LOOKING BACK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 303, 5 October 1935, Page 4

LOOKING BACK

FIFTY YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” Oct. 5, 1885). Hampstead Post Office.—Mrs A. E. Crosby lias been appointed Postmistress at the new Post Office opened lately at Hampstead. . ■ '.' Promotion.—Privates Harris Purchase and Chapman, of the Ashburton Guards, have been promoted to tlie tank of lance-corporals in the company. New Hospital Act.—lt is understood that no information regarding the new Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act lias been forwarded to the County Council. Considering that the County is by far the largest contributor to the Ashburton Hospital the action of the Government is, to say the least, rather strange. ~

t l -. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From,the “Guardian,” Oct. 5, 1910).Rakaia Post Office—Good progress is being made with the erection of the new Post Office at Rakaia. The building is of brick and will provide greatly improved accommodation and 1 facilities for the work of the staff. Laud Speculation.—While speaking in Wellington on Monday evening, (Sir Joseph Ward said that the people who had been most affected by the recent tightness of money were those who had been drawn into land speculation in tho cities and suburbs. The craze had led many people to invest their earnings in land, and even up to the present they had not been able to get relict from the financial burdens incurred during the boom. Wireless Communication.—A message from Wellington states that tho passengers by the Ulimaroa, which arrived from Sydney yesterday, had- an interesting time during the voyage. Communication was maintained witn the land all the way by wire Less. Tinwald Band of Hope.—At the annual social of the Tinwald United Band of Hope items on the programme were given by Mrs Missen, Misses Terris, I. Wilson, J. Helem, Messrs L. Term, Craighead, W. Hopwood, S. Gibbs, it. Tilley, Gardiner, E. Sage S. Beauvais, L. Buchanan, N. Mitchell, W. Carroll, J. McMillan and A- Carroll.