NEWS IN BRIEF

Southland Times, Issue 24821, 13 August 1942, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF

CLAIM SETTLED.— Approval of the settlement for an amount of £478/8/6 in the claim by Frank Johnston Wylie, of Invercargill (Mr G. C. Cruickshank), an Infant, proceeding through his guardian against David Craig, a labourer, of Invercargill (Mr S. M. Macalister), was given by his Honour Mr Justice Kennedy in the Supreme Court yesterday. The plaintiff was involved in a motor accident with the defendant on May 22, 1941, as a result of which he suffered severe head injuries.

HOME GUARD RECRUITS.— Members of the Training Company of the Invercargill battalion of the Home Guard have made such good progress with their preliminary drill that after the parade to be held at the Drill Hall this evening the men will be drafted to various companies of the battalion. Some of the men had had military training before they joined the Guard, but others were complete novices, and the progress they have made in the few parades held by the Training Company is, therefore, regarded as satisfactory.

BOYS’ BAND COMPETITIONS.— The members of the Boys’ Band of the Band of the Ist Southland Regiment took part in solo competitions arranged and held by the citizens’ committee on Tuesday evening, when 21 boys competed. The judges were Messrs H. P. Weston, R. Brown and C. Henderson. The results were: lan Cowley (trombone, 46pts), Mr F. J. Logan’s medal; lan Martin (comet, 44pts), Mr Logan’s medal: Ray Allan (comet, 42pts), committee’s medal; drummers’ march, W. Morgan, committee's medal. Mr S. Wills donated a medal for the best performance and it was won by lan Cowley, who gave an outstanding exhibition, scoring 46pts out of a possible of 48. The judges also gave a special trophy to Ray Allen, who scored 42pts from scratch.

WINTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.—At a meeting of the Winton Borough Council Cr T. W. Brandford tendered his resignation as he was leaving the district. The Mayor, Mr N. Metzger, in accepting the resignation, congratulated Cr Brandford on his new appointment and wished him and his family success in Balclutha. Only one nomination was received for the vacancy, and Mr T. Walker, who had previously served the borough as Mayor for 15 years, was elected.

TALK TO RETURNED MEN.— LieutenantColonel A. A. Tennent, who has returned to New Zealand after being repatriated from an Italian prisoner-of-war camp, addressed returned soldiers at the Invercargill Returned Services’ Association rooms last evening. He talked interestingly of desert warfare and outlined the methods of moving a large division across the Egyptian desert. Several instances of capture and recapture were given and stories of humorous incidents were told. Dr A. Owen-Johnston, president of the association, thanked Lieuten-ant-Colonel Tennent for his address.