THE COUNTRY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17297, 8 November 1921, Page 3

THE COUNTRY.

Jottings for Farmers. j Our Dunedin correspondent, telegraphs :—Settlers belonging, to tna Toviot and surrounding districts are ieiuicinf over the wonderful, it not unique, crop of lucerne seed that has ,eeit •Aowii on the -Uoa Seed 1 arm at What Mr'Hadfield/theMoa ■iec-d'Ftmri manager) has done w "» niiiso a. fourteen-acre paddock tor tne ..reduction of thoroughly acclimated W. The crop lias passed -the «xpe»mental stage, being now ready-for cutLing. One of the primary objects tor whush this farm was established was to raise weds commercially, and as a step in ihe direction the establishing ot this lucerne paddeck is counted of great importance to Otago and the Dominion Unerallv There are altogether 210 acres allotted for seed purposes at tne Moa Farm. One acre is set in sweet, peas. HANMBR SPBINOS. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at 8.45 a.m. on Sunday, followed by a lesser shock about halt an hour afterwards. KAIAPOI. In connexion with the 9th of November celebrations, the Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 10a, held a church parade at the Grand Theatre, Kaiapoi on Sunday afternoon. The parade, which, formed at the Orange Hall, comprised over 100 members of the order, representatives being present from Ilangiora Belfast, and all the ChnstcEurch lodges, together with officers .of the Grand and District Lodges?' Thepiocession. which was headed by the Kaiapoi Brass Band, proceeded to the theatre, where a service was conducted bv the Rev. A.N. Scotter, the Rev \V It. Scott being chairman, there was a good attendance or. the P3?J lC r Mr J Hofwarth's orchestra provided music for the .service. . The; vwitprs were afterwards entertained at afteinoon tea by the members ot the Kaiapoi Lodge. > AKAROA. Excellent entries have'been received for the Boating Chib'e. races, which wiLl be rowed off during the evenings of th s week. The Open Singles,; Youths' Single Sculls, and Youths' Pairs have drawn nine entries each, and the Own Pairoar eleven. ' T w The funeral of the late Mr T. «• Wilkins took nla'ce at Duvauchelle on Saturday afternoon. The very target attendance—representative of v/eunigh every portion of the Pemnsulajwas a striking tribute to the popularity of the deceased gentleman, and to tne high'esteem in which he was held oy all classes of the community. bodies, with which he had been intimately associated in his official capacity as surveyor and civil engineer, were well represented. Among them wero the Akaroa County Council, Akaroa Borough Council and the Road Boards of the Pigeon Bay, -Okain's. Bay,. L*, Bon's Bay, and Akaroa-Waimu districts. The Peninsula Horse Show Association, tho Peninsula Sub-Union, and the Peninsula Rifle Association, of each ot which Mr Wilkins bad been a vice-presi-dent, and the United Bays FcotbaU Club, of which he had been an ex--.ap-tain and ex-president, were represented. The cortege from the house comprised a large number of cars, other vehicles, ana horsemen, while a larger- gathering awaited its arrival at the cemetery. T.ie Rev. A. H. Julius conducted the, service at the graveside, after which, as Past Grand Chanlain of the. Grand Lodge of New Zealand, he carried out a portion of the Masonic funeral service. Bro. C. Stewart, W.M. of the Phoenix Lodge, of which deceased had been a past-master, read t)he concluding portion of the service. A large number of Phoenix brethren attended the interment. WAIMATE. There was a full attendance .at a meeting of the Waitunu. School Committee. The inspector's report was considered very satisfactory. The Committee decided to have the photpgrupSi and autographed letter cf the Prince of Wales trained and hung in a suitable position. It was also decided to have the Red Cross certificate framedA splendid entertainment in aid ot the district ambulance funds was given, j by the St. Augustine's Girls' Guild in the Arno Soldiers' Memorial Hall. M. r A. J. Inkster greatly amused the audi-1 enco with his comic songs, these in- ] eluding "The Bassjon," "I Was Standing' at the Corner of the Street," and "John Willie. Come Home." Miss Joan Meredith was much admired for her dancing of the Highland fling and the tambourine dance. Mr Eric Paterson delighted his hearers with his singing of "Mountain Lovers" and other songs. .Miss Cotter was heard to adi vantage in "Lazy Mississippi." The items given by the Girls' Guild were as follows: "Red Lantern," "Quaker Girls," "The Busy Bees," "Plum .and Apple," "Tickle the Ivories," "Cake Walk, 1 ' the Jazz fßand. and the local 'hits by the Pierrdts, all of which were greatly enjoyed. Alter the conclusion of the concert a dance"wa> held, for which 'Mr T. Pashby was M.C. Music was supplied by Messrs Daybourne, Jacobs, t'avendale, and A. Shepherd. Lecturing before tha Aeronautical Society, London, Mr Griffith Brewer declared that the Wright brothers undoubtedly invented the first man-carry-ing aeroplane capable of sustained Uight. Dr. Langley. who was acclaimed by the Smithsonian Institution as the pioneer of aviation, tested his. machine a few days before the Wrights tested theirs, but was unsuccessful, owing to his ignorance of the fundamental principles of construction. "The Times." in a leading article, comments that th 3 lecturer established.beyond all doubt the Wrieht brothers' claim.