LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 71, 6 January 1936, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the "Guardian," Jan. 6, 1886.) High Temperature.—Yesterday the thermometer registered 125 degrees m the sun and 102 in the shade. A Novelty Bicycle.—Mr flf. M. Jones has on exhibition a novelty in the shape of a bicycle. The machine, one of Budge's patent safety bicycles, is well worth the attention of those interested in cycling matters. It is a 36in. machine, but a speed equal to that of an ordinary 52in. can easily be obtained, with, oi course, a great deal less risk. The power is derived from a small wheel connected by a. chain with the axle of the large wheel. Rests for the legs in going down hill are provided. The bicycle is very strongly and is an exceedingly pretty machine. Hunt Club Meets.—A special general meeting of the members of the Ashburton County Hunt Club was held at Quill's Hotel' on Tuesday evening. There was a, very large attendance, and Mr Matthew Stitt (the master) occupied the chair. After some discussion it was resolved to invite tenders for hunting the hounds during the forthcoming season, and Messrs M. Stitt, E. Saunders, G. Coward, C. F. M. Wroughton, and T. E. Upton were appointed a sub-committee to draw up a specification of the huntsman's duties. , TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the "Guardian," Jan. G. 1911.) Mr J. Robertson's Farewell.—Before leaving Ashburton to take charge of Messrs. Dalgety and Company's Amberlev Branch, Mr J. Robertson was presented by a number of friends with a gold watch, suitably inscribed. On behalf of his business friends in Ashburton, Mr H. F. Nicoll spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr Robertson's amiability as manager of a rival firm, and made the presentation. New Licensing Act.—The terms of the new licensing act passed last session continue to cause a great deal of discussion in Ashburton, especially those clauses relating to registered clubs and friendly societies. A representative of this paper has made inquiries with regard to the latter bodies, and has been informed that Freemasons, Druids, Oddfellows, Foresters, and other friendly societies are still allowed to consume liquor at their social gatherings, and the new act has not interfered with the privileges permitted them by. section 268 of the Licensing Act, 1908. The F'ire Brigade, Hakatere Club, Ashburton Club, and other clubs, which are not friendly societies, have been informed by the police that they are not exempt from the new regulations with regard to the storing and consuming of liquor on their premises, and the clauses of the new act must be • strictly complied with.