TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20763, 25 June 1937, Page 3

TEMUKA

EXCURSION TO SHOW GOOD PATRONAGE Although all but five of the shops and offices of the town did not observe a holiday yesterday for the Winter Show, the excursion train that left Temuka shortly after 10 a.m., carried 393 passengers, comprising mostly country people and children. The Temuka District High, St. Joseph's and Milford Schools closed for the day, and the pupils made up 258 of the excursionists. The town was not busy during the early part of the day, but in the later part of the morning and the afternoon the business In a number of shops was reported to have been that of an average day. Pupils of the Clandeboye School will have their opportunity of seeing the show to-day, the holiday having been postponed because of the day being more suitable for parents.

OBITUARY

MR JAMES BRYCE News of the death of Mr James Bryce at Temuka on Thursday, came as a great shock to his many friends In Temuka, especially in St. Peter’s Anglican Church and among the farming community. Mr Bryce, who was in the employment of the Canterbury Farmers’ Coop., came to Temuka about three years ago. He became Interested in the affairs of St. Peter's Church, and took a prominent part in the tennis club as well as in the choir. In Timaru he had been actively interested in swimming, and although he rarely competed after coming to Temuka, he joined the local club and was always a willing official at inter-club carnivals. In the office of the C.F.C.A. he was wellknown to clients in all parts of the district. Tire church organisations to which he belonged and the staff of the Farmers’ Co-op. have forwarded wreaths for the funeral. The flag at the C.F.C.A. flew at half-mast yesterday.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONCERT

A GOOD PROGRAMME

Before an appreciative audience in the Parish Hall the annual concert of the Sunday School was presented by members of the Bible Classes and Sunday School pupils. Tire concert was organised by Mrs L. A. Barnes, members of the Bible Classes, and the Sunday School staff. The outstanding item was “Scenes from Hiawatha,” the story being told by Mrs Barnes and acted by the senior girls’ Bible Class. The concluding item was a play entitled “The Open Window,” a mission story in which upwards of 40 characters participated During an Interval the Vicar (Rev. L. A. Barnes) thanked the public for their attendance, and those who had assisted in making the concert the outstanding success it was. The following programme was presented: Japanese song, junior girls; sailors' hornpipe, Georgina Bolton; pianoforte solo, Gilbert Hopkinson; pi i dance, Rangl Solomon; pirate song, junior boys; recitation, Nisbet Green; humorous drill,, senior girls; violin solo, Barbara Tully; humorous dialogue, girls’ Bible Class; song and dance, Irish colleens, girls; song, Miss I. Ives; recitation, Averll Paynter; hiking song, senior girls; pianoforte solo, Catherine Benbow.