GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19450, 27 March 1933, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Over 100 teachers in the Wanganui district had been out of employment during the past two or three years.

The Canterbury-Westland District Mortgage Adjustment Commission has completed its business at Timaru and Waimate, where 74 applications were heard. It will sit at Ashburton and Rangiora this week.

The gorse hedge on the Wai-iti Road frontage to West End Park has recently been removed, the work of demolishing the sod wall being now in operation. The removal of the fence should give this frontage of the Park a much better appearance.

There was a large decrease in the number of people who used the excursion trains to Christchurch yesterday. Only 269 passengers left Timaru for Christchurch or intermediate stations. The first train from the north brought 230 visitors, while only 150 arrived by the second train.

A light delivery van, driven by Mr T. J. Harvey, came into collision with a motor cycle ridden by Mr Darling, of Seadown, at the intersection of Grey Road and Church Street at about six o'clock last eveniing. Very little damage was done, and neither of the drivers was injured.

Very small patronage was accorded the Railway Department’s special train which left Timaru early on Saturday morning for Christchurch on the occasion of the second day of the cricket test. Only 36 passengers boarded the train at Timaru, the total being brought to 65 when the excursion left Ashburton.

A Press Association message from Wellington states that Cabinet yesterday opened a series of discussions with the Minister of Employment with a view to becoming fully acquainted with the unemployment situation, and with the work carried out by the Unemployment Board. It is expected that the Ministry later will confer with the whole Board, when the question of relief policy will be discussed.

Despite the inclement weather, there was a fairly large attendance at Ashbury Park yesterday afternoon, when the Municipal Band gave an enjoyable concert. The following numbers earned the repeated approbation of listeners:— March, “South-West"; trombone solo, “The Trumpeter," Bandsman W. Campbell; selection. "The Domino Noir”; cornet solo, “Love’s Old Sweet Song,” Bandsman R. Thomas; medley, “Bright Eyes”; euphonium solo. “Ireland, Mother Ireland," Bandsman T. E. Osborne; hymns, “The Church’s One Foundation,” and “Abide With Me”; march, “True Blue."

Whep the Southern Cross flew from Australia to New Zealand several weeks ago, arrangements had been made for radiotelephone messages to be sent from the ’plane, to be broadcast by a Sydney wireless station. On the eve of departure it was announced that this would involve a breach of international regulations, and could not be carried out. On the return flight yesterday, however, a radio-telephone transmitter was operated from the Southern Crocs and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith sent out several messages. Some of these were rebroadcast by 3YA. The roar of the airplane’s engines made it difficult to pick up the whole of the messages, but portions of them were quite audible.

With a view to offering greater help to the vestry of St. Andrew's (Anglican) Parish Church, the vicar of Cambridge, Archdeacon G. Gordon Bell, proposes an experiment that is unique in these materialistic times. The archdeacon’s wish is to free the vestry from all financial obligations towards him, and to rely solely and wholly on the goodwill of his parishioners and friends for the means of living and necessary charges in the running of his car. The archdeacon has pointed out that in earlier years the parish had a clergy fund, into which the people paid annual subscriptions. The archdeacon is starting a similar fund, and intends, at least for the time being, to live and do his work depending upon what his friends choose to pay into the fund. The parish is, by diocesan statute, supposed to find the archdeacon a stipend of not less than £350 a year and travelling expenses. The archdeacon believes that the people will co-operate in his experiment.

Already many of the winter sports clubs have had their annual meetings, and are now making arrangements for the first practice matches. So it will be a busy time for England, Mcßae's sports department from now on, supplying the sports needs of players and club officials. At England, Mcßae’s you will find footballs—all sizes and grades of footballs —including Gilbert’s Match 11, the “School’s Special,” boys’ footballs and practice footballs for clubs. There, too, you will see the hockey players leaning on England, Mcßae’s fine new range of hockey sticks and looking over hockey shin-pads. And of course the golfer—irresistibly drawn to take a swing at a new club or two. Yes, winter’s coming. Let’s go down to England, Mcßae’s