GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 19 May 1925, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

The Christchurch City Council has decided to make immediate applioaton to the Government for a loan or £50,000 for housing purposes.

The Christchurch City Council link placed £IOOO on the estitnates towards the establishment of a _ Canterbury Court at tlie Dunedin Exhibition.

The takings for tho month of April at the municipal hot soa water baths in Timaru totalled £42 10s 3d, made up as follows: —BatliSj £l3 7s 3d; massage, £2S 13s.

There was a large .attendance at the Highiiekl Presbyterian Church last evening, when an illustrated lecture was given by Mr Priestly on the work of the missions in the Sudan.

At a dispersal sale of Ayrsliiro cattle held at Levin, a seven-year-old cow, Malsgwyn Princess, which was champion at tlie Royal Show, was sold for the record sum for an Ayrshire of 505 guineas.—(Press Assn).

At last night’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council tlie Borough engineer (Mr ,1. Tl. Howitt) reported that the repairing of the fences at the abattoirs was being proceeded with. Several of the cattle pens were also being repaired.

At last night's mooting of the Timaru Borough Council the Park curator (Mr D. N. Harper). stated, in the, course of his report, that tiio young trees in tlie Park and tho reserves had done very well during the past growing season.

The contracts for the formation of Evans and White Streets are proceeding satisfactorily. Tho telegrapn poles on the south side of Evans Street are''being moved to the correct line, as are tho electric poles on the north side. Tho work ot metalling lias already been commenced.

It was to commemorate tlie wrecks at Timaru, which took place on May ]4, 1882 that the Wreck Monument was erected at tho junction of Perth and Sophia Streets, and though yesterday’s sea was not as rough as on that fateful day, when so many gallant lives were lost, it was tempestuous enough to be > a danger to small craft. ; The receipts from the Timaru municipal bus sefvite for ,the eighteen days ending May 2 totalled £469 8s 4d, made lip as follows :—Wai-iti Road, £149 ; ‘North Street, £IOO 5s s£d; Evans Street, £56 9s Id; King Street, £O2. 3s 9d; Hassall Street, £53 Is sid; Church Street, £3B 5s Sid. Tho receipt j for the previous twelve -days totalled £2BB 0s s|d.

A Press message from Greyinouth elates that Thomas Christopher, charged with stealing four dozen towels, valued do £7 10s. the property of his employers, C. Smith Ltci.j was remanded for a week. Ex-eder:ck James Thomas, as draper, eliargou with, receiving the towels, was similarly remanded. Bail was granted. Tho police stated that other charges were pending.

Mr J. Bitchener, M.P. for Waitaki, who made , representations to the Minister of Railways a short time ago to have a telep.ioje connection installed at the St. Andrews railway station, received a reply from the Hon. J. G. Coates yesterday stating that the necessity for a telephone at St. Andrews station had been recognised, pnd it would be supplied at an early date.

At 11.35 ycs.terdhy morning the Timarii fife brigade received a ; cajl to Wilson Street w lie rep a lire had broken out near a'fird place in a front room of a house. Tho lire, which might have had more serious consequences, was nearly extinguished on the arrival of the brigade, mdihly due tb the efforts of a member of tho brigade who wits in the vicinity of the outbreak when the alarm was given.

Tlie caretaker of Caroline Bay (Mr A. Gibson) reported to last night’s meeting of the Borough Council that the shrubs near the signal box at the smith*end of the Bay had to be removed, ,and they would be replaced bv smhller ones. The south-end lawn had been sown in grass. He suggested that the swings and sec-saws be shifted back on to the sand. Consideration pf this suggestion was deferred, pending a conference with the Caroline Bay Association.

During April 325 cattle, 1391 sheep, 31 lambs, and 23 calves were slaughtered at the Timaru Borough Abattoirs. Of these, one ewe and two sheep were diseased. . The killing in April last year was:—307 cattle, 1495 sheep, 56 lanlbs and 17 calves; and the revenue was £167, 0s 9d, compared with £176 2s 3d for April of this year. The abattoir manager says that, no doubt, on account of the high price of mutton, consumers are still maintain.ng thenpreference for beef.

The rough weather usually associated with the month of May in Tiin;uu made its unwelcome presence fe t yesterday when a bitterly cold wind from the south prevailed; there was a “bite in the air indicative of an early fall of snow: dark rain-portending clouds scuddcn peross the sky, and the sea was very disturbed . Although it was the first real taste of winter for the year and though such conditions, plus heavy frosts, are the reverse of pleasant so far af> persona comfort is concerned, they are essential to the well benig of tho country, in that they destroy the pests, which, after a liiiln winter, emerge in tlie spring, and do all manlier of harm to growing crops ot all kinds.

Tho fortnightly meeting of tlio Juvenile Ancient Older of Foresters was held last evening, when Bro. B. Moycs, C.R., presided over a very large al tendance of members. Tlie iioedwards reported that there was one member still on the sick list, and that it would be some time yet before lie would be able to declare off. Two candidates were introduced and duly initiated iilto tlio Order. One candidate was nominated for membership Tho president expressed pleasure at seeing so many young members attending, and sale they hoped to hold a social soon. Accounts were passed for payment and the Court was closed, after which the members spent a happy licur*at games.