TEMUKA PIONEERS’ DAY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21530, 18 December 1939, Page 3

TEMUKA PIONEERS’ DAY

Founding of Province of Canterbury Debt To Early Settlers Pioneers’ Day was commemorated In a fitting manner by a service at the Presbyterian Church yesterday morning. A capacity congregation included the Mayor (Mr A. W. Buzan) and councillors. In his address the Rev. W. F. Nichol said that it was necessary to be reminded of the past. Historians say that if we wish to understand the present we must study the past. In this respect the pioneers had something to tell them. We needed their courage, determination and inspiration to rescue the world from its present chaotic condition and rebuild on a foundation that would ensure lasting peace. The pioneers had vision. They did not build in a haphazard manner, but according to plan. It was not what they had but what they were. Their character came from their religious conviction which they had maintained in spite of persecution. After the last war there was a vision in the nature of a League of Nations, but this had been lost sight of. It was something of the pioneers’ spiritual content which was needed to recapture that lost vision. To the pioneers they owed a deep debt of gratitude. They had faithfully preserved the spirit and precepts of Christianity and had handed on the torch which alone was capable of guiding the world to a lasting peace. It was fitting on the eightyninth anniversary of the founding of the province of Canterbury that they should be assembled in a place of worship to praise the accomplishments of the forgotten men and women who had blazed the trail, said Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P. Their first duty was to Him who had brought them safely through famine and flood and had bestowed on them the good tilings which they enjoyed. Next came the pioneers, whose chief memory was contained in the up-country cemeteries. It was indicative of the littleness of life that these people should be so soon forgotten. The pioneers had unquenchable faith in the future of the province and an extraordinary desire to own their own homes. New Zealand owed a deep debt of gratitude to them for the manner in which they carved out of the wilderness a civilised home. They made New Zealand the most democratic country in the w’orld. Moderns were prone to survey in a casual manner what they had accomplished. Those men and women of simple faith and deep religious conviction had given to them a heritage which might well be the envy of the civilised world. A. AND P. ASSOCIATION The reports of various subcommittees concerning arrangements for the annual show were received at a meeting of the Temuka and Geraldine A. and P. Association presided over by Mr K. H. Hargreaves. The chairman said that it was desirable that something should be done in connection with the suggestion from the Department of Internal Affairs to mark the centenary at the show by depicting pioneering days by a procession or other means. Commander A. D. Boyle said that endeavours should be made to interest other bodies such as the Women’s Institute with a view to arranging a pageant which would show the various stages of development of New Zealand. The chairman skid that it might be possible to borrow farm implements v’hich were used in the early days. The matter was left to the president and Commander Boyle to arrange. A donation of £1 was received from the New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association. TENNIS SHIELD COMPETITION Temuka Park defeated Hilton by 77 games to 66, and St. Peter’s beat Presbyterian by 83 games to 72 in the Temuka Town and Country Tennis Association’s A grade shield competition on Saturday. In the B grade shield competition, Seadown 73 games defeated Rangitata 63 games. Following are details of the matches:— St. Peter’s v. Presbyterian (St. Peter’s names first) Men’s Singles: E. Lawrence 4 lost to A. J. Burgess 6; S. Nicholas 6 beat C. D. Hopkinson 5; A. Fulton 6 beat A. THF SHOP FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS STRANGE’S, TEMUKA

L. Carruthers 4; K. Davies 6 beat E. H. Turner 4. Men’s Doubles: Lawrence and Nicholas 5 lost to Burgess and Turner 6; Fulton and Davies 5 lost to Hopkinson and Carruthers 6. Women’s Singles: Miss J. Ives 6 beat Miss M. Paterson 5; Miss T. Hopkinson 6 beat Mrs T. King 5; Mrs E. Lawrence 4 lost to Mrs J. Fisher 6; Miss M. Nicholas 6 beat Miss N. Davis 5. Women’s Doubles: Misses Ives and Hopkinson 6 beat Miss Paterson and Mrs King 1; Mrs Lawrence and Miss Nicholas 6 beat Mrs Fisher and Miss Davis 1. Mixed Doubles: Miss Ives and Nicholas 2 lost to Mrs King and Burgess 6; Mrs Lawrence and Lawrence 6 beat Miss Paterson and Turner 5: Miss Nicholas and Davies 6 beat Mrs Fisher and Hopkinson 3; Miss Hopkinson and Fulton 3 lost to Miss Davis and Carruthers 6. Hilton v. Temuka Park (Hilton names first) Men’s Singles: R. Brenton 5 lost to L. Parrant 6; R. Meredith 5 lost to W Staniland 6; P. Brenton 6 beat G. Simpson 3; F. Polhill 3 lost to H. Pentecost 6. Men’s Doubles: R. Brenton and Meredith 6 beat Parrant and Staniland 2; P. Brenton and Polhill 6 beat •Simpson and Pentecost 3. Women’s Singles: Mrs R. Meredith 1 lost to Mrs W. Tindjdl 6; Miss D Scott 1 lost to Miss R. Austin 6; Miss D. Patrick 6 beat Miss L. Radford 4; Miss M. Leary 1 lost to Miss M. Menzies 6. Women’s Doubles: Mrs Meredith and Miss Scott 3 lost to Mrs Tindall and Miss Austin 6; Misses Patrick and Leary 4 lost to Misses Radford and Menzies 6. Mixed Doubles: Mrs Meredith and R. Brenton 6 beat Mrs Tindall and Par- 1 rant 0; Miss Scott and Meredith 4 lost to Miss Austin and Staniland 6; Miss Patrick and P. Brenton 6 beat Miss Radford and Simpson 5; Miss Leary and Polhill 3 lost to Miss Menzies and Pentecost 6. Rangitata v. Seadown (Rangitata names first) Men’s Singles: L .Wood 6 beat I. Oldfield 1; T. Wilson 6 best R. Connolly 4; J. Palmer 5 lost to J. McCully 6; G. Edgar 0 lost to L. Edgar 6. Men’s Doubles: Wood and Wilson 6 beat Oldfield and Connolly 5; Palmer and Edgar 5 lost to McCully and Edgar 6. Women’s Singles: Mrs Palmer 2 lost to Miss S. Hide 6; Miss Johnson 6 beat Mrs Kelman 3; Miss Charles 6 beat Miss D. Brosnahan 4; Miss Sugrue 1 lost to Miss M. Edgar 6. Women’s Doubles: Mrs Palmer and Miss Johnson 1 lost to Miss Hide and Mrs Kelman 6; Misses Charles and Sugrue 1 lost to Misses Brosnahan and Edgar 6. Mixed Doubles: Mrs Palmer and Wood 6 beat Miss Hide and Oldfield 3; Miss Johnson and Wilson 6 beat Mrs Kelman and Connolly 3; Miss Charles and Palmer 6 beat Miss Brosnahan and McCully 2; Miss Sugrue and Edgar 0 lost to Miss Edgar and Edgar 6. CALEDONIAN SOCIETY The directors of the Temuka Caledonian Society met on Friday evening and made arrangements for the annual dance on Boxing night. Soldiers in , uniform will be admitted free to the dance. Mention was made of the display which would be given on Boxing night by the Pine Band, and the president (Mr R. Martin) asked members for their support. Mrs G. Fletcher and Messrs P. Allan and W. Ferguson were elected new members. PIPE BAND Members of the Temuka Highland Pipe Band were entertained by the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs A.

W. Buzan) at a social on Saturday. The evening was spent at cards. Mr Buzan expressed his pleasure at being with the Band, and said that the function was a token of appreciation. He proposed the toast of the drummajor and secretary, which was responded to by Messrs A. Macintosh i and G. C. Tully. Mr W. F. Evans pro- | posed the toast of the Mayor and Mayoress. Other toasts were also honoured. FURTHER ENLISTMENT The first recruit for the special military force to enlist in Temuka for . the last four weeks was G. F. Dix, of Clandeboye, according to information given by the recruiting officer for Temuka (Mr J. King). CAROL SERVICE After last evening’s service the choir I of St. Peter’s Church of England sang ' seven Christmas carols. The carols were intelligently interpreted by a full I choir and the solos provided a fitting | contrast. PERSONAL Miss M. Cotter is spending the vacation with her parents, Mr and Mrs ■ J. Cotter. Temuka. I “HONOLULU” I Miss Powell’s new musical, “Hono- | lulu,” is the current attraction at the Elite Theatre. The picture’s outi standing song numbers are “Honolulu,” •j “The Leader Doesn’t Like Music” and | “This Night Will be My Souvenir,” with ' Andy lona’s Islanders, most famous of all Hawaiian native orchestras, lending authenticity to the musical ' background of the hula numbers. In addition to the musical comedy features, there is a plausible story in I "Honolulu,” in which Robert Young . carries a dual role, first as a Hollyi wood movie star then as p nlanter from Hawaii.