GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18555, 30 April 1930, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

At a meeting of the South Canterbury Bowling Centre, held last night, it was unanimously decided that Mr J. Moyes be elected to a seat on the Dominion Bowling Council.

On Sunday a harvest thanksgiving service was held at St. Thomas, Woodbury, in the presence of a good congregation. The church was prettily decorated with flowers, and there was a good display of fruit and vegetables, which are being sent to St. Saviour’s Orphanage, Timaru. The Rev. E. Blakiston officiated, and Mrs Stonyer presided at the organ.

According to a South Canterbury farmer, the late rains in some parts of the district have left the ground in splendid order for the sowing of wheat, which for the most part is now progressing satisfactorily, and is well forward for this time of the year. In his opinion there had been just sufficient rain to effect sowing.

It is expected that threshing- in South Canterbury will be practically completed within a fortnight, when the returns of the areas threshed and the yields secured, will be available. Judging by reports already to hand, it is fairly certain that there will be a failing off in the area sown, and a difference in the yields, compared with those of last sea-

The official opening of the duplex telephony service between London and Sydney will take place to-day at 5 p.m. (7.30 p.m. New Zealand time), when Mr Ramsay Macdonald and Mr Scullin, Prime Ministers of Britain and Australia respectively, will exchangew messages and greetings. The function will be 'broadcast by 2BL. 4QG, Brisbane also will broadcast the proceedings.

“During the late bad weather, the lower portion of the staging erected opposite the Government landing shed has been washed away by the, sea. It is feared that if steps are not immmediately taken, the remaining portion will share the same fate, and if so the safety of the shed itself will be endangered.”—(“Timaru Herald,” April 30, 1870.)

The Timaru Harbour Board has not yet received advice from the English principals of the firm which installed the electric rectifier lor the conversion of current for driving the capstans on the wharves, as to the best means to adopt in preventing the rectifier from interfering with local wireless reception. The Board communicated with the firm on March 24, and a reply is expected very shortly.

The display of begonias at Timaru Park is now practically finished, and It is expected that these autumn blooms will give way this week to the winter varieties, which Mr D. N. Harper, the curator, is now preparing. Mr Harper has some excellent chrysanthemums this year, and it is expected that these will form the bulk of the next display in the house, but primulas and other seasonable blooms will be included.

Fourteen nominations were received for the five seats on the Winchester School Committee, but in view of the unsatisfactory state of the buildings, the new candidates decided to withdraw their names in order to permit the old committee, who were conversant with the negotiations with the Board and Department, to remain in office and endeavour to bring the matter to a successful conclusion.

The majority of Wellington householders’ meetings accorded support to an alteration in the school year as proposed by Sir Thomas Sidey. Hataltai turned it down, and several others considered that the proposal should be further ventilated before an opinion was expressed. The Hataitai head master suggested that an endeavour might be made to have the regulation altered to enable schools to open at 8 a.m., and close at noon in hot weather.

Heavy rain commenced to fall in Wellington at midnight on Monday, and continued all day yesterday, with a strong southerly wind. Similar conditions prevailed over the greater part of the North Island, and in the South Island oin the region of Cook Strait. Auckland also experienced a boisterous day. A break of the drought is reported from Dunedin, half-an-inch falling in some localities. At Rotorua 31 Inches of rain were registered for 12 hours ending at noon yesterday.

Some alarm has been created among City Council employees by an order that all hands should be medically examined. The Mayor (Mr G. A. Troup) said it was for the protection of the public, not to victimise anybody. Protests, however, were made, and in consequence a conference was held with Union officials, as a result of which an agreement was come to that compulsory medical examination should be limited, to those joining the permanent staff, and men whose duties may involve the public, or their personal safety. The present methods in the tramways department are to continue, any employee to have the right to ask for an examination.

There is only one more day before the opening of the 1930 shooting season. Have you obtained your license? England, Mcßae’s will be pleased to hand you this, and to take your order for your requirements in ammunition. All the leading makes in shotgun cartridges, including C.A.C., “Long Range,” “Western Superex," Nobel’s and Eley’s, “Grand Prix’’ are available there. England, Mcßae’s will also be pleased to show you double-barrel guns, best makes of rifles, duck decoys and calls; in fact everything necessary to complete your equipment for the opening of the season. Call at England, McRae’s to-day