GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20283, 5 December 1935, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

Sudden Death The death occurred suddenly last night of Mr Philip David Sinclair, of Pareora. It is understood that Mr Sinclair, who was 51 years of age, collapsed while being driven home in a car after a fishing expedition. It could not be ascertained last night whether an inquest will be necessary. Official Count The official count of votes cast in the recent poll for the Timaru seat, which was to have taken place yesterday, was postponed until to-day. It is expected that a start will be made at 9 o’clock and that the returning officer and his deputies will have completed their work at night. Postal and absentee votes will be included in the count. Motor-car For Bishop. On his return from an official visit to Rome, Bishop Liston, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, was welcomed by the clergy and laity during the week-end. A garden party was held in his honour at St. Mary’s College, Ponsonby, on Saturday afternoon, when an opportunity was taken to make a presentation to the bishop of a sedan motor-car, the gift of the clergy and laity of the Auckland diocese. Many Ac'/ve Volcanoes. New Zealanders were apt to be nervous about earthquakes and eruptions, but he thought they were the zest of life, said Dr. P. Marshall at a meeting of the English-Speaking Union’s travel and discussions club in Wellington. When he visited Java he was interested to find that although only about the size of the South Island of New Zealand it had 39 active volcanoes—not all going at the same time, but all liable to erupt at any moment. Good Fishing Prospects With the warmer weather good prospects for fishing in the local streams have developed. The Acclimatisation Society’s ranger (Mr F. W. Pellett) stated yesterday that good sport had already been secured in the Opihi, but if the warm weather continued there was every prospect of the season being unusually good. An abundance of flies, which were always plentiful in hot weather, would produce good fishing. Education System. Speaking at the opening of the Karakariki School on Saturday, Mr W. Lee Martin, M.P., said that possibly in the past they had tried to fit the Dominion to the education system, whereas they should try to adjust the system to meet the growing needs of the Dominion. The Director of Education was abroad investigating methods in other countries, and it was expected that he would have valuable recommendations to make, and that would offer an opportunity to improve the education system in New Zealand. Nothing was more important. Judgment By Default. Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., entered judgment by default in the following civil cases at a sitting of the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday: Brady and Mcßae v. Herbert Raymond Bennington, claim £ll/4/2, costs £3/3/-; B. N. Grant v. Ivor Bristol, claim £9/1/5, costs £l/12/6. In a judgment summons case J. W. Pick-worth was ordered to pay Smith’s Open Warehouse £3/12/6 on or before January 4, in default three days’ imprisonment. In a similar case William Jephson was ordered to pay W. C. Wilson £l7/16/4 at the rate of 10/1 a month, the first payment to be made on January 16. Wicket Keeper’s Experience,, Although the wicketkeeper in a cricket match probably takes more knocks than any man in a team and he is usually well prepared for them, one keeper playing in Timaru recently had an experience which fortunately is very rare. In attempting to take a hard ball he was struck on a trouser pocket in which there was a box of matches. The force of the ball on the box ignited the matches and when he realised he was on fire he was hammered by the large gloves he was wearing. Other members of the team soon formed themselves into a volunteer fire brigade and the keeper escaped with slight burns and damaged trousers. Canine Egg Thief. An unaccountable falling off in the supply of eggs from her flock of hens : puzzled a Wanganui housewife recently, and the shadow of the cooking pot crept closer as day succeeded day without eggs. One day, however, the owner collected a bowl full of eggs and left it by the door while she went about otner duties. Returning she found the eggs had disappeared and put the loss down to. rats. The mystery was solved "when a neighbour caught her fox terrier carefully carrying an egg to be eaten at leisure. A special < gg, containing the timehonoured mustard and pepper mixture, effectively cured that dog of sucking the neighbour’s eggs. Russell Church Centenary An appeal for funds to proceed with the erection of a new chancel to commemorate A he c p ntenaFv of the historic Anglican church at Russell is made by Archbishop‘Averill, Archdeacon H. A. Hawkins, of Waimate, and the Rev. F. W. Wilkes, vicar of the Bay of Islands, in the “Church Gazette.” It is announced that the plans for the work have been prepared by the diocesan architect, and that the sum of £260 is already in hand. It is estimated that at least another £SOO will be required. The date for laying the foundation stone has been. changed from December 29 to Mrach 29, 1936. The chancel will be the first section of a new stone church, but in a separate article Archbishop Averill states that “as much as possible of the old church will be retained.” The old church is bound ,ir > w: J h the history of New Zealand, he states, and for that reason alone the coming centenary should be of widespread interest. Comment by Magistrate Criticism of judgment creditors, who without due consideration signed affidavits alleging that they believed that judgment debtors were in a position to meet their obligations, was made by Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., from the , Bench in Timaru some time ago. The Magistrate explained that if cases came before him in which it was evident that the affidavit had been signed carelessly ; and without investigation he would : give costs against the judgment creditor. A case arose in Court yesterday in which a judgment debtor gave evidence that his sole earnings were 9/6 a week. He explained that he had told the creditor that he was on sustenance and that he could not possibly meet the claim. Mr W. D. Campbell, who appeared for the debtor, reminded the Magistrate about his earlier remarks and asked if he proposed to allow the debtor costs in this case. “It is obviously a case of allowing costs against a plaintiff who makes a declaration without due consideration, of what he is signing,” said the Magistrate, who added that if the man had lost wages he would certainly have allowed costs against the creditor.