WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19853, 17 July 1934, Page 3

WAIMATE

BLEAK CONDITIONS MORE SNOW ON HUNTER HILLS On Sunday night rain commenced to fall in Waimate following a heavy southerly buster, and at 9 a.m. yesterday 10 points were registered. The rain continued in fairly heavy showers until shortly before noon, when the weather cleared, permitting a view of the Hunter Hills, which showed a further heavy coating of snow along the highest points of the range. During the afternoon a bitterly cold wind was in evidence, and the weather was dull and overcast. On Sunday morning 6 degrees of frost were registered and yesterday morning 2 degrees. The weather has caused many farmers who were preparing land for spring sown wheat to reserve their skim ploughed land for rape or turnips, and it is now definite that the area to be sown in wheat will be considerably smaller than has been the case for several years. W.C.T.U. At the .monthly meeting of the Waimate branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Mrs Roy presided over a large attendance. After the business of the meeting was dealt with, a very enjoyable programme was given by the members of the S.A. Home League, under the direction of Mrs Duckett, as follows: Vocal duet, Misses R. Henry and L. Melton; recitation, Mrs Robinson; pianoforte solo, Miss Kirk; vocal solo, Miss Harrison; pianoforte solo, Miss C. Lumsden.

A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Duckett and her willing band of helpers. Mrs Roy reminded the members of the birthday celebrations to be held at the August meeting. Brisk business was done at the sales table. Afternoon tea brought a very enjoyable meeting to a close.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. At the Waimate Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Messrs A. W. Good and S. J. McMasters, J’s.P., Thomas Crawford Young was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness, while on a charge of attempted suicide he was remanded to appear at Timaru on July 19. GOLF. The following Is the draw for the third bogey round for the Mary Fitch Cup to be played to-day:—Miss R. Hertslet and Mrs Herts’ett; Mi’s McLean and Mrs Templer; Miss A. Jones and Miss Godfrey; Miss Brownlie and Mrs Chisholme; Miss N. Kidd and Miss O. Cameron; Mrs Parr and Mrs Fraser; Miss H. Cameron and Mrs Carleton; Mrs Grant and Mrs Deacon; Mrs Healey and Miss E. Jones.

FIRST WHITE SETTLER. Following the arrangements made at the last meeting of the Waimate Borough Council to erect a memorial to the first white settler, Mr Michael Studholme, and the Maori chief, Te Huru Huru, in the form of a stone column opposite Dr. Pitt's residence, at the comer of Queen Street and George Road, the sub-committee appointed by the Council has arranged for the ceremony to be performed on the site on Thursday, August 2, at 1.45 p.m. Mr E. C. Studholme and Te Huru Huru, a grandson of the late chief, are to be asked to lay the foundation stone for the memorial. The speakers will be the county chairman (Mr H. B. S. Johnstone) and the Mayor (Mr G. Dash). The High School Cadets will form the guard of honour. WHEAT TRIAL. The result of the wheat variety trial conducted by the Agricultural Department, on the farm of Mr J. C. Hay, Morven, was recently notified to the committee of the Waimate Farmers’ Union. The report shows that the experiment was laid down on June 10, 1933, in a field which had been in grass for three years. The crop was cut on February 15, and threshed on March 7, the manure used being lewt. of superphosphate an acre. The seed was treated with copper carbonate. Fol-

In his comments the instructor (Mr W. Strafford) commented that Cross Seven and S.S. Tuscan had suffered from the extreme wet conditions. PEEL FOREST MINIATURE RIFLES. The ninth shoot of the Peel Forest Miniature Rifle Club, was held in the hall on Friday night. The following were the scores off the rifle—F. Heney 78, E. Foden 77, J. Rees 76, W. Jenkins 74, F. Cain 74, D. Rutherford 72. J. Jenkins 71, W. Macphail 71; average 74.1. The handicap button was won by F. Heney. A trophy given by Mr F. Heney was won by E. Foden. ST. BARNABAS GUILD. The monthly meeting of the St. Barnabas Guild was held on Thursday afternoon. Mrs G. Dennistoun presided, and other members present were —Mesdames W. E. Barker. D. Rutherford, F. Claydon, G. Wooding, O. Keen and Wilson; Misses J. Wright, R. Barker, G. Wright, O. Stinson, A. Partridge, and O. Barker. Many useful and attractive articles were handed in in preparation for the annual bazaar. At the conclusion of the meeting afternoon tea was provided by Miss O. Stinson.

lowing is the summary of the yields:— Seeding lbs Yields per acre. Bushels. S.S. Tuscan .. .. 107 56.3 Hunters II. .. .. 115 70.1 S.S. Tuscan . . .. 107 78.3 Dreadnought, 5/29 115 70.6 S.S. Tuscan . . .. 107 57.7 Cross Seven .. .. no 52.0