NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18546, 23 November 1925, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

IM-- RANGIORA. m? «rden party organised by the Hi, i and Bible Classes conEL with the Presbyterian Church, ■EXu in Dr. T. A. Will's grounds 111 Adardar afternoon, the object beP* Praise funds for the new Maori »f , V, S <ro at Turakina, and to $*&?& Churc\ Missions generally. S WP Christmas stall, cnterthe Busy Bees, Maypole I overhead ball contests, and The attendance t Kant and a smn of ove r £32 was *•■ SPiI The afternoon tea was pioi' Sida? Mr W. R. Pike, sccrefA^Sn^North Agricultural and I , Association, opened a parce |ff*Li through the post and found to be a largo New Zea-&-t Yzx ViuAtm, accompanied by an anonyb' that the flag was a i! "I?; to the Association to fly on the I Slater the new Agricultural Hall. >f '"ju'-the Baptist Church yesterday a I * Jcial anniversary service was held by ** JrTflet W. H. Vickerv. Special I * were sung l>y the scholars. ' At i ?i;«afternoon service the prizes were ' an<l '" the * ,vcnin e quar- * Sat were sung bv the f-hoir. ? Inference •nas made in all the Knngi'l -iehtirches yesterday to the death of Sin llite Queen. Favourite hymns of ' tits flow 1 MCrc anf * * n somo jknJhel the congregations stood in jaafewjninutes. I * KAIAPOI. day a grand fete, in aid poi Baptist Church Manse beld in the schoolhotise I he weather was rather cold, ise the day was a great 1 tho''" financial result was Mrs T. A. Morland, hosmed the guests, and the, •emony was performed by lUyor (Mr J. W. Barnard) aiders were:—Work and esdames Vickcry and H. rects, Miss Linklater and tt; fruit salad, Mesdames Kobb, and Miss Drabble; Irs H. Barritt and Miss a; cakes, Mrs Attewell, Mrs ternoon tea, Miss Lawrie, seale, C. and Cecil Ching, 1 H. Fowler; gramophone, : of the Kaianoi Fire Board the Borougli Council Chamrsday. Present: the chair- '. 11. T-cithead); Messrs H. 1. C. Rogers, K. B. Bain, unn. ig-superintendent reported igado had inspected all the te borough and found most good order. The sump at f Fuller and Akaroa streets isfactory at low tide, the rater being insufficient. A "teen minutes was caused los street sump through the ing an eel into the suction, i the sump pipes were a. [he siren had been installed jr fire engine. The report id and adopted, and it to make a further request flgs Council to have strainon the sump pipes with the iperintendent G. McGregor tied superintendent of the the appointment of acleintendent being held over neeting. With reference to wo smoke helmets for the brigade, it was decided to Inspector of Fire Brigades •pinion'as to the most suit- > purchase. WAIKUKU. I, of . the. Waikuku Ladies' Guild was held .on '"■ afternoon. The balancered that £2O 17s had been 1 it was decided to send it sonage Fund. There is still e raised before the promised lised. Votes of thanks were i rs Lovegrove and! Mrs Goodeir help. Mis Griffiths and n landed round a, dainty ifcukit Mutual Improvement on. Thursday evening in the /buret vestry. Mrs J. Morivener for the evenng. Miss I "a- paper on "What is a. ian," after which an interssion took place. AKAROA. ry Qoolana, called early on lingU'iut unloaded some 300 I'on the wharf. The work 1 shortly after midnight, ssel left a little later for vwarm, sunny weather has B .southerly 6tqrm of ten Shearing is well under way ft Eastern Bays nearer the f The pastures are looking I well, and reports from tho ate that supplies arc fast a good November average, hospital has proved a boon ict. Opened early in June f,,it has had a busy time nd when patients have suffiVered to take an interest ie-affairs" again, they all the sit© has been most «n. By this time the e*"been put into shape, and ation, which,had first pro-/ k-CTpp of potatoes, is now a nre of green lawns, flower orders, and shell paths.