COUNTRY NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11028, 17 March 1914, Page 1

COUNTRY NEWS.

[From Our Coekesfon-dests.] WADIATE. Arrangements, have been made for the issue of a monthly pajior in connection with St Augustine s Church, AVaimnte. The vestry has approved a plan for the new vicarage to be erected on the section at the corner of John Street and Victoria Terrace. The plan requires to bo approved by the Synod. .. • . r The Waimate District Honorary lerritorials' Association is arranging military and athletic sports for the local companies of the Senior Cadets., to be held in "Victoria Paik on Thuifidav, March 26. . At the Band of Hope meeting last Friday night there were two special, incidents. The fife and drum band made its first' public appearance and played two selections in a manner reflecting the utmost credit on the instructor and leader, Mr Logan. Mr W. L. Hay instructed the children in the singing of their pledge verse to a simple aucj taking tune written and harmonised by himself. . The farm workers' homes at \\ llJowbridge are well under way.. Iho contractors (Messrs B. Bettcn and Go.) have lost no time on the job. The Waimato " Advertiser ' expresses dissatisfaction with the procedure at the recent land ballots. It appears that the Canterbury Land Board, in common with other Boards throughout the dominion, makes a practice of knocking single men out of the first tiro sections for which they are applicants, but there is nothing to prevent them getting a full chance in all remaining sections. The "Advertiser concludes The ideal preference—if anything ideal can be thought of. .ia connection with a pure game of chance —would be to allot a married man live marbles to a single man's one, and let them depend on whose, marbles came out of the'truudler. The average family numbers live persons, including parents and children, and if the State's object .is to put families on,.land .'settle-, ments it cannot" go" wrong "by" treating nil married people as if-they already had "three children."

OXFORD. ■His Excellency the Governor-and Lady Liverpool have accepted an invitation to attend -the Oxford Agricultural and Pastoral Association's "show on .April 7.

CULVERDEN. The ladies of Culverden held. a.hand- ' kerchief afternoon last Thursday at Mr F. Travers's residence, Coldstream, to extend good wishes for the future to Miss L. Hare, who is very shortly being married and will be leaving the district. Everyone present expressed sorrow at her intended departure. Songs were given by Mrs Elder and Miss E. Hampton and solos by Misses Liebert • and Travers.

AMBERLEY. A wether given by Mr R. J. Maxwell, in aid of funds for the Amberley Presbyterian Church was offered at the Amberley market yesterday by Messrs Dalgety and Co., and realised £3 19s 6d, changing hands no fewer than four times. The purchasers were Messrs Sims and Cooper 21s, A. L. Joseph 205,, Angliss and Co: 18s and Sims and Cooper 17s 6d.

Mr R. Hepworth has been, appointed fcho City Council's representative on the Assessment Court in connection with tlio-.revaluation of. the city. The wireless telephone, which is working successfully over long distances in Germany, has been perfected to a degree at .which music/both vocal and instrumental, is transmitted clearly.