NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20829, 12 April 1933, Page 4

NORTH CANTERBURY.

RANGIORA. Poppy Day, in aid of the North Canterbury Returned Soldiers' Association, was held yesterday. The'weather was ideal, and an enthusiastic band of workers, organised by Mrs R. Gillanaers, met with a generous response. The Mayoress, Mrs W. A. Rowse, acted as treasurer, and stated that at 4.30 p.m. the sales were in the vicinity of £SO. A meeting of the Northern (Rangiora) Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday morning, Mr D. Chapman presiding. The Waimakariri-Ashley Water Board wrote asking the committee to clean out a drain in tne association's grounds. The secretary reported that the work had already been carried out. The secretary of the Brackenfield Hunt wrote asking for the use of the show grounds for a gymkhana on May 13. The secretary of the Boys' Employment Committee, Christchurch, wrote about unemployment among boys and asked the committee to give every assistance in finding positions for boys on farms. It was decided to support the request and do whatever was possible in the matter. A circular was received from the Royal Agricultural Society asking for a revision of the judges' lists, and for nomination for officers for the year. It was decided to be represented, if possible, at the annual conference of the Royal Agricultural Society in Wellington on June 27, and to support the Canterbury nomination on the committee. It was reported by the Field Roots Committee that owins to the dry l weather and destruction of the turnip crops by the star moth, that it was not likely there would be many entries in the competitions. The chairman again brought up the question of building a loading bank, and it was agreed to have a working bee and build it. AMURI. At the annual meeting of the Amuri Golf Club, Mr M. Bethell presided. The annual report and balance-sheet showed the club to have had a successful season, the credit balance being £ll 4s Bd. Officers were elected as follows:—Patrons, Mrs R. Gould, Messrs T. Chapman and F. S. Northcote; president, Mr M. Bethell: vicepresidents, Messrs J. L. Macfarlane, P. R. Dearden, and G. Reid; club captain, Mr H. W. D. Rogers; ladies' captain, Mrs D. C. Macfarlane; secretary, Mrs G. Reid; treasurer, Mrs H. W. D. Rogers; committee,' Mesdames M. Bethell, J. L. Macfarlane, C. Deans, Messrs D. C. Macfarlane, S. L. Rutherford, V. G. Oldman, J. M. Reid, and Dr. F. R. Smale. Twelve new members were elected. At the weekly shoot of the Miniature Rifle Club there was a marked falling off in the shooting, owing to the adoption of the standard 20 yards targets. The hotty button was won by D. Wall, in the shoot-of? with F. Schimanski. A trophy given by Messrs Watson and Little was won by H. Davies, after shooting-off with O. Davies and C. Read. The following were the best scores:—D. Wall 63 and 62, K. Dunbar 66, IR Davies 65, I. Brown 65, F. McKie 64, B. Duncan 64, F. Schimanski 63 and 62, L. Whitham 62, R. Hassall 62, O. Davies 62, T. Harland 61, C. Pavitt 61, and C. Read 60. CULVERDEN. The annual general meeting of the Amuri Collie Club was held in the Culverden Hall recently. Mr W. B. McMillan presided. Those present in eluded Messrs J. J. Gallagher, T. Flower, W. V. Moffett, G. O. Rutherford, R. McGowan. A. V. Baker, E. Wilke, A. McMillan, H. Ingram, W. J. McMillan, A. Black, P. McMillan, A. F. Hern, A. Ferris, Geo. Hartnell, W. B. McMillan, and B. Macdonald (secretary). The balance-sheet showed a cash balance of £74 12s 4d, and club assets at £36 10s. It was decided to hold the trials again on Mr Geo. Hartnell's property, on June 5, 6. and 7.

The following officers were elected: Patroness. Miss I. Rutherford; patron, Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane; president, Mr G. O. Rutherford; senior president, Mr Geo. Hartnell; life members, Messrs W. Grueber, F. Travers; past-presi-dents, Messrs J. J. Gallagher (2), G. 0. Rutherford (1), W. B. McMillan (3); chairman of committees, Mr A. G. Black; timekeepers, Messrs Geo. Hartnell, W. J. McMillan; vice-presidents, Messrs A. Fisher, D. Manson, S. L. Rutherford, D. L. Rutherford, Geo. Gillespie, H. Ingrim, M. Bethell, H. W. D. Rogers, Geo. McLoughlin, J. H. Thompson, A. Brown, H. Davison, J. Murgatroyd, R. Hoban, R. Ormand, 1. Rennie, M. Gordon, Geo. Cochrane, W. Munro, A. Burke, and W. V. Mockett; committee, Messrs W. Grueber, T. Flower, P. Hamilton, J. Gallagher, A. Black, L. F. Denton, W. J. McMillan, E. Burrows, W. B. McMillan, J. Reid, Geo. Loffhagen, Geo. Hartnell, A. V. Baker, L. E. Dalzell, A. McMillan, H. Hartnell, A. 'Hern, P. McMillan, J. Harrison, J. Thompson, John Thompson, P. Nurse, W. Hamilton, A. Ferris; treasurer, Mr A. G. Black; hon. secretary, Mr Bruce Macdonald. Messrs G. O. Rutherford, H. Ingrim, and Geo. Hartnell were appointed delegates to the Canterbury Collie Dog Club Association. It was decided to have four events: Class 1., heading, holding, bringing back, and moving. Class 2, heading, bringing back, and yarding. Class 3, huntaway with slew. Class 4, consolation. if time permits.

CHEVIOT. The Cheviot Band of Hope opened the season with a well attended meeting, presided over by the Rev. G. Widdup. During the evening, the Rev. M. Jackson gave an address, and items were also contributed by the following: Songs by the girls; solo, Mrs F. Flute; recitations, Misses Nancy Renner, Daphne Pool, and Elsie Hill, Masters Arthur Renner, Brian Hill, Barry Hill, Leon Bailey, Keith Wootton, and Horace Pool. On Saturday evening, while returning from Gore Bay, Mr W. A. Kermeen, hit a rut in the road while riding his motor-cycle, and was thrown, breaking a bone in his left shoulder. CLARKVILLE. At the annual meeting of the Clarkville Basketball Club the balance-sheet showed a satisfactory credit balance. The. following officers were elected:— Captain, Miss O. Baynon; vice-captain, Miss D. Rice; secretary, Miss E. Giles; referee, Miss R. Piper. The infant department of the Clarkville School held its annual harvest festival. The room was decorated with fruit, jam, and vegetables, which had been given by the children. Thanksgiving, songs, and recitations were given by the children. The gifts were afterwards sent to the St. Saviour's and Methodist Orphanages.

LEITHFIELD. The Social Club Committee held the first social of the season on Saturday. Competitions were won by Mrs Kidd, Miss Jean Gorrie, and Mr Norman Kelcher. Music for the dancing was supplied by Miss Fitzpatrick. Mr Frank Trail was master of ceremonies. GLENROY. The annual meeting of bachelors and spinsters of the Glenroy district was hid. in the hall, Mr P. Colli son presiding. The following sub-committee was elected:—Misses I. Hunt and B. Powell, J. Jenkins, A. Davies, E. C. Hunt (chairman). Miss A. Ure and Mr P. Collison (joint secretaries). Arrangements were made for the ball. At the monthly meeting of the Church Guild Mrs A. S. Thwaites presided. It was decided that in place of the afternoon meeting in May, a "gift evening" Jn aid of the variety stall at the annual fair, be held at "Brockley." LINCOLN. The remarks of the meteorological observer at Lincoln state that Feb-1 ruary and March have been exceptionally dry, and the prevalence of hot north-west winds has had serious effects on pastures, etc. Although there is plenty of hay and other dry feed, a severe shortage of succulent feed, such as root crops and green feed, is certain to occur this winter. Stock are doing as well as could be expected. In February the rainfall at Lincoln was 14 points, compared with 1.64 in February 1932; there were 186 hours of sunshine (176 in 1932); the maximum temperature was 87.6 on February 1, and the minimum 41.6 on February 28. The mean humidity per cent, was 59, compared with 70 in 1932. In March the figures were (1932 being shown in parentheses): —Rainfall, 22 points <3.6Bin); sunshine, 214 hours (157); maximum temperature, 90.5 degrees on March 20; minimum, 33.6 on March 29; humidity, 64 (75.9). SPRINGFIELD. During the week-end a friendly game was played between the Darfield Bowling Club and Springfield Club. The ladies served afternoon tea. The results of the game are as follows (Darfield names mentioned first): — Hewitt, Reveley, Narbey, McCormack (s) 11, Vaughan, Robertshaw, Muir, Norman (s) 18. Watson, Robb, Porteous, Bushel (s) 24, Buchanan, Saundercock, Parris, Harris (s) 12. Robinson, Coombes, Register, btoit (s) 19, Percy, Drury, Milliken, Mitchell (s) 22. The Springfield Bowling Club will end the season on Easter Monday. There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of members of the Springfield branch of the Malvern Plunket Society. Mr R. M. D. Johnson presided. Attendances at the Plunket room for the year ended March 31 were as follows: —Kowai Bush inclusive: Visits to rooms, adults 86, babies 47, older children 37, home visits 96, new babies eight, new adults 12. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £ls ,13s 9d. Mrs H. A. Knight, president of the Malvern Plunket Society, gave an interesting address on the Plunket conference held in Christchurch recently, and also a short talk on how the Plunket work originated. The following officers were elected:—President, Mrs R. M. D. Johnson; vice-president, Mrs R. Dorward: secretary, Miss M. Dorward; committee, Mesdames Ashton, F. Perham, R. Milliken, 11. Faulkner, R. Parris, A. Norman, F. M. Robinson, T. Morgan, and J. Gold. SOUTHBRIDGE. Mr J. H. Hampton presided over the monthly meeting of the Southbridge Town Board, held on Monday evening. The health inspector's veport staled that there had been no cases of infectious disease for the last month. It was decided to make a grant of £2 2s to the St. John Ambulance Association. The clerk stated that, as a result of recent legislation, the board would save £4O a year in interest on its Town Hall loan. The sacred cantata, "The Crucifixion," was presented at the Southbridge Presbyterian Church by the church choir, under the direction of Mr G. B. Couch. The soloists were Messrs G. B. Couch, A. Goulden, J. A. Mackie, and J. Parkin. Mrs F. W. Scott was the organist In honour of her marriage, Miss Connie Greenall was the guest at a gift evening arranged by the young people of the Southbridge Presbyterian Church. Miss B. Eggelton sang a solo and the Rev. W. G. Hannah spoke of Miss Grcenall's services to the church.

SPRINGSTON. The Sunshine Club held its meeting in the Public Hall, Mrs E. L. Neale presiding. The senior competition, for the best decorated coat-hanger, was won by Miss Elaine Bailey. Miss Mary Kime was second, and Miss Annie McLaren third. The junior competition for the best article made from a sugar-bag was won by Stella Lugg, with Molly Thompson second. The hostesses for the evening were Misses Nancy Heinisch, Vera Thomas, Molly Thompson, and Thecla Riordan. Playing cricket at Hagley Park on Saturday, Springston defeated a team from Benjamin's, Ltd., by 31 runs. For Benjamin's, Ltd., the scores were: Rowe, c Grim wood, b Leslie, 73; Hill, b Leslie, 4; Roberts, lbw, b Riordan, 9; Bunt, b Leslie, 0; Whitta, pot out, 40;. Bell, c Millard, b Leslie, 7; Russell, c Musson, b Leslie, 0; Gerard, b Leslie, 0; Whitely, not out, 7; extras, 5; total for seven wickets declared), 145. For Springton: F. Riddell, lbw, b Graham, 10; M. Templeton, b Rowe, 0; J. Millard, b Hill. 32; W. Leslie, b Rowe, 13; K. Woods, c and b Hill, 13; iH. Grimwood, b Graham, 17; C. Reid, b Roberts, 8; J. Fraser, retired, 43; J. Wright, retired, 10; N. retired, 11; A. Riordan, not out, 7; O. Bailey, not out, 4; extras, 8; total, 176. PREBBLETON. A cricket match was pi .yed in the Prebbleton Domain between local men and a team from the Southern Cross Brewery. The visitors, in their first innings, made 49 runs, Passmore, with 11, being the only one to reach double figures. Their total in the second innings was 76 runs for nine wickets, Fuss (24) and Thomas (20) making the best scores. Prebbleton in the first innings made 78 runs, C. Hampton I making 28, not out. Forty-three runs [ were put on in the second spell. For Southern Cross, Thomas and Lloyd, ! and for Prebbleton V. Ayers and W. Smith were the most successful bowlers. SPENCERVILLE. The annual meeting of the Waimairi branch of the Farmers' Union was held in the Ouruhia School. A motion of sympathy with the Crawford family on the loss of their father, who was a foundation member, was carried. The following remits were passed, to be forwarded to the annual conference:— (1) That the Government be asked to insert a clause in all Crown land leases, thereby making the tenant liable for rates; (2) that in the opinion of this branch it is not deemed advisable, in the interests of reducing employment, for relief labour to be used by private individuals. A motion to place'on record the services of Mr E. T. Wilson, the retiring secretary, was carried unanimously. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted:—President, Mr S. G. Farquhar; vice-president, Mr D. Goode; secretary, Mr E. C. Meyers; treasurer, Mr W. P. Spencer; delegate to centre, Mr J. Dunlop.

KAIAPOI. The Waimakariri Power-Boat Club held the Kesteven Cup race for open power-boat competition during the week-end. The course was over six miles, on turbulent water, and the finish was one of the best seen for some time. The Argo (R. F. Joyce) won the cup, Rata (R. Sargeant) taking second place, with the Karwhai (R. H. Moore) third, and the scratch boat P.D.Q. (V. J. Gamble) fourth. Only 10 seconds elapsed as the first four boats crossed the line. In the yachting section, Doreen (W. Burrows) won the Crozier Cup after four races, the Jinx (Kitson-Mealings) and Dotrell (C. Banks) runners-up. The various cups were won during the season by the following:—Power-boats: Pearce Cup, R. Sargeant; Wilcocks Cup, R. Sargeant; Kesteven Cup, R. F. Joyce. Yachting: De la Rue Cup, W. A. Young; Crozier Cup, W. Burrows. The annual meeting of subscribers to the Kaiapoi Circulating Library was held on Monday evening, Mi* A. Gordon presiding. The report stated that the average membership totalled 81 for the year. Sixty-six new books had been added and the usual magazines purchased. The report and bal-ance-sheet.showed a credit balance of £l9 2s 9d. The following officers were elected: President, Mr T. R. Leithead; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. A. Young; committee, Mrs H. W. Childs, Misses E. Thorne and M. Stack, Messrs A Gordon, D. Bruce, J. Jowers, and L. L. Wilson. LITTLE RIVER. John Matthews, aged about 75 years, an employee at the Lake Forsyth Hotel, Little River, was about to board the train at Little River yesterday morning when he suddenly collapsed and died on the railway station.