GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19667, 8 December 1933, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

At a meeting of the committee of the Timaru Bowling Club held last evening, Mr W. Hartley was appointed greenkeeper. There were 43 applicants.

On account of the intervention of the Christmas holidays, only one meeting of the Timaru Borough Council will be held this month, and this will be on December 18.

The Faith in Australia arrived at Napier at 9.55 a.m. yesterday, lhr 32 mins after leaving New Plymouth. It made a perfect landing in the presence of a large crowd. An official reception took place at mid-day.

With the approach of the holidays, traffic on the railways is increasing daily. Both express trains through Timaru yesterday were larger than usual, and both carried practically full complements. •

The Smithfield and Pareora Freezing Works will be opened on Tuesday when it is anticipated that a good supply of stock will be offering. Both works will retain the chain system of killing adopted last season, and members of last season’s staffs are being engaged.

There were upwards of 600 visitors on Caroline Bay yesterday, drawn from Pleasant Point, Temuka and Hinds. The picnic held by St. Joseph's Convent, Pleasant Point, was attended by 128 people, while there were 362 at the Temuka Convent picnic. A third party of 54 arrived from the Lynford School. Hinds.

Rodger Laplanche and Thomas Dawkins were each convicted and fined 10/- with costs, by Mr C. R. OrrWalker S.M. at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning for riding cycles at night without lights. In a maintenance case Samuel Gibson was ordered to pay his wife, Annie Elizabeth Gibson (Mr L. M. Inglis), £1 a week.

When the . ew rules for the employment of relief workers, under the No. 5 Scheme, were considered yesterday, the Dannevirke County Council decided unanimously to Inform the Commissioner of the Unemployment Board that in its opinion the scheme should be withdrawn. Councillors’ opinion was that the men would never be absorbed until this scheme was with-! drawn.

According to anglers there is evidence that illegal methods of securing catches of trout in several streams of the King Country are being used this season. It is believed that some powerful explosive is being used on some reaches of the Mangaokewa, as dead fish (badly mutilated) are frequently observed floating downstream. Licenseholders are endeavouring to locate the offenders.

The disappearance of clothing, particularly overcoats, is a matter which often gives the members of the police force extreme trouble, on account of similarity of material. Often, also, people who suffer loss in this direction fail to report to the authorities immediately, and this adds to the difficulties of recovery. A request has been made by the police for complaints of this nature to be made at the earliest possible moment.

The entertainment given by the pupils of Mrs F. Triggs in the Scottish Hall last month was repeated last night, this time under the auspices of the South Canterbury Piping and Dancing Association. The varied programme which was of a high standard, warranted a much larger attendance. National, character and fancy dancing was well represented, the work of several ballets cieating a very favourable impression, while vocal, instrumental and elocutionary items rounded off a very acceptable entertainment.

The Timaru Licensing Committee met yesterday. Present—Messrs C. Orr-Walker, S.M. (chairman), J. Todd, G. Hastie, J. P. Newman and G. Bowker. The committee approved the transfer of publicans’ licenses from Ernest Oliver Shaw (Doncaster Hotel. Washdyke) to Henry James Harris and from John Crane Gawne (Carlton Hotel) to John Halliday. The chairman said that the police reported that the conduct of hotels had been satisfactory. There had been two convictions for after hours’ trading.

A Hawera resident had a startling experience the other day. When motoring to Wanganui early in the morning he passed a hawk making a meal off a hare that had been killed by a car. On his return in the evening he noticed that the bird had returned for another meal. Stepping on his accelerator, he charged straight at the bird and hit it, injuring one of its wings. He then took out a spanner to finish it off. But the hawk, a particularly large one. "showed fight.’’ and attacked him. He then went to the homestead of a neighbouring farmer, who came with a gun and ended the bird’s life. There was no appearance of William John Gilliand. William Pullar and John Charles Warren ,who were charged at the Magistrate's Court yesterday with assisting James Collogan with the commission of the offence of selling liquor on licensed premises after hours. Senior-Sergeant Mathieson said the case was an aftermath of proceedings against the licensee. The defendants, who travelled from Dunedin to Timaru on a Sunday excursion train, were found in the commercial room of the Royal Hotel where they had had drink. The men said that they had called at the hotel for dinner, but they had not had this when the police found them. Evidence along these lines was given by Constable Beecroft. Each defendant was convicted and fined £2 with costs 10/-. An assurance that section 59 of the Finance Act, 1932, which provides for the termination of the employment of persons who have been guilty of conduct calculated to incite, procure, or encourage grave acts of injustice, violence. lawlessness, or disorder, does not deprive teachers or public servants of their full rights of freedom of speech as citizens is given by the Minister of Education (Mr R. Masters) in his reply to a remit from the New Zealand Educational Institute published in the latest issue of National Education. Commenting on the reply the editorial remarks: "With regard to the famous—or notorious—section 59 of the Finance Act. 1932, the Minister asserts that it does not deprive teachers or public servants of their full rights of freedom of speech as citizens. There was probably never any real reason to fear that it did. but it is pleasant to have the Minister’s assurance on the matter.’’ If Father Christmas won't give you a Meccano Bet, try Dad. Tell him what fun it is building bridges, building cranes, cars. etc. Parents too, should realise that Meccano develops a boy’s creative abilities and makes him work out problems and construct things for himself. England. Mcßae, stock Meccano Sets in all sizes from 2 3. and the famous Hornby Engines, Trucks and Carriages, Speed Boats and Aeroplane and Car construction sets. Bring the boys to England, Mcßae’s