GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19672, 14 December 1933, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

A fairly sharp shock of earthquake lasting two or three seconds was left at Masterton at 8.50 p.m. yesterday. The new 3YA radio plant will be officially opened to-night. Tire old transmitter will carry on until the conclusion of the news session, but at 7.30 o’clock the studio will connect with Gebbie’s Pass, and the new station will then commence regular broadcasts. Mr C. Elms, manager of the Hermitage, Mount Cook, received cuts and abrasions about the head and arms when the car he was driving hit a post on the main road near Islington yesterday afternoon. His condition is not serious, but some of the cuts were very deep. Mr Elms was driving back to the Hermitage after a visit to Christchurch.

While visiting Timaru with her mother yesterday, Betty Tozer, nine years of age, who resides with her parents at Pleasant Point, wandered away from a shop in Stafford Street at 3.15, and up to a late hour last night had not been located. The child, who is tall for her age and slim, has golden curls. She was dressed in a fawn jumper and skirt. The missing girl is practically a stranger to Timaru. An uncle resides at 8 Hewling Street.

The rather rare Chinese gooseberry is now in flower in Auckland gardens, but those residents who own these vines will have to wait a long time for the crop. Although the plants grow and fruit prolifically, the fruit does not become fully ripe until the winter. Tire size of an egg and uninteresting in appearance, they have, when peeled, a soft juicy flesh with a delicious flavour, and are particularly welcomed because they are available when little other fruit is to be had.

Charges under the Municipal Corporations Act involving Amos Howell, a former Upper Hutt Councillor, were preferred in Upper Hutt Magistrate’s Court yesterday. A charge of voting at a Council meeting on a matter in which he had a pecuniary interest was dismissed, but on a charge of attending a rqeeting of the Borough Council when incapacitated as a Councillor he was convicted, and fined £3. Three charges similar to the latter were withdrawn.

Mr F J. Cook (secretary of the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association) told a representative of “The Timaru Herald” yesterday it was possible that Timaru would be favoured by a visit from the Australian ladies tennis team under the management of Miss N. Lloyd, and that if arrangements were completed the Australians would play here on December 30. Last year a similar team visited Timaru and the matches aroused considerable interest.

A hope that care would be taken to see that Christmas poultry conveyed to and from the South Canterbury markets would be humanely treated, was expressed to a representative of “The Timaru Herald,” by Mr G. Gliddon, inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr Gliddon said that the Society had often come across poultry crowded in small crates, while the practice of placing the birds in unventilated bags also constituted cruelty.

Strong comment of the films witnessed by school children was made by the Principal, Mr Wilson, at the Hamilton High School break-up yesterday. He said the teaching profession was greatly concerned at the prevalence of films undesirable for children. The objection was not so much against films inciting to crime, which were comparatively rare, but to films giving false values of life, which tended to undo much of the work of the schools in inculcating general principles of conduct and behaviour. On a fortnight’s visit to Timaru, the sloop Laburnum arrived at Timaru yesterday and berthed at No. 3 wharf. At 10 a.m. the Mayor (Mr T. W. Satterthwaite), and the Town Clerk, Mr E. Killick, and the chairman of the Harbour Board, Mr G. T. Dawson, and Mr F. Metson, secretary, paid official calls on Commander A. H. Maxwell-Hyslop, who returned the courtesies at the Municipal Chambers at 11.45 a.m. A number of sports fixtures have been arranged for officers and ratings during their stay in port until December 28. At Monday’s meeting of the Wellington College Board of Governors it was mentioned that the funds of each of the four colleges under the jurisdiction of the board were in credit. It was suggested that all the money in hand should be spent and that there was much on which it could be usefully spent, otherwise should a credit balance be shown at the end of the year, there was a risk of further reduction in the capitation grant. Members were supplied with details of the work on which the money would be spent and were satisfied that by the end of the . year there would be not much money j left. Judgment for plaintiff by default was | given by Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the j following civil cases:—S.C. Power Board v. separate estate of Caroline Ethel Meredith, claim £ll 13s Id. costs ; £2 16s; S.C. Hospital Board v. Frank Irwin Hughes, claim 12/6, costs 9/-; , Commissioner of Taxes v. William Pickering, costs only 12/-; same v. Kathleen Gawnc (separate estate) j claim £2lB 17s 4d. costs £3; S.C. Hospital Board v. Arthur Andrews, ; claim £1 4s, costs 8 -; same v. Edwin John Hihks, claim £6 9s, costs £1 11s 6d; j same v. Eric L. Dewar, claim £6. costs j £1 10s 6d; J. A. Murray v. H. W. Campbell, claim £2 15s 9d, costs £1 3s 6d; Inspector of Awards v. J. Collogan, 10/-. In a judgment summons case, James Taylor was ordered to pay H. Swallow and Co. £l2 8s Id by instalments of 10 - a calendar month. A concert party under the auspices of St. Anne’s Catholic Guild, visited the Old People’s Heme on Tuesday evening. Those who contributed to a very enjoyable programme were:— Mesdames G. Blackham, T. Lynch. l. McDonald, F. Lynch and M. Fountain; Rev. Father Durning S.M., and Mr G. F. Doyle (songs), recitation with musical accompaniment. Miss M. Kelly (accompanist Miss B. Mangos); conjuring, Mr F. Newmarch; > banjo solos, Mr Connors; tap dance, ; Miss K. Plever; national dances. Miss A. McKay. The Adeste Fideles was . sung by a full choir, the solo being j taken by Mrs T. W. Lynch. The ac- 1 companiments were played by Mrs A I C. Fahey. Piper Campbell supplied the music for the national dances. Ihe master of the Home (Mr Laverty) | thanked the members of the Guild for arranging such a bright and varied programme and the St. Vincent de Paul Society for the sumptuous supper j provided. What to give her? Ah! The very thing. Some cutlery and electro plate j ware from England, Mcßae’s wide ; range of values. You can give a most I satisfactory gift without dipping deep j into your pocket. We instance Stainless Knives at from 8 6 half dozen; carving sets at 8 6. 15/6 and 25 /-; high , . It] ten at 6 6 and 8-6; E.P.N.S. cake forks at 6 6 and 9 - case, and artistic E.P. bread forks 6 6 each