STUDHOLME AND WILLOWBRIDGE NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10513, 22 July 1910, Page 4

STUDHOLME AND WILLOWBRIDGE NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Since my last letter we have,had a spell of fine weather, which, has dried up the land sufficiently to allow the farmers in the lower ground to get on with the ploughing of their grass lands. Gorse-cutting has been in full swing for some time, as most other work is well forward. ' Tho Nukuroa Debating Society, after being postponed, opened its winter session on Monday last at 7.30 p.m. The members were keen for a friendly controversy, and as a result an interesting debate took place on the relations of employer and employee, the general trend of argument being in regard to the present agitation regardin shearers' wages. Mr Ferguson, the worthy promoter of the Society, took the part of the employee, and his audience that of employer, and a most pleasant evening was the result.

On Wednesday an interesting and rather unique ceremony took place in the Nukuroa Wcsleyan Church in the shape of a double wedding; when two daughters of Air Hindi, one of our most respected old residents, were married, Annie to Mr Andrew M'Lauclilon, of Waimate, and Alice Elizabeth to Mr Arnold William Ware, of Akaroa. The Church was beautifully decorated by the lady friends of the brides, and was much admired by the very large congregation which had gathered to witness the ceremony. The reception was hold in the School, when about one hundred and thirty guests attended and partook of the good things provided. In tho evening a very enjoyable time was spent, several of the company giving songs, recitations, etc., concluding with dancing till about 1.3(1 next morning. Tho brides were dressed in cream delaine, beautifully trimmed with Prussian braid, and they also wore the orthodox wreath and veil. One bridesmaid (Miss Bertha Hindi) wore a cream delaine dress trimmed with Prussian, braid, and a pink and white hat. and tho other (Miss Lena Ware) a dress of cream radianta, also trimmed with braid, and a pale blue hat. The bridegrooms' gifts to the brides were gold bangles, and to the bridesmaids greenstone and gold brooches. The brides' gifts to tho bridegrooms were gold sleeve links. The officiating clergymen was the Rev. C. Penny, assisted by the Rev. J. Blight. The presents were numerous and useful.