NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20335, 7 September 1931, Page 4

NORTH CANTERBURY.

RANGIORA. After a fine day on Friday, the weather changed on Saturday to a biting cold day, making it unpleasant for anyone having outside duties to carry out. Yesterday tho weather again changed to bright sunshine, a pleasing contrast from the previous day. _ Tho committee appointed to carry out arrangements in connexion with tho forthcoming band contest met at tho band room on Friday evening last. The Mayor, who is also president of the. band, presided. There was a full attendance. Mr J. Noble (president), Mr A. Heen (secretary of the Provincial Bands' Association), Mr McDuff (secretary of the Canterbury Pipe Bands' and representatives of the North Canterbury Pipe Band were also present. Mr Heen supplied a good deal of information in regard to the procedure to be followed and to the fees payable to tho Dominion Bands' Association. He also reported that there would be about seven bands competing in the C Grade, and probably there would be six pipe bands, besides a number of bands in the B grade. It was decided to hold the marching competition in Dudley Park, and that a charge of 1& entrance be made. The musical selection will be held in one of the halls in the evening. Correspondence was reftd from the -Railway . Department stating that day excursion tickets would be available to bandsmen competing ana their wives. The tickets will extend over the week-end. It was decided to extend an invitation to the Woolston Band, winners of last year's Dominion championship, to be present. Mrs J. C. Bayley (Fernside) .and Mrs H. K- Kippenberger were joint hostesses at a flag bridge party held at the residence of the latter on ""day evening in aid of the Rangiora Plunket Society's funds. The .prizes were won by Mrs F. G. Tolmie, Miss K. Horreli, and Mr J. M. Fraser. Others prosent were Mr and Mrs P. G. Ellis, Mr and Mrs R. Newman, Mr and Mrs W. Mackenzie, Dr. and Mrs L. MKing. Dr. and Mrs E. S. McPhail, Dr. and Mrs M. Ramsey. Mr ana Mrs J. M. Frftser, Mr and Mrs J. E. Kinsley, Mr and Mrs W. C. Prosser, Mr and Mrs W. Stevens. Mesdames G. March. D. R. Hutchison, R. Mac- . Donald, T. Leecli, M S. Lane W. 1 Smith. T. Shanklimd. L. C. Fuldseth, J. Catherwood, Misses Fuller. A. Lynskey. M. Catherwood. A. Walker, B. Bovd. C. Ambrose. F. Jennings, N. Macdonald, N. Henshaw. J. Glasgow, i D. Archer, A. Yotwia, R. Horreli, Kmpenbenrer, and Shepherd, «. A. Persons, J. Johnston. J. Palairet. H. Macdonald, A. Macdonald. and Bailey.

SCARGILL. Instead of the usual euchre and dance, the Scargill Miniature Rifle Club's monthly social took the form of a , gift evening for Mr B. A. Coo, who is shortly to be married. There was a good attendance, Mr A. D. Fox (president of the club) presiding. After an hour of progressive euchre, a shore programme of musical items, including quartettes, ducts, solos, and pianoforte solos, was given by local performers. Those contributing to tne programme were Mesdames E. .A. Foster and R. S. Johnson, Miss Gibb, and Messrs T. O. Johnson and R. »• Johnson. Mrs T. O. Johnson acted as accompanist. Mr Coe received pre--acntbthftfr branch of the • Plunket Sottety, ot which he is treasurer, and from tne members of the Scargill, Miniature Rifle Club, Mr Fox making the presentations. A large Mimberor parcelswere, handed in by those presont. .Mr Coe? returned thanks, and npologißeu for "tho 'absence of Miss_ White, who was unable to be present. Dancing was begun after s\ipper, tnu«io being Bupplied by Miss Mimfio and Mestta u. TPairbairn and G. Greig. Mi' b. P&foijjApi was M.C. SHEFFIELD. V The rainfall {recorded 'for tho month Of ■ .August, was "1.56 inches, ithe.: heaviest fall"of .61 inches being'from the northwest rainfall;- fqr August,' was 4.86 inches, the nine years for that mpntk., is >64= inches. The total rainfall to date' 23.31 inches, aa with 1b» year's *of 26.27 inches. The month o'f Augtist was very cold;, and one 01 two sharp frosts were registered. .. v •Last mo* the annual meeting ;or tW flliefßdd *»»' hOW ; the Domain ?pßirjih£«» .whyn Mr Q» Sealey presided over > a fair attendance of members. The balance-sheet, which, showed o credit, was adopted, read, and it was decided to m^ko: the subscriptions for the ensuing yeSr 'as follows: —Men 15s, women 7s od, ah" juniors :ss. r The-following officers-were elected: —Patron, Mr R. Colthart; president, Mr H. C. Townshend i ricepresidents, the Revs. Bayliss,. Boyd, and Moffatt, Messrs Stephens, "Watson, and D. Deans; captain, Mr V. ySealey; vice-captain, Mrs Q. A. Wright; secretary. Miss D. Jttdd; assistant secretary, Mr.L. Melrose r .00®- * mittee, Misses Townshend, aha Messrs L. Jones, and E. Rodgers. It was decided to top-dress the courte, ana to hold the working bee on September 12th. The openinsr date was fixed for September 19tli, 1931. A social evening, under the auspices of the Waddington Methodist Church, was held in the Oddfellows 'Hall on evening. The Rev. J. W. Bayliss was the MC. for the evening, and an enjoyable time was spent in competitions and games. Supper served by the ladies. The friqrtds of Mrs L. R. Allen will be sorrv .to hear that ,she is_ seriously ill in the. ChriKtchurcb Hospital. At n. committee meeting of the Shef'field Cricket Club, it was. decided to hold the annual, to-morrow ' evening, in the Malvern Agricultural •and Pastoral Association's rooms. AKAROA. ; The Peninsula Rugby Sub-tTnion'e 'annual ball, was 1 held at Durauchelle lost week. There wan a large attendance. Musio was supplied by tho Tikao*Reynish orchestra. After supper, the president (Mr Victor Craw) presented the trophies won during the mason, as follows:'—Seniors: United Boys, Banner and Springvale eevon-ft-side Cup: Akaroa, Blytholiffei eeten* 0-side Cup and Candy Cup. .Akaroa, Junior Competition OMp; United Baya, Tipperary seven-a-sido Cup; fAkaroa, Marsh Schoolboys' Cup. 4 LINCOLN. On Friday evening in the Presbyterian Sunday School, there was ft Jlarge attendance of the Lincoln Literary Society to hear a lecture by Mr G. T. Alley, B.A. Mr J. W. Calder "presided. Mr Alley, after explaining his scheme of Adult Rural Education, gave a lecture on "Frana Schubert and his Music." The lecture was illustrated bv the following gramophone selections: "The Erl Kingf (Peter Dawson), "Who is Sylvia" and "Hark, Hark, the Lark" (Master Bdward "Der Doppeganger" (Chalapin), "Song of the Fishermen," and "Whither" (John Goss), ''MMnent Musical" and. 'lmpromptu in B Flat (Wilhelm Baokhaus), "Am Meer*