Local and General News

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21841, 19 December 1940, Page 4

Local and General News

Newspapers Valued When referring to a letter received from a nephew in Egypt, Cr. S. R. Wright, at the meeting of the Waimate Borough Council on Tuesday night, said soldiers particularly valued the receipt of a newspaper, and his nephew had stated that relatives could forward as many newspapers as they liked. Privately dispatched parcels were not always acceptable, as duty ranged from £2 to £5. Electric Fewer Interrupted “We have had a lot of trouble up our way with the power going off,” observed the chairman (Mr T. B. Garrick) at a meeting of the Levels County Council yesterday. “It is pretty hard on a woman who has the dinner three parts cooked." He added that interruptions in electric power had interfered with shearing and one morning there had been four breaks in the current, at times lasting 10 to 15 minutes. Shooting Season Granted The secretary of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Mr F. J. Robertson) has been informed by the secretary of the South Island Council that the Minister of Internal Affairs has granted a season of a fortnight’s duration for the shooting of grey duck in 1941. The news will be very welcome in South Canterbury as game has increased in the last few years because of the policy of the Society. Danger From Fifth Columnists In connection with the appointment of some person to authorise a black-out, the Waimate Borough Council, on the suggestion of the Mayor (Mr G. Dash) decided to leave the appointment to the general committee, and not to make It known to the general public. The reason advanced by the Mayor was that a fifth columnist could practise imitating- the voice of the person appointed, and so might obtain a black-out that would favour an enemy. Patient’s Gratitude For six years, ever since she suffered an accident at Surfdale and received treatment from the resident ambulance officer, a young girl resident in the city has sent a donation each year to the St. John Ambulance unit at Waiheke. The girl was 11 years of age when she met with the mishap, and her first donation was saved from her pennies. Her gratitude has not waned with the years, as larger donations have been sent successively. A Reservist’s Reply Heat oppressed many soldiers when marching through Auckland on Saturday, one reason being that in the domain uniforms were soaked through by the downpour, and began to steam when the sun came out later. In Queen Street a woman called out to members of the National Reserve Battalion, “Old soldiers never die!” “No,” shouted back a reservist, apparently conscious of the perspiration in which he was bathed. “They simply melt away.” “Hot Under the Collar” “Is that £6/15/- in the receipts for grader hire a payment for the work done on South Road?" asked the engineer (Mr A. R. Callander) at a meeting of the Levels County Council yesterday after the reading of the financial statement. “That clears up that matter.” he said on receiving an affirmative reply. “The money was paid by the farmer and did not come out of the Riding fund.” The county clerk (Mr G. B. Bird) commented: “According to the Waimate County Council we are supposed to be hot under the collar. I don’t know who was.” A New Fish Story A lonely soldier- from Wellington, who was “adopted" by four Wellington factory girls, has written them a cheery note In his letter he enclosed a cutting from the “Egyptian Mail.” It was a picture of two big-game fishermen standing beside a marlin swordfish, evidently a New Zealand Government publicity photograph taken at the Bay of Islands or Mercury Bay. The Egyptian newspaper, however, had its own Ideas, for the caption appearing under it was worded, "Marlin caught in Lake Rotorua.” Civil Cases Judgment for plaintiff was entered by Mr H. Morgan, S.M., in the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the following civil cases: A. Stephenson V. W. Shearer, claim £2/16/-, costs £l/5/6; Frederick Clarke v. David Craig, balance of claim, £l/10/6, costs 3/-; W. J. Crawford v. Malsie Hessell, claim £2/10/5, costs £l/3/6; M. C. Butterfield, Ltd. V. W. R. Bennett, claim £l4, costs £2/15/-; same v. Arthur Johns, claim £3/6/7, costs £l/3/6; same v. J. T. Jones claim 18/9, costs 8/-; same v. A. J. McConachy, claim £5/4/10, costs £l/12/6; same v. Alfred Williams, claim £l/7/11, costs 12/-. Slogans from Britain “This is one that Hitler did not get” is the legend painted in bold characters on a case which is part of a shipment recently discharged at Dunedin from a British vessel. Most of the packages arriving from England bear the standard line “Britain delivers the goods, ’ stencilled on them, but others are embellished with more original and more pointed slogans. "Where i*s Germany s blockade?” is the derisive question one case bears, while others have “This will shut Goebbels’ mouth—shipped from England," “Made in England—facts are better than propaganda,” and “Another shipment from Britain." W.E.A. Summer School The nineteenth W.E.A. Summer School under the auspices of the Association of the Canterbury University District in co-operation with the Otago Association will be held in Waimate from December 26 to January 3. The school will be accommodated in the Waimate primary and secondary schools. A full programme has been drawn up for discussion groups for the study of psychology, literature, drama, music and art, for which introductory lectures are to be given by lecturers from Canterbury College and Otago University. The discussions are set down for the morning sessions, while the afternoons will be given to sport, relaxation or visiting places of interest. In the evenings a lecture, concert and dance will be organised. The director of the school is Mr W. T. Doig, M.Com., and the organising secretary Mr Geo' Manning, M.A., Dip. Soc.