PAPANUI PARAGRAPHS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17246, 12 January 1924, Page 11

PAPANUI PARAGRAPHS

NEWS OF THE DISTRICT

By our Special Correspondent

Mr R. J- Pugh, the popular president of the Papanui-Harewood Sports dub, who has been on a three weeks’ holiday in the North Island, returned .« quite satisfied that Papanui as a residential suburb takes a lot of beating Ho recognises, however. that Papanui can be improved, and he gives here some valuable suggestions that are we.ll worth consideration.

In regard to fire nrotection, he considers that any system of forming sumps to pump from would only delay a permanent scheme, and be of little use. A point he thinks the City Council lias overlooked is that in Papanui are valuable natural artesian springs which are quite capable of supplying this suburb with all the water it requires for many years to come. A water tower and an electric pump in Papanui would probably give a better pressure than the city supply over eight miles of reticulation. Another live suggestion is that another storey be built about the library rooms of the Town Hall to provide for a small hall and supper room. At present Pananui is handicapped for want of a ball that could be let at a cheap rate, and it would provide for this, and would be very useful for a supper room when t>e big dances are held. PERSONAL. Mr Rawlings and family will be leaving the district coon, as they have bought a new home at Church Road, Opawa. Mr V. Lang, Highetead Road, was a very successful sweet pea exhibitor at the recent Christchurch show. A la rge of friends paid a surprise visit to Mr J. Rutledge, Bligh’s Road, on Thursday evening to celebrate his reaching his half-century

birthday. Games and music made it a very pleasant social gathering. PAPANUI PICTURES. To-night brings Edith Stockton and Louis Kimball in “ Through the Storm,” and, as usual, strong supports. A study of the advertisement for next Saturday’s programme reveals one of the best shows ever put on in any theatre. There is a Patbe News, & Wolf and Crane cartoon a Newby Rich comedy, a Timber Queen serial, and the big feature nicture, “Is Divorce a Failure ?** There is no doubt that Mr Ritchie deserves the crowded houses he is getting. This is how an American paper describes ** Is Divorce a FilureP”:—‘‘lf thrills and spectacular punches are what puts the kick in moving pictures, then this Associated Exhibitors’ picture has as many kicks as bootleggers’ ‘ hooch.’ First a passenger steamer sinks, then Richard Tucker fights a man-eating shark, then comes a big fist fight, then a volcanic eruption, followed by a typhoon.** TENNIS. Last Saturday St Paul’s A journeyed to Halswell and were badly beaten. Only two sets went to Papanui. Mrs Burrell won 615, and L. Bowbyes 6-2. St Paul's B could not get a team and defaulted. Papanui A postponed their match till to-day. The B team had their first win, defeating Cathedral B by 80 to 69. Miss Miller, who has won a place in the team, was successful in her first match 6-2. Miss Harris 6-3, Mrs Thornton 6-5. and Miss Keeper 6-4 all played well. Among the men W. Banks was the only singles winner, 6-4. BOWLING. Papanui supplied four starters for the Dominion championship, but none of them got very far. Chatfield had three and Ryan four wins before the axe fell. The Rev Ryan was particularly unfortunate in hia last game. At the commencement of the last head he and hi s opponent were 18 all, but the game finished Ryan 1 down. Three doubles pairs were entered from the local club, S. M’Donald and Ryan. Chatfield and Baldwin, Robson and Bell. In the rinks, only Ryan’s is playing. The team is:—J Quigley, S. M’Donald, J. Chatfield, H. Ryan. NOTES. The railway authorities have supplied the Papanui Station with several trucks of soil to enable a garden to be laid out The soil at present is three parts shingle and quite discouraging for gardening, but for all that there is a plot to the north of the station bright with flowers.

A correspondent writes:—“The big fence at the corner of Matson’s and Bligh’s Roads is a menace to traffic, I notice it is on the Orphanage grounds.” A GARDEN FETE. To aid the Lewisham Free Hospital for the poor of all denominations, a garden fete will be held next Saturday at 2.30 p.m at Mrs Jerard's grounds-, 182, North Road. In the evening the orchestra will be in attendance. BEGINNING 1924 IN EARNEST. TO THE EDIT'D*. Sir,-—Under the above heading in the leader of last Saturday’s “ Star ” appeared the following :—“ Canterbury would still be a wilderness of swamp and tussock to-day had the early settlers not been gifted with imagination and foresight. They looked ahead. Will the settlers of these times do the same? Will the public men who represent them think, plan and act ahead? There is much to be done,” etc. Now. Sir, the above could be very well applied to Papanui. There is much to be done. For instance, areas while available should be reserved for parks and squares, etc., just as the early settlers reserved Hagley

Park, Crannier, Latimer and Victoria Squares for Christchurch. An effort should also be made to beautify Papanui by planting trees, shrubs and flowers in such neglected places as that facing Harewood Road at the railway station. The formation of a real live beautifying association in the district would do much towards making Papanui the most beautiful entrance to the Garden City of Christchurch.—l am, etc., J. STURROCK. THE PARK QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —It i s high time that some definite information came from the AVaimairi Council with respect to the park question. If the members think the matter is dead they are much mistaken. The chairman of the AVaimairi Council should wako qp and bring the matter to u head right now. The i>eople in the district are clamouring for information, and a great many of us would like to know what has been done. Trusting this will be the means of bringing forth some definite and early infornwtion. on the subject.—l am, I etc., W AIM AIR I RATEPAYER.