NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18919, 7 February 1927, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

tIANGIORA. The Mayor. Mr it. Mcintosh, and the Ten Clcri-, Mr J. A. Fraser, leave to-night to attend the Municipal Coni'crctice in. raliucistcn North.. • Mr'K. C. Fordham, v. be, vAicv boing on tho st.dt at tho tail.vay station for 1 Iho pact throe years, left on Saturday on transfer to the Christchurch station, was before'his departure, presented with a. leather suit-case as a token of tho goodwill of his fellow employees. The presentation was made by Mr A. Gill, acting-stationmastcr. *Mr 0. Machattie, Town Clerk, Timaru, was n visitoi to Uang.or a on Friday evening. t ~ A slight shock pf earthquake was felt l.i Rangiora about 7 o'clock on faatur'MaSay afternoon tho members of the Bowling Section of tho Bowling, Tennis and Croquet Club took the opportunity during an adjournment for Soon tea. of bidding farewell to Mr W. E. Barton, who is leaving on Thursday* nest with Mrs Bwtononj pleasure trip to England. In recogm tion of his long connexion with tne dub, the chairman of the Bowling Sexton the Rev. C. B air. presented Mr . °a?ton with a pipe and tobacco> poueh as a slight memento of. the h»Pi>yreneXb!£ing^^^£ coresident on two » y/s The popularity of *.« i Tlieatrc was shown on »«£"« " ther i„ c . when there was again ano ™£ large attendance at the j to»JJ Ham- ty comedian, in F'"^ at £" al Greened "The Strong Man." ™ thriller, There was also a tbrijc "Fizhting With Buffalo Bill. J»"» of supports A njgneo in the afternoon wn* also well anc Cd ßowlcrs tools advantase of a » .°?; champion games, of* h th quite a ber was played. In the f»'"| bv pionship. Wood defeated w™* o 0 24 to 11. and in the pairs. defeated Bamfiold 10. Du week another round of the fWg,™ pionships was P^ p °f- the be us rcrv c ose nvtwc instances, i gamesendin 2 in a tie and anextra head had to be played GibhsJordan ho« ever, had a good win from < Cumi „ The cards showed 25 to mye. Other sames played were: McKay lojcie.ito Hlair It. and Rendonl6. Pio-*cr i Hnrpreaves defeated Johnson flp to W aiiS Cuming beat Bla.r 2-j .o 1BELFAST. j \ meeting of Court Star of Belfast. A 0.F., was" held on Tuesday evening. I The CH.. Brother P. Thomas, | over a fair attendance of x membersSick allowances amounting to £9 3= W lucre passed for payment, and two materuitv claims amounting to £ll *&. "ranted. One new member was elcute.i : uitl one proposed. It was decided tJ ! enter * L£ for the Canterbury u«jirici ritual conVetit.on. and the w : SK', SS: &-":^r 5.8.. P.C.R. Bro.N. >- •* : yli' PCR Bro.-J. v: icr '- l - . I Bro D. C. McArtln.r; rftreiary, I. P.C.R. Bro. G. Brown.

KAIKOURA. The monthly meeting of the Kaikoura County Council took placo on •t'ridoy. Present: Crs. Jas. Boyd (chairman), C. Panncll, i). Boyd, 0. E. I'ar-s-y.\a. 0. Jiatoii,' I\ Cumin, I'. ActonAdiiins, V.. C. Jiffies, and J. A. Johnston. The Council's solicitor wrote regarding tho scons being taken in connexion with iliu Green Hill paper roads and advised that the matter would conic before the Supreme Court i':i February, at Christchurch. It was agreed to request tradesmen to observe a holiday on February 25th on the occasion of "the Kaikoura '1 rottinij Club's Annual Meeting; also to vote £•) towards the entertainment ol children attending the Royal reception at Amberley. The Kaikoura agent ior s.s. Cygnet wrote pointing out tho condition of some ot tho chafing piles at the wharf, which constituted a danger to the vessel, and asked,, that tho repairs be offected.—Tho engineer was requested to hare tho matter attended to. The chairman of tho Highways Council advised that he had been directed by the chairman of the Main Highways Board-to-inform tho Council that the Hoard had decided to accept the Council's offer of £1750 towards tho cost of constructing the approaches at Hapuku river bridge, and asked that payment be made at an early date.—The chairman was given authority to make arrangements for payment of tho amount. It was decided that little could be done to keep open the road leading to E. C. Studholmc's Waiautoa property. E. Stokes was appointed to the position of ranger. A petition was received from a number of ratepayers at West End asking that the road from Lycll Creek bridge to Deal street be tar-sealed, and offering to pav a proportion of tho expenditure.—The engineer was requested to furnish an estimate of the cost of laying down a road with suitable material. There were 14 applications for the position of wharfinger, and after a ballot was taken Mr A. Trudgcon was appointed to tho position. T J Bovd's tender at.£l6l 12s was accepted for Puhi Puhi formation work, a „d P for a bridge at Moronmu R. StraW's tender was accepted at £4lo i3s. subject to tho approval of the Public Works Department. It was decided that Deal street be nidem-d, and that the road from Cook's store to the wharf bo repaired Or Parsons asked if something could not he done to prevent cars from specdng through tho town to the danger of the public. He also moved. that the Department be written to ««*»>*."H* the dangerous turns on the North road, and asking that something be done now that the railway-motor service wr.s in existencc.-The motion was car- " The engineer (Mr A. Glenn) was instructed to submit nu estimate for improving aturn on the Blue Duck road. The electrical engineer (Mr \\. Munrol submitted a report showing that the credit to operating account fir the month of January was £9 Is 10 Uidin<' expenditure was as follows: rinrenro- £lB 1& for the month, total ?W? 7s'4d Conway: 12s Od. total PHK.Vi M Hundalee: £4. total £ll2 S, lid Peninsula: £8 lis Id. total >. 0 t)() Us id. Suburban: £(53 Ss Gd. fo"t-J £312 1"< 3d. Main highwnvs expenditure :--l\aikoiiro.Par»a«s us road £W 2*. Kai-koura-Waiau road Li) »s hi: total iAx.T\ \: } < ."jd. 'l'he Kaikours-Clarence rnjfd'i-270 2s -3d: total £lßl3 Zi Gd.

ASHLEY. The Ashley County Council met at Loburn on Thursday last. Present: — Crs. I. P. M. O'llalloran (chairman), Bennett, Hutchison, I'litlpott, and Pulley. Mr Hutchison reported on, the last meeting of the Auibcrlcy Reception Committee, stating that euitablo arrangements were in train. A contribution of £ls was authorised. Mr Pulley reported on . tho Makerikeri Torrace road, and it was decided to hold the matter over until winter. - Regulations under the Health Act were considered, but as little was found to apply to the County, no action was taken. 'The. Inspector'notified'that an early liouscto-house inspection of the County would be made. The condition of the'highway was fully discussed, and it was considered ■ to • be practically ready for inspection by the District Engineer. The Christchurcli City Council wrote with regard to suitable reserves for plantation, and a statement was authorised. . The Rangiora High School Board wrote asking for a representative on the Advisory Board, and Mr Hutchison was asked to act. On application from Mr A. M. Miller a grant of £4 was mado towards the clearing of the fords of tho Eastern Grey river. The Council approved of the proposal to ask the Oxford Council to construct a short line of concrete blocks to protect tho south end of the ford over tho Ashley at Glcntui. It was decided, that the ten per cent, addition to rates, and tho increase on tho dog-collar fee should be made on Wednesday March 23rd next, and that this should be publicly advertised. . WOODEND. The annual meeting of the Woodcnd District School Old Scholars' Association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening. Mr W. Stalker presided over a good attendance ol members. He referred to the death of Mrs S. Smith, the only member the Association had lost duriu 2 the year. A motion of sympathy as carried to Mr Smith and all members of the family, and also to Mr and Mrs IX Morris, who had lost a daughter through an accident. The chairman also iffcrreu to the good work done by tho secretary and the treasurer, whose report showed the Association to be in a verj s.und financial position, with a cremt balance from last year of £5 10s. 'Juicers for the following year ™ re o? » \.. as follows:—President. Mr W. Stalker, rice-presidents. Mrs B. J. Archer and Mr J Little. A committee of twelve was elected, with Mr Derbidge a= secretary, and Mr J. Keeper jun.. treasurer. It was decided to hold tne annual picnic r.s usual on Ea-ster Saturday, and to leave the choice, or the locality over to the next meeting on March 12th. when ■ a vote of the members will be taken on the folio" - in* places :—Woodend beach. Mount (.'re» and the Christ church Gordon". LEESTON. A number of Border I*k-e.-ter purchased from breeders in tho EHcsmerc district by a.. Australian buyer, uere shipped a lew days ago. -Mr John Nixon, of Killiucby, sol- 1 i'j. and Mr W O Ronnie; of Doylceton. 10. A 'number also went from the Canterbury alld Normal \ieia> "■ ~.. mP ,UI rt«r " -earnest abo.it ten dlyfagj "'file best .to

llio present is ono obtained by 'Mr R - . C. Miller, of Brookside, who secured 1196 bushels of barley from a 12 acre paddock; equivalent to 99 2-3 bushels •to tho acre. Mr Alex Duff, of Irwcll, obtained a 92 bushels yield of barley. Other vieUs are as follows:—Mr AV. C. Wroofc (Southbridgc), 80 and 70 bushels of barley; Mr D. J. Kellcher (Soiithhridjrc), 75 bushels of barley; Mr A. Anderson, over SO bushels of barley; Mr L. Thomas, over 100 bushels of oats. Very little wlie.it threshing has been done vet. Indications arc that the barley average will run close to 00. bushels i<> the acre. ARAROA. Another round of the championship pairs was decided on the bowling green on Thursday. The result of the day's play' was:—A. F. C. Williamson and It. Patterson defeated T. H. Morcom and e>. W. Hayward; C. Petterson and \V. M. Huddle defeated P. G. Riches and A. It. Munro; A. H. Williams and P. J. Eccleton defeated J. Thompson and A. J. Clements. Williams and Eccleton are thd only remaining pair with two lives, tho others having only one euch. There was some particularly good play during the contest and tho green is in almost perfect order. A large and representative meeting of Peninsula farmers was held at Duvauchclle on Friday afternoon. Tho meeting was convened for the purpose of selecting a Peninsula maid of honour for the Queen Contest that is being run at Cliristchurch in aid of Regimental and Community Clubs' funds. Mr E. Hay was chairman, and Colonel Loach and M r Denniston, of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, were present, explaining the object of raising tho funds and giving a summary of the proposed programme of the Military Tattoo to be held early in March. Tt was finally decided to support tho candidature of Miss*' Marewa Parkinson, and in the event of another candidate being nominated, Messrs E. Hay and T. Masefield were appointed delegates to attend a meeting if necessary to map out a plan of campaign. On Friday ovenins; a dance was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, with the object of raising funds to assist the War Memorial Committee to complete the fence nronwl the Memorial prountls. The "Surprise'' Jazz Rand supplied spirited music for dancing. The Memorial Committee will benefit to the extent of about .£2.3 as a result.

HORNBY-ISLINGTON Hornby has now the advantage of having a moving-picture show once a week in the Orange Hall. Mr W. Aitken. of Little River, commenced on February 3rd with a splendid houso, the hall being too small to seat the large number present. A good programme, and music supplied hy Messrs Bainbridge and Mcßryde, made a most enjoyable evening.

WHIPPET RACING.

♦ —• — EVENTS AT ENGLISH PARK. The New Zealand; Wliipptt Club held a meeting at English Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and there were good races and exciting finishes. The dogs wero keen and entered into the spirit of the sport wholeheartedly. The results wero as undor: Maiden Slakes, 120 yds—First heal: T. H. Owen's Comedy Lass (scr) I, C. Taylor's Linda Lou (scr) 2. Time, flscc. Becond heat: J. Fitisimraons's Man Jongg (scr) 1, Miss U. Moffat's Our Goldic (scr) 2. Time, 8 4-ssec. Final: Comedy Laas 1, Mali Jongg 2. Time, 8 3-3scc. Light-weight Handicap, 120yds-Firat heat: F. Johns's Miss Argylo (lGyds) 1, J.. K. Owena's Midget (10yds) 2. Time, 8 1-Bsec. Second heat: F. Johns's Snuff (16yds) 1, A. 11. Forties's Booster (17yds) 2. Time, 8 l-3sec. Final: Snuff 1, Mies Argylc 2. Trmc, 8 1-Jscc. Puppv Handicap, lOOyda—First heat: t. Johns's "Miss Argylo (15yds) 1, A. H. Forbta's Boosier (16yds) 2. Time, 7sec. Becond heat: F. Johns's Snuff (15yds) 1. J. R. D. Johns's Captain Corned v (16yds) 2. Time, 6 4-sscc. Third heat: A. E. Smith's Jock (15yds) 1, J. Fitzsimmons's Mah Jongg (10yds) 2.'Time, 0 4-oscc. Fourth heat: R. Moffat's Betty (15yds) 1, A. B. L. Smith's Young Pepper (12yds) 2. Timo, 7sec., First semi-final: Snuff 1, "Captain Comcdv 2. Time, 7sec. Second semi-final: Jock "l, Betty 2. Time, 7sec. Final: Jock 1, Snuff 2. Tunc. 7scc. Open Handicap, 120yds—First heat: F. Tyraons's Flyaway (scr) 1, Mrs J. Johns's Lorna Doono (SJyds) 2. Time, 8 1-osec. .A. B. L. Smith's Young Aigyle (4yda) 1, C. Dixcy's Ouimot 2. Time, 8 2Jscc. Third heat: M. Robinson's Miss Comedy (syds) 1, J. A. Williamson's Cayenne (16yds) 2. Time, 8 1-ascc. Final: Young Argylo 1, Flyaway 2 Time, 8 l-3scc. Hurdle Handicap, 120yds—First heat: J. A. Williamson's Cayonne (7yds) 1, Miss L. Fitzsimmons's Miss B.ue (ssr) 2. Timo, 9 4-5 sec. Second heat: J. E. Owen's Midgot (syds) 1, J. F. FiUsimmons's Mah Jongg 2. Time, lOscc. Final: Midget 1, Cayenne 2.