TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 4

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

TIMARU. POLICE COURTFipes totalling £4O were. - imposed -when f quir. men appeared in the Police | Court yesterday as a result of a Bcuffle outside an hotel in Stafford street.'One sman was sentenced to three months* imprisonment for being ' disorderly while drunk. Messrs D. McLennan and Jp. 18. Foote, Justices of the Peace, were on the Bench. - CorfieliM Patrick' Murphy, a seaman, age<T2s/pleßded not guilty to being disorderly while drtfnlt; 0£, Saturday, and Ernest Dallis 3£ing,. a . labourer, aged 43, pleaded guilty ta ft similar charge. Reginald Francis Harris; a seaman, aged 46, James Gordon, a seaman, aged 34, «nd Murphy, ail pleaded not guilty to obstructing j-Constable -Waldren in the ezecntion oi' his duty,' Senior-Sergeant I.' Mathieson said that at 6.15 on Saturday Constable Waldren's ; had been drawn to a disturbanceoutside an hotel. The barman was trying to. eject King, who Was striking viciously at' him. The constable had closed with King, and, after a violent struggle, threw him ta the ground. Murphy had wanted to Jknow what the constable was going to I do witJrthe man, and tried to pull him off. Qo^don-had been • calling out and. bumped into the .constable and he looked like having a bad time until Constable Alexander came to his assist"lt is a ease for exemplary punishment," ' the senior-sergeant declared, i is off the boat aid I "the others I threshing mill men with no . fixed -place of abode. They come in for a few drinks and then look for a fight; Tlmaru is-a quiet' place as a rule, and 'we don't want these men about." Constable Waldren said he had seenKing strike the barman .three times on the {ace. '*! rushed- in," he said, "aifd | threw King after a struggle, kneeling ! on his chest to handcuff him. The taxi j •arrived and, as my. prisoner was still | struggling, I had to get him in by J fo'refe. Murphy and Harris-were pulling at me and all the men were drunk' except Gordon. I don't' know anything about Gordon, as I had my back to 1 him."

Joseph John Frederick Selway said ;he investigated a disturbance Jt yherfl was. employed as had hit at' witness who helped the constable when, he arrived. V Murphy was drunk, b»t 'her took no part in-the disturbance,". added wit-~neifß,--:who ?then .questioned; by the >'|kienßed.- 1 " -'* "* "' "'' < * CorroJ»t»satife' vr#» given by .Constable Alexander, who had gone to /tiie reßciio of Constable Waldreju r ~?WrlimMd,; Constable - WaHren and" the# the ' Witness Mi iff Mr' to Gor'eannqt overlook' the is dear that you are - - 'X*Gkwrttipn • wa* 1 fined. &JO, in- default jit#,riot's .imprisonment. , ' / VEtojrf pftenee is very bad/' eomment--yrhtn dealing with. K&jfe "SRra Hat, vhiclTlnolude* HfilPl'llf » a yo® Me wnwthreefniottth s* imprisonment.','' *^lsS®* f « vwn J&hs* V*tyl l ' :«1»® ■«' ' *Mi W- ' lltl# . 3^4' ttpwting'g&ne'of tenxtfs : ;W,OT' JeniiUi courts .."''on l T whtothe WashWsetftatlVes iliiet the J &« >sial. rporia of the Tomulcji) counter' tennis 1 competition | ; %^ i flue, and' each gama at v bigh pitch, first one tpee''advantage, and thon' «ntji 0?«*rl took the last thr.ee, *>:s§ 4ur«. the'results pf the naiqos ,being men-! : K Bt&a K Muff 4; Mrs A. Boss'.4,' TcEftri 6,' Mlp» J. Bamsay p, Mis* ft J) Miw. B. Gaffeney 2, ft* W. * Men's jingles—A. Boss 6, B, Eartifl; \JL tfocapS, XkMcJSfojol fl; D. AnderßQn i«f( J* iEtol 6; El Anderson W. lE. Cook ffeffi<tl'"SALi* ■*Vi l -♦ a" ,i-i * 5 p 5 lI)^ff^"^isg M* Anderson and 'A. Rpas. 5, Misses K. Mnff and i& jpwl oj, ? Bamsey and ,B. <Jsseiiev. 8, i&ss B, Mrs Wat- <*£? , /'' T Cv''» v -' / ' ~ *<"» Md D. An'fleWTO and'C. McKicol «j A.' 'Xuxoa and B. Anderson 6. J. Earl and , fioublea—Mrs A. Boss and A.' ftosa 0, Miss K. Vnff and, B. EarP«; i Miss M. Anderson and A. Dixon 3. Miss •IF. Earl and J. EaH 6/ Miss J. Bamsay ftnd D_ Anderson' 6, Mrs W. Watson and P\ McNjool 4j Miss B. Oaffeney and E. Anderson 0, Miss B. Earl and W. E.< Cook S, •,! •'. , WJashdyke 7 sets, 74 games. Orari- 9 p>|fs, 8? gamps. ' y (

' ' WAIMATE. 'The' Waimate Bowling Club's competitions are nearing completion. The championship >rink competition was won by J. J. Healey (s), W. Granger, F. Akhurst, and, A. W. Good. The president's pairs were won by J. J. Healey | and A. W.' Good. The clubß pairs and championship and handicap singles are still incomplete. E. W. Travers, J. B. Robinson, J. J. Healey, C. S. Hood, P. Grant, and E. C. Turner still remain in the championship singles. There was a large attendance at the quarterly meeting of ; Loyal Heart of Friendship Lo,dge, 1.0.0.3?., M.U., Bro. W. Sparks, N.G., presiding. Five candidates were initiated, by the officers of the Lodge, Sister Eiach acting as assistant- conductor.' Bro. F. Johns, of Christchurch, a pioneer member of the Lodge, wrote thanking the Lodge for the account of the Jubileo celebrations. The sick visitors reported that one | brother had declared off the funds since the last meeting, and sick pay to the | amount of £>2 was passed for payment, t The balance-sheet for the past year, | which was received and adopted, dis- i closed that the funds of the Lodge were in a satisfactory state. The Lodge had paid out during the year £251 | 17s lOd for medical attention and medicine, £B2 12s for hpspital treatment, and £169 3s in sick pay. In the same period the invested funds of the Lodge had earned £277 3s lid in interest. Accounts to the amount of £2O 16s lid were passed for payment. . - The "White Star" aeroplane, piloted by Captain T. W. White, arrived in Waimate on Friday evening, and during the week-end engaged in passen-ger-flights, when many residents took advantage of the opportunity and viewed the town from the air. On Saturday, Victoria Park, Waimate, was the rendezvous oftwo picnic gatherings, one being that of Oamaru South /School,-tod the other that of the Smithfield. Freezing employees. The day was beautifully fine, and the Park, which was looking; ; at ;its best, proved a most inviting- and satisfactory place for the picnics. Hot water, etc.,. was provided by the Borough ( Council, whose .thoughtfulness was much appreciated. During the day sports were held by tho two parties, and proved most interesting.' Many local residents visited the park in the afternoon, when, it is estimated, there were nearly 1400 people on the ground. .The recent improvements carried out on the grounds under the supervision of the -borough gardener, Mr White, received favourable comment.

For the mid-week sports meeting to in . • Waimate to-morrow, under' the ■ auspices of the Waimate Ataaleur Athletic Club, good - entries- have been received, including . most- of the orack amateur runners and ' cyclists of-the Dominion, whaf -will com- .. pete against-the visiting American rUni"versity champion athletes. Included in the programme will be 21 Canterbury - .country club- championships, sb "well as ; 17 open handicap events. A dance is _ ,jo be held in the evening, ip honour of 14he A/&>alf-h<>liday is i' fto'lie Observed in the "town 1 for the*occal' inducted I ,aa* ( Vicar of Geraldifre by the Bishop. ' of Chrktchurchon Sunday afternoon. There a l&rge, oongregatipn.' The ■ s bishop • wait assisted ty th& Rev. G. ; sNelham Watson, of the Vicar of Hinjs, and qnflMr R. vicarage, Ball., In an address, the Bishop, referred to the loss the parish' had suffered through the "resignation of Archdeacon Purchas owing - to by an 'accident, -, commended,', the ,new vicar to the prayers and sympathy of the' congregation. The congregation, which was representative of all parts 'of-the parish, adjourned after the service- in the church,, and was enter-, ?taine<|.hy the Sfc. Mary's Guild at' z&fteriibon tea,' The collection, r which ,a«fco anted to £l7* iit» in aid of the jh thejtJevastaiedarea-of the> ... !, The following, were presented, with prizes on Sun'tlay Jn csnne,xio{i with the "Young .Worshippers' League of ' the i&elraldine Methodist Church: — 1 K' Valerie Barrell, Katie Effivis, and Betty and Blanche (<Squal) Huby> fcpntze, Joan Grayburn, Jpyce ' Barrell, Peggy Sutherland, Pauline. Noutzp, and Gweh McKenzie. Boysi' Keith Waljach, Rex Barrell, .Owen Neutze, Alan Neutze' Clarence Mitchell,' •. John Sutherland, Gordon Laurence Cornwall, Lindsay Cornwall, J. Cornwall, and Frank Mckenzie. • - ' - i Nine 1 Salvation Army bandsmen irom 'ABhbutton paid a sunwise. visit to Geraldine - on ' Saturday night, and ; a4ded to the enjoyment of those visiting the town for the evening. It has beeri. suggested that band entertainjtaejnts ' plight be, arranged more often . Geraldine on "Saturday nights. ,' At a meeting <?f- the Canterbury Federation of Women's Institutes there' were present, Mesdames L. B. Williams (president). G.' A. -M. Macdonald (Orari), P.' W, IJifilop (Geraldine). Hanna ■ (Iliads), ' Chjsnall (Woodbury), Miss* Ladbrooke (Pleasant 'Valley); \and the secretary, (Miss Templer)." ' ' . A letter was received from Mrs Turner-Williams, Havelock North, ernressing appreciation of all that the Institutes had done, and stating' that thev realised the work that must have been entailed for such a 1 generous response. She had not seen anv other members of the Hawke's Bay Federation since the earthquake, but kept Miss Spepcer, the secretary, informed of everything. • \ She had been eni abled bv the kindness of the Canterbury Federation to help in Some urgent cases'; among non-members, and* had jtist-promised clothing to a little' camp of refugees from Napier who had lost everything. -' It ■ was •* decided .to ask all the Women's 1 Institutes to send to. Mrs Ohisnall details of money • collected and forwarded-to Hawke's Bay; and it.'whs stated' that to* date approximately £4o' had beep dispatched.' ' , . "It was decided to hold the annual .meeting, early in Anril.v was .ratenAioned'' that -Miss Stom* would be/ in ffche' district at -the n time; and would rjhold.g clasg;of instruction. ■ ' - '! ' In ~a*' tenriis match With Ashb'urion ■ 'on Saturday; «' team from the Gjerafc dirte Club defeated by 21 sets ,toy-three. ■ The following are the details of the scolds (Adhburton names first)*! — " t ' ' Men's Singles—Russell 9, Bufdon 3) Bonnington 9, Callanan 8;. Todd 9, Will|amson 3:-Lawson49ji- Stringer 7; .Bybwn 9, * Williamson 3; Madden ,9. I Women's - Singles—Mrs Mcßae ' 7. ,Misa Sharpe ,3.; Miss I. Lane ->7,„ Miss Grarttß; Mrs, Rvburn ~7', Miss Kennedy 8r Mrs "NicolC 4 Mrs Brown 7; •%'. Miss Bennett\2;, Miss 'Petty 7, Miss Goad-6. . ' V., . Doubles—Mrs - Mcßae*- and, - Miss l. Lane 9. Miss Shame and Miss Gfant'B; 'and. Mrs Nicol' 9>Mistf Kennedy «nd Mrs' Brown, 8; 'Miss Laria and : Mte .iPetty, 9, Miss iß&mgit antl* Miss "Goad 4. 1 : "* .Meii'&A* and; Bon- • Callanan f 8' ( ;

and Stringer 8; Lawson and Ryburn 9, Williamson ' and Webb 4. Mixed Doubles —Bonnington and Mrs Mcßae 7, Burdon and Misa Sharpe 9; Russell and Mrs Nicol 5, Callanan and Miss Grant 9; Todd and Miss Lane 9, D. Williamson and Miss Kennedy 6; Ryburn and Mrs Ryburn 9, Stringer and Mrs Brown 6; Lawson and Miss Lane 9. Williamson and Miss Bennett 3; 'Madden and Miss Petty 9, Webb and Miss Goad 8. >

TEMUKA. Mrs Mcßae (Mount Hutt, Mcthven) is visiting Temuka. i . Mrs W. Jefferies (Holdtika) ib spending a short holiday in Temuka. Miss D, Webb, who has been on a short holiday in Christchurch,; has returned to Tomuka. Mrs J.. Gourley . (Denmark street) will leave Temuka to-morrow for Balclutha, where.she will be the guest of Mrs McPhail. The Rqv. A. Blakemore, who attended the Methodist Conference, in Dunedin, has returned to Temuka.

; Charged with being in charge of a motor-truck in Vine street, Temuka, while in a state of intoxication, on February 28th, William John Eathorne appeared at the Temuka Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Messrs W. F. Evans, G. Hancox, and A. E. Smith, J.P.'s. He pleaded guilty and was fined £5. , : r Lawn Tennis. , In the final round of the Temuka Town and Country Tennis competition the Winchester Club beat Clandeboye B by 88 games to 37, in a match played on Saturday afternoon. Detailed scores are as follows (Winchester names first): —Women's singles: Miss ■ M. White 6 v. Miss M. Clayton 1; Miss JR. South 6 v. Miss E. Livesey 1; Miss M. Opie 6 v. Miss N. Hickey 3; Miss M. Sinclair 0 v. Miss M. Liddle 6. Men's singles: G. Burborougli 6v. F. H. Symons 0; W. Bradshaw 6 v. G. • Lyall 0; J. L. White 6 v. Miss Flett 3; L. West 6v. Miss E, Flett 2. Women's doublos: Misses White and Opie 6 v. Misses Clayton and Livesey 5; Misses South and Sinclair 4 v. Misses Hickey and Liddle 6. Men's doubles: Burborough and White 6 v. Symons and Lyall 0; Bradshaw and West 6 v. Misses Flett 0. Mixed doubles: Misa White and Burborough 6 v. Miss Clayton and Symons 1; Miss Sinclair and White 6 v. Miss Livesey and Lyall 3; Miss Opie and Bradshaw 6 v. Mjss Hickey and E. Flett 1; Miss South and West 6 v. Miss Liddle and Flett 3.

In a friendly match played at Waitnate between Waimato St. John's and Temulyi St. Joseph's, the games resulted in a win for St. Joseph's. Scores were as follows (Waimate names first): —Men's singles: A. Harris 2 v. L. Connelly 6; A. Mathenson 2 v. P. Dwan <5; J. Leonard 2 v. T. O'Brien 6; J. Nolan 5 v. W. Seelor 6; J. Annitch 0 ,v, T. Dwan 1; P. Hynes 3 v. W. Spillane 6. Women's Singles: Miss E. Dillion 4 v. Miss A, Hannifin 6; Miss N. Bendall 4 v. Miss P. Spillane 6; Miss A. Dillion 5 v. Miss Z. Dwan 6; Miss M. Leonard 5 v. Miss Spillane 6; Miss J. Tavendale 3 v. Miss Tozer 6; Miss B. Bendall 6 v. Miss McMoekin 2. Men's doubles: Harris and Mathenson 5 v. Connelly and O'Brien 6; Leonard arid Molan 0. v. Dwan and Seeler 6; Annitch and Hynes 5 v. Dwan and Spillane 6. Women's doubles: Misses i Dillion and Dalton 3 v. Misses Hannii fin find Spillane. 6j Misses Bendall and Leonard 3 v. Missse Dwan and Bpillanq 6; Mioses Tavendale and Bendall 0' v. Misses Tozer and McMeekin 3.,. Mixed doubles: Miss Dillion, and'Mathenson 6 v. Miss Hannifin sand Connelly 6; i Miss A. Dillion and Harris 5 v. Miss Spillane and Dwan 6; Misk-Bendail and 1 Leonard 1 v..Mfes P. Dwan and O'Brien 6j Miss Bichardson and Nolan 3 v. Miss Spillane and Seeler 0; Miss Leonard' and Annitch 4 v. Miss Tozer-and 6; Miss Bendall and Hynes 0 v. Mils McMeekin and Spillane fl. St. Joseph'# IS sets, 122 games;' St. Patrick's 8 sets, 88 games.

fairlie. A mixed Timpni team «■ Fairlie team at Park last. Thursday afternoon, Timaru winning by Ip to 4. • Following -are tho 4 results (Timaru names mentioned, first) Men's Singles—R. Wilson 3, G. Manchester 9; W. Malcolm 9, R. Seay 5; P. W. Yotnig 3, R. Wats»n 9; W. P. Young 9, L. Seay 2. Men's and Malcolm 9,' Manchester end.T.*Seay 8; "Young and Seay 6, "Watson - , and L. Seay 9: Coojier and, Wilson-' 9,; Seay, and Manchester 3. . > Women's Qingles-yMiss M. Bridges 7/Mies H, Bruce 4': Mrs D. S. D&vies 4, Miss Manchester 7; Miss-Manchester 7, Miss. O'Ccnnell 5; Miss White' 7, Miss Orichton 2: Miss Marriott 7, Miss Scay 'l; MispMoCallum % Miss' Col lins 2. ' " Women's' Doubles —Mrs Bridges a ltd Mrs Davies 7, Miss Bruce" and' Miss i Manchester '5; Miss Manchester" and Miss White 7; Miss O'Connell and Miss Crichton '0; Miss Marriott and Miss McOollum 7, Miss Seay and Miss.Co!* lins 0. * ~ < • Mixed Bridges and Malcolm ,9, Mis& O'Connell 'and R. 1 Seay 0; Mrs Dayies Wilson 9, Miss Manchester and. Manchester' 4; i Miss Marrietfc and Young 9, Miss Bruce and T. Seay 6; Miss MoCallam-' and Manchester ,9, Miss Collins arid L. Seay 8; Bliss Manchester and Wilson 9, MisaJJFay and Coopef 8;-Miss White and Young 9, Miss. Cridhton and' Manchester 8. ' ■ j - , v ».r