LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 166, 27 April 1935, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From "Guardian," April 27, 1885.) Ashburton Coursing Club.—The weather was very favourable for the first day's meeting of the Ashburton Coursing Club, held on the Lagmhor Estate yesterday, and the attendance of horsemen and persons in vehicles was large. Although for some time a slip could not be got. hares subsequently proved very plentiful, and numbers succeeded in making their escape. The officers of the club are:—President, Mr M. Digby; vice-president, Mr. R. Alexander; stewards, Messrs I. R> Graham, Leitch, J. Meßae, J. Ranger, J. Tait, J. Corbitt, H. Milner, W. Healey, D. Thomas, and Dr. T. A. Leahy; judge, Mr R. P. Hillj slipper, Mr Leitcli; flag steward, Mr J. Tayler; slip steward, Mr Healey; g field stewards, Messrs Healey, Tait, and Mcßae; secretary, Mr F. L. K, Hill; treasurer, Mr M. Digby. Tinwald Races.—A meeting of "the Tinwald Race Committee was held on Saturday evening, with Mr G. 1 James in the chair. Tho following amounts in connection with the recent meeting were paid over:—Mr J. Smith £23 os, Mr G. Graham £ll Bs, Mr J. Corbitt £9 10s, Mr C. Kent £9 10s, Mr t. Alexander £9 10s, Mr T. Brankin £9 10s, Mr A. McLeod £5 14s, Mr A. McKay £2 10s, Mr T. Harold £1 18s. , St. Stephen's Church.~A meeting of parishioners of St. Stephen's Church called to come to some arrangement that would meet the views of those in favour and of those opposed, to the introduction of the old pew rent system, decided that it be an injunction to the vestry to rent the seats to subscribers, irregnective of what amount their subscriptions were. ,:

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From "Guardian," April 27, 191,0.) / Pig-Raising Neglected. Speaking to one of our reporters the other day, a farmer said ho failed to understand why pig-raising had been so much neglected of late in the Ashburton County. He could remember the time when considerably over 9000 pigs, at over £2 each, were annually sent out of the district. He was of opinion that it would be a good business speculation to establish a central factory company for the purpose of purchasing porkers (say) up to 901bs in weight. ' t ■ Hospital Expenditure.—The estimated expenditure of the Ashburton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the year shows a total of £3340. Primitive Methodist Church.—The Primitive Methodist Church Sunday School held its thirty-fifth anniversarylast Sunday, when the Rev. Mr Harding, from Greendale, was the preacher. There were good congregations at both services.

Pathe Pictures.—The programme to be shown at the Oddfellows' Hall . on Wednesday evening by Hayward's Pathe Picture Company is another new budget of interesting and amusing films. The list includes: "The Ferrjv man's Daughter," "The Schoolmaster," "How a Dog Saved the Flag," etc. Some of 'the comic films are exceedingly amusing.