GENERAL NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 25 March 1926, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

A cable message from Sydney reports that the New Zealand tennis team was given a. civic reception by the Lord Mayor at the Town Hall.

'Phe room in the Timaru Main School which is to be used as a dental clinic has been suitably fitted up for the purpose, and it is expected that it will be in use at an early date.

From inquiries made at the Timaru Bublic Hospital last evening, it was learned that the cyclist, Douglas Christie, who was injured on the Point road on Saturday night, is slowly on the improve.

Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., at tl.e Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, Martin Albert Hardwick was charged with disobedience of a maintenance order in respect to bis wife. He was remanded to appear at Dunedin on Friday, March 26.

At the Timaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr E. I). Mosley, S.M , judgment by default was given in the following cases:—Charles Bateman (Mr J. Molloy) v. It. A. Hartnett, claim, £2O 16s, costs £4 Is fid; Joseph Gilmore (Mr L. J. O’Connell) v. It. Johnston, claim, £5 ss, costs, £1 10s fid.

A Press Association messago . from Melbourne says that Mr Bruce has announced the appointment of Mr G. A Julius, who graduated in engineering at the University of Now Zealand in 1896, son of Archbishop Julius, as chairman of the executive committee of the Institute of Science and Industry.

A Press message from Invercargill states that Mr AA'iig, Norwegian Consul at Bluff, advises that the new whaling company starting in Hobart is the Polar Whaling Company, of Larvik, Norway. 'They will work in opposition to the Sir James Clark Ross fleet, which will continue to use Stewart Island as a base. Apparently the two companies have been confused.

That the practice of leaving cars unattended without lights is a dangerous rnic was in evidence on Tuesday evening. The night was very dark, and a cyclist, proceeding down Church Street, collided with a car which was standing on the side of the road. Ifortunntely for both parties, the cyclist did not suffer any serious injury.

A telegram from Wellington says that at Wairoa a largely attonded public meeting decided to form a Fire Brigade under the recently formed Eire Board. It was also decided to acquire a suitable site for the erection of a fire station, and to purchase firofhditing appliances. It was decided to ask for a magisterial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the last two fires.

The vigilance of the Customs officials in Timaru was rewarded a few days ago, when six local men were caught with an undersized net in their possession. It appears that the men had been trawling, with a net suitable for catching honing and other small fish, and were converting it into an appliance for catching larger fish, such as barracouta. The men were caught with the not and the fish in their possession, and the sequel will be heard before tlio Magistrate on Monday next.

A Christchurch Press Association message says that with reference to a London cablegram on Monday about the International Rugby Union’s decision for an ainUuU conference, with representatives of the Dominion, Mr S F. Wilson, who attended in 1924, savs the proposal seems of very little use, and almost in the nature of a sop. Such a yearly conference would be impossible, for financial reasons, and also would be a waste of time, because the International Board last year turned down a proposal for an Advisory Board, after it had been approved at the 1925 conference with. Clio. Dominions.

Although .there was a touch of frost in the atmosphere, the Timaru Pipe Panel, supported by a combination of leading artists, were greeted by a large attendance nt a variety entertainment, which was hold on Caroline Bay last evening. That the entertainment was appreciated was evident by the applause which greeted each item. The dancing items were a. feature of the programme, and included fancy dances, Irish reels, jigs, hornpipes, Highland flings, reels, hornpipes, and others. ' The following danced:— Aliases Mavis Burgoyne, M. Aoung, B. Richardson, M. Kyle, N. Spavin, It. Collett, I). Skilling, M. O’Brien, and M. Skilling. Mrs J. Tonoyclitre sang some enjoyable songs, to the pianoforte accompaniment of Miss E. Richardson.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin says that nearly a thousand day excursionists from Gore Friondly Societies saw the Exhibition yesterday, in ideal weather. This week’s party of school children numbers between TOC and 800. They come from the West Coast, Kaikoura, AA annate, Geraldine, Queenstown and Central Otago. The Tourist Booking Office expects record Easter traffic. A special train from Christchurch on Good Friday morning has been heavily overbooked, and a second is scheduled to leave twenty minutes later. Ihe big pageant and military tattoo is drawing great crowds to the sports ground. At night, searchlights and torches are used to produce impressive lighting effects The pageant, by means ot illuminated moving tableaux, depicts famous incidents in New Zealand’s history, iron, the first discovery by the Maoris to the final peace with the 1 nkehas. Then there is a picturesque ceremony of changing guard. There are many other impressive features.

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