TEMUKA MINIATURE RIFLES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21324, 19 April 1939, Page 4

TEMUKA MINIATURE RIFLES

Election of Officers

Successful Year Reviewed

A credit balance of £2,6 9 was revealed in the report presented at the annual meeting of the Temuka Miniature Rifle Club, held last evening. A new range had been acquired and electricity had been installed. The range had proved very satisfactory. The membership stood at 30, and the two teams which had competed in the Geraldine Miniature Rifle Association's shoot had been successful in annexing the B and C grade shields. The senior aggregate had been won by T. B. Edwards with N. Joynt runner-up. The junior aggregate was won by E. Crossman and W. Crossman was runner-up. The report extended thanks to donors of trophies and all those who had given the club assistance during the season.

Election of Officers

The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr A. W. Buzan; president, Mr E. Smith; vice-president, Mr A. Hope; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. Hobbs; assistants, Messrs N. Joynt and S. Ellis; club captain, Mr J. Hobbs; deputy club captain, Mr L. R. H. Wilson; committee, Messrs R. Holmes, T. B. Edwards and S. McDonald; armourer, Mr J. Hunt; rifle tester, Mr T. B. Edwards; judge of targets, Mr S. Ellis; assistant judge. Mr J. Hobbs; handicapper, Mr T. B. Edwards; delegates to Geraldine and South Canterbury Centres, Messrs D. McDonald and E. Smith.

Opening night was fixed for April 24. Mr R. Keys presented a silver button for monthly competition, and offers of trophies were received from several members.

A motion of sympathy was passed to Mr T. B. Edwards in the death of his mother.

NATIONAL PARTY ANNUAL MEETING HELD A successful year was reviewed at the annual meeting of the Temuka branch of the National Party last night. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Chairman, Mr J. S. Mcßride; secretary, Mr R. McLeod. Last year’s committee was re-elected with power to add.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

YESTERDAY’S SITTING Accused: That is British justice. If the law will not give me redress I will take the law into my own hands. Sergeant M. E. Hill: What will you do? Accused: That is may affair. These statements were typical of pasages in the case of Alexander Amos Martin, who was charged with using insulting language to C. C. Williams, foreman for the Geraldine County Council. The case was heard yesterday before Mr H. Morgan, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court. Williams, in evidence, said that when inspecting work on a bridge in the North Town Belt he had been shouted at from the other side of the fence by the accused who said: “You —, I’ll shoot you. You dirty cur I’ll get you and when I do I’ll tell them where to find you!” At the same time he was pointing what he took to be a stick at him. When he told Martin that two witnesses were listening to him he said he did not care if there were 100 witnesses. In answer to a question, Williams said that he was not afraid of him, but he wanted police protection as he did not want to deal with him if he met him on the street. Martin: Do you recognise this plan? Williams: Yes, it’s near enough. Martin: Yes, so it should be. It was drawn by an engineer—myself. When told by the Magistrate to confine himself to asking questions, Martin said: “You see, sir, he is so cunning you have got to go round and round to get to the point. You know, sir, he is the man who knocked me down and smashed my head in with a pair of gum boots for an hour.” Sergeant Hill said that both men had been previously before the court for fighting. Stating that he had interviewed the accused, Constable A. H. Abernethy said that Martin had told him to tell his boss to leave Williams to him. and if he were missing he would tell them where to find him. Corroborative evidence was giver, by two other witnesses. Giving evidence, Martin said trial lie saw Williams standing on the road and his wife had said “Have we got to pay taxes for men doing nothing?" and he said “Yes.” His wife had gone into the house disgusted. Williams was pointing his finger at him and trying to draw the attention of his mates. He had gone into the turnip paddock in disgust, and while tin ■ Williams had looked over the fence at him and he told Williams that he was a“— and a dirty cur.”

When questioned about firearms, accused said that he had bought a rifle but Sergeant Hill had refused him a permit.

“You used threatening language before,” said the Sergeant.

“Yes, the unemployed were bothering me, and I said that when the revolution came, and it is coming, I would use the gun on them." lii finding the accused guilty, the Magistrate said that the only provocation that Martin seemed to have was in his finding Williams, as he thought, doing nothing. He was fined £2 and 10/- costs and witnesses’ expenses. Speared Trout J. J, Gregan and N. J. O'Boyle, on the information of the Acclimatization Society, were charged with taking fish from the To Moana River with an unsportsmanlike device. Both were found guilty and fined £2 and 10/costs. In outlining the case for the Society,

Mr W. D. Campbell said that on March 5 the ranger had seen Gregan with a spear and O’Boyle with a pole in the Te Moana River. Gregan had speared a trout and when accosted by the ranger he said that he was spearing eels. He later admitted having speared the trout. Gregan had been informed, said Mr G. J. Walker, who appeared foi the accused, that there was a large eel in that particular part of the river, and Gregan and O’Boyle had gone there to spear it. They had been searching for an hour before the trout was speared, and it had been returned to the river as bait for the eel. If they had wished they could have got plenty of fish.

Traffic Offences

Fines were imposed on the following motorists for failing to produce a warrant of fitness: O. E. Watson 12/6 and costs 10/-, T. G. Lewis 10/- and costs 12/-, L. Brown 10/- and costs 12/-, J. B. Crowley 12/6 and costs 10/-, L. G. Scrimshaw £1 and costs 10/-, E. Boniface 17/6 and costs 10/-, D. Farquhar 10/- and costs 12/-, G. B. Hewson 12/6 and costs 12/-, E. H. Waller £2 and costs 11/-, A. C. Parish 17/6 and costs 10/-, W. McLeod 17/6 and costs 12/-, E. H. Paterson £1 and costs 12/-. For exceeding the regulation width of a load S. G. McCullough was fined £2 and costs 10/-. K. Kensley, for exceeding 30 m.p.h. into the Temuka Borough, was fined £3 and costs 10/-. For a breach of a goods service licence A. H. W. Smith was fined £2/10/- and costs 11/-. G. Hall was fined £2 and costs 12 - for inconsiderate driving. For failing to produce a motorcycle licence W. McKay was fined £1 and costs 10,-. T. B. Anderson was fined £1 and costs 12 - for having no driver’s licence. For working a header harvester on ' Sunday C. Paterson was tilled £2 and i costs. For a similar offence K Smith was tined a like amount. Maintenance F. J. Hobbs was sentenced to one ' months' imprisonment for failing to fulfil the terms ol a maintenance I order, sentence to be suspended on the payment ot l:> to the amount of . arrears Mi A l .•■mull letl yesterday on a , visit to i'tu Istchmvh Mis.-. V Woodbead tins returned from ll holldiiy In .‘louiliiaud "MR MOIO UMS A < HANCE" XNll MH I lONS' As mild Utile Mr Moto, famous detective created by J. P. Marquand. Peter Lone outwits the craftiest traps set by (he high-priests of the jungle and .saves American lives witli jiujitsu. hypnotism, mnehine guns and magic as he stars In ills latest mysteryadventure, "Mr Moto Takes A Chance," new 20111 Century-Fox picture t eal in lug Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent and J. Edward Bromberg. coming to-night to the Elite Theatre. The supporting feature ‘Millions," which stars Gordon Harker, is a hilarious comedy, following the adventures of one, Otto Forbes, a newly-rich with a rather shady past, and his aspirations to the rank of gentleman—in spite of a Billingsgate accent.