GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19836, 27 June 1934, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Fire Brigade. Reporting to the quarterly meeting of the Timaru Fire Board yesterday, the superintendent (Mr P. Campbell; stated that during the quarter, the brigade responded to 10 alarms of fire, three of which were dwellings. None of the fires was of a serious' nature.

Alleged Infanticide. A young Timaru woman was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective L. Studholme on a charge of alleged infanticide. She will be brought before the Court this morning, but it is understood that the police will apply for a remand. An inquest into the death of the child will probably open on Friday.

Electrical Wiremen’s Examinations. An announcement in the Gazette states that the following Timaru candidates were successful in the recent electrical wiremen’s examinations:— Written examination, W. A. Bunt, E. J. Kearns, H. S. Whiteside; practical, J. A. Archer, C. C. Geddes, E. J. Ives, E. J. Kearns, J. Wilkinson.

.Inter-Schools Matches. A football team and three basketball teams from the Ashburton Technical High School will visit Timaru to-day to play their annual matches against the Timaru Technical High School. The football is to be played at Fraser Park and the basketball matches will be played on the Caroline Bay courts.

Sword for Hobart. A handsome sword, presented by Earl Jellicoe, as a trophy for an Empire miniature rifle shooting contest, arrived in Melbourne recently. The contest was won this year by a team from the Royal Australian Naval Reserve at Hobart, to which city the sword will be *'"***"'in the next few days. The sword is awarded on the result of shoots held by naval, military and Air Force units in England, South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Native Pigeons Shot. Definite signs that native pigeons have been shot at the I&anawatu Gorge Domain have lately been found by the caretaker and secretary of the Gorge Domain Board. It is only recently that these beautiful birds, so seldom seen close to civilisation, have been on the increase in the Gorge, which is a bird sanctuary. A dead pigeon, obviously shot, was found by the caretaker, while at another spot numerous feathers were found.

Strawberry Season. More than a million and a half strawberry plants have been received from Auckland city merchants by Naumai (North Auckland) growers. The season has not been too successful, due chiefly to the dry autumn, but those who have plants found the market more favourable than usual, probably because the crops of the growers of Lower Waikato and Port Albert were similarly affected.

Well-known Steamer Sold. Advice has been received that the New Zealand Shipping Company’s twin-screw steamer Otaki, which has been a regular trader between the United Kingdom and Australia and New Zealand, for many years, has been sold. The Otaki is a comparatively new ship, having been built in 1920 by Barclay. Curie and Company. Ltd., Glasgow. She is 449.1 ft. long, and has a gross measurement of 7976 tons. She arrived at Liverpool on May 25 last with cargo from Australian ports.

Name of Racehorse. The latest tribute to the Auckland airwoman Miss Jean Batten takes the form of an application to the New Zealand Racing Conference by Mr J. O’Donnell, of Bunnythorpe. for the name Jean Batten for his rising two-year-old filly by Colossus from Great Effort. Mr O’Donnell owns the racehorse Land Tax, who also is aptly named, being by Acre from Great. Effort. The first flight by an airwoman from England to Australia was commemorated in the naming of numerous horses, such as Amy Johnson, Flying Amy, Amy’s Flight, Amy’s Jason and Johnnie Jason, the last-named winning the Sydney Cup in 1932.

Remanded. A charge of bigamy was preferred against a middle-aged man, Walter Ernest Watson, alian Walter Ernest Willis, in the Police Court yesterday It was alleged that accused married Lucy Woodcock in the Roman Catholic Church, Rotorua, on June 30, 1913, and that he went through a form of marriage with Myrtle Isabella Scarlett, at the Salvation Army Barracks, Temuka, on August 30, 1933. Detective L. Studholme applied for a remand till July 4. Accused asked that the remand be as short as possible, stating that he could prepare his side of the case at 48 hours’ notice. Tlie Magistrate, Mr C. R. Orr Walker, remanded him to appear in Timaru on July 4. Through Other Eyes. In spite of all the publicity given to New Zealand in the last few years, and particularly since the so-called “free trade offer,” examples of curious ignorance about the Dominion and its affairs regularly o'' n "~ '~ T,a n m otherwise well-informed circles in England. The latest example appears in a leading article in the t.ondon “Daily Telegraph” of May 1. which begins: “Mr Lyons, Prime Minister of New Zealand. ...” The blunder is all the more curious because two paragraphs later the article discusses the difficulties of the Prime Minister of Australia in dealing with the problems of marketing primary produce. It might be amusing to speculate what would happen if Mr Forbes and Mr Lyons did change places for a while. Your week-end golf! Make your choice from these well-known brands of golf balls at England Mcßae’s. “Goblin” (made by Dunlop) 1/6, Blue Triangle (a Spalding product) 1/9, Warwick 2/3, Super Harlequin 2/9. Also the following super grade balls, all priced at 3/-. Dunlop “Maxfli.” Spalding “MultidotJ’ “Top-flite,” “Kroflite” and “Par.” Silver King “Plus” and “Bramble,” and the Eromford L.L. Repainted golf balls in a variety cf good brands are available at 1/-, 1/6 and 1/9. Call on England Mcßae’s for your golf requirements