LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 9877, 26 July 1923, Page 2

LOOKING BACK

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(From the “Guardian,” July 26, 1898)

Football.—The following team was picked to play against Rakaia: —Dart, Ironside, Grieve (2), McGregor, Chapman, Fagan, McLeish, Baird, Johnstone, McKenzie, Westbroeke, Fergus, Jago, and Mcßae. Emergencies:— Warren, Gilman, Moses, Stevenson, Fagan, Hutt, and Goldsmith. Arrivals and Departures.—During the month of June the arrivals in the colony numbered 1043 persons, and the departures 1305, as against 1069 and 1266 for the corresponding month last year. ■ The Convalescent War’d.—The convalescent ward at the Hospital has now been completed, and is ready for use. The Mayor invites subscribers and others to attend at the Hospital on Thursday, and be present at the formal opening. The Municipal Conference.—The, Mayor- was thanked by the Council last night for having represented the Borough at the Municipal Conference. In acknowledging the compliment he said the delegates had been treated right royally in Wellington. He had hob-a-nobbed with the Governor at luncheon to'which His Excellency had invited the delegates, and the “lady Governor” had been as usual a suave and entertaining hostess. He had made it his business in his journey northwards to educate himself as to

the municipal condition of the towns and citievs through which he had passed, and he had come to the conclusion that there was not a single one on the mute that could compare with Ashburton for excellence of streets and footpaths. The following will represent the Ashburton Juniors second fifteen in the. match against High School:—Fullback : Clark ; threequarter-backs: W. Berg and B. Baker; . wing forwards: W. Anderson, B. Moriarty; forwards: Willis, Kerr, Minnis, Crum, Smith, and Childs. Emergencies: Addis, Miles, Adams. The High School team will be: Gudsell, McKee, Lawrie, Baxter, Stephens, Dunstan, Dixon, McElrea, Prebble, Thomas, Baxter, Brock, Henderson,_ and Bonifant. Emergencies: Collins and Stephens.

Havelock Street Mart.—Mr Henry Stephenson reports on his weekly sale as follows: —Although a very rough day, the attendance on Saturday last throughout the whole sale was large, and everything was cleared at satisfactory prices. Pigs still seem to keep up their price, and 'were rather higher than last week, weaners fetching 8s 9d, 9s, 9s 6d, and 10s; stores 11s, 11s 6d, and 14s. Fowls, Is, Is 3d, Is 4d, Is 7d; rosters, Is .lid, 2s, 2s 6d'; ducks, 2s 6d to 3s—all at per pair. In the produce line, potatoes brought from 10s to. 10s 9d per sack; carrots 2s 9d and 3s; parsnips 4s per half sack; chick wheat 10s to 13s 6d, and a line of oats at 8s 9d per sack; onions l^d; apples l )d, 2d, and 2|d per lb., according to quality; oranges 9s, 9s 3d per case; passion fruit 5s 6d per case. Mutton beef 2d, pork 21d, 3d, and 33d. A large assortment of sundries sold well, including gun £3 15s, second-hand cycle £l3 10s.