QUEENSTOWN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23577, 13 August 1938, Page 32

QUEENSTOWN

The Weather The frost has broken and heavy rain fell early in the week. The frost is coming out of the ground and the roads and pathways are very soft. There was a fall of snow on Tuesday night. Football Club Jubilee The committee entrusted with the arrangements in connection with the jubilee of the Queenstown Rugby Football Club, from September 2 to 4. met last week-end and considered various details in connection with the function. Reports from the various subcommittees show that no stone is being left unturned to ensure the success of the jubilee and to make the gathering of old footballers a memorable one. The response has beCn good, and the committee hopes that those who have not responded to the invitation will get into touch with the secretary, Mr G. Lynch, Box 59, Queenstown. Old footballers whose addresses have not been ascertained should write at once to the secretary. The programme of the celebrations is as follows:—September 2, grand ball; September 3, 1 p.m., children's sports; 3 p.m., football match, " Past v. Present"; 8 p.m., dinner. September 4. church parade, trips. July Weather The summary of readings taken at the local meteorological station for July shows that the highest barometrical reading was 30.536, and the lowest reading 29.040. The highest maximum shade temperature recorded was 46.8, and the lowest maximum 34.6. The highest minimum was 30.6, and the lowest minimum 14.0. The grass temperature showed the highest minimum to be 30.6. and the lowest minimum 14 (18deg of frost). The total sunshine for the month was 79.0 hours, as against 102.9 for the corresponding period last year. The rainfall for the month was 1.14, as against 1.39 for July last year.