FAIRLIE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20890, 20 November 1937, Page 4

FAIRLIE

SUBSIDY FOR WATER SCHEME UNEMPLOYMENT GRANT Advice has been received from the Minister of Labour (Hon. H. T. Armstrong) by Mr David Barnes, M.P.. that a subsidy on the basis of £2/10/a week would be made available for unemployed men engaged on the Fairlie water and drainage scheme. The communication received by Mr Barnes states: “Further to my letter of November 8, concerning your personal representations that the subsidy offered in respect of the Mackenzie County Council’s proposed water supply and sewerage scheme should be increased. I have to advise that I have now looked into the matter. In this connection, I am pleased to inform you that a subsidy on the basis of £2 10 - per week, will be made available to the Council for the full-time employment of registered and eligible unemployed married men on the work. When the Council is in a position to proceed with this scheme, it. should submit an application for the subsidy offered above.”

AMATEUR ATHLETICS WEEKLY SPORTS Results at the weekly sports meeting of the Fairlie Amateur Athletic Club on Thursday night, were as follows: Women’s 100 Yards: Miss D. Crampton 1. Miss P. Braddick 2, Miss I. Caswell 3. Time, 13 l-ssec. Women's Long Jump: Miss Myra Elms 12ft 7in, 1; Miss Amy Page. 12ft 4in, 2; Miss May O’Connor, lift 4in, 3. Three Miles: E. Crichton 1. Time. 17min 47sec. 220 Yards: D. O’Connor (Syds) 1, E. Crichton (Iyd) 2, G. Adamson (scr) 3. Time, 26 3-ssec. Hop, Step and Jump: D. O'Neill (18in), 35ft 2in, 1; L. Kane (lin), 34ft 9in, 2; J. Cassie, D. O’Connor and G. Adamson (12in), 32ft lOln, 3. Putting the Shot: D. O'Connor 26ft Uin, 1; B. O’Neill 25ft Bin, 2; J. O’Connor. 25ft lin, 3. High Jump, girls over 12: P. Loonies 1, M. Cowan 2. High Jump, boys: L. Fenwick 1. A. Cameron 2, E. Slow 3. Hop, Step and Jump, boys over 12: G. Fraser 1, L. Edwards 2, C. Riddle 3. Girls under 12: F. McKinnon 1, E. Rae 2, A. Latimer 3. Next week the club will hold a crosscountry race over a distance of about five and a half miles. Twelve entries have been received, including six from Timaru. Two well-known outside runners competing will be C. Parrant and T. Shivas.

GENERAL Further showers followed the rain in Fairlie on Wednesday, and a cold change put a coating of snow on top of the Two Thumb range. A light shower fell yesterday, but the sun broke through late in the afternoon. The judges appointed by the Otago Women s Gardening Circle, inspected the Fairlie and Alburj’ railway gardens during the week. Last year, both gardens annexed first prizes for conipetiions held throughout the Otago railway district. Two judgings are made, and the judges will again Inspect the gardens early in the New Year.

“SECRET AGENT" "Secret Agent.” Gaumont-British offering, features Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Gielgud and Robert Young, and will be screened at Fairlie at 8.15 to-night. “Secret Agent,” a gripping adaptation of Somerset Maughan’s “Ashenden,” is the story of a member of the Secret Service, who sets out to thwart a Gentian spy during the Great War. Fluent staging swings the action from London to the Swiss Alps, thence to Mid-Europe. where suspenseful events culminate in a realistic train smash, following bombing by British ’planes. A piquant romantic slant and deft comedy touches relieve the engrossing canvas of espionage. The cast is brilliant, and the stars do their work excellently. There will be variety supporting features.

The Fairlie H.A.C.B.S. guessing competion was won by E. Watkins, Geraldine.

Mr E. Cholerton. Optical Specialist, managing director of Procters, the Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Fairlie, personally, and may be consulted on all defects of eyesight at the Gladstone Hotel, on Tuesday. 16th November, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments can now be made by ringing our local representative, Mr W. A. B. Morton, chemist, ’phone 36D ....