TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18510, 6 March 1930, Page 4

TEMUKA

ATTEMPT ON CYCLE RECORD. At Victoria Park last evening, Eddie Taylor, the young Temuka cycling champion, made an unsuccessful attempt to lower the one mile unpaced record of 2.11, held by W. Willmott. With the exception of a south-east wind, which blew against the rider, when coming down the straight, the weather was favourable. Taylor failed to equal the record by 1 2-5 seconds, but his performance was a very creditable one. His sectional times were as follows: —First quarter, 32 2-ssec.; second quarter, 31sec; third quarter, 34 4-5; final quarter, 34 l-ssec; full time, 2.12 2-5. Later Taylor made another attempt on a lower-geared machine, but his time was slower by 2 l-sseconds than in the first essay. The supervising officials were:— Starter, Mr W. J. Moore; time-keepers, Messrs W. F. Evans, W. J. Keyes and A. R. Beck.

RETURNED SOLDIERS’ ASSN. The monthly meeting of the Temuka Returned Soldiers’ Association was held on Monday. Present—Mr W. F. Evans (president), Messrs W. Oldfield, J. King, J. Maze, H. Boulter, T. H. Langford, A. R. Beck, P. Thomas, W. A. Edgeler, and D. White (secretary). A quantity of general correspondence and business was dealt with. Arrangements for Poppy Day and the Anzac commemoration service were discussed, and a sub-committee consisting of the president and secretary, was appointed to confer with the Temuka Borough Council and local clergymen with regard to Anzac Day commemoration services.

PLUNKET SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the Temuka Plunket Society was held on Monday. Mrs D. H. Paterson, the retiring president, introduced Mrs Ross Brodie to the chair. A resolution of sympathy for the relatives of the late Mrs Cross was passed, all members standing. Mrs G. W. Annitage paid a tribute to the work done for the Society by the deceased lady.

It was reported that during the month the committee of the Pleasant Point branch had done Mrs Paterson, the president, the honour of according her a suitable farewell. Mrs Brodie reported that Nurse McClury would arrive in Temuka on March 10th. A vote of thanks was accorded Mrs Mclnnes, Miss Taylor and Mrs Paterson for taking the relieving Nurse round. The Nurse reported very little sickness for February. The car had travelled 852 miles for the month.

PERSONAL. Mr Jack Connolly, of Invercargill, is spending a holiday in Temuka. Mr J. Denison left Temuka yesterday to attend the annual conference of the U.A.O.D. Lodge. Constable G. A. Hastie, of Dunedin, has been appointed to the vacancy at Temuka, caused through the transfer of Constable T. J. Kearney, to Cobden. The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs T. E. Gunnion), will return from Invercargill to-morrow.

NOTES. Entries in connection with the swimming carnival, which is to be held in the Domain Baths on Monday, will close this evening at 8 o'clock.

PICTURES TO-NIGHT. The barking of machine-guns, the intermittent reports of automatics, the excited howls of a mob. are some of the thrills of Thomas Meighan’s latest picture “The Racket,” which will be screened at Temuka to-night. “The Racket” is a story of a feud between a police captain and the leader of a gang of rum-runners. The gang leader, Nick Scarsi, is played by Louis Wolheim, one of the most able character actors in filmdom. Marie Prevost as Helen, and John Darrow, a reporter, give outstanding performances. The short features to be screened are also highly entertaining.