Local and General News

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21086, 12 July 1938, Page 6

Local and General News

Omnibus Receipts me receipts from the Timaru omnibus service during June amounted to £BOO/18/7, as against £772/12/11 in the corresponding month last year. The daily average was £3O/16/1 as against £29/14/4. Repairs to Penang Captain Karlsson, of the Finnish barque Penang, hopes to be able to sail from Dunedin in the first week in August. The work of repairing the vessel’s two damaged masts is proceeding steadily. Can You Beat It? “Well, can you beat that?” asked Mr I. J. Goldstine. Mayor of One Tree Hill, when a woman ratepayer of Great South Road wrote asking if it was possible to have the charge for refuse removal remitted, offering as a reason for her request that the service was of little or no use to the household. It was decided to inform the writer that the charge could not be remitted, as it was a charge borne by all ratepayers in the borough. Councillor Outspoken “This town planning business is the rottenest thing that has ever come Into this or any other tov,;n," said Cr. M. H. Richards at last night’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council when referring to the decision of the Council in declining an application for the building of a shop in a residential area. “This town planning is stopping the business of the town," he added.

Itinerary Altered To prevent the possibility of the carriage of the measles infection from Rarotonga, where a number of cases have been reported, to the outer islands in the Cook Group, an alteration has been made in the itinerary of the Union Company’s motor ship Matua on her next visit. The Matua, which will leave Auckland on Thursday for the Cook Islands, will omit Rarotonga as the first port and will visit Mangaia, Hauke and Atiu before reaching the island. She normally calls at Rarotonga before steaming to the outer islands and returning to Rarotonga.

Posters on Posts

The plastering of telegraph and electric light poles in the borough with posters was objected to at last night's meeting of the Timaru Borough Council by the Mayor (Mr W. G. Tweedy). He said that the posters had been displayed on the poles without consent, but had no doubt been placed there innocently by the parties concerned without the knowledge that It was a breach of the by-laws. If there was any repetition, after publicity had been given to the breach, he thought that the Council should take action.

Bird Angler The sight of a white heron fishing in the river near the Kawarau bridge at Frankton has interested many visitors to Queenstown during the last few weeks. After capturing its prey from the water, the bird flies with its catch to the bridge, and there proceeds to enjoy a feast. The heron is a most methodical angler and always follows this routine. From the reports of visitors, the bird appears to be very successful. In fact, a woman who has watched it wrote to her husband: “If you got as good a bag each day, you would feel very pleased with yourself.”

Onions To Be Imported A fully attended meeting of the Onion Advisory Committee was held in Wellington, stated the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. W. Lee Martin, last evening. After the meeting the chairman (Mr R. B. Tennent) announced that the Committee had unanimously recommended to the Government that a permit should be granted for the importation of a supply of Australian onions to arrive at the end of the current month for disttibution in No. 1 district as laid clown in the onion regulations. This decision was arrived at in view of the shortage of onions which otherwise would result in the Auckland district.

No Help Wanted

“It has come to my knowledge that certain Diggers feel that the four Colonels have been unjustly treated. I would like to make it quite clear that the four Colonels can look after themselves. If they have been unjustly treated they know what they can do to secure redress. If they are wrong they will take what is coming to them. We don’t want the Returned Soldiers’ Association to assist us in any way. We can fight our own battles,” said Colonel Gambrill, speaking at a meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. “I thank those who felt that we needed help and they could give it, but we don’t want help.” Colonel Gambrill further gave an assurance that no political object dictated the action of the four Colonels.

Progress of Council Inspections The campaign by the Timaru Borough Council to ensure that roof drainage from dwellings found its way through the proper stormwater channels instead of through the borough sewers, was reported on at last night’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council by Cr. W. H. Hall, who said that to date 448 dwellings whicl) discharged their roof drainage into the sewers had been located. In some instances people in poor circumstances were unable to meet the costs of changing the system. It was decided, on the motion of Cr. Hall, that in cases where any ratepayers were unable to connect their premises with stormwater drains to the channel owing to shortage of funds, the Council do the work and obtain a lien on the property, all cases to be Inquired into by the town clerk and approved by the Finance Committee. The Council authorised tire appointment of two temporary inspectors to facilitate the work. Waimarama’s Maiden Voyage According to advice received by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, their new cargo vessel for the Australian and New Zealand service, the Waimarama, which was launched from the Belfast yard of Harland and Wolff, Ltd., on May 31, is to leave Liverpool on October 22 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland on November 23 and at Wellington five days later. The Waimarama. which has a tonnage of 11,000, has the following approximate measurements: Length overall, 535 ft 6in; moulded beam, 70ft; and depth, 43ft 61n. The new ship has been specially designed for the carriage of refrigerated produce and, in addition, will be able to carry over 1000 tons of chilled beef. There will be accommodation for twelve passengers. The Waimarama will load Homewards in New Zealand, and after that will be engaged regularly in the Australian and New Zealand trade.