LOCAL AND GENERAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22786, 10 January 1944, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Accident on Bay Dawn Edlin, aged 15. who resides at 12 Barnard Street, Timaru. suffered a fractured arm when she fell at Caroline Bay on Saturday evening. She was admitted to the Timaru Public Hospital where her condition last night was reported as being satisfactory.

Heavy Excursion Traffic In brilliant summer weather yesterday almost 2500 persons travelled between Timaru and Christchurch on the excursion trains. There were three trains from Christchurch and they brought 892, 719 and 325 excursionists respectively. When the train for the north left Timaru in the morning it carried 537 passengers. High-priced Mushrooms That these are early days for mushrooms was reflected in the price brought by some half-dozen boxes sold by auction in the public markets in Wellington last week. Each box contained about 41b of mushrooms, and the price paid by Chinese buyers ranged from 15/- to 17/- a box.

Spiders in Possession A motorist who apparently had not run his car for a long period because of the shortage of petrol caused a laugh when he parked his vehicle in a busy street at New Plymouth. Pedestrians were amused at the profusion of large cobwebs that adorned the bodywork.

Cottages on Rangitoto Restrictions governing the use of cottages on Rangitoto Island, Auckland, may now be lifted, according to a decision made by the War Cabinet. Bona fide cottage owners, their relatives and guests will now be granted permission to enter on the properties, subject to owners signing an Indemnity against injury caused by liefence measures. It is emphasised that the island is not open to the general public.

Christmas Gifts to Hospital Through the generosity of the trustees of the estate of Mr John Edmond, of Melbourne, the mothers and babies and staff of the Queen Mary Maternity Hospital, Dunedin, have again been presented with Christmas gifts. The Otago Hospital Board, on behalf of the patients and staff, has expressed appreciation of and gratitude for the gifts. Private Enterprise The advantage of private enterprise was illustrated in a case in Hamilton. The first pile of a semi-prefabricated cottage was laid in Tisdale Street on December 14, and on Christmas Eve, 10 days later, the dwelling was occupied. The occupants are a widow with four children who had sought in vain for over a year to have a Government house provided for them.

Popular Bands’ Concert A popular concert was presented from the Sound Shell, Caroline Bay, yesterday afternoon by the Timaru Municipal Band under the baton of Lieutenant W. H. Osborne, M.8.E., and the Timaru Highland Pipe Band under Drum-Major A. D. Stewart. The weather was ideal, and the programme, which was composed of selections, was applauded with appreciation by a large attendance of the public. Horseman Drunk in Charge “This is the first charge of being drunk in charge of a horse for years. The horse seems to have come into his own again,” said the police prosecutor respecting a farm labourer who appeared in the Whangarei Magistrate’s Court. Accused had been found asleep in the saddle and was so intoxicated that he had to be lifted down. A fine of £2 was imposed, the Magistrate remarking that the offence was more serious because of increased traffic. Mail for Airmen

Mail for New Zealand air personnel serving in the United Kingdom should be addressed to the New Zealand Army Base Post Office, 3-5 Agar Street. The Strand, London, W.C.2, and not care of New Zealand House, London. Information received by the Air Department, Wellington, from London, states that there is delay in forwarding mail due to the incorrect form of address being used.

Writ on a Ship A writ giving notice of intention to claim wages allegedly owing to the late master by the owners in an action in the Supreme Court of New Zealand, was tied to the mast of a ship of Panamanian registry in Auckland last week. The firm of Buddle, Richmond and Buddle is acting for the plaintiff and the ship’s Auckland agents are Watkin and Wallis. The original writ and warrant were tied to the mast last week by a Supreme Court official. They were left there a few minutes and then copies were substituted.

Radio Sets a Fire Hazard Radio sets are a fire hazard. An incipient outbreak in a private residence at Wellington was caused through an over-heated radio set taking fire. Some sets are so built that there may be some flimsy material near the heated points; in other cases people may even stuff radio notices, and old accounts, or waste paper into the set, never dreaming that their action creates an element of potential danger from fire. Record Catch of Eels

The record catch by Messrs F. Rogers, L. Rogers and E. Holden, of Temuka, who sank an eel trap, baited with a skinned rabbit, in the Orari River close to the month of the Ohape Creek gives a graphic idea of the number of eels the rivers contain. The trap was set in the river at 1 p.m. and when lifted at 2.50 p.m. it contained 42 eels. The total number caught in three settings of the trap, all in the daytime, amounted to 81. some of which were up to 121 b in weight. Shoddy Goods

Support for criticism of articles placed on the market by k few New Zealand manufacturers has been given by a Taranaki men’s outfitter, who produced a pair of boy's khaki trousers containing five shades of colour. The front of the shorts, states a Taranaki paper, was in one shade of khaki, the seat was in two shades, the hip pocket was in a fourth shade, and the waist band was in a fifth. The shorts sold retail at 9/6 a pair. Another example was a fairly high-priced shirt on which the cuffs of the sleeves were in the same material as the shirt, but of another colour.

Current Ration Coupons Tea ration coupons 9 to 12 for 2oz of tea each are available now and until January 23. The special Y 3 coupons in all ration books for the extra allowance of Boz of tea are available during January. Sugar ration coupons 9 to 12 for 12oz- of sugar each are available now and until January 23. The special Y 4 coupon for 31b of jam sugar is available at any time during January. Butter coupons 11 and 12 are available for Boz of butter each from January 10 to January 23. The XlOl stocking coupon is available to January 31. Girl’s Work on Farm

An idea of the way in which young women were assisting to carry on primary production in the Dominion was given in evidence to the Industrial Manpower Committee at Greymouth last week. It was stated that a 20-year-old girl on a 207-acre farm at Paroa milked nine cows, tended 77 sheep, and performed general farm work, including stumping and burn-ing-off. "Every day last week she was shearing sheep, and if you went out now you would probably see her In the paddock with a horse, pulling out stumps,” said the girl’s mother. She added that the girl was assisted by a sister, aged 14.