GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19640, 7 November 1933, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

At yesterday’s luncheon of the Rotary Club, Rotarians W. D. Campbell, P. E. S. Long, and Dr. Talbot, were appointed to interview the Mayor (Mr T. W. Satterthwaite) with regard to inangurating a children's health camp in South Canterbury .

Mr C. Gregory. 31 Williams Street, brought inlo the “Timaru Herald” office yesterday an envelope bearing two of the new United States N.R.A. three cent stamps, a reproduction of which appeared in yesterday’s issue. The stamps came on a letter of verification from radio station WSB, Atlanta, Georgia.

A young member of the staff of the Wellington Public Library, Doris H. Mills, has achieved the distinction of being the first library assistant in New Zealand to become an- associate member of the Library Association of London. Word has been received that she has been successful in the Association’s intermediate examination held in May of this year.

Considerable activity was evident at No. 3 wharf yesterday afternoon before the departure of the American steamer Golden Cloud, direct for Melbourne. A search was made for stowaways by members of the ship’s complement, while Constables Hogg and R. Watt in co-operation with Customs officials, searched the ship for silver. A few minutes before departure 31 bags of Australian mail were taken on board.

A further extension of the Unemployment Board’s scheme for the supply of boots on easy terms to relief workers is announced. The issue of boots is to be extended to men employed under the farm camp scheme (4D). As the workers engaged under this scheme are employed for a full week, there will be no necessity for them to work extra time as a means of payment of the amount required, nor will the restrictions regarding the 26 weeks’ registration apply.

An order for the deportation of Frederick Irvine (32), chemist, was made at Wellington yesterday, when he was charged with stowing away on the Maunganui from Sydney and being a prohibited immigrant. The police said he arrived with only a penny in his possession. He gave a false name to the police, but finger prints disclosed that he had committed a number of offences in Australia. He was discharged from the Geelong Gaol on January 7 of this year.

Two courts-martial will be held at the Naval Base, Devonport, this week, the first opening to-morrow under the presidency of Captain W. L. Jackson. The Naval Secretary, Paymaster Commander Durman, has arrived from Wellington to act as deputyjudge Advocate. The cruiser Diomede whose presence is required in connection with the courts-marital, is expected to arrive to-night. She was originally not scheduled to return from the southern cruise till December 7. The first championship meeting to be held in New Zealand for professional skiers is to commence at the Hermitage to-day. Those taking part will include Guides C. Taylor (Chateau, Tongariro), Cowan (Fox Glacier), O. Coberger and F. Harvey (Arthur’s Pass) and the Hermitage Guides M. Bowie V. Willliams and C. Souter. Messrs H. R. Wigley and A. G. Wigley (Timaru) will also compete. There was a fresh fall of snow at the Tasman Chalet on Sunday, so that conditions should be ideal. The meeting will conclude on Thursday. “A man interviewed me the other day who claimed that he could make two gallons of tar out of one,” the Mayor informed the Blenheim Borough Council. “I was sceptical, but he assured me that he could do it, and was prepared to prove it. Of course, I have heard ox making two gallons of milk out of one, but this multiplicatoin of tar is a new thing.” Mr J. Weymss, chairman of the gas company, said he had not met the man referred to. “However,” he added humorously, “we tried the same thing at the gas works, but we are now doing the opposite, by taking all the water out of our tar!” After four and a half year's labour, the Red Cross Society now has the satisfaction of completing an arrangement for restoring to her parents in Foxton a Russian girl who has been located after her whereabouts had been unknown for some time. Mr G. M. Henderson reported at the monthly meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Red Cross Society that the fund raised to assist the girl now stood at £lO9/7/9. The full passage money from Siberia to New Zealand had been remitted to the League of Red Cross Societies, and they now awaited advice that the child was on her journey. The American steamer Golden Cloud, which left Timaru at 5 p.m. yesterday for Melbourne to continue her loading for Los Angeles, took 400 tons of fertiliser from this port. Opinion varies as to the uses of New Zealand fertiliser in America, but it is understood that the majority of this shipment, including 250 tons taken aboard at other New Zealand ports, will be used to assist orange growing in California. New Zealand blood and bone is highly regarded in the United States, where blood meal is often used as a poultry and stock food. The last shipment from Timaru comprised 800 tons shipped about the same time in 1932 by the Golden Eagle. Charity is the Cloak that is sometimes used to cover an amateur concert. But there is no excuse no earthly excuse for you to continue playing tennis in an amateurish way, when you can secure the finest racquets and other accessories from England, Mcßae’s, at such very reasonable prices. England, Mcßae’s have tennis racquets in all qualities and grades, from the world’s finest—Spalding’s “Top-Flite” at 95/-, and Slazenger’s latest model “Matchpoint” 95/-, to the beginner’s “Pukaki” at 25/-. Call at England, Mcßae's for great value in Racquets