NORTH CANTERBURY NEWS

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22795, 22 August 1939, Page 5

NORTH CANTERBURY NEWS

NEW BUILDINGS FOR

POWER BOARD

WORK WELL ADVANCED Work on the new buildings for the North Canterbury Electric Power Board at Rangiora is now well advanced, only roofing and finishing remaining for the garage and workshop, and roofing and flooring for the store. The number of men engaged at present is 12.

It is expected that the last remaining work on constructing the reinforced concrete walls on the store will be fin-, ished to-day. Material, is available for fireproof roofing on the buildings, and this work will probably be started soon. It is estimated that the new buildings, which are situated in the main street of the town, will be completed in about two months. LAWN TENNIS AKAROA CLUB’S ANNUAL MEETING The club captain, Mr C. D. Sealey, presided at the forty-eighth annual general meeting of the Akaroa ■ Lawn Tennis Club. The annual report and balance-sheet said that the club had had an enjoyable year. At the Peninsula tournaments, Miss Noel Henning had again won the women’s singles championship, and with Miss P. had won the women’s doubles championship. Opening day was fixed for September 14.

It was decided to write a letter of thanks to Mr E. X. Le Lievre, who has been the club’s president since its inception, for his generous donation, and invite him again to be present to declare the season open.

The following officers were elected: —President, Mr E. X. Le Lievre; vicepresidents, Messrs T, Masefield, J. H. Williams, F. L. Kearney, P. G. Riches, and W. E. Swainson; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr C. D. Sealey; club captain, Mr F. C. Newton (subject to his consent): vice-captain. Miss Noel Henning; general committee, Mesdames W. A. Newton, C. D. Sealey, Miss D. Leete, Messrs W. J. Thompson, and R. C. C. Stewart; handicap committee. Miss P. Brocherie and Mr C. D. Sealey; delegates to Banks Peninsula Sub-Association, Messrs C. D. Sealey, and F. C. Newton; delegate to physical welfare committee, Mr R. Bruce.

PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE AT AKAROA

There was a good attendance at .the Akaroa Volunteer Fire Brigade’s progressive euchre party. Mrs 'D. J. Narbey and Mr J. Glynan were the winners of the highest score, and Mrs H. S. Hayward and Mr B. Langrope won the consolation prizes. #

PRESENTATION MADE AT LITTLE RIVER

Members of the Little River Girls Friendly Society met at the _ vicarage to make presentations to Miss Betty Bennison and Miss Myrtle Webster, who (are both being -.married this week. .Eor those present .foe.; Rev, H; Bamatt;presented with a crystal'vase. ’ . FAREWELL TO TEACHER AT LITTLE RIVER . • ■ • Members of the committee, parents and children met to bid farewell to the headmaster of the Little River School, Mr Burgess, who has been teacher for the last two years, and is leaving to take a school in Dunedin. For the committee and parents, Mr Le •Compte (chairman) presented Mr Burgess with a case of pipes, and Mrs Burgess with a crystal bowl. For the school children. Master Bertie Joblin presented Mr Burgess with a tobacco pouch and Mrs Burgess with a hand bag, and their daughter, Elaine, was presented with a small gift by Pauline Berwick. CARDS EVENING AT YALDHURST

To augment the prize and picnic fund of the Yaldhurst School Committee a cards evening was held last Saturday at Yaldhurst. The most successful players were Mrs T. Chappell and Mr Roxborough, and consolation prizes went to Mr D, Johnston and Mr Hudson. '

LAKE ELLESMERE

DRAINAGE

CONCERN EXPRESSED BY

RATEPAYERS

NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED

AT MEETING

Concern at the height to which Lake Ellesmere had been allowed to rise was expressed at a meeting of ratepayers of the Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board. There was an attendance of 36 ratepayers. A decision to form a Lake Settlers’ Association was made and recommendations to the Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board for the letting out of the lake in the future were carried.

Claiming that the low-land occupiers were in n desperate position, several speakers criticised the board policy. A motion that, “This meeting ask the Ellesmere Lands Drainage Board to hire additional machinery and men to assist the opening of the lake, was carried. , . , The following officers were elected: —President, Mr G. Gasson (Greenpark) ; secretary, Mr A. H. C. Nutt (Ataahua); committee, Motukarara area, Messrs C. E. Gray, W. C. Millar, and T. E. Streeter; Greenpark area, Messrs E. Stalker, F. Blanche, and C. Pannell; Springston South area, Messrs Alan Mcßean and H. Kimber; Lakeside, Mr F. Alexander.

PERSONAL NOTES HORORATA Mrs B. Wilks, Christchurch, is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs G. C. Derrett, "Mill Farm,” Hororata. Mr and Mrs Q. Ridgen, of Christchurch, are spending the school vacation at Hororata. Mrs Tuer and Miss E. Chapman have left to spend a holiday at Greymouth. Mr and Mrs Davenport, who have been spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs Mauger, have returned to InvercargilL The Misses J, and M. Williamson, Christchurch, have been visitors to Hororata. ' ■ x . . , Miss M. Field is spending the school holidays in Christchurch. . Mr C. Gray spent the week-end m Christchurch. . . x Miss Margaret Harrington (Snowdon) has been a guest of Mr and Mrs A McKenzie, “West End," Hororata.

GRAIN’S BAY

Mrs E. Haines, Okain’s Bay, Is visiting her aunt Mrs T. A. Morland, Dunedin,

basketball

COMPETITIONS ON BANKS

PENINSULA

.. The Akaroa High-Bchool A team wpfi the,< Banks ' , EWunsula basketball dbmpetitibri and :tne’'Oinako Shield._lt is 10 years since the school won the shield. Duvauchelle was second and Pigeon Bay third. There were eight teams competing. Results p£ recent matches are as follows:—High School A beat Pigeon Bay by 23 to 13 (Mr C. Minifle, referee); Old Girls beat High School B, by 24 to 22 (Miss S. Brown); Pigeon Bay beat High .School B. by 23 to 8 (Miss S. Brown). CHURCH ARMY OFFICER AT COURTENAY Captain Kee, of the Church Army, visited the Courtenay parish last week. A' short service conducted by the vicar (the Rev. W. H. S. Hine) t St. George’s Anglican Church. Kirwee, was followed by a silent film picture on Church Army work. Captain Kee described the life and work of the Church Army. SCHOOL CONCERT AT GLENTUNNEL The pupils of the Glentunnel School, to commemorate the end of term, arranged a concert in the school to entertain their teachers, fellow schoolmates, and younger brothers and sisters. Much credit was due to the group leaders, who had arranged the items. Jack Marsh presided.' The group leaders were Joy Bisphan, Thelma Marsh. Agnes McSkimming, Rae Brown, and Jack Marsh. GLENTUNNEL WOMEN’S GUILD / . ■ At the monthly meeting of the Glentunnel Women's Guild Mrs G. D. Marsh presided. The secretary, Mrs L. A. Marshall, presented a satisfactory financial statement of the concert held recently. It was decided that the final afternoon in September would , be a miscellaneous afternoon. SOCIAL GIVEN BY FIRE BRIGADE In appreciation of the assistance 1 given by the women’s. committees at the Kaiapoi Fire Brigade’s annual ball, members of the brigade gave a complimentary social evening to the committee and their friends at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Kaiapoi. There was dancing to xxvusic played, by IVlrs G. CMclntosil and G. Green. A. liaclcy spot waltz was won by Mrs C. Green and Mr G. C. Mclntosh, and ’a Monte Carlo by Misses H. and D. Cross. Items were also given by Mrs A. Healdf Miss M. Yates, Foreman, H, Fowler, and W. K. Wright CHURCH ARMY AT OARO A lecture on the work of the Church Army in New Zealand, illustrated by moving pictures, was recently given at Oaro. The principal speaker. Sister North, from the Army Headquarters. Auckland, and head of the women’s work of the Army, was introduced by Sister Creed-Meredith, the local representative; ' Jv Several choruses were sung by the children and besides the Church Army film three other films were shown, "Pandora’s Box,’’ “Scenic Attractions of the North Island,” and a film of the various camps on the. South' Island Main Trunk .railway. Sister North later visited the Tara-, tuhi camp, and addressed the children mt the school. - ~ -- '•

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING

NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING ■ The North Canterbury Miniature Rifle Association held its eighth annual championship meeting in the Hawarden Public Hall on Saturday evening. Favourable weathef enabled all clubs in the association to be well represented at the meeting, which was one of the most successful vet held. The entries were, on the whole upto the usual number received, but° although there tfere teams competing, the in the^in dividual and aggregate matches were lower than lat year. The entries in tne women’s section were about the same as usually received. The meeting was efficit ently conducted by the officers appointed, shooting being practically completed by knight The 20 yards target, adopted So wars aso by the association, was usJTd and 111 ties decided by the number of shots touching the inner ring in the bU Shooting in the teams’ matches was not up to the 8 standard set but there was some outstandingAndivldual scoring. Performances by some of tjie junior grade competitors was particularly meritorious. The aggregate champlpnshlp was won by J. W. Earl, of the Waikari Club with a double possible. 160. Though Mrs°W. Traill, of the Waikari Club, last year had the honour, when she wpn the women’s ghampionship, ofbeinS tfiefirst competitor to score the double possioie since the meeting was inaugurated In 1932, fute 4c tiie first occasion on wnicn tnai score has 6 bSen registered in the men’s championship. Eight competitors scored 159 in this match, and in the shoot-off H. Symonds, a Glenmark junior, scored a possible with eight inners, winning the special prize foF the best junior comchampionship match was followed with considerable Interest, *b®re being some exceptionally high scoring. W Fleming and H, Gallop both of the seareill Club, and the latter a junior grade competitor, both scored the possible of 80 with eight inners; and shot ofl for the individual Fleming won the shoot-off. Gallop taking second money and also winning the special prize for the best performance by a junior. Nine other entrants scored possibles. five of them with seven inners. the remainder being counted out. In the shoot-on for the remaining prize money. J. W. Earl scored another possible securingthird olace. and G. Pannett and F. Trounce §ivid4d fourth and fifth prize money, each scoring 78 plus six inners. _ . The Culverden team, which has outclassed att-others in the association s competitions this season, won the teams championship. The Scarglll junior team was second. Rotherham third, and Scarglll No. 1 aggregate cha J?P*9P|J? I P was won by Miss J. Horne (Waikari), wfth Mrs R. Reardon (Kalkoura) .second and Mrs W. Traill (Waikari) third. Mrs Traill won the women’s individual championship. Miss Horne being second, and Mrs D. Low (Kalkoura) third. The women’s teams championship was won by the Kalkoura team, with a score that would not have secured a place at last year’s meeting. The Culverden team was Se The d following are the results, the number of Inners scored being shown after a decimal point;—

North Canterbury Teams’ Championship Culverden No. I—J. Drage 79.6, T. Smith 78 6, B. Delhi 79.7, T. Henshaw 79.6, W. Hamilton 79.6—t0tal 394.31. _ . Scarglll No. 2—A. Harrison 80.7. H. Gallop 78.5, O. Foster 76.2, T. Baxter 79.7, T. Johnson 78.4—total 391.25._ Rotherham—A. Roblnson_79.s, A. Munro 78.5, R. Halkett 77.5, E. Britton 79.7, R. Carson 77.3 —total 390.25. Scargill No. I—O. Johnson 77.4, W. Fleming 78.6, G. Pennett 79.6, W. Dell 78.4, H. ’whittlhgton 77.4—t0ta1. 389.24 Other team scores were .—Waikari 389.23, Cheviot 389.21, Culverden No. 2 388.26. Kaikoura 388.24, Glenmark No. 2 388.22. Glenmark No: 1 388.21, Waikari No. I 386. Hanmer Springs No. 2 385, Hawarden No. 1 384, Waiau No. 2 383, Hawarden No. 2 381, Waiau No. 1 379, Hanmer Springs No. 1 375, and Kaikoura No. 2 371. Individual Championship— H. Gallop and W. Fleming. - both. o£ Scargill. tied for first place with the possible of. bo pms dgm mners. In» the shoot-off, the result was Fleming 77.5 l, r Gallop 75.4 2. Five competitors tied with 80.7 for the remaining prizes ,and the result of this shoot-off was; J. Earl (Waikari) 80.7 3; G. Pannett (Scargill) and F. Trounce (Waikari) tied again with 78.6 and divide fourth and fifth money, E. Whyte (Glenmark) scored 78.4 and M. Reardon (Kaikoura) 77.4. Other competitors who' scored possibles, but were counted out in the match, were J. Draper (Culverden) ’80.6, E. Britton (Rotherham) 80.5, K. D.' Anderson (Wai--karl) 80.5, and J. Orchard (Kaikoura) 80.4. H. Gallop secured the special prize for the best shoot by a competitor not in A grade. Grand Aggregate .Championship, combining the scores in the two first matches, J. W. Earl (Waikari) secured the championship prize cup with two possibles, plus 14 inners, 160.14. G. Pannett (Scarglll) and R. Burnett (Cheviot) each ; scored 159.13, and in the shoot-off Pannett scored 78.6, taking second prize, and Burnett 76.4, third. A. Harrison (Scargill), H. Symonds (Glenmark), E. Britton (Rotherham), and J. Drage (Culverden). tied for fourth place, for which a special prize was given, with 159.12. The shoot-off resulted:—H. Symonds 80.8, E. Britton 80.6, J. Drage 79.6; and’ A. Harrison 73.2. Other competitors scoring! 159 in the match, but counted out, were:—H. Hammond. (Culverden) and K. D. Anderson (Waikari), both with iQ inners. The special prize for

the best score by- a competitor not In A grade was won by H. Symonds (Glenmark). Women’s Teams’ Championship

Kalkoura No. I—Mrs T. Reardon 76.3, Mrs K. Reardon 79.5, Mrs J. Jorgensen 78.4, Mrs S. Cormack 78.6—total 3,11.18. Culverden —Mrs H. Hammond 80.6, Mrs R. Crewes 78.4, Miss N. Davison 79.3, Miss F. Mockett 71.2—total 308.15. ' . Other scores were:—Waikarl 306, Kalkoura No, 2 293, and Rotherham 292. Women’s Individual Championship—Mrs W. Traill (Waikari). 79.7. 1: Miss J. Home (Waikari) 79.6, 2. Mrs J. Jorgensen (Kalkoura) and Mrs D. Low (Kalkoura) tied with 78.6 for third place, and in the shootoil Mrs Low won with 76.4, Mrs Jorgensen taking fourth prize with 75.2 Mrs R. Reardbn (Kalkoura) scored 78.5 in the match, but was counted out Women’s Aggregate. Championship—Miss J. Home (Waikari) 157.11, 1; Mrs R. Reardon .(Kalkoura) 157.10, 2;, Mrs W. Traill (Waikari) 156.12, 3. Other good scores counted out were Mrs X). Low (Kalkoura) 156.11 and Mrs J. Jorgensen (Kalkoura) 156.10; '

, The special prize for the competitor with the best score returned on the first four round cards was won by H.' Hammond (Culverden) with 80.7.

KIRWEE TENNIS CLUB’S EVENING

The Kirwee Tennis Club held a successful evening in the Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Hall recently. Prize-winners were:—Women; Miss P. Roper 1, Mrs S, Hart 2. Men: Mr N. Wilson 1, Mr D. Begg 2. Music for the dancing was played by Mesdames Begg and S. Hart.

Seventeen married couples at Fonr dettes, near Tourse, each celebrated 50 years of married life.