NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21210, 3 December 1938, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Don't forget the Municipal Band's card night in the bandroom to-night. The Timaru South School flower show and queen carnival will be held at the school to-day from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. An important auction sale of choice household furniture will be held by A. N. Oakey and Co. at 1 p.m. on Tuesday next, at 63 Wilson Street under instructions from the estate of the late Isabella Black. The properties situated 63 Wilson Street and 16 Victoria Street will also be submitted immediately after the furniture auction. Full particulars of the sale appear in the auction column of this issue. In an advertisement in this issue the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association draws the attention of farmers and others interested in the fat lamb competition which will Ire held at the Pareora Freezing Works on Friday next. The Canterbury Frozen Meat Co., Ltd., issue a special invitation to all to be present when addresses will lie given by Mr J. Deans, Darfield, and other speakers closely connected with the meat industry in New Zealand. A light luncheon will be provided. Entries for the competition close with Mr H. H. Fraser on Thursday next.

On Thursday Morton an., Co., Ltd., will sell by auction on the farm St. Andrews, two complete threshing plants, chaffcutting plant, and lots of spares, trailers, timber, iron, tools, etc. The sale is being held in the estate of the late Leonard A. O’Loughlin and auctioneer’s instructions are to sell. Everything is in first class order and plants will be seen running.

At the Timaru Scottish Society’s dance in the Scottish Hall to-night, a visiting party from Christchurch will give exhibitions of the latest ballroom dancing.

The annual end of the year entertainment by the pupils of the Marist Brothers' School is to take place on Monday and Tuesday, December 12 and 13. Emboldened by the success of last year’s effort, another revue has been written for this year. The new show is entitled "Shooting Stars" and gives ample scope for a parade of the dramatic and vocal talent available. A special feature will be the singing for which the school is justly famous, star item under this heading being the “Volga Boat Song” with special effects. The mounting and lighting generally of the 12 scenes is on a lavish scale, a novel feature in one scene being a real waterfall. Box plans for the production open at Beggs on Wednesday next.

Members of the Police Force in Dunedin were given an opportunity on Tuesday and Wednesday last to learn

something of what is being done in the study of finger prints and ballistics in New Zealand to-day. Senior-Ser-geant E. W. Dinnie and Senior-Ser-geant G. G. Kelly, of the Criminal Registration Branch, Wellington, who are at present engaged in giving a series of lectures throughout the Dominion, visited Dunedin during the past few days. Senior-Sergeant Dinnie, the finger print expert, gave interesting talks on this side of police work, and Senior Sergeant Kelly discussed the wide subject of ballistics, both lectures being illustrated with lantern slides. The two senior sergeants left by yesterday morning’s express to continue their lecturing tour in northern cities.

Despite the fact that there is said to be a good demand for second-hand motor cars, an auction sale of this type of machine held in Dunedin failed to elicit many bids. A wellknown English make of car, 9 h.p., 1937 model, four seater, with a mileage of 23,540, which looked in excellent order, was the first machine to 1 e offered. , Bidding started at £l5O, and went to £167/10/-, but no sale was effected. Another well known make of car—this time of United States origin —with a two-door coach body, and with apparently a very flexible engine, was passed in at £65, bidding having started at £6O. A three-seater United States car, which lookeo as if it nad seen some hard wear, brought two bids only—£2s and then £27/10/-, and it too was passed in. A big English touring car, which the auctioneer stated had originally cost £6OO, was passed in at £l9, th. first bid being £l4. And so was a Canadian product—a six-cylinder coach. The bidding for the latter car started -it £7O, and ther: was only one other bid—of £5. The ither cars put up for auction generally met the same fate of being pass.-t in.

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