GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19789, 3 May 1934, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

That death was due to coronary thrombosis was the verdict of the Coroner, Mr E. Gilbertson, at the inquest into the death of Mr George Alpe, a well-known athlete, who died at his residence in Wellington on Sunday.

For impairing a chattel security and theft, Frederick Richard Coulson, a farmer, was admitted to probation for two years by Mr Justice Reed in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday.

Owing to the tempting offers for lupin seed, which is worth about 5/a bushel, several South Canterbury farmers have grown and threshed lupin crops this year with satisfactory results.

Although conditions were far from favourable for the opening of the shooting season on Tuesday, one party shooting at Hadlow had a succussful morning, obtaining the limit. There were five guns in the party and by noon 50 ducks had fallen. Most of the bag was secured in the early part of the morning.

South Canterbury wheatgrowers should be pleased to learn that they will be receiving another payment from the Wheat Pool, which ceased to operate when the Wheat Purchase Board was established. The Pool is paying out 19-24ths of a penny a bushel for the 1929-31 seasons.

In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., judgment by default was entered in the following civil cases: —C.F.C.A. v. O. Dixon, £lO 17s, costs £2 14s, Timaru Borough Council v. M. S. Bracefiela, £ls 16s lOd, costs £1 3s. In a judgment summons case, G. Gale was ordered to pay the Cecil Wood Company, Ltd., £6 5s 2d on or before May 31, in default six days’ imprisonment.

Recently the Rev. Clyde Carr, M.P., communicated with the Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hon. R. A. Masters) with regard to the removal of the embargo on New Zealand potatoes entering Australia, and he has now received the Minister’s reply, which states that the Government is still negotiating with the Australian authorities. The Government is hopeful of obtaining a modification of the present embargo but no definite announcement is possible at present.

The visit to Timaru of the Railway Department’s new sedan rail motor created a good deal of interest yesterday morning. The sedan is being used by the general manager of the Department (Mr W. H. Mackley), who is making a tour of inspection of the South Island services. Mr Mackley arrived from Oamaru on Tuesday, and proceeded to Ashburton yesterday, after inspecting the Waimate and Fairlie branch lines. The sedan is driven by petrol and weighs four tons. It has accommodation for eight passengers, and is fitted with pneumatic tyres. Mr Mackley is to return to Wellington to-night, but it is expected he will visit Timaru again in about a fortnight.

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