LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 263, 19 August 1936, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” Aug. 19, 1.886) Street Lamps Not Lit.—Between seven and nine o’clock last evening the streets of Ashburton were wrapped in complete darkness. For some reason, which the Borough Council should explain'the street lamps were not lit, and traffic was attended by much inconvenience and some danger. Tradesmen’s Racing Club.—A special meeting of the members of the Tradesmen’s Racing Club was held in the Commercial Hotel last evening. There was only a. small attendance and Mr J. O. Duncan presided. A letter was read from the Ashburton Racing Club, stating that the racecourse could not be let for a race meeting during the month of October and November. A long discussion ensued as to the propriety of holding the spring meeting of the club on some other course. Several members urged that the meetirig should be held at Tinwald, but it was resolved that the chairman shoyld interview the Hori. J. McLean with the view to obtaining the lease of a pifece of ground on the Lagmlior Estate for racing purposes. Damage by Dogs.—We understand that a number of sheep owners in the Upper Waktinui district have suffered serious losses during the last few dityß owing to the depredations of stray dogs. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.. (From “Guardian,” August 19, 1911.) Scarlet Fever in Country.—ln connection with the scarlet fever epidemic it should be mentioned that there are no cases in the Borough and suburbs, or in any family attending the Borough or Hampstead Schools. The cases reported are all in the country districts. Banks and Professions v. Auctioneeis.—The annual football matches played during the past few years between teams representing the Ashburton Banks and Professions and the Auctioneers for the Tnomas Cup have always been watched with considerable interest, and this year’s match, which was played yesterday, was no exception. The match was played in four spells, the Auctioneers being the first to score when Nicoll made a fine run home in the second spell. The play from then on was fairly even, "and Cowan, for the Banks and professions, equalised matters in the third spell by kicking a goal from a mark. No further score resulted, the game being a draw.

Mr Nosworthy in Parliament.—Mr W. Nosworthy, the member for Ashburton, has been interesting himself in various matters of public concern, and has obtained more or less satisfactory assurances from Ministers. At question time in the House yesterday questions from him on bank clerks and marriage, mortgagors’ grievances and casual railway hands were dealt with.