TEMUKA NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13980, 16 August 1909, Page 6

TEMUKA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) On Thursday evening a very suceossi'lu Japanese lair t> ..a lieiu in. uie jjiill aucu, in aid ut JL.uu.-i ior u.e I'iiniitive Meiiiodist Chuicn. Tlio hail ivas tasteluliy ueoorai'ed and illuminated witn orignt coloured Japanese J u 11 corns. Around tlie walls were various stalls tended to uy young people in costumes emblematic or tiic Eastern nation. A good brisk business was done with the largo audience, and a very pleasant concert was given from the stage erected at the eastern end of the sued, the. following contributing items: —Misses Murray, (Jappi r and Mrs Salmon., Messrs "\\ j/"earse, liowden and Salmon. The accompaniments were tastefully played by Aliases Twomey, Gapper, Poarse and Airs Salmon. A feature was the Japanese costume march by a number 01 girls, for wJne.li prizes were awarded for tiie most original costume, Miss Marion McCaskill being adjudged the winner, and Miss Williams a good second. A fan song by eight little girls w'f.3 also well received and applauded Several novel competitions attracted keen competition, and the following are the winners:-—Bed-making for men, Mr F. Metson; hat trimming, Mr J{. Hill, Mr E. Butland ; nail driving competition. Miss Fawdray, Miss "Washington. Special mention is tine to Mr A. McDonald for his miniature bakery, which created much interest, and did a good business in small goods. On the whole the fair was well planned and a great success. At a meeting of subscribers to tlw Teinuka Technical Association, held on Friday night, Mr Geo. Thomson, presiding, the vacancy caused by Dr. Haves' resignation was filled by the election of Mr John Bambridgc. The annual meeting of the Temulc Storage Company is to be held at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow afternoon, at Temuka. Mr Jamieson, j-enrcsentimr Tommy Bunts, wn.e in Temuka on Friday evening, and had an interview with the

president and secretary of the Temuka Boxing Club with reference to Burns paving a visit to the town at a future date. As the extent of Burns' injuries are not known, the matter was indefinitely postponed until Mr Jamieson returns to Auckland. A very line piece of work in the form of an imitation inlay diningroom table, designed and worked by Mr David Grant, is now on view m the window of Mr C. Bates, Temuka. The table is 9ft by 4ft 6in, and is quite a work of art. There are 1700 blocks of wood imitated, and this, with great skilL and neatness, while the lining out I occupies 2000 strokes. The principal woods imitated are walnut, knotted totara, rosewood, bird's eye maple, blackwood. and tulip wood. The exhibit was originally intended for the Svdney exhibition, but owing to a mistake hi the time, Mr Grant was not able to earrv out his intention, and it will be sent to Christchureh tor exhibition. By the express on Saturday, there arrived in Temuka Mr Jas. Charters and his son, the Scotch boy preacher. Thev are on an evangelistic tour, and will* commence a two weeks' mission at the Primitive Methodist Church to-night. - 4.1 At present there is on view in the window of Mr Jno. Sim, jewelled twe very fine medals for the Boxing Club s competition, to be held on the 26th inst. One given by the president (Mi Jeffries) is for the best all-round proiiciencv in the heavy weight class, aiK: the other presented by Mr V. Yv. Wade, is for the best display in the 10 stone class. r , ' The match for Major J. S. Young; trophy was iired by tue Temuka Mima ture Rifle Club on Friday night, anc. was won by Private W. Webb with r. possible of 70 from scratch, the next in order being Private J. Cook (0 70. Corporal K. Gillespie (5) 09, Private J Saunders (8) 09, Sergeant F. Saunders (scr) 63, Private T. Hooper (8. OS, Private C. Niles (3) 07, Private ,P Bates (6) 67, Sergeant McEvoy (b) bi. Sergeant Christmas (2) 66. Mr Clement L. Wragge dolivercc one of his astronomical lectures to ; ve-rv large audience in the Yolunteei Hail on Friday night, tin; subject ■being, "A Voyage Through Space,/ concluding with an interesting hairhour's discourse on "radium." 'J hi photos and pictures were well re eeived, particularly Hales' photograph* taken in hydrogen light. Mr Y\ raggc had a large audience. At St. Joseph's Church, Temuka, or. Sunday morning, over 40 candidate.(boys and girls) were presented lor the sacrament of communion. children were prepared by the Rev. Fatiie. JLe Menant des Ciiesnais and the Rev. Father O'Coniiell (missionen, and a; the conclusion of the ceremonies hat. breakfast in the Convent school, tin women of the parish providing tin repast.