GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Imports into Timaru last month totalled 2445 tons, as 'against 1869 in the corresponding month last year. Exports totalled 5382 tons, and for September, 1932, 6763. Tonnage inwards totalled 46,470 as against 54,298 last year.

Acknowledging the welcome of the chairman (Mr G. T. Dawson) to a seat on the Timaru Harbour Board, Mr H. M. Whatman said that he had served a reasonably long apprenticeship on local bodies, but he could not claim to have much nautical knowledge. Mr W. T. Ritchie: We will help you, Mr Whatman. We are full of nautical knowledge. (Laughter).

The aeroplane which has been rebuilt by New Zealand Airways in Timaru for Mr A. Mclntosh, of Invercargill, was taken up for a test flight yesterday. It gave a satisfactory performance, but the sudden change in the weather made further flying impossible, and a thorough try-out was postponed until to-day.

The South Canterbury Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at yesterday’s meeting decided on the motion of Mr J. Macaulay to approve the Daylight Saving Bill in its present amended form—the half-hour for another month—but to object to the extension to one hour. It was agreed to ask the South Canterbury members of Parliament to keep a close watch on the position.

The members of the South Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society of Accountants entertained tire president of the Society (Mr G. W. Reid) at luncheon yesterday. Mr L. S. Abernethy presided over a good attendance. Mr Reid addressed members on matters pertaining to the Society, and at the conclusion of his remarks was accorded a vote of thanks on the motion of Mr P. B. Foote.

If weather conditions are favourable, six aeroplanes from the Southland and Otago Aero Clubs will visit Timaru to-day. The machines, five of which are D.H. Moths, and one a Fox Moth, are on a flying tour, and Timaru will probably be as far north as they will go. They are carrying 14 persons, who will stay in Timaru overnight, and will resume their trip to Central Otago to-morrow.

There were 278 applications from tenants for inquiry under the Rent Restriction legislation last year, compared with 218 for the previous year. In 66 cases rents demanded were reduced at the instance of the Labour Department without reference to the Court, and in 128 cases the rents demanded were deemed justified by the department without reference to the Court. In 84 cases no proceedings were taken.

“I not infrequently have consumers ringing me up at home to find out how to repair some electrical defect,” said the chairman of the Auckland Elec-tric-Power Board, Mr. W. J. Holdswortb, at a meeting of the board this week. “I never tinker with electrical wiring,” he added, when Mr. T. Bloodworth suggested that there were few houses in which the wiring systems were not interfered with by the householders.

The will of Mrs. T. M. J. Dore, who died at Wellington on October 2, provides that after payment of certain legacies, the residue of the estate is to be divided equally between the Home of Compassion, Island Bay, and the Roman Catholic parish in which Ngaio is situated. It is anticipated that the residue will eventually approximate the sum of £l5O. The will by Emmeline Eugenia Gibb, who died on September 10, provides for a charitable bequest of £2O to the Wellington Hospital Board, to be applied to the radium fund of the board.

The annual athletic sports of the Craighead Diocesan School were to have been held yesterday afternoon, but had to be postponed on account of bad weather. In extending a welcome to visitors at the School, where a display of gymnastics and drill was given, the Principal (Mrs MacPherson) said that they were very disappointed that the sports had to be postponed. In fact, she thought they were deserving of a donation from the farmers for having brought rain. Yesterday marked the fourth successive year in which the sports have had to be postponed on account of the weather.

The forecast for a change in the weather conditions, which was issued on Thursday night, materialised yesterday. In the morning the sky was threatening, although the wind was from the west. Just before noon, the wind veered round to the south-west, and It was not long before heavy rain set in. At one period the downpour was so heavy that water channels became blocked, and members of the Borough Council staff were kept bilsy clearing the rubbish so as to permit the storm water to get away. Yesterday's rain should be sufficient to ensure a good supply of feed for stock for some time to come, as most of the country districts report having received a fair amount of rain. In Timaru, the fall up to 5 pm. was 36 points.

Owing to the dry season many people have already purchased new garden hose whereby to liquidate the plight of their parched lawns and gardens, and many more are contemplating the purchase of a length of good hose. Attention has been drawn to the values offered by England, Mcßae's. A fifty foot length of English hose can be purchased at England, Mcßae's for 17/6 (with nozzle complete). England. McRae's also have all accessories such as connections, nozzles and lawn sprayers, and full stocks of garden tools which are very low priced indeed. Come and see them at England, Mcßae's, the gardeners' shop