TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 25 November 1930, Page 7

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

TIMARU.

BANKRUPT fisherman. A meeting of creditors in the banJtrupt estate of Charles Isaac Manning, Sherman, of Timaru, convened for yesterday Afternoon, lapsed for want of a quorum. The principal unsecured creditors are: —Messrs Brady and Mcßae (Timaru) £9 17s lOd, D. H. Brown and Son ™\ StC iT"> Ch) £sl, Brehaut Bros. (Ti/rp- ls 6d, Hadler and Clough x £lO 10s, J. Miller, Ltd. «« n - 011 ) &31 > Pa " and Co. (Timaru) to nf r it St and Holdgate (Timaru) £l3 in! Jd ' ® hacklock , Ltd. (Dunedin) £l2, South Canterbury Hospital Board £8 U. C Turnbull (Timaru) £2OO, Timaru Herald" £6 ss, Wallace and Cooper (Timaru) £l6, Dr. F. F. A. Ulrich (Timaru) £8 16s. r' 1 h' B sworn statement bankrupt c* having disposed of bia retail fish business in Temuka, in February , 1923, he purchased a second-hand "filling launch for £7OO, paying £SOO or his own capital towards the purchase. He commenced fishing and was making a good living until August, 1923, when the boat was condemned as unseaworthy, only six months after he had purchased it. He sold the boat for £.5, and lost the whole of the capital he had put into it. A friend had then offered him a loan to enable him to purchase a new boat and to commence operations again. He bought a new launch for £BSO, and gave security over the boat, repayable by quarterly instalments of not less than £2O, with interest at 10 per cent, on tho unpaid balance. He had been able to meet the payments due regularly, till he had reduced the amount owing to £445. He then experienced serious engine trouble in the boat. This involved heavy expense in addition to losing six weeks' fishing at the best time of the year. After having the engine thoroughly overhauled and renovatod he carried on again, but as a result of the loss of time and the incidental expense, ho had fallen considerably in arrear with the instalments. At different times there was a recurrence of engine trouble, resulting in eerious loss, and eventually in December, 1928, after conferring with the person who financed him, he decided to purchase a now engine for the launch at a cost of £l5O, and additional equipment at a cost of £l7O, in the hope that with an up-to-date and reliable outfit he would be able to retrieve his position. Tho new gear, purchased in good faith, at a considerable expense, proved a failure, and for the past eighteen months ho had worked daily, weather permitting, but the returns had not been sufficient to meet tho interest on the capital invested, over and above his living expenses. The past four years had been the worst experienced during the twenty years that he had been following tho occupation of a fisherman, owing to uij- j favourable weather conditions and a shortage of fish off the coast. He ascribed his position to tho heavy loss of capital he had suffered when his launch had been condemned in 1923, to the recurrence of serious engine trouble in the new launch, and to the unfavourable conditions prevailing generally in tho fishing industry during the past few years. Ho had lost the whole of his savings when his boat was condemned, and since that time had worked hard to retrieve his position. He had drawn only bare living expenses. As different creditors had obtained judgment against him he had had no alternative but t« file. TEMUKA. The Temuka Municipal Band's competition was decided on Saturday evening. Mrs A. Liddiard, of Linwood, Christchurch, wa# the winner. Oomr petitors Had to guess the number of -peas in a bottle. Tho Native Land Court will open its half-yearly session at the Temuka Courthouse this morning. Forty-six cases are set down for hearing, of which thirty-eight are applications for succession and there are four applications for partition orders. The Temuka Park Cricket Club beat Waimataitai by 81 runs at the High School grounds, Timaru, on Saturday afternoon. Batting honours for Temuka w(-.nt to Green, who scored a chanceless 84, and to Edwards, who contributed 32 to the total of 184 runs. Gale bow let! exceedingly well for Temuka, his analysis being six for 23 Edwards also performed well with the- ball, taking four wickets for 44. The Clandeboye Tennis Club defeated St Joseph's by five games in a friendly match played at St. Joseph's courts on Saturday afternoon. The detailed scores were as follows. (St. Joseph's names first) : Women's Singles—Miss P. Dwan 6, Mi® A. Liddle 3; Miss N. Hannifin 6, Miss N. Hicke.v 4: Miss K. Spillane 2, Miss E. Flett 6; Mrs Tozer 1. Miss M. Hicke.y 6; Miss R. Wareing 6, Miss M. Itainey 3; Miss Z. Dwan 6, Miss E. Boocock 3.

Men's Singles—T. O'Brien 2, W. H. Staniland 6; W. Seeler 1, M Hickey 6; A. Collins 6, M. Clayton 5; A. Shaw 2, E. Liivesev 6; P. O'Neill 1, J. Neville 6; \V. Spfllane 6, T. Langrill 1. Women's Doubles—Misses Dwan and Hannifin 6,- Misses Liddle and N. Hickey 3; Miss Spillane and Mrs Tozer 4, Misses Flett and M. Hickey 0; Misses Wareing and Dwan 6, Misses Rainey and Booeock 2.

Men's Doubles—O'Brien and Seeler 4, Staniland and Hickey 6; Collins and Shaw 4, Clayton and Livesey 6; O'Neill and Spiliane 6, Neville and Langrill 1.. Mixed Doubles—Miss Dwan and O'Brien 5, Miss Liddle and Staniland 6; Miss Hannifin and Seller 6, Miss N. Hickey and Hickey 3; Miss Spjl- 1 lane and Collins 6. Flett and Miss Clayton 5: Mrs Tozer and Shaw 4, Miss Livesey and N. Hickey 6; Miss Wareins and O'Neill 8. Miss Raittey and Neville 6.

The Following were recent quests nt the Crown Hotel, Temtika: Mr Slowly (Dunedin), Dr. Hand Newton, Dr. Wales (Christchurch), Mr C. Gillum, Mr Todd (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Russell Grace and Miss Grace (Wanganui), Mt and Mrs Douglas (Dunedin'), Mr Adams. Miss Roundhill, Mr C. Flvnn. Mr E. Flynn (Wnimate), Mr Orozier, Mr Clark, Mr Carter. Mr Kane (Chri'tchiiroh). Dr. Hunter, Dr. Preston (England), Mr and Mrs Maddox, and Mr and Mrs Harley (Nelson).

WAIMATE. Bro. V. J. Mills, Chief Banger, presided at a meeting of the Court Foresters' Pride, A.0.F., there being a good attendance. The Woodwards reported on their visitß to sick brethren. Bros. G. W. Campbell, P.D.C.R., H. Hoskings, P.C.R., and T. T. Eade, P.C.R., wera elected delegates to the United Friendly Societies' Bro. W. Bayns being appointed as proxy. Mrs G. A. Manchester presided at the monthly meeting of the Waimate Ladies' Benevolent Society. In view of the decision of the South Canterbury Hospital Board to withdraw the & for £ subsidy, which had previously been granted, the committee unanimously decided to make an annual appeal through the Press. Members said that every effort would be made to provide means to carry on the work, especially during the winter months. Three requests for assistance were received and granted. Mesdames Medlicott and Studholme were appointed visitors for the month. While Borough workmen were engaged on the formation of Dash streot, the new street connecting Queen and Shearman Btreets, on the site of the first Waimate bowling green, two copper advertising coins were unearthed. When cleaned they were found to be dated 18G2 and 1866. One bore the inscription: "Advance Victoria," while the other advertised the merits of the Alliance Tea Company. The handsome cup to be presented at the Waimate Racing Club's Jubilee Meeting, to be held in March next, for the principal event of the day, is now on view in a local jeweller's window. The cup is a particularly handsome one.

The Waihao Sub-Association's B grade tennis competition has been advanced another stage. Waimate met Makikihi Club on the Waimate courts, Waimate winning by 18 sets, 128 games, to Makikihi's six sets, 93 games. Morve Club met St. Patrick's (Waimate), on the Morven courts, Morven winning by 20 sets, 135 games, to St. Patrick's 4 sets, 72 games. In this competition, Waimate have now won three matches, Morven two, and Makikihi one. Waimate, however, lias a bye in the next round, and should Morven defeat Makikihi, the final w>ll be between Waimate and Morven. Should Morven lose, the competition will reach a very interesting stage. In a C grade match between Waimate and St. Patrick's C «rarle teams, Waimate won by 13 sets, 115 games, to St. Patrick's 11 sets, 88 games.

Harry Walter Eeid, alias George William Harvey, was charged before Mr S. Grut. in tho Waimate Magistrate's Court, that between October 13th and October 16th, 1930, at Oamaru, he stole milk and cream valued at £lO 16s, the property of Thomas Malcolm Leask. Defendant had been arrested at the public hospital, Waimate, by Constable Marsh, on warrant. On the application of the police, defendant was remanded to appear at Oamaru to-morrow. GERALDINE. Star (Timaru) opened u two-day cricket match with the local team, on. the Gcraldine oval on Saturday, and at tho close of play had dismissed their opponents for 50, and had scored 116 for seven wickets.