MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20037, 19 September 1930, Page 8

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOARD. At the monthly meeting of the Technical School Board of Managers yesterday there were present Messi., R. Galbraith (chairman), J. Watson, W.'-T. Lill,' E. Houston, T. Hayes, G. W. Andrews, W. Bramley, E. J. E. Smallbone, and W. G. Hillier. The financial statement showed a credit balance of £77l'4s od. Annual grants of £5 from the Ashburton Borough Council and £ls from the Ashburton County Council were received. The Canterbury Education Board advised that Mr E. Galbraith had been reappointed its representative on the Technical School Board. Members expressed general satisfaction with the excellent nature of the inspector's report, and.it was decided to compliment the Principal upon the report. The Principal reported that Miss Aiken had again taken up her duties. Miss Neville and Miss Watt left at the end of the term. Miss I. Belcher was relieving in place of Miss Neville until the arrival of Miss T. Chamberlain. During the month return interschool visits had been made with Timaiu Technical School. The Christchurch Technical College had also sent down several teams, while most of their students had attended the Christchurch Winter Show. In games, the School teams had done very well this year. the boys' A team being the winners of the fourth-grado Rugby competition, while both teams left in the' lina! of the seven-a-side of the same grade belonged to the Technical School. Their teams won both the senior and junior knock-out basketball competitions. A team of folk dancers from the school was successful in getting into the honours list at the competitions. The following were elected for t.h« ensuing year: —Chairman, Mr 11. Galbraith; deputy-chairman, Mr T. Hayes; treasurer, Mr J. Watson; grounds committee, Messrs G. W. Andrews, K. Houston, W. Bramley, and W. T. Lill; executive, Messrs R. Galbraith, T. Hayes, W. G. Hillier, V. J. E. Smallbone, and J. Watson.

Trout Fry Liberated. The last 30,000 of an order of IUU.OOO brown trout fry from the Temului hatcheries ' havo been liberated, i'.i streams in the upper reaches of the Ash burton river by-'members of the Ashburton Acclimatisation Society. Thirty thousand rainbow trout fry will be liberated next month in the lakes. Personal. .Nurse I'. K. Wilson, of Seuvicw, Ashburton, who recently passed the State luatornity examination, has been appointed staff nurse at Paeroa Maternity- Hospital, Auckland.

Lodges. There was a good attendance at th<j fortnightly meeting of l)aphno (Rebeka.h) • Lodge, held on Wednesday The N.G. (Sister B. Ellis) presided! Motions of sympathy were passed to. Sister Keid and Bro. Ward. Three si'sterß were- reported stick, and 'one. candidate., was.elected.... It was decided to. hold an iuitiation ceremony next.lodge night. - ;;,,;. r '\ . jjjL./ The-fortnlghtly ■ meeting 'o'fWhe Star of the East Good Tempi* Lfdgu wasl well -attended; Bro. ]£' Raids (C.T.)? Four, candidates vfrre initiated,* and one proposal was received. • Association Football. The Ashburton United Football Club will be represented by .the following in its' match with the Sumner Club. (Christchurch). to-morrow, at Ashburton: —H. Gowans, T. Thompson, J. Cowans, J. ■s,. Cowans, C. Gowans, A. Calver, E. Thompson, W. Hammond, J. Hartley, D. Gowans, and L. Wilson. Golf. .The .members of the A&hburton Ladies" Golf Club, played a match for the, Bermaline Cup yesterday, arid waf won by Mrs F. M. Brodie, with a card 0 f "(jo—is—72. The next best cards handed in were:—Miss A. Madden, lU—.Z5—.7G > and Miss E. Millichamp 104—27—77. -■'- The fourth .round of the medal match will be played among members of the Ashburton Golf Club to-mbrfowV The draw is as follows: —W. Thomas and G. Boriningten, V. W. Watt and L. A; Charles, M. Nottingham and W. Hedges, H. G. Kemp and H. E. Bonnington, J: T. Smith and E. A. Coekroft, K. B. Lambert and G, B. Williams, E. Brophj\ and C. B. Gags, R.'.W. Orr and A. Dunlop,' B. McSbcrry and C. W. Gillies, W. H. Amos and H. S. Billcliff, . M. MeJiillan.and. C. Bpnningtoiij F.M. Brodie and A; Busheil, R. McGregor and S. J. Thomas,,: D,M. Christie and R. J. Tucker, N. E.. H; Fulton and D. A. Lawson, H. G. Fcrrier and C. H. Carson, S. Graham and A. Lane, G. O. Wake an<i:S. Hi Truman, A. L. Jones and E. H. Higgins and L. J. Watt, D. C, iWilsonand E. B. Condell.

MT.'SOMERS. . At the weekly shoot of the Mt. Somers Miniature Uifle. Club the final of a four nights' shoot for Mr D. W. Herron's trophy was fired in conjunc-r tion "with a bhoot for the Woolmcrs Gup. Best scores were: Seniors: H. Morgan 69, C. Gluyas 68; J. Gorrie 67, L. flood 6oV H. Mood and C. .Gluyas 64, W. Smith 63, H. Morgan 61 Juniors: T. Morgan 37-35. Gor- , rie and H. Hood tied and will shoot off. A shoot-off between 11. Hood and ' H. Morgan for Messrs Hammond and Turner's "trophy resulted: Hood 09, I Morgan 66. Leading positions foT ! the Wooltners Cup are: J. Gorrie I 1002. H. Hood'99B, C. Gluyas 994, Hi •■ Morgan 991, arid B. Hood 990. It was .decided to finish the season next:week, when ( a sweepstake will be- fired "for, • in conjunction with the final shoot-off ' for the second, third, and fifth troI phies. . Arrangements were made to | hold \ an inter-club match with -the Methven Cliib on Thursday, September | 25th. ' I -At -a ■ mectinn of benedicts, over | which- Mr JL . Wills presided, it' was ■•decided, to entertain the spinsters and j -bachelors* of the district at » ball. The following committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements:—Mcsdamos J: Gorrie. J. Wills. W. T. r Goodrich, "VV, Robinson, W. McCli- ! mont. Messrs J. Wills (chairman). W. I A. H. Sharpe (hon. secretary), and H. [.Hepburn. •■

RAKAIA. A meeting of parishioners of the R-ikaia parish' was held on' Wednesday evening, Mr 'lt. Breach, vicar's warden,, presiding. It was-decided to hold the annua] bazaar in November, and arrangements were made for various -skills. „ On Wednesday evening a meeting of thp committee of the Rakaia Horticultural Society was held, Mr C. Shannon presiding over a good attendance. Owing-to tho lateness of the. season it wns: decided; to postppne the spring thow for & week.