AMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS. TIMARU.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20273, 26 June 1931, Page 9

AMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

TIMARU.

pfOBTICULTURAL SOCIETY. annua] meeting of the Timaru pCfttlenltarsl Society on Wednesday tra* presided over by Mr W. SLHogg, president. !jnbership increased from 269 « 322 in 1931, which was u very satisfactory, according uial report. With the increase irship, the finances had not y concern, the liabilities hav«o discharged, leaving a Bursting to £lO 5b Id, an increase lid on last year's figures, for the ensuing year were as Patrons, Hon. James Craigie :n B. E. 11. Tripp, F. J. Boh J. Wallace, J. Hole, A. S. El- ■. Bowker, J. P. Newman, W. , W. C. Raymond; patronesses: G. J. Wallace, A. S. ElworIworthv, C. E. Thomas, J. P. F. J. Holies ton, W. C. RayGrant, Geo. Bowker, Edgar widen t, Mr W. J. Hogg; vice- : Messrs W. G. Irwin, F. J. W. Baxter, D. N. Harper, W. .in, A. Thoreau, Jas. Cleland, r cc, Dr/ Dryden, Mrs Foden, A. Segar; committee: Messrs i, A. Jones, J. Moody, D. B. d T. f?egar, and Mesdames J. D. King, R. H. Rhodes, W. . J. Wigley, F. Barker, C. W. .nd D. M. Sutherland. Jfr G. Knowles was elected a life MMNMr of the Society as a mark of BBfMaation of the services performIRwr the Society. " ' Meeting of Creditors. K Meting of creditors in the bankSttate of Thomas Ewcn McPhcrwsge proprietor, of Timaru, was Hi Wednesday. statement of finances showed debts owing to unsecured credito £GI4 lis 6d, and HP''liabilities to secured creditors BKjllid £913 6s 3d. The estimated mm of securities was set down at a total deficiency of Wfa assets were stock in trade £2OO, ■ft-debts £l9O, furniture £IOO, lcavMpjt'&fieiency of £238 0s 9d. BpWelation was carried allowing the Hfipvpt to retain bis furniture and Hpjfcrtlter resolution was carried that BKpitots of tlic estate over and above by the landlord as distraint, ■fit should be left in the hands Official Assignee and a' commit■gfeitr of the creditors, with power Hp! Lodge Meeting. fortnightly meeting of the Loyal HHRtt Lodge of Oddfellows, ManchesHHtf, was held last Wednesday Hg*liea Bro. Robert Murray, N.G., , HHM over 37 members. Five new I Bne» were initiated, four of them 9BBT' trtonen. Three juvenile sisters HMpd reached the age limit were to adult membership. The BWwpprt showed considerable im*

provement, only five cases having declared J on the funds during the tern and nine off. Juvenile work was shown to be progressing favourably. Several matters regarding the medical agreement were explained. P.P:G.M. Bro. E. Foden, on behalf of the lodge, presented P.G. Bro. George Dobierwith a Past Grand's Jewel for services rendered. Bro. Dobier suitably replied. Accounts amounting to £9B lis 8d were passed for payment. Receipts for the evening amounted to £55 10s 7d. ST. ANDREWS. . At the Weekly shoot of the St. Andrews Miniature Rifle Club, held in the ball on Monday night, there was an attendance of fcixteea members, in the shoot-off for a trophy given by Mr Taylor, C. Smith was the winner. The following were the highest scores off the rifle (possible 70) E. Thomas 68, <-*• Smith 68, H. Pugh 68, C. Smith 68, T. Sheehan 67, L. Galietly 67, E. Hoskin 67, D. Sutherland 67, T. Lysaght 67, S. Hoskin 66, I. McDuff 66, J. Lysaght 64, and G. Hopkins 63. The first real feeling of winter was experienced here oh Tuesday, when & cold' southerly wind brought rain and hail." The hills in the back country are thickly coated with snow. WAIMATE. The entries for the -forthcoming Waimate Winter Show show an increase on those of last year. The total in the poultry, pigeon, and canary classes is 389, compared with 360 last year; and canary entries have increased from 69 to 97 and pigeon entries from 12 to 32. Competition m the produce section is also greater. A veritable transformation has taken nlace at Victoria Park as a result ol the efforts of the unemployed, under the supervision of the borough gardener, Mr White. A wall garden lias been constructed, and a three-foot border edged with stones has been formed round the wall. The top of the terrace has been levelled and is ready to be sown down in grass, sufficient room being left for a flower border. The ttjrrac© is to bo ©xtended all round. When the work is completed Victoria Park will be one of the best sports grounds and parks for motorists in the Dominion. . This week the Waimate Boy Scouts are celebrating their twenty-first birthday, the first troop having been formed in Waimate in 1909, with Scoutmasters Georgo Adams and Newman R. Wilson in charge. Lieut.-Colonel H. C. Barclay was District Commissioner, his assistants being Messrs C. E. Breniner and Ernest Hassall. Since those days tho Scouts have had their ups and downs, but since 1917 interest in the movement has been fairly well sustained, added impetus being given in 1922 by the formation of bt. l aul 8 troop. This year a Wolf Cub pack was torro&d, and to-day, in addition to the 40 Boy Scouts in Waimate, there is a pack of 32 Wolf Cubs. Last evening an Old Scouts' night ..was held, loninht is set aside for parents night, and to-morrow for Scouts and Guides. On Sunday a church parade is to pe held, at which ex-Scouts and the committee will fdso be present.

TEMUKA. The proceeds, from Tuesday evening's special effort on behalf of the funds of the Organised Unemployed wore officially handed over to the Committeo of the Unemployed oh Wednesuay evening, when'conditions laid down by the Rev." Father J. E. Ainsworth, with regard to the disposal of the funds, were signed by Messrs F. C. Roberts and - A. D. Martin in the presence of the Committee and Father Ainsworth at the Roman Catholic Presbytery. Mr Roberts said he accepted the cheque with deep feeling, because it came at a time when the resources of the unemployed were very low. The matter had very simply at a meeting of the Unemployed Mens Committee, when it had been suggested that the committee approach Father J. Ainsworth to see if he would help to raise funds. Re had been approached, and with his fellow priest, Father J. Campbell, had agreed, without any hesitation, to take up the scheme. ' The fact that over 100 families would be able to benefit for seven or eight weeks would "be taken into _re gard. and he could assure Father Ainsworth and his, parish that the money would bo spent only on cases that really deserved help. U I am really undet an obligation to you —not you Under an obligation to me," said Father Ainsworth. 'I am pleased to have been able to help you It is a great pleasure to me and my parish." ■ • ■ . , Cards and dancing were the principal features of a social evening giver, by the Druids' Lodge in the Lodge rooms in High street last evening. Teams from Timaru were present by invitation. and return matches of cards were played in the early part of the evening. The Timaru ladies won the euchre aggregate bv 266 points to 263; and the Timaru men (94). beat lem"ka men '(89). Prizes in the competitions were won by the following:—Ladies—Mrs B. Smith (Timaru) first, Mrs G. Booth ;Timaru) second: Mrs B. Maclachlan (consolation). Men—Messrs C. Williams (Timaru) first, and Hughes (Timaru) consolation.

PLEASANT POINT.

The weekly shoot of th© club 'took place on Monday evening, when the first round of the Herald Shield was fired. In this the club's best men failed to shoot up to form. In the shoot'for the club trophy C. Thoreau preyed the winner, returning three possibles and a 78. Roy Welch was the runner-up. The following were the scores off th© 'rifle: —C. Thoreau 80, 78, 80, 80, C. Gould 79, 78, R. Wilks 79, 75, W. Taylor 79, 77, J. Stevenson 79, 75, R. McIlrick 78, 78, 76, F. Wilson 78, 78, M. Patrick 78, 79, P. Benham 77, K. Hammond 77, 77, 75, F. Roberts 77, 76, V. McMurtrie 77, 79, 74, A. Maloney 76, H. Elms 76, 77, 77, P. Simmons 75, W. Barker 75, 75,' G. Smith 75, T. Kelliher 75, 79, 76, G. Henderson 75, O. .lones 74., G. Dossett 74, 68, A. Pont 74. W. Field 74, 74, M. Smith 74, 77, 76, C. Halkett 74, 7 1, 76, S. Gray 74, 80, 76, R. Cunningham 73, J. Hall 73. 69, H. D. Roberts 73 W. Crawford 72, E. Wright 71, R. Welch 71, 73, 74 , 65,- J. Woofßndin 70, G. Sheehan 70, G. Stevenson 68, v 61. The Pleasant Point young women's basketball team played a return game against the District High School girls' team on Wednesday,* winning by 15 points to 3. •