MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19691, 7 August 1929, Page 9

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. IKKAKINC AND ENTERING.

i ii'ii wa or about December tbn, l • \«hburtoa, tie stole a bat%rn;, meter, a light switch, § toil light adapter, «a<l a quantity of tfttU, ■< <t '• u-'.i at M, 1 11* od, the profotj of Jit in*-* Henry McCann, and furMni, . .1 Yujfu.t 3rd, 1029, at AshW'it.l I'c-nk itud enter the 4m.- i, t 4 ..! Ktitnk Looms, East street, ia«l ,t -j, iti. < fruta four gramophone iSfcwj* U urd ai Ss, 'he property of llnM-lt and one gramophone and vnJurd at X 9 10s, the profsr'i 4 i x/.t1.. lU Uary Htringer, Ed*i»i l'« wson, s young martt*s , , jj.|. before Messrs B. •lit..- <b .mi j. W. Bowden, J.P.'s, at ft> M -"it!. * Court yesterday mornthf. t-•fa *■ i ] |>lea wed guilty to both oMfea. 11<:> wad committed to the Itfuriuo < uurt tot •entetiee on the !■•••<(, «n«l •«iitnn<9rtl to »i* months' l iiii the llrst.

Lodges. TV« S( AntiburUm Lodge, No. Jki .A.ttt; in. t ><n Munduy, when the kJ.'. U<i i' l'i i ham, presided. The JtflgMtikrfi »( iti,- «•, r. tury (.'Bro. E. MWfcsf), «i>«i leaving the district, *as .{ nth regret, and it was ! i■:,* end. -i iuininoned meeting on ■t&twrt J■ >\ H«-n a aoei.-il would be I 'MM** illo>. Two candidates were flmri ' \»iii>u»iuu, No. 6720, A.0.F., tril t!< dv meeting on Monday, 1 lit- <" It. , iirw. W. E. Amos) preaHM. < ii i nnd Dunaandel j iNis i*» :in< *be lodge to attend their I mmt iiiin" i.i">» t'ourt i>u!i nan lift also i ifjr ». . * mpathy in the death # <i» Us. HfO. J. T. Phaup. ' t«« a* iiro. M. W. Ciowther IBSi f - s junior headel, deleu< • I t. t Friendly Societies' : fcHKB ( and ihr i "otirt's reporter to the »It H* s., a> pointed the delegate * r„„ I, agreed to vote •i.'il iiiii of £4 as a •' •!'!>k i iHti-.B of bis services as : 'PWf-twrrKir-ii . It w;ia resolved to 1.i.« )*titup's name plared ft# Urf ■ t lii.jrd. It was decided i •%' l» nitiitii-B Hi return card match - Men's Club on J*S? M ■-»* agreed to request jPPfctfk-t I, i,;-uh\r to arrange a eon- <•,. .(.1,.,.. n t ici'retaries to ***• <*•"•of interest to the variWwiwts.

Our® M'iitcbri*. [■■nntfl liftwwn mt'tn- « ;t. K«tit u ..,. n fiorougb Council mi Ai>ibir'., u Volunteer Fir® BriI** ** •■»>• fling resulted In a i** fti'u.-. i,* 47 points to 41. j BRP »m t*ru\ i«lr«l by the Borough I jR. (1 , fini-untested a wehro " ,M ' "* nilwav employees on jjPSf Th«* r:iilwuy won by !>?**■ M'fi.rni were given «| h«rh partis,. •» Tuarwigl Boom. ;|||l*Wrt which had bci'ii arranged Nif 1o c-unty Hcottiih Soa »- Tuariingi Old Men's §B2s™ *** n ;, K ati'l hii greatly en | **• l«aiol»« arid nt»(T. The SET* "**' nl.u»«-«i iieoin- -Selec- % * '"'li* llaiKi Mrs Cham £ y rfhsnd and Mi*a L

Gardner, Messrs E. G. Craighead and M. McMillan; saxophone and banjo •olos, Mr J. Rigby. The accompaniments were played by Mesdames H. J. Chapman, E. G. Craighead, and A. Mitchell. After the concert supper was provided by Mr and Mrs F. H. Knight. Bo ad Boards. The monthly meeting of the Wakanui Road Board was held yesterday, when there were present —Messrs F. Frampton (chairman), L. Hanrahan, J. Watson, and A. Bennett. Reports ou works showed that the dayman had been engaged in grading operations on Wilson's, Butterick's, Bea side, Elgin, and Township roads. When the work in No. 2 Ward was completed grading would be carried out on Chertsey and Dromore toads. Attention was drawn to the fact that the gorse had not been removed from the roadside near the Valverde Settlement, and it was decided to bring the matter under the notice of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. A petition was received from the residents of Princes street asking the Board to have an electric light installed in that street between Bridges street and the end of the road, half of the cost to be borne by the Board. It was decided to comply with the request. The Postmaster at Ashburton (Mr O. Clark) wrote drawing attention to the state of Little's road, which was almost impassable for the mail car as a result of the recent bad weather, and asking the Board to have the road put in order. It was stated that the road was bad only in the wet weather, and it was decided to keep tho matter in view and endeavour to have something done before next winter. Baptist Sunday School Concert. At tho annual concert of the Baptist Sunday Schocl, held la t ev n'ng, there was a good attendance, and Pastor G. C. Mitchell was in the chair. A bright and interesting programme was present e«i, the following contributing:—Pianoforte duets: Mi sea McLean and Hopkins, Percy Baigent, and Joshua Tucker; piano solos: Betty Tucker, Winnie Crukkshank, Percy Baigent, Margaret White, Joan hoy, Alice Berk; re ita tions: Harold Baigent, Bussell Norrish, I Kwart Lewis, Graham Norrish, Hope Loy, Thora Libbis, Joyce McEachen. Stella Wakeham, Jim White, C iff Moody, Greta Ritchie, Peggy Loy, Kathvu Libbis, Daisy Pritchard, David Sil*ock, Brend* Wakeham, Vera Amos; longsj The infants, Kathlyn Libbis, Senior Bible Class; piano trio: Misses Vic Lean, Hopkins, and Bhierlaw; vocal iuets: Hope and Peggy Loy, Ethol and )avid Sikock, Vonnie and Bil'y Addis; Ilalogues: Miss L. Lewis's class, Misses I'eomaa and Lewis, Misses Beck and tfcLeman. Road Board. At tho monthly meeting of the Upper Lshburton Road Board held yesterday, here were present: Messrs A. Horsey chairman), 11. Morris, T. J. Lemon, K. Mulligan, and S. H. Lill. The financial statement showed a

credit or x-08 Id. The Aahburtou County Council wrote stating that bowsers fronting roads under its control would be charged £1 lieense fee as from April Ist, 1930, and asking that the Road Board adopt a similar policy. This was agreed to. As requested by a petition from ratepayers, it was decided to erect a bridge over a storm water channel in Charles road, Tinwald. A tender was aicepted for the formation of 458 chains of-Tanks road, subject to the approval of the Anama Road Board. . , . An application was received from Mr G. A. McCormick, Westerfield, for the formation and metalling of the road running past his property, but it was decided that the work oould not be done

owing to this year's expenditure having been allocated. Regarding the application for a new road to connect West belt with Cross street, it was decided that owing to the ratepayers concerned not being prepared to form and metal the road, before handing it over to the Board, no action could be taken. Hockey. A representative match between junior teams from Ashburton an 3 Ellesmere will be played at Leeston on Saturday. The Ashburton team is as follows: —Goal: O. Wills; backs: P. Baker (captain), M. Donaldson; halves: B. Donaldson, L. Wills, M. Green; forward*: K Prolheroe, E. Sparrow, J. Todd, B. Donaldson, N. Hepburn. Beserves: A. Gibson, F. Sparrow. The draw for the junior B section is as follows: —Bakaia v. High School A, at Ashburton; Lauriston v. High School B, at Lauriston; Mayfield v. Hinds B, at Mayfield. No senior games will be played on Saturday, owing to players being away in Christchurcu and Timaru. Rugby Draw. The draw for Saturday is as follows: Junior —Allenton v. Old Boys, at Show

Grounds, Mr B. M. Annibal; Lowcliffe v. Hinds, at Hinds, Mr E. Burgess; Mayfield v. Hampstead, at Show Grounds, Mr C. Topp; Kakaia v. Springbum, at' Show Grounds, Mr C. Day; Methven a bye. Third Grade, all at Show Grounds— Rakaia v. Old Boys, Mr E. McDougall; Allenton v. Hampstead, Mr C. Stills; Technical Old Boys v. High School, Mr C. Wellman. Fourth Grade —Hampstead v. High School A, at Show Grounds, Mr B. Featherston. A.AJL The executive of the Advance Ashburton Association met last evening, Mr T. G. A. Harle presiding. Mr B. M. 1 Dunlop suggested that the Borough Council be requested to make replacements of oak trees in Oak Grove. Messrs Dunlop, J. S. Laing, and H. L. Barker, were empowered to carry out improvements at the HampStead War Memorial. Mr G. V. Furby was thanked for his offer to keep in order a triangular plot in Victoria street. Messrs J- G. Ward and Co. forwarded the Sutton silver cup for presentation to the winner of the recent garden competition. CHERTSEY. The Chertsey and Fairton schoolboys played a seven-a-side Rugby match on the Chertsey ground. The home team won by 24 points to 12. Mr B. Jordan acted as referee. After afternoon tea had been served, Master Jack Doyle, on behalf of the pupils, sentetl a wallet to Mr Jordan, been acting as relieving innster^ for the -past three months. Mr Jordan su tably rt '!\lr n H. d Hargreaves, formerly master of Wairuna School, South Otago, who It as been appointed sole tearherofthe Chertsey School, took up his duties on Monday morning. DORIE. There was a good attendance at the Dorie Miniature Rifle Club's weekly shoot. The following tied for a trophy presented by Mr YV. W. Curr«the«:Jf SS 76, KnS $ 78.' It! the shoot-off L. Kingsbury won with 7 'A match was fired on the Dorie SIT mt.V V r n Sl dt fU i>o r i{ % Doric winning by 31. Arrangements have been made to hold . tug-of-w"' "1! Ardamiuo Hall on August. 31st. It

was decided to have competitions for three classes: Heavy-weights, 13 stone; middle-weights, list 71b; and lightweights lOst 71b, and to offer prizes of £lO for each class. RAKAIA. Mr Birkitt, of Leeston, has been appointed Home Missionary in charge of the Rakaia-Methven circuit of the Methodist 'Church, and will commence his new duties on September Ist. The nor'-west wind, which commenced to blow on Sunday night, still continues. Although the weather is sunny and fine, the wind is very cold and this, with the clouds of dust, makes conditions out-of-doors rather unpleasant. The soil is now drying rapidly and preparations for spring sowing are being pushed forward. The recent wet weather has been of benefit in binding the roads, and these are now in fairly good condition. There is a good deal of sickness in the district at present, many people suffering from colds and influenza, which are fortunately of a mild nature. A well-attended meeting of members of the local railway staff was held on Monday evening, to make arrangements in connexion with the annual railway ball. Mr L. E. Morrison presided, and those present formed themselves into a committee. The following officers were appointed: Patron, Mr Jer. Connolly; president, Mr D. Finlay; vice-presi-dents: Messrs H. A. Penn, F. Pawson, H. Langford, E. E. Burgess, G. Lloyd, W. E. Brown, H. McDougall; secretary and treasurer, Mr M. V. Brown. It was decided to hold the ball on September 19th, and to call for tenders for the catering and music. It was decided to devote the proceeds of the entertainment to charitable purposes, and to purchase plants for the railway gardens. The bachelors and spinsters of Rakaia have completed arrangements for their annual ball, which is to be held this week. A strong committee, under Miss Corunna Shannon and Mr A. Smith, joint secretaries, has been kept busy and, should the weather continue fine, a successful function is anticipated. METHVEN. At the meeting of the Mt. Hutt : Road Board on Monday a protest was made against the policy of the Government in taxing the farming community by means of the proposed supertax on farm lands. The chairman said it did not come within the province of the Board to deal with political matters but as representing a large farming community he thought that the proposals in the Budget were vita! to farmers generally and far from satisfactory. A general discussion ensued and subsequently the following resolution was carried: "That the Mt. Hutt Road Board, representing the farming community of the Mt. Hutt district, emphatically protests against the Govern ment's increased taxation in adding i further burdens to the primary producer particularly in regard to the mortgage exemption from £IO,OOO to £SOOO a copy of this resolution to b< forwarded to the Prime Minister and Messrs D. Jones and T. D. Burnett, M.P.'s." MT. SOMERS. Those present at the monthly meeting of the Mt. Somers School Committee were:—Messrs J. R. Lockhard (chairman), J. G. Green, H. Alexander, and J. T. Bull. It was decided to take no official part in the proposed schools' excursion to • the Christchurch Winter Show. The Education Board reported that Miss E. T. Scott, of Colac Bay, Southland, had been appointed assistant mistress, and would begin her

duties at the beginning of September. It was decided to hold a hare-drive in aid of the funds over the Mt. Somers Estate on Saturday. It was reported that the Department had removed the ledges from the desks in order to provide better writing facilities. In the Mt. Somers Miniature Rifle Club's third saoot for the vice-captain's trophy top scores were:—Seniors: Hugh Morgan and E. Gifkins 76. Juniors: W. Morgan 71. In view of the poor standard of shooting, it was decided not to enter in the county championship. The ladies of the district are busy making ready to hold a "Paddy's Market" in aid of St. Saviour's Orphanages. The spell of exceptionally hard frosts has given place to mild nor'-west conditions during the past few days, and as a result the snow in the back eountry is rapidly thawing, and the runholders who have been busy snow-raking now have their stock removed to safer regions. Snowrakers who have returned from the back country state that snow between 15 to 20 feet deep lies in some of the valleys.