Local and General News

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21088, 14 July 1938, Page 6

Local and General News

Mayor’s Benevolent Fund The Mayor Is in receipt of a cheque for £192, being part proceeds of the “Stroke of Luck” Art Union, towards the Mayor’s Community Benevolent Fund.

Electoral Roll

The total number of names on tne main roll for the Timaru electorate is 12,105. When the main roll closed before the election in 1935, there were 11,717 names on it. The supplementary roll will not close for some time.

Defaulting Debtors

In the Timaru Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr H. Morgan, S.M., entered judgment by default for plaintiffs in the following civil cases:—Smith's Open Warehouse v. E. J. Rooney, £2/16/6, costs 16/-; Brown Wood Motors Ltd. v. P. R. Edwards, £2/4/3. costs £l/3/6; L. Collins v. F. Vincent, £l/11/-, costs 8/-. On a judgment summons, Alexander Moore was ordered to pay G. B. Tw’grov? £5/2/6 on or before August 13, in default five d?.ys’ gaol.

Maunganui’s Islands Cruise

Wireless messages received from the Maunganui, which is on a cruise to the South Sea Islands, state that she has had fine weather since her departure from Auckland on Thursday last. A change in the itinerary will be the substitution of Raiatea for Bora Bora, both in the Society Group of islands. Raiatea is only 20 or 30 miles from Bora Bora and is another beautiful volcanic island surrounded by coral reefs. The occasion for the alteration is that at Raiatea at the time of the’ Maunganui’s visit will be held celebrations in commemoration of the taking of the Bastille during the French Revolution.

West End Association

At the monthly meeting of the West End Association Mr H. Mayo occupied the chair. After some discussion a sub-committee was set up to arrange a supply of chairs and tables for the hall. Alterations were made in the charges for lighting and heating. A member brought up a suggestion by the curator of parks with regard to tree-planting, that property

owners might plant trees of moderate growth or flowering shrubs in their sections facing the street. The suggestion was approved. It was decided “That it be a recommendation to the Works Committee of the Council to make the connections for underground drainage to all vacant sections before tar-sealing the streets, as this would do away with the necessity of digging up the streets afterwards.”

Litigation Over Will

Arguments on facts and law was heard in the third day of the action by the Public Trustee to recover £8450 from the Guardian Trust and Executors Company of New Zealand Ltd. In the Supreme Court, Christchurch, before Mr Justice Northcrcft. Mr H. P. Richmond, counsel for the defendant company, had begun his argument on Tuesday and continued it yesterday. At the conclusion of his address Mr T. P. Cleary addressed the Court on the facts and had begun his legal argument when the Court adjourned until this morning. Mr H. F. O’Leary, K.C., with him Mr Cleary, of Wellington, are appearing for the Public Trustee, and Mr Richmond, with Mr H. E. Barrowclough, of Auckland, are appearing for the defendant company.

Music Firms To Amalgamate

Two of the oldest music businesses in New Zealand will be amalgamated as a result of the purchase of Arthur Eady, Ltd., of Auckland, by Charles Begg and Company, Ltd., of Dunedin. A record price for a music business in the Dominion, more than £20,000, has been paid for the goodwill and assets of Arthur Eady, Ltd. The exact purchase price has not been disclosed. It is the intention of the purchasers to continue meanwhile the business of Arthur Eady, Ltd., on the present site at 112 Queen Street, under the existing style, but plans are In preparation for the erection of a new building on the same site, and it is hoped that it will be completed within a year. Every effort will be made to make the new building’ the most up-to-date music store in New Zealand or Australia.

New Zealand's Defences

To judge by the reorganisation taking place in the defence forces of the Dominion, the Government seemed to be doing its best to protect New Zealand against any danger which might arise from the present situation in Europe, said Colonel the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, M.L.C., a former Minister of Defence at the opening yesterday of the Dominion Conference of the South African War Veterans’ Association. The League of Nations had been founded from the Peace Conference at the end of the Great War to bring settled peace in Europe, said Sir Heaton. It had not entirely fulfilled its purpose. There had notably been the defection from its aims by a member State, Italy, in the conquest of Abyssinia. Japan, too, was obviously desirous of expansion and coveted an overseas Dominion. Australia and New Zealand had probably to be thankful to the Chinese for the manner in which they were keeping Japan otherwise occupied.