GERALDINE HOME FROM GERMANY

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23259, 21 July 1945, Page 3

GERALDINE HOME FROM GERMANY

Former Prisoners Of War Met At Orari Two, men. who have been prisoners of war in Germany and Italy, were met and welcomed at Orari railway station yesterday morning. They were Privates E. J. Bateman, whose father is Mr F. J. Bateman, and Private A. W Allan, whose aunt. Mrs M. E. Smart, of Main South Road, Geraldine, is next-of-kin. The official welcoming - party included the Mayor <Mr D. C. McKechnie). Mr P. G. Withers (R.S.A. and patriotic organisations). Mrs P. W Hislop (Red Cross), Mr Stanley Ashby • deputy chairman) and Mr L. M. Brown (secretary. Arundel-Peel Forest Patriotic Committee). Twenty Degrees Of Frost A record frost of 20 degrees was recorded at Geraldine yesterday morning by Mr A. J. Blakiston. Raukapuka. Water Rationed tremendous draw-off of water has taken place in the Geraldine Borough as a result of a large number of burst pipes, and the borough fort-man •Mr J. D. Goodall) is experiencing difficulty in maintaining a supply. Residents are asked to conserve water as much as possible, and arrangements have been made to turn oil the supply from 6 p.m. till 7 a.m. each day. Cribbage Tournament The third round of the R.S.A. cribbage tournament resulted: Ladies 30, beat. Golfers 20; Oddfellows 30. R.S.A 22; Bowlers 32. Hoinescrvicei ten 20.