LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10671, 16 February 1926, Page 2

LOOKING BACK

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(From “Guardian,” Feb. 16, 1901)

The Crops.—The crops in tlio-Ashbur-ton district are now nearly all cut, and | the large number of _ stacks already to bo soon in ull <liroct>ioixs evidence of the abundant harvest just leapcti. In consequence of tlie fine weatliei ot the past few days a good deal <>t threshing from the stook is being done, , Cricket.—A match was played at Rakaia on Thursday between the imperials and Rakaia. The game resulted in favour of Rakaia, who won by J | runs on the first innings. Rakaia batted first, putting up 108;' Lyttelton 51 and McDonald 37 being the duel scorers. Imperials only scoied -5 i Federation Commission. Messis Hugo Friedlander and Dayid Thomas have been called by the Federation Commission to appear ou Monday morning to give tlieir opinions' upon the question of federating with the Commonwealth. ! Plantation Fire.—About midday on Wednesday a fire broke' out in a plantation situated about two miles from I Dromore. The fire began close to the railway and Ganger Simpson with his men were quickly on the spot. A strong northwest wind was blowing at the time, and it looked as if there would be a serious conflagration. Jhis, however was averted by the strenuous efforts of the railway men, who after a two hours’ battle with the flames succeeded in subduing the fire. Mr Simpson and his men deserye credit for their promptness in dealing with the emergency, for it is possible that a considerable extent of country would otherwise have been devastated and crops destroyed.