GERALDINE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18584, 3 June 1930, Page 7

GERALDINE

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. A sitting of the Geraldine Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday before Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M. Dangerous Driving. Herman Dobree Lenpold, of Dunedin, ] was charged that on March 6, at Geraldine, he did drive a car at a speed which might have been dangerous to the public. Constable D. Callanan appeared for : the police, stating that defendant had travelled across the intersections in Talbot Street at a speed of over thirty ‘miles an hour. Mr J. Mcllroy also gave evidence. There v'as no appearance of the defendant, who w'as convicted and fined £3, and costs 23/.-. Judgment by Default. Judgment by default was given in the case D. M. Paterson (Mr F. H. Inglis) v. J. S. Knight. Christchurch, for the sum of £8 9s, costs’ll 18s 6d. Judgment Summons. In a judgment summons case, John Robert Bates, of Peel Forest, was ordered to pay Emily Parfitt, £2 per calendar month for three months, and

thereafter, £4 per calendar month, until £43 15s Id has been paid. Rehearing Refused. An application made by Mr A. D. I Mcßae on behalf of Henry Charles Lintern, electrical engineer, of Geraldine, for a re-hearing of a case against him for alleged intoxication while in charge of a motor car on June 10th, 1929, was refused by the Magistrate. VITAL STATISTICS. I' The vital statistics for Geraldine for ; the month of May are as follows (the ; figures for May of last year being ; shown in parentheses):—Births, 4 (8); deaths, 1 (2); marriages, 3 (2). PERSONAL ITEMS. The Mayor of Geraldine (Mr J. Kennedy) left yesterday for Dunedin where he will attend the Dunedin winter show. He is expected to return next Thursday. : Miss Elizabeth Shand, of Dunedin., : who has been paying a round of visits ! in Geraldine and has re- : turned south. Major and Mrs H. S. Walpole, who < have been spending a short stay in Timaru, returned to their home on the ■ Geraldine Downs yesterday. Miss Ruth Barker, “Rocky Ridges,” . who has been staying in Fairlie, has ; returned home. i Captain C. J. Kerr, of the Geraldine 1 . Downs, is at present in Dunedin. GENERAL NEWS. The Geraldine Borough Council’s buildings have been painted, and the appearance of the building is much improved. Most people had their new number plates attached to their cars before yesterday, but there were still a few who had neglected to change from the blue and white number plates. HARD TO UNDERSTAND. “I can’t understand why they don’t do it themselves,” said Mr A. Bain, at a meeting of tlje Geraldine County River Board, when a number of applications for small protective works came before the Council. “Often it is only a matter of half an hour’s work, but they prefer to write to the Council.” CRIBBAGE DRAW. The draw for the Geraldine and District Cribbage Association’s matches for Wednesday night is as follows: Bowlers v. Farmers’ Union, in Wool- | houses; Citizens v. Hilton, Woolhouses; Gapes Valley v.‘ Orari 8., Cain’s; Oddfellows' v. Orari A., Walker’s; Orari Bridge v. South End, Walker’s. The teams are las follows: — Oddfellows—G. Plimmer, D. Lack, P. 1 Bennett, W. Langrey, L. Grandi, B. Richardson, S. Lapthorn, A. Hopping, J. S. Lorimer, J. Cchrader, S. Patrick, A. B. Haywood. Bowlers.—A. Malons, J. Stephens, G. Watts, W. T. Turner, D. Hatton, W. Hamilton, C. Stock, T. Irving, Williamson, Readdie, eutze, Knibb. Reserve, W. Henry. Hilton—M. Leary, .M. Collins, J. Collins, R. Benbow, J. Beaven, J. Charles, E. Wenmell, W. Ferguson, B. PaPtrick, J. Guerin, A. Cornelius, J. Brenton, A. Davidson. WET WEEK-END. / Rain fell over the week-end in Geraldine, and for the forty-eight hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday, 16 points were recorded by Mr B. R. Macdonald, of “Waitui.” The weather cleared in the early hours of yesterday morning, and a beautiful day was experienced. Last evening the atmosphere was very frosty. During the month of May 1.82 inches of rain were recorded by Mr Macdonald. “A DANGEROUS WOMAN.” Set amidst the tropic heat of a small British colony in Africa, a lone white commissioner and his assistant try to mete out British justice to the natives. His success is evident, but at his jungle home he finds his Russian wife is unfaithful. So bad do her infidelities become that he moves to another bungalow, only to return to a shell of makebelieve when the announcement comes that his brother is to be his assistant. Then midst the swirl and oppressive heat of the tropics he sees the vitality of his brother sapped and his clean life smirched. This is the theme of

“The Dangerous Woman,” which will be screened at the Geraldine Municipal Theatre this evening. What happens to the dangerous woman forms the plot. Baclanova, famous Russian actress, portrays the woman, while Clive Brook is the commissioner, and Neil Hamilton his brother.