GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20054, 11 March 1935, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Death in Church Mrs Mary Elizabeth Holland (75), of Grey Road, collapsed during the morning service at Trinity Church yesterday and died of heart failure. It is understood an inquest will not be necessary. Salmon RunningReports from the Rangitata River state that there was a good run of salmon at the mouth on Friday, when some good catches were taken. The best basket reported was that of Mr D. Smith, who landed eight good fish. Unconscious Humour A piece of unconscious humour caused judge and jury to smile in the Supreme Court, Hamilton. “You would wish to see the parties get a fair deal, wouldn’t you?” questioned counsel. “Not altogether,” replied witness. “I was the land agent in the matter.” Aspiring Goats At least two goats have achieved the distinction of scaling the Summit of Mount Egmont. Last week climbers who reached the top were surprised to find two large animals—one write and the other black—on the summit of the mountain. Seaman Killed The Union Company has been advised by radio that while the Makura was between Papeete and San Francisco, J. Bickerton, an ordinary seaman, met with a fatal accident. Bickerton belonged to Auckland and had served in coastal ships. Cheap Advice “I advise you all to get a member of the legal fraternity on your board. The opinion you do not have to pay for is usually much more positive than the one you have to pay for,” said Mr F. Castle, of Wellington, amidst laughter at the Hospital Boards’ Conference at Napier. Fruitgrowers’ Resolution At a representative meeting of fruitgrowers at Hastings on Saturday, the following resolution was carried—“ This meeting views with alarm the fact that Munroe and Poupart are not handling our fruit, and that the Board should be asked to make further efforts to persuade them to handle it.” Failure to Maintain Thomas Young, who was arrested on warrant in Timaru, appeared on bail in the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, before Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., when he was charged with failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order. After hearing defendant’s evidence. the Magistrate ordered his release upon payment of £5. Charge of Theft Malcolm Nathaniel Boyd appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday charged that on July 12 he broke and entered the jam factory of Elizabeth Hodges at Waimate and stole 36 tins of jam, seven tins of honey and a Stewart Warner wireless set, of a total value of £63 10s 9d. On the application of Detective L. Studholme, accused was remanded to appear in Waimate to-morrow. Influx of Visitors There was an unusual influx of visitors to Timaru yesterday, when excursion trains brought approximately 1250 people to the town. Two trains from Christchurch were well filled, bringing a complement of 700 visitors, and 450 arrived by train from Dunedin. In addition, a special railway stafl picnic train from Oamaru brought approximately 400 excursionists. A majority of the visitors spent the day in perfect weather on Caroline Bay, the bathing facilities being in demand. The train from Timaru to Christchurch carried 260 people when it left here. Vice-Regal Duties “I think it might surprise some of you to know what my actual vice-regal duties are,” said the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, at the civic farewell tendered to him in the Town Hall, Auckland. “They consist in periodically opening Parliament, in presiding over the Executive Council, which is really identical with England’s Cabinet, occasionally bestowing upon favoured individuals the distinction which a beneficent Sovereign thinks fit to award them, and finally to decide the fate of alleged murderers. That, so far as I know, comprises the whole of the really strict and inevitable duties of a Governor-General in this country, but, curiously enough, you have not in your address made reference to any of them.” A Link With the Past A remarkable discovery is related in a letter recently received by Mr D. Robb, of Winton, from his father, Mr F. Robb, of Glasgow. The latter writes: “I have just read a book about the recent explorations in Greenland, and the writer says that they came on a cache of stores hidden in the ice since 1876. The meat was quite good and they ate it. The tins were marked with the stamp of a firm of meat canners in Winton, New Zealand. Find out if they are still there, and then tell them of this. It would make a fine advertisement for them.’’ On inquiries being made at Winton it was learned that the farmers of the district about that time established a concern known as the Southland Farmers’ Meat Works, near Gap Road, about a mile from Winton. These works were known as the “boiling down works,” and were a familiar landmark for many years. Apparently the tinned meat was a product of the first established Winton concern of that period. The meat works in question were bought out by the Woodlands Company a short time after their establishment.