NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20316, 15 August 1931, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

i- • ♦ j RANGIORA. j 'I I.e band i 3 giving the third or it- 5 * ; : series of Sunday "evening concerts in | | ri:e Town Mall on Sunday. j I l.'lic programme Trill include marches. J ravourite melodies, and hymns, aud ! tviH be assisted by leading local artists. I Tho recently appointed North Cai.l7 lerbury Fireblight Committee met at liangiora on Wednesday evening. Present were Messrs J. B. MacLeod (chair- . ; ir;;iu), I'!. K. Bantield (secretary), and ! 0. S. Hassoll, F. Hill, and F. AY. Gjmj bleu. Tho recent outbreak' ol hre- ! olijilit in Chriatchureh has caused a J great deal of concern amongst the | frruitgrowers in Uangiora, fruit area. ■ '-vliicb includes the Lolnirn district, j ! Tlio committee, which is constituted j ■ under. the .Fircblight Act. is anxious i • to bo in a position to combat any 1 I outbreak which may occur in the area. ' I They have gone very fully into the j I matter and have decided to make a j j lory of '2s an acr *. on • commercial > j orchards -n the area | . SCARGILL. 1 About oO women attended .the lirst j j meeting ot' the Scargjill-Motunau branch ; '■ of the Women's Institute held in the j i Scargill Hall on Thursday afternoon. , I Tlio meeting opened with the Institute ; song, and the president, Mrs T. 1). Mac- ! Donald, presided. It was decided that j the branch should link up with. the i branch at Tarfsidc, Scotland, and the. i marigold was chosen as the emblem 1 tor the local branch.. It was decided to i have a library, and Mrs G. A. Greig : was elected librarian. . Mrs G. Garrett ! was elected to take charge of the pattern j box, Mrs Scott to be in charge of the : "waste basket,"' and Mrs C. McClelland, j the competitions. Patterns of moccasins ' and gloves were cut for members ; requiring them. A committee was _ formed to visit any person in distress, | sickness, or bereavement, and to wel- ' come new women into the con- : sisting of: Motunau, Mrs G. Tomlinson and Mrs W. Gibb; Scargill: Mrs J\ O. ; Johnson and Mrs E. Harrison. It was i decided that the social welfare work of the branch should be directed towards tlio assistance of Nurse Maude, Christchurch. Afternoon tea was served by 1 the hostesses for the meeting, Mesdames \V. Elliot, W. Duckmanton, C. : McClelland, and A. Fairbairn. The next meeting is to bo held at "Greta Peaks, ' the residence of Mrs C. H. Coe. j The annual meeting of the Waikari j Valley Shcepowners' Association was ■ held 011 Tuesday evening. There was a \ small attendance, the chairman, Mr 1. |E. L. Roberts, presiding. The balauce--1 sheet showed a credit balance on the I year's working. The committee elected | for the ensuing year were Messrs T. j E. L. Roberts, A. J. Inksou, E. Gardner, ' A. Stone, and W. Overton; auditors, I Messrs E. Harrison and E. Gardner. A I motion to make no charge 011 financial | members for the current year's sub- | scriptiou was defeated, and it was decided instead to make the members j subscription for this year a flat rate ;of ; 2b per member, "Votes ot thanks ' wore passed to the retiring officers and ! committee. HA WARDEN. ; The Hawardcu District High School Committee at its meeting 011 Wednea- | day decided to arrange a. school ex- ' cursion to. the Christchurch Winter 1 Show on the last day of the school term. ' Mr B. J. Wcntzcl, of the staff; of the ; Hawarden Post Office, has received ; notice of his transfer to Tauranga early i next week. FERNSIDE. ; The monthly meeting of the iern-j I side-Springbank branch of the- | j Women's Division of the lanncrs Union was very well attended at the I home of Mrs A. M. Carpenter. The ! branch has now reached a membership i of 4L. Two additions to tlio commitj tec were Miss Shepherd and Mrs W. j Morriss. ■ ... i After tlio usual business had been ! disposed of ail instiuctiv© clemonstiai tion on the making of moccasins and j slippers was given bv the president. | A competition for the best article ' made from a flour or sugar bag pro-. ; duced many useful articles. 'lhose 1 securing most points were Mesdames I A. Smith, Sinclair, and A. M. Car- , p enter. , I Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mesdames T. Mcintosh and j A. M. Carpenter. It was decided to hold the next meeting, which was to I take the form of a "garden afteri noon,'' at the home of Mrs 11. E. ! Evans on September 10th. AKAROA. I The. hnal match for the Peninsula Hockey Cup was played at Duvauclielle on Thursday between Okain's A and Okiri. The result was in favour uf Okiri, 2-1. This is the third year in succession that tlio Maori team have won the cup. During the latter jicrtion of the gamo, the referee, Mr C. H. Withers, was rendered unconscious through being struck on the bead by the ball. A meeting of the iloroug.'i Couiicn was held on Wednesday. Prose.?, t were the Mavor (Mr G. and Crs. A. it. Munro, T. Iv. Jayloi. W. H. Candy, W. W. Williams, C. W. Aldridge. T. H. Morcom, and I. McCaughan. Leave of alisence was granted Cr. IT. 11. Davis. An application from J. Lardiner for a rebate of half rates 011 ail unoccupied dwelling was granted. W. W. Reid was granted a hawker's license. It was. decided to confer with the County Council regarding planting a portion of the foreshore near the entrance to the town. Mr Rebington, a Dromore reserve tenant, wrote asking to be relieved of his property. and Messrs Nicholas and Curcl, two other tenants, asked for a reduction in rent. It'was decided to defer consideration until Cr. Davis had reported 011 a recent inspection of the properties. Cr. Munro was deputed to make enquiries regarding a winch ; suitable for the proposed boatslip. For a considerable time the Peninsula Farmers' Union, lias been negoli--1 siting with the Department of 1 Agriculture regarding certification of ( cocksfoot. Mr R. McGillivray, fields superintendent, paid a visit to Akaroa • during tiio week, and stated that he I fully expected that a certification . scheme would bo arranged to embrace I the 7931-3*2 seed crop. He detailed the ' experiments that had been carried out I at the Plant Research Station at Palnieistan North, where it had been " si town that Peninsula seed was far ' superior to Danish. 1 i LINCOLN. 1 i The competition matches, est .opt for " i a junior game, being finished, there 1 will be .nc> football on \he recrjatio-j j j ground to-day. The Ellesmere Subj Union are playing Ashburton at Asbc -burton. L. Payne and E. "Watkins, uf j the local team, have again got -their , representative colours, and Bennett is [ emergency fc.r the juniors. 3 The lirst lambs have made their ap- . pearauce in the district, tint- yet only two or three are to ba found in each flock. The mild weather recently 3 . !in.= had the effect of bringing on >. spring -foliage and the promise of- ? spring (lowers. f>ut farmcri would like 1 to see sonie .rain to induce the growth ' of iced. /• -

KIRWEE. | •=• The--mortttvk t -'iMeefci»g-of the-Kirwee I hrarich of the Mothers' Union was held in the' lounge at the Agricultural Hall. '-Clio president (Mrs-G. A.. Turner. presided over an attendance of thirteen, members. B.ofore proceeding to business, motions ol sympathy were passed with the- relatives of the late Airs Henderson iuid the late slrs W. 33. Pyne._ .A "bring and buy" afternoon, whiehr'was to . have been held in July,, did ..-not. eventuate, and it b'.s now' betui iirrangcd to hold it 011 the I first Thursday in September. A "recipe . ;ifi€-rnoon" was then held and after- j noon tea was served. The Malvern County Council is at present making a. new water-race along Metsrs H. B. Shipley's, L. Adams', and C. Adams' properties, for the purpose uf moving the existing raco off llidgen's road. r TII e new raco should ho a decided advantage to the propertyowuors, as stock will not have to wall; long distances to get a drink. The work is being done by the unemployed, im- , dor the supervision of Mr' 11. "W. Me- ' Jlvokan, water-race caretaker. Lambs aro to be seen 011 most farms, but feed i? 1101 plentiful, the continued jv.r'ts r-hci-king the growt-h of the gr; s-;, GREENPARK. : i'Le Wesley Guild meeting mi Thursday evening took the form of a Band of Hope, there being a good attendance of members and friends. A short programmo was contributed by tho children, the following giving items: --Organ solos by Iton Marks, recitation. and dialogues by Audrey Matthews, Elsie and Lester Clark, Doris, David, and Avis Bray, Ivan Dulieu, and Ron and Trevor Marks; vocal solos and duets by Hon and Trevor Marks; and a reading by the Rev. N. P. Larseri, Mr Larscn expressed thanks to the children for providing the programme and to Mrs Marks for training them. Mrs Matthews (Dunedin) is the guest of Mrs C. Pannell ("Patiti"). Mrs W. Harris, who was a patient . at tho Christchurch Hospital, has returned home.. ! Mrs D. Shore (Dunedin), who has been visiting friends in Greenpark, has now :_,onc to Christchurch. My and Mrs McVicker have returned to Greenpark, where thev intend to reside. WEEDONS. A temperance meeting was held recently in connexion with the Weedons Wesley Guild. There was a good attendance of members and their friends. ...A solo was sung by Gordon Chambers. Addresses wcro given by Messrs J. D. Gray and K. Farr and wcro listened to with interest. Subjects spoken about were "The Injury Caused by Liquors" and "Tho Economics of Prohibition." Supper was provided bv tho women of the Guild. SPRINGSTON. Playing at Springston, the A basketball team wcro defeated by Tai Tapu by six points to three. Miss I. Mutton- was referee. On Tuesday afternoon in tho Public Hail the first meeting of tho newlyformed brant-h of tho -Women's Institute was held. Proceedings began with tho Institute's song. Miss A. Marshall (president) presided over : the gathering. ■ Several new members wero present. Instructions in tho making moccasins wcro giveu by Mrs, McVinnie. Oil W r ednesday evening tho Wesley Guild held a Band of Hope meeting. Tlio Rev. Mr Southern presided. Vocal solojs were given by Misses It. Blakemore and M. Mouncc and Master Frank Howarth; violin duct. Misses K. and M. McLaren ; accordion solo, Mr K. Hobbs; temperance choruses bv the choir members. An address, given by Mrs Lowrey, was much appreciated. LEESTON. To celebrate the tenth anniversary of ] the formation of a branch of the Plunkefc Society in the Ellesmcrc district the president and committee entertained the-mothers-and their friends at a wellattended- gathering at Leeston. Mrs Cecil Wood, secretary of the Christchurch Centre, addressed the mothers 011 the objects of the Society, and asked their eoroperation with the committee iu its work. At afternoon tea the members partook of a birthday cake given by the president, Mrs W. 0. Ileiinie. The following contributed to the musical .programme: —Mesdames Eggclton and Mackie, Misses Harvey (2) Hidden, and Martin, and Masters John Mcllraith and W. Eggelton. Misses J. Bowis and IJ. Eggelton played 'the accompaniments. As a birthday gift the mothers of the Ellesmere district gave £3 to the Karitane Hospital. In the schools' championship match between the winners of tho football competition on the northern and the southern side of the Selwyn river the Leeston team (southern) defeated Tai Tapu-Motukarara-Greenpark by 18 points to nil at Leestou on Thursday afternoon. - At a meeting of tho Ellesmere School Sports Association arrangements were made and officials appointed for the football and basketball tournament to be played at Southbridge on August 21st. Entries from sixty teams have been received. The question of the eligibility of all schoolboys taking part in the football competition was discussed, and after reference had been made to the minutes of the May meeting a motion was carried affirming that both by the Rugby Sub-Union's rules and by the agreement of the Association all boys attending primary schools were eligible to play in the competition. It was decided that the same condition should be observed in 'he seven-a-sido tournament. An invitation from the Ellesmere Slib-Union for representatives of the teams in the schools' competition to confer with the executive of the Sub-Union was accepted, and the date suggested was September Stli. ISLINGTON. A general meeting of the residents of Islington, Tcmpleton, and Hornby, a;ul neighbouring districts was held night" in the Islington Social Hall to discuss the question of forming a golf club and the construction of go'if links iu the Teinpleton Domain. The iarg'* attendance gave the promoters ot' th-j'project, enthusiastic support, and it was unanimously decided that a club be formed immediately, to be named the Tcmpleton Country Golf Club.. The chairman. Me L. C. Walker, oi Horuby, in his opening address, drew attention to the wonderful opportunity for development offered by the natural conformity of the land, and the ample area of the proposed ground. The present nine-hole course, which had been formed by a very few enthusiasts, at practically 110 expense, appeared excellent, anci he .was. infermed that golf expei ts who had looked over ch>; ground were of. the . opinion that it could be developed into a.course second to none in New Zealand. The grouud was more easy of access from the City than many other Christchurch links, and he was of the opinion that many town members would be enrolled. This would, before long, he a factor contributing towards success in the • longfousht battle for a through bus service. The complement .'stud duties of oflie'ers, -the- p.rcpnscd policy to- be adopted in connexLoW/ with finance, and other poiat3 in coniiexiou with the project

wero briefly dealt with by Messrs A. E Grubb, W. W. McKinney, H. "Woods, and J. Gundcrson, and the following officers were elected*-P resident, Mr Gerrit van Asch; vice-presi-dents, Mr W. W. McKinney anil Dr. Hclmore; captain, Mr A. E. Grubb; vice-captain, Mr H. Woods; secretary, Mr J. Guuderson; committee, Messrs W. Millner, 11. Spicer, G. Kissell, J. Alien, J. Eadie, and W. Smith. The general meeting was followed immediately by G. P." of Tgfljpjeto'n, , was. elected pa iron. - 7 ,i SOUTHBRIDGE. Bv general opinion^Ahg; annual ball of the Southbridge. Women's Hockey Club, held in the Town Ilall on Thurs-. day evening, was oh 6 of' the most enjoyable in the Ellesiiere. district this season. It was thoroughly.- successful from every point of vieWj and the secretaries, Misses T. Lilley and Z. Chapman, and. the members generally, earned congratulations for the arrangements made. Tho Town Hall was brightened with a display of streamers in the club's colours, blue and white, while a further touch of colour was provided by balloons of various shades. The two shields held by the club were displayed on the stage. The club had as its guests many members of other clubs, including Leeston, Lincoln, Dunsandel, Brookside, Invell, and High School. Music for the danc- j ing was supplied by the Rialto Orclies- j tra, while Mrs R. H. Ford and Miss A. | Alexander played extras. Mr C. Free 1 Was Master of Ceremonies, assisted by 1 Mr;J. Howatson. Several novelty events j were held, including a lucky one-step I arid a Monte Carlo waltz, the prizes in both cases being won by Miss M. Wood- j ard and Mr E. H. Ford, j