GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19944, 31 October 1934, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Waimataitai Baths. Work on the Waimataitai swimming baths has almost been completed, and it is expected that they will be available for use within the next two weeks. A Broken Ankle. While crossing the yard at the rear of the Dominion Hotel yesterday, William Rainbow, porter, had the misfortune to trip over some object, and in falling broke his ankle. After receiving attention from Dr. C. S. Fraser, he was conveyed to the Public Hospital by the St. John Ambulance. Feet Per Second. “People should calculate the speed of cars at feet per second, instead of miles per hour. This would give them a greater sense of the danger when travelling at high speed,” stated his Honour Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court, Palmerston North. “The calculation is simple,” he added, “for if a car is travelling at 15 miles per hour you divide that figure by two, bringing is down to 11 yards, or 22ft per second.” Charitable Bequests. Under the will of the late Mr Robert Francis Houlihan, who died at Christchurch on October 10, the Public Trustee is appointed executor and trustee. Legacies are bequeathed under the will as follows: Nazareth House, Christchurch, £100; Mount Magdala Asylum, Christchurch. £100; Lewisham Hospital, Christchurch, £100; St. Vincent de Paul Society, Cathedral Parish, Christchurch, £IOO. The residue of the estate is bequeathed to the Roman Catholic Bishop, Christchurch, for religious and charitable purposes. Jury and Jurie. The fast that the name of an important witness in a case at the Auckland Supreme Court on Friday happened to be Jurie, led to a natural misunderstanding which threatened for a few moments to disorganise the Crown case. During the morning, the usher announced that the waiting jury was discharged until 2.15 p.m., and Mr Jurie, taking this as a personal message, left the Court. Very shortly afterwards his evidence was required, and another witness had to be substituted until he could be found and brought back.

National Questions. The formation of a permanent council or commission of industries to decide national questions affecting the manufacturing industry in New Zealand and also the limitation of new factories are the two chief proposals that are made in a report issued to-day by a committee of manufacturers. In July last the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation appointed a committee comprising Messrs I. Matheson, J. T. Spears, W. McLay, E. R. Norman and A. E. Mander to consider the possibility of greater industrial co-ordina-tion than existed at present. The report was discussed at a special meeting of the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association held last night. Institute of Secretaries. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Secretaries was held in Wellington last night. The guests included the Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Bell and the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes. The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. J. A. Young, extended a welcome on behalf of the Government, and the Mayor of Wellington (Mr T. C. A. Hislop) on behalf of the municipality. The annual report stated the membership of the institute was 695, comprising 533 fellows and 162 associates, an increase of 223 on the previous year. Mr E. A. Wallace was re-elected president. Messrs A. Lyttle (Canterbury), G. J. Garland (Auckland) and D. L. Bone (Auckland) were elected to the Council. Eastern Incongruity. The incongruous spectacle of a Chinese, dressed in his national garb, producing from his pocket a modern thermos flask filled with hot tea -appealed to Miss Nessie Moncrieff, foreign secretary to the Y.W.C.A., who has just returned from Peking. Thermos flasks have only recently made their appearance in China and the Chinese have taken a great fancy to them, so much so, that they are now manufacturing them. Miss Moncrieff, talking to a reporter of “The Timaru Herald” yesterday, said that that summed up the attitude of the Chinese to the West. They were not keen on changing anything which existed in their own country, but they were very interested in any Western invention, especially along mechanical lines. Kennel Club. A meeting of the committee of the South Canterbury Kennel Club was held last evening, Mr F. G. Saville presiding. Correspondence was received from the New Zealand Kennel Club, advising that the application granted the South Canterbury Club had been confirmed at the annual meeting. Various matters in connection with the recent show were completed. It was decided to hold the annual meeting in December. Congratulations were extended to the South Canterbury exhibitors who competed with such conspicuous success at the recent Dunedin Show. An inquiry was received as to the possibility of a Whippet Racing Club being formed in South Canterbury, it being decided that it was not yet an opportune time to consider adding this branch of activity to the club’s present programme. Further discussion on the matter was left to the incoming committee.