GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19512, 10 June 1933, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

A petition for an inquiry into the recent Mayoral election at Otaki has been filed on behalf of Mr Charles Frederick Atmore, who was defeated by Mr Timothy O’Rourke, in a recount by six votes.

The Governor-General and Lady Bledisloe have appointed Sir William D. Hunt and Sir Alexander P. Roberts, Wellington, trustees to administer the Governor-General’s Winter Relief Fund.

A telegram received in Christchurch from the Hon. J. G. Coates, states validating legislation will be introduced next session for the Lyttelton Harbour Board’s grant of £SOO to the relief funds, provided it is taken from revenue.

The grading figures of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture for the ten months ended May 31, 1933, show an increase for butter of 22.33 per cent, at 123,660 tons (101,080 tons), and for cheese an increase of 14.80 per cent, at 97,838 tons (85,227 tons), compared with the corresponding period of last year. Reduced to terms of butter-fat equivalent, there is to date an increase of 20,218 per cent over last year.

Messrs Bell and Kilgour, who on account of the river being high, have not been working their claim at Cromwell lately, commenced operations again recently, and at present are on very rich ground. On a Tuesday afternoon one of the pien picked up off the bottom over 30oz. of gold, and on Friday morning from eight kerosene tins of wash 15oz. sdwt. of gold were washed, with a further Boz. lOdwt. in the afternoon.

The monthly meeting of the Women Citizens’ Association was held on Thursday, in the Y.W.C.A. club room. Further correspondence in connection with penny in the slot telephone at

Highfield Store, was read and discussed. The president (Mrs J. McCann) reported on the representative gathering of women at the Central Relief Depot, and the proposed “Clothes Drive.” It was decided to hold a bridge evening in aid of funds. Two remits dealing with Education and the Marriage Act respectively, were fully discussed and forwarded to the National Council of Women.

In one of the windows of England. Mcßae’s hardware store there is a fine display of cutlery cabinets. The cutlery in these cabinets is the product of Sheffield’s most expert craftsmen, and every piece is ol beautiful finish and high quality. The solid oak cabinets are artistic and designed for many years of use. The complete cabinets are priced at eight guineas each, and are creating much interest in view of future weddings, and for presentation pur Doses. See the display at England Mcßaes.