MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19481, 30 November 1928, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. | MOTHERS' UNION. I There was a very large gathering at Ashburton j esterday of the members of the Rakaia, Tinwald, Hinds, and Ashburton branches of the Mothers' Union, when what is known as a "Quiet Day" was observed. The proceedings commenced with a Communion service in St. Stephen's Church, which was conducted by the Rev. A. J. Petric, assisted by the Rev. G. L. Harold, vicar of Tinwald. After the service the members of the Union assembled in tlie Parish Hall, where the meeting was presided over by Mrs. A. J. Pctrie. Miss Havclaar, of Cliristchurch, gave an address in the morning, and in the afternoon Mrs A. Merton,;. of Christchurcli, gave an address on the history of the Mothers' Union. Morning tea, luncheon, and afternoon tea were provided. Music Examination. practical examination in music was conducted in. Ashburton on Wednes•%y; fy !?Mr B. 33. Chester,' examiner for the' R.A.M. and R.C.M., London. Results arc as follows, the subject 'being the piano unless otherwise stated:— .Schools.' examination—Primary division: Vaughan Gabites (Miss L. Watt), Elizabeth Hay, honorary mention (Miss Brunton), Jessie Tinsley (Miss Lewis), Muriel Woods (Mrs Cowan). Elementary division: William. Gourdie (Miss Watt), Claudia Hanrahan, Mary Ludford and Joan Plielan (Convent), ■Winifred Porter . (Miss Watt),-Elma Smith (Convent), Una' Thomas (Mra Cowan), Jack Watt (Miss Watt), Annie McGuinness, violin (Convent). Lower division: Adelc .Fooks -(Convent), Mabel Osman (Mrs Jones), Ivy Sutherland, Elsie Watt : (Miss Watt), Elsie Watt, singing (Mrs .Smith), Molly Pritchard (Miss Brunton). Higher division: Mary McLean (Miss Brunton), Wavency Tinsley (Mrs Cowan). Local Centre examination:' Intermediate —Joan Greaves (Miss .. Watt), Kathleen McDonnell (Convent), Molly Walsh, violin (Convent), Margaret Watt (Miss Watt). Oarage Proprietor's Failure. A meeting of creditors of Robert Briton Wilson, garage proprietor, of Winchmore, was held before the Official Assigneo (Mr C. O. Pratt) yesterday morning.

In.the absence of a quorum the proceedings were taken in camera. :Bankrupt was represented by'Mr C. G. de C. Drurv. ' :;; The financial statement showed that £386 .4s lOd was owing :to unsecured creditors. Other liabilities totalled £3500. Against this he had stock in trade amounting to - £25, book debts £24 12s 4d, cash in hand £l2, and furniture i £.lO together with other sundries-. making the' total assets £BO 2s 4d, leaving a ■ deficiency of £3806 2s 6d. The principal unsecured creditors were:—C. S. Thomas £SO 18s 9d, Vacuum Oil Co., 1 Ltd., £B9 7s 7d, E. C. Bathurst £l2 16s, J. Coutts £lO lis 7d, Ashburton Motors, Ltd,/; £l3 ,163 Bd, Dominion Motors, Ltd., £lB 0s 6d, C. Pannell (Christchureh) £7l, John -Burns and Co. Ltd., £2O 8s sd, and T. Evans £33. Bankrupt, in his sworn statemont, said he came to Winchmore in April, 1927, from-Christchureh, and-took over the Winchmore garage. He was told that : the-business, was soun'd.' lie took a lease from Mr I. C. Scales, the purchase price being £3250, The rental fixed by >.the lease was £5.-10?< & His Christchureh prop6fty>''''M&'. ssojtdfor £750/ He found the-business*'-was not so ; soun'd W he had -expected.' carried' on hoping'to build >up a trp,dej He was. unableto■ pay a';,-large- amount of rent for which, he was.'liable, >nd the lessor and a further lease,— whereby 'thir amoimtvfjf purisii&se pride Wtis increased to £3500 to iillow for the year's 'reiit in riflrda?"> ■ Gradually his trade went off and. he-could barely make a living out of the business. He was- a married man .with a-wife and four young children, one of the latter being an invalid. Ho attributed liis failure mainly to the fact "that the Winchmore business, in.-liis experience, was not what it was represented to be.