MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19719, 9 September 1929, Page 5

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON.

j PERSONAL. j Messrs E. Galbraith and R. J. Tbompj son leave Ashburton this afternoon for j Wellington, to attend the annual con- , l'erence of the Technical Educational Association, which opens to-morrow. Mr and Mrs W. P. Watters leave Ashburton to-morrow to take up residence in Dunedin, Mr E. Morris, Southland, arrived in Hinds on Saturday, where he has been appointed schoolmaster, in succession to Mr J. Coolc, who recently retired. Scarlet Fever. Soarlet fever has broken out again in Ashburton, although the number of cases notified is small. During the last few days two cases were notified to the Borough Health Inspector (Mr J. R. Richardson), and one case from Allenton and one from Dromore have also been notified to the County Health Inspector (Mr E. N. Johnson). Other not'fiable diseases in the County during the last week were: Two acute eases of pneumonia, from Tinwald, and one case of pneumonic influenza, from Rakaia. Railway Tourist Tickets. In the past, railway tourist tickets have been procurable by first-class passengers only, but the railway authorities have now decided to extend the sale of the tickets to second-class passengers- The tickets, both first and seeond-class, are tenable for seven weeks in both Islands and for four weeks in the South Island. The fares, which are substantially reduced, include travel on Lake Wakatipu steamers. Teachers' Examinations. The teachers' "C" and "D" exam* inations, which have been held in the High School during the last fortnight, concluded on Saturday. The examinations, for which about 30 candidates | sat, were supervised by Mr C. N. Haslam, of Christchurch, assisted by Mrs B. E, Opie. | Another Telephone. The latest and much needed innovation to the local railway station is a telephone giving direct access to the enquiries office. In the past communication with this Department could only be gained through the parcels office, and this caused a good deal of inconvenience, both to the public and the railway staff. Dances. A dance, conducted by the Hampstead Football Club, in the Orange Hall on Saturday night, attracted a large attendance. The music was supplied by Mrs H» J. Chapman's Orchestra. The usual social of the U-A.O.D. Lodge was held in the Tancred Street - Hall on Saturday night. Mr B. Dabourn supplied the music. Hookey. The final of the junior grade of tho Ashburton Lediee' Hockey Association's competition* «u decided on Saturday afternoon, when the grounds were in good order, while the games were fast. The Snal was contested between Old Girl* i A and Mount Somere at Mount Somere, and a splendid game resulted. Mount Somere back* showed a tendency to over-run the ball and the game resulted in a win for Old Girls by ono goal to nil, P. Cambridge leering. The gam* wee controlled by Mr A. G. McHardy. Playing ot Hinds, the home team defeated Old Girls B by 10 goals to nil The" •oorers were: Miss E. Musson 5, Mrs Henna 3, and Mies M. Donaldson 2. Mr C. Bishop was referee. LowcliSe, on their own ground, were defeated by Baring Square by two goal* to nil. Miss Loach «a* referee. In the junior B section, Mayfield defeated Baring Square by seven goals to nil. The scorers were B. Richardson 4, D. Ashton, E. Andersen, and E. Dun•tan one each. The referee was Mr J. Cook. Golf. A match between the Ashburton and Methven Golf Clubs was played at Methven on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Wothven by 10 games to 8. Scores were as follows (Ashburton names being mentioned first): DOUBLES. Sinclair and Carter lost to Grubb and Waddington. MoSherry and Watt lost to Burrows and i'ryer. Pinfold and Dunlop lost to Thomas and Holmes. Bonnington and Birnie halved with MacCartney and Cookson. O&sb and Brophy halved with Stone and Baldwin. SINGLES. Sinclair lost to Grubb. Carter lost to Waddingtw. McSherry defeated Burrows. T/att lost to Fryer. Pinfold lost to Thomae. Dunlop lost to Holmes. Bonnington lost to MacCartney. Birnie defeated Cookson. Grass defeated Stone. Brophy lost to Baldwin. Men's Hockey. A match between the A and B teams of the Ashburton men's hockey club was played on the Domain on Saturday afternoon, when tho grounds were in good order. The result was in favour o£ the B team by 5 goal* to 4. Rugby rootboil. The only match played on Saturday wm the final of the third grade competition between Old Boy* ud Allenton. The latter won by 16 points to nine. The game was e*enly contested, each aide crossing the others line twice. The superior kicking of the Allenton team, however, won them the natch. In the second half Old Boys played with fourteen men. For Allenton, tries were scored by Shearman and Wille, while White and Shearman each dropped a field goal and Bates converted a try. Gudsell and Keen scored tries for Old Boys and t. Bryant kicked a penalty. Mr C. Stills was referee. FAIRTON. The president (Mr J. Willis) presided over the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Fairfield Cricket Club. The report stated that the club experienced a successful season, although it did not win the senior competition. The team was young and keen and improved combination was expected during the coming season. The batting last season was disappointing, only two or three players showing anything like good form. Many of the players, however, were enjoying their first season in senior cricket, and this undoubtedly accounted for their weak performances at times. Six members —S. Willis, G. Willis, V. Willis, W. O'Grady, C. Huffam, and T. Drennan —gained representative honours. The grounds were in good order and a good season was anticipated. The financial position was satisfactory, although a heavy expenditure had been incurred. Contributions to the fund by Messrs Huffaro and Drennan were fully appreciated. I The following officers were elected: Patron. Mr D J. Shea; president, Mr J. Willis; hon. secretary. Mr J. Price; | custodian, Mr V. Willis; management; eommittee, Messrs C. Huffam, P. W»' lis. and J. T, McKay; selector, Mr JWillis. Several vice-presidents were elected. An invitation from the Pareora Club to play a match for the Pearson CuP on September 28th was accepted. A hearty vote of thank* to the ladies f° r their support was carried.