SOUTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18722, 19 June 1926, Page 5

SOUTH CANTERBURY.

TIMARU.

Social and Personal Mr 3 Geo. Pinckney, who was at Ora: Gorge with Miss Tripp, has returned t Southland. Miss Ethel le Cren (Maori Hill) ha returned from Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Quartly have left fo Hawke's Bay, after a few weeks wit; Mrs A. A. Scott (Bidwell street). Mr and Mrs C. C. Paterson (Theo docia 6treet) have taken a house ii Selwyn street. A quiet wedding took place recentl; at Trinity Church, Timaru, by the Rev T. Hinson, officiating, when Ada Ann third daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Un derhill, of Oxford street, was marriec to Walter Bertram Weston, of Timaru Tht bride, who was given away b} her father, wore a smart navy frock pleated at the front, with bronze colour ed hat to tone, and she carried a show er bouquet of bronze and white chry santhemums. The bridesmaid, Mis! Florence Weston, wore a pretty froci of cinnamon repp with hat to match and .carried a shower bouquet of gold and white chrysanthemums. Mr C Barrie, of Timaru, was best man. Mis; L. Hill played appropriate music wher the bride entered and left the church. A reception was held at the residence oi Mr A. Underbill, Rugby street, High field, and afterwards the happy couple left by the express for the North. Tanners' Union. The monthly meeting of the Timaru Farmers' Union' was held yesterday, when the chairman, Mr P. R. Talbot, presided over a good attendance. Representatives of the .St. Andrew's branch attended to discuss the possibility of an amalgamation with Timaru. The chairman said they would welcome St. Andrew's members at any meeting, but he did not know how tho scheme would work out as a whole. The Timaru members discussed the proposal in committee, and agreed to the proposal of holding joint meetings. Mr Ward thanked members for their consideration, and said he thought they ' would be able to work together amicably and benoficially. • . Sixteen new members were elected to the Timaru branch. Automobile Association. Mr C. A. Paterson presided over tho monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Automobile Association, when there was a good attendance of members.' ' The secretary reported that the Rangitata. bridge,was now open for traffic, and although a slight delay might be experienced, the position was considered satisfactory. The Mackenzie County Council wrote expressing thanks to the Association for supplying bridge and road notice boards. These were being erected and would be very useful. The Levels County Council wrote with a view to ascertaining whether the Association would contribute towards the cost of substituting post and wire fences at road-intersections where tho Council had , directed landholders to lower fences. The cost would be about £5. Members considered that it would establish a very bad precedent, and it was decided to take no action in the matter. The South Island Motor Union wrote enclosing copies of the minutes of a conference between the North and South Island Motor Unions held in Christchurch on May 28th. With regard to a clause relating to main highways,'Mr N. M. Orbell said that the' roads- were just as bad as before the Main Highways Board was They were not getting value for their money. Mr Ritchie considered the roads were "going to pot." This wis not ao noticable in South Canterbury, but it was very annoying in the south. It was decided that local bodies be written to, requesting that the engineer make periodical visits of inspection to main highways. TEMUKA. » ';. In connexion with the Dental Clinic, a meeting of the representatives of the various schools in the district, was held in tho Temuka .District High School. There were present: Mr A. E. Smith (Temuka) in the chair, Miss' Bremner (Native School), Messrs J. L. White and P. De Eenzy (Winchester) Fiffe and White (Geraldine), Staniland and Neville- (Clandeboyo), Crossman (Pleasant Point), Smart and Trumpor (Orari), Bruce and Gardiner (Upper. Waitohi), and C. L. Eraser and E. Malcolm (Temuka). ■■• The chairman stated that the meeting had been called to find out what schools were going to make use of the Temuka Clinic. Mr Fiffe (Geraldine), and Mr Crossman (Pleasant Point) stated, that arrangements had been made for a. dental clinic room. Pleasant Point had 44 children to treat aiid Geraldine about 60. The outlying schools, the chairman stated, would be taken in rotation, according to distance from Temuka, starting' with the nearest. The following are schools' to be treated, and order . of rotation: —Native School, Boy's' Home, Winchester, Te Awa, Milford, Waitohi, Seadown, Ciandeboye, ' Orari, Upper Waitohi, Pleasant Point, and Geraldine. Mr Malcolm stated there were 135 children to be treated before the Point Scliool which would occupy about thirteon weeks. It has been decided to convert the Bramwell Booth Boys' Home School into, a. State School, and from this on, it will'be'part and parcel of the Temuka District High _ School. At the usual monthly meeting of the Temuka branch of .the Farmers' Union there ■ were present: Messrs L. V. : Talbot (chairman), W. Fitzgerald, F. A. Drake, J. Lyon, A. ■ Davey, G. Gould, Geo. Ward, W. and the secretary, Mr B. Hughes. An apology was received from Mr W. H. Davey, Formal business was disposed of, and ho reported that he had put in an application for the farm school to be held at Temuka next year. The chairman said he understood that'' instead of having the farm school at the one centre, there would be several days devoted' to it. One at. Temuka, one. at Pleasant Point, and so on. GERALDINE. On the eve of the departure of the Indian Army Hockey team, a varied : entertainment was provided in their honouj at the -Town Hall, and it was very largely attended, the audience including tne English officers, but not the Indians. A very uleasant concert was given. Miss Rogerson and Messrs Knibbana.Gimson being the vocalists, and they were accorded a very appreciative reception. The Queen Carnival Crowning scene was then repeated, and the entertainment concluded with a dance, which was enjoyed by a large number of dancers. Sunny days are continuing and yesterday the sun's strength was quit© remarkable.