COUNTRY NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 19294, 12 July 1924, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

WINTON. GENERAL NOTES. (From our Correspondent.) The weather has been anything but pleasant of late, hurricane gales having been blowing for the past two days. However, as the grass is going back rain may be expected which will be a welcome respite from the prevalent “cyclones.” The Radio Theatre is indeed a boon to the town, the benefit being all the more felt owing to the fact that Winton has been without such a hall for more than three years. Several balls have already been held in the theatre and more are coming off. It has been decided to go on with the Woollen Mills, and these should make Winton go ahead, besides being a source of employment for many workers. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Winton Competitions Society was held on Monday evening last, the chair being occupied by Mr D. Larnach. The secretary reported that the Bristol Piano Company had agreed to give the Society the use of a piano on the same terms as last year Mr E. A. Phillips, Winton, wrote accepting the position of jpdge of the photography section, while Mr F. Brookesmith, Invercargill, agreed to judge the drawings. It was decided that mezzo soprano voices be eligible to compete in the soprano test, section 8. KENNINGTON. A SUCCESSFUL DANCE. (From our Correspondent.) The Lodge No. 29, 1.0.0. F., held a dance in Kennington Hall on Friday, July 4, about 70 couples being present, including a large number of visiting lodges from Invercargill. The evening proved very enjoyable. The duties of M.C. were efficiently carried out by Mr G. Fisher. Excellent music was provided by Mrs M, A. McDonald, piano, Messrs P. Barlow, cornet, D. Drummond, violin, and J. Stewart, drums, while extras were contributed by Misses Rose and Croad. Great credit is due to Mr T. Lyall, secretary, for the amount of work done in making the function so successful. Amongst those present were Misses M. Clark, W. Clark, Mclntyre, Rose, McDonald, Burt, Birss, Croad, Gorinski Knuckey, Warren, Lynch, Hillis, Dempster, Dawson, Mclntosh, Henderson, Robertson (2), Lyall, Marshall and Messrs Childs, Lyall, Robertson, Bulling, Mclntyre, Rose, Cloughly, McKenry, Moncur, McCorkindale, Church, Cameron, Hillis, Crombie, Henderson (3), - Poff, Peters, O’Connor (2), McLennan.