LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 3079, 12 April 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On account of next Friday beingGood Friday, the Guardian will be pub lished on Thursday afternoon.

Mr W. J. Day advertises today his Easter holiday bus time-table.

The annual meeting of the Ellesmere Miniature Bine Association is called for Wednesday of next week.

The Ellesmere Gun Club will hold its opening day next Saturday afternoon at Lakeside, when open sweeps will be

fired,

Mr F. Eowell, a past-president of the Ellesmere Gun Club, who is leaving .for a trip to England, will be the guest of members at a complimentary snioke concert on Thursday evening. The function was originally fixed for Saturday last, but a change was made to avoid clashing with the Leeston bazaar.

A good congregation assembled at the Leeston Presbyterian Church, on Sunday evening, when Stainer's " Crucifixion '' was broadcasted from St. Andrew's Church, Christchnrch. The Fada receiving set installed by the Leeston Motor Company worked excellently, the music and singing throughout being perfectly clear. .

The annual meeting of the Ellesmere Rugby Referees' Association has been convened for to-morrow week, April 20, at Leeston. In view of the important place that the referees occupy in the control of football, it is desired to have a large roll to draw from this season. At present members of the Association and others desiring to offer their services are therefore requested to attend

the meeting,

At the Christchurch Gun Club's clay bird championship on Saturday T. J. Kimber, of Springston, was one of the two shooters to put on the possible of 17. In the shoot off, first miss out, H. M. Wright w Ton on the third bird. There were 26 competitors, including several champion shots. In an American style competition, E. A. Washbourne was one. of four to score the possible of 15 birds, and in the shoot-off he was successful. He had to break 30 straight to win the event. C. N." Powell, of Springston, was one of five to divide the stake

in a first miss out

Two much needed improvements have latoiy been carried out for ihe Soutabridgo Town Board. One of these was the closing in of the water race at the junction of High, and St John streets and North Rakaia road. This is greatly appreciated by motorists, as the short length of race was difficult to maintain and often overflowed. Tho

second improvement is the repairing oi: the asphalt on the footpaths. In both eases the work has been well done. Tho Leeston Town Board should follow the example of the Southbridge Board and have some of its asphalt footpaths repaired. In some places they are in v very rough state.

A pleasant evening was spent at the* Band Hall last Wednesday, when a kitchen tea was tendered to Miss Annie Doyle, Avho is to be married short ly. Competitions were won by Mrs Kesteven and Miss Jackman. Mr MeKinney extended the good wishes of her friends to the guest of the evening and wished her happiness in her married life. Mr Wright suitably responded. Miss Doyle was the recipient of many useful gifts. Dance music was supplied by Miss Thian, Mr F. Wright assisting with an extra.

To most problems the solution when arrived at appears simple and only required concentration of thought. You may be at present confronted with a difficulty. You are wanting a ring. Waste no time. Call on Mr B. O. Priddis, of the well-known Jewellery Estabishment, Messrs Priddis and C 0.,. Cathedral Square, Christehureh, who is a specialist in this class of jewellery, a fact to which many satisfied clients can testify. Inspect his present stock of Rings of all descriptions, which he is now offering at greatly reduced prices. Your problem is solved. (9)^

A delightful compound of commercial morality, filial duty, proficiency in grammar, and politeness may be found (or may not) in a letter to an Otago storekeeper, thus transcribed: "I have received your letter today about the money owing to Mr I must say to you I ant going to pay my mother \s bill. If she will get things off let get the money off her. I am not going to pay her bill. Ido not owe —: — any money, so I don't know what he means by putting it in your hands to sue me, so now I am writing to tell you that I do not owe -any money. You can also tell him thai I ant going to pay him mother's bill. Let him get the money from mother, and 3 rou can tell him I ant going to pay her bill, so 1 don not owe money.' ' Verse 26 of the 19th chapter of Proverbs seems to fit this case, comments the Dunedin Star.