MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20316, 15 August 1931, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY

| ASHBURTON. • APPEAL ALLOWED. I The appeal of John Coutts, motor engineer, against tho decision of the District Registrar of Apprentices (Mr R. T. Bailey), ia which it was decided that leave bo refused him to dismiss his apprentice, Frederick Meaelem, was allowed by Mr C. It. Orr Walker, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The case had been held over pending tho Magistrate's decision in tho alleged slander action of Meaelem v. Coutts a few weeks ago. Personal. Mr Wally (J. Smith, who was seriously ill in the .Public -Hospital, was reported to have jdiown a slight improvement yesterday, Jlr J. Beck, who leaves shurtly to take up mission' work, was presented with a travelling rug, at a social held in the Baptist Church on Wednesday evening. British Sailors' Society. The monthly meeting of the Ashburton branch oi' the British Sailors' Society was held yesterday afternoon, the president (Mrs ,T. R. Wells) presiding over a large attendanc6 of members. A vote of sympathy was passed with Mrs J. 11. Grigg, in the death of her .son, and with Mrs 11. Hunter in the death of her husband. After the routine business had been dealt with the following contributed items:—Songs: Mesdames It. Stephenson and M. Macmillan; recitations: Miss Ede. Afternoon tea was served r.nd a vote of thanks was accorded the performers. It was reported that' Mrs J. Lane had offered to give a garden party at ner residence in aid of the funds, on September IStli. Magistrate's Court. The weekly sitting of the Magistrate's Court was presided over by Mr C. It. Orr Walker, S.M., yesterday. Charges of being found drunk in a railway carriago and traveling by rail without his fare, were preferred against Albert Joseph Bell, aged 50 years, a labouror of 40 Wilkie road, Dunedin. Senior-Sergeant 11. Martin said accused, who appeared before Justices of the Peaco had been in tho inebriates' home on two occasions, and had asked to be sent back, lie bad been drinking methylated spirits. Accused was convicted and fined £l, in default three days' imprisonment on the drunkenness charge, and was convicted on the other. Five charges of stealing £1 and another of stealing ss, were preferred against a domestic, aged 20 years (Mr L. A. Charles). Senior-Sergeant Martin said that accused was working in a boarding-houso and had stolen the money on various occasions from one of [ the lodgers. Mr Charles said that it was a sad case of a girl yielding to temptation. She had niado restitution of the money. He asked for suppression of tho name. Accused was admitted to probation for one year, the application for suppression of her namo being granted. Frederick Hood, of Lowcliffo, was fined £2 with costs 12s for falling lo give way to traffic- on his right. A fino of £1 with costs 10s was imposed on George Marsdou for a similar offeuce. A tine of £l, with costs' £l, was imposed on William Crawford Lunan, Mayfield, for defaulting in payment of the I'ecember, 1030, and March, IDS*, instalments of the unemployment levy. Defendant said that ho had now paid the Charles McAteer mado application for the cancellation of a maintenance order mado out in respect of his illegitimate child, on the grounds that he had a wifo and family to support, and could not meet his present liabilities. All tho arrears with tho exception of £G were cancelled, and the order of 10s per week was reduced to 5s per week for twelve months. In a defended civil action, Joseph Wesley, of Tinwald, claimed £SO 8s 3d from N. K. Nordstrom, of Tinwald (Mr L. A. Charles), representing balance of wages alleged to bo due. Plaintiff was nonsuited. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:^—W. 11. Collins and Co., Ltd., V. Alexander McKay, £lO 17s 9d; L. S. Hopkins v. James Hunt, £1; W. H. Collins and Co., Ltd., v. A. Commerfleld, £1 18s 3d; C. K. K. Thomas v. A. McKay, £B4 14s 3d. William Thomas Angus (Mr C. G. de C. Drury) mado application for tho discharge of a separation order. Decision was reserved. Loyal Ashburton Lodge. Tho Loyal Ashburton Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F., met on Thursday evening, when the N.G., Bro. W. IC. Waters, presided, An invitation Was accepted to attend tho Waterton jubileo meeting and sopial on August 22nd. One candidate was initiated and one proposed for membership. Tho lecture master, P.G. Bro. C. M. limes, conferred the Purple Degree on three candidates. Qolf. The Ashburton Golf Club Mil play a match with Timaru, at Ashburton/today. The Ashburtoh team is as follows:—J. T. Smith, R. B. Lambert, E. A. Cockroft* B. MeSherry, R. McGregor, W. Hedges, C. N. Thomson, S. J. Thomas, H. G-. Kemp, H. N. Lewis, D. A. Lawson, H. G. Ferrier, M. McMillan, G. d'Auvergne, F. W. Watt, and L. J. Watt. Primary Schools' Tournaments. Good entries have bees received for ike primary schools' annual seven-a-sido Rugby football and six-a-side basketball tournaments to be hold to-day. The football matches, in which, about 30 teams are competing, will be held oil the Show Grounds, while the basketball tournament, for which about 50 teams j have entered, will bo staged in the Domain. School Amalgamation. A private conference was held between tho Director .of Education (Mr T. B. Strong) and the'Ashburton Technical School Board last evening to» discuss phases of the proposal for amalgamation j between the Ashburt.on High and Tech- ! nical Schools. Tho proceedings were ! held in camera. The result will be communicate'd to the Minister for Education by Mr Strong. 'A similar conference will be held <ivith the High School Board this morning. ' Pigs and Poultry. j Small yardings of both pigs and poul- I try were penned'at the auction mart yesterday. following prices were realised:— Pigs—Weaners 23s'to 2Ss. Poultry—Pullets 5s to Gs, hens 3s Id to 3s 3d, roosters up tp 7s 3d a pair. lauriston. The first ordinary meeting of the newly-formed branch of the Women's Institute was held on Thursday afterwken Mrs H. J. Crothers presided over a, largo attendance. The following Hew members Were 'freloeaied I

and enrolled: Mesdames Gimson, J. Hillyer, J. Whearty, and Miss A. Hampton. Tho president introduced Mrs Wilkinson (president of the Chertsey branch), who gave details of the work of tho Institute. She brought valuable suggestions, which will greatly assise in the successful management of the new branch. Mrs Wilkinson also gave a, pleasing rendering of the Institute song. , . , Mrs W. D. Brunsden gave an interesting demonstration on "Silk Art," and also displayed many beautiful pieces of tho finished work. It was decided to have a competition at tho next meeting, each member to bring an article made from a sugar bag. Members were also asked to bring a limerick. On the motion of Mrs H. J. Colliers, Mrs Wilkinson, Mrs Brunsden, and tho hostesses were accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The hostesses for tho September meeting will bo the Misses j. MePhail, M. Lemon, ?.f. Hampton, and M. Lctham. HINDS. A meeting of St. Luke's Mothers' Union was held in the H'inds Vicarage on Wednesday afternoon. The president (Mrs Ilanna) presided over a good attendance A welcome was extended to throe new members, Mr* Asliton, Mrs Mulligan, and Mrs Miudlemass. Miss Park of Christchurch, gave an interesting address on "The Upbringing of Children." Business was discussed, and it was decided to hold a "bring and buy" meeting to raise funds for St. Saviour's OrpTianage. Afternoon tea. was tlieil handed round. The junior hockey team will meet Baring square in Ashburton on Saturday. The team ip as follows: —K'. Donaldson, M. Donaldson, J. Lowe, B. Sim, A, Lowe, E. Hampton, N. Dollar. Lowe, A. Morris, C. Chisnall, and I. Morris. Reserve, A. Musson. MT, SOMERS. There was a good attendance at the weekly shoot of tho Mount Somen; Miniature Rifle Club on Tuesday evening, when the second shoot for tho No. 4 trophy was fired in conjunction with shoots for tho W. N. Hood Memorial and Woolmers Cups. Best scores were: Seniors, L. Hood 69, 11Morgan 68, J. Gome and 11. Hood 07, W. Morgan, and G Rao 64, W. Smith an 1 C. Stephen 02, C. Gluyas 01; juniors: U. Marsh 37-34; A. Thompson 3G. With ten shoots completed for the Woolmers Cup leading scores are: H. Morgan -665, L. Hood CG3, W. Morgan 653. Permission having been granted by the president (ColIt. B. Neill), it was decided to hold a hare drive at "Barrossa" on Saturday in aid of funds, j The weekly class of the Workers' Education Association, held at the residence of Mrs W. A. Slmrpo on Wednesday evening, was well attended, when Gilbert und Sullivan's comedy, "Trial by Jury,'' was read, and musical items played. Tho severest gale felt for some years developed from tho north-west early on Wednesday morning, raising dense dust clones. Considerable portions ot newly cultivated lands were swept away aiid mayy trees were uprooted. Had it not been for the dry weather of late, great damage would nave been done in tho plantations. Heavy rain followed, 76 points being recorded. On Thursday morning light sleet and snow fell, but the weather again cleared towards noon, and a sharp frost followed oil Thursday night. METHVEN. Moro than 100 children from tho Mothven School, accompanied by many excursionists, left by train yesterday morning on a visit to tho Christchurch "Winter Show. The football team from the Methven School will take advantage of the trip to play a match against a team from Christchurch Boys' High School. Playing in a match. Captain versus Vice-Captain, in the Methven "Women's Golf Club, tho captain's team won by seven games to three. RAKAIA. The weekly meeting of the llakaia Mutual Improvement Society was held in the Methodist Church on Thursday evening, Miss S. Breach presiding over a good attendance. Tho subject for the evening was a debate, "Is the Country a Better Training Ground than the City?" The affirmative was taken by Mr 8. Wilson, Miss G. Douglas, and Mr M. Cooke, and the negative by Mr C. Nelson. Miss S. Oakley, and Mr F. Wilson. The judge was Mr M. P. Cooke, who complimented both aides on their arguments and decided in favour of tho affirmative.