TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18872, 9 May 1931, Page 6

TEMUKA.

pending prosecutions. Although the shooting season has been in progress but a week, it is understood that at least five men have been apprehended for "doing things they shouldn’t do.” Three men will shortly be asked for an explanation of their recent shooting, on Mesopotamia station, with allegedly illegal means, a fourth for unlawfully having opossum skins in his possession, and a fifth for trespassing. SHOOTING PAIR. The ranger to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Mr F. W. Pellett) 6tated yesterday that so far, the shooting season had proved fairly satisfactory, and that some good bags had been secured. He said that there were plenty of birds about, but that the dry state of the pools was causing them to congregate more and more in the sanctuaries. Referring to the statements made that he and his assistant were responsible for the sudden rising of birds, on occasions, when visiting parties to inspect licenses, Mr Pellett said that this was a very rare happening. Inspections had to be carried out methodically and periodically, so as to protect legal sportsmen, and every care v/as taken not to cause a disturbance of birds. Tire ranger and his assistant were in duty bound to inspect all licenses, and Mr Pellett said that visits for such a purpose during the day, for instance, would not serve any purpose, as sportsmen were then engaged in their daily occupations. Sportsmen should realise the rangers had their duties to carry out, or else the sport would not be enjoyed to the extent it was being enjoyed today, by licensed sportsmen. Mr Pellett said his attention had recently been drawn to a condition prevailing on adjoining properties near Temuka, where a, pool was situated near the dividing fence. He said that, while both landholders were lawfully entitled to shoot on their own properties, even without a license, the farmer on whose property the pool was situated could only shoot at birds in that pool, from his own property. Likewise, the other farmer could not shoot, from his own property, into the pool on his neighbour’s land. In the instance under discussion a shelter had been built, from -which to shoot, on the side of the fence opposite to the pool, and this as far as the two farmers were concerned, could serve no purpose. TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOARD. The Board of Managers of the Temuka Technical School met on Thursday evening. Present: Messrs G. B. Cartwright (chairman), L. G. Scrimshaw, A. E. Smith, and the director (Mr E. B. Cooper). The director reported that he had visited the Technical School, and found that the dressmaking class, under Miss McAteer, now consisted of 15 pupils on Tuesdays and 20 on Saturdays. At the request of Miss McAteer, he had had the surface of the benches planed, to clean them so that the pupils could make use of the benches. The wool-classing class had now been started, and there were nine pupils, with a promise of two others. Mr Seri’ J haw asked if anything had been gone in connection with the carrying-on of the motor engineering class at Clandeboye, and the director replied that he had been in communication with Mr W. H. Staniland, but there was not much possibility of having one in that district. It was suggested that the services of an instructor be acquired for the carrying-on of a class at Temuka. It was left to the director and chairman to make arrangements for the formation of a class. General. Accounts amounting to £lB 18s were passed for payment. It was agreed that the director procure coal for the fires at the classes. The director said it was his intention to try to form a typewriting and shorthand class. It was agreed, subject to all members’ agreement, that the next meeting of the Board be held on the evening of the School Committee’s meeting. CLANDEBOYE LADIES’ BASKETBALL. The Clandeboye Young Ladies’ Basketball Club held their annual meeting last Thursday, for the election of officers, for the ensuing year. The uniforms decided upon were the same as previous years, green and white. Election of officers resulted as follows: Patron, Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P.; president, Mrs Hickey; vice-presidents, Mrs Craig, Mrs Staniland; captain, Miss E. Livesey; secretary and treasurer. Miss E. Hickey; committee, Misses M. Staniland, M. Hickey, M. Clayton, and E. Boocock. OPIHI RAILWAY BRIDGE. After a cession of several weeks (except on the approaches), work has re-commenced on the preliminary preparations for the new railway traffic bridge over the Opihi River. Yesterday, eight men were working on a second siding, to stretch 60 feet on the northern side, for the holding of material waggons, some of which are already in the station yards at Temuka. The men who were working the crane, testing the nature of the ground, have now finished. In all, seven tests were made and samples taken at an average depth of about 40ft. Shortly a crane for pile-driving will be put to work. With the exception of a temporary bridge over the river’s northern watercourse (a bridge over the course at the southern end has almost been completed), the first siding from end to end of the present bridge, a distance of about thirty chains, has been completed. The construction of these bridges will be considerably hastened when the second crane is put to work. It is not yet known when the actual work on the bridge, tenders for which closed on April 27th, will commence. PERSONAL. Misses A. Puflett, E. L, Grigg, and M. Pogue, of the Temuka District High School, left yesterday to spend the term holidays in the North Island. Mr J. T. Smart, who recently retired from the service of the Education Department, completed his teaching career yesterday afternoon. He was met by the pupils and presented on their behalf with a pair of motoring gloves by Miss Dorothy Buzan and Master Edwin Johnson. In the absence of Mr A. E. Smith (chairman of the Committee), Mr W. L. Harrison (headmaster) spoke. Mr Smart suitably replied.

AROWHENUA NATIVE SCHOOL. The following is the honours list for the first term: — Standard 6. —James Rehu, Nancy Davies, John Russell, Nellie Davies, Mercia Rehu. Standard s.—Larry Davies, Esther Waaka. Standard 4.—Manuel Solomon, Temaaka Waaka, Gordon Hopkinson. Standard 3.—Georgina Wixon, Ada Mamaru, Betty Hopkinson, Te Aute Wixon. Standard 2.—Ranui Rehu, Henry Whaitiri, James Ackroyd, Wiremu Torepe, Alma Dunlop. Standard 1.-—Elizabeth Rehu. P4.—Kingl Rehu, Taare Reihana, Hoani Mamaru, Tuwharetoa Solomon. MILFORD SCHOOL. Standard 6.—Gw’en Lyall, Alan Lyall, Hazel Horgan. Standard s.—Geo. Crossman, Colin Guild, John Henderson. Standard 4.—Marjorie Barratt, Margaret Jones, Edward Crossman. Standard 3.-—Alan Horgan, Kenneth Tarrant, Eric Trumper. Standard 2.—John Chisholm, Roy Anderson, Grace Chesney. Standard I.—Muriel Trumper, June Brown, Nellie Young. GENERAL NEWS. By guessing the correct number of peas in a bottle (451), Miss Joan Davis, Blrkett Street, won a very pretty doll—the prize offered by the Temuka Municipal Band in a competition recently held. It is expected repair work at the Parish Hall will be completed in about three weeks. Schools in Temuka closed for the term holidays yesterday. “ QUEEN HIGH.” Two of Broadway’s favourite legitimate stage funsters head the support in Paramount’s fllmisation of Schwab and Mandel’s hilarious musical comedy, "Queen High,” which comes to Temuka Theatre to-night. They are Charlie Ruggles and Frank Moran. According to the story, they are business partners in a garter producing enterprise. They can’t seem to support each other’s views, however, and their lawyer, to settle their differences, proposes that he deal them each a poker hand, to decide which will become the butler of the other. Ruggles loses, and becomes the butler in the Morgan household. The ensuing situations and dialogue are packed with uproarious laughs. Music for “Queen. High,” was written especially for Paramount's screen version. Two of the songs are, “It Seem to Me,” and “I’m Afraid of You,” both sung by Stanley Smith and Ginger Rogers, the leading juveniles of the production. The short features are also of an entertaining nature. A matinee commences at 2.15. John R. Proctor’s next visit to Temuka will be Saturday, May 23rd