Mr Carr inspected the V/aimataitai Lagoon, and discussed the proposals of the North End Association in connection with the shifting of the stagnant water. He promised to negotiate to obtain what assistance might be necessary.

At the Rakaia ploughing match, R. Fraser, of Rosewill, gained second place in Class A (open) double or three-fur-row cut-as-you-please ploughing, and was placed first for feering in this section. Another trophy carried off by this contestant was a special prize for best feering on the ground, double or three-furrow ploughing. G. H. Fraser was placed second in Class F (open), double or three-furrow coulter, cut-as-you-please plougl ‘.ng, for youths under nineteen years. In this section he was placed second for feering and first for finish.

It is the intention of Mr C. A. Wilkinson to ask the Minister of Industries and Commerce whether, in view of the reoorted potato famine in Australia, where potatoes are selling at £2O per ton, he will immediately endeavour to bring about a better understanding with the Commonwealth r -^«riH P - i n the direction of having the embargo on New Zealand potatoes removed. It mignt be suggested,” he said, in the House of Representatives, in giving notice of the question, “that when the market price in either country readier an agreed price, potatoes should enter both countries free of duty.”

A marvellous escape from serious injury was experienced by a party of motorists on Sunday, when a car overturned at the mill race intake near Coniston, a suburb of Ashburton. Mr McDowell, of Alford Forest Road, with Mrs J. T. Corbett*, of Greenstreet, and the latter’s three children, were coming into Ashburton, when, owing, it is stated, to the condition of the road, the car suddenly swerved and, encountering the race, capsized. The occupants were saved through the fact that they were thrown into the' race, the banks of which prevented the vehicle from crushing them. No one was injured.

Three hundred and eighty-six years was the combined age of five early arrivals at Timaru who held a reunion at Temuka on Friday. They were Messrs R. Metson (Temuka), W. Tubb, R. Earl, B. Tooth and G. J. Sealey (Timaru), all of whom arrived by the sailing ship “Peeress” fifty-five years ago. Two attempts were made to disembark at Timaru, but weather conditions were against this, and the vessel landed them at Lyttelton. Here they transferred to two small steamships, the “Wellington” and the “Boomerang,” and on arrival again at Timaru made their landing by means of surf-boats. Needless to say, reminiscences formed the greater part of the talk during the re-union afternoon.

Handsome returns await the poultry raiser who tackles the question “on modern scientific lines.” Chicks must be hatched to come to profit when eggs are most likely to command a good price, and a modern incubator is the solution of this problem. England, McRae’s strongly recommend the “Buckeye” for those who require big batches, and the “Cycle” (50 eggs) or the “Oakes” hot water metal incubators for the less ambitious poultry raiser. “Buckeye” coal burning brooders are the most up-to-date appliances for careful rearing of the young chicks, and have already proved most successful locally. Call on England, Mcßae’s for all modern requisites for poultry raising