NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18486, 14 September 1925, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

RANGIORA. Owing ti the heaw rain which fell on .Saturday morning, the fancy costume football match which had been arranged for Ixjtween the Professions and the Stock and Grain Buyers, in aid <<f live fundi of the Plunket Society, was postponed lor a week. KAIKOURA. The euchre tournament held at the Suburban .School was well attended, and an enjoyable time, was spent. The prize-winners were Mrs Barnes and Mr 1.. Garrett, the consolation prizes being awarded to Mrs A. Chapman and Mr IC. Bovd.

The manager of the Bank of New Som'li \Yale-, paid a visit to Kaikonra. and i*. is probable thrt a branch of the ban)-; will Ijo onened here.

CULVERDEN. Cold and showery weather continues in this district and has had a disastrous effect on the lambing, which is general. Fanners have been able to do little on the "and since the beginning ol u inter and very little spring oouing has been done Th<! contractor fur the tennis courts, Mr H. Palmer, has made a start with, the work, but the wet weather is delaying operations. Large quantities of Australian hardwood timber have arrived at the railway station for the County Council, to lie used in the erection of bridges over Dry creek, School creek, and Dog creek. The members of the Council, as well as the motoring public, have been looking forward to the arrival of this timber, and it should not be long now lx?fore a start is made on the building of the bridges. At • the Culverden Defence Rifle Club's opening dav. there was a fair attendance of members, and, considering a strong tand very cold wind was I blowing across the range, there was [ some good shooting. At the annual business meeting of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. J. Newlands presided. The balance-sheet-showed si healthy financial position. It was decided to appoint a caretaker for the church, at a small salary. It was agreed to approve of the recommendation of the TYaiau committee to sell the gig and harness, the proceeds to go to the car fund. It wn.s decided to hold the garden fete at "Kaiwara" in December, the ladies of the committee to make the necessary arrangements. It was resolved that the new car for the minister l>e procured at once, and that AVaiau. Rotherham, and Lyndon committees be notified. Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane kindly offered to.meet the cost of the car until such time as a canvass of the district could he made. It was decided to put the proceeds of tho concert into the incidental fund. Th°. ebivirmnn intimated that Mr P. Hamilton, one of the retiring committee, had recently lost his father, and moved a vote of sympathy, which was carried in silence. The election of, committee resulted as follows: Mesdames L. R. Macfarlane, Mookett. TV. J. McMillan, Inaxam, TV. .T. Cardwell, TV. Lambie. Messrs L. R. Mnrfaxlane, McKenzie. J. B. Clark, and Swaney. Mr Jas. Black was appointed secretary and treasurer.

' ~ CHEVIOT. A smoke concert was held in the Cheviot Public Hall to bid farewell to Mr J. McTaggart. There was a very largo attendance from all parts of the district. Mr D. G. McDonald presided. The chairman leferred to the many good qualities of the guest, and to the great interest he had always taken in the various clubs and sports bodies and wished him every happiness and success in his new home. On behalf oKthe presidents, he presented the guests with a beautiful rug for Mrs McTaggart, and a cheque as a slight token of the esteem in which they were held. Messrs N. D. Campbell (Collie Club), T. West (Football Club), W. Walls (Sports dub), J. T. Moir and D. W. Smith endorsed the remarks of the chairman. Mr McTaggart suitably responded. The final match of the local football competition was played on Saturday, when Spotswood played McKenzie on the Domett grounds. There was a good attendance and a fast, keen gam© resulted in a win for McKenzie by six points to five. Mr F. D. Childs was referee. HURUNUI. On Friday evening the residents of Hurumu and surrounding districts met in the Schoolroom to Lid farewell to Mr and Mrs James Murray and family, who are leaving to reside in the North Island. . In spite of the disagreeable nature of the weather there were About fifty present.. t Mr J. D. Anderson presented Mr and Mrs Murray -with a- beautiful oak timepiece as a memento of their long residence in the district, and of the esteem in which they were held by the residents.'

Mr Montgomery and Mr \rthur Boaven also spoke of tho many gooti qualities of tno guests and of their readiness to assist at all social gatherings. • , Air Murray, on rising to reply/ was greeted with loud applause. He said it was just 17 years since lie had come from the Old to reside in the district, and he felt very sorry to leave so many kind friends. He tbankcit thorn all for their beautiful gift, ami said it would be greatly treasured by him and his wife. Mr Joe Taylor, of Kaiapoi, gave some humorous recitations, which were much enjoyed. Dancing was carried on tjll the early hours of the morning to music supplied by Mrs Ginders, extras being played by Mrs Montgomery." A very enjoyable evening.was brought to a close by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." OHOKA. Sister Howard, N.G., presided at the last meeting of the Loyal Ohoka Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F. There was a good attendance of members, amongst, them being about 20 from the Loyal Woodend lx>dge. Two candidates were initiated. At the conclusion of the business all present adjourned to the Ohoka Hall, where a card match was played against the Woodend Brethren, Ohoka losing by 16 points. The scores were: Woodend 414, Ohoka 398. It is hoped to play a return match, in three weeks' time.

OXFORD. The rest-room advocated by the local branch of the Plunket Society ami erected by the County Council is now ready for use. Arrangements are being i made for its official opening, when the i Pocietv hopes to see a large attendance ! of subscribers and of the general pubiu-. : Afternoon tea will be provided. Last ' Thursdav this branch cf_ the Society i had an'"eg" day" for Karitane and ' collected 33"":!-3 dozen eggs. j The third popular lecture under the auspices of the Oxford Branch of the I W E A. was delivered to a large audi- ! enre when Dr. Chilton. Rector of i Canterburv College spoke on the subject. "A'Vision of Oxford in lftoO." j The lecturer referred to the strides science had made in annihilating distance, and gave it ns his opinion that 1 Oxford would soon be a suburb of Christehureh. It was the duty or the residents to prepare for that time by studvinc the principles of town-plan-ning. Dr. Chiltcn illustrated his arguments with lantern slides, the Rev. B. G Fox kindlv lending and operating the lantern. After the lecture a discussion took place. Hcarlv votes of thanks were accorded to Dr. Chilton on the motion of Mr S. Smith, seconded by Mr D. Ilawke, and to the Key. B. G. Fox, on the motion of Miss Dorn. Not only.the absence of fine weather, but the persistence of rain are making tilings serious for farmers. Though an earnest attempt was made to sow a reasonable area in wheat, scarcely half the desired amount has been got in. The land is absolutely waterlogged. The long, wet winter has demanded an excess o"f feed which is now exhausted. Hay and straw are done, the spring grass has not come, and stock are in a serious position. Dairy cows are very poor in condition, and are not improving, and the milk supply, which sliduH be showing an increase, is not doing kg. Sheep feed is scarce, and ewes and lambs are having a bad time. The mortality among lambs, on account of the wet," cold weather, the state of the paddocks, and the condition of the ewes, is great. Unless the weather improves much, and rapidly, the farming outlook will be far from hopeful.

CHORLTON-LITTLE AKALOA. At the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Little Akaloa Dairy Factory, Ltd., the directors' report and balance-sheet showed a profit of £1721 10s 2d. It was decided to pay a bonus of 4 9-32 dto suppliers (bringing the total payment for Die season up to Is 7 9.32 d), to write off 5. per cent, depreciation on buildings and plant, to pay 2J per cent, dividend on nonsuppliers' shares, and to place the balance to the reserve account. The 'ouptut for the season was 110 tons 18 cwt, 2qrs 131b, being about four tons lower than last year, owing to the extra dry season. The average amount of cheese manufactured per pound of butter-fat was 2.701b. The average grade up to March 31st was 92.56, being fifteenth on the grading list of the Dominion, and for the whole season 92.64. Messrs E. N. Waghorn, A. L. E. Mason, and S. Gilbert were elected to the directorate, aJid Messrs Whittingham and Holland were re-elected auditors. The chairman proposed votes of thanks to the manager and staff, and it was decided to forward a letter of thanks to Mr A. Waghorn, who was for many years a director. Mr S. Gilbert was elected chairman of directors. Mr E. Herriot was reappointed manager and secretary. At the last euchre party of the season the prize-winners were Miss Thelma Craw and Mr P. J. Waghorn; consolation prizes going to Mrs Arthur Waghorn and ,Mr Norman Waghorn. The prizes were given by Miss Hampton.

DOYLESTON. Recently a petition bearing the signatures of 82 residents, asking that Doyleston should again be made an officered railway station, was , sent to thp District Tr&ffib Manager. Following this up, a deputation of about 30 residents waited on the Assistant Traffio Manager, Mr Tregurtha, at the station and put their requests before him* In reply, Mr Tregurtha said that some of the requests made would have to be.referrod to Wellington, but others would be dealt with in Christchurch. HORORATA.

The school football team journeyed to Glentunnel and defeated the local team by G points to 0. '' '

A meeting of the Plunket Society was held in the parish room on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of meeting the newly-appointed nurse (Nurse McLean). Those present were: Mesdames H. M. Reeves, T. D. Jones, G. C. Derrett, W. O'Brien, l<\ N. Wright, F. S. Burnett, D. Bruce, H. Boyle, M. Gibson, D. Hartstonge, T. Simpson, R. Longstaff, B. Marsh, Cherrie, £. Powell, Shultz, Nisbett, and W. R. Oliver. Afternoon tea was dispensed.