NORTH CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22004, 30 January 1937, Page 4

NORTH CANTERBURY

RANGIORA METHODIST

CHURCH

annual meeting of choir

Officers were elected as follows at the annual meeting of the Rangiora Methodist Church choir on Thursday evening:—President, the minister of the church; vice-presidents, Mesdame: M. A. Lane and W. A. Rowse, and Mr C ' S. Ayers; organist and choirmaster, Mr F A. Lane; secretary and treasurer. Miss M Hamilton; librarians. Misses H. May and M. Thwaites; committee. Miss D. Ayers. Mesdames E. Horsley, E. Withers and R. H. Ellis. IVlessrs C. Ayers, W. Stevens, K. G. Taylor, and H. M.’ Denton. , , , A membership of 45 was reported by the secretary. The annual report referred also to the? death ot Mr T, Cooper, a former choirmaster. It was decided to hold the annual picnic on Saturday, February 6, and to conduct a quartet competition during the winter.

Personal

Nurse A. J. Wall (Christchurch) is relieving Plunket nurse at_ Rangiora during the absence on holiday for three weeks of Nurse M. Shepherd.

Warm Weather

Brilliant sunshine at Rangiora during the last three days, has given farmers a chance to continue harvesting and hay-making, work which has been delayed by periodic spells of bad weather. The heat of the sun on Wednesday and Thursday was tempered by a cooi easterly breeze, but the temperature yesterday was much higher because of a north-westerly wind. Unemployment Figures

• Men eligible for unemployment relief at Rangiora next week are as follows, the figures for this week being given for a comparison: Sustenance 77 (74); No. 5 scheme. 46 (47).

BEE-KEEPING IN KAIKOURA

APIARY INSPECTOR’S VISIT

Mr W. J. Fox, Government apiary instructor, who is at present in the Kaikoura district, says that Kaikoura has wonderful potentialities and he was impressed with the abundance of feed for the stock. The honey crop in this district, said Mr Fox, was very light, because of the continued wet weather. Many in this district had not made themselves fully acquainted with the provisions of the Apiaries Act. It is necessary in the first place to register an apiary, and second, bees must be kept in framed hives. Beekeepers must take the necessary precaution to bring their apiaries into lino with the provisions of the act.

Personal Miss Kathleen E. Jones (Edmonton, Aljaerta, Canada) is on a visit to Kaikcura. Band Visits Oaro The Kaikoura Brass Band went down to Oaro and played the music for the first church services, held in the Young Men’s Christian Association hall, at the railway camp. Mr E. W. Harris conducted the band, who played several selections. The Rev. F. Robertson conducted the service.

KAIAPOI PARK COMMITTEE

The chairman. Mr H. J. Harrison, presided at a special meeting of the Kaiapoi Park Committee on Thursday evening, when it was unanimously decided to grant the Kaiapoi __v r in!f c . Club permission to use the park tor a cricket match against a Christchurch team on Sunday. * Personal Mr C. R. Menzies, who has been transferred from Hinds, has taken up his duties at the Kaiapoi Post Othce.

DARFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY

A meeting of the Barfield Public Library Committee was held, with the chairman. Mr L. Fox, presiding. A letter was received from a dance organiser, offering to raise funds for the library by means of a ball. Ihe secretary was instructed to write tor further details of the proposal. Mr G. Cridge reported on the estimates for the" construction of shelves. The specifications were approved by the meeting. . The secretary submitted a circular to the meeting. It was approved and it was decided to obtain 200 copies to be distributed before canvassing the district for new subscribers and guts of books. The following were appointed canvassers: —Hawkins, Messrs J. Duncan and J. Green: Kimberley, Messrs G. McMillan and J. Buttle; GreendaleCharing Cross, Messrs L. Fox and H. G. Holland; township, women’s committee. Presentation Miss H. King was entertained at the combined sports grounds on Thursday afternoon by the members of the Presbyterian Church and other friends in the district. Tennis and croquet were played during the afternoon. The Rev. T. Paterson, for the church members and others, called upon Mrs D. Gillanders to present Miss King with a solid leather suit-case, a hat-box, and an envelope containing notes. Miss King thanked those present for their kindness.

PRESENTATION AT LAKESIDE

A social held on Thursday evening by the Lakeside Tennis Club drew a good attendance. Mrs Lambie was asked to accept for her son, Mr Reg Lambie. who has left the district, a wallet from the Tennis Club in anpreciation of his interest in its affairs, and his help as a musician at many social gatherings.

OXFORD PERSONAL NOTE

The Rev. H. F. Ault will resume his duties as vicar of Oxford to-morrow, when he will conduct the services in St. Andrew’s Church.

Exploding 30 charges of dynamite simultaneously, engineers recently blasted to pieces an out-moded truss bridge near Estacada, Oregon, U.S.A., without damaging a new £20,000 concrete arch bridge only eight inches away. The chance that the falling wood and metal might cave in a rock footing, artificially reinforced to support the new bridge, made their task still more difficult. Dynamite was placed so as to break the bridge in the centre and shear it at the ends, and the structure collapsed harmlessly.