MID-CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18917, 4 February 1927, Page 9

MID-CANTERBURY.

ASHBURTON. PERSONAL. 'lhc .Uuvur (Mr R. Galbraith) .and Hid To« ii "Clerk (Mr W. Patterson) leave for Palmcrston North on Monday to represent tlio Ashburton Borough Council at tho Municipal Association's annual conference. l)v. A. Kidd, superintendent of tbo Wuip'iata Sanatorium, arrived in Asliburton on Wednesday, nod examined .even patients for admission to the sanatorium. He returned south by tho p\dicss yesterday morning. • Br J Russell Wells Idt by Uio second ONPress for Dunedin yesterday, fire £ will attend tho Medical Cong,MrC. Hell, of ChrisUhunh, who has been anointed accountant at the> A*.Uj T^su-e'nirU. C y.Furby who tares at the end of the month to commence business on his own account commenced his new duties; on Monday Mr E 0 Rawnslcr left by tho «s i.rcss for Tiinoni yesterday afternoon 1 Mr It J But'", assistant-genera n»i mcrof the New Zealand Farmers' ['"Stive - nt present on a vis.t tt> the Ashburton brancli. Bowling. The \sliburtoti Bowling Club will Z f ~t, Vicht-rink match against i'ho Park ftf at Tinu.r« to-morrow r tho Bristol Cup- , »'» Watson, \\. Acton. H. E. Craighead (s) P.Jackson, R. M. DmHop E J. 0 Bre" J I'. C McLachlan (sV. R. tap*, «•*.. T. J. S. Doherty. R. Ruxlon. A.J»"» ," 1. Cowen. W. Oakley. EL Easter■brook. V. Lane fsV. E. Cookson. R. B. Barnett, H H't??'" s ,sV. T, C. Dunn. A. 1 • *"»*''• £.„gM. Royce, P. Stcu art (s>: / H WUlv,. H. E. Romiinston. M. Smith (s>. Emergency. -1 • J]"J ey ' C. .T. McEachcn. mid '• Meddins. Visit of Lady Swimmers. Definite advice has now beci;i rtcoiv<,l from the New Zealand Amateur Swimmiiic Association by tho Ashburton Centre, that the champion ady swimmers. Miss Ena stockley ; of AucKlam!. and Miss Kathleen Miller oi Dunedin. will visit Ashburton aud_fa iKo part in the Centre's carnival, on lues tlav. February 15th. Enqu.r.es: were also l*intf made to see if Mr O. *• Lindsay could take part . tin- southern portion of tho tour of the ln"V/wim-ino-s. In all probability he would have fimo to participate in tne earlier carnivals in Mie South Island. . The Association, a No advised tl_.it Mi*' Stockier was ihe lady sprint chami'ion of Nev Zealatyl. W«ns: «"» rercrd of 6-1 ;5-5 sees, for 100 yards. Phe was also the holder of th«.back.lroko records for Australia ™«.* e *, Zealand. Miss Miller gave promise or Win one of the hc«t swimmers i.-ew Zealand bad produc. ,i. Her champ" .- .bin swimming at the roc.«-(■ >iieetm=: i>< Auckland escelk-d that of Miss Gint.ia

Shand at her best, ffer times wcro:— i'2o yards, i'niin G'2 ;Ussee; 410 yards, Gmin 11 L'-sscc. Miss Miller was, therefore, one of the greatest lady swimmers in tho world. A meeting of the executive- of tho Ashburton Centre held .yesterday afternoon decided to confirm the arrangements for the visit with the Now Zealand Amateur Swimming Association. The chairman (Mr E. Coker) explained that the gross takings would be equally divided between the Association and the local Centre. Lawn Tenuis. In the junior grade of the Mid-Can-terbury Lawn Tennis .Sub-Association on Saturday, Te Marac will be represented bv the following:—-A team v. Ashburton B, at Ashburton:—H. E. Taylor. R. Featherston, A. Sutherland, A. S. Christie, Misses M. Dison, L. Porter. M. Thompson, and I. Easterbrook. Junior B v. Tinwald A, at To Marao:—X. Robilliard, E. Buchanan, T. E. Watt, G. D. Ailkcn. Mrs H. Stevens, Misses E. Vesty, W. Dickinson, G. Tate; emergencies:'C. Galbr..ith, A. Anibroisc, Misses E. Thomas, and P. MeTigue. Waltham School Picnic. About DOO pupils, teachers, and friends of the Waltham School visited Ashburton yesterday, and spent their annual picnic in tlio Domain. Tho visitors arrived by special train about 10.30 in the morning and departed at G. 20 p.m. Gloriously fine weather was experienced, and a comprehensive sports programme was run off. The excursionists departed in the evening quite pleased with the day's outing.