LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20897, 29 November 1937, Page 8

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Yesterday’s Excursions The excursion trains yesterday were well patronised, and visitors from Christchurch, numbering 468, were greeted with sunny conditions. The train from Timaru for the north carried 238 passengers. “Toryism” of Taranaki “We have been too long held down by the chains of ‘Toryism’ in Taranaki,” said Mr G. E. Roper, president of the New Plymouth branch of the Labour Party, at a public meeting at New Plymouth last week. “ ‘Toryism’ that has been ingrained in the people ever since the first settlers landed here.” Confirmation Ceremony More than 200 persons, the majority of whom were children from Timaru and surrounding districts, received the Sacrament of Confirmation administered by the Rev. Dr. M. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch, at the Sacred Heart Church yesterday. His Lordship was assisted nt the altar rails by the Bev. Frs. W. Peoples, S.M., and J. Brosnahan, S.M. Motor Cyclist Injured An accident occurred in the vicinity of Pleasant Point in the early hours of yesterday morning, which resulted in a young man, John Carnegie, being brought in to the Timaru Hospital suffering from concussion. It is understood that he was repairing his motor cycle, which was stated to be unlighted, when he was struck by a motor-car which was travelling in the direction of Totara Valley. Child Injured One of the children attending a public picnic in the Temuka Domain on Saturday, Chrissie Castle, daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Castle, of Timaru, was injured when a cyclist ran into her. She had gone to the pavilion in the domain for an ice-cream and while returning was run into from the rear by another girl. She suffered shock and an Injury to the nose which later in day necessitated medical attention being sought. Hospital Sunday Yesterday was hospital Sunday when an effort was made by the Timaru Municipal, Timaru Highland Pipe and Boys’ High School Bands to raise funds to provide Christmas cheer for patients in the hospital. The three bands paraded from the Drill Hall to the Bay, where they played selections which were much appreciated by a large gathering of the public. The takings amounted to over £3O. The Municipal Band gave a further recital on the Bay last night. Buying New Zealand Goods ‘I am in favour of buying New Zealand goods, providing other things are equal, but not when it means the expenditure of an additional £l3/13/-,” said Mr A. Rosser at a meeting of the Auckland City Council, when a brief discussion took place on a recommendation to purchase 12 dozen paint brushes made by an English firm rather than a line manufactured In New Zealand. An amendment to Obtain an equal quantity of the New Zealand and English articles was lost. The Honey Crop Although the recent rain had been of considerable benefit to clover throughout the district, before South Canterbury beekeepers could be assured Of a good crop another two or three inches of rain Would be needed, remarked the president, Mr W. Watson, at a meeting of the South Canterbury Beekeepers’ Association on Friday. Mr Watson remarked that all the beekeepers had welcomed the rain, but, before they could be assured of a good crop, another few inches would be necessary to repair the damage done by the long dry spell. Changing Fashions There are plenty of indications to modem travellers that the old saying that “the wife wears the trousers” is coming out of the realm of alleged fiction into fact, according to Mr Arthur Barnett, who has returned to Dunedin from a visit to Great Britain. Mr and Mrs Barnett returned to New Zealand on the Strathmore, and he remarked that it was very interesting to notice the changes in dress. Women of all ages wore long trousers, grey or blue, until the ship neared the tropics. When most of them adopter very short "shorts.” Most of the men wore knickerbockers. The fashion for trousers had become general among women in the Old World. “I don’t know whether these women manage their homes,” Mr Barnett said, “but they certainly have adopted the necessary appearances.” Clergy Underpaid The inability of the Waikato Diocese to support backblock districts from its home missions funds was the subject of strong comment by the Bishop of Waikato (the Rt. Rev. C. A. Cherrington) at a function to mark the formation of the Claudelands parish. “When this diocese was formed I should have demanded from the wealthy diocese of Auckland and the equally wealthy dioceses of Wellington, Welson and Waiapu £50,000 to provide an income to carry on the work,” he said. He added that the clergy were greatly underpaid, and the diocesan offices were maintained only by the superhuman efforts of the secretary. The Bishop deplored the fact that the diocese could not provide chaplains at the Waikato Hospital, the Chateau Tongariro, and at Borstal institutions. All It could do was to provide £4OO annually to parishes unable to support themselves. *