THE Ellesmere Guardian. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1916 NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 3790, 12 April 1916, Page 2

THE Ellesmere Guardian.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1916 NEWS OF THE DAY.

With Which is Incorporated "Thefilles mere Chronicle.'

teestoa 3aic oil Friday, Farmers arc reminded that the Farmers 1 Cooperative Association Are hojdtefl their annu/sl horae fair

. Attention is directed to Mr V. A. Bendall's new ad. The Southbridge Town Board meets to morrow evening. Mr T B Howson, of Sedgemere, is spending.a holiday at Hanmer. Mr W. Walker, of Dunsandel, has purchased from Mr John Deans, 470 acres of the Homebush estate. The old pupils of the Southbridge ; District High School are holding 1 a card party and dance on Friday I evening in the Town Hall. Southbridge people must not overlook the sale of work to be held in St. John's Hall this afternoon by the Busy Bees.

Full particulars concerning the clearing sale to be held by the Farmers' Co-operative Association on account of Mr T, W. Moor, of Brookside, appear in this issue. i Her many friends will be pleased to learn that Mrs Hannaford is steadily recovering from the effects of the operation which she underwent lately at the Christchurch Hospital. 1 Chapman's showroom looks so well dressed with the new winter poods, hats, costumes; skirts, under skirts, etc., etc. Drop in and have a look. 46 The annual tea meeting of the Leeston Presbyterian Church takes place to-rhorrOw evening. The tea will be ready at 6. 30, and the concert starts at 8 p.m. A good concert programme has i been arranged.

Word has been received in Leeston that Sergeant Reginald Oppenheim, of Leeston, arrived at ! Auckland by the Turakina on 1 Monday. He is expected to reach Leeston to-day, in which case he will be welcomed at the Fire Brigade , card party and dance this evening. j A motor cyclist named Thomas, I who had a lady passenger on the j back of his machine, met with an accident beyond Doyleston on Sunday through the wheel of his machine skidding in some loose shingle. The man had his leg broken and was taken into Christchurch by motor car. The lady was not seriously hurt. j Following are some of the latest to register for military service :— { Leonard Foster, Ellesmere—ln--1 fantry. Arnold John Wm. Young, Irwell—lnfantry. Rikite Mairaki . Taiaroa, Taumutu—Maori Contingent. Geo. Leslie Hamilton,

Springston —lnfantry. John O'Boyle, Doyleston—lnfantry. Gerald' Riord an, Southbridge—lnfantry. James Iyayton Kennybrook, better known as "Crowing Jimmy,' was arraigned before Dr Withers, J.P., at the Southbridge Court on Saturday morning on a charge of vagrancy. He was rsmanded for a week in order that inquiries might be made as to whether accommodation could be found for him in the Old Men's Home or some such institution. The Leeston Volunteer Fire Brigade is holding a fortnightly euchre party and dance in the Town Hall to-night. All residents of the district are invited to attend. Advantage 'will be taken of the occasion to say good-bye td Trooper McLachlan, who is on final leave, and Sergeant Reg. Oppenheim will be welcomed back from the front. Nice.flne quality navy serge, 40 to 42 inches wide, 3? 6d, 4s 3d, 4s lid, 5? 3d, practically the same prices as before the war, mostly in war dyes. Chapman Bros. 45 Mr and Mrs B. Brown, who have been residents of Leeston for several years, left on Monday to take up their residence at Cust, North Canterbury. Before leaving Lees- r ton, Mr Brown was presented with^ a carved kauri hall stand by his fellow employees at Messrs S. Johnston and Go's store, as a mark of their goodwill towards Mrs Brown and himself.

There is quite a boom in the building trade at Southbridge just now. An up-to-date house has just been finished on the property of Mr W. H. Eddy, who has been a resident of Irwell for a number of years, but intends to settle in Southbridge againv Mr W. Lochhead Is having a six roomed house built in a section adjoining Messrs Scott and Go's premises, and a bungalow is being erected for Mr A. Appleton in Broad Street.

A rumour has been circulated in Southbridge to the effect that Private George Home, who enlisted with the Tenth Reinforcements, had deserted. How or where this dastardly report originated it is hard to conjecture. In connexion with this matter, Mr E. Ruddock, jun., wrote to the military headquarters at Wellington, and has received the following reply :—" Re 6/4062, Private George Home.—l am directed to inform you that the above soldier's name appears on the Embarkation Roll as having enlisted with'C Company, Tenth Reinforcements. His name also appears on the Ship's Roll received at this office from Albany. From this you will see there appears to be no truth in the statement that Private Home, kis deserted from the New Zealand Forces/