LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 26, 10 November 1936, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” Nov. 10, 1886).' Alarm of Fire.—An alarm of fire w-as given shortly before six o’clock yesterday evening, and the brigade and) a number of people promptly turned out. The alarm, however, proved to be a false one. It appeared, that the strong wind blowing had caused the western bell to ring, and the sound being heard by some persons they rang the large bell. Borough AVindow's Broken.—Two young scoundrels were yesterday afternoon were seen amusing themselves breaking the windows of the old.' Borough Council Chambers. AVe have not been furnished with their names or we would publish them, but we would suggest to the Borough authorities that they should take steps to prevent further mischief by either boarding-up the windows of the building or protecting them with wire netting. AVukanui Road Board.—At the ordinary monthly meeting of the AVakanui Road Board there w'ere present Messrs M. Bruce (chairman), Brown, and AA r . T. Lill. The Ashburton County Council forwarded a copy of the engineer’s report referring to the propriety of giving vent to storm water along natural depressions on the plains, and requesting the, board to give effect to tile proposal. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” Nov. 10, 1911) Boating in the Ashburton River.— An Ashburton resident recently built himself a small boat, in which he successfully sailed from the traffic bridge to the mouth of the Ashburton river in slightly under three hours. Driving Competition at Show'.—A correspondent on the driving competition at the Ashburton Show suggests that next year they be carried out on a different basis, and says that the trials at the recent sliow were not a test of drivers’ ability or anything appertaining to driving. He says that he has no cause to cavil at the awards made, but is of opinion that a driving competition should be a test of a driver’s ability and not a matter of luck. Establishing Rifle Clubs—Lieutenant G. AY. Braddeli, of the New r Zealand staff corps, left Ashburton by the first express this afternoon, en route for Methven. During his stay here Lieutenant Braddeli inspected the rifle ranges at AYakanui, Lagmhor and Klye. The latter was found to be out of repair, and if it is required by the territorials, it will shortjf; be put in proper order. The Lieutenant’s business in Methven is to inspect the country there with a view to obtaining a suitable rifle range, and the same is to. be done at Itakaia and Mount Somers. The territorials, it is understood, will be the means of establishing many more rifle clubs.