MID-CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18947, 11 March 1927, Page 9

MID-CANTERBURY.

I j. ASHBURTON. 1 f PERSONAL. ■ I'riitnxton Technical School Board I Kfed to invite the Minister for l£& (the Hon. Mr Wright) to 9 ® eh ° ol whcn on 1,13 uay 'lThompson (Principal of the I listton Technica l ) who is the teach--8 fwarMMrtative on the Technical ■ 1, Tw chew' Appeal Board, will at■SfL. B ittiDg of the Board at TiHljd.®® jjjjci! 23rd, and at Dunedm 1 - Parmer's Failure. ■ ~«rfieation3 into the bankruptcy of Banks Syme, a labourer of mOjtrbum, and formerly a farmer Wft&elfly, were made before the OffiISe (Mr C. 0. Pratt) at a creditors, held yesterday, jworn statement, bankrupt ■ wfirst started farming about 20 on 200 acres at Buccleugh, ■ years later rented his father's acres at Staveley, for £75 ■ jrinmn. He had to give up the ■ Skfiace four years ago, and went ■my -bis father's place about 18 ■fsSw and the trustees sold him B*w'reßt. The balance went to the ■SMit-Mortgage and Agency Co. He Kaniti) been working for wages. He K&od hi ß interest in his father's £750, but 'the trustees made against' him for £409 17s Id which he-did not admit as, U&Ho'his death, his father forgave ■ fariOe owed, in the presence of B «teeM Tie furniture was the pro--9 of Ma wife. He attributed Ms ■!&& p rinci P all - v to g iv , in s ■ Sp and: going in for dairyng nust Hftg drop in the price of butterHiW# 8 was married and had three H npflriancial statement disclosed a ■ : jker Of £589 Os sd. The amount KdKtounsecured creditors was shown ■»H>-o s sd, against which was the value of interest in the csBwwlfthe, Syme, of £750. creditors were: National Agency (Ashburton) Svme and Margaret E ■lilS&yeley)* £23S 13s 4d ' G " E■liliMtfi and Sons (Staveley) £3B Bubber Co., Ltd., (ChristFarmers' Co-op. (Ash--5s 7d; Smallbone Bros. M;|pP!biiiV '£'7 3s 9d; Todd Motor Co., ■SiNfitistchurch) £9 8s; Thomas ■Mlfthburton) £1 0s lOd; T. J. ■ DWfrjfAsbburton) 7s 6d; Public Trus- ■ Estate) 17s 6d; De LamI iKu (Oamaru) £4 13s 6d; C. E. » 1 M^jAabburton) £1 6s Id; A. Wat- ■ £9 10d; Mail and I Gwwl'CO') Ltd. (Ashburton), £4. I claim was lodged by 8 C. Drury, for £27 2s Id, I wages owing to W. H. I M. Dart represented the I Assignee, debtor I asked the trustee ' (his ■ father's estate for a ■ WF" 1 * had not been given I hi? father 's will he was ■ share, and his es--1 sum he Bhould reccive 1 on hearsay. I ' said he would make apI trustee of the late ] 'iHpte, for a statement of 1 was empowered to wind China Evenlog.' of Miss M. Jackman and IMuompson, whose wedding takes Mesdame's J. M. Wilkie, iffljjjpr, a nd F. Buxton organised a at the residence of the Mr and Mrs J. Thomproad, on Wednesday function took the form IMphina: evening," and a large handsome and useful gifts There was an attendforty, and a pleasant time -During the evening a protournament was j Smlllhile Mrs C. Parsons sang , a N.. Brunton contributed aßHrfetn bolq. Wishes for the Miss Jackman and Mr the future were expressed, suitably replied, expressMmfeiation. of the gifts. s Visit. for the visit of the at the end of the drawn up, and will be. his approval. It is as BawplfflaV March 30th—Arrive at south. Met -by the of the County from station to banid an address of welcome' and.guard of honour of Domain in. the evening: Attend MiiVch 31st—Motor trip County, leaving at 'visiting Bakaia, Meth--'A.' and P. Show), and Mayfield. Return Soldiersannual dinner. '.lst>—Leave on tour of Borough, Allenton, _ ConEast. High and Techat 9.30 a.m. 2 p.m.: Visit 3.37 p.m.: Depart have been made by the for the party to at the Somerset Band Concert. . assembled at the East Hall last evening, was given by the First Mounted Eifles Band. was in good form, and was submitted. rs: SeaTji Bain. <Jf the heavy rain which on "Wednesday night, registered at the DoStation up to 9 a.m. yesyesterday broke one out strongly about day ensued. Lodge.' were proposed at meeting of Daphne No. 34,1.0.0. F., over . J. McLitosh presided WtSay, evening. A ballot on proved satisfactory. A with. Sister E. her .recent bereavement silence. It was deeided Members liext Lodge School Board. School Board of Man a- i afternoon, when essrs Galbraith J. Watson, F. 1 . uston ' * T - Cow » W. G. and the Director j^^SlW^.Btatement showed that balance of £660 12s was '£426 on fixed < stated that 273 MEev for the day classes, had left. The total :

D S?t- er new enrolments was 117. In addition there were '3Ol primary school students, and 29 from the High School attending for instruction in manual training, Xh e enrolments for the evening, which commenced on February 2Sth, were coming in quite satisfacton,J'> an d there was every likelihood that thev would be greater than last year. The additional numbers would require additional seatiiig and bicycle accommodation. Authority had been received from the Department to advertise for an additional instructor. Miss M. Thompson had been recommended for the position of student-teacher on the domestic side. No applications were received for student-teacherships in either engineering or commercial subjects. Mr W. Dawson consented to take charge of the engineering classes, and consequently they were able to release Mr Jcbson at the end of February.

The report was adopted. The Education Department wrote advising that higher leaving certificates could not be granted to Technical School full-time students until an amendment was made to the Education Act. The Director said that the matter T-ould be the subject of a remit from the Board to the next annual conference of the Technical School Board's Association.

The Methvcu A. and P. Association wrote intimating that Mr J. Watson, of Mctlivcn, had been appointed to represent the Association in considering the establishment of a wool-classing class. It was decided to call for tenders for concreting 690 square yards for a girls' playing area and the erection of a girls' sliclter-shed. Swimming. A good programme was provided by the East Ashburton Amateur Swimming Club for its carnival last night. The weather conditions were favourable, and a large crowd assembled to witness the sports. The events which were run off in quick succession, were eagerly contested. The results were as folloms : 25yds Schoolboys' Handicap—J. Gibson (scr) 1. S. Childs (7«ec) 2. Time, 25 l-sßec. 73yds Curtis Cup Race—W. S. McClymont. (lsec) 1, G. Mackie (scr) 2, S. Thomjlsou (9sec) 3. Time, 58 l : ssec. Won by a foot. 50yds Ladies' Handicap—Miss Loach (7sec) 1, Miss B. Millichamp (scr) 2. Time, 46scc. Won by two feet. 25yds Schoolgirls' Handicap—B. Johnston' (scr) 1, F. Thomson (lsec) 2. Time, 21 2-ssec. Won by a yard. 50yds Junior Handicap, under 17 years— E. Kennedy (ssec) 1, R. Griffin (7see) 2. Won by two feet. 100 yds Relay Handicap—E. Kennedy, R. Mackie. S. Thompson, and G. Day (ssec) 1, G. Mackie, W. S. McClymont, B. Hamlin, and A. Bradford (scr) 2. Time, 69 4-ssec. Won on the touch. Dive, Open—G. Mackie 1, W. S. McClymont 2, Miss B. Millichamp 3. 25yds Junior Girls' Handicap—P. Thomson (7sec) 1, E. Weston (scr) 2. Time, 28 2-ssec. Junior Dive—R. Mackie 1, A. Bradford 2. Lawn Tennis. .'l'he principal game played on the Te Marae Tennis Club'a courts yesterday was the final of the Senior Men's Championship, in which W. R. Featherston beat A. S. Christie, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. The courts were very heavy, but in spite of this some good tennis was witnessed. Featherston played well in the last two setß, and lobbed and drove particularly well. ■ The final in the Ladies' Junior resulted in Miss M. Thompson defeating Miss McTigue, 6-2, 6-3. Tho' following; additional games in the club'a Singles Championship have been decided since last Saturday:— Senior Men's —Semi-finals (%ristie l>eat J. F. Eobiliiard, 3-6, 7-5, 9-7. Junior Men's—First round: Smith won from Buchanan by default. Secosd round: Smith beat Bullock, 6-4, 6-3. Ladies' Senior—Seoond round: Miss Bell beat Miss Easterbrook, 6-1, 6-1. Ladies' Junior—First round: Miss Bell beat Miss Porter, 6-3, 6-0; Miss Thomas: beat Miss Easterbrook, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Second round: Miss McTigue beat Miss Dickinson, 6-2, fi-0. • j

| MOUNT SOMERS. He book of words for the forthcoming festival of the Mount SomersSpringburn musical and jelocutionary competitions is now published. Mr Farquhar Young, Christchurch, has accepted the position of judge, and the competitions will be held in the Staveley Hall at the end of April. A wide range of classes ha 6 been arranged for both children and. adults. _ The electric power, which has given an uninterrupted service for some months, failed on Wednesday morning, for the • second time within the past week. . Ferrets have raided several residents fowlruns of Jato, but fortunately, only small mortalities are reported, while on two ocasions within the past few days the culprits have been caught. Wednesday was another rainy, sunless day, light showers of rain falling at intervals. Towards nightfall there was a heavy downpour, 26 points being recorded yesterday morning, with a minimum temperature of 43 deg. HINDS. Mr R. C. Maidens presided over a satisfactory attendance at the annual meeting of the Hinds Athletic Club. He congratulated the club on the successful year, and thanked all those who had helped him. . He wished the club continued success. The balancesheet showed receipts £l9O and a credit balance of £l2. It was decided to hold the sports oft April 23rd in Hinds Domain. Mr It. C. Maidens was elected president, and a strong committee was elected. The appointment of a secretary w« held over m the 7iieautinie as Mr James McDowell was unable through pressure of business to act during the year. The programme was. arranged and ordered to be printed. „ * • A loud-speaker will be installed m St. Luke's Church, Hinds, in order ! that church people may have an opportunity of hearing the service in the Christchurch Cathedral on Sunday evening, when th© Bishop of London will be the preacher.