CONDENSED NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17524, 29 April 1925, Page 6

CONDENSED NEWS.

i OVERNIGHT SUMMARY. ! ! It is understood the police have laid charges against several South CanterI bury farmers for working their teams on Anzac Day. The cases will come before the Court shortly. The Tinwald School re-opened yester- > day morning with a good attendance. * A short service of thanksgiving for tlio > passing ol the epidemic was held by the Rev A. H. Barnett, a number of parents attending in addition to the staff and pupils.

A mean theft was commit ted on. j Anzac Day. when a party of I ! ladies and men motorists made a raid j j on a AYaipuna orchard, and carried I away several sacks of apples. It is j | axcrred jtliat the same individuals > j mado a raid on iLic same orchard prcj vioiisly. j The Maori will arrive at Lyttelton j ! on Sunday morning on her iiua] trip \ i in the ferry service for this season. She will sail on Sunday for Port Chalmers, where she will be laid up for overhaul. Later in the year the Maori

will replace the Wahine. when the Jat- ■ ter goes under overhaul. i The Timaru Fire Brigade celebrated lit - inhilec b-v.l rvenint M r | II ni<1 ■• -c •t.'c'i and there v v - lar?f ati-rd

mice. After the loyal toast, tne chairman proposed the toast of “Ttic Visitors.” and extended a hearty welcome to them. Mr YY. Angland. who has been connected with the brigade lor the past nineteen ' ears, related many incidents connected with the early days of the brigade, lie suggested that the citizens of Timaru compensate Superintendent T J . Campbell for his past j services. Messrs A. G. Foster, J. MVKim and R. Or win also spoke in reminiscent The annual chrysanthemum show in connection with the Sumner Presbyterian Church was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. The exhibits, while not so numerous as those of last year, were a record as regards quality, in this connection the blooms, vegetables and fruit shown by A. i . Graham deserve special mention. Fie won the Gillanders Cup for most points, the Clephane ('up for the champion bloom grown in the borough; the gold medal for the champion bloom nr the show, and certificates for the premier bloom in each of the following classes; Japanese reflex, Japanese incurved, Chinese incurved and single. Miss G. Mog- j ridge was the popular young winner ; of the M Lachlan Rose Bowl ioi most j points in the decorative class. The onions shown by Mr H. Buttle were | very line; an attractive special exhibit | of apples was shown by Mr D. Barr, and the judges commented favourably upon the excellent pastry and sweets |in the cookery class. In the children’s < lass, Misses M Fluert.y and Dorothy and Nancv /\lc\;tndf i arrr \ i rv sur