MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21199, 25 June 1934, Page 6

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON INFECTIOUS DISEASES A case of scarlet fever and another' of tuberculosis in the borough were reported last week. There were no notifications in the county. Personal Mr T. N. Beckett, who was recently transferred to Christchurch, has been elected the first life member of the Erewhon Mountaineering Club in re cognition of his work in founding the club. Beautifying the Roadside The planting of 10 acres of ornamental trees along the reserve fronting the Main South road from Mitcham corner to the road leading to the Fairfield freezing works, was completed by the Ashburton County Council on Friday. The work covers a strip of land 52 chains long and is part of a scheme drawn up by the council more than 12 months ago to beautify the roadside between Fairfield .and Ashburton. Mountaineering: Club At a meeting of the Erewhon j Mountaineering Club held on Friday | evening Mr E. R. Easterbrook (chairman) presided. A trip to Lake Heron | was arranged for July 1. It was decided to invite members of the Canterbury Mountaineering Club to visit Ashburton next month to give a lantern lecture on trips of interest on Canterbury ranges. Heavy Frost > A frost of 12.2 degrees, the heaviest! this winter, was experienced at Ash- 1 burton yesterday. j Play for Charity i The Ashburton. Repertory Society's performance of Arthur Macßae's | three-act play, "Flat to Lpt." which was such a success oh Thursday evening, was repeated on Saturday evening for the Ashburton Relief of Distress Fund. The play was not nearly: so well supported as on the first performance.

Cut With an Axe John Wolfrey, aged 38, of Ashton, was admitted to the Ashburton Public Hospital on Saturday with. an axe wound on the. left foot. He.is making, a satisfactory recovery. Memorial Service An impressive memorial service to Mr F. Z. D. Ferriman, the most prominent citizen in Ashburton iot the last 50 years and an ardent church worker, was held at St. 'Stephen's Anglican Church last evening, Archdeacon A. J. Petrie being in the pulpit; A large inustcr of returned soldiers, whose interests Mr.Ferrlrnan hod very much at heart, paraded to the service. ' There, were -also present the Mfeyor (Mr W.; H. Woods), members of ,the borough council, the chairman ol the couhty council (Mr D. J. Morrow), members of the county council, representatives of the' Ashburton Hospital Board; Ashburton branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, Ashburton Returned Soldiers' Club,; Ashburton War Relief Fund Copimittee. and Ashburton No-License Council. There was an attendance of about 460. Mr Petrie'took as his text, "Hpnour all men, love the brotherhood, fear God, and honour the King." He said that Mr Ferriman had lived tip 7 to those ideals with practical generosity and sympathy; simple Christian faith, and enthusiasm for what be believed to be right. "He has been a unique character in our midst," said Mr Petrie, "and was' truly a great heart. He gave himself to public interests in Ashburton, and not only in Ashburton but also in New Zealand and even the world. He showed his love for his fellow-men and country in a practical sense. His interest in returned soldiers was revealed in all he did for them. Nor did he limit is beneficence to the returned man—many homes whom he helped in Ashburton would know that."

Strangers visiting the town were accustomed to meeting him on the streets. He had taken them in, in many cases keeping them until he found employment for them. He could not have done so mucii without the help of Mrs Ferriman, who was a noble and self-sacrificing woman. Mr Ferriman was a most active member of the church, and although several things happened to which he wag opposed, he remained loyal and steadfastly consistent in all his actions. < To everything concerning Christianity he was generous, even assisting other churches financially. There was a great lesson to be learnt from his life work, Mr Petrie read a telegram received from Mr J. M. Murray, secretary of the New Zealand Alliance, stating that the alliance was grateful for the privilege of comradeship with such a fceli-sacrificfng and noble personality as Mr Ferriman. • J ; c - Thompson sang "O Rest in the Lord, from "Elijah." Mr Ferriman's favourite hymns, "Great God, D ,? r . We See and Hear," and Abide With Me," were suns bv the congregation. * At the conclusion of the service the I Dead March in "Saul" was played by Mr Thompson.. Diamond Julilee ■The diamond jubilee celebrations of bt. Andrew's Presbyterian Church concluded yesterday. There were laige congregations at both morning and evening services, which were conducted by The Rev. R. S. Watson, ihere was Communion at both services. In the morning the choir sang w 6 il 1 " ?'• So Loved the World, and in the evening. "The Adpcal of the Crucified" was given. Football iho Ashburton llugby Union's competitions v.eroadvanced a further Stage on SatU « Yi'i B cllio ' sur I Jnßfl was the victory of Allcnton over Kakaia, 11 hitherto unbeaten team in the senior grade. M«>thven is now in thu load for tho senior championship. ALLE.VJ'ON Ul) v. ItAKAIA (3) ; The greatl;/ improved play of A 1 lent on in the secocd hall of the game was re' sponsible for its victory over Rakuin. The best attack-ins player on the field was J. Lysaght (A: lcntoni, who worked hard throughout the match and Tvas ably supported by C. Thomas. Behrnes (Rakaia) and Woodham (Allenton.) ivere conspicuous in the bacss, tleir handling being particularly good. The f rst spell was confined mostly

to Allonton's territory. There were one ,or two promising pausing movements, but they lacked finish. Behrnes (Rakaia) and Hood (Allenton) b«d severalutiaueceasful attempts) at goal from penalties, but Behcuea cbii.-.. verted : one, giving'Raktua a lead of tU*?«. points.' Id- tli6 -feeebnd half the Allehtott playorß' liVeited up '-and - made, a milch itirSproved allowing; although they were without Stephen®, who -was ordered off by the referee ill the first spall. The Allenton forwards put plenty of spirit irtto their • play ■ and earned the ball into Rttk»i» J s t#«l»ty-n?«," where Thomas and Lynaglit 'Comijd 'fln for the InHer to, Seor.o. Perinal ivjib unsuccessful with the kick. Allenton maintained the offensive and showed good combination particularly in the forwards. From play naar the Rakaia line, Burnett got possession of the ball and (lived over after warding off two of the opposing players. Pential again failed to convert. Allenton 6, Eakaia ft. With only ft few minutes to go, Allenton maintained the. pressure and penned the Rakaia men on their own line. The effort was completed by Veasey, . who obtained a' try after' ft good solo effort. Hurdie converted. Alleijtqn 11, Rakaia 9. Mr C. H. Day was the referee. : ...... j METHVEN (17) v. OLD BOYS (0). Mothven held the upper hand from, curly I in the game and \V. L)o!au missod with a tree kick trow a good posit.on. Old Boys too:; a short turn at the ati.ick and W, Fagan made an attempt to open the acovo froiU u penalty kick but the ball dropped just short of the bar. A scrum infri»go : ment in Old Boys' twenty-five gave. Mtth-' vert a penalty kick which W, Oolan put over. Methven 3, Old Boys 0. Methvcn opened the second spell brightly. J. Lilley intercepted 4 pass from Frew and side-stepped to soori uuder the posts. ' W. Doian uouvertod. The ]}«s.t movement of the i day came from a acrulri in OU} Boys' twentyfiv.e, MoAlister Stephen, R. "Lilley, and J. Liilley handling fop the last-named to score a try alongside the posts. W. Dolan etaverted. Methven 13, Old Boys 0. .Methven pressed until W. Fagan relieved with a kick. iT. Lllley took the ball smartly »nd Mtted a goal from a position just outsiJs the 25-yard mark and close to the side-line. I Mfithven 17, Old Boys 0. For Old Boys, Hswlitnd and Arffyle (forwards) and > Bradford and Fagan (backs) wen the mainstays of the tttatn, while Pftblooheque, McKeniie, and Petrle (forwards), and Stephen, McAlister, And R. Lilley and J, Lllley (back's) were the most prominent players in the Methven team. Mr W. Wellman was this referee. " JUXIOR GRADE la a kcenlv-contcsted match at the Show Grounds. Old ijoya iiiev'uven drow, both teams obtaining three points. F. Jordan scored for Old Boya and K. Cook for Methven. Mr F. Kennedy waa the referee Playing at Maylield, -Viayfiald beat Lowcliffe by It Doints to 0. Mr E. Burgess was the referee. llaltaia boat Technical Old lloj'B by 12 pointß to U in a match at Rakaia, The match played at Mount Vomers was lesson to be learnt from his life Work, rather one-sided, and resulted in ft win for Mount Somers by 35 points to 0. Owing to the non-arrival of Sprinnbum, the match arranged bfetwen Tinwald and Sprinaburn was not plaved Third Grade—Technical Old Boys 6. Old Boys 5; High School 5, Springburn 5; Rakaia 9. Methven a, ... Fourth G rade—Allenton 12. Timvftld 0, Toohnlcal 11. Hijrh School 3 Women's Hockey The Asliburton Ladies' Hockey Association competitions were continued on Saturday infine weather. In spite, Jot the'.*JM«<i.' r * ,n " hft jjronmls were inreasonably; |j»o4 .o*a«t* • skniob GR.ADF ; Playing' at liAljaia, Ttakaia ' "bcit Buring s<iuarci by 7 goals to 0. The scorers v. we're Misses Shannon (6), S. Breach (l) t snd M. ltapley. <1). Mr W. 0. Bishop was the net'erou. ■ ■ ■%*': Tho match between Tinwald, writ. SUrC;one, played at Rakitia, was wald by 6 goals to 0. tn Hie fltst'.'halt -,tlf the game Tin>vald had only; one" goal, bpt ICnrnoiifc could not hold out in the, : seepiM]. spell, Goals were shot- by Misses F,- GudSfllt (■ti. K. Chapihan, and K. Mr WO. Tliehop was tha referee. ■■ iirP' Hinds beat High ;Bthoolf at by 5 goaU to 1. Neither tenim combinfltlon.J- but,. Hinds gained tage In the «froler Work. Donaldson and MMji.v3.. Lbwe ithlrt goals, ~«vhile ,J, •.Wat4<jnv.«|j;o^%^ Grnyhurn scored for MesSW; A;J (3-. Mcllardy i>nd G. Kelly Wera th& referees.' The match between Methven ■' and High School Old Girls, played at AsHburton, interesting. At the end-of the -first "half Old Girls held the advantage, bill Jin -the second half Methven player improved ,t6»!r combination, and thoy won by S goals to S. Both teams gaveo good Tho 1 srorers for Mijtbvey; were .Miss T WilE - Or'etney, M.'Owen. and H. TTilliatna. The coale- for-v Old Giria • were alwt by.-Mwr-R, p; Cbib W li;-Mv A. G. JMcHardy was the referee. T.oweliffe beat Sprinsburn by defsult.

- JUNIOR GBAbE Mount Somers beat High- School goals to 0, at Mount Soip'-ra, the foorert^,. • being. Misses I. Taylor (4), J, McCllmont ' ,-.(S), .an4:'£■ 'waS. the referee. • , , I At il«thvep, Hinds the horns ■by % ffoals 'to O, the goals being shot b# 1 ' 3 Miss J.: Cleeve. Mr G. Johns was His til feree. ;., - Men's Hockey ' sss The Senior cofiipetition was postpe»t4 ,<»fr afternoon and a trial - match played to holp in the selection of the issais; .- to reprekont Mid; Canterbury against vern, at Ashburton. next Saturday. gome was played on the Ashburton DomStnJ' ' la the junior' grade c6mpetition St. Stt • phen-,'s ,beat-gt., Andre>y.!s by. 6' Coals lo'te-" Mr-.K. G.,Fowke was the-rcierea. ; , y.fJ Baskertbajl - . Ths weather ideal on Saturdaynoon for ' the continuation of the AshhuftoS Basketball Association's competitions, ,saJ most of- the grouhds were in' good plsjiig . coiidrtioiu lße*nlts":~" »?•' • fienler Gfade—Tin waif" 13, Cohrsnt OW" Girls.ft;-High Bcheol IS. St. Andrew's 8; St, Stephen's 26,-. LyJrdbnrst IS; Technical High School. Old Girls 7: Technical Old Oirk ' A 16, Technical GUI Girls B 13; TißwsM 18,:. St. Stephen's 14Technical Old -«h4» i.B . 11. High.School Old Girls .11; Technics! 2ft, Baring Sqhare 11; Technics! Old GirS.!. A 19, Lyudhurst 7; High School 17, Conveir 'Old Girls 10. " ••• J. - " 'Junior GTade—St. Andrew's 16, Sphool 6;-AHexiton-1, Technical B O; Chtrtr <' sey -19, St. -Andrew's 2j Qonvepf Old Gttli f: 41, Technical A, 7; Hampstead 6, Lyndhntij# a Third (j rade—fiigh School A 8. Teclinfcill, Z. A S; Techiiieal B S, ABenton B 4; BiA" Schoel B 1, Hampstoad' 0; St.' 8, AH#ntori A 6. The referees were MissM Sutherland, C. Miller, H. Hiekey, B. Bonsl#- - sen, JsV, BuchaAani E.-. Meredith, Di •' head, t> -Smith, and. Titisterald, and HessN ■* Mftcfarlaije and R; J; 'ThoTipson.tr . A frtsiidljr. match between St. Stephen'-a -, BaisHball Club.'j junior team and a teaij»„. from Tai Tapu Glub was , won by the *fdv' tors by Xfli goals tfl IS. I. Clark and I. A*detton wire, prominent for St. Stsphw'*; 2 and P. Hamilton, M. Harvard, and J. Wott •" for the visiting team., : T. ' ' RAKAIA ' Mr L. Cordner, who has .been ,i|i. charge of the Bakaia branch of th*- 1 New Zealand.. ■ Loan and Mercantile' Agency Company, Limited, for the lftSf ' IB years, will retire on superannaa-;.; tion from the end of this month. &£r. H. A. Moray-Smith, of the present 5 staff, has been appointed in his steid. ,-: The Kereone Hockey Club recently held a farewell social in honour Jit Mr L. P, Botherway, who has been transferred to Christchurch. A pleasant evening was apent in dancing, games, and competitions. Music forthe. dancing was played by Mrs M. OReilly, with extras by Miss W. O'Reilly and, Mr J. Lawlor. Mr Peter O'Reilly was master of ceremonies. A ; Monte Carlo waitz was v/on by Miss .O'Reilly and Mr J. Toner. Winners nf competitions were Misses I. McGeorge, H, Clark, W. O'Reilly and Mr J. PO'Reilly. The club eaptain, Miss W. O'Reilly thanked Mr Botherway for his services to the club as team selector, and chairman of the committee, end on behalf of members presented him - with an inscribed gold casket of cigarettes. Mr Botherway suitably returned thanks. Am on a those present wfrg Mesdames M, O'Reilly and P. Smith. W. O'Reilly, H. Cl"" v '. <*>. L, T. Toner,.M. .O'Reilly. Mary O'R'oiljy, J, Brimicombo . T. TTcGecrge. 8.. Pari?,, arid . Peggy O'Reilly. LYNNFORD The following were, the scores it ji" weekly march of the Lynnford Miniature Rifle Club, when the secondshoot for a tfdphy given by Mr J- .. McElhinhey waa fired: —N. Bauerle 79,.... L. Deli, 7y, N. Mcintosh 76, R. Johnston", 78, ,L- Noble 72, S. Johnston. 72, ■ W. Chisnall 71, J, Bishop 70, J. Man-, son : 69, ,S. Niven 62, J2. Bishop. 62, Af . Painter H. Symns- 56, and Hi " Painter 45. • Bauerle won the seniot •; hotty buitaiv - and-S.-. Jphnstan tb®---junior, ■buttori.-v final of the tropw:"' resulted: N. Siiierle (2), 80, 79, I;;Re V, Jphnstoii (6), 74, 73, 2. The followantfateam .will represent tne club at jtne . first Cass Cup shoot this evsnlng^Nj;; Bauerle, -L, Qelli- F.- Morriss, C. Drili ■; N.' Mcintosh, J.\. Bishop^-R. - L. Noble, S. Johnston, "M. Dollar, W. Chisnall, and E. Bishop.