COUNTRY NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23529, 18 June 1938, Page 22

COUNTRY NEWS

QUEENSTOWN Winter Sets In On Thursday morning 104 degrees of frost was registered, the hardest .this winter. Lake County Council A short meeting of the Lake County Council was held on Tuesday. Among communications received was one from the commissioner of Crown lands. Dunedin, replying to the council m regard to the camping area at Glenhu Bay Lake Wanaka. The commissioner staled that this reserve could be resumed by the Crown under provisions of the Land Act. It was understood that Mr Scaife, who occupied the area, was prepared to surrender it. It could then be proclaimed either as a scenic reserve or a public domain, and control could be vested in a Scenic Board or a Domain Board, and in either case such a board could be comprised of the council. A portion of this area has been used for some years as a camping ground, and it was with a view to placing it under proper control, and. in the interests of health, that the council had taken action in the matter. The member for the riding was asked tp interview Mr Scaife and report at the next meeting.—The Southland County Council wrote regarding the Parawa-Nokomai deviation, and stated

that its engineer had been instructed to prepare proposals and estimates tor (a) raising the present road and carrying out such work on bridges as may be necessary; and (b) deviating the road round the foot of the hill as was suggested in a previous report, me council decided to await the report or the engineer.—Cr Gordon was appointed delegate on the Southland Progress League. It was decided that the following remits be forwarded for consideration at the next meeting of the executive:—The necessity for placing railcars on the Lumsden-Kingston line, and the early commencement of the Queenstown-Glenorchy road. -7 The chairman reported that the council had agreed to take out a debt for rates of £45, due by Skippers, Ltd., by taking the equivalent in girders from the company’s claim. The company stiff owed £IOO, and was prepared to hand over further girders as payment, but as the girders were jn the river, the council could not see its way to take them over. It was hoped that a satisfactory arrangement for payment could be made later. The council approved of the chairman’s action. Before the business of the meeting commenced, the chairman referred to the death of the clerk’s mother, Mrs W, G. Griffin, and a vote of sympathy was passed. WAREPA Miniature Rifle Club The Warepa Miniature Rifle Club held its first match of the season on Tuesday night against A, B, and C teams from Port Molyneux. The Port Molyneux A team was successful with a score of 424 to Warepa s 412, the Port Molyneux B team lost to Warepa with a score of 417 to Warepa’s 424, and the Port Molyneux C team last to Warepa with a score of 368 to Warepa’s 396. The competition resulted in a win for the Warepa Rifle Club by the small margin of 23 points. For Warepa the gold button was won by L. Christie with a score of 75 off the rifle, the A Grade button by A. Christie, and the B Grade button by T. Joyce. The 12 best scores were as follows: Warepa; L. Christie, A. Christie 75, W. McLaren 74, A. Brownlie, C. Kerr 73, M. Cross, R. Brownlie 72. G. McQuade:,E;Cross7l, taoin lie 72, G. McQuade, E. Cross 71, T. Joyce 70, E. Roberts. W. Somerville 69. Port Molyneux: E. Stiven, C. Glover 74, A. Mackintosh, G. Prentice 73. D. H. Tilson. W. Black 72, G. Sinclair 71, J. Murdoch 70, D. Marshall 69 J. Christie, A, Marshall, F. Bates 67! MIDDLEMARCH Rifle Club The Strath Taleri Miniature Rifle Club held its weekly shoot in the A. and P. Hall on Wednesday evening, when 28 members entered for the competitions. I. Guild again won the rifle badge, and D. Peat won the handicap badge. Following were the 10 highest scores: —I. Guild 77—5—80, C. Burgess 70—-6 —Bo, E. J. Valentine 76—6 80, J. A. Jones 76—9—80, I, Guild 764—80, D. Thompson 76—6—80, J. Guy 764 —80, D. Valentine 75 —3—78, C. William# 75—5—80. D. Peat 73 —IS— 80. KYEBURN Miniature Rifle Club The weekly shoot of the Kyeburn Miniature Rifle Club was held on the club range on> Tuesday, when there was an average attendance. The shooting was again good, and three possibles were recorded, two of them in the club shoot. The top 10 men’s average was 78.0. The Preston rifle button was won by R. Craig, a first-year man, after a shoot-off with W. W. Pearson, while H. Kindness, also a first-year man, annexed the J. B. Hislop handicap button after a keen shoot-off. Details:—R. Craig, W. W. Pearson 80, J. M. Griffiths 79, G. Creighton, C. M. Pearson, J. M Crutchley 78, W. Creighton, S. C. Pearson, N. Ellis 77. A. Mann. J. R. Crutchley 76, J. H. Reid, A. F. Pearson. R. J. Wilson 75, H. G. Wooding, R. Creighton 74, P. R. Wilson 72, Mrs J. M. Griffiths 68, W. Cameron, H. Kindness 66. On Wednesday a visit was paid to the Naseby Club by a team in a challenge for the R. G. Spence Cup. Naseby was successful in retaining the cup by the close margin of three points, After supper Mr Behrens welcomed the visitors, and Mr J. H. Reid replied on behalf of Kyeburn. Details:—Kyeburn: J. M. Griffiths 78, C. M. Pearson • 77, W. Creighton, R. Craig, W, W. Pearson 76, G. Creighton, J. H. Reid. N. Ellis 75, R. Creighton 74, A. F. Pearson 71; —total (with handicap). 774. Naseby: L. Jopson 80, L. Hoffman 78, G. Graham, B. Brown 77, W. Behrens, G. Creighton 76, G. George 72, C. Wray 71, E. Brown 65. L. O'Donohue 61;—total (with handicap), 777. EASTERN SOUTHLAND Crippled Children Society The annual meeting of the Eastern Southland sub-branch of the Crippled ■ Children Society was held at Gore 1 under the presidency of Mr J. Harper. Sneaking to the annual report, the chairman stated that 11 new cases had been dealt with during the year, and the branch had experienced the busiest period since its inception. The funds of the branch were being well spent, however, and the patients receiving treatment were showing a wonderful response. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows: — President. Mr J. Harper; secretary, Mr H. McQuillan: treasurer, Mr W. B. Johnston: delegates to the Southland branch, Messrs J. Harper and W. B. Johnston; Executive Committee, representatives of organisations interested in the work of the society. Outbreak of Fire An outbreak of Are, which fortunately was confined to one building, occurred at the Gore Public Hospital on Thursday, as a result of which the boiling room, which housed the heating plant, was completely gutted. When the brigade was summoned the fire had a good hold, but within half an hour the flames had been extinguished. The boiler house is a semidetached structure, and the fact that it is constructed of brick confined the fire to its waffs. It is not known how the fire started, as the boiler room is flooded with water each night, but it is possible that a spark became lodged in the heap of coal which was stored nearby. Obituary Advice has been received at Gore of the death at Timaru on Tuesday evening of Mrs Elizabeth Cameron, who was the last surviving member of the pioneers who settled in the Wendonside district when the land was first taken up. Mrs Cameron was born at Allanton, on the Taieri Plain, 76 years ago, being a daughter of Mr and Mrs James Christie, and she received her education at the district school. The family eventually moved to Glcnkenich, near Tapanul, the arduous journey being made on unformed roads and in a dray. Subsequently, she married the late Mr John Cameron, and the couple took up a section in the Wendonside block when it was first opened up for settlement. Mr Cameron died 39 years ago, but Mrs Cameron and her family carried on the farm until 1916, when she retired to live at Gore, About 15 years

ago she moved to Timaru to live with her daughter, Miss Bessie Cameron, and she resided there up to the time of her death. Surviving members of Mrs Cameron’s family are Mrs J. Wulocks (Owaka), Miss Bessie Cameron (Timaru), and Messrs Ewen Cameron (Wendonside), Archibald Cameron (Wendonside) and Alexander Cameron (Gore). One daughter, Mrs Paterson (Clifdon), died about 12 years ago, and one son, Mr Robert Cameron, was killed at Gallipoli. Mrs Cameron is also survived by a sister, Mrs John Hartley (Oamaru), and a brother, Mr R. L. Christie (Auckland). Rugby Sub-union The weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the Eastern Southland Rugby Football Sub-union was presided over by Mr J. W. Aitken. The secretary of the North Otago Union wrote offering September 20 as the date for the match between Eastern Southland and North Otago at Gore. The letter added that the match could be played only if Southland still held the Ranfurly Shield at the date of North Otago’s challenge, failing which no visit would be made to Southland.—lt was decided to accept tllG dstfit In response to the sub-union’s inquiry about fielding a player named Laird in the Wyndham-Albion Second Grade match, the Wyndham Club advised that no person by that name had been a member of the team, but H. Baird had played.—lt was decided to rescind the previous decision awarding the match to Wyndham, and to have it replayed at the end of the season. The secretary of the Northern Subunion wrote stating that the referee of the Albion-Balfour match had ordered off an Albion player, R. Agnew, for "unnecessary rough handling of a Balfour player.” The case had been dealt with by members of th® Northern Sub-union after the match, when it was decided to place Agnew on the caution list.—The action was confirmed. The following transfers were granted:—H. Wheeler, from Excelsior (Oamaru) to Albion; J. Smith, from Marist (Invercargill), to Mataura; R. Patrick, from Wyndham to Mataura. It was decided to support the Northern Sub-union’s nomination for the position of manager of the Southland sub-unions’ team to play the Otago sub-unions at Dunedin on July 23.