WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 28 June 1935, Page 3

WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT

RATHER TOO MUCH RAIN • Waimea South, like other districts, hfis suffered from, rather too much rain of late. After, a dry mid-summer the arrears of rain all tumbled down at once, with a little to spare and we are somewhat ahead of, the yearly average. Though there is,.plenty; of good .pasture yet. live stock Tsmsaid. toy be suffering somewhat from the excess of moisture. The usual winter social activities are quite in evidence this year in. Wakefield. Though the numbers taking part are necessarily not great, the meetings of Women’s Institute, Farmers’ Union Divisions, Literary. Society, Merrymakers’ Club, and ! local Dramatic Club give plenty of choice of winter-evening entertainihent.

The latest venture. is an Ambulance Class. This met at St. John’s Sunday School ante-room on Wednesday evening, when llr. Closs gave a short lecture in an able manner, receiving the thanks of his hearers. It was resolved to form , a branch- of the St. John Ambulance Association, and to meet every Monday evening. Mr E. W. Hodgson was appointed chairman and Mrs W. Chaytor lion, secretary of the branch. On next Tuesday evening the Literary Society will hold- a .debate ' which is causing much • interest. The subject is a political one, and Dr. Closs will support the Labour Party and Mr Kingslund the National Party. Sides have been arranged by drawing for them.