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CANTERBURY w bee • ~ wo Th RANGIORA s> t bei PERSONAL j - | Lil „ w< Miss I. Rutherford, "Montrose,' Culverden. has been appointed judge at P r ' the gymkhana to be conducted on the a _ Rangiora Show Grounds on Saturday next by the Brackenfield Hunt. M) House Destroyed at Cust M] A house, occupied by Mr J. M. Pickering, a farmer, of Summerhill, Cust, and owned by Mrs J. Beatty, of South- te( brook, was destroyed by fire on Thurs- D _ riav afternoon. The house, which wis a wooden one, was about 50 years th , old and once the flames had obtained a a hold the building and its contents St were soon destroyed. Mr Pickern & q was visiting Timaru at the tune. G The house was insured with tht Farmers' Insurance Company for £340 and the contents with the Victoria In- . r. surance Company for £2jo. .None the outbuildings was burner!. St. John Ambulance Division During the coming winter members of the newly-formed Rangiora Division bl of St. John Ambulance Brigade will be in attendance at all sports gather- 01 ings, including football, hockey, and ta other matches at Rangiora. Although there has been an ambulance class at Rangiora for some tnne it is only ie- c cently that the class, has been given the status of a division. When posh ( sible two members of the division spend a week-end at the brigade headquarters at Christchurch to gain ex- * perience. A first-aid class has ]ust begun a course of instruction undei DrT L. M. King, of Rangiora. Rangiora County Kates The 10 per cent, penalty on outstanding rates in the Rangiora County council's district will be placed on the c sum o£ £41.5 9s 9d. The total amount of rates struck for the current yeai which ends to-morrow was_ £1.5// Id less an amount of £533 which is v the total amount of rebate allowed on n certain farm properties in the county. The total rate includes a special hospital levy and also the Cust ririint,. - Of the amount collected the Rangiora • riding was responsible tor AJ9s.wis sd, the Cust riding £542 12s lid and the * hospital levy £1273 10s. Rates for the Waimakann and Ashley River Trusts are also collected by the Rangiora County Council. lor properties in the Rangiora riding. Ihe t ■ total rale struck b.v the "Waimakauu 3 River Trust was £3BB 5s lid, and of - this total £328 12s 7d had been collected before the 10 per cent, penalty was applied. The sum ot iws U ( . 7d was collected on behalf of the Ash- ; lev River Trust out of a total rate ot " £378 10s 6d and the amount outstand- - : ing will also incur the 10 per cent. ( penalty. , Unemployment Figures J i The number of relief workers em- ( k ployed under the Unemployment ; I Board's No. 5 scheme in the Rangiora ■ ( County next week will be slightly , : less than this week's total. One more , worker will be placed on the Ashley ■ river protection works next week Ihe , figures for next week are as follows ] " (those for this week being given in ■ parenthesis):—No. 5 scheme 44 <4B;, Ashley river 132 (131), Fireblight m- _ spection 4 (4). * Good Draught Horses Some of the highest prices obtained , : for draught horses at a clearing sale this season in the Rangiora district 7 were realised at a sale conducted by I Messrs Pyne, Gould. Guinness, Ltd., on ; account of Mr E. A. Barker, Oxford road, Rangiora. A bay gelding aged - five years, which was broken only to 1 chain work, brought £OO, and two * mares aged four and five years realised - £59 and £53 respectively. A three- " year-old filly brought £52. Several aged horses were sold for about £3O. 3 Returned Soldiers' Association Social Another of the socials held by the f" Rangiora branch of the Returned Solt diers* Association was conducted in the club room, the prizes being won = by Misses E. Adams and Hine Teihoka, and Messrs W. Watson and G. ~ Greig. 1: Inler-Borouffh Cricket = The annual inter-borough cricket match between Rangiora and Kaiapoi - in the Mcintosh Shield competition 'J will be played on the Rangiora High " School grounds to-day. The Rangiora = Borough team is as follows: —A. L. Lockhart (captain). H. K. Kiopen- - berger. F. W. Mehrtens, W. A. Steele, P. G. Roberts. F. W. Devlin, G. Carj penter. J. Pethig, A. V. Miller, H. L. g Kinley, G. M. Morgan. Emergency: G. ' Rainey. - Rangiora Pictures Jessie Matthews and Sonny Hale - head the cast in "Evergreen," a comedy with music, full of genuine entertain- '?• ment, to be screened at the Rangiora Town Hall this afternoon and to-night. A good programme of featurettes will _ also be shown at both sessions. Rangiora Tennis Club The committee of the Rangiora Tennis Club met last evening. The presiIdent, Dr. E. S. McPhail, presided. Mr J. D. Palairet, who has left New Zealand to reside in Samoa, tendered his resignation as treasurer of the club. The resignation was accepted with re- , gret, and it was decided to place on record appreciation of his services. Mr A. C. Fraser was appointed treasurer. It was decided to close the courts I for the season on April .13, and the date of a closing dance and presentation of trophies was left to the social committee. The North Canterbury Tennis SubAssociation wrote chanking the club for the use of its courts for the championships. The financial statement showed a credit of £7 9s 9d, after starting the. season with a debit of £72 6s 7d. Accounts amounting to £4 10s lid were passed for payment. ® KAIAPOI The annual meeting of the Kaiapoi Park Committee was held in the Cycle Club rooms, Kaiapoi, on Thursday evening. The chairman, Mr H. Rinaldi, presided. The following officers were elected: —Chairman, Mr H. Rinaldi; grounds committee, Messrs G. H. Forrest, I. Richardson, J. Dempster, land J. R Murphy; secretary, Mrs F. G. Kirkpatnek; treasurer, Mr J. Tait. Playing grounds were allocated to the Kaiapoi Rugby Football Club and the Kaiapoi Ladies' Hockey Club. The annual meeting of the Kaiapoi Men's Hockey Club was held at the Cycle Club rooms, Kaiapoi, on Thursday evening. The president, Mr F. Isles, presided. The annua. l report , and the balance-sheet, showing a small credit balance, were adopted. The following officers were elected: —Patron, Mr C. Ashby; president, Mr F. Isles; vice-presidents, Messrs A. Linklater, H. J. Harrison. A. Gray, and Dr. M. H. Aiken; club captain, Mr W. P. Smith; vice-captain, Mr F. Hammer; secretary and treasurer, Mr A. H. Gray; committee, Messrs T. Ayers, B. Hawkins. H. Green, and G. Chapman; coaches, Messrs F. Isles and F. Fowler; groundsmen, Messrs H. Green and C. Miles; delegates to the Canterbury Centre, Messrs H. Green and F. Hammer; selection committee, the captains of teams, and Messrs F. Isles and F. Fowler. It was decided to hold the official opening of the season to-day.

WAIAU The annual dance of the Waiau Ladies* Croquet Club was held in the Public Hall, Waiau. The hall had been decorated by the secretary and committee. Competition dances were won by Miss A. Beaven ■ and W. Thompson and Miss Scales and M. McDonald. Music was played by the Waiau Band. The club's funds will benefit considerably. WOODEND ' The committee of the Woodend Library held the annual meeting on Wednesday evening. Mr J. Forbes presided. The balance-sheet showed a satisfactory credit. The following officers were elected: -—Chairman, Mr J. Forbes; secretary, Mr A. Smith; librarian and treasurer, Mr G. Gibling; committee, Messrs H. Robertshaw, R. Balhngcr, J. Little. It was decided that £5 be spent on new books, and that ihey should be selected bv Messrs Forbes, Gibling, and D. Cutler. Th~ following team will represent the Woodend Cricket Club to-day in a match against the Rangioia High School, at the Woodend Domain:—J. C Southen, G. Gibbs. C. Smith, G. Gibling, S. Smith, A. E. Appleton, R. Cassidy, W. Eder, T. Eder, B. Eder, ,T. Huria, K. Shepherd. LOBURN The harvest thanksgiving of. the Loburn Presbyterian Church was held on Sunday afternoon. Fruit and vegetables were received and were sent on to the Presbyterian boys 'and girls' orphanages. The Rangiora Presbyterian Church provided the choir, and Mrs Withers was organist and Mr J. Whitehouse was conductor. Three anthems were sung and three solos were taken by Misses J. Hanna, May field, and Mr C. Kier The Rev. J. A. F. Watson conducted the service. SHEFFIELD

The euchre tournament and dance,, organised by the Ann at School Committee, was held in thr: Orange Hall on Thursday night. Mr If- C.uoptu was master of ceremonies, and the music for Ihe dancing was played by Mr William Pelt it. Mr KA. Atkinson Played extras. The pri/.e-wmuers at, Die cards were: Mrs C-oopet J, Mis VV. J. Black 2, Mr D. McKay 1, Ml U. Robertson 2. . The Sheffield Bowling Club will be represented by the following rinks in the friendly matches to be played on the Rangiora green t'J-elay. Miley, CI. Lawrence. A. W. Atjains, Stephens ts>; VV. P. Hew'U, E. - ■ Adams A. S. Mortal), Lilley isi, .1KSkuri-. W. .1. JcnlOns. W. Watson, li. C. Townshend 'St. On Thursday afternoon Uie nieinhei.-, </ the Wa;.din;:ton Metliodist ladies "uild held a successful bring-and-buy sale in the vestry of the church. Produce cake, and sweets stalls weie m charge of the ladies, and altcrnoon tea was supplied. After the meeting opportunity was taken to say larewoll to the liev C. I<• Robinson, who leaves on transfer to the Nightcaps circuit. ; Mr D. J. Hawkc made the presentai tion of a travelling rug. and spoke of the work Mr and Mrs Roomson had done in the circuit Mr Robinson responded. Mrs C. u. Sealey n solo during the <uicinoon. KIMBERLEY The weekly social was held in the Kimberley Hall on Wednesday night. The winners of the competitions were Mrs A. A. Stott and Mr T. Brown, and the consolation prizes were won by Miss S. McCausland and Mr H. BHPresbyterian Church's harvest thanksgiving" service will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m.

TAI TAPU The annual general meeting of the Tai Tapu Golf Club was held in the Tai Tapu Ilall on Wednesday evening, when the president (Mr W, G. Macartney) presided. The secretary, Mr A. Thompson, presented the second annual report which stated that the season had been successful, the new course having met with general approval. The winter had been exceptionally wet, but the links committee had made considerable improvement by draining the worst areas. It was found necessary to employ a greenkeeper, relieving the members of the committee, and at the close of the season the greens were top-dressed and sown. The club membership now stands at 51. The men's championship was won by J. Bain, while the women's championship was won byMrs D. Macdonald (senior) and Mrs J. Mackenzie (junior). Expressions of sympathy were passed with Mr W. H. Sowden in the death of his wife, who was an active member of the club, and also with the club captain, Mr J. Bain, in his illness. Mr Gavin Turnbuli (treasurer) presented the balance-sheet which showed a credit balance of £lB 2s 2id. An offer of a trophy for the women's section from Mr Sowden was accepted. It was proposed that the club consider the question of establishing club rooms and that the committee be empowered to enter into negotiations with Mr J. Mackenzie about leasing a porr tion of his cottage. The election of officers resulted as follows: —Patron, the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes; president, Mr W. G. Macartney; vice-presidents, Messrs J. Sharp, J. Rennie, and R. M. Morten; club captain, Mr D. R. Macdonald; hon. secretary, Mr A. Thompson; hon. treasurer, Dr. I. Weston; men's committee, Messrs G. O. Templeton, G Stoddart, F. Withell, J. H. Mackenzie, and A. Parrott; women's section: captain, Mrs A. Parrott; hon. secretary , Mrs D. R. Macdonald; committee, Mesdames W. G. Macartney, I. Weston, J. Rennie, F. Withell, and Miss A. Welsh; hon. auditor, Mr Jas. Mackenzie. The resignation of Mr G. Turnbuli 'treasurer) was received. The president made him a presentation from the club, Mr Turnbuli expressed thanks, and said that although leaving the district he would continue to be a member. Opening day was fixed for Saturday, April 13, at 1.30 p.m., and Sir R. Heaton Rhodes will be asked to perform the opening ceremony. It was decided by the women's committee to hold the golf ball at Tai Tapu on Thursday, May 2. A combined meeting of the Nurse Maude Well-Wishers' Club and the Tai Tapu branch of the Red Cross was held in the Tai Tapu Hall on Thursday afternoon. Mrs R. McLachlan presided. Progress reports were received from the various members, and it was agreed to advertise in the newspapers that a monster fete would be held in Rhodes Park Domain on Saturday, April 6', to be opened at 2.30 p.m. by, the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes. Nurse Maude and Lady Wigram had signified their intention of being present. Mr Thompson arranged to have children's sports, and the various competitions were arranged. The committee arranged for a bus to leave Rink Taxis at 2 p.m. LITTLE RIVER Mr A. V. Hutchinson, Okute Valley, Little River, who will sail from Wellington on the Ruahine at the beginning of April for a trip to England, has been the guest of honour at several dinner and farewell parties, given by relatives and friends. Mr Hutchinson intends to return to Little River in about six months.

HORORATA The annual meeting of the Hororata branch of the Plunket Society was held in the parish room on Thursday afternoon. Mrs G. Grigg presided. During the year the president (Mrs L.. Acland) had resigned owing to her visiting England. The secretary had sent letters of appreciation to Mrs Acland and Mr and Mrs Ingram, who had also left the district, for their assistance. The treasurer, Mrs J. Ballagh, submitted the balance-sheet, which showed a good credit. Mrs Grigg referred to the successful year, and welcomed Mrs E. Dennis's twin babies as being the first since the inception of the Hororata Plunket branch. The visits of Nurse Finlayson for the year were:—Home 260, adults to rooms 188, babies 91, older children 62, new babies 16, new adults 34. The following officers were elected: —President, Mrs G. Grigg; vice-presi-i dents, Mesdames T. B. Jones, G. C. Derrett, T. D. Jarman, and K, Hal); secretary and treasurer, Mrs J. Ballagh; committee, Mesdames E. A. Gray, F. N. Wright, F. O'Rorke, W. Stone, R. G. Keith, W. Thwaites, C. Bruce, T. F. Hight, G. Marshall, J. Thorne, 11. A. Oliver, W. O. Gray, A. J. Harris, W. Reddingion, and R. White. It was decided to hold the annual ball Oi) the second Friday in May. An enjoyable evening was spent at the Hororata Hall on Thursday, when the Hororata Tennis Club invited. Coalgate to a return progressive euchre challenge match. The games were won by Coalgate, and the, challenge cup, given by Mrs Caiwell, was handed back to Mrs Collings by Mr Gibson, on behail' ol' Hororata. The prize-winners during the evening were:—Mrs M. Thorne. sen. (Hororata) 1, Mrs M. Kellaway (Coalgate) 2; consolation prize, Miss D. Oliver; men, Mr Hill (Hororata) 1, Mr J. McCaughan (Coalgate) 2; consolation prize, Mr Fleming (Hororata).

PREBBLETQN Two friendly matches were played recently by the Prebbleton Cricket Club. In the first, played at Walt-ham Park against n. Waltham team, Prebbleton were all out for 40 runs. J. Anderson, with 12 not out. was the only player to reach double figures. Wnltham made )!)7 runs fNicholis 36, Syine 31 retired, Johnstone 01, Patterson 2(5, Bantyre 23, McGrath 20, Molloy Iti). Waltnam's best bowlers were Campbell, Johnstone, and Syrne, while Chesniar took most of the wickets for Prebbleton. A second match, played in the Prebbleton Domain against the telephone exchange, was a drawn game, rain in Die afternoon stopping play when Prebbleton had made 83 runs (R. Cherry 24, C. Hampton PS, A. Smith .15). Exchange made 169 runs, top scores being made by E. Borland 56 retired, A. Borland 39 retired. Nelson 23. and Gillies 23. P. Barr, with two wickets for one run, F. Ayres two for H. and C. Hampton two for 2. r i, bowled well for Prebbleton, and for Exchange E. Borland three for three, Gillies one for three, A. Borland one for six, and Heaton two for 13, were the best. There, will be no matches during the week-end. WEEDQNS The Weedons Methodist Church held their harvest thanksgiving services on Sunday. The church was decorated. The preachers were, in the morning the Rev. C. II Kendon, and in the evening Mr Horace Green. A hymn study and anthem were contributed by l the choir at both services, the soloist being Mrs G. Green. There was a good attendance at the harvest festival sale of produce. The Rev C. H. Kendon gave a recital and introduced Mr W. Scott, of New Brighton. to act as auctioneer. Approximately £24 was raised. TEMPLETON The quarterly -vestry meeting of St. Saviour's Church, Templeton, was held recently. Mr L. Sonne presided. The quarterly' financial statement showed a debit balance. It was decided to make a special appeal to-morrow, when harvest thanksgiving services would be conducted. It was also decided to hold a concert in aid of the funds early in May. There was a fair attendance at the weekly euchre tournament held in aid of the Plunket funds. The prize-win-ners were Mrs A. Ell wood and Mr W. Hinton. _ , ' Mr and Mrs A. A. Ross, Schoolhouse. Templeton, have left for Gisborne. where Mr Ross has been appointed to the teaching staff of the Gisborne School. _________________