COUNTY CENTRES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10827, 24 January 1927, Page 8

COUNTY CENTRES

(From Our Own CoiTtsponaeats). MOUNT SOMERS. / An exchange of pulpits was held between the Rev. J. W. 1. (Mount Somers) and the Rev. A. H. Norris (Cashmere Hills) ye6terdaj. The Ladies’ Hockey Club held the final of a successful series of .snortnight dances on Saturday evening m the Memorial Hall. There was ancther large gathering or patrons trom tins and the surrounding centres, and a delightful time was spent in dancing to music supplied gratuitously by Miss L. Wood, the frequent encores being a striking testimony of the high standai d of music supplied. -Extras given by Mrs W. McClimont and Miss G.Moigan were also well received. Mi NBeckley again carried out the duties of M C in an efficient manner. ine Hockey Club greatly appreciates the hearty support rendered its efforts, and a word of praise is due to the miteicians and! all who contnuutecl to their success. ' , .. ' f Hast- week saw the longest spell or warm, summer conditions and some of the hottest days of the present season, and as a result the prolonged shearing season lias almost concluded, while the warm sunshine conditions were ideal for the cereal crops, causing the gram to fill out well, besides ripening off "some of the oat crops in readiness for the reaper. Given a spell of fine weather, this week-end will see some really fine oat crops in stook, although the. general harvest will not be in full swing for another fortnight. Saturday, was a scorching hot day, the second hottest of the season, the maximum 5 temperature being 85 degrees. Had 1 it not been for the High northerly winds the reading would have been much higher.. The winds lulled in the evening, but choppy gales arose after dark, and gave way to a south-wester early yesterday morning, when some heavy showers fell, followed by a day of misty easterly conditions. The clouds broke away at nightfall, and the sun shines from a cloudless sky this morning. 1 (Nineteen points were recorded yesterday morning, and another 11 points this morning. The minimum thermometer readings were 51 degrees and 40 degrees respectively. ■> The showers would be beneficial to turnips, rgpe and grass pastures after tiafhot north-westerly conditions, hut upwelcome for the harvest* as some of thjfl crops were laid almost flat with thjjfground (misty rain being far worse a heavy downpo*n)7|fcbut fortunately little wind*fe.cconii|>anied ‘-the mfl. Hence rejgve with to-day’s' sunshine. 12*; The weather jigas fine . for. the usual wriffi)ohd ‘ :qx>fts at Methven'bn Satcourts were fully occqpjed ..until a late hour, and some interesting practice games were held. On the croquet greens there was a full muster of members, and here also only practice games were played. Those sresent5 resent were the guests of Mesdames . A. Callaghan and J. Duff at afternoon tea. The pennant bowling match Rakaia v. '"MetEven was won by the former by 97 to 58.