WAIMATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18554, 29 April 1930, Page 7

WAIMATE.

FARMERS’ UNION. Mr Me Alpine, organiser for the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, was in Waimate yesterday, making arrangements for a meeting at which the Dominion president (Mr W. J. Poison) will deliver an address. Mr Poison will speak upon many matters of vital importance to farmers, including finance, production costs, unemployment, taxation, land settlement, and Imperial preference, etc. The meeting is to take place at Olympia Hall on Saturday at 2 p.m. - MAGISTRATE’S COURT. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr d'A. S. Grut. J.P., a young man named Arthur Willis appeared on remand, charged with failing to make adequate provision for his male illegitimate child. Mr R. G. Watters, who appeared on behalf of the mother of the child, said that a maintenance order had been issued against accused on 21st January last, and a few days afterwards Willis had disappeared. Two letters had been received by the relatives of the girl concerned, one purporting to be written from Bluff, and the other from Auckland. Both letters had. however, been posted at Wellington on the same day and at about the same hour. In one of the letters accused intimated that he would take some finding. Mr Fitch, for accused, said that since the order had been in force Willis had been out of the country, but had returned and had voluntarily surrendered to the police at Auckland. Mr Fitch said that as an adjournment would be asked for in order that the case might come before a Magistrate, he would ask for bail and would suggest that it be made as light as possible. Sergeant Turner said that a further charge of leaving the country without making provision for the order of the Court would be preferred against acclused. Mr Watters suggested that as accused had put those concerned to a considerable amount of trouble, bail should be substantial. The Bench finally remanded Willis to appear at Waimate on May 6th, bail being allowed in self £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. BASKETBALL. The annual report of the Waimate Basketball Association states that as the season was well advanced before the Association was formed, there remained time for only one round of the competitions to be played. The games in both grades were keenly contested, there being seven teams in each competition. High School No. 1 team won the A grade competition, and Konini the B grade. During Jubilee week the Association held a jubilee tournament (nine-a-side) consisting of three grades—A, B. and primary schools. Teams from all over the district took part, the winners being:—A grade, High School No. 1; B grade, Waimate Primary School; primary grade, St. Andrews School. The Association was unfortunate that there were so 'few referees available, and thanks were due to those v/ho so ably assisted in this respect. The statement of receipts and expenditure showed a credit balance of £l4/7/1, assets totalling £24/19/6, and liabilities £lO/12/5. Thanks are recorded to the Borough Council for use of Victoria Park and ladies’ dressing shed; to the primary school for the use of goai posts; to the Mayor and Mayoress, and the Retailers’ Association, for donating cups for the Association’s competitions and jubilee tournament; to the managers l of Knox Church for the use of the Bible Class rooms for meeting; to all who gave donations * u o the funds; to Mr Parry for auditing the books; and to the Press.

We have a Client with £6OO cash who desires to purchase a Farm of about 175 Acres as a going concern Reply to FORBES WALLACE, Box 47, Waimate.