GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 16 May 1925, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The Arbitration Court will sit at Timaru within a week or ten days irom May 26.

At the Police Court at Temuk.i yesterday, before Mr A. R. Lawry, J.P., a first offender tor drunkennes was convicted and tiled 10s and costs.

At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, belore Mr ti. Green, J.P., a first ollending iuebriatu was convicted‘and fined 10s; m default, 24 hours’ imprisonment.

Rain set in soon alter seven o’clock last evening, and with a short intermission about midnight continued to fall more or less heavily throughout the night.

A poll was taken in 'the Pleasant Point town district on Thursday oil a proposal to raise a loan for a lughtsoil removal scheme. Tne proposal was defeated, the voting being 3u lor, and 32 against.

The Shaw, Suvili liner Karamea, which left Timaru on Wednesday tor London via way ports, had in her outward cargo several hundred boxes of honey—the first shipped from Timaru for some cons.derable period.

The action of the Stipendiary Magistrate at Timaru in suspending for twelve months the license of a Christchurch motorist, it. is mid, is likely to liavo- a salutary effect on some reckless drivers in this district.

At present there are 114 consumers connected with electric power in- the Geraldine and Tcmuka districts. Although tlie progress is satisfactory, it is not what was expected, and is not nearly so good as th,at being made by Ashburton.

The capping ceremony was held at Canterbury College yesterday. Dr. J. H-'ght (deputy chancellor of the University) presented the diplomas, but his address was lost in the uproar created by undergraduates, find lie handed a typed copy of liis speech to the reporters.—(Press Assn).

In marked contrast to tlie past few weeks, considerable quantities of flour and milling produce are now being shipped northwards from Timaru. Auckland, the chief soqree of demand, has so far taken very little, but during the next week or so the heavy stocks at present held by millers should be greatly depleted.

Those motorists who have not yet obtained delivery of their number plates in collection with the new motor regulations are advised to do so immediately. In Timaru there are over 500 number plates that have not been claimed. The authorities intend taking action, as ainple time has been allowed motorists to collect their plates.

After a fairly long period without abreak in the business portion of the town, the electric light failed in Timaru last night between six and seven o’clock for about fifteen minutes. The break was occasioned by a fault in tlie Ashburton section of tlie line. The exact location of the fault, or the cause of it, was not ascertainable last night.

The operations of the local Power Board have given a good deal of work to the local watersiders. Several vessels during the last few months liavo discharged a considerable number of big poles, and a further Two- vessels—,the Waikouaitx and the Poolta —are due ,at this port during the coming week to discharge further consignments of poles.

A dispute between Dunedin watersiders and the agents of the s.p. Pnriri concerning the payment for Thursday afternoon (when work was suspended, owing to the late Prime Minister’s funeral) resulted iu the men refusing to continue unloading operations yesterday afternoon. The dispute has been referred to Wellington for adjustment.