SOUTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18342, 27 March 1925, Page 6

SOUTH CANTERBURY.

—♦.— TIMARU.

Social and Personal. Mrs T>. Hunter Weston (Eighthornej is the guest of her father, Sir John Roberts fPnncdin\ Mr and Mrs If. Sholto Douglas i'lahiilon) arrived from Christ church on Wednesday to stay with Mrs Paterson ! (Winchester). ' Dr. and Mrs Gray Hasscll (Sealev street) are back from Dnnedin. and will remain in Timuni till Easter, when they intend to 50 north. Mr and Mrs Foster Neill (Alburv Pnrk) hwvr returned after a few days in Dnuediu. ' Miss Lancaster, who was in Timarti, has returned to Christchnreh. Mrs ;ind Miss Clapperton (Temuka) are back from Dunedin. Mrs .T. Lindsay (Bank of New Zealand) left- yesterday on a few weeks' visit to Wellington. Mrs K. W. Morrow and Mrs TTobl.s (Christehureh) left Timaru for Mount Cook yesterday. Miss Esther Gibson and Miss Connie Roach (Christehureh) are at. present on a holiday visit to Sherwood Downs. Fairlio. Mrs Manaell returred frc>m Sydney yesterday, and is spending a few weeks With Mrs 0. H. Gorton (Nelson terrace). Mrs C, Bowron, who was the guest of Mrs H. 0. Bowron (Highiield), left early in the week on a visit to Mrs Phillips (Christehureh), before returning to Pelorus Sound. The Weather. .Fine and warm conditions have prevailed in Timaru during the past fewdays, and wind has been almost entirely absent. As yet there have been no frosts, although the temperature at night has several times dropped almost to freezing point. TEMUKA. The spirit of carnival ran high in Temuka on "Wednesday evening, when the South Canterbury Power Board gavo a ball to maTk the switching on of electricity in the borough. Tho ball wag brilliantly lighted by a hundred coloured lights, and to the strains of a iirst-class jazz band many couples danced until a late hour. It was the first big dance held in Temuka this year. The untiring efforts of the M.C., Mr M. Lynch, and the secretary, Mr A. J. La.rdner, made the function the great success it was. Mr C. Dash acted as chairman of one of the most enjoyable functions held in Temuka for some time. WAIMATE. The Waitaki River is now in excellent fishing condition, and so.nie very good catches have been made recently. Two successful anglers, Messrs Corbett (Waimate) and Berry (Glenavy) each lauded salmon weighing between 171b and 191b. The river is not as high as it has been during the last week and is still going down.

The first lecture of the .1925 session of the W.E.A. classes was delivered in the Waimate Borough Chamber on Wednesday night by Mr G-. H. Miller, fifty students being present. Mr J. C. Hay presided. The lecture was entitled "The Foundations of Modern England," and was attentively followed. ,At the conclusion an interesting discussion took place. Mr G. W. Campbell was appointed secretary to the local class vice Mr L. G-. Reilly, who resigned on account of ill-health.