SUMNER ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19610, 4 May 1929, Page 6

SUMNER ITEMS.

tiife Saving. The season just completed has proved very success, .il in every respect, and a very much greater interest has been shown in the affairs of the club. The club competitions were well supported, and the standard of the work showed a considerable improvement over previous yoars. The results of the various competitions were: The Taylor Cup, a competition for lady members, was won by Miss D. Dickenson after a keen competition, Miss Devcreux being second. The competition comprised rescue and release drill on land, followed by the water work for the same. The water work included object diving, towing, breast-stroke and back-stroke swimming. The Newburgh Cup competition proved a very popular event. The competition tock the form of a singlehanded rescue, the rescuer diving from the end of the pier and swimming to the patient and then towing him to the beach, where resuscitation took place. This event was won by A, T. Bolam for the fourth successive year. The Junior Eescue Cup was won by O. Wood, the conditions being similar to the Newburgh Cup, only with the towing distance shortened considerably. The Surf Alarm rescue competition for the Mayoral Cup was again very successful, and was won by a team comprising: A. T. Bolam, C. E. Webster, and F. Glackin, jun. There was a big sea running for this event. Chrysanthemum Show.

The Sumner Presbyterian Church seventh annual Chrysanthemum Show and variety sale will be held in the Town H*»ll next week. The schedule is extensive and varied, and embraces open classes, cut blooms, pot plants, decorative, fruit, vegetables, children's section, cooking, and sewing. The Gillanders' Cup is awarded to the exhibitor gaining most poi»ts in the Slimy; the Topping Cup for the champion bloom grown in the Borough; the Cunningham Cup to be awarded to the child, resident in the Borough, gaining most points in the children's class; MacLachlan Eose Bowl for the most points gained in the decorative class; Graham Cup for the boy under 18 securing most points in all classes; Newburgh shield to the exhibitor of the premier bloom of the Show. The officials and stallholders are: —Judges—Cut flowers, pot plant, decorative, fruit, and vegetables: Messrs R. Nairn and F. A. Jones; cooking and preserves: Mr F. G. Norton; sewing exhibits: Mrs R. Nairn; produce stall: Redcliffs Ladies' Guild; sweets: Mrs Morton; cakes: Mrs Webber and Young Women's Bible Classes; variety stall and needlework competitions: Mesdames Langdale and Cook; bran tub, Mrs Hampton; aprons and work, Mrs Topping; competitions: Misses Killner and Gates; afternoon tea: Mesdames Browne, Jackson, Sherrard, McClean, Miss McNaught; class stewards: Messrs Moore, Topping, S. Sherrard, Jackson, Farmer, Wilson, Rev. W. McAra., Mesdames Sherrard and ijampton; hon. secretary and organiser, j*r G. A. Alexander; hon. treasurer, Mr J. E. Tait. Fishing. The comparatively mild weather experienced during the week has encouraged fishing enthusiasts who, for the past few nights, have been able to pursue their sport in the lagoon near the pier >yitiiout suffering discomfort from th# fcold. The catches, however, have been poor, the general .coajplaint being; that fishing from the pier has been ruined since the formation of the pool, and that there is so much tsed in the pool itself that the fish there refuse anything on the end of a line. It is a very tantalising sight for the patient fisherman, to see right under them a large cod come slowly to the surface and then slowly disappear again. For the most part thev have to be content witjh hooking herring*, but occasionally a red cod is landed-

Shifting Sand. For many months now residents have become accustomed to seeing a very large drop from the footpath of the .Clifton on to the rock-strewn beach b.eiow, but a change in these conditions now appear* to be taking place. At tbe Clifton eui of the Esplanade ean4 is a g ain banking up against *fce stone wall. At its highest ppjnt it ie up to the tbjr4 step of the projections which give access to the beach, and from there gradually diminishes wntil halfway along towards the pier tearooms it reaches the level of the roeky foundations of the beach. So great have been the changes in this vicinity of late, that it is to know whether this building UP process will continue, but a return to the former conditions pf this email strip of beach would eertaialy be very welcome.

Burgesses' Asaacia&ou. la the unavoidable absence of the president, the Rev. W. McAra, Mr A. J. Scott, vice-president, was voted to the chair at the regular meeting of the Sumner Burgesses' Association. It was deci4e4 to support * remit to the Council of the United Burgesses' Association for the repeal of the by-law prohibiting overtaking vehicles from passing standing .passenger tramears, and also for the provision of a by-law forbidding persons alighting from tramcars passing around in front of the Standing tram. An address was given by Mr <j. x. Allen on "Impressions of Sydney."

Good Twspla*B- - meeting of Sumner Pride, Good Templars, was held on Wednesday evening, C.T. Sister de Villiers presiding. The visitors included Mrs McMillan, the Rev. R. H. Fallows, and Sister GLen. Prizes in connexion with the recent queen contest were awarded to Sister de Villiers, Sister Butherford, and Bro. Ford for the sale of tickets, and Sister F. de la Hoche and Bro. M. de Villiers for guessing. The S.J.W. expressed thanks to the workers who interested themselves in the contest. The election of officers resulted:— C.T., Bro. P. Minsuge; V.T., Sister Rutherford; secretary, Sister B. Sexton; F.S., Bro. J. Dalaiel; Tr., Bro. A. Wilson; chaplain, Bro. N. Duff; marshal, Bro. P. Wilson; G.D., Bro. G. Dalziel.

Pedcliffs Templars. The usual meeting of the Ever Onward Juvenile Temple was held ou Tuesday in the school, Redcliffs. Sister K. Rice presided. Officers elected were: —C.T., Bro. E. Cooper; V.T.,-Sister N. Holden; secretary. Bro. G. Wells; F. secretary. Bro. 1.. Holden -treasurer, Bro. M. Simpson ; Chaplain, Brp. A. Rain* (re-eleeted); marshal, Bro. George Johnson ; D. marshal, Bro. Joe Graham; guard, Bro. Gordon Johnson; secretary, Sister M. Houghton; ass. serretarv Bro. K. K. Beaumont; P.C.T., Sister K. Rice.