NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18603, 30 January 1926, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

KAIKOURA. d The American touring party to be a jovial and interesting They were delighted with the _ and the life of kaikoiua. i•) curios were eagerly sought J a one lady, .vho -vai " lf u o ii conMaori basket by James Dn\Kl..o , sidercd >he had a r ,n"azine Mr I'. J. Hill. a i weli-Knff«n ... the writer. was nnuui mtci*.' Maori stories of the exploits <-> from chief Ruaparaiia, -v.io L - .. . 0 r Kapiti Island and was Kai . the of many nati ej . Qt koura and Kaiupoi. The 1 „ re _ Memories appealed to him- j os t marked that such memorials to sight in the cemeteries of America cities, l.iit it was pleasant to not New Zealand remembered tho-c had foneht in the Great Uai. Zealand must have been a wonderi iHy loval place to send so many iron Mr Harrold, another member ot partv, Si2 years ot age. left _ Lng with his parcnts.in 18-18, il J' rning fcw New Zealand in 1810. After a. cw Tears thev went to California in <1 of gold, but the old gentleman says tno family never possessed a dollar s , of interest in mining and settled c.oa > and continued at farming. Regie «• expressed that Kaikonra had not bLtn made a resting place for the part> . LOBURN. A very enjoyable dance was In'ld the North Loburn Hall on Friday evening, there being a very good attendance. Spirited music was supplied by Miss Eileen Bowbyes (piano) and Mr Rex Sutherland (violin), while Mr L " Hiatt was master of ceremonies. , l S | C present were: Mesdames J. S. Hiatt, . . Fitzgibbon, Davis, Misses Sara H'atLaura Bennett, Ella Galletlv, Adelaide Kennedy, Rene Mather, Jean Haniui> Mvrea Hiatt, Tamson, Smyth, J**;!! Fitzgibbon, Merle Croft, Jeanie Mather, Kathleen Clark, Lucy Barwell, Irene Harris, Ida Harris, May Davis, Messrs H. Bennett,, H. T. Metherell, J. Bennett, J. D. Galletly, C. H. Croft, G. Barwell, Dan Kennedy, A. Mcintosh, D. Kennedy, C. Hiatt, J. Blunden. C. Miller, H. R. Kenipthorne, J. Oliver, It. Davis, G. Croft, R. Kenvin, I. Barwell, G. Bennett, H. Croft, R. Smyth, J. Smyth, and PMather.

A party of young ladies from tha Lobnrn district recently spent a delightful holiday at Mrs A. C. Cook's bach, Waikuku Beaclf, with Mrs H. Saxton as chaperon. Those present were: Misses Sara Hodgson, Ruby Bennett, Thclnia Henry, May Kelfand, Ella Galletlv, Myrea Hintt, Irene James, Una Croft, and Iris Pulley. ASHLEY BANK. The Ashley district has experienced a, series of hot days lately, consequently everything is very dry, and rain would be generally welcomed, even if harvesting were temporarily suspended. A tennis match between the Woodend and the Ashley Clubs will be played on the Ashley courts to-day. Miss Marjorie Pykett, who has been spending a holiday with friends in Ashley, has returned to her home in Christchurch. Miss W. Halliday, of St. Albans, Christchurch, who has been the guest of Mrs J. A. Bowbves, Springdale, returned to her home on Friday. Miss B. Williams, who has been the guest, of Mrs Criglington, Ashley, returned to Christchurch on Friday. LEESTON. Constable R. Moriarty, officer' in charge of the "Leeston police district, is on holiday, and Constable W. H. Mackrell, of Southbridge, is relieving. Mr F. S. Jarman, secretary of the Springs-Ellesmere Electric Power Board, is attending a conference of Power Board secretaries in Dunedin. The Rev, W. and Mrs Uphill, of Leeston, have returned from a visit. to Dunedin. Mr W. Harden, of- Thames, and Mrs Harden, who have been staying with Mr and Mrs T. J. Ramsey, Leeston. have left on a visit to Dunedin ana the Southern Lakes accompanied by Miss D. Ramsey.