GENERAL NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 12 January 1922, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

Bagshaw and Leste r , two members of the Cope expedition who were de tailed to make scientific observations on the Shetland Islands a year ago, and were ice-bound, have been rescued.

The crops in the Glenavy district generally a r e looking very well, says our correspondent. Some good crops of potatoes are noticeable in the district. Several paddocks of wheat are affected with Take-all, and it is remarked that this occurs where too much has been taken out of the g r ound.

Arrangements for the Waimate Friendly Societies’ annual picnic to Caroline Bay, Tirnaru, on January 26 are well in hand. A meeting was held on Monday evening to settle final details. Four bands are expected to be present, and a large number of t r ophies have been donated by local business people for the sports, of which there is a big programme. As usual, a baby show will form one of the attractions. All particulars are given on the posters at present displayed in shop windows. Given fine weather, the ex eu r siou should prove most enjoyable

A scheme to raise funds for the local Returned Soldiers’ Association was put forward by a member of the executive at a meeting of the executive on Tuesday evening; and it was decided that members of the executive should visit the outlying districts and put the matter before meetings of the returned men of the partieula r districts, and ask them to form a sub-committee to work it up. The secretary of the Association (Mr Lash) was instructed to write to the various returned men in the district asking them to endeavou r to arrange a meeting for the executive to attend.

A large assortment of Madame Demarfte’s cut paper patterns to be had at Kerr and Co.’s.. .

St Augustine's Sunday School picnic will be held in the Point Bush on Thursday, February 2. Games and races will be arranged fo rthe children during the afternoon; and it is hoped that the occasion will be made a general gathering of the parishione r s. Arrangements will probably be made for a motor-lorry to run to and fro from the Sunday School to the Point Bush.

Acting under instructions received from the Bailiff of the Magistrate’s Court, Waimate, a two-seat-er Buick car (in perfect running order) and a quantity of furniture has been seized, and will be sold, without reserve, on Saturday next :;t the Waimate Auction Mart. An advertisement appears elsewhre.

..New Books to. Hand.—“ The Obsolete Race,” Ethel M. Dell: “The Vagrant Duke,” Gibbs; “The House of Rest,” Croker; “The Man Who Almost Lost,” Hocking.—C. E. Manchester, Bookseller.

The quarterly meeting of Court Foresters’ Pride, No. 6073, was held last evening in the Foresters’ Hall, High St r eet, Bro. Myles McDonald, C.R., presiding over a large attendance of members. The sick officers reported six members on the sick funds. The Court's representatives on the Friendly Societies' Picnic Committee reported that matters we r e well in hand for the annual fixture, and appealed to the brethren to muster in full force on the day of the outing. After the usual routine of business, a number of useful discussions took place, as a result of which the Court will no doubt benefit in the future. The Court was closed in due and ancient order by the C.R.

Take-all, the wheat crop disease which has made its appearance at Douglas and at Glenavy, was reported some time ago to be affecting several of the crops in the Morven district. All accounts go to show that the disease appears among the crops growing on impoverished land, o r land that has at least twice in succession borne heavy wheat or barley crops.

An auction sale of freehold lands at Mo r ven and Glenavy will be held on Saturday, March 4, when the properties of Mr P. J. Hanley, comprising in all 1367 acres, will be offered in separate lots. Full particulars will be advrtised later, or may be obtained from the joint agents, the Cante r bury Farmers’ Coop. Assn., Ltd., and Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd; or from Messrs Hamilton and Fitch solicitors, Waimate.

The Makikihi beach is becoming quite a popular week-end r esort for those who like to try their skill fishing in the deep. Last Sunday there were something like forty or fifty on the beach engaged chiefly in fishing for herrings, of which a shoal were off the shore. Some good itches were repo r ted.

Get the tickets for your concert at the Advertiser. Neatly printed, and delivered when you want them..

The Waitaki is reported to be di r ty and not fishable. Cabinet has decided that no application will be accepted from discharged soldiers for assistance under the Repatriation Act after June 30th next, says a Press Association telegram to-day.

At 6.50 this mo r ning, as the Lyttelton Harbour Board’s tug was towing the steamer Port Darwin into the inner harbour, the ferry steamer Wahine, from Wellington, st r uek the tug, the s.s. Lyttelton, considerably damaging her generally the plats above the water line being cut through (says a Press telegram) A later message, states that the bow of the Wahine is slightly dented, but she will sail as usual tonight for Wellington.

Hannan, interviewed by a Press Association representative on his return to Blenheim, said that ns it was known that Hadfield would not come to that district to defend the title, and as also the public wished to see the meeting between Hadfield and Paddon, he did not intend pursuing his challenge to the winner of the world’s championship. Meantime, backers were willing to back him fo r a. nice oji the Wairau Kiver.

Hannan’s arrangement to row Fogwell lor the New Zealand championship on Lake Brunner still uolds good, and Paddy is resuming training with this match in view.