PAPANUI PARAGRAPHS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17569, 20 June 1925, Page 27 (Supplement)

PAPANUI PARAGRAPHS

NEWS OF THE DISTRICT

By our Special Correspondent

BURGESSES’ ASSOCIATION. The monthly meeting of the Papanui Burgesses’ Association was herd in the Library Room on Wednesday. Mr S. K. Ivl’Carthy presiding over a good attendance. Air E. H. Andrews was present at the invitation of the members and outlined the work proposed to be done at St James Park. There was room for two cricket pitches, and only one icotball ground, and no tennis, Air Andrews stated, but part would be reserved for a children’s playground. He further went into the question of the roads and footpaths, and stated that a sum of over £3OOO would be immediately available out of the loan money to go towards channelling and asphalt footpaths. At the conclusion Mr M’C-arthy proposed ar.d Air J- C. Ivory seconded a motion of thanks to the speaker. This v. as carried by acclamation. FOOTBALL. There was no game played last Saturday by the seniors on account of the representative match. The .-juniors did not play either, but for a different reason. ' In their case no referee turned up, which was just as well for Linwood, for they were a few men short, The Fifths only just won against Addington by 3 to 2. The selectors have decided to take a stand with those players v»ho do not turn up to practice. For the future preference will be given to the trained ODDFELLOWS’ ANNUAL BALL. Next Tuesday night the Papanui Lodge of the 1.0.0. F., AI.U-, will hold their annual- euchre and dance at the Memorial - Hall. Elsewhere the]'’ advertise good prizes, good music, good supper. There will be a late tram to the city at 1.15 a.m., and a late ’bus to Belfast. ORANGE LODGE. At the Gaiety Hall on Wednesday evening the Papanui Orange Lodge^hekl were nearly eighty present Musical • terns were given, and alter supper the evening was concluded with a dar.eeAIETHODIST. The Methodist Girls 1 Fecial Club held their evening at the residence of Mrs W. 11. Marshall, “ Tahuna,” Matson's Road, on Tuesday. Games and competitions made the time pass pleasantly. Miss Thelma Craig sang a solo and a pi noforte item was given by Miss Katy Bond.

FOOTBALL DANCE. Last Tuesday’s dance in aid cf the funds of the Woolston Club’s queen was not very well supported, which was a pity considering the trouble the committee had gone to. The euchre winners were: —Mrs Mur.ro I, Mrs C. Smith 2, Aliss Harris 3, Mrs Robinson 4. Mr George Derrett 1, Mr S. Munro 2. Mr D. Power 3, Air Smith 4. Ladies from each club waited on the supper. TELEPHONES. An inquiry at the Telegraph Office for a telephone by a Papanui resident revealed the fact that none were available. The clerk at the public office could not promise one under six months, but the engineer in charge was more optimistic. No new connections can be given till the new underground cable is connected up, but the engineer stated that the work was being pushed on as quickly as possible, and another two months, he thought, might sec the work finished. At each of the underground junction wells, hundreds of wires had to be jointed up, and there was only room for one man and an assistant to work at one time. Asked as to the trouble that invariably occurred to the automatic telephones of Papanui after a rain, he stated that it was caused by the deterioration of the overhead casings and would only be rectified when the new wires were read}-. ■NOTES. It would be interesting to know if there is a sunshine recorded in the district. It often appears as though Papanui. on a frosty morning, gets the sun an hour before the city does. In reply to a letter that appeared in last Saturday's “Star ” by Mr C'ox, alleging that the Burgesses’ Association were but a self-elected committee, Mr J. C. Ivory, secretary to the association, states that the active membership is forty, and that there has not been a meeting for the last twelve months, in which less than fifteen memMr Arthur Price is training a boys' seventh grade of pupils of the Papa- ! nui, Waimairi, Elmwood and St Albans Schools. E. Rossi ter and D. : Dailey are Papanui representatives. The I team is picked from time to time or. | the material available, and any other players who are better than. those in the team are welcomed. PERSONAL: - Mrs Frank V. Wade,-of ‘‘’Leithholxne,' ’ Harewood, has returned from her visit to Australia, much improved in health. Air S. E. M Carthy represented the Burgesses’ Association at the recent commission to oppose the Bryndwv: portion of Papanui, from seceding from | Mr\. lorld secretary; |

St Paul’s Tennis Club at the last meeting of the committee. On Wednesday the Burgesses’ Association decided to raise. money to erect memorial gates to the late Air T. Griffin at the northern St James Avenue entrance to St James Park PRESBYTERIAN. The Styx Presbyterian Church was crowded last week when a concert, organised by Aliss Alma Daniels, assisted bv Air Raynor White and party, was given. At the conclusion, .i very hearty vote of thanks was accorded the performers. THE PARKS. At Wednesday night's Burgesses’

: meeting, the delegates reported that no representatives of the Progress League, or .Sports Club had attended the dele- ' gates’ meeting. Letters were received from these two bodies, and it was ' decided to reply that the association would make no new move till something more definite was before the LAXGDON'S ROAD PARK A public meeting is called by tlvs ' Papanui-Harewood Sports Club to go into the ways and means of acquiring 1 an additional sixteen acres for a public park at Langdon’s Road. The meeting will be held at the Old Library at S p.m. on Monday evening, and everyone interested in the welfare ot thy district is asked to attend.