GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19523, 24 June 1933, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Frosts, 20 degrees and over, have been registered at Mount Somers for a week—23 degrees on Wednesday, and 24 on Thursday—the latter a record.

The shooting season In South Canterbury will close at the end of this month. The ranger to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Mr F. W. Pellett) stated yesterday that the season had produced spasmodic shooting, and was only an average one for bags. The recent wet weather had improved the shooting, but generally speaking the averages had not been high.

Railway services on Anzac Day was a matter considered at the conference of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association In Wellington. The following remit, moved by the Dunedin branch, was adopted: “That this council, whilst not disagreeing with the present railway facilities on Anzac Day, views with apprehension any increased services which will tend to deprive the day of its sanctity.”

The following remit was passed practically unanimously at the annual conference of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, without discussion:—“That this association reaffirms that portion of its constitution making the association non-political and non-sectarian, and considers that any departure from this would have disastrous effects upon the future welfare of the association and greatly hinder the association in its work and the attainment of its ideals.”

“If we had not been interfered with by the contract made between the overseas shipping companies and the Dairy Control Board, we would have had the cheapest cool stores in New Zealand,” said Mr W. Morrison, chairman of the Wanganui Harbour Board, when certain reductions in cool store charges were made to local factories. The present contract prevented a number of dairy companies from exporting from Wanganui and the cool stores had been deprived of a considerable amount of business thereby. It was pointed out that even under existing conditions the Wanganui cool store charges were among the lowest in the Dominion.

In order to study in the thiermal and volcanic regions of New Zealand, Dr. Harold T. dtearos, an official of the United States Geological Survey, arrived at Auckland by the Mariposa. Dr. Stearns, who has been stationed in Hawaii for the last three years, is in charge of geological investigations of volcanic activity in the group. Previously he had spent a number of years in Idaho, which contains a large area that was volcanically active perhaps not more than 1000 years ago. His visit to New Zealand is partly a vacation and partly to gain fresh data upon the relation between volcanic activity and underground water.

, The Kingsdown schoolroom was well filled for the concert recently held in aid of the Tennis Club funds. A much appreciated programme which was well varied was contributed entirely by Timaru artists, those assisting being Mrs H. Naylor, Misses A. Arnold, Tubb, A. Hawke, R. Jacobs, Messrs J. J. Duncan, A. J. Wheeler, Newmarch, Mclnnes, R. Hawke. During an interval, Mr Mervyn Daniel, president of the Tennis Club thanked all those who had assisted in providing such a splendid entertainment which would be the means of increasing the -club funds. At the conclusion of the concert, supper was served before the room was cleared for what proved to be a most successful dance, controlled by Mr Wallace Black. Extras were played by Mr Mclnnes.

There is more in electric lighting than one would imagine; that is, from the economy point of view. An electric light bulb can be compared with the engine of a car. An efficient one not only uses less fuel, but gives actually more power. England, Mcßae’s have been fortunate in securing the agency for “Royal Ediswan” electric globes—each one is fully guaranteed. The initial cost of “Royal Ediswan” globes is a fraction more, but they last longer—considerably longer—-and give more light per amp. See them at England, Mcßae’s, the house of economy...