Brighton Breezes

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16987, 10 March 1923, Page 2

Brighton Breezes

Events of the Week (Special to <ha "Star")

GALA ACCOUNTS. Subject to audit a ltd a few adjustthe u6l profit for the Central ala is £338 10s 3d. The gross i-eceipts e: r * shwn to be £568 le.-. while the spenses we e £235 7s 9d. Cross items ppear on both sides of the receipts, h- biggest earner being surprise aeitet*.* £163 19c 6d ; then come darts, .72 ds 7d tram wav. £69 2.> sd; donaion*. £7O Or 3d ; "ladies* bazaar. £57 2 ! chocolates. £34- 16s 3d. Then eminences a drop to rents. £lB os. Toe ladies -tui have n balance of or :.i made up and obtained by them mounting t ' abovyt £lO3. This and ■mr stuff still on hand na\ be disesed of at Easter time. Tn the rneant;v.e. £l5O will be paid, to the Surf fub, and £l5O to the e umcil for beach 133 pro-.-e-merits. i'ne balance will be •qually divided when all adjustments ire made. Mr J. .‘linger will be asked o audit the accounts. 'i he meeting which dealt with the hatter passed a recommendation to the crewing committee, piker some discusion. that the nest :;cla be held on loving Day. The Mayor expressed hanks to all the e o v, ho hod worked to wake the gala, a success. In this confiecLion. special mention should bo nad*» of the secretaries and| organisers who do an immense amount of work c: a function ci this kind. COUNCIL COMMENTS. There have been some very high tides during the week, the water being up to the new stone wall. The tide ciicl not have the slightest effect on the wail or foundations. The asphalting of Seaview Road is being favourably commented upon. feature in the cleanliness oi Lhe sid/e channels which aie free from sand, gr/t, etc., and which used to blow about the read. The channels have never 1 /‘■ea S(- clean siuco tho day they were built. It is expected that the tot?.! amount to the credit of the Cook Benefit Fund will, from all sources, be between £l5O and £l6O.

THE OCEAN RACE. A very large number of people assembled on the pier and earn; bills to view the ocean race, which took place Inst Saturday afternoon. Alt/hough the beat* encountered a troublesome swell, the conditions were fairly good. Imp (Downer** from scratch, eais’ly put up the fastest time. The speed of this boat electrified the spectators. In a four and a half mile race. Imp was set t< give the limit, boat '32m in 12sec. Ibe race is an annual one for motor launches of the New Brighton Power Club, and ihe test is f/cr a shield presented. by Captain A. SV. Owles. TENNIS. 1 he local club, is having a very suece tu 1 season. A Yankee tournament ha * just been CQmpleted. Boon end Johnson won the men’s doubles, while -VlefyJmrver. Miles and Clemens were successful in tho ladies’ doubles. The prizes for these events were presented last Saturday. Club championship games are now in progress, and great keenness is being displayed. 'i lie inter-borough contest will take ; p;ac© to-day at Sumner, when twelve ladies and trr. elve gentlemen from the dub will compete. Three courts will b.' used. r PLUNKET SOCIETY. A branch of the Plunket Society was foimed at New Brighton last week. Amongst those present were: The Mayoress (Mrs J. Gamble), Mr* Oracrott Wilson (president of the Cliristchuroh branch). Jlrs H. T. .1. Thacker, Mr-. A. H. Jlristed, Mrs Cecil Wood (nd Mrs G. AY*. Sta-niland, who for .-cars past has taken a keen interest in Plunkef 1 work in New Brighton having given premises gratis. The Mayor (Mr J. Gamble) welcomed the visitors, and expressed best wishes ior the success of the society Officers were appointed oh'follows - President, Mrs J. Gamble: vice-piesi-dent. Mrs AY. H. Bellamy; committee -Afesdames L. Ballantyne. E. Clark. AY. T. Glasgow. B. J’. Lees and K. AluirN n : lion secretary and treasurer. Airs . F. Tracy. I Mrs ilson read an interesting report from Nurse Osborn, which oiunhawsed tlie enormous increase in the numof New Brighton ladies who went to the Plunket nurses for advice or \ Jjj«tment. It was .stated that the gWristchureh branch bore tlie expense | P sending a nurse to New Brighton for L cue day each week. The local ladies hoped to make the New Brighton branch self supporting. Plunket Nurses Osborn and Bcwror* H*ited New Brighton as usual on Monyay last and had a busy afternoon, arlTice being given to twenty-four mothers. Ihe number of babies present *■■** twenty-one, three of those bein~ r.ow cases. “ BOROUGH PICNIC. ► , Kext W ednesday a close holiday will oe observed in tlie borough all dav Sot T‘?T ion boin * tlle and bcho 1 Picnic to the Riccarton Race course. . A committee of the council employees at work making arrangements for i special sports programme* for the day &To this end. several meetings hare Wn 111 th,f ‘ *' ,l ' e Brigade Booms, and good may be looked for. ambulance day. Next Wednesday being Ambulance Day. a collection has been arranged for the early morning. Mrs Evelyn Clark, who is in charge of the matter. hopes that everyone will be able to spare a trifle before leaving for tlie picnic at Kiccnrton. Collectors will bo at hand to attend the outgoing trins from the first car. The object is such a wortliv one and funds are so necessary that ’it is hoped that New Brighton, as in the past, will do its duty. Will North New Brighton ladies, willing to collect, for two or three hours please communicate with Mrs Clark. GREATER CHRISTCHURCH, Interest attaches to the motion which will be moved by Mr I>. G. Sullivan. M-P and which will have the effect of providing machinery so that Vew Brighton may amalgamate with the city Provided the Christchurch 1 Council adopts the motion, and it is also approved by the Heathcote Conn tv Council, which governs Pages Road, tb© should be clear BENEFIT DANCE The benefit dance arranged Hv Mr Taylor, in the Pier Hall, next Wednesday* in of the Cook Benefit jPunds. promise* to be very successful. Dancing will take place, between 8 p.m. and 1 Tho Brighton Orchestra trill provide the music. The Fund will benefit by the whole of the gross takings, no reductions being made lor rent or music.-. PERSONAL. Apleasaut little function took place cum-

her oL the members of the New Brighton Ladies' Miniature Rifle. Club paid a surprise visit to the residence of Mrs F. Fantham, the Club's Captain, who is leaving shortly to reside in kelson. All present voiced their sorrow at. los- ! ing Mrs Fantham who is a very popu- j l.nr member, and who has belonged to ! the Club since its inauguration. During the evening. Mrs Brooks, on behalf of the Club, presented Mrs Fan- j them with a hand bag. The news of the fatality on Beach ! Rond. Kniapoi. by which Mr E. T<. Manttr.n. lost his life, caused a shock : in the community. Mr Mapttan had j had made himself very popular j amongst a large number of friends in ; New Brighton. Mr Midgley. who was Pl thought lie was h^dly’ Shaken" and had seine scratches and bruises. The motor rar, a o-seater Hupp. i s now in the New Brighton Garage, and will have to bo practically re-built. The marriage of Miss Kathleen Glasson. second daughter of Mr and Mrs H. \. Olassou, South New Brighton, to All’ Harold Barnes, was solemnised at. tho Bcfic-h Church last week. Miss j I’ita Edmonds accompanied the bride • Pc . r V*' t * ° r honour, while Mr Barnes ; (Wellington), the bridegroom’s brother J was best man. After the ceremony, a ] feAv relatives and immediate friends - wev G entertained at afternoon tea at i tb« residence of +h-« bride’s parents. ! , r he newly married rouble -will take up I their residence in Napier. j FIRE BRIGADE Tbe team which competed at the I Dominion Fire Brigade Demonstration i h p ld at Dunedin last week, has returned after gaining noteworthy success in . the two-men coupling event, iri which !

Pi remem J. A. and .J Nuttail put up j a New Zealand record, the time being ! 3Ssec. Fireman J. A. Nuttail also rail I third in the one-man Championship, j Koing cut out of second place by 2-ssoo. j In any event competed for. New Brigli- 1 ton was never further back than tenth. I his is notev 0.-tky. considering that 61 teams from all parts of New Zealand were competing, and is a tribute to the coaching given by Deputy-Siiper-intendant W . Nuttail. Visiting members of Brigades have been to New Brighton to inspect tho new Leyland Mmor ‘‘Fire Engine. The brigade members wish to thank those who so generous!v contributed to their expenses while in Dunedin. -SOUTH BRIGHTON NOTES. r llie monthly meeting of tlie South Brighton Progress League was held on Tuesday evening. Mr F. D. Muirson presided arid there whs n lair attendIr was decided to write to the Chief Postmaster, asking that the letter-box at Jervois Street should be removed to Mr* M'C lintock’s Store. Tlie question of selecting candidates f°-' ‘ b.A* (‘ouncil and School Committee elections was postponed to the next executive meeting. i Messn* F. D M.ufrson and A. SV. Sea rr were appointed delegates tn a proposed conference of the North Beach. Central, and South Brighton Associations to discuss matters in connection witli the forthcoming Council election. Air A Sherris’ donation of five vAruntL towards the South Brighton r 'r.\ ' Fund has been banded over to ihe Town Clerk. This makes the final rot-1. £254 6s 9.-1. The South Brighton Sundav School are holding Harvest Festival services <m Sunday. March 11. afternoon and evening. A good musical programme l as r«’< i n prepared l-»v the scholars and f»*ieude under the -direction of Mrs R. Campbell. NORTH BEACH NOTES. T-TTGH TIDES. Heaw seas and high tides were ex-r-oriencud on Monday and Tuesday, the hull of the wrecked “ Nancy ” coming ash'.rc between Pacific Road and Beach Road. 'Lhe sea came up to the brush wood barricade, but no damage was LOAN WORK. Clay footpaths are being formed in linker Street and the second coating of asphalt is being put on the footpaths previously laid down. / BOROUGH PICNIC. More than usual iuterest is being taken in the school and borough picnic which takes p* ace on Wednesday next at the Riccarton Racecourse. The Borough Council employees will join in on the occasion and a special sports piogramine has been arranged by them.

SCHOOL MATTERS. The promised additions to the North Beach school are urgently needed, so that the school can take up to the sixth standard. At present a marquee i= used to accommodate the fourth standard. FRUIT GROWING. There is on view in the window of M: Leaver’s shop a dish of splendid apples (Emperor Alexander), grown in the pure sand by Mr H. L. Vincent, ot Jubilee Avenue. Tlie ti*ee is five years old. ST PATRICK’S DAY As advertised the merr.v-go-round "ill be running at North Beach on Saturday next. PERSONALS. Sergeant-Major W. C. M’lvaskell r.nd Sergeant M’Kaskell, of North Beach, leave to-day to represent New Brighton at the King’s Prize competition at Tventham. Mr 0. B. Bailey, the well-known Surf Club enthusiast, has gone to Trenthaxn. Charlie will be away several weeks working on the new grandstand at the racecourse. Mrs Ensor, of Rangiora, is staying at ‘‘ Katoomba,” Osborne Terrace. Mr Percy Cliff is staying for a fortnight at 21, Tonks Street, North Beach. Mr and Mrs M. Slater have left Gisborne for Rotorua. The carnival at Gisborne at which Mr Slater assisted was a great success. Mr W. Pearce, who haa been in the hospital for some months past, receiving treatment for his eyes, is back at North Beach. Misses Amy and Ivy Hughes . of Feilding, are staying with Mrs E. leaver, of Osborne Terrace. Mrs Crysell. r/f Osborne Terrace, who has been in iW-health for some time past, does not'improve, and her condition is causing her friends considerable On Saturday last Mr and Mrs D. Wißon. ol - tiie Esplanade. North Beach, entertained a number of friends in honour of the twenty-first birthday of their daughter, Mabel Piercv, when a very pb. •/(-? n t evening was spent in games, dancing and musical items. Amongst those present were; Mr and Mrs D. Wilson. Mr and Mrs R. L Earner. Mr and Mrs Allen. Mr and Airs E. A. M. Leaver, Mr and Mrs C. Price,

Wesdames Grant and C. E. Piercy. i Misses M. Piercy. Edna Peverill, Alice j Piercy. Grant, D. Price and Irene Leaver and Messrs H. Piercv. H. Price i and Ev Peverill and R.. P. Hunter. j