NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18369, 30 April 1925, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

ROTHERHAM. Many Kotherham residents attended the combined service in Waiau on Anzae Day. The service was conducted by the Revs. J. P. W. Dyer and J. H. Thomson. Mr C. Xealc, of Rothcrham, sounded "The Last Post."

As the annual householders' meeting called for Monday night for the purpose of electing a School Committee for the coming year was attended by only four householders, it was decided to postpone the meeting till a future date. School reopened on Tuesday, but the attendance was very small, no doubt owing to the extremely short notice, which did not give country parents a chance of knowing the arrangements.

OHOKA. At the opening of the Ohoka school on Monday, there was a full attendance with several new faces among the puails. At the annual meeting of the parishioners of the Anglican Church, to b© held to-night, it is expected that a date for the bazaar and sale of work will be decided upon, as the function had to be unavoidably postponed because of the epidemic. At a meeting of the Tennis Club it was announced that though the courts were finished and paid for, thanks largely to the generous assistance received from the Domain Board, the club still had funds in hand. It was decided to devote the sum to gravelling the portion of ground between the courts and the nettins; fence, so that the wholo surface might be dry underfoot, and allow of playing right through the winter.

Sales of land are still taking place, and since the sale of Mr Martin Moil's farm to Mr Hansen, of Templeton and that of Messrs Johns Bros, to Messrs Dawson and Evans, a sale has been completed by Mr R. P. T. Smith to Mr Brown.

BURNHAM. Miss C. Watson, who lias been staying with her sister, Mrs Storie, returned to Duncdin on Monday.

Miss B. Heeney returned to Lyttelton to-day, after spending a month's holiday at Burnham.

In the near future the railway houses and railway station at Burnham will be illuminated by electric light. The Kailway Department is at present unable to supply definite dates on which the work will be put in hand, as there are oyer 250 stations and 900 houses to be dealt with.

HORORATA. Mr "W. Page presided over a full attendance of the Library Committee at a meeting held on Tuesday night. The secretary reported that the Government subsidy of £l2 had come to hand and books to the value of £3 had been procured. It was decided to compile a further list r and expend the remaining £9 immediately. In order to raise funds, it was decided to hold a dance in the hall.

A very impressive memorial service was held at the monument on Anzac Day, the Revs. H. N. Roberts and Burnet officiating. About 40 returned soldiers and veterans paraded, under the command of Mr E. Jekyll. Mr D. Phillips, D.C.M., placed the returned, soldiers' wreath at the foot of the monument, followed by numerous other floral tributes to'those who made the supreme sacrifice. The service concluded with the sounding of the ''Last Post" byMr C. Ironside. ;.

LE BON'S BAY/ At a meeting of the Library Committee there were present: Messrs P. Barnett (chairman), T. Mcintosh, C. Barnett,' I. Barker, and W. Sharpe (secretary). Mr C. Barnett, ' the librarian, was instructed to interview Mr R. O'Connor, who had several books for sale, and to purchase them if found suitable. It was decided to install a light inside the library and one outside the front door. A euchre tournament is to be held shortly to raise more funds. The Government subsidy of £8 9s Id was considered very satisfactory. As some subscribers were taking all new books, it was decided to enforce the rule that only two books were to be taken at one time, but a subscriber who lived at a considerable distance was to be permitted to take four each time.

WEEDONS. Yesterday morning Mr G. Witty, M.P., and Mr P. F. Ryan waited ou the Railway Traffic Department, Christchurch, on behalf of the residents of Weedons, with regard to the question of having a telephone installed in the • waiting room at the Weedons station. As the Weedons station lias been made a flag station the tablet porter having been removed, the department also proposes to remove the telephone at the station. The deputation pointed out that a telephone at the station was a great convenience to farmers of the district in ringing up in connexion with trucks for produce and stock. A telephone would facilitate the work of the department. An objection was raised that a telephone m the waiting room at the station might be used bv all and sundry. The deputation suggested that a slot telephone should be installed. The careless manner in which goods were stored in the shed at the Weedons station was also mentioned by the deputation, lhe deputation was informed that an officer of the department would visit Weedons to discuss the matters in question with the residents of the district.