Local and General News

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21667, 30 May 1940, Page 6

Local and General News

Copper Trail for Patriotic Purposes In an effort to increase the funds, the Timaru Rotary Club will conduct three copper trails in Stafford Street to-morrow for the Sick, Wounded and Distress Fund. * Six Recruits There were six enlistments at the Timaru Defence Office yesterday, bringing the total of South Canterbury recruits to 853. The names available for publication were those of G. S. Griffiths, E. A. Eloxham, G. H. Swainson, B. A. F. Brady, and J. E. Wain. A sitting of the Medical Board will be held to-day when about 40 men will be examined. Sailing Vessel Calls A sight rarely experienced in these days of steam was witnessed in the early hours of yesterday morning when a sailing vessel came gliding into the harbour. It was the auxiliary schooner Huia, a vessel owned by Nobel Explosives for the carrying of explosives, and she brought blasting powder for the Timaru Harbour Board’s quarry. In the morning sunlight she made a picturesque sight. Action, Not Words “There seems to be an embargo on talking at the present time,” said Mr W. Downie Stewart in an address to the Orphans’ Club on Tuesday. “We arc fold every day that what is wanted is action, not talk. And yet one day last week I read no fewer than four speeches which ended up with the well-worn slogan. 'What we want is deeds not words,’ but I could not help noticing that the more emphatic the speaker was in declaring that he wanted action not talk, the longer drawn out was his speech.” Note to Refugee Child The feelings of young New Zealanders towards refugees in the invaded countries of Europe are expressed in a note found in the pocket of a garment which was included in the many collected in Timaru last week. The note, which was left in the pocket, read: “To the little girl who will wear this coat, we wish every good thing she would like, and hope this dreadful war will soon end. We wish we could get you all out to New Zealand, and share everything we have with you. Lots of love, from a wee New Zealand girl— Jeanette.” The Canny Scot One Hastings professional man has reason to agree with those who assert that the Scots are canny. Having acted on behalf of an Edinburgh firm in the transaction of certain business, the Hastings man duly forwarded his account for £l/1/-. In return he has received a letter expressing thanks for the work done, and enclosing a British postal note for 17/-. Actually, of course, the Hastings man, on cashing the postal note, received the amount of his account, but he did not benefit from the 25 per cent, exchange as he thought he might. Not Quite Sure Professor S. F. Hunter, during an address in Wellington on “The Jewish Contribution to Civilisation.” told how the Jews had years ago brought many commodities from the East to the West. These included rice, oranges, jargonelle pears, and so on, and he said that the mention of “jargonelle” brought to his mind a story of the war of 1914-18. A woman who had a soldier husband in the East was asked where he was campaigning, and she replied that she was not quite sure whether he was in the Jargonelles or the Sewage Canal! Smail Boy in Distress Sophia Street echoed for a few minutes yesterday afternoon to the distressed cries of a small boy who had apparently temporarily lost his father. The child, who was about three years of age, evidently missed the paternal hand at the corner of Church and Sophia Streets. He ran along Sophia Street emitting yells which were a testimony to the efficiency of the Plunket system if lung power was any criterion. Several kindly women inquired as to his misfortune, but the yells continued until the anxious parent was observed advancing at the double. The joyful reunion of father and son occurred at King George’s Place. Civil Cases Judgment was given for plaintiff by Mr H. Morgan, S.M., in the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the following civil cases: Dominion Motors, Ltd. v. C. Bennetts, claim £23/18/6, costs £4/1/6; Mary Monica O’Connor v. William Henry Cormack, claim £9O/10/10 (balance), costs £5/7/9; Cave Store Ltd. v. Walter Gregory Hassell, £59/10/4, costs £4/11/6; Watson, Hervey Motors, Ltd. v. J. F. Fraser, £23/14/4, costs £4/1/6; C. W. Cameron v. H. Bennett, claim £l/15/5, costs 9/-. In a judgment summons case, George G. Lovegrove was ordered to pay Dominion Mirror and Glass Co., Ltd. £3B/9/- forthwith, in default 30 days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays £3 a month.