COUNTRY NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11927, 9 February 1917, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

[From Qvr CosaßSPONDissTa.] AEAROA. Tlift Aka-roa. District High School Committee met on Monday; present —Mr Newton j (chairman), the llev A. 11. Julius, and Messrs Dodds, Helming and Loots. A circular w«f road from the Nations! Service League and tbe committee decided to subscribe -£1 amongst themselves for two years. It was decided to write to the Board of Education regarding- the discontinuance of French classes in the High School. A letter was read from Mr Martin, Chkd Inspector far Agriculture, in regard to establishing chases for agriculture, and also to obtaining suitable ground for experimental plots, chiefly fira-saos. It was decided to make inquiries as ; to the ground. Tho head master reported I that the school had re-opened that dzy with | p, very good attendance. Accounts amounting j to £2 6s 7d were passed b;r pie/mem. i The Akaroa Borough Conned mot en Wed- ! needay nhrht; present Tho Mayor Mr (!. ! Armstrong, and Councillors Noonan, Munro. , William?, Hemting, Caatvoi'.. ilaylod; and j Leeto. On the motion of the Mayor, a vote ci j condolence was paswsi to Mrs I), llandiside'. j on the death of her husband, who bad been ; killed in action in The Hawer-i- Borough Council's circular regardim; military , service was received. The Canterbury Fire I Underwriters' Association wrote rogardintr ! the storage of petroleum in the borouqh. Th« j matter was referred to the Lighting Commit- i tee. The sum of £"> wau granted to tho Fire i Brigade toward" tho expense? of ;i delegate j to the c<it::'.- , ror.<:e t-o ho held at Ha'.ciutha in j March. Tho harbourmaster (.-Mr Younpmnu) ' wrote rejrardinET tbe litrht on l.laly's whan". ] It was decided to hn"»'e one white iij/ht. ; Serera; applications for electric cue".')?" we-o [ Kranted. The tinnr.cial Rtatemer.i r.h.ov-".-; the receipts ninco lasl nicotine to have been iM"O I.Bs :k!. Acrouuta for •oavment t«tc:!od x-JO') ! 11a 3d, * " ! TKMUKA. ; The arnu.'i-i moctir.g of the. Temuka tb.cvci." Club was hold on 'Wednesday ev■:•!:•- m Messrs \Y. F. Evans and C°-' s ro.:>:r.=. The president (Mr Vv". ,1. Moore) presided over :i . fs»r attendance. The report. which adopted, sin ted that the membership stood fit forty-four. The position of tho club last year was far from satisfactory, bus thanks to the {rood work of the members and the generopity of triced", tiie club v.-a--. new in a Bound position. The- Faster effort of the club lust year t-> ti>,"■■•o funds for patriotic purposes had resulted iii tho Man o' i'liOO heini: nanrled over to the Red Cross Funds, officers were elected a* follow : President. Mr C. If. Street; vice-presidents, i)r 'dnsy or.d Mr J. Hendry; captain, Mr G. Thomeor,. ROi.rret.iry, Mr Booth. It v/ie-. decided to hold a garden party and *poTls on Kasier Monday, Mjd also to a«!t Mrs Arpina-i to oonveno a meeting of th" ladies to form h :n;:fee to tako char ire of tho stalls ar-.j pidosnows. :ho net proceeds io go to patriotic purposes. ASH BURTON. On Tnesda-v eveniinr Mr K. V. Wi'ler?, who had hoen connected for four years with th* staff v! tho. Union ?Ja-nk at Ash'ourton, and who hsF left to -o :,:t.» carer, with the Tw.-ui;.--sixth, Reinforcements, was presented wiUr a money belt by his fellow employees. 'Hn:< annual oicnic in onnnection with the Ashhurtmi Bormu;h School tordt place yesterday, when s special train core, c od a total of ft>o tn Timaru, and the holidaymakers spent. ;i.n eniovtddo (hr: at Caroline. Bay. There was a :rood Kttendance at the xesu'fir meeiinf- of the Ashburton Pistriet TFnrnen's _ Christian Tomoeranco Fiinn, Mr>- \V. K. Watson presidiu;-. It was decided to forward letters of sympathy to Mrs J. Browi. in tho loss sustained hv'tho death of her daurthier. and to Mrs Munsen, in her illness. Mrs YY. H. J'-obinson was appointed doles-ate to the Auckland Convention in March, with Mrs S. Treviirza as substiruto. MOUXT SOMERS. At, thft Mount Somers flock nale on Monlie inncbeon, which was supplied by Mr *\\". Turton and supervised !->•.- Mr«s J. W. Itcillv. realised fA ]t?s '•!<!. This' •;mount wit! be handed to tho Ashburton Wounded Soldiers' Fund. KAIAPOT. Tiie Board of Man a cement of f hr- Kaiapoi Technical Cksso» met on \Vedn"=.dav; present—Messrs J, H. bHa-OKwen .chairman';, .7. Bryden, R. Dunn. W. Dou'idedny. T. Domls (secretary and director;. The buianee-sheet for th<> yr-nr. showing a credit of .Cl 7! 1-ls 7d. as compared with ep-a -j-; s o ( j j nst V) ,. ~..,,'. ado,,led. 'the director reported that there were pro«pectiee tuipil* for French, nn;! cverv ijossibiiny of the rnoto:- onr.'iueeriiur c!a----' ::.aiii<>- revived tiiis year. Votes of than'is wero pnssed to tho auditors, Messrs C. A. and lb A. M'Keown tun! ;.. the director and chairman. UCYLESTOX. tin tho evo of their depavturo t-o reside in the. North Island, Mr and Mra M'Conaph,ey we.ro flatert-ained by a number of reudents of Lake Hide a;xl 1 leyh-si.c. -j.\. :-, socisu evenin;r in tiie Doyic-ston Ua.il. Mr 11. Sehneile -presided. Tho earlier nart- of thu erenimr wan devoted to a musical programme and to card playing.' Items were, contributed by Mcsdarnes (-5. js'airn, It I.ambio and if. Schue'U, Mi-''-es flibberu. T'ii,rr.i.nil;, (Sivoime Xa-irn and Stella Scan rib*, and Mes.«r.T Doinrhis, Clark, Nelson, Tbian snd Hobb. Several ac-t-ion son its were, by scholars of the Lakeside School. On behalf of friends, the cb-airmrm the uuestH with a. useful t-rarelr'ni:- tnnik. Ho stated that he iiad known .Mr and Mrs M'C-onaidicv for nur.;.' years, and that, by their kiodce«'of liecr: and wiUinjrness to help lo the iu'-'-t of their ability any desorvin;/- objocf, they had gained the esteem of the people ;I; id lnad" a unmber of irionds, al: •',; whom regretted that tuiey w<t? -caving. Tl;e\ had ftiwavs proved trustworthy !,■■<] reliable, and Tvcubl carry with them the best- wishes of their many friends. 'I he evening concluded with & dance. Mesdames Campbell and Lainbie supplying the rumde. OXFffiRD. The Oxford Patriotic (fommittee met on Monday nif.;h' : > I). Hawko presiding over a footi attendance.. It was decided t<> asif the Pensions linard what procedure was !■' O'sired to be followed in applying tor ' pension and to re'iue": a. supph, '-'!" apidi cation iorms. Tt was reeort-d due, Mr J' ■ (ierlick 'im.il ofi'.-rcd lo place ;■' ;ho <lbpoiu.! of tho Patriotic Commi'lc" his cot tage or. the hill for the beneiit of returned soldiers. This cottage i« in a fine situation, t.hero is recti accommodation for tents aci;acei,i, and wood and milk could be r;ol, es?:,y and conveniently. It was <l r -oie,ed to thank Mr Cr&rliok for his generous offer. and to pa»s it on to the IMayor <.-f Christchurcli. I)tiring' the month of January rain fed on four days, the total Amount Tejrisienr.e----2.0.") inchos. Tin- hot weather tedtj ,_>n paatiircs «nd forage crops, but the ram of hint week, followed by'cloudy days, M'o then the rain on Monday uiphi- a-y'-d «-3 x reviver, and both rapo and. luri'.ips are nmkiiu; a show. The ha.rvesi. is riL-arly ever ami threshing- ojierr.' have Ijufjuit, a fair amount '.••eiii? - done frem tho stook, though tho farmers have not faded to ).:>er a« much info stack as time, permitted. Tho rainfall of Thursday nlsrht was -i'fi poirits, and Monday night fib points. On Friday nifdit e. farewell social tendered to Messrs Norman l-'isiicr, Ci(/ r e.nc-e n. Dalloy and P. Johnson, who had an listed in the Twenty-sixth Reinforcements. Mr 1). "iluwke presided, and there was !'■ good attendance. Tho Eev D. .Rankin an address, urgins: the need of sacrifice. A liresentation wus made to each of die. voting soldier?. Purinjr 'he oyerenr/ a pint* of wcda-Bweod chmn-, h«nd-pp.inted which had been in the Urown family for si:ct-y years, was presented to the Patriotic. Committee by Miss I. Brown, or.d was sold and re-sold bv Mr E. Seed, and rea-liseu nearly £lO.