MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18456, 10 August 1925, Page 5

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON.

GENERAL NEWS. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, before Mr R. Clark, J.P., Robert Henry Hampton, was fined £1 on a charge of drunkenness. A collision occurred at the intersection of Tancred and East streets between cars driven by Mr A. Cates, of Asli'burton, and a Mr Watson, of Christeliureii, on Friday evening. Mr Gates's car had the front whefls.and axle torn from under it. Mr Nation's car was not badlv damaged. . At the Ist Canterbury Mounted Rifles Band concert last evening there waS A large attendance. Under tlie baton of Lieutenant W. li. Osborne the following programme tvas given: March, "Ravenswood"; selection, "A Drum-head Service"; hymn, "Elsie" (Sfubbs); tripletongue cornet duet, "Jolly Boys," Messrs Osborne brothers; march, The Vanished Armv"; song, "With Verdure Clad," Miss E. Claridge; song, selected, Mr G. Struthers. There was a largo attendance at a. jazz night, held , under the auspices of the Ashbiirton Quadrille Assembly, in the* Orange Hall on Saturday n'RhtDaylxj'irne's Orchestra supplied the music. The lucky spot waltts was won bv Miss M. Gougli and Mr B. Martin. The fortnightly social and t>uchre toiiraament was conducted bv the Hakatew! Lodge in the Tancred street hall on Saturday night. There was a large attendance and the winners or the euchre were Mr and Mrs E. H. i Childs. Mrs A. Mitchell's orchestra sun plied tho music for the dance which

followed. The third and fourth rounds of the siiookelv tournament were con eluded at the Returned Soldiers' Club on Saturday night, and as a result. C. Blair, T. P&nell.&rid. N. Tasker Will contest the semi-final.

Personal. Mr F. Kennedy, who has teen a member of the Celtic Football Club for the past three years, was made the recipient of a presentation on Saturday night. About 40 footballers gathered, including; the ■ Mayor. The presentation consisted of a of stainless cutlery, l gold watch, chain aiid an aluminium teapot and' kettle: PlunkCt Society. The monthly meeting Of the Asliburton branch of the Plunket Society "was held oh Friday, Mrs J. S. Laing presiding. Arrangements were made for Daffodil Day. It was reported that during the past month the visits to the' town office totalled 018 and visits paid to homes 89, with 24 new cases. At other county Centres the respective visits to the rooms and homes were ■as follows: —Rakaia 38 and 3,,Coldstream 10 arid 1, Hinds'l3 and 1, Mayfield 18 and 4, Mount SomerS 8 and 4, Methven 9 and 2. There had been three new cases in the county. It Was further reported that during the last month Mesdairies Laing, Hunter, and Blrnie arid Miss Coward had Visited Rakaia and the Sixth sub-branch had been formed. ' '"

Gull Club. Members of the jietoly-formed Ashburton Gun Club competed in three matches on the racecourse on Saturday. In spitd of the bittefly eold and stormy weather, there was "an attendance of 30. The matches resulted as f ollo^s White (3 birds) 1, W.J. Dalley, W. Tifflms,- and J.' Mora (2 each) (equal) 2. Seven competed.-Six-bird —J,' Mofa (5 birds) 1, W. J. Dalley (4 birds) 2, W. Timms and S. White (3 each) (equal) 3. Eight competed; . . . . Six-bird —W. Tiinms (5 birds) 1, T. Corbitt (4 birdki) 2, H. White, J. Ar&st, J. Mora, and j. Smith (rbirds) (equal) 3. There were ftliie Competitors; Mail Noticed. Mails. Dos« to-day for northern ports at 2.45 p.m.; .lite fee 8;10 p.m.; guard's vail 3.32 p.in. and at 5. p,td,} late fee 6.26 p.m.; guard's van at 5.13 p.m.

. . ftOKEBY. ~ Word has beeTlreceiffed by the Lauriatte Branch of the Farmers' Union, that tho lecture on "Diseases in. Sheep," which was to hare been given by Mr Kerrigan, of the Government Stock Department, at Rokeby ih August, has had to be postponed owing to pressure of business. At the foftnightly euchre tournament and dance ih the' Kokfeby School j there was a record attendance. The pf izes w«#e Won by Miss N. Hurst, and. Mr E. Henderson. " The consolation prizes were presented to Mrs Osborn and Mr & Honeywell. Music for the dancing was supplied by Mr a DonaldSon, Miss Tregeriza, aftd Mifig McNeill (Waimate). Mr <}. Hboper afcted as ivl.C. ALFORD FOREST. A largely atietided mcetiflg of benedicts and bachelors was liekl recently, when it Wafe decided to hold a return dance to the ladlfeS irt thfe Bchool this week. A committee; With Mr W. Bates as secretary, has everything well in hand-for & Su4t:es£ful fiiiiutitiri.

The long-deferred tennis court project has received fresh irtipetus by way rtf a; subsidy from the ikfuoation Board towards the cost of biiildiftg a cwirfe within .the School grounds; A contract for carting ahifiale and stones for tho foundation of the court has been let, and at last the hopes of tennis' enthusiasts seeiii likely to be fulfilled.

MOUNT SOMERS. After Spnnglilie Westtlier for several days, tlid weather tJfi Thursday afternoon and a flfcent rainstorrti set in during tlio niaht.. In the morning this changed to very heavy* sfiow from the,, pouth-Trest. When fouir inches had fallen a thaw set in, but a hard frost" came at riigbt. ' ' * ' The Men's Chlb decided to issue a challenge to St. Stephen's Club to iflsit them on their own grounds and have