ASHBURTON ITEMS

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17814, 13 July 1923, Page 15

ASHBURTON ITEMS

* Personal. Mr A. A. McDonald hae been elected e'oinuan of the Advance Ashburton Association, Mr John Watson lias been -eleeted B ecretary, and Mr E. H. Orr treasurer. Lieutenant W. H. Osborne, conduc',jT of the Ist Canterbury Mounted 7 iifle»' Band, has received an invitation from Australia for the band to •>tiend the championship contest to ba teld i n Toowoomba in a. few months' time. The Weather, The weather of the past two days »jj been very bleak. Rain fell on ~'e<]nesday night, and has continued •5 intermittent showers since. At i> %&. vesterday 32 points of rain were -filtered. At present the outlook ', f ol a cold and wet week-end. Borough Council Vacancy. dominations of /candidates for the *«ancy on the Borough Council, created by the resignation of Mr W. Page, jjaed ot noon yesterday. The only "aauisatiou received was that of Mr Egginald A. Collins, nominated by Jfegsrs W. Sparrow and W. J. Moore. y, Collins was therefore elected un(jpceed. L0.0.F. Jubilee. One of Ashburton's Friendly Socie- &, the 1.0.0. F., M.U., is at present Mtebrating its f'Oth year of; activity in |gf district. The jubilee is being -irked principally by way of social feBCtiOJW. On Wednesday night about tO eotiplcs attsnded the Jubilee Ball. f|i« ball was effectively decorated with foHaM, while a number of framed certi£eJ3es of office were hung round the nasjii. The orchestral dais in theatre of the hall was beautifully deviated. The grand march was led by g». P. Pritchard, P.P.G.M., and Dire.v fer of the Friendly Societies' Board, mod Mra Pritchard. The music for the fence, which was thoroughly enjoyed fc» jll present, was supplied by the AshVsrtoß Professional Orchestra. i, jubilee banquet will be held on 'Jty-Sbt. General News. " The annual South Island Boxing Gttßtpionships will be staged at the JSeatre Rovnl in two weeks' time. The Booth Island team for the New Zea bad Championships will bo selected tnm the boxers competing. < _ The Ashburton A. and P. Association »ill hold its annual ploughing match «nd Collie dog trials at Tinwald on Saturday, August 4th. The Mt. Homers train did not leave vesterday morning until about 8.40 p'eloek, owing to the back buffer of the engine snapping off while backing teste trucks on to the train. The itaff were able to procure a waggon | barter, waieh was attached to the [ engine. The Ashburton High School Board of I Governor* -has ■ been notified by the I Education Department that it has [ granted a subsidy of £ for £ on a ansa of £630, for the erection of a Memorial Library at the High School. STie matter will come before the Board It its meeting next Tuesday. Old Man's Death. An inquest into the circumstances of (ho death of John McGrath, who was found in a hut in a dying condition, «a» conducted at the County Hospital yesterday morning, before Mr James ww, District Corpner., ~ Arthur John Usher identified the fcedjr as that of John McGrath, aged TT, an old-age pensioner, who lived •lone in a whare near the Fairton •Magle pit. Witness found deceased Jring half in and half out of his , K Dr. J. Connor, who was called in to ; fie deceased, stated that he found him t» bed deeply unconscious, and very ~«& He sent fof the ambulance, but : ieeeaaed died before the ambulance " turfed. Witness held jf post-mortem ■ « tike body and found nasmorrhage of toft brain which was the cause of death. ska orenrastances were probably accelr***t«d by exposure and want of proffer attention. . Tke Coroner brought in a verdict in ' SMsatdaoee with the doctor's evidence. Coldstream Eoad Board. At t meeting of the Coldstream Road B*ttd there were present:—Messrs W. JfeXeague (chairman), J. Brown, Jas. CtarpbeiJ, W. Jewell, and H. Wills. 'A letter was received from Mr G. * Tilson asking that something be I'M to improve parts of the Maia I»Bta road. The clerl? was instructed :j* *eply that arrangements are now •*SS aside to do this work. Yw secretary of the Hinds Progress ••Wttation wrote that, at a recent, it was resolved to ask the g»rd to consider the removal of tho •*«4 from the present site, and to 4g» to add the land to the Hinds ••■Mia. The clerk was instructed to *sßf tiat nothing can be done until ***!»«* is received from the Commis- ■** Of Crown Lands. Technical School Board. annual m eting of the AshburE*» Technical School Board was held grtsy afternoon. Present —Messrs *«d (chairman), R. Galbraith, W.

G. Hilller, G. W. Andrews, T. Hayes, F. Smallbone. The treasurer reported a credit balance of £1092 8s sd, including £714 lis 9d on deposit. A letter was read from the Director of Education drawing attention to the fact that in future claims for subsidies must be submitted to the Do partment for approval prior to the expenditure. Mr Caughley also wrote stating that a free place awarded by the principal of the Technical School was not accer,f"d as a qualification for a pupil teach-Tship or a probationer, though in a few exceptional cases, when _ the course of instruction and the subjects taken had been deemed to be satisfactory this point had been waived. A letter was read stating that thd Board would probably re-elect Messrs James Cow and F. W. Wall at tho meeting in August, but Mr R. A. Collins was also willing to act. As this was the last meeting of the Board, the chairman reviewed the year's work, and said it had been one of steady progress and improvement. The director stated that the Government were taking steps to bring in new regulations in regard to compulsory attendance at the school. Mr Hayes, referring to the chairman's services, spoke very highly of what the chairman had done in the interests of technical education, and the businesslike manner in which he had conducted the Board's meetings. He hoped that Mr Reid would be re-elected as chairman by the new Board in August. He moved that a vote of thanks be passed to the chairman for his past services. The motion was seconded by Mr Smallbone and carried, the seconder also highly eulogising the chairman for his valuable services. Mr Hayes, as a member of the Visiting Committee, said he had noticed that a number of the children were suffering from colds, and he suggested that each room should be fumigated. Mr Galbraith supported Mr Hayes '* suggestion, and the matter was left with Mr Hillier, who had offered to lend a Bprayer and supply other material. Messrs Hillier and Smallbone were appointed a Visiting Committee. Tho director warmly thanked the chairman and the other members of the Board for their attitude towards the school during the past year. It was one of the best Boards he had ever been brought in contact with They were always easily approached, and carried out any suggestions which might be made.