GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18609, 3 July 1930, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The annual Rugby match between Christ’s College and Christchurch High School, which was played yesterday. resulted in a win for Christ’s College by 8 points to 3.

Already over 100 seats have been reserved at Invercargill, and 500 at Dunedin, for the special train to Christchurch on Saturday morning, and a relief special will be required to cope with the traffic.

During the visit to Timaru of the British Rugby team, the Publicity and Progress Committee of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce took advantage of the opportunity of further advertising Timaru and South anterbury, by handing or forwarding to each member of the party a copy of the South Canterbury Illustrated Booklet.

The following legacies, included in the will of the late Richard Meredith, of Waimate, have now been distributed Methodist Orphanage (Papanui) £500; Presbyterian Orphanage (Belfast) £500; Dr. Barnardo’s Home £250; George Meuller’s Orphanage (Bristol) £250; British and Foreign Bible Society £100; Salvation Army (rescue work) £IOO.

“We were astounded to learn, during the Dominion Conference,” said Mr A. W. Barnett, at a meeting of the South Canterbury Farmers’ Union yesterday, “the extent to which the hospital rate has risen in New Zealand during recent years. In some counties it is 3d in the £, while in others it is more than the county rate.” Endeavours were being made, he said, to prevent the whole of this rate from being put on to the land.

Before His Honour Mr Justice Adams, at the Supreme Court at Christchurch, probate was granted in the following South Canterbury estates:—Sarah Bassford (Timaru), Walter Stewart Whyte (Ashburton), Winifred Mary Thyne (Morven), Julia Elizabeth Thatcher (Geraldine), Frederick Martin (Timaru). Before His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy:— Alexander Crawford (Timaru), John Barr (Waterton), Charles Marshall Skevington (Wheatstone), Patrick Daley (Tycho), Malcolm McCormick (Pleasant Point), Timothy Edward Brosnan (Temuka).

The film, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” which is based on the famous war book by Remarque, has been bahned by the New Zealand Film Censor (Mr W. A. Tanner), as being unsuitable for showing in the Dominion. This film has been passed by the Australian Film Censor, but it is not known whether it has yet been publicly screened in the Commonwealth. An appeal against the censor’s decision is being made to the Film Censorship Appeal Board by the film distributors who have brought “All Quiet on the Western Front” to the Dominion. The book “All Quiet on the Western Front * is on sale throughout New Zealand, but many libraries have refused to place it on their shelves.

Speaking in a comparative degree at the meeting of the South Canterbury Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union yesterday, Mr J. Trotter said that 40 years ago people had to pay eight or nine per cent, interest to the banks, and they had to do the same to-day. Nearly half a century ago the banks tried to control New Zealand, but the late Hon. R. J. Seddon borrowed money and let it out at a cheaper rate of interest, and he made this country by the aid of cheap money. “In the face of this historical fact,” said Mr Trotter, “imagine the chairman of the Bank of New Zealand saying that it is dear money which makes a country go.” Another member interjected: “Yes, it makes it go to the devil—that’s about all the good dear money does.”

The distribution of earthquake relief funds on the West Coast was the subject of a statement at the meeting of the Executive of the South Canterbury Farmers’ Union yesterday, by Mr W. J. Black. He said that the West Coast delegate to the Dominion Conference had expressed pleasure at the liberal response from farmers to the earthquake fund. He had, however, expressed dissatisfaction at the way in which the money so subscribed was being used. “He said,” observed Mr Black, “that about £IOO,OOO of the funds provided for relief had gone in overhead expenses, and that people were asked if they wanted a loan or a gift of money, and this caused many to turn down any offer of help. Another thing too, this delegate compalined of the way in which relief was distributed. He said it was given to the wrong people in many instances.”

A very pleasant evening was spent last Saturday at the residence of Mr W. Wood, where Levels settlers met to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Simpson, who are leaving tj>e district. The chairman, Mr Searles, expressed the regret that all present felt at loosing such kind neighbours, and wished them every success in the future. Mr J. Mee endorsed the chairman’s remarks, and wished the guests health and prosperity in the future. Mrs O’Brien then presented Mrs Simpson with a handsome hand bag; Miss Simpson with a string of pearls, and Mr Simpson with a silver cigarette case as a mark of the esteem in which they were held by their neighbours. Mr Simpson suitably replied, and thanked all for their very handsome presents. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr and Mrs Wood. “Auld Lang Syne” was sung, which brought a very pleasant evening to a close.

The Christchurch Toy Dog and Cat’ Clubs’ annual show, just concluded, proved to be one of the most successful held by the Club. The attendance was pleasing, whilst the entries in some sections were a record. In all, there was an entry of over 650 in ali sections—toy dogs, cats, Angora and chinchilla rabbits, cooking and art needlework. Among the successful exhibitors were several from Timaru, including Mr W. Walton, and Mr A.’ E. Bremford, who has succeeded in winning the Wilkinson Cup for the best Persian female in the show, for the third time, so that he won this cup outright. Other successful competitors were: Mrs T. Currie (Maltby Avenue), Misses J. and N. McKay (Rathmore l Street), and Mrs McKay (Rathmore Street), who receives a special prize for being the oldest exhibitor in the needlework section, and Arthur Burns, of Otipua Road, who secured a special’ for the most original toy or model made by a boy.

Eight degrees of frost were registered in Timaru yesterday morning, and the weather was cold and dull throughout the day. Light rain made its appearance shortly after nine o’clock.

Members of the British touring team, who arrived in Timaru on Thursday last, left by the first express yesterday for Christchurch. There was a large crowd on the station to farewell the players.

A question raised at the Dominion Conference of the Farmers’ Union, coming from Auckland, was that of preventing the Associated Banks combining in the matter of interest and general business policies. Mr A. W. Barnett referred to this yesterday at the meeting of the South Canterbury Executive of the Union. He said he could not support such a remit; in fact, he had spoken strongly against it. The Farmers’ Union believed in and stood for co-operation, and it would not be fair to ask the Government to pass legislation to prevent the banks from co-operating.

There was only a moderate attendance of the public in the Little Play House last night, when a psychology lecture, from the view point of character analysis, was given by Mr Mark Rolls. The speaker explained that there were three outstanding types, mental, motor and vital, and he gave a number of instances illustrating these and other types, which were more or less a combination of the three chief ones. He told how cases had been brought to his notice of boys and girls who were not happy in their positions, and how, after a careful study, he had been able to place them in their right places of work in life. By means of a bust, the lecturer detailed the various brain cells, which were form, size, weight, colour, law and order or system, and calculation. At the invitation of the lecturer, a young lad from the audience mounted the stage, thus enabling Mr Rolls to give a practical demonstration. In this instance the boy unmistakably came under the mental type, and 'he lecturer explained that he possessed remarkable memory power. A second study was also placed in the same class, the lecturer suggesting the particular class of vocation which, in his opinion, the lad would best be suited for. The lecture was a most interesting one, the various illustrations given affording much food for thought.

The failure of the Arapuni hydroelectric power scheme may be the cause of a temporary but substantial extension of daylight saving in the North Island. At present the law provides for half an hour of daylight saving in the summer months, the variation commencing in October. The possibility of relieving the demand for lighting current by utilising the daylight saving principle was mentioned at a conference of power board authorities with the lion. W. B. Taverner, Minister of Works, and was favourably received. Since then the matter has been the subject of further representations to the Minister, to whom it has been suggested that a fuil hour of daylight saving would be advisable, and that it should start operating this year in August, only in the North Island. This, it is said, would materially relieve the power difficulty, which will be most acute until the special steam plants proposed to be provided by the Auckland Power Board and the Government can be installed. The Minister indicated that he was taking the subject up with his colleagues, and that there was a possibility of legislation being introduced by the Government, if it was found that it would be an effective measure acceptable to the people of the North Island under these emergency conditions.

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