LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 159, 18 April 1936, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” April 18, 1886) Meet of Hounds.—At a meeting of the committee of the Ashburton County Hunt Club, held in the Commercial Hotel on Saturday evening, the meets of the hounds for the month of May were arranged. It was resolved to hold a. concert and dance in connection with the club on the evening of May 24, and Messrs E. F. Wroughton, J. Bunting, T. E. Upton, J. Borfyer, S. Saunders and Dr. Leahy were appoint- \ ed a committee to make the necessary arrangements. Mount Somers School.—The Mount Somers School committee met on Wednesday, when there were present, Messrs D. Macfarlane (chairman), J. Wood, J. Brown, A. Harvey, and L. Price. It was resolved that school requisites be obtained, and that all outstanding accounts be brought in and paid by the chairman. Cheques for salaries, fuel and cleaning were drawn. Formation of Temperance Society.— The usual weekly meeting of the Dawn of Peace Lodge was held last evening in the Oddfellows’ Hall. There was a large attendance, a large number of visitors from the Star of the East Lodge being present. At the close a committee met to consider the advisability of forming a Temperance Benefit Society. It was decided that a meeting should take place in the Orange 'Hall, and that delegates from all temperance societies and members interested in the formation of such a society be invited to attend. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” April 18, 191.1). An . Exceptional Season—Another proof of the exceptional nature of the present season is afforded by the fact that a resident of Netherby has -n his garden several gooseberry bushes that are producing a second crop. The samples of berries that were shown us are fairly well developed; but the crop, even if it matures, will not be a heavy one, as the berries are sparsely scattered. ' Fig Hunters.—A party of sportsmen who went up to the Raliaia Gorge on Friday last returned on Tuesday with a motor car load of nine pigs. Nominations for Mayoralty—Up to 3.30 p.m. to-day the Returning Officer (Mr Alfred McClure) had received but one nomination for the mayoralty (chat of Mr Henry Davis) only three nominations (those of Messrt D. Wood, G. D. Heft'ord and W. Mcßae) for the nine seats on the council, and three H. Friedlander, J. Lambie and H. Davis) for the two seats on the Lyttelton Harbour Board. Nominations close at 12 noon to-morrow in each case.