SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23383, 28 September 1939, Page 2

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

| I' uosi On: CouKEsi’Osmi.vr.] PERSONAL. ■ Miss E. Bremer, for the past two and a-half years dental nurse at the Bnlclutha School clinic, has been transferred to Oxford, Canterbury, and takes up duty there curly next month. Miss P. Hickey, of Wellington will take charge at the lialciutha clinic. BALCLUTHA TENNIS CLUB. There was a fair attendance at the animal meeting oh the Bnlclutha Tenuis., Club. .Mr W. R. Scott presiding. Mr, Ron Guest was appointed to represent the club on the Physical Welfare Re-' creation Committee. The annual report stated that the membership showed an increase of eight, for the season, making a total of 52. The A team won the Smith Otago championship, and friendly matches wore played with St. Kilda and Gore, while the had eight representatives in the South Otago team ■which played Eastern Southland and five in the team against Otago. J. Riddle won the junior men’s singles, and Mrs L. Moffat the ladies’ championship for the third year in succession. while the men’s championship was unfinished. The finances showed a big improvement on the previous year owing to the success of an art union and gala day. Starting with a debit balance of £7O 19s lid. the club finished with a debit of £lO Bs, a gain of £6O 11s lid for the year. The report and balance sheet were adopted, gratification being expressed at the improvement shown. The following office-bearers were elected Patron, Mr P. M‘Skimming; president, Mr W. R. Scott; vice-presi-dent, Mr S. Mathcwson; secretary, held over; auditor,. Mr Jas. Guest; committee—Miss 0. Little. Mrs L. Moffat, Miss Iris Murray, Mr R. Guest; selector, Mr S. Mathewson; delegates to 5.0.L.T.A., Messrs Scott and Mathewson; Ladies’ Committee, Misses I. and M. Murray. O. Little, D. Matheson, Farquharson. Opening day was fixed for October 14. , BALCLUTHA COURT. Mr H. J. Dixon presided at the monthly sitting of Balclutha Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Civil cases : Judgment by default was given in the following cases;—T. D. Pearson ,v. H. Kavanagh, claim. £2 14s, with 26s 6d costs; same v. A. R. Jory, claim, £2 19s 6d, with 25s 6d costs; J. R. Forester v. Don Ford, claim, £6 5s Cd, with 24s costs; Waiwera Service Store v. David Leonard, claim, £1 15s, with 14s costs; same v. R. M. Thompson, claim, £6 15s 3d, with 32s Gd costs; same v. H. D. Kavanagh, claim, £2 9s lid, with 28s 6d costs; John H. Stevenson Ltd. v. William Jas. IR. Craig, claim, £45 Cs Bd, with £4 Is 6d costs. In the case in which Harry Sanson (Mosgiol) proceeded against Frederick Lawrence (Waiwera) His Worship refused to make an order after hearing the evidence of debtor. For allowing a cow and calf to wander on the State highway, William M'Lachlan (Clinton) was convicted and ordered to pay 17s costs. lan Thomas Holden (Warepa) was charged with unlawfully storing a fivegallon keg of ale for Ernest Holden in his motor car. Constable W. S. Boyle said that t}io beer was found in the car outside the hall at Warepa where a, dance was being held on August 4. Convicted and fined 20s with 12s costs.. Traffic Breaches: For exceeding the speed limit A. 15. G. Johnston and Leonard Read were each fined 30s with 10s costs; and C. Willocks was fined 40s with 10s costs. Charged with driving without due care and attention on tjie Dnnedin-Cromwell highway, where a collision occurred, Thomas Duncan Kennedy denied there was carelessness on his part and, the case was adjourned, pending civil proceedings. W. C. R. Murdoch for driving without a license was fined 6s with 10s costs. Gordon Mosley and A. Miller were ■'each fined 20s with 10s costs tor having no warrants of fitness. Win. Miller was charged with falling to give notice of intention to turn to the right when in view of other traffic, and alter hearing evidence the information Was dismissed as the wrong offence had been named. A case against A. N. Haggitt for speeding was dismissed without prejudice. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. At a special sitting of the Magistrate’s Court'■Ernest F. Rawson proceeded against Ernest A. M‘ln tosh for damages amounting to £29 16s 6d, arising out of alleged assault at the South Otago Freezing works on Juno 16. Mr O. J. L. White appeared for plaintiff and Mr R. R. Grigor for the defendant. Mr White said that on the Friday before tho works closed down a meeting had been held and after a dispute defendant struck Georgo Rawson and the plaintiff got between them. It was a trivial matter, but the defendant boro malice evidently, and when tho men were knocking off at 5 p.m. defendant went to George Rawson and asked him what ho was going to do about it, and the latter said he was under the care of the doctor and was not going to fight. Defendant said he was “ yellow ” and then went to the plaintiff and asked him what he wanted to interfere for and without warning knocked him down twice and hammered him on the ground. Th: result was that the plaintiff was so knocked about that he could not work for a week. Evidence was given by the plaintiff, George Rawson, Roy Marshall, and John A. Weir, foreman slaughterman. Mr Grigor for the defence said the men were annoyed about the “ daggy ” lambs and the action of George Rawson, and if the plaintiff had not interfered there would have been nothing further. It was merely a freezing works squabble. Evidence was given by the defendant who said that the butchers objected to “ daggy ” sheep. There was a clause in the award against it. George Rawson had been killing these and said ho would continue to do so. Ho had always been antagonistic to witness over union matters. He gave George Rawson a crack in the face and the plaintiff had stepped in and said to “ leave it till 5 o’clock.” Later the plaintiff struck him behind the oar and jumped on his back. Someone pulled him up and the plaintiff and he then exchanged several blows, Rawson ending on the floor. Evidence in support was given by James M‘Laren, Clutha O’Hara, John "Weir, and John Telford, employees at the works. , , Dr Radcliffie said he attended! the plaintiff, who was suffering from two black eyes, bruises on tho face, and a sprained thumb. He was off work for a week as a result of the injuries. In giving judgment. His Worship said it was quite clear the defendant _ had been looking for trouble. He admitted regarding what had transpired' when he went to George Rawson _ and later sought the plaintiff. Ho did not think witnesses for the defence had seen the fight. He was satisfied the plaintiff had been assaulted, but after ho had rushed at the defendant and struck him, what

then happened) was his own fault. Damages would be allowed on the first, assault only for £1 8s 6d and £3 general damages, with £5 15s costs —a total of £lO 3s 6d. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING. The Balclutha M.R.C. _ brought the season to a close, last night, when in addition to the weekly shoot a match, “Age” versus “Youth,” was fired, the former teaih winning for the second time by one point. The A grade button went to C. Clode, with a net score of 79, while three (J. Smaill, N. Mitchell, D, Sutherland) tied for the B grade button, and on the “ count b’ack ” the former won. At the conclusion of the shoot the president (Mr S. D. Macdonald) presented the trophies won during the season. In doing so, ho said the season had been very.successful, and the shooting had been of a high standard throughout. -Ho appealed to members who would not be away on more serioils shooting next year to carry on the club, but expressed the hope that they would all be available and that their services would not be required elsewhere. He then presented the trophies as follows: A grade championship cup, N. Rutherford; A grade aggregate, C. Falconer, 1.175 points over 15 shoots, average 78.3; B grade championship, N. Mitchell ; B grade aggregate, N. Mitchell, 1,129, average 75.4; C grade championship, J. Fallowfield; C grade a ggregate, P. Deakor, 1,040, average 69.5 Scores for the night were —Age,— R. Chalmers 69, G. Sinclair 72, W. Elliott 77, R. Arbuthnott, sen., 75, J. Barclay 71, ,T. Smaill 78, S. Macdonald 76. N. Bell 75. W. Sloan 73. R. M'Bride 77, C. O’Hara 62; total 805. —Youth.— C. Clode 79, N. Mitchell 78, A. Hayward 76, L. Cockerill 70, M. Anderson 75, V. Keach 74. O. Falconer 77, H. Sinclair 76, E. King 60, L. Bell 75, R. Anderson 73; total 804. Club Shoot.—C. Clode 79—3—79, D. Sutherland 78—4—79, J. Smaill 78—4—79, N. Mitchell 78—2—79,' A. Wallace 69—11—79. A. Hayward 76—4—79, H. Sinclair 76—4—79, W. Elliott 77—4—79, A. Low 72—7—79. D. M'Feetors 754 —79. B. Gold 75 10 —79. G. N, Bell 75—6—79, R. M‘Bride 77—2—79, S. D. Macdonald 76 3—79, H. Henderson 73—12—79, A. Plew 74—9—79. A. F. Renton 70—3—78, L. Bell 75—3—78, J. Fallowfield 75—3—78. M. Anderson 75—3—78, C. Falconer 77—1—78, W. Sl'oan 734 —77. R. Arbuthnott, sen., 75—2—77, P. Deaker 73—4—77, L. Thompson 74—3—77, R. Anderson 75—4—77. J. Dipplo 69—7—76, G. Tosh 733 —76. L. Cockerill 70 —6—76, .1. Barclay 71—5—76, V". . Keach 74—2—76, T. Kennedy 68—8—76, :M. Beale 71—4—75, R. Chalmers 09 —G —75, D. Lattimore 71- —3—74, N. Rutherford 74—0—74. G. Sinclair 72—1—73, I. Gold 72. L. Tory 05 — 7 —72. W. Honliston 71. J. Sheehy 71, E. King 60—10—70, C. O’Hara 62—7—69.