LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 71, Issue 35, 21 November 1950, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

John Bell Scholarships Entries for John Bell scholarships, tenable at the Ashburton High School in agriculture, closed on Friday last. There were no candidates. installation of Mayor The installation of the Mayor, Mr E. C. Bathurst, will be held prior to the Ashburton Borough Council meeting on Monday evening next, at 7.30. The function will be open to the public. Rare Gift Lord Kilbracken, great-grandson of J. R. Godley, the founder of Canterbury, has the ability to dream the names of winning racehorses. Lord Kilbracken said he could not claim to have any supernatural powers, but it happened. When he started to pick winners to the order of eight out of 10 people became interested in his gift, and newspapers gave him considerable publicity. Lord Kilbracken has written a book about it, called appropriately, ‘.‘Tell Me the Next One.” Junior Chamber of Commerce Twenty-four members attended the fortnightly meeting -of the Ashburton Junior Chamber of Commerce last evening. The president (Mr E. J. Marshall) presided and Mr L. Todd acted as sheriff. A letter of appreciation was received from the Borough Council congratulating the Junior Chamber on their part in organising the procession on Labour Day. Mr S. K. Carswell reported that a profit of .£6 10s had been derived from a social held on Saturday night. Business for the evening mainly centred around the proposed clubrooms for the Junior Chamber. Polar Bears for Auckland Zoo A Polar bear cub reached Auckland from Brussels in September after a six weeks’ sea trip. She has been lonely at the Auckland Zoo, but will soon have three companions which are to be flown from Brussels. Because of shipping delays the Avicultural Society of New. Zealand has arranged for them to be sent by air. The bears will be carried in fairly roomy crates on airliners across Europe, Egypt, India, Australia, and the Tasman Sea. The Auckland City Council would like to have them in the zoo for the school holidays.—P.A.

Refreshment Stand Handled 4000 Sales Hard work on the part of several members of the Ashburton Junior Chamber of Commence, who. manned a refreshment stand at the pipe bands contest in the Domain on Saturday, produced a gratifying profit. Reporting to the fortnightly meeting of the Junior Chamber last evening, Mr R. TulJoch seated that members dispensed 27h gallons of ice-cream (representing 2000 ice-cream cones), 108 dozen ice-cream blocks and 73 dozen bottles of soft drink, a total of over 4000 sales, resulting in gross takings of approximately £BO. Of this amount £2l represented profit and it was decided to retain £lO and donate the balance to the Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band.

S. Meeting There was little business before the monthly meeting of the Ashburton branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, held last evening. The inspector, Mr J. R. Reeves, reported that, acting on information regarding the "alleged starvation of a horse he had interviewed the owner, and the horse’s condition had since improved. It was stated that the New Zealand annual conference of the society would be held in Wellington tomorrow (Wednesday), "and that the Ashburton branch would be represented by the secretary, Mr K. D. Stills. The presentation of a fountain pen to Miss T. Butterick, in recognition of her past services as secretary, was made by the president, Mr W. K. Waters.

Salvation Army Band Besides taking an active part in the services conducted at the Citadel, the Ashburton Salvation Army Band experienced another full week-end. On Saturday the band headed the street march in connection with the centennial pipe bands’ contest, and on Sunday presented a programme of hymns and marches to the appreciative inmates of the Tuarangi Home, a service the band has carried ou-t for many years. In the afternoon the band travelled to Rakaia to accompany the singing at the Centennial Thanksgiving service. Next week-end the band will travel to Waiftiate to participate In the Wahnate Salvation Army Band’s annual week-end festival. These meetings will be conducted by the Chief Secretary for New Zealand, Colonel and Mrs Chas. J. Duncan, who recently arrived from Australia.