LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 236, 18 July 1936, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the; “Guardian,” July 18, 1886) School Football.—A football match was played on Saturday between the first fifteen of the Ashburton High School and the second fifteen of the Christchurch Boys’ High School, on the home ground. After an excellent game the: visitors secured a victory by i 3 points to 11. S. Clark (half-back), and R. Clark, Fookes and Buchanan (forwards) played well for Ashburton. Limelight Exhibition. Robson’s Transparent Diorama attracted a fairly large audience at the Oddfellows’ Hail on Saturday evening, and the pictures met with a very favourable reception. The views illustrating the career of the late General Gordon were well executed and well shown,, and those connected with the recent eruption of Tarawera were both interesting and instructive. The pictures, were shown by oxy-hydrogen limelight and one and and all were of very great excellence. The Irrigation Scheme.—A well-at-tended meeting of the Chertsey Farmers’ League was held in the Hotel on Saturday to discuss the irrigation scheme lately prepared by the County Engineer. Mr Coster supplied a large amount of information as to the course of procedure by the County Council, pointing out that the intention of the Council is to put the scheme\before the public in the shape of a proposal to test the feeling of ratepayers. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” July 18, 1911) Removal of Fine; Trees.—The Borough Council has wisely decided to cut down a belt of tall pine trees on the reserve at the east end of the Ashburton bridge, and the work is now in hand. During the winter these trees have overshadowed the street, and as a result of this a large quantity of mud and slush collected to the great inconvenience of the public. Thefts from Footballers.—At a meeting of the Rugby Union last evening several, instances of thefts of money and valuables from the pockets of players’ clothes left at the pavilion where the footballers undress at the Showgrounds were brought under notice. Mr W. F. "Waters stated that at one of the matches last Thursday one boy had; 18s stolen from his pockets.

A Heavy Frost.—One of the keenest frosts experienced for many years was recorded at the Domain weather station last night, the terrestial thermometer registeriing degrees. Severe frosts were recorded about 12 years ago, when it will be remembered that the majority of the blue-gum trees were nipped. It is understood that the frost on that occasion was about 22 degrees although 1 no official record was made at he time.