QUEENSTOWN NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20282, 15 December 1927, Page 17

QUEENSTOWN NOTES.

CENTRAL OTAGO.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) QUEENSTOWN. December 14. THE WEATHER. The weather during the week has been fine, and we have had plenty of suushice, without extreme heat. The barometer is steady, and the prospects are that ihc present conditions will continue for a time. RIFLE SHOOTING. The fourth competition for the pre.n dent’s trophy was shot at the 500yds and 600yds ranges. The light did not conduce to good scoring, so no very goou totals were put up. Following are the figures : QUEENSTOWN RANGE. 500 500 yds. yds. t’l. D. R. Gray 31 26 H. C. Lorden 32 23 A. Simson 20 27 J. Mnnro 16 28 A. M'Cormick 21 16 BEACH BAY RANGE. Major Mackenzie ... 29 32 President H. Mackenzie 31 21 Peter Mackenzie 24 20 Hugh Ross ... 21 20-41 Lieut. J. Mackenzie ... 26 The scores made in the Cup Match at 7 00yds were: Major Mackenzie 29 11. R. Gray 27 H. C. Lorden 26 A. Simson 25 Lieutenant -T Mackenzie ... 2* President H Mackenzie ••• 23 .1. Munro ... ° P. Mackenzie 19 Hugh Ross 15 BIBLE CLASS BREAK-UP. For some months nast Bible classes have been conducted in St. Peter’s Parish Hall Ov Miss Mary Salmond. who spent some vears in missionary work in India, but who was to return to her hone h°re ebon* 18 nr 20 months ago owing to a serious breakdown in health These classes have been attended by rmntls of the local nnblir school, and parents have reason to thank Miss Balmond for her noble efforts to implant in the hearts and minds of their children Christian manciples which a secular system of educa-

tion does not make provision for in its curriculum. In order to mark the dose of the year Miss Salmond arranged a special ceremony of leave-taking and prizegiving. This was attended by many if the parents and friends of the children as well as supporters of the movement. The proceedings commenced with a tea, which all present were invited to par take.. A programme of musical and elocutionary items was then carried through, much interest being evinced in the efforts of the children to entertain their elders. At convenient intervals short and appropriate addresses were given by Canon Parata (St. Peter’s) and the Rev. J. Collie (St. Andrew’s) exhorting the children to live up to the Bible truths m parted to them by their teacher, Miss Salmond. The prizes were then distributed by Mrs A Simson. The list of senior awards is as follows:—Misses Elsie Perkins, Mary MTnnes, Betty and Molly Macdonald, W. Summers, and C. Clayton. Th e children of the lower divisions had their celebration on similar 'ines on the previous Wednesday. GENERAL AND PERSONAL. Shearing is in full swing in the district. Some of the sheds have already “ cut out,” while others are just commencing operations. The good weather has proved a very important and helpful factor. The clip all round , expected to be a very satisfactory one. School break-ups will be genera) here tins week. In most instances a picnic or a concert in aid of the school funds is being made complementary to the proceedings. The bowling season is expected to be a very successful one in Queenstown. The Wakatipu Club membership has been considerably increased since the annual meet mg, and a good degree of keenness is being shown by players in general. The club is looking forward with interest to the visit of the Otago and Southland bowlers during the holidays, and it is hoped to welcome all the old friends as well as many new faces. The Arrowtown Lawn Tennis Club added another win to its credit last Saturday, whne it defeated a Wanaka team. This constituted its filth successive win in the Vincent Sub-association matches this season. Dr J. H. Crawshaw, chief health officer for Otago, arrived here last evening on a visit of inspection. He was met by his Worship the Mayor (Mr H. Overton) and Mr F. Varney, district health officer. Tonight he is conferring with the Borough Council. Miss Margaret Steel Moss, assistant director, Bureau of Children, Department of Public Welfare in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has been spending a couple of weeks at Wakatipu. A week was spent at Paradise; then she was the guest for a few days of Mr and Mrs Alexander Mackenzie at Mount Nicholas Station. Miss Moss is a much-travelled woman, and she talks most interestingly on American institutions and on their outlook on the physical, mental, and moral care and upbringing of the citizens of tomorrow. Miss Moss is typically American in her anxiety to acquire all the information ossiblg regarding life and customs in other countries, and before she returns hom e she purposes visiting Australia. Japan, and other lands. Messrs Robert Bee, R T. Dnth>r- and E. C. Reid, of Dunedin, visited the district at the week-end on mining b .smess Mrs Hcwitson arrived from Dunedin on Saturday on a visit to the Misses Rule, who are in residence at Queenstown. Mr R. Salmond, of the Christchurch branch of the Bank of New Zealand, is spending his annual leave at Queenstown with his parents, Mr and Mrs John Salmond. The demand for accommodation at Queenstown during the holidays has been greater than ever this year, all the hotels and boarding houses reporting heavy bookings. Furnished cottages and furnished rooms have also been eagerly sought after, and many private houses are opening their doors for the first time this year to people who are prepared to share the amenities of the home for a fair consideration. Building operations continue to give employment to a good many hands here. During the past few months two carpenters have set up in business, while others have come for a few weeks at a time to carry out contracts. A plumber has recently taken up residence in Queenstown ; and a second is making a temporary abode here while undertaking special work.