NORTH CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20987, 16 October 1933, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY

CULVERDEN At the official opening of the Culverden Tennis Club Mr Marmaduke Bethell declared the season open. There was an attendance of about 50 members and also a number of guests. The courts were in good order and an enjoyble afternoon was spent by the players. Mrs Bethell has given a trophy to be competed for in the mixed doubles. The competition will be held next Wednesday, when partners will be drawn at the courts. Two silver cups have been given for competition at the annual athletic meeting of the schools in the Amuri dictrict. They are to be given to the schools gaining most points in boys' and girls' events respectively. The cups were given . by the Herbert Smith trust fund at Hamilton, a fund endowed by Mr Herbert Smith, who left £IO,OOO for the encourage-, ment of all branches of athletics among school children in New Zealand. The meeting will be held at Culverden in December. Owing to the distance cricketers in the Amuri district have to travel to form a team, considerable difficulty is being met in forming one in Culverden for the coming season. The auestion has not been definitely decided, and supporters hope that the club will not be forced to withdraw from the competition.

OXFORD At the quarterly meeting of the Oxford Methodist Circuit the Rev. A. Ashcroft presided. A small committee was appointed to revise the members' roll. The financial statement showed a debit balance on the quarter's working; and it was decided to make an effort to liquidate this in the coming quarter by straight out giving. Consideration was also given to the holding of church meetings regularly for the discussion of all church activities. A consulting committee was set up to confer with Mr Ashcroft in a series of lectures. Mr Ashcroft was unanimously invited to continue as minister of the church for another year, Messrs L. Watson and D. J. Hawke were appointed represenatives to Synod, and Messrs W. M. Dalley and E. A. Woodfield substitutes. The reports on the Sunday school, and the young people's society, were satisfactory. The Oxford Basketball Club held a well-attended "wind-up" social in the Town Hall. Several novelty dances were enjoyed. Music was supplied by Knowles's band, and a dainty supper was provided. The Oxford Bowling and Croquet Club opened its nineteenth season on Saturday afternoon. Mr A. Baxter, president of the club, welcomed the visitors, who had come from Rangiora, Sheffield, and Darfield, and the club members. He wished them a pleasant season. The green was in firstclass condition, he said, due to the care of the green-keeper, and he hoped that the membership would soon be increased. Mr Percy Fisher, chairman of the Oxford County Council, congratulated the club on the state of the green, and wished members a successful season. Mr C. Rands, president of the Rangiora Bowling Club, responded on behalf of the visitors. Miss Baxter threw up the jack, and Mrs Baxter rolled up the first bowl.

OHOKA Before a capacity house the Ohoka school children gave their annual concert. For some time the children had been practising assiduously, and the items presented were a credit to the children and to the teachers. As a result the funds of the school committee will benefit very considerably. The chief item of the programme was "The Weddingof the Painted Doll," in which : Erin Brown was the bride and Wynton . Walls the bridegroom. The bride had k two small flower-girls. Gwenyth and I Ruth Mayer. The bridesmaids and J groomsmen and the dolls in their cos'r tumes made a pleasing scene. Tom • Scott as the minister was a great suc- ' cess. The following was the pro- [ gramme:—Opening chorus, "How Do You Do?"; duet, "Don't You RememI ber the Time," Joy Puschel and Alma > Clist; song, "When I Take My Sugar to ' Tea," Eleanor Skinner and ballet; dia- ! logue, "Trials of a Schoolmistress," , Margaret Enticott and John Mayer; k flower dance, Edna Berg; duet, "You're l Just a Flower," Kathleen Dunick and Esther Smith, with ballet; "Painting , the Baby," Frank Ward, Tom Scott, • and Austin Mayer; pianoforte solo, ' Dorothy Butt; character sketch, "I I Ain't Nobody's Darling," Eleanor Skinner; drill, senior boys; "Wedding of I the Painted Doll," juniors; chorus, ' "Captain Brown," senior boys; duet, ' "Lilac Time," Alma Clist and Brian Quinn, with ballet; play, "A Trip to , Kaiapoi," junior pupils; "Chinese k Dream Girl," Eleanor Skinner and Joy I Puschel and Chinese ballet; dialogue, Cameron Boswell and Tom Pearson: ', tap dance, Edna Berg; "What's What," Reta Vette and Connie Kevern; song, "Ain't She Sweet," Eleanor Skinner ; and ballet; recitation, David Brown; ballet, "Just a Little Street Where Old 1 Friends Meet," senior girls; chorus, "Springtime," seniors; "The Toy- ' maker's Dream," juniors. WEST EYRETON A successful social was organised by the West Eyreton branch of St. James's Ladies Guild. Winners of competitions were Miss M. Addinell and Mr P. Rowe; wool cushion, Mrs J. Pester; Monte Carlo, Miss M. Fidler and Mr E. McLauchlin. Music was supplied by Miss A. Wayland and extras were played by Miss M. Addinell and Messrs R. Whitham and Beattie. Messrs Busch and C. W. Bennett acted as masters of ceremonies. CUST A cherry blossom fair in aid of funds of the Presbyterian Church was very successful. The proceeds were about £25. During the evening a children's , fancy dress parade was held. The judges were Mrs R. Mcintosh and Mrs i Lockhart (Rangiora). The stall-holders were:—Produce, Mrs Kingsbury and ; Mrs Hamilton; cakes, Mesdames Burns, . Heinisch, and C. Mcintosh; sweets, : Mesdames Struthers and Campion. : Afternoon tea arrangements were in j charge of Mesdames Finch, Dewar, ] Jackson, Sneddon, Wheeler, Ball, ; Rowe, and Miss Bennett. Winners of J competitions were:—Cake, A. Keep; - doll, Miss Fletcher; cake stand, A. Gar- , tery; cushion, C. Wayland; cushion, ; E Kingsbury; nail-driving, M. Forbes; - women's nail-driving, Mrs R. Thomp- ] son; candle lighting, Miss Burt. The ' winners in the fancy dress parade ( were: __ Girls, three years to eight, Verna Cowens (Turkish Delight) 1, j Ngaire Sneddon (Deaconess) 2. Boys, j three years to eight: Mervyn Wheeler j (Things of the Past) 1, Jim Rowe (Pir- £ ate) 2. Girls, nine to 14 years: Yvonne ■, Lock (Old Dutch Cleanser) 1, Lois < Wood (Yellow Pierrette) 2. Boys, nine r _ dian Indian) 1, Derek Wheeler (A - Noted Person) 2. After the parade i Verna Cowens presented each of the t judges with a Victorian posy. E .J ] LYNTON DOWNS j At a meeting of the Lynton Downs * Tennis Club at which Mr J. E. Bar- *; ker presided, it was decided to form a a new club, incorporating with it the t old one, to be known as the Lynton- ® Fernleigh Tennis Club, and a consti- r tution was agreed to subject to revis- s ion. „ J The following were elected offi- 0 cers:—Patron, Mr W. M. Acton-Adams; s president, Mr J. Gregory; vice-pre- / sidents, Messrs B. Evans, A. Scott, J. f, Y. Scales; secretary, Mr L. P. Blunt; g treasurer, Mr J. Evans; auditor, Mr y R. T. Pope; committee, Misses Treloar a and C. Gregory, Mesdames Blunt and V Pugh, Messrs E. Gregory, W. Gregory, E ®n& P. <3. Humra. Tlie subscription fee ti