SUMNER ITEMS.

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

SUMNER ITEMS.

TRAMWAY REPAIRS. lies! dents suffering tbe greatest inconvenience from the' temporary' starting place of the Sumner trams at Manchester street are those whose places of business lie in or north of the Square. To connect with a tram leaving a few minutes after the hour or hall! hour , entails some rapid closing of shops or •• offices, and a sharp walk to Manchester 'street. Ouo resident momentarily for- ; getfui of the new starting point at '.Manchester street waited in the usual !place in the Square. ■ Trams on other 'routes passed and re-passed when !: suddenly the aggrieved resident realised [that trams from Simmer no longer enter the B<"|u;uv. The Protective Wall. •' I u a very short period the completion ,of another set of steps on the seaward 'sido of the wall should be accomplished. the week the sand has again .•piled up on .the seaward side to about ; two foot from tho top of the wall. For this reason, and the faet that the tides during the past week have possessed so-little "drive" at high tide, on one or two occasions' the water has only reached the wall. Redcliffs Social. • A •lance and flag five hundred evening was held in the Eedcliffs Community Hall under the auspices of the Redcliffs Hockey Club in conjunction with the school committee. The evening- was arranged for the jjurpose of raising funds to assist primary school hockey. 'Hi ere was a large attendance and the following were the prize-winners:— Flag five hundred: First prize, Mrs Rulston, Mrs Papps and Mr Dunn; second prize, Mrs Truscott, Mrs Howard, and Mrs Williams. Monte Carlo onestep: Miss Meadows and Mr Bardsley. Lucky spot dance: Miss G. Gee «ud Mr Norman . Fox. Music was supplied by Connor's, orchestra and Mr Franl; Robinson played extras. Concert. Ah part of a scheuie for raising funds for unemployment relief, a concert under the auspices of the Ttedcliffa Burgesses' Association was held in the Sutiiner Town Hall on Thursday evening. - 'Che items were supplied by the Kowai .Junior Concert Party, and a largo audience showed its appreciation of Hie very enjoyable programme. Gala. Ai :i ••"inhiiied meeting of delegates from the Lifeboat Institution, the Sumner IVife Saving Club and the Taylor's Mistake Life Saving Club, Mr Bowman presided. Preliminary arrangements were made for the gala to 1m: held 011 the foreshore near the pier ou. Labour Day, September 26th. Wufe-f.ommittees woro • formed foe the purpose of awangmg the various stalls and sideshows. It was agreed to hold another meeting' on Monday week to report progress. Life Saving Club.; A. meeting of the executive of the Burgesses' Association was held in the inutile pavilion on Wednesday evening, wlfen a number of matters relating to tlicf welfare of the club will be discussed. Burgesses Association. The monthly meeting of .the Sumner Burgesses' Association will be held this evening in-the committee room of the Council Chambers. District High School. On Wednesday evening a . vai'iety entertainment will be presented in the Town Hall in aid of the Sunnier District High School. The performers are all well-known -artists, and include tho Whirlwind Skaters (Mr A. Caithness and Master ;W. Wriglitson), Mr and Mrs Leslie Scrimshaw, Miss Doreen Ollivei', Miss Valmai Webb, Miss Eheady'Austin, Mrs J. Cameron and Messrs C. Coates,. I*. Barnard, Jack Scarff, K. G. Archer, •\Y. 11. Odell, E...R. Pitman, P. S. Jackson, and Tom Cook. During the interval. • a presentation will be made to Mr G. F. Allen, who lately retired from the position of Headmaster of the District High School. Inter-Borough Hockey. For'the first time since the inauguration of the inter-borough contest between Sumner and New : Brighton, hockey matches between the boroughs will be played. The ladies' match, lias been arranged for September 12th, at Linwood Park, and although not yet definitely decided, the men's match will probably be held on the sanio day. If the day is wet it is possible that the games will be played on Hagley Park, but.'this a point which also has yet to be decided. It is expected that strong teams will be available to represent the borough. Beautifying Association. The members of the Sumner Beautifying Association consider themselves fortunate in having practically completed tho planting of Scarborough Park before the recent period of wet weather. Two hundred and fifty pinus, pineas and pinus' pinastre trees were planted, .and to-ensure their security from fire, danger avenues in the grass fifteen feet wido

have been cleared and a similar wid~h grubbed inside the fences. Tt» replanting St. Leonard's- square. N0.5 labour has been employed. Some of the old trees .were retained and their growth should show improvement now that a trench full of good, soy from the hill has been deposited at their base. A number of. trees were, replaced by horse chestnuts. At present the Association has in hand a small, amount of planting ' at 'the -'Zig-Zng Clifton whifh it is expected will belniislietf-tliii-week. • Forensic Club. • Last week the Sumner Club wets the guests of the "Twenty Club" of Christchurch, who, although only having j existed for a short while, have a number of able speakers. The subject'was" That' ) tho League of Nations has failed," and the Sumner "side—Messrs H. G. Bailey. K. Lang, A.',' W. Jamieson, and H. , McCaskey—toolc the_ affirmative.' The j opposing side was Miss IVJennings and Messrs 13. G. J ones, W. T.Woods, aiid J Matheson, and although a vote was tn>i taken it-was generally conceded that the i Twenty Club would have obtained a preponderance of votes. The members of the Sumner Club were the guests, of their opponents at • supper, at the conclusion of a very pleasant and instructive "debate. i At. the'fortnightly club debate . Mr j C. El Hoy. presided over a good ; atteu- J dance. "The subject was "That Exceas is.ft more potent educative factor than restraint." Messrs J. H. Thomas and ; J. Rhodes who supported the motion advanced several cogent reasons iu favour of their claim and as an illustration instanced the recent occurrence ,£n Euapehu which, although loss of life j i s . to be feared, will ensure greater precaution in the future. The opposing ( R IJe —Messrs A. \V. Jamieson and Rax Hamilton —dwelt on the good influence of parental control and ■ the fact that it was unnecessary to know the evils of excess.- After a very interesting debate Messrs Rhodes and Thomas were declared the winners. The , next debate on September 15th is on a subject of particular interest to Sumner people. Messrs L. H. Fee,. R. Neville, G. F. Allen and M. Hulletb will discuss the question, "That it would be in the best interests of Sumner if incorporated in a Greater Christehureh Scheme." Sumner Good Templars. ■ ! Bro. U. Ford, C.T., presided over the ! -n-eekly meeting of the Sumner Pride Good Templars. Bro. Rennie, Grand Superintendent, was present and reported upon the trip to Ashburton and the opening of the new lodge. He expressed his appreciation of the attendance of Sumner. Pride Juveniles.. He hoped that another meeting would be arranged later., on. The Superintendent informed,, the members that new developments would take place in the : sports programme this year.: ; • The balance o± the evening was demoted to a very enjoyable programme of games. Lifeboat Institution. Mi' 0. Bowman, an officer of the Sumner Volunteer Lifeboat Institution, presided over a combined meeting of members and the, Sumner Life Saving and Suit: Club. There was an attendance of about twenty-five. A very enthusiastic: discussion took place on the forthcoming gala on Labour Day. Committees were set up to carry out the. details. rjjie secretary .ayhs msti*u.ct6cl to C3.1l ft meeting of all ladies interested for Thursday next. The question of securing a good band was discussed and a committee was set - U p to make arrangements for a gala dance to be held in the Town Hall in the evening of Labour Day.