ORARI.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18637, 5 August 1930, Page 16

ORARI.

WAIHI BRIDGE. The Waihi Bridge, on the coach road from Orari to Geraldine, has always been a nuisance to motorists in time of flood, owing to the tendency of rivei. to flow across the roadway to the north of the bridge. The Geraldine County Council have at last taken effective steps to remedy the trouble, and it is to be hoped that this spring it will prove an asset to the travelling public when the warm rains flood this river. The approach to the bridge has been built up for the length of a couple of chains, and underneath pipes have been set in so that flood waters instead of running over the road will flow through. The approach itself is still in a rough condition, but further improvements will be made to it. and soon it will be in good condition for motor traffic. The ruts at present are so deep, that the bounce of the ear makes it hit the top surface of the approach. COLD WEATHER ON SATURDAY. The Orari district experienced the unusual sight of a real hoar frost on Saturday morning. Such a frost Is seldom seen in South Canterbury, but as a result of a heavy fog being followed by a severe frost of 16 degrees, the moist surfaces of trees and fences were frozen white, and on Saturday morning gave the appearance of having been visited Ly a snowstorm. The cold was biting, and was intensified by a second fog that enveloped the countryside during the early hours ol the morning, the sun being" unable to shine through until long after midday. Local resident's state that they do not remember a winter with so many hard frosts and dull days as this year s record, but Saturday was the worst ever known. As typical of the set erity of the cold, several motorists, travelling between Winchester and Geraldine, or between Orari and Geraldine, found their windscreenwipers doing heavy service wiping away from the windscreen not moisture from the fog but actual ice. where the moisture from the fog had frozen as soon as it touched the cold glass. MINIATURE RIFLES. The Ladies’ Miniature Rifle Club has held shoots recently, when the following trophies have been won:—Mr H. Killoh's trophy by Mrs F. Priddle; Messiu Opie Bros’ (Winchester) by Miss Doreen Smith: and Mrs J. j. Guerin's (Hilton) trophy by Mrs J. A Henderson. The Club has entered a team for the Geraldine Miniature Rifle Association’s competition, and the first shoot for the Club will take place on Tuesday evening on the Orari Bridge range. The Men’s Miniature Rifle Club has entered two teams in the ”B ” Grade competition of the Geraldine Association, and a “C" team as well. In the Timaru Association competition, the Club has also entered two “B" teams and one “C” team. In this contest the first shoot took place on the local range on Monday evening, the following being the scores for the three teams:— No. 1 Team.—T. Bates 80. H. Culling 77. A. Earl 80. F. Priddle 80. L. Wood 79. No. 2 Team. —Jack Hewson 79. A. Priddle 78. R. Priddle 75. O. Smith 76, A. Rysdale 76. “C” Grade Team.—J. Bates 78. P, Borrell 74. W. Earl 75. A. Hendersofi 78. B. Hew son 76. ORARI READERS. The long expected concert by the Orari Readers has now been set down for Friday evening next when the club will stage two excellent plays, entitled the "Gate of Dreams” and “Eldorado.” During last week The Readers staged the play. “The Gate of Dreams" in the Geraldine Town Hall, where it was well received. Those taking part in the plays will be Mr and Mrs G. A. M. Macdonald. Mr and Mrs Cook. Mr Trimen. Miss De Latour, Miss K. Muff. Mr Ball and Mr L. Pemberton.