SEW BRIGHTON NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20334, 5 September 1931, Page 6

SEW BRIGHTON NOTES.

♦ TIDES. J t - will ■be v h igh ; tide. j atU.uO a.m. and 9.47 p.m. ou the ,-beach, to-day and 10.1i.a.m._a,nd 10,31 river. To-morrow: 10.6 a.m. and' J.0.3Q-ip.ni. oil:.tie beaeh, and'lo.so azidH 1.20 p.lO. in. tie rivet. Coal Stolen. - , A mean theft occurred'during.-. she* 5 week, when-a quarter of 'a-; ton-vof» coal' ; was stolen'from a widow, who lives 1 on; ' tie Esplanade; near Central I ;Brighton.' " •This is "'the::seeond'- theft that has been reported in the. borough, ' the first being;at- South Brighton w he.i a resident lost .two-bags-of-coal.. Unemployment. The Mayor (Mr-J. -H- Sliavv; slate* • ; that advice was received from tho IJn- * employment! Board on Thursday, that - , the amount'of the allocation, for the , borough had been further reduced from;' £322 to £267 for the . next; two weeks.. This will mean a further curtailment of work, and in all probability single. unemployed men will be stood dowu. Rawhiti Golf Olub. The semi-final of the ladies rliam-j pionship will I .be- decided this 'morning.; when Mrs A. Branch will play Mrs A.. McCallum. ■ ' It lias, been decided to enter a team.' for the Cowlishaw Cup, and also for the No it on Francis Cup. General. " Yesterday's Une weather had a unity effect on tio number of visitors to the borough, and long before mid-day there were several hundred people on the beach. Pleasant Point also had a large number of visitors, and the indications are that this sheltered spot will be more, popular-than ever this summer. The accumulation of sand on the west side of the pier lias continued during the week, and unless steps are ' taken there i» a danger of the concrete steps in the vicinity, becoming entirely buried. : Inter-Borough Hockey. Arising from a challenge submitted by women hockey players in Sumner : and Kedcliffs, an inter-borough women's ; hockey match has been arranged ami i will take place at Linwood Pari; on | Saturday next. This will be the fii-si; j inter-borough women's hockey match that has been played, and a fairly even ! contest is expected. It is understood I that the challengers will entertain the I Now Brighton team at a dance during | the evening after the'match. Work in Reserves. At a meeting of the New Brighton Borough Council, held on Monday evening, the chairman of Reserves, Or. A.. E. Lawry, submitted a report from the j gardener on the work done in the vtui- | ous reserves. The report stated that the fence at the pier had been trimmed and - the old growth removed, while a rockery had been rebuilt. The plots had been dresesd with manure and were iu. good order for planting out in the spring. The" planting of half of the bads in George street had been <.•»:>nv' pleted. Gifts of flowers had been made to the Council by many local rcsideni's and visitors, including Mr Jas. Young. I Tie report, gave details of the trees which had bden planted in the various reserves, which included 62 tamarisks I in Richmond terrace reserve, and 31 iu George street.-. Twelve Norfolk pines had Seen planted on the Esplanade and 15 trees on 'tie avenue to the golf | links. The report, which was adopted, stated that the. hew sports ground by I the - Esplanade.-at North Beach would tako approximately 100 tamarisk tree*, which would serve as a brcuk against the wind. Tree Kindergarten. The committee of tie New' Brighton Free Kindergarten held an enjoyable social in aid of the funds of the school on- Thursday evening,, when competitions were won by Mesdamcs Riuilh and Cant, and Mr Chadwick. Good Templars. The fortnightly- meeting ot: Union JuvenUe Temple No. 10 was held iu the Band Hall, New Brighton on Tuesday last. Chief Templar Sister I?,. Cattermole. presided over a good attendance. The word-building competition, of the previous meeting resulted as. f:ol-. lows:—Over 10 years: Sister N. Catterniole 1, Sister O. Coddington 2. Under 10 years: Bro. L. Cattermolc 1, Bro. C. Wilkins 2. L A competition on ritual work .:oucluded the evening. The Rawhiti Junior Lodge No. S met after the Union Temple, Chief Tomp-i | lar Bro. N. Sprosen presiding.'" Two past members, who had been absent from the district for some time, were reinstated. Sisters A. Payn and M. Mathews were presented with their gold degrees. It was unanimously decided to invite "he Southern Cross Lodge to tie next ingNew Brighton School. The prize-winners at the weekly «<,nl evening held on Thursday by the New Brighton School Committee Avere Mesdaines Perrin and Kobinson and Messrs Hurrell, H. Kobinson, and Lareombe. At the School Committee meeting on Tuesday night it was stated that over £2 10s had been made out of these weekly evenings, and this was considered quite satisfactory. Personal. Mrs Alec Davidson 3s at present the guest of her sister, Mrs . It. Throp, Hawke street. L. Hudson and her two children are on holiday at present. Road-Roller and Grader. Park road is being scarified and rolled. Unfortunately the northern half of., this road is not metalled in the I centre, and traffic going northwards keep to the centre instead of the left of the road. Apparently more efficiency will, result. by tie Tramway Board and Hie Borough Council working in unison. The Board, it appears, has withdrawn its gang and the Council is now undertaking the whole work of rolling and grading Bowhill road and Rooltwood Avenue, while the Board seemingly is to supply the necessary metal. Bowhill road on Friday presented a busy thoroughfare with buses, trucks, and road-making plant trying to avoid each other. No. 5 Scheme men are usefully engaged in this work. Street Lighting. Several new street lights have been installed by the present Council in North Brighton, Bawhiti Domain, and in Withell's Island. A. light o-n the Esplanade at May street and another at Fox street in South Brighton .are urgently required. Brighton Terrace. Considerable work has been under>tftken in. the ' formation of a footpath on the " south ' side of Withell's Island and a once neglected locality is already showing signs of remarkable improvement by means of the ifo, 5. Unemployment Scheme*

Rustic Fence. Good progress has been made in the erection of the rustic fence ..on the West and north sides of the sports ground in Rawhiti Domain. Several entrances have been provided for the supporters of the various hockey, Kugby, and Soccer clubs. Bose cuttings, which were given by an appreciative ratepayer, are now being planted. Visitors speak well of the improvements feeing effected in the Domain and elsewhere in the borough. Basketball Ground. ''Arrangements were made between the North Brighton School Committee and the Borough Council whereby the latter was to top-dress and spray the. New Brighton basketball ground. . Th« new tar-sprayer was in commission on Friday and a valuable work has boen completed, practically all • the : workers are j enrolled under the No. 5 Scheme. j Great credit is due to the enterprise of the School Committee, who in this i and other directions, have'made great strides for improving .this portion of the district. Miniature Rii'.cs. ■ i'ullotriug are the results of the last practice match tired by the New Brighton Ladies' Miniature Ilifle Club:—Mrs Rage 70, Mrs Bull 69, Mrs Buschl 6<J, Miss A. Moses 68, Miss Corsor 67, Miss Park 67, Miss Turner 1 67, Mrs Moses 67, Mrs Bishop 66. In the final shoot for the club championship Mrs Ragg won by two points, Miss Corser being runner-up. The team fired a match against Lyttelton on tho Xew Brighton range on Tuesday evenins. the visitors winning l>y one point. Scores were: — ' Mew Brighton Ladies—Mrs MuUlelland G"», Mis Buschl 6G, Mrs Ragg 70, Mrs-.Ball , 67, Mi.->s Ciirser 6'J, Miss Turner 66, Miss A. Moses 07, Miss Park 07—total 53-7. "• Lyttelton—T. Mills 66, 11.I 1 . Oakley . 68, B. Nixon 68, A. Mills' 68, J. Sowden 66, J. ■.\Vyatt'. 08, 11. McDonald 68,' It. Swain 66.total 538. '.i team from the New Brighton Men's Miniature Rille Club' lired a match against Casinnero B on the. .Nisw Brighton . range on. Thursday evening ( the visitors winning by . IB [joints. Scores were:— . ..Vow Brighton—Turner 68, Hobba 64, Ragg 69, Miller 68, Lee 66, Tims 67,'Whiteley 68, Roud 6S——totsi nari. .. " 'Cashmere B—C'arlyle «fl, Purvis '7(l, Walker • 70,- ClarK' 68;* Guy ' 68, Barr 69, ■ Chapman 68, 69—tots! SS.K • . .