GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19673, 15 December 1933, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Members of the Christ’s College first eleven passed through Timaru on their way to Dunedin yesterday.

More than £250 is in hand as a result of the Flunket Day street collection in Wellington yesterday.

A message from London states that the Otago Harbour Board's loan has been over-subscribed.

During her stay in Timaru, the Laburnum will be open for inspection from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

In the written examination conducted by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London, Christina R. Talbot (Mr A. W. Vine, F.R.C.0.) passed in Harmony, Grade V.

The chairman of the North End Ratepayers’ and Improvement Association (Mr G. H. Andrew's) stated at last night’s annual meeting of the Association that it was practically assured that Virtue Avenue would be tar sealed this year.

It is understood that C. T. P. Ulm, in the Faith in Australia, will arrive in Timaru at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. He will be welcomed by the Mayor (Mr T. W. Satterthwaite) and members of the Council, and will leave for Ashburton on Wednesday.

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board, the following South Canterbury appointments were confirmed: —Fairview, Mr C. P. Beck (sole teacher); Kingsdown, Mr F. D. Gillespie (sole teacher). The following resignations were accepted:— Fhirlie, Miss V. Whitehouse (assistant mistress): Waimataitai, Miss M. Tizard (assistant mistress).

The missing girl, Betty Tozer, aged nine, of Pleasant Point, was found at the Claremont School yesterday. At 7 a.m. the parents received a telephone message that a child had been seen crossing a paddock at Mr Selbie’s farm at Claremont, and the father and uncle proceeded to the school, where they found the girl. She had been wandering about most of the night, and was footsore and hungry. A party of 60 boys from the South School, and a number from the Technical College, searched the southern end of the town yesterday morning.

In the annual report of the North End Ratepayers’ and Improvement Association presented to last night’s annual meeting it w'as stated that good progress was being made with the erection of the swimming bath in the district, and it was expected that it w'ould be ready for use about the end of January. The bath would be a decided acquisition, and should allow for the formation of a swimming club. The Association understood that the accommodation at the West End bath was now overtaxed and Waimataitai, would no doubt, absorb some of the surplus.

A successful rally in the interests of Christian Endeavour was held in the Baptist Church, Timaru, last Tuesday evening. ’ Endeavourers from Temuka and Waimate were entertained at tea by the local societies, about 60 gathering round the tables. The express purpose of the rally was to reconstitute the South Canterbury District Christian Endeavour Union, a motion to this effect being unanimously carried at a public meeting following the tea. The election of officers resulted:— President, Rev. J. Russell Grave; vicepresidents, Revs. C. A. Kennedy (Temuka) and A. M. Costain (Waimate) ; secretary, Miss P. Miller; treasurer, Mr E. Spence. Five societies responded to the roll call. Items were given by the Woodlands Street Methodist Juniors and Timaru Baptist Juniors. Addresses were delivered by Revs. C. A. Kennedy and A. M. Costain. Mesdames Howe and Newlands, with the Misses Holdgate and Gatchell decorated and set the tea tables.

The merits and demerits of the practice of counsel submitting argument in writing was commented on by his Honour Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday. It was suggested that counsel might address written argument to Mr Justice Ostler at present in Christchurch with a view to getting a case already partly heard completed as soon as possible. Mr Justice Blair said that he did not know if Mr Justice Ostler would care to have written argument submitted. The difficulty about written argument was that one could not ask questions with a view of clearing up obscure points. At the present time he had two written arguments for consideration. and they were occupying a considerable amount of his time as there were one or two matters be w'ished elucidated. “Written arguments,” said his Honour, “are very handy if you have a man who talks too much. If he has to write his argument it sometimes quietens him down a bit."

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