TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18599, 21 June 1930, Page 7

TEMUKA.

HEAVY FROST. The heaviest frost this winter. 12 degrees, was registered in Temuka yesterday morning. Until about ten o'clock a white mantle lay on lawns and fields, and any water that was exposed was frozen very solidly. Water in taps also, was frozen in cases. There were several instances where the water dripping from taps outside dwellings was frozen into icicles, reaching up almost to the mouth of the taps. The weather following the frost remained .very fine and sunny. BASKETBALL. On Thursday afternoon on the Domain, Temuka Old Girls defeated Fairlie by 20 goals tq 2, showing a superiority in all departments. After the match the visitors were entertained at afternoon tea. VISIT TO RANGIORA Seven Councillors, including the Mayor (Mr T. E. Gunnion), with Mrs Gunnion and the Town Clerk (Miss I. Meek), and Mr G. Bridges, civil engineer, Timaru, visited Rangiora on Thursday to inspect the underground drainage scheme at present being installed there.

The party left Temuka shortly before 7 a.m. and on arrival at Rangiora were met by the Mayor and Councillors of that town. The visitors were given every opportunity of making a close inspection of the system, and were much impressed by the work of the excavator used, and of the system being installed, which takes the pipes through ratepayers’ property rather than along streets. The drainage does not overlap, and all sections have a main drain, to be used in the event of a building put up, when all that is required is a connection to be made. The general system employed was fully explained by the engineer and contractor.

The visitors evinced keen interest in the septic tank installation. During the day the Temuka party were treated to luncheon and afternoon tea. They arrived home at about eight o’clock in the evening. R.S.A. A meeting of the committee of the Temuka R.S.A. was held this week. Present—Messrs W. F. Evans (president), Jas. King. J. Maze, T. H. Langford, A. R. Beck, J. M. King, W. Oldfield, W. Spillane, H. Boulter, and D. White (secretary). A letter from headquarters of the New Zealand R.S.A.. requesting the Association to nominate a delegate to the Dominion Council meeting to be held at Wellington on June 24 received special attention. The remits received showed there was a considerable amount of important business to be transacted at the Council meeting, and the committee agreed that it was highly desirable that the Association be represented. Mr Jas. King suggested that the president be requested to represent the Association. Mr Evans said he would be pleased to do so, and on the motion of Mr King, he was appointed delegate. A full report of the ex-Soldiers’ Rehabilitation Commission was received, and after discussion, it was decided to approve of the recommendations and findings, and urge that the Government gives effect to same at the earliest possible date. A remit that received full discussion was the proposal to change the name of the Association, and it w r as unanimously decided that the committee strongly favoured the retention of the name as at present, and that any change was undesirable. The committee discussed other remits for the Council meetings. and decisions having been agreed to, the delegate was instructed to give his support accordingly. The following new members were elected:—Messrs P. Hannifin, and G. A. Anderson.

Mr D. White having resigned from the secretaryship, Mr J. M. King was appointed honorary secretary of the Association. Mr P. Thomas was elected a member of the committee, vice Mr King. The president eulogised the work of the retiring secretary and proposed that a vote of thanks and appreciation of the valuable services rendered during the two years of his secretaryship, be recorded in the minutes. Accouhts amounting to £l9/10/5 were passed for payment. “DIVORCE MADE EASY A 1 Christie has lined up a high-. pow r ered cast for the Douglas McLean’s Paramount-Christie feature production, “Divorce Made Easy,” which is to be seen at Temuka to-night. Douglas Mac Lean, the star, gets mixed up in one mirthful tangle after another as the obliging young man who tries to help a recently married acquaintance to get a divorce. A feature of the plot is that divorce is merely a means for comedy and is never taken seriously. Of course, the plotters fail to get their divorce, and the whole tangle is ironed out, with three couples happily embraced at the finish. “The Final Reckoning” serial and other supports will also be screened.