GERALDINE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18822, 10 March 1931, Page 7

GERALDINE.

BIG FISH CAUGHT. While fishing in the Rangitata River on Sunday, Mr Morris Williams, ol Geraldine, caught a salmon weighing 311 b. OVERCAST DAY. A dull, overcast day was experience*: in Geraldine yesterday, following i rainy week-end. On Sunday morning Mr B. R. Macdonald of “Waitui, Geraldine, recorded ~3Bin. SCOUTS AT CHRISTCHURCH. Every satisfaction with the trip to the Christchurch Rally was expressed by Scoutmaster F. J. C. Turner, in conversation with a reporter. The conduct of the Geraldine boys had beer of the highest standard and the whole Rally had gone with a swing from start to finish. Naturally the boys were a little disappointed that they did not see the Chief Scout personally, the Scoutmaster said, but as the Chief was a half hour late, and some of the scouts had to catch trains, he had just time to cast a glance over the Geraldine representatives, who were the last to be inspected. The committee members had motored the troop to Orari in motor-cars, leaving Geraldine at 8.15 and arriving at the Show Grounds, Christchurch, at 12.0. Each troop had been allotted a camp, and the boys went straight to this, and after their first meal they had two hours free. This time was spent in making friends with other troops, picking up hints, and getting everything ready for the afternoon’s display. Before two o’clock the grandstand was packed, and there was an enormous crowd around the oval. The spectacle far surpassed anything that had occurred on the ground for years; the march past was absolutely amazing. 'Tho Geraldine Troop was fifth on the list, and its cheer was the special cheer, and it brought a bright smile to the Chief's face. The leading scout troops were back in their places before the Girl Guides moved off. and the same applied with these and the brownies and cubs. The organisation was extremely good. “What took the eye most was the brownies—for little girls their display was marvellous, and greatly pleased the crowd. Another very impressive sight was the one minute’s silence, with all flags dipped and 3000 heads bowed in the arena, as well as many thousands of spectators, and the raising of the scouts’ hands to the salute as the band played the National Anthem. Probably the most pleasing part of the whole function apart from the Scout activities, was the way the spectators entered into the spirit of the things with the boys—they might have been Boy Scouts themselves. The Geraldine and Waimate Scouts had easily the hardest display, and they worked like Trojans on it. Considering the cramped space and disability of two troops sixty miles apart coming together only for the second time to do it, the little ‘kink’ in the signal tower did not detract from the very creditable effort it was. It quite easily stood up to the strain of three scouts racing up its 27 feet sides to the top. A number of people came over from among the crowd and congratulated the two troops on the work done under such difficulties.

A distinctive honour gained by the troop was that Leader C. Wilson was one of the two boys chosen out of all the troops present to accompany Lord and Lady Baden-Powell as messengers during the day. A fact that Geraldine people would like to know% Scoutmaster Turner said, was that'the help they had given the Addington and East Belt Troops while they had been in camp in Geraldine during the Christmas holidays had not been forgotten, and by way of appreciation, an effort was made by the refreshment committee to supply the Geraldine Scouts with free luncheons. If it had have been known how many Scouts had been going to Christchurch, a special picnic would have been arranged for their benefit. Girl Guides Represented. The Geraldine and Woodbury Girl Guides also attended the Rally, the first mentioned in the charge of Miss Woolley, and the Woodbury Guides under the command of Miss Cora Flatman. What most took the eye in their exhibition was the display of about 24 badge tests similarly, a placard showing the name of the tests being done. Most realistic was the Woodbup 7 Girl Guides model cow farm, with all the girls dressed up as dairymaids. This exhibit included a cow taken north from Geraldine, cheese, milk buckets, and churns. The Geraldine Girl Guides took part in the folk dancing, which w r as described as wonderful, with hundreds and hundreds of girls in excellent rythm, and the coloured handkerchiefs tied to their hands making a bright showing. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr E. Hayes, son of Mr B. Hayes (Town Clerk, Geraldine Borough Council), and an ex-pupil of the Geraldine District High School, who is now on the teaching staff of the Otago Boys’ High School, has received word that he has passed his M.A. degree examination with first-class •honours. NEARLY £6OO SUBSCRIBED. Approximately £6OO has now been subscribed in the Geraldine district toward the earthquake relief fund, amounts of £339 4s 8d and £237 14s 2d being handed in to the offices of the Geraldine County and Borough Councils, respectively. The additional .sums paid Into the Borough Council fund are: Mm M. Wight ss, Boy Scouts (cow, etc.), £1 2s 6d; Orari district (per Mr H. Killoh), Capt. and Mrs M. D. Brown £2 2s, Miss G. M. Brown 10s 6d, Mrs S. Bennett 10s, Miss F. Loach 2s Bd, Miss M. Bates ss, eggs 2s, Mr and Mrs H. Killoh £1 Is, Miss McQueen 10s, Mr and Mrs H. Quirks £2, Mr A. Bennett 10s, Mr and Mrs C. T. Thomas and family £l, Orari School children £1 3s 2d, Miss Kiely ss, Mr J. Holliday ss, Mr and Mrs W. R. Clarke £l, Muff Bros £1 Is, Miss H Burke 10s, Miss L. Burke 10s, ’ Digger” 2s.

“THE NIGHT RIDE.” Joseph Schildkraut (star of “Show Boat") Barbara Kent and Edward G. Robinson, featuring Joe Rooker, Ruth Kearns and Tony Garotto aie the main characters in the cast of “Night Ride,” which will be screened at the Geraldine Municipal Theatre, to-night. On the night of his marriage to Ruth Kearns. Joe Rooker, star reporter for the “Globe,” discovers a clue which links Garotto to a double murder and payroll robbery, and immediately sets out to work on the story. Garotto determines to have his revenge on Joe for informing the police. He also threatens to get Ruth. Joe warns Ruth md tells her to escape from the house Tony escapes and traps Joe and another reporter in Joe’s car, and tells them he will take them for a ride. He drives to the lakefront and makes them get into a speedboat. The story unfolds to an interesting climax. Supports include a two-reel comedy, cartoon and gazette.

John R. Procter, the Premier Opticians, of Christchurch, will be visiting Geraldine, and may be consulted at the Crown HoteL on March 25th.