GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 12 May 1925, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

A largo number of announcements of postponement or abandonment of nieetlgs and other functions, owing to tlio death of the Primo Minister, are made tnis morn.ng.

At the Christchurch collie dog trials yesterday, Messrs Harper and Adams, Eairlie, won the novice stakes wall '“Mackenzie Chief,” and were also runners-up with “Prince Pirate.”

At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., two first ollending inebriates were convicted and fined 10s; in default, 24 hours’ imprisonment.

A Press message states that an objection by the Chr-stchurch Land Agents’ Association against the re-issue of a license to Herbert Hensey Cook, was upheld by the Magistrate, who stated that he did not think Cook a fit and proper person to carry on his business as a land agent.

A local carrier had an unfortunate experience yesterday morning while proceeding up the Lank Street hill, just south of Arthur .Street. Tho dray, which was loaded with light timber, was taking the hill slowly, when both shafts snapped, and the timber was strewn over the road. Luckily, neither the horse nor dr.ver were injured.

On Friday evening last it was thought that the body of Philip Richard Hudson, who is wanted for the aileged murder of Miss Olive Rutherford, was seen in the Waitaki, near Kurow. The discovery was made at dusk, and it was difficult to distinguish clearly. After considerable trouble a constable managed to got to the object, which was in mid-stream. It was not Hudson, but a dead salmon, some three feet six inches in length.

A man, whose name is believed to be Wyatt Clark, was tound on tne banx of tho Manawatu River on Sunday in a state of extreme exhaustion, though well clad. Inquiries revealed that tlio man had been missing from Marton for a d,uy or so. He had been visiting friends in that town.' After coming down from Raetilii he had disappeared suddenly. Clark was sent to hospital, and recovered ,a* good deal, but is unable to give a coherent account of himself.

A member of the complement of the s.s. Canopus, which arrived in port last night-, states that the collier, when off Akaroa, passed through a school of whales, which numbered many hundreds. The cetaceans were visible as far as the eye could discern. One huge whale passed under the ship evidently thinking the Canopus one of the school, but becoming frightened, lashed out with his tail, and sent a cloud of spray over the onlookers, drenching some of them to the skin. Considerable anxiety was felt lest the monster might cause some damage, and great relief w,as felt when tho school Hole their departure.