GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19622, 17 October 1933, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

The Training College Entrance ! examination will be held in Timaru from November 20 to November 23, I and the Intermediate examination ; from November 20 to November 29. I A public meeting convened by the Wellington Relief Workers' Union passed a resolution condemning piece- ; work and pledging support to the Union in any campaign against it. Messrs F. J. Perry, F. H. Wilde and H. G. N. Lee, the noted English tennis players, will arrive in Timaru by the first express to-morrow, and will be i accorded a civic reception at the j Council Chambers on arrival. ; Detective L. Studholme and Constable H. Hogg arrested a man last night for the alleged theft of a quantity of clothing from the Shamrock Hotel. It is understood the suspect will appear before the Court this morning. A bunch of 160 primroses growing j from a single stalk was shown by Mr | J. Ruddle, 116 Church Street West. <o j a representative of "The Herald” last night. Mention was made in yesterday's issue of a cluster of almost 100 exhibited In New Plymouth last week, but the local bloom easily eclipsed it. The Commonwealth and Dominion line has received cabled advice that its new 11,250 tons cargo motor liner Port Chalmers was launched on October 3. She is to leave England towards the end of January on her maiden trip to Australia. The Port Chalmers is the first of the seven new motor liners for the New Zealand-England trade to te launchedReporting to a meeting of the Timaru High Schools' Board yesterday, the Rector of the Boys’ School (Mr W. Thomas) said that a record number of 50 boys had left school during the year to commence different types of employment, the exodus being particularly noticeable during the present term. Clearly, opportunities were increasing again for boys. Flying a New Zealand Airways aeroplane from the Timaru airport. Mr R. Richards, a Timaru trained pilot, made his first flight to Christchurch yesterday. Although he had flown solo previously, this was the first trip of any distance which ne had undertaken. He left Timaru about 3 p.m., Christchurch being reached in H hours. He will make a return flight this morning. At the Congregational School room last evening, a Dickens recital was given by the Rev. J. M. Smeeth of the,United Church, Dunedin. There was a very good attendance and the lecturer was given an attentive hearing. During the evening songs were contributed by Mrs E. Naylor and Mis Johnston. I,lr W. Tubb introduced Mr Smeeth and spoke of the great reputation the entertainer had acquired in Dunedin for his recitals. Mr Smeeth took for the recital "David Copperfield. " Ke referred to this book ' 5 probably reflecting Dickens’s own life, and that to understand its characters one had to go back to the state of affairs in England 150 years ago. The lecturer vividly portrayed the principal characters and scenes in the book. A very happy and enjoyable evening closed with votes of thanks and the singing of the National Anthem. There was a large attendance in the Salvation Army Citadel last night, when Colonel Orsbom, Chief Secretary, who recently arrived from London, gave an address entitled: "Sidelights on Salvation Army Training College Life. ’ Colonel Orsborn spoke at some length, but told his story in an interesting and impressive way. Firstly he gave his credentials for being qualified to speak in regard to training work, and then went on to detail conditions as they prevailed in 1905, when he commenced training. Some cadets had the idea that officership was easy, but it meant real hard work if one desired to become an officer in the Army. Cadets were not taught theology, but they received Bible teaching and were taught how to handle crowds. The speaker recalled many Incidents of early training days, and gave an interesting account of the manner in which the present International graining College was conducted. He mentioned that 350 cadets were catered for each day. and they had attached to the College up-to-date kitchens. They had been called the "Starvation” Army, but the cadets were by no means starved. The cost of catering worked out at between 1/1 and 1/3 a head a day. The college was worked on the housing system, there being nine houses, each containing 45 cadets. Colonel Orsborn also detailed how the college was staffed, and spoke r,f people who had made Army history.

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