TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20493, 11 March 1932, Page 9

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS

TIMARU. ~— WARSHIP IN PORT. Sib tloop Veronica is to remain at March 18th, when she will Is. The Mayor (Mr hwaite) and the Town Killick), the chairman loard (Mr G. T. Dawetary (Mr F. Metson) i official visit, to' the usual courtesies wero nander Morgan ro- ; the Borough Council in addition to the >ur Board representalenatead, W. H. Hunt, nirmen of the Borough s, were present. Armadc for entertain - itors, hopes beipg cricket match could be f champion singles of .ibrv Bowling Centre lie Kia Toa green yesr conditions were "dull but the green was la he semi-final round T. i) defeated Carlton In the final, Edwards ipson (West End), üb's Address. nd the scenes in th'.' Home in the difficult d the Great War, was Dora Smith, 0.8. E., mber of Mr Lloyd at, in an address at the f the Timaru Rot:.ry The speaker gave turcs of some of the notably Mr Lloyd Idwin, Mr Winston n Simon, and Sir Herhe speaker was acute of thanks. all Clubs id attendance of nienimeeting of the Celtic r J. Rosevear presid•ort;stated that tha id a successful season ad place in the com--8 play-off. Although had not occupied a ! competition, it had a the majority <>f ' small margins. Tt fol in winning the Is. Congratulation? Tessrs E. Fairbrother, Cremins, who had seensning year wero —Patron, Bev. Father t, Mr J. Rosevear; P J. O'Connor; hon. Angland; executive, F. Doyle, R. Mason ; E. Fairbrother; dele>ion, Messrs Rosevear sn. auditor, Mr P. to Catholic Club, Mr &®eh, Mr J. Hayhurst.

The amounts of subscriptions were fixed to be the same as last season. The delegates to the Rugby Union were instructed to support the 2—3—2 scrum formation. They also were advisited to urge the appointment of two representative selectors, one for the-for-wards and one for the backs. It was decided to endeavour to arrange a match with Fairlie Club at Easter. At the annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Football Club it was decided that owing to the fact that many of i the playing members had been transferred to other towns and to the fact that others' would be unable to play, it would be impossible to find a team this season, but that the club wouid keep its identity with the Union by paying its affiliation' fee. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £1 10s. . Bowing. The semi-finals and final of the Timaru Bowing Club's vice-president s fours were row&d on the harbour m ideal conditions. In the first heat. J. I Wain's «rew beat W. Ramsay's by a ! length, and in the second, C. de Clifford s beat- B. S. • Gracefield's, by two feet. ! In the final Wain's crew beat de Clifford's by three-quarters of a length. I The names of the winners were: J. Wain 1 (s), E. T. Turnbull (3), H. Henry (3), H Tapp (b), and David Turnbull (cox). i At the Timaru Bowing Club's an- ' nual picnic at Mr Owen Connolly's farm I a programme of running and swimming events was held, which resulted as fol10ToO~yards Single Men—B. Townseml '75 yards Single Ladies —S. Giacefield 1, V. de Clifford 2. . ad" 100 yards Married Men—A. A. Perry 1 N Cruickshanks 2, G. Karton 3. '7s'yards Married Ladies—Mrs N. Cruickshanks 3, Mrs G. Karjon 2, Mrs A. A. Perry 3. . Three-lezged race—Miss Gurrie aun J. Grey burn 1, Miss S. Bracefield and T 'stSSs, fo yarfs-R. Bracefield 1, Moffit I, R. Townsen'J Magistrate's Court. The Magistrate, Mr C. R. Orr.Walker, presided oler a sitting of the Timaru Magistrate's Court yestorday. On a charge of failing to g»ve way . Municipal bus at an mtessection, William Julius Westoby was fined £2 and C °Charles Davidson, bankrupt tailor and e°!d„°in ki. p»» e ""7l t 2s th ° lia , ™' at °' tlrtec months' imprisonment. 111 Defendant's explanation he had brought all the goods fron» the sl?o» t6 his house before his petition shop to " 1B H intended to use in bankruptcy. He g - tingSi He the "dared 10 as he had the property considered asi n bankrupt cy that at bis house before «J Most sale houses. Lodge Meeting. The fortnightly of Canterbury Lodge, -NO. <•

was held in the Forester's Hall last evening, Bro. Preston, N.G., presiding over a good attendance.. Accounts and sick pay amounting to £23 Is 5d were passed for payment. A transfer for Bro. Macer, of Leith Lodge, Dunedin, was accepted. Music Teachers. At the annual meeting of the Timaru branch of the Music Teachers' Association of New Zealand, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr A. W. V. Vine; vice-presidents, Mesdames G. Roadie and E. G. Mangos; Council, Misses G. Spring, S. Budge, F. Robertson, Mr X. Todd; hon. secretary and treasurer, Miss E. L. Morgan. Unemployed Workers. At a meeting of the Timaru Unemployed Workers' Union on Wednesday evening, it was decided that the inen balloted should not accept work at the Mackenzie County eamp unless they received 12s 6d a day, and tliat "in the event' of the men refusing to go to the camp being victimised, no work should be done by the Timaru unemployed till I the victimised men are reinstated." Obituary. A prominent and respected figure in the .motor trade in, Timaru for many years, Mr John McPherson, died at his hortie, 21 North street, on Wednesday, aged 63 years. Mr McPherson was a native of Caithness, Scotland, and was only 12 months old when his parents landed in Dunedin from the James Nicol Fleming. Mr McPherson was educated at the Morven school. After serving his apprenticeship as a blacksmith he be- | came a blacksmith on his own account. | Some years later Mr McPherson was j appointed head of the machinery department of Messrs Guinness and le I Cren, at Waimate, holding this position j for a considerable time until he ob- ! tained a similar appointment with the | Waimate branch of the Canterbury ! Farmers' Co-operative Association. In 11911 he was transferred to the Association 's headquarters at Timaru, where he assumed charge of the machinery and 1 motor departments. Later he devoted the whole of his attention to the management of the motor department. He remained with the Canterbury Farmers i Co-operative Association until 1923, when, on its inauguration, he joined the staff of Dominion Motors, Ltd., where j he remained until 1926.. Mr McPherson then commenced business with his son, Mr Alex. McPherson, in the premises of Bockaerts, Ltd., under the name of John McPherson and Son. He was a past president of the Soiith Canterbury Motor Trade Association, having held that office for two years. Mr McPherson leaves a widow and two sons, one of whom is in Christchurch. The funeral is to take place to-day. GERALDINE. Sirs J. M. H. Tripp, Silverston. Geraldine, lias left for Hanmer. Mrs F. H. Wallacli, Raukapuka, Geraldine, has left for the orth Island, where she will attend the Dominion Conference of the YV .C.T.U. at Wanganiii as the delegate of the Geraldine and Temuka branches. Mrs S. H. Turner. Peel street, Geraldine, has left for Sydney to attend the celebrations in con ex ion with the opening of the Harbour Bridge. .Mr and Mrs G. Budd, Geraidine, left yesterday for the south on a motor tour. A ' vesy successful missionary and social afternoon was held in the. Presbyterian Hall, where ladies of the various churches in Geraldine were the j

guests of the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union. There was a large attendance. Miss Steven, ot the Anglican Chinese Mission, was the speaker and gave anaddress on the growth of the Christian movement in China from the fifth century, and dealt with some of the problems that are confronting modern China. During the afternoon the following programme was given: Songs, 'Mesaamea J. ! r . Coursey, A. I''. Barrell, and Misses M. Crnickshaiik, Morrison, and Bell; recitations, Mrs R. J. Cornwell and Miss Colleen McKenzie; pianoforte solo, Miss M. Bell. A meting of the Geraldine Domain Board was held on Wednesday evening. Present were Mr B. K. Macdonald (chairman), MesSrs J. 11. Lack, W. McClure, G. B. Patrick M. Campbell, E. H, Logan, and J. W. Miller. On behalf of the Finance Committee Mr McClure reported that the Board's account showed a debit balance of £2O 9s 4d. Accounts to be passed amounted to £l3 6s 2d. which would leave a deficit of £33 15s Gd. In the Cemetery Board's account the receipts for the month totalled £5 14s 6d. Thero was a debit 1 alance at the bank of £l4 10s 7d, and accounts for payment totalled £5 14s, leaving a debit balance of £2O 4b 7d. Permission was granted to Mr D. C. Williamson, hon. secretary of the Geraldine sub-branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute, to use the Domain Oval on Wednesday, March 16_th, for the purpose of holding a dis- | tnct school sports' meeting which had 11th x>^'P f rom Friday, December Similar permission was granted Mr A. F. Barrell, headmaster of the Geraldine District High School, in order to hold the secondary school sports on Thursday, March 17th. The Geraldine Borough Council met on Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Mr B. R. Macdonald) presiding. Present were: The Deputy-Mayor (Mr J. K. Lack), Councillors E. H. Logan, M. Campbell, G. H. Patrick, J. W. Miller, and W. McClure. Cr. McClure, on behalf of the Finance Committee, reported that receipts for the month totalled £475 Is 7d, the principal items being: Rates .=2318 Is 7d, rents £22 10s 6d, heavy traffic fees £3l sanitary fees £0 18s 9d, drivers' licenses 10s, petrol refund £1 14s fid, library receipts £2 10s, and Unemployment Board wages refund £BB 7s 3d. The debit balance at the bank was £B3l Bs, and accounts for payment totalled £427 6s 3d, leaving a deficit of £1258 14s Id. Cash in hand totalled £45 5s Bd, which left a deficit for the month of £1213 8s sd. Mr E. Undrill, hon. conductor of the Geraldine District Band, wrote asking the Council to vote the subsidy of £ls which had been placed on the estimates for band funds at the beginning of the year. This was the first occasion for some years that any assistance bad been required. The building of the baudroom had depleted the band's funds, and, as the improved building was an asset to the Council, the band felt that it had given good return for any vot* 5 the Council could give. They would like to see a similar sum provided for on the coming estimates, as they were in hopes of getting the band on a sound footing during the coming season On the motion of Crs. Patrick and Campbell a grant of £ls was made. The Commissioner of Unemployment wrote advising that the State Forest Service had informed the Unemployment Board that tree stocks might be available after the winter planting programme of the Department was- pro-vided-for, and that supplies would bo made available to local bodies as- the Unemployment Board directed. ■ It was decided, on the suggestion of the Mayor, that Crs. Patrick and Camp-

boll be asked to submit a report on the number of trees required and the localities in which they should bo planted. Advice was received that under the Disabled Soldiers Civil Re-establishment Act, 1930, an Advisory Committee for the South Canterbury district had bee:i appointed in order to re-estabilsh partially disabled soldiers in civil occupations. Prom the committee's classified lists, men could be selected for practically every avenue of employment, and an appeal was therefore made in the hope that the Council would bo able to assist the committee in its difficult work, The overseer (Mr B. Hayes), reporting on the work of the month, state! that the unemployed had been at work on the clay excavation of North Belt, and pipes had been laid to extend th-3 culverts on Tripp street, North Belt, and Totara street. The water supply had been maintained during the month, and at the recent fire there was a very satisfactory pressure. The borough ranger (Mr F. Gaby) reported that six cows had been impounded during February. The librarian (Mrs K. E. Pierce) reported that 734 books had been issued during February. The subscriptions amounted to £2 10s. A list of supplementary remits sent forward for the 1932 conference of the Municipal Association of New Zealand was received, in addition to the order paper for the 1931 conference, which was postponed. On the. motion of Crs. W. McClure and J. R. Lack it was decided that the last day on which would be received by the Council without imposing the ten per cent, penaltv be March 30 th. It was decided, on the motion of Crs. Lack and McClure, that the tax on dogs within the borough be 2s 6d for each dog kept for the purpose of droving or herding of sheep or cattle, and 10s for other dogs. Cr. G. H. Patrick drew attention to the recent transfer of the Magistrate's Court from Geraldine to Temulca. Mr Patrick pointed out that it was moat inconvenient for the people of Geraldine, as if any business man wished to issue a summons or conduct any other business there was now no clerk of the Court at Geraldine. and a visit ''o Temuka would be necessary. ' The Deputy-Mayor (Mr J. "B. Lack) said that the removal of the Court was a retrograde step as far as Geraldine was concerned. The Mayor and other councillors supported this view, and it was decided, on the motion of Crs. Patrick and Lack: That a letter be' sent to the member for the district (Mr T. I). Burnett) protesting against the business of the Magistrate's Court being removed to Temuka. TEMUKA. Strong objection was taken to the existing threshing rates at a meeting of the Temuka Branch of the Farmers' Union on Tuesday, at which there wcJ'e present:—Messrs W. Buchan (presiding), H. Talbot, G. L. Twentyman, A. Dobson, A. Bisdee, J. O. J. Oliver. G. Gould, L. V. Talbot. W. H. Davey, •J. Macaulay, and A. J. Davey. After general, discussion, a motion was passed supporting. the Government in its endeavours to have amendments effected to the Arbitration, and Conciliation Act. In reply to an application from the director of the Temuka Technical School, it was decided to give i 1 Is towards the maintainancer of classes. The Temuka District High School Committee held its monthly meeting last evening. Present: —Messrs A. Smith (presiding), A. U. Beck. L. CScrimshaw, Jf. G. Franklin, "VV. J-

Clark. It. Longson, M. Swap, and the secretary (Mr E. B. Cooper). The Dental Nurse. Miss ft. Armstrong, reported that she had performed a total of 327 operations during February. Work had been performed * n the Temuka and Pleasant Point Schools. The Rev. L. A. Brooks, secretary of the Temuka Ministers' Association, wrote applying for permission to conduct Bible' lessons in the ' school on the Nelson system The Association would want half an hour a week tf> conduct the classes.. It was decided that a representative of the Association should be invited to meet the headmaster to explain the proposed scheme, and that a report should be furnished to next meeting. The headmaster (Mr W. L. Harrison) reported that the primary division attendance had been 372, and the roll number 399. In the secondary department the attendance was 80. ana the roll number 91. Riding a bicycle out of the Wilkin street gates of the Domain shortly after mid-dav yesterday, a boy_ named William Dwyer ran into a passing car, receiving minor cuts on the head ajid shock. " Medical attention was not necessarv. The bicvcle was extensively damaged, and the windscreen of the car severely shattered. . . News of the sanction of the raising of a loan of £4-500 for the East- Side Drainage by the Loans Board was received vesterday afternoon m a gram from Mr T. D- Burnett, M.I. The Mayor (Mr A, W. Buzan) replied as follows*.—"Wire to hand i sardine: drainage. Thanks Can „ give anv information regarding unemployed for this work ? WAIMATE. The Rev. A. M Costaiii. who will succeed the Rev. W. B. Soott in Aoril as the minister of St. Paul s Methodist Church. Waimate. entered the New Zealand Ministry in 1918 After spending four years at Roxburgh, he removed (o Gore, where he has been stationed since .1928. Mr Scott expects to leave for his new appointment in Wellington on April 11th. A verdict that Andrew Smith died in a hut on Messrs Qninn Bros.' farm at- Makik'hi on March 7th from natural which nodical testimony attributed to heart failure, was returned at the inouest vesterdav, before the District Coroner (Mr G. Dash).