MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19972, 5 July 1930, Page 5

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. At a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday Messrs W. H. Bundle and E. F. Nieoll presided. Judgment for the plaintiff by default was given in the cases of N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Association v. J. Elder, claim, for 15s 9d with costs £1 2s; and B. Harvey v. Kate Kenny, claim for £lO with costs £1 12s 6d. Loyal Ashburton Lodge. The Loyal Ashburton Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F., met on Thursday evening, when the N.G., Bro. J. J. Childs, presided. The Loyal Tinwald Lodge paid its official visit. Dr. J. J. Crawshaw was appointed a medical officer to the lodge. A White Degree lecture was given by the Lecture Master, P.G. Bro. C. M. Innes. High School Ball. The interior of his Majesty's Theatre was beautifully decorated with gold and black streamers, the school colours, on the occasion of the annual mask and fancy dress ball of the High School held on Thursday night. There was an attendance of about 300, a large percentage of whom were in fancy costume, the variety and make-up of which were the subject of much favourable comment. The arrangements, which were in the hands of the teaching staff of the school, .contributed to an enjoyable evening. The music was supplied by Mrs A. Mitchell's Orchestra. Magistrate's Court Returns. A marked increase iu tho amount paid in fines is the most noteworthy feature in the Magistrate's Court returns for tho quarter ending June 30th, compared with those for the corresponding quarter of last year. This is due to the fines imposed in cases involving breaches of the licensing law. The returns aro as follows, the figures for the quarter ending Juno 30th, 1929, being given in parentheses:— Number of sittings presided over by Magistrate: Civil 6 (6), criminal 6 (6). Sittings presided over by Justices of the Peace: Civil 5 (6), criminal 30 (14). Civil cases tried by Magistrate: 1 (5); amount sued for £1523 4s (£Bl6 0s 2d); plaints entered 58 (92); distress warrants issued 3 (4); judgment summonses 45 (19); summonses and 'other processes served by bailiff within one mile, 82 (49); beyond one mile, 80 (52); civil summonses served by registered letter, 53 (31); criminal cases—males 149 (113), females 10 (7); civil fees paid, £lO2 Is (£IOO 2s); criminal fees paid, £3B 17s (£3l 3s); fines paid, £219 (£31); amount claimed, £7Ol 12s lOd (£733 2s 6d); amount recovered, £671 Is 6d (£677 7s); amount payable to Main Highways Revenue Fund, £3O 5s (£l2 ss), to Ashburton Borough Council £6 (2), to Ashburton County Council £3 (£2).

Ashburton Market. The markets mostly are vcry_ quiet. Little interest is being taken in any one line, and there has been a general slackening in business all round. Wheat—Millers aro fully stocked at the.present, several having sufficient to last until ths .new- season's is on the ijiarket: Goodmilling Tuscan is quoted at -6s lOd. on ttucks, Htaters 6s, and Velvet at "pyjf^bush«r'"Fowl wheat is still in good dijmand at 5s 6d, and good,"clean seconds sat-4s 3d to 4s 9d per bushel, stccording to quality. Oats —Very little business is being done, and orders are still being filled from Soiithlapd,-where the yield has been phenomenal',, and the quality exceptional. A, Gartons aro quoted at 3s 5d to 3s 6d per bushel on trucks, B's at 3s 3d, Algerians 3s 9d to 4s,;feed 3s to 3s 3d, Duns 4s 9d, feed 4s to 4s 3d. Grass Seed—The market is unchanged and not many Bales are being reported. Potatoes—Sales are difficult to make in the meantime, as large quantities which are still going forward are keeping the northern market supplied. The following are quotations to farmers on trucks at country stations, sacks extra: —

Wheat —Tuscan, good milling 5s lOd, Hunters 6s, Velvet 6s 3d, fowl wheat 5s 6d, second 4s 3d to 4s 9d per bushel. Oats—A Gartons 3s 5d to 3s (Jd, B Gartens 3s 3d, Algerians 3s 9d to 4s, Duns 4s 9d, feed quality 4s to 4s 3d._ Grass Seed —Perennial 5s 3d to 5s 6d, Western Wolths, Italian 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Eed Clover—sd to 6d per lb, white clover 8d to lOd, cocksfoot 7d to 9d per lb. Linseed—£l4 10s per ton. Chaff —Good, bright oatsheaf £5 to £5 5s per ton. Peas—No. 1 quality 4s 6d to 4s 9d per bushel, F.A.Q. 4s per bushel. Potatoes —Whites £3 5s for July delivery, Dakotas £3 5s per ton.

MAYFIELD. The Ladies' Hockey Club held a successful dance in the Band Hall on Tuesday evening:, when 40 couples were present. A feature of the evening was the excellent music supplied by Holland's orchestra, of Temuka. A lucky spot waltz was won by Mr i. F. Sewell and Mrs S. T. F Sewell carried out the duties or M.O. , , The weather during June has been notable for the numerous frosts experienced and the small amount o rainfall recorded. The most frosts experienced occurred on the otn and 6th. 16 degrees being recorded on both days .. The total rainfall for the month amounted to 40 points, which is unusuallv light for June The rainfal for June of last year was over nve inches. . , On account of the mild winter experienced so far stock are looking wen in spite of the scarcity of winter feed.

METHVEN. A most successful "hard up'' social under the auspices of. the Methven Junior Hockey Club was held in the Anglican Hall on .Thursday evening. There was a good attendance, the hall being filled. to. capacity. Music for dancing was supplied by Mrs A. Thomson, jun., and extras were played py Misses B. Beary, S'. Reid, Ida Petrie, and N. Owiers. Mr W. Grieve carried out the duties of M.C. During the evening, special dances were held and a "lucky spot" waltz was won by Miss Grace Morgan and Mr L. Ireland, and a "Monte Carlo waltz by Miss Bradshaw and Mr b. Waddington. A competition for which a bos of chocolates (given by Mr Harrison Drummond) was the prize, was won by Mr R Reid. Prizes were given-for the best hard up" dresses, these being given by Messrs G. Kelly, S Smith, R. F. Renai. A. E. Henderson. R- Holland, A J McKay, N Crooks, H Reid, W. H. D. McKee, and Misses G. Owen, S Reid. B. Reid, and M Grieve The winners were Misses M Grieve R. Waddington, . G. Morgan. ana K. Beary,.and .Messrs R. Gainsford. G. Bishop, A. Middleton. W Grieve, and N. Aitken.. As a result of the function the club funds Trill benefit subefcaixtially, . I

RAKAIA. The monthly meeting of the South ilakaia Road Board was held on Thursday. There were present Messrs H. A. Harrison (chairman), Jas. Lambie, W. W. Carruthers, A. Doig, and W. Letham. xhe cierk reported that the metalling of Long's road, had ; been completed. The work was done by the board's plant at a cost of 2s scl per cubic yard. It was decided to shingle approximately 10 chains of the road a Dove Sherwood crossing. The tender of A. Haelett for the purchase of trees was accepted. It was decided to' take action against property holders ploughing frontages without permission. The Hoard inspected the new office, and it was reported that the building will be ready for the Board meeting in August. The monthly meeting of the Rakaia branch of the P.W.M.U. was held on Thursday afternoon, Mrs Boag presiding over a good attendance. The secretary wa* instructed to write a letter of sympathy to the president, Mrs Morrison, who is ill. The speaker for the afternoon was Mrs M. P. Cooke, who gave a very interesting address on "The Life of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, of Labrador." On behalf of members, Mrs Boag thanked Mrs Cooke, who had replaced another speaker at very short notice. It was decided to ask Mrs H. A. Lloyd, of Ashburton, to give an address at the August meeting.

On Thursday, in the Town Hall, the Rakaia branch of the Plunket Society made, its annual appeal for funds by holding a Plunket fair. There was a good attendance The opening ceremony was performed by Mr Jer. Connolly. who spoke of the splendid work, being done by the Plunket Society, and congratulated members on their effort. Mr G. S. Hardy also spoke. The gaily-decorated stalls, well stocked with a varied assortment of goods, attracted much attention, and good business was done The stall-holders were: Produce stall, Miss Hight, Mesdames Sargent, Inch, Finfay, and Dobbs; toy stall, Mrs Weaver; variety stall. Mesdames R. Harrison and B McNamara; cake stall, Mrs J. S. Connolly and Miss G. Harrison; refreshments, Mesdames Cordner, Hardy, Croy, Breach, Saunders, Browne, L. Oakley. Cooke, and Miss Langley; street collection and badges, Mrs A. E. Mead; side-shows and competitions, Messrs L. Cordner, J S. Connolly, H. Evans, J. Langley, and A. Corbitt. The amounts realised at the various stalls v were: Cake stall £24 17s 6d, variety stall £ll 0s 4d, toy stall £7 9s. produce stall £l3 13s 6d. refreshments £ls 18s Id. sale of badges £7 3s, side-shows .£ls Bs. donations £2, mak'ng a total of £96 19s sd. In a weight-guessing competition, the winner was Mr N. McCormack, who guessed 12351b, the correct weight of the sheep being 124-llb.

WILLOWBY. Following are tho meteorological observations for June:—Rain fell on six occasions, the maximum fall, 2.25 points, occurring on tho 21st, and the minimum fall of 3 points on the 16th. The precipitation for the month was .65in, while that for June, 1929, was 4.49 in, and for Juno. 19JJ8, 3.28 in. The total registration for the halfyear is now 11.405 in, while 12.84 m were recorded for the. corresponding period last year. During the month almost every variety of weather was experienced, from warm nor'-west days to hard frosts, of which there were 26, the severest being nearly 17 degrees. It was tho driest month so far this year and the driest June for the last three years. On Juno 21st, tho second day of a warm nor'-west cycle, snow fell in the early evening, the, wind having- 1 changed during the afternoon to a cold southerly. Three days later a considerable drop in the temperature was noticeable, when a sharp downfall of hail occurred. The names of Misses E- Taylor and E. Chapman were omitted from the list of those who took part in- "The Seasons," which was enacted recently. At the monthly meeting of tho School Committee there were present Messrs S. H. Lill (chairman), Messrs L. J. Prattley, J. Taylor, and D. R. Mackay (secretary). An apology for absence was received from Mr J. Campbell. It was reported that nine volumes had been adaed to the school library and that the money, for the gramophone had been sent to • headquarters. It was decided to hold the bazaar in aid of the school funds, on August 23rd. An annual event which always creates much interest took place on Wednesday evening under the auspices of . the Willowby Mutual Improvement Society Mi 8! H. Lill presided The men were responsible for the evening's entertainment. Parlour games, and an amusing competition formed a suitable prelude to a typical supper prepared and served by the men, after which the "Awkward Squad" caused a great deal of merriment.