ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18015, 6 March 1924, Page 4

ASHBURTON.

GENERAL NEWS

A first offender for drunkenness ■was charged at the Magistrate's Court yesterdav morning, before Mr R. Clark, J.P. He was ordered to pay 10s. Though the points of rain which fell at Ashburton yesterday will not make a very appreciable improvement in £rrowr!i in jjartloiis and on farms, a derided benefit will bo effected to the roads. These were disintegrating very badly, but the moistening has laid the dust, and the silt will now be able once again to form a firm surface. The monthly meeting of the Ashburton East School was held thi s week. The acting-headmaster reported that the roll number at present stood at 4(35, with an average attendance of 442.8 t'or tiie month. Messrs Baigent and Chillis wore appointed a visiting committee for the ensuing month. According to a communication from the Xew Zealand Athletic and Cycling TVion. affiliation has been granted to the Advance Ashburton Association, and Labour Day has been allotted for the date of the annual sports. The flower show and sale of work held in aid of St. Stephen's Church Parish Ilall and Sunday School building funds, attracted large attendances, and proved a great success from every j ~,i,, r of view. The show of cut blooms, considering the long spell of dry weather which has prevailed, was a surprisingly good one. The castus dahlias were a great of the iloral display, these blooms being very idioice varieties, perfect and beautiful. There was also a remarkably good display of asters, as well as other flowers, pot plants, and foliage plants. There was a big attendance during the evening, when a select musical programme, under the direction of Miss B. Claridge. was given. The financial result will be a substantial, sum to_ hand over to the building fund authorities.

Bowling. The Bristol Cup bowling match, to have been played to-day between Ashburton and Waimate, has been abandoned. Waimate notifies that arrangements had already been made to play Linwood on March 6th, the date suggested bv Ashburton for the ® ris " tol" Cup. Moreover, the lateness of the season and the short notice given them of the date had been deciding factors also. . Following is the team to play Innwood at Ashburton on Saturday: J. T. Smith, Kissane, A. T. Smith, Templeton (s); Fraser, Bendall, Robilhard, Stevenson (s); Barnett, Dunlop, . Lane, A. Lane (s); Percy, Easterbrook, Galbraith, McLachlan _ (s); Capstu-k, Dixon, Morgan, Moodie (s); Irwin, Cookson. Madden, Milsom (s); Hawkey, Bonnington, Craighead, Stewart (s); Buxton, McElrea, Boothroyd, Iliggins (s).

Mail Notices. Mails close to-dav:— _ For Northern Ports, at 0.10 p.m.; late fee "letters, 5.30 p.m.; guard's van 6 p.m. For Northern Ports, at 2.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 3 p.m.; guard's van, 3.30 p.m. Mails for Australian States, South Africa, and the East, per Marama, close at Ashburton on March sth, at 5.15 p.m. Mails for United Kingdom and Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), via Monte Video and Teneriffe, per Kia Ora, close at Ashburton on MuTch 10th, at 5.15 p.m.