PAPANUI PARAGRAPHS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17527, 2 May 1925, Page 24

PAPANUI PARAGRAPHS

NEWS OF THE DISTRICT

By our Special Correspondent

EUCHRE AT ITT E GAIETY. Another of those enjoyable euchre evenings organised by the management of the Gaiety, was held on Wednesday, and in. spite of the counter-attraction of the posting of the election results, quite a large number of players were present, and the evening was a great success. The winners of the ten prizes Avere: — Mrs Roberts 1. Miss Claridge 2. Mrs 11-ickerby 3. Miss Williamson 4, Mrs Jackson 5, Messrs Blaekmore 1, Ford 2, Fantham 3, O. Burrows 4. Bond o. The next evening va iIJ be on Tuesday next, particulars of which are advertised nearby. TENNIS. The club tournaments at St Paul’s ar6 now drawing to a. close. In the ladies’ singles, r Mrs Baynes reached the finals 6-2, and plavs off with the winner of Miss A. Banks and Miss N. Bolt. 111 the men’s event E. Orbell reached the semi-final 9-2. The final of the president’s trophies resulted in Miss Y. NichoJls and Tillman (owe 40) Avi lining 6-3, G-4. S.D.A. SCHOOL Recently the Seventh Day Adventists decided to have their own. day school, and at the back of their new church a schoolroom ivas built. On Monday the school Aias in use for the first time. Miss Smart is in charge of the school. LAST WEEK’S DANCE. City dancers Avere strongly in force at last week’s carnival dance at the Memorial Hall, and the opinion is growing that this is the best floor in Canterbury. There were, nearly 300 persons present—a. successful evening. CAR XLV AL DANCE AND El CH TIE. A carnival dance and euchre, which is to bo called the Savage Club’s, will be held at the Memorial Hall on Thursday, May 7. There are to he good euchre prizes and novelty dances. The music is to be in the best hands, and a late ’bus is to be provided for the return of patrons from the city. THE ORCHARDS. The weather for the picking of the fruit crop has been, Mr Frank Sisson considers, this year, and the crop even greater than was anticipated. Especially does this apply to Wolseleys and Sturmers. Given good prices, it will be a prosperous year for growers. THE TRAM STOP. A business man says:—There are a large number of people in Papanui who are not satisfied Avith the new tram stop by Die Post Office. Most of the business people use the trams for the carriage of parcels, and while the old system suited all, the present means quite a long walk for the majority. Furtberfore, be considers the number of names on the petition. over 500, should have convinced the board of the popularity of the old stopping place. PERSONAL. Miss 1\ lvilroy. Church Street-, returned from a holiday in Sydney this Aveek. Mr -R. Rickerby and Air J. Baxter returned on Monday evening from a few days’ holiday on the West Coast. The weather was not too good, only the first Friday being really fine. Mr Rickerby considers one brief hour’s view of Lake Moan a well repaid the visit Many people are apt. to think the blue in Maxwell Parish’s " Daybreak ’’ too vivid, but Mr Rickerby says that on this morning, for the first time, he saw such a, blue of Nature’s own colouring. St James Avenue, is now about, again and in a fair way to recovery from his recent illness. Airs MoncrieL of Idris Road. Papauui. and Miss Peggy Smith, of Styx, hare returned to Christchurch from a visit t.o Wellington. ROWLING. The final of the Nicholl’s Memorial Cup AA'as Avon by Robinson. Ritchie, Buddo, Ryan (>.). Ryan was thus in the winning team of each club event. PAPANUI SCHOOL. There was a good attendance at the Papanui School election on Monday evening, the result of which has been published. At the conclusion re- ! gard in which Air Gales, head master, and his staff aa ere held. W AIM AIR l SC HOOL ELECTION. TO TUB KDITO* Sir,—-It seems a strange thing to nie that the committee of the Waimairi •School should take, as a personal reflection, any comment on the state of Ice school grounds. Last Avintcr. parts cf the playing area Avere under water Ft Aveeks at a time, and although school committees arc hard worked and Jit tie thanked, vet, after all, the health of the children is of more importance than anything else. It also seemed a. pity to me to see the householders rejecting capable business men bke Mr PLANOFOETL, SINGHSG AND THEORY. J | R ‘ s COX. L.T.C’.L., A.T.e.C . Diplomas for Pianoforte and Singing U 0 MATSONS ROAD, PAPANUI Vnd THE BRISTOL STUDIOS.

Ivory and Mr Reynolds, and also gup- , porting an outsider like Mr Pea,-orill, ' to a local in an of the standing of Mr S. E. M’Cartby. The voting revealed ’ that the old committee ivere not equally popular, and if they had substitut- ' < d for the last two or three, some of the 5 burgesses, avlio alter all ar© equally ' trying to help the children, then a bet- ’ ter and more representative committee ! would have been elected, ana what is • greatly needed, new blood brought for--1 ward.—l am, etc.. PARENT. BU RGESSEfe’ ASSOCIATION Mr S. E. M’Carthy presided over a ; special meeting of the Papanui Bur- ! gesses’ Association on Thursday evening. called to consider matters arising 1 out of the recent Waimairi School election. The chairman said he would pass over the unfairness of the burgesses being attacked Avith no chance of a reply, and dealt with the election itself. He had prepared a petition setting forth five reasons why the school election Avas invalid. Two were in connection with the chairmanship of the meeting, l.t aa as a householders’ meeting, and Mr Peverill not being eligible to be present. Two matters in connection Avith the receiving of nominations, Mr M’Carthy considered irregular. but the most important was the marked ballot paper issued by the jSchool Committee. This contained crosses against the names of some of the candidates, which the chairman of the meeting, Avhen asked, admitted were for the purpose of letting the householders know who Avere the old committee. Arising out of this irregularity Mr MCarthy said he had no doubt that the election was invalid, as this form of paper was an evasion of the secrecy of the ballot, as in so far as it was a possibility, before the meeting. for the voteps to come to an understanding in how they would iecord their vote. Continuing, the chairman said he objected to the hob-nailed tactics of the election meeting, where the rights of a minority were trampled on, and no sense of fairplay shown. The burgesses Avere merely out to assist to raise funds lor the children, and he had draAvn up the appeal to convince the chairman of the school committee that the tactics indulged m would not, be tolerated in the future. The Rev A. Peters, in moving that the appeal be sent to the Education Board, spoke strongly upon the unfairness of the school meeting. Messrs Pool, Sturrock, and Somerset also spoke supporting Die appeal, and the motion Avas carried . A long letter was received from the board in connection with the stop in Memorial Square. Messrs Pool and Grose said the present stop was not Avbat the burgesses asked for. After a discussion the letter was received. On 'account of lack of time at his disposal Mr J. Reynolds designed from the secretaryship, and Mr Ivory Avas appointed in his stead. The chairman spoke of the large amount of time Mr Reynolds had given the association, and a hearty vote of thanks* to the retiring secretary was carried amid applause. WAIMAIRI SCHOOL ELECTION Additional interest was lent to the Y aimairi School election, bv opposition to the old committee by a ticket, comprised of members of the Papanui Burgesses’ Association. The result was a. strongly partisan, yet good tempered, meeting of householders on Monday evening in the schoolroom. Any possibility of a ueiv personnel to the committee was soon revealed in the voting for chairman. The president of the Burgesses' Association. Mr S. E. M’Carthy' was defeated by Mr Peverill. the nominee of. the chairman of the school committee. Matters in connection Avith the state' of the school grounds Aver© discussed, and on the motion of Mr • Webb, ;» resolution was passed by the meeting, instructing the incom-. ing committee f-o take xteps to get an insanitary drain put in better order. The result of the election has already been published. The meeting terminated with complimentary refer ern es being paid, to the teaching staff under Mr Shirlaw, and to the secretary Mr Hook ham. Strong exception was taken by serera! persons present 1o the foim of ballot paper issued, arid it appears possible that the election may be upset on that account. Opposite the names of the old committee a cross was punted. This undoubtedly led to ticket voting, and tended to make the selection of the candidates not one of ability or merit, but whether they were, or Avere not, on the right ticket. Tne consequence AAas that some of leading business men were defeated. A meeting of the Progress League was held for the purpose of considering a reply from the Tramway Board, to their petition regarding a tram stop at Papanui. Much exception was taken to the board's attitude in the matter. - special committee AAas set up to go into the matter. The committee will report to a public meeting to be called by the Progress League- later.