GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19467, 17 April 1933, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

The Poppy Day appeal in Wellington resulted in £791/6/11 being collected with more amounts to come in.

The Rakaia and Rangitata rivers were very dirty on Saturday, although the former had fallen considerably.

Two excursion trains from Christchurch brought respectively 430 and 320 visitors to Timaru yesterday. The train from Timaru carried 267 passengers for Christchurch or intermediate stations.

With a perfectly played shot, J. Millard holed in one at Crossways, 152

yards, in the first round of the Canterbury golf championship at Shirley on Saturday morning. The ball dropped six yards short, ran on to the hole, hung on the edge for a second and fell into the cup.

The three-mile Easter wheel race, which was the principal cycling event at the Leeston sports on Saturday, was marred by a bad smash, five riders falling in the second last lap. S. A. Jordan suffered a nasty cut on the head and was taken to hospital. The others, which included R. S. Weir and H. J. Crofts received nasty abrasions, but soon recovered.

Late on Saturday afternoon, an accident occurred at the corner of Craigie Avenue and North Street, which resulted in a man named Currie receiving severe head injuries. It is stated that Currie was cycling down North Street, and when at the corner of Craigie Avenue he was struck by a car, and was throw'll heavily to the roadway. He was conveyed to the Timaru Hospital, where he remained in an unconscious condition for some hours.

The body of Mrs Isabel Duggan, aged 63, a visitor from Central Otago, was found floating in the harbour at 11.30 yesterday morning, says an Auckland Press message. Mrs Duggan, who was staying with her son, Lionel Duggan, of Ponsonby, had left the house only an hour or two before the body was found. She had recently been in ill health. An inquest was opened and adjourned. In the course of a brief address to the Council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Mr F. W. Doidge, an ex-New Zealand journalist, and now a director of three London journals and } hon. secretary of the Empire Crusade, said that Britain was holding her own J while other countries w'ere losing | ground. It w'as his firm conviction that it was to Britain that people must now | look for leadership and a return to ! sanity and prosperity. 1 •

The weather was fine on Good Friday until late in the afternoon, when heavy rain fell for an hour, but cleared later. The weather again broke fine this morning, and the Easter railway traffic was heavier than last year, says a Press Association message from Dunedin.

“When any Government service interferes with a private service the assertion is always made that it is in the public interest,’ ” said Mr S. S. Allen, acting-chairman of the Central Licensing Authority, at a sitting of the authority in Auckland. The remark was made after an official of the Railway Department had repeatedly stated in evidence that the suppression of pri-vately-owned motor services which competed with the railway was “in the public interest.”

The Timaru Municipal Junior Band gave a recital in Timaru Park, near the Hospital grounds yesterday afternoon under the conductorship of Lieutenant W. H. Osborne. The concert was enjoyed by a large number of people and the excellence of the playing and the choice of the programme was favourably commented on by visitors from Dunedin. The programme was as follows—March. “With Sword and Lance”; selection, “Dinorah”; hymn, “Abide with Me”; selection, “I Capuletti”; trombone fantasy, “Sliding Easy”; morceaux, “Aloha Oe”; march, “The Black Horse.”

On Wednesday morning last, at about 10.30 a five-roomed dwelling house, owned and occupied by Mr W. A. C. Allan, on Bluecliffs Read, was totally destroyed by fire, with the whole of the contents. The blaze was observed by several neighbours, and also by Mr Allan, who was working on a distant part of the farm, but they all thought that it was a stack burning, and the fire had a good hold before it was noticed that it was the house burning. The building was a nearly new one, but though it was insured, Mr Allan will be a heavy loser. In addition to the furniture it is stated that a substantial sum of money was destroyed.

The Taravaki Rifle Association’s champion belt was won on Saturday by F. C. Hogg. New Plymouth, who made two consecutive ten tho possibles at 300 and 500 yards, and 48 at 600 yards, says a Press message from New Plymouth. There were nine possibles in various shoots. The teams’ match produced magnificent shooting. Wanganui won with 407 out of ci possible of 525. a Dominion record for a five man Warn over three ranges. The previous record of 494 was made by Taranaki Rifles on the same New Plymouth range in 1911. Rifleman E. S. Farley, Wanganui, equalled the world’s record with a score of 35 at each range. Conditions were fairly good, there being a strong but steady left wind.

Mr Clive Drummond. 2YA announcer, told the Wellington Rotary Club that he was an operator at VLW station. Mt. Etako. Wellington (otherwise Tinakori), when he first heard music over the air. Up till that time it had been nothing but M-i’s-e messages. On inquiry they ascertained that the music had been broadcast by Professor Jack, of the Otago University, who asked them later to keep in touch during his tests. After that Mr Drummond and his fellow operators at Mt. Etako built a 15-watt transmitter frem which records were broadcast three nights a week. The first broadcasting company was the Dominion Radio Company, said Mr Drummond. This was succeeded by the Radio Broadcasting Company, whose business was taken over by the board in December last.

An area of plantation, covering 250 acres, as well as 1000 acres of grass and many miles of gorge fencing, was destroyed by fire which broke out a little> before mid-day yesterday, at a point half-way between Rolleston and Burnham. It is understood that the fire was earned by two young campers in the plantation. About 200 men worked for nearly four hours checking the spread of the flames, which was extraordinarily rapid in the first hour or two. Haif the plantation, which covers an area of 500 acres, was saved, and the grass fire was put out after it had travelled two or three miles. If it had not been an almost windless day, the fire would probably have done a great deal move damage. The plantation, which was planted about twelve years ago, was owned by a number of owners in small sections.

At the Congregational camp at the Technical College on Saturday morning, the Rev. D. Gardner Miller continued his exposition on the Gospel of Luke, at the end of which the camp father (Rev. Milburn Stewart) thanked Mr Miller for his help in the spiritual life of the camp. In the afternoon a tennis tournament was held on the Ccxllege courts, a large number of the campers taking part. In the evening a social was held at which the party was entertained by step dancing by some young Timaru residents. Pianoforte duets were rendered by the Misses M. and T. Tubb. Mr R. R. Wills delighted the campers with humorous recitations. Yesterday morning the campers attended a special Easter service conducted by the Rev. Milburn Stewart. From 1.30 to 4 p.m. visitors were entertained at the Technical College, afternoon tea being provided. The evening service, also conducted by the Rev. Milburn Stewart, was entitled “Christ, the Eternal Magnet.”

The construction of what will be probably the most heavily-loaded sluice-gate in the world, the No. 2 gate for the Arapuni hyldro-electric works, was commenced at the beginning of last week. The gate, which was shipped from Scotland in sections, weighs 200 tons. It is 24ft wide, 20ft high, and 3ft 3in thick. The water pressure on the face will amount to over 3QOO tons. The installation of a second gate in the diversion tunnel at Arapuni was undertaken on the recommendation of Professor P. G. Hornell, the Swedish expert who was engaged to advise the Government on the repairs which should be undertaken at the works. Soon after his report was made, the Public Works Department requested Messrs Glenfield and Kennedy. Kilmarnock, to design suitable equipment. They decided to recommend a single free-roller sluice-gate in preference to two. in order to weaken the country in the region of the shafts as little as possible. Keep out draughts by fitting Potts’ Automatic Draught Pads to your doors. England. Mcßae's supply these pads at 5 - each. Electric torches for dark nights, reasonably priced at 2/-, 3 -, 3/6. 3/9, up to 12 6. England, McRae's have complete stocks of firstclass batteries. You can still obtain “Glyder” electric irons at 22 6—with no advance for exchange or sales tax — and with five years’ guarantee—at England, Mcßae's