LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 7, 20 October 1941, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” Ocl. 19, 1891). Banquet to the Hon. J. AleKeime. — The complimentary .banquet to the Hon. J. McKenzie, given by his constituents, at Palmerston, was attended by 150 persons. Mr James Scott, the mayor, took the chair, and the company included the Hons. J. Ballance and AA’ard, Sir R. Stout, Air S. Shrimshi,'Al.L.C., and Alessrs Earnshaw, Pinkerton, 'Duncan, Hall-Jones, Hutchison, Mclntosh, Carncross and Pratt, members of the House. Ashburton, Cricket. —The following eleven' of the Ashburton Cricket Club will play an eleven of the Ellesmere Cricket Association at iDunsaudel on AVcdne.sdny: Messrs J. and T. Sawle, A. Dixon, AV. Simpson, Denshire, AV. Kidd, Rollitt, E. Andrews, Rundell, A. Fooks, and F. Alakeig. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,’ Oct. 26, 1916). Tinwald Charge.—A large congregation assembled at the Tinwald Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon / when the Rev. A\\ Marshall, of Avondale, Auckland, was inducted to the Tinwald charge. The Ashburton Pj-es-bytery was represented by the Rev. Alessrs P. AY i I sou (Aloderator), G. Iv. Aitken, C. Miller, AV. C. Blair, AV. T. Todd and Air G. Alurdoch (elder).

Meat Pi’oblem.—Air Alassey and Sir Joseph. AVnrd have arrived at a settlement with Air Ilunciman .regarding the price of New. Zealand meat.