ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18141, 2 August 1924, Page 4

ASHBURTON.

PERSONAL, Mr W. G. Gallagher has been appointed to represent the County Council on the Ashburton Chamber of Commerce. Golf. The following is the draw for the monthly medal match to b* played today:—Norton v. Mc!Rea, Fisher v. Laing, Wiseman v. Brrphy, F. W. Watt v. Sinclair, Fleming v. Bodduieton, Porter v. North. Bushell v. Orbell, Orr v. Graham. Carter v. Gilmour. Collins v. I C. Bonninston, Ferrier v. Pigou, Bathj gate v. McDonald, Tucker v. Smith, i Hickman v. Munro, L. J. Watt v. Birnie, Watters v. Easterbrook. General News.. The vital statistics for the Ashburton registration for the month of July, 1924, are as follows:—Births, 36 (1923, 22); deaths, 25 (16); marriages, 3 (6). Magistrate's Conrt. Proceedings at the Ashburton Magistrate's Court were short yesterday. I when one police ease and a few civil j cases were disposed of before Mr E. P. I Mosley, S.M. | Judgment by default was entered in each of the following civil cases:—R. Kennedy v. Mrs R. J. Newitt, claim £2 2s, costs £1 ts 6d; A. Cass v. B. Kenney, £lB 17s 6d, costs £3 4s. The inspector of awards (Mr T. Fielder), represented by Mr I. Fallwell, proceeded against P. Devane, boarding-liouse-keeper, Ashburton, for £lO for breach of the Canterbury Private Hotel and Boardinghouse-keepera' award. Mr E. Kennedy appeared for defendant. The Magistrate entered judgment fur £] without costs The police proceeded against Samuel Dickson, for whom Mr E. Kennedy appeared, for maintenance- for his four children in the Receiving Home. An order was made for £1 per week, being 5s towards the maintenance of each child. Technical School. Yesterday members of the Technical School Board entertained the Ashburton County and Borough Councils at the annual luncheon which was provided by the girls of the school. Mr E. Galbraith presided in the absence of Mr Chas. Reid, who was absent through illness. A vote of condolence was carried, members expressing a hope that Mr Reid would soon return to his usual good health. The Mayor said it had been customary during the past few years for the Board to entertain the two Councils. All present had enjoyed themselves, and the toothsome viands which had been tabled that day were a credit to the cooking class. . Mr W. G. Gallagher, county chairman, endorsed the remarks of the Mayor. The Technical School grant was one of the. unanimous county grants of , the year. He referred to the need of blade shearers, and said that machine shearing was difficult to carry on up in the back country. The director of the school, Mr K. J. Thompson, said that blade shearing had not been popular in the school, and he did not know why. He thought that unless technical schools were absorbed by high schools in tho next few years tlio technical schools would absorb the high schools, as technical education was fast going ahead.

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