TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 19156, 12 April 1932, Page 5

TEMUKA

HEAVY RAIN. For a portion of Saturday night, during Sunday, and Sunday night, and up to mid-day yesterday, heavy rain was experienced in Temuka and district. Mr H. Goodman stated yesterday that the fall in Temuka, up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning, had totalled 2.96 inches. At Seadown, Mr G. L. Twentyman stated, 2.23 inches had been recorded, since which time the rain had been in the nature of a thick mist. Reports from outlying districts indicate that rivers and creeks rose rapidly over the week-end. making road transit, in places, something in the nature of a trial. Both the Temuka and Opihi rivers rose quickly yesterday, and were carrying turbulent rushes of water. At Hilton, the driver of a light car said, the creek at Waddell’s crossing gave him considerable trouble. After crossing the deepest part his car’s engine refused to function, and he was forced to wade through water that was several feet deep. Evidence was shown of where the water entered the body of the car. The mail car on the Temuka round got through, but was several hours late. Up till yesterday afternoon no damage had been done at the new railway bridge at the Opihi river. A number of men were engaged yesterday morning removing material that might possibly have been washed away. The sun shone for a time yesterday afternoon, but towards evening more rain appeared likely. TENNIS. A friendly match was played on Saturday between the Presbyterian and Seadown Clubs, Presbyterian winning by 12 sets 80 games to 2 sets 46 games. Following were the scores (Presbyterian names first) — ladies’ Singles. Miss M. Gibb v. Miss M. Topham 6 4 Miss C. Roddick v. Mrs Hughes 4 6 Miss D. Buzan v. Miss B. Brosnahan 6 2 Men’s Singles. D. Kennedy v, Hughes 6 2 C. Kibblewhite v. J. Connolly .. 6 3 C. Kelland v. G. Horwell 6 0 Ladies’ Doubles. Misses M. Gibb and C. Roddick v. Miss H. Topham and Mrs Hughes * 6 Misses D. Buzan and D. Gibb v. Misses B. Brosnahan and S. Hide 6 4 Men’s Doubles. D. Kennedy and C. Kibblewhit* v. Hughes and J. Connolly .. 6 3 C. Kelland and A. Russell v. G. Horwell and W. Cain ....... 6 1 Mixed Doubles. Miss M. Gibb and D. Kennedy T. Miss Topham and Hughes .. 6 4 Miss C. Roddick and C. Kibblewhite v. Mrs Hughes and J. Connolly 6 6 Miss D. Buzan and C. Kelland v. Miss B. Brosnahan and G. Horwell 6 4 Miss D. Gibb and A. Russell v. Miss S. Hide and W. Cain .. 6 2 UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF. This week's allocation for unemployed relief in Temuka is £lB7 16s. This sum falls considerably below requirements, and as a result four-day men have been reduced by one day. Three day men have been reduced by one day (some by one and a half days). Single men will receive one day’s work. Work has been allocated as follows: 46 men at 3 days, 22 at 2 days. 64 at 11 days, and 53 at 1 day. R.S.A. A meeting of the committee of the Temuka R.S.A. was held last evening. Present—Messrs Jas. King (chairman), P. Thomas, G. Harris, G. A. Paterson, H. Wilson, W. Spillane, A. R. Beck and the secretary (Mr J. M. King). The chairman said that all the wood at Orari and Pleasant Point had been sold. The sale of wood had proved satisfactory to all concerned. Mr King said that them membership campaign had been very successful, the total now standing at 154; at the end of last financial year the total was 84. The Association's finances were in a healthy state, there being quite a good bank balance. The chairman said that since last meeting he had had the pleasure of representing the R.S.A. at the public wecome to the Salvation Army leaders, General and Mrs Higgins. In regard to Poppy Day on April 16 and 19, Mr King said that a meeting had been held for purposes of organisation. Several young ladies had been suggested to sell the poppies. The town had been divided into seven sections. Speaking of Anzac Day, Mr King said a meeting had also been held and arrangements made. There had been several alterations made In the programme. The service would be known as the Anzac United Memorial service.

Correspondence. The Temuka Borough Council advised that the Association’s application to sell poppies on April 16 and 19 had been granted. In this connection Headquarters forwarded two dozen posters, ordered by the Association. Headquarters forwarded an applica- j tion from for a bursary under the j Trentham Scholarship Fund. Conditions under which a bursary was grant- , ed were enclosed.—Received. The Dominion membership ladder showed the Association to hold eighteenth position. The Dominion financial list was 11.517. Annual Meeting-, The chairman thought that the at- j tendance at this year’s meeting would require a larger hall than last year.— j It was decided to hold the meeting in the Druids’ Hall. Flock House. In this connection the secretary said he had interviewed a representative of the Timaru Association. The latter had stated that the Patriotic Society had guaranteed £SO for the first two boys, and that his association intended taking advantage of the offer. For further funds the association had no suggestions in mind in the meantime. The speaker had suggested the formation of a South Canterbury Committee, to approach local bodies with proposals to raise money for the next two boys. The Patriotic Society could not be expected to give £SO every eight months, and money had to be found somehow. The Timaru representative had not been impressed with the suggestion but promised to let him (Mr King) know the results of a meeting behind held that night. However, he had not received any information whatever. The opinion was expressed, in ensuing discussion, that it appeared as if the Timaru Association had already two boys in view and did not intend taking the other associations in the district into consideration. It was agreed to ascertain what steps the Timaru Association intended taking in the matter. General. The chairman said that the lady sellers for Poppy Day would meet him on the Thursday afternoon previous to the appeal, when he would explain their duties. Final arrangements were made for the ceremony on Anzac Day. A small account was passed for payment. EAST SIDE DRAINAGE. Preliminary work on the East Side drainage scheme will start to-day. said Mr B. Owen, constructional engineer for the scheme, yesterday. The work to-day will consist of excavations for the septic tank. Rain interfered with making a start yesterday. Mr Owen said that work would now go right on He expected that about 30 men would be working during the time the pipes were being laid. The Town Clerk (Miss I. Meek), ! explained that the work would be done under the system adopted in No. 5 Scheme —so many days each week Particulars as to the amount of money for wages each week had yet to be received from the Unemployment Committee. Notices were now being served on all owners and occupiers of properties asking for any objections to the laying of pipes through sections. FOOTBALL NOTES. Saturday's game with Fairlie was a good ‘‘leg stretcher” for both sides, and provided an almost full grandstand with an interesting display. For the first game of the season both teams showed unexpected fitness, and for the greater part there was very little letting up. The visitors were entertained at a dinner after the match. This function was very pleasant and when the Fairlie team left for home, shortly after eight o’clock, they seemed well satisfied with their afternoon’s outing. At the dinner, a suggestion to make the game an annual fixture met with general approval. The display of the home team was sufficient to give the hope to supporters that they should meet with considerable success in the S.C.R.U. competitions. In the forwards, where Fairlie held an advantage, there were one or two players given somewhat to “shining.” This will probably be rectified in future games. The rear division, especially in the second half, provided a number of clever movements.

A noticeable feature among the forwards was the amount of indiscriminate throwing back from line-outs. On too many occasions the ball went sailing away to- an open space. Fairlie appeared to be alive to this fault in the Temuka team, and usually swarmed through. Temuka’s scrums appeared to be somewhat impromptu affairs, and if the ball was hooked it usually got lost in the back of the scrum. One Fairlie player said that Temuka had more than one wing-forward. However, the absence of one of the team’s regular hookers can possibly be given as a reason for the failure to secure possession. Then again, the match represented the first time the scrum had gone down together this season. Last Wednesday’s practice was not encouraging, only a scattered number from each grade being present. No doubt the publication of the draw this morning will bring home to players the fact that the season is really about to start. The Waihi Club has this year secured one or two promising players from lower grades in Temuka last year. Various reasons have been given for players going over to Waihi. The senior pack will probably find out, as the season progresses, that a scrum with only half the players putting in their weight will not give possession of the ball to their backs. OnSaturday too many heads were visible from the stand. The Temuka backs were badly out of position when Fairlie scored on Saturday. The Fairlie skipper, P. Keenan, was quick to take the chance offered, and the rest was fairly easy. The Press table was missing on Saturday. Probably the most consistent forward on Saturday was A. Higginbottom. He was usually close to the ball. J. K. Stewart, a new player, gave promise of making good. His height should make him useful in line-out work. W. Scott and B. Ferguson were the pick in loose work. The latter is the Club’s best loose forward, and another few ounces in the scrum would make him a firstclass man. McCully, Duke and Phillips were not seen to such advantage, but were usually to be found in the heavy work. The latter did quite a lot of useful work among the opposing fiveeighths. Blyth, as wing-forward, showed himself to be at home there. His display was noticeable by the number of occasions on which he gave the ball to the backs. He appeared to be the only forward who appreciated the usefulness of throwing the ball to the backs, and not away from them. L. Goodson, behind the scrum, defended well, but still has the habit of diving in among the forwards. He was at the bottom of a heap of players when Blyth sent the home backs away for their second try. Once cured of this fault, Goodson will fill the half-back position to satisfaction. Arnold’s display at five-eighths was noticeable for some clever work which, however, was at times marred by unsafe handling. J. Horgan, a last year’s junior, played next to Arnold in the first half, but

was later changed to the wing. The j Temuka skipper. A Gaffaney. was in j top form, his play being marked by a cleverness that was pleasing. He handled a slightly greasy ball exceptionally well. The Club has secured a splendid winger in E. Ryan, whose work was carried out with determination. He has good pace, and should combine to advantage with Gaffaney. On the other wing P. Leonard made few mistakes. He also is very fast, and is not afraid to “give it a go.” L. Connolly opened the season in a pleasing manner. He made some really fine saves, while some of his kicks gained stretches of ground. Others had too much length and failed to find touch. The task of picking wing-three-quarters is likely to prove fairly difficult. Ryan is assured of one place, and for the other J. Spillane, E. Martin and P. Leonard all have good claims. The inclusion of C. Cartwright, with Arnold, in the five-eighths. should make the Temuka back line appear pretty formidable. A Gaffaney has the “dummy' almost perfected. On one occasion on Saturday he went away with Ryan. Gaffaney sold the “dummy,” and when Ryan was tackled Gaffaney was somewhere else—still with the ball. .... . W. Duke made a good start with his boot. His second conversion, from the side-line, was a great effort.

BRITAIN'S BEST MYSTERY FILM. A faithful picturisation of Sir Arthur Conan Dovle’s successful book is ' lhe Speckled Band,” the British Dolmmons Film, coming to Temuka to-night. Atmosphere has been, through modernisation, greatly improved and Raymond Massey as the modern conceptionox Sherlock Holmes, excells himself. The story deals with the villainy of an Anglo-Indian who plots the death of his two stepdaughters so that he may secure the fortunes willed to them by a deceased parent. Sherlock Holmes intervenes and many hair-raising and exciting sequences take place before the final denouement. Lyn Harding, veteran of the English stage, plays the role of the villainous Dr. Rylott. while Athole Stewart has the part of Holmes i intimate friend, Dr. Watson. Angela Baddeley as the beauty in distress, is a tvpical example of fresh English girlhood. An excellent scene in the opening of the film is the coroner’s jury inquiring into the death pf Helen s sister. Supporting pictures will also be screened. John R. Procter, Ltd., representative will be making one of his usual visits to Temuka on Saturday, 30th April, and may be consulted on that date at the Crown Hotel I OVELY cheeks. Rachel face cream keeps skin soft, white and clear. Non-greasy; 1/6 jar. A. Newlan Hancock, chemist, Temuka.