NORTH CANTERBURY NEWS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23053, 22 June 1940, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY NEWS

RANGIORA NOTES NATIONAL RESERVISTS TO TRAIN Enrolments for Class II of the National Reserve have started at Rangiora and it is hoped that there .will be sufficient volunteers to provide at least one fit platoon. Up to yesterday afternoon 15 returned soldiers had signed up. Authority was received recently from the Defence Department by the Rangiora Recruiting Committee for the establishment of unofficial platoons of reservists in the town. The platoon or platoons will remain unofficial until taken over by the Canterbury Battalion, but in the meantime the men will undertake a course of military training. There will be a parade next Wednesday evening when_ details of the proposal will be explained by Mr G. M. Morgan, chairman of the committee. Two New Bridges The new reinforced concrete bridge on the main highway in the Weka Pass will be ready for traffic in about a fortnight, said the resident engineer of the Public Works Department at Rangiora (Mr R. Mclntyre) yesterday. At present the railings are being erected. The bridge, which replaces an old wooden structure, is 80 feet long. Work has now started on the building of a new reinforced concrete bridge over the south branch of the Hurunui river on the Lake Sumner road, near the Esk Head station. The bridge, which will be 160 feet long, will have four 40 feet spans. The contractor is Mr C. N. Page. R.S.A. Stall Raises. £25 About £25, with some further amounts to come to hand, was raised at a stall arranged by the executive of the Rangiora Returned Soldiers Association in Rangiora yesterday. Thesum will go toward the local funds of the Rangiora Patriotic Committee. Physical Fitness Classes Physical fitness classes for married women, business girls, and junior girls will be started in Rangiora soon. A committee, under the direction of Mesdames A. L. Lockhart and M. A. Ellen, will meet Miss Joyce Adams, area physical welfare officer, on Monday to make arrangements for the classes. Patriotic Collection The final collection in the Ashley County for the Sick, Wounded, and Distress Fund realised £29 15s, reported the secretary of the committee (Mr C. A. Belcher) yesterday. The total sum raised in the county for the fund is £393 5s 6d. Further supplies of wool have been received, and have been, distributed in the district for the knitting of gloves and balaclavas. To-day’s Sports The first round of the senior competition of the North Canterbury Rugby Football Sub-Union will be completed to-day. Glenmark will plsy Ohoka and Woodend will play Kowai. Because of the North Canterbury Club’s withdrawal from the competition there will be a redraw for the second round. The second round of the junior competition will start today. In the Canterbury ■ Womens Hockey Association’s competitions, Rangiora will play Aranui in the junior A grade. The Rangiora senior team will play at Christchurch. Members of the Rangiora Golf Club will take part in a combined Stableford match while the ladies’ section will play Ladies’ Golf Union and club medal matches. The Brackenfield Hunt will meet at Mr M. Spencer Bower’s Swannanoa. There will be no basketball competitions to-day. Parcels for Men Overseas -The necessary number of articles to fill Rangiora’s quota of 50 parcels to be forwarded to New Zealand men overseas has been obtained by the parcels sub-committee of the Rangiora Patriotic Committee. The gifts will be forwarded to Christchurch next The committee will then make an appeal for more parcels, which will be sent overseas addressed to individual men. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST EMERGENCY KAIAPOI FIRE BOARD MEETS Emergency precautions in the berough were considered at the quarterly meeting of the Kaiapoi Fire Board. It was resolved to write to the Kaiapoi Borough Council, offering to co-operate in any action taken, and to suggest that if thought necessary, that a conference be held between the board and the council. The deputy-chairman, Mr H. L. Whiteman, presided. The superintendent reported that only one call had been received by the brigade during the quarter The plant and equipment were in good order, ana all fire pumps and water supplies had been inspected. Arrangements , were being made by the North Canterbury Sheepfarmers’ Freezing Company to comply with the recommendations of the board, and the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills were installing a pipe line for a better water supply for fire prevention. He recommended that a variable nozzle be procured for use by the brigade. It would- be a valuable asset in saving damage by water. # The report was adopted. FARMERS’ UNION MEETS AT SOUTHBROOK Mr J. Keeper presided over a fair attendance at the monthly meeting of the Woodend-Waikuku branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union held in the Southbrook Hall recently., A report of the provincial conference was Mr Nash, of the Department of Agriculture, gave an address on grassland management. After a discussion it was decided to hold a local pasture competition. MISSIONARY UNION AT DARFIELD The Rev. G. Calder presided at the annual meeting of the Darfield branch of the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union, held recently. The officers of last year welre re-elected, with Mrs G. C. Warren as president, Mrs W. Hutcheon secretary, Mrs R. Reid stamp collector, Mrs W. Mulholland harvest field, Miss J. Gillanders treasurer and secretary for the Birthday League. Mrs Lbe was hostess for the afternoon tea.

AGRICULTURAL CLUBS’ PROJECTS SCHOOL GROUP MEETS IN RANGIORA ’ , V Home projects in calf and lamb rearing, chicken and pig' raising, potato growing, poultry keeping, and kitchen and flower gardening will be supervised this year by the Rangiora Group of Belts’ and Girls’ Agricultural Clubs, according to decisions made at the second annual meeting of the group in Rangiora on Thursday evening. Pig raising will be a new project, the details of which will be prepared by a special sub-committee. The annual report reviewed a suecessful y6ar*s work. It stated that the North Canterbury Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Club (Rangiora) had added to its show schedule restricted classes for members of the group. Because of the war the group would have to consider carefully the position for the coming year, so that it could continue its activities and at the same time be of benefit to the national war efforts, ahe financial position of the group was satisfactory. Officers were elected as follows. — President, Mr J. O. Webber; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs W. A. Banks, J. J. Hughey, G. Fleming, E. Snellex, and T. F. May; secretary, Mr G. A. Robertson; treasurer, Mr C. P. P. Whatman; executive, Messrs H. A. Bennett, J. S. Kennedy, Quinn, J. B. Catherwood, A. Stalker, and La Roche, and school committee representatives and teachers. RETURNED SOLDIERS’ BALL SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AT duvauchelve The Banks Peninsula branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association held its third annual ball at Duvauchelle on Thursday evening. The hall was filled to capacity. . , ~ _ The president of the branch, Mr C. Dalbeth, welcomed those present on behalf of branch members, and said that though some had thought it unwise to hold the function in yiew of the seriousness of the war situation the returned soldiers of the district considered such functions helped in such a time of stress. Mr F. R. Davis,' Mayor of Akaroa, commended the returned men for assisting the Sick and Wounded Fund by holding a raffle in its aid and he congratulated them on the success of the ball. ...... Mr C. Miln, vice-president of the Christchurch branch of the Returned Association, spoke of the work of the association. Mr Murray Todd, of Irwell, was the winner of the rug raffled for the Sick and Wounded Fund. Winiata’s Band provided the music, and extras were played by Miss Merle Gilbert and the Mclntosh brothers. The supper for the ball was provided in a marquee alongside the hall. AKAROA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ANNUAL CENTRAL MEETING HELD The annual central meeting of the Trinity Presbyterian Church, Akaroa, was held on Thursday afternoon at Akaroa, the Moderator, the Rev. W. R. Bartle, presiding. The various parts of the charge were represented as follows: Messrs R. Bruce, H. Morcom, A. F. C. Williamson. A. R. Munro, and Dr. W. J. Edginton (Akaroa), Messrs G. McKay, H. Pettigrew, and G. Hay (Pigeon Bay), H. L. Lewthwaite and T. E. Stanbury (Little River). The central committee’s financial statement showed a balance of £l2 5s 3d over the year’s working. The honorary treasurer, Mr ported that £7l had been raised for the centennial fund, and it was expected with the completion of the canvass that this sum would reach £3OO and extinguish the debts of £225 on the manse at Akaroa and £67 on the Pigeon Bay church. The assessment lor the current year was fixed at £361, the same as last year. The assessment for missions was fixed at £3B. Mr Bartle announced that he had accepted a call from the Nightcaps charge, Southland. He thanked church members for the support given him during the last five years. The triennial visitation from the Christchurch Presbytery took place in the evening, when the representatives were the . Rev. Mr Mcßae and Mr R. Thompson. Mr Bartle’s report on the charge was considered very satisfactory and adopted. The report stated that repairs to the church had been carried out for the Akaroa centennial celebrations by voluntary labour. The church building had been thoroughly renovated and painted, and the Ladies’ Guild had provided new furnishings and hangings.

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

GOOD RESPONSE. AT CULYERDEN The appeal made in the Culverden district during the last two months for the Provincial Patriotic Fund has brought £lB7 Is Id, and for the Red Cross Sick, Wounded, and Distress Fund £3Bl 16s 4d. The women of the district have been busy knitting, and a good supply of mittens, scarves, balaclavas, ' gloves, and jug covers has been sent in. STOCK GIVEN AT HAWARDEN The following amounts have been realised by the Hawarden sub-branch of the Red Cross Society in its stock and produce drive:—Cash donations, £177 3s 6d; produce, £ls. The following have given stock:—■ Messrs A. Cowie, H. Hole, A. H. Dalziel, J. Foster, Alex. Dalziel, J. Croft, J. J. Pawsey, C. Reese, R. Brice, F. M. Power. D. Cunningham, D. Lang, W. L. Wright, C. Anderson, C. McKeegan, O. T. Evans, W. Galletly. The total value of the stock is £7O 17s.

PERSONAL NOTES * HORORATA Mrs Holmes and her two children, of Christchurch, are ispending a holiday •with Mr and Mrs R. Gray, “Manor House,” Hororata. MINIATURE RIFLES HORORATA CLUB At the eighth official shoot of the Hororata Miniature Rifle Club, the H. Oliver Challenge Cup was won by E. Fleming. The runner-up was F. S. Barrett. The B grade Tisdall Cup was won by D. O’Callaghan. The runnerup was J. Hewett. The weekly handicap trophy was won by A. Ryan, runner-up R. Oliver. The H. A. Oliver three-night handicap trophy was won by A. Ryan, runner-up E. Fleming. Best official scores: E. Fleming 69, F. S. Barrett 69, D. O’Callaghan 68, W, R. Oliver 67, P. Derrett 67; R. Oliver 67, H A Oliver 66, D. Henry 66, L. Derrett 66, F. Wright 66, A. Ryan 65, F. Pope 65, J. Hewett 65, E. Mauger 63, R White 62, D. Guthrie 62, D. O’Callaghan 61, S. Hutton 61, R. Hoban 61, J. Patterson 60, L. Hughes 60, J. McNamara 59, J. Lindsay 58, A. Buckley 50.