ROUND THE SUBURBS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19241, 1 December 1930, Page 3

ROUND THE SUBURBS

Concert at Wools ton. A concert, arranged by Mesdames Greenlees and C. H. Brown, was given in the St Ann’s schoolroom, Woolston, in aid of school funds. The party, who were transported by Messrs Emerson, Chappie and Laureyman, were welcomed on behalf of the committee by .Mr P. Leahy. Mr Lanyon acted as chairman, and afterwards the ladies supplied the performers with afternoon tea. The following was the programme;—Piano novelties, Mr M’Neil; songs, Miss Pat Townsend; humorous recitations, Grace Nixon; novelty trio, the Nixon Sisters; songs, Kathleen Chappie and Joyce Nixon. The accompanist was Mrs C. 11. Brown. Carnival at Bromley. The Bromley School and grounds were decorated in rainbow effect last Saturday evening by means of streamers inside and coloured electric light bulbs outside, when the school’s annual children’s fancy dress carnival was held. The arrangement of the lighting was carried out by Mr F. E. Tucker.. During the evening twelve senior girls, who had been specially trained by Mrs Bremner, gave an excellent performance of the maypole dance. Folk dances were also given by the children of the various classes, Mrs Cree being the instructress. The various stall-holders were:—Tea room, Mesdames Howe, Barker and Sutherland, Misses Brand and Christian; cake, Mesdames Suckling, Jennison and Steele; produce, Mr and Mrs Bremner, Mrs Tasker and Miss Deveraux; sweets, Mesdames Huggins and Dryden and Miss L. Purchase; fruit salad, Mrs Craig and Miss E. Melhuish; variety, Mesdames Melhuish and Thomas; bran tub and fish pond, Mrs Cree and Miss Thomas; ice-cream and soft drinks. Messrs Suckling and Black; darts, Mr Huggins; butcher, Mr King. The cooking competition, organised by the cake stall, resulted;—Adults.— -Fruit cake—Miss Radcliffe 1, Mrs Bale and Mrs Browne (equal) 2. Coffee cake —Miss P. Beaumont 1, Mrs Melhuish 2. Sponge sandwich—Miss P. Beaumont 1, Mrs A. Beaumont 2. Sponge roll—Mrs A. Beaumont 1. Shortbread— Mrs Craik 1, Mrs E. Lawrence 2. Nut loaf —Miss Laura Suckling 1, Miss Ruby Suckling 2. Children.—Tarts— Betty Craig 1, Daphne Connor 2. Queen cakes—Edna Melhuish 1, Joan Brixton 2. Sponge sandwich—Dulcie Melhuish 1, Leslie Robinson 2, Lorna Gracie 3. Stalls competitions resulted:—Produce—Messrs A. Anderson 1, T. Fox 2. Fruit salad—Mr Blanchard 1, Mrs J. Moore 2. Supper—Mrs H. Branthwaite 1, Mr Lisle 2. Cake—Peter Robinson 1,

S. Robinson 2. Sweets—R. T. Caldwell 1, Mrs Barker 2. Variety—Mrs Rutland 1, Miss L. Purchase 2. Fancy—T. E. Robinson si. Ice-ream—Eileen Black 1, Mr Bremner 2. Bran tub—Mr Brand 1, Mr Howe 2. The judging of the children’s fancy dress costumes was carried out by Mr and Mrs D. G. Sullivan. Mr Sullivan later congratulated everyone concerned on the splendid manner in which the carnival had been arranged and carried out. Mr J. Melhuish, responding on behalf of the School Committee, thanked Mr and Mrs Sullivan for their assistance to the committee, and also for donating several special prizes. The competition for selling the most tickets resulted: —Eileen Black 1, Hope Frewer 2. Howard Adcock 3. Mr Pole supplied tiie music for the children’s section, and Mr R. Beaumont for the adults, Mr J. Melhuish, sen, being M.C. for both. A prize for the parent with the most children from the Bromley School in fancy dress was won by Mrs Gracie with five children. The following were the winning costumes: —Senior girl, fancy—Eileen Connor (Bubbles) 1, Molly Boundy (Navy) 2. Hope Frewer (Eastern Lady) 3. Specials—Eileen Black (Queen of Hearts), Gwenda Paul (White Rabbit). Original—Joan Smith (Posters) 1, Lorna Gracie (Charlady) 2, Vonne Pickles (Scarecrow) 3. Poster—Sadie Bolt (Sutton’s Seeds) 1, Ruth Lange (Reckitt’s Blue) 2. Boys, fancy—Gor-

don Brand (Harlequin) 1, Howard Adcock (Minstrel) 2, Bill Barker (Jockey) 3. Special—T. Robinson (Chinaman). Original—Andy Craig (Mrs Wiggs of Cabbage Patch) 1, Leslie Robinson (Baby) 2, Bill Moore (Tennis Player) 3. Special—Ted Suckling (Tombstone). Poster—Norman Black (Sutton’s Seeds). 1, Donald Gracie (Remnants) 2. Cheapest—Jack M’Kernan (Indian) 1, Eric Read (Charwoman) 2, Frank Perrin (Sweep) 3. Junior, girls, fancy—Elvy Howe (Night Fairy) 1, Zoe Robinson (Victorian) 2, Joyce Smith (Flower Girl) 3. Special—Peggy Perrin (Red Cross Nurse), Shirley jennison (Miss Muffett), Gracie Moore (Page), Margaret Buckley (Fairy). Original—June Huggins (Superstition) 1, Dulcie Gracie (Strawberry) 2. Special—Jean Bremner (Cape Gooseberry). Poster—Hilda Barker (Buy British Goods). Boys, fancy—Melvin Melhuish (Happy New Year) 1, Dicky Brand (Little Boy Blue) 2, Serbie Moore (Baker Boy) 3. Special —Colin Perrin (Old Lady). Visitors, girls, fancy—Blossom Adcock (Bo Peep) 1, N. Machrim (Vanity) 2, Doris Dixon (Chinese Girl) 3. Boys—John Adcock (Toreador) 1, David Dixon (Little Boy Blue) 2, Gordon Ward (Coster) 3. Styx W.C.T.U. A garden party in aid of the Dominion campaign funds was held by the Styx branch of the W.C.T.U. at the residence of Mrs R. Donald, 309, North Road, Papanui, on Saturday afternoon. There was a large attendance. Mr R. W. Hawke, M.P., in declaring the proceedings open, spoke reminiscently of the early days of the temperance movement. The president, Mrs Blain, introduced Mrs T. E. Taylor, who spoke of the progress in. the movement she had noted on her visit to the south. Side-shows and stalls were kept busy all the afternoon. The stall-holders were:—Cakes, Mrs Marwick and Miss T. Harris; sweets, Mesdames Craighead, Collinson, and Miss G. Collinson; work, Mesdames Blain and Johnston; flowers, produce and ice cream, Mesdames Trott and Simpson; afternoon tea, Mesdames Munro and Harding. Spreydon Garden Party. A successful garden party was held last Saturday in the beautiful grounds of Mrs D. Neave’s residence, Mather’s Road, Spreydon, to assist the funds of the St Martins Church, Lincoln Road. The fete was opened by Mr H. S. S. Kyle, M.P. A maypole dance was given by girls trained by Miss Sloan, and the Sydenhaip Salvation Army Band played musical items during the afternoon. The stall-holders were as follows: Produce, Mesdames Yeatman, Street, Cocks, M’Quarrie, and Misses Loveday, Sloan, Green (2); work, Mesdames Dryden, Ward, Smail and R. Smith; sweets, Mesdames Andrews and Brown; one shilling, Mesdames Rankin, Rose and Tritt; cake, Mesdames Brady, Merrett and Moore; ice cream and fruit salad, Mesdames Cusdin, Humm, Sloan and helpers; bran tub, Misses Neave, Ensor (2), Smail, Thomas and M. Andrew; afternoon tea, Mesdames Loveday, Pearson, Timms, A. Cox, Early and helpers; side-shows, Messrs Crompton, Yeatman, Moore, Street (2), Neave and helpers. . A stepping competition was won by Mrs Andrew', Miss E. Turner, and Messrs H. S. S. Kyle, M.P., and Washbourne. Sumner Bowling Club. The Sumner Bowling Club scored three wins on Saturday. At Sydenham, Chambers beat M’Keon; at Sumner,, Peek beat Ward, and Mitchell beat M’Combs against the Sydenham visitors. Sumner Methodist Church. The anniversary of St Paul’s Methodist Church Sunday School, Sumner, was celebrated under very favourable circumstances yesterday. The features of the day were the appearance of the happy children and the tunefulness of their singing. Carefully responding to the baton of Mr R. Woolcock, assisted by Miss Austin (organ) and an orchestra from the Christchurch Orchestral Society, the children rendered their special music very pleasingly. The services were conducted by the Rev L. B. Neale in the morning, the Rev F. Greenwood in the afternoon, and the Rev H. Fallows in the evening. The annual tea-meeting and social are to be held in the S.unday School hall this evening.

Sumner Lifeboat. The crew of the Sumner Volunteer Lifeboat Brigade made a practice run yesterday morning, when the boat was well tested out. The heavy swells were negotiated with ease, the great power of the boat being evident. The change from the oar-propelled “Rescue” to the motor-engined “Rescue II.” has been a very drastic one, but the brigade possesses men who are experts in operating and maintaining internal combustion engines, and the reorganisation of the work of the individual members of the crew has been effected very satisfactorily. Sumner-Redcliffs Gardens. The judging of Sumner gardens w r as continued at noon on Saturday and continued till after seven o’clock. The judges were Messrs O. W. B. Anderson, M. P. Barnett, W. S. Young and 11. L. Darton. From Mr C. N. Forrests’s garden on Moncks Spur, Redcliffs, the party made its way to Scarborough, where the gardens of the following residents were inspected: Miss E. Williams, Miss E. Barkley, Messrs W. S. Burford, H. A. Ford and C. F. Gee. The next group ■was on Richmond Hill, and comprised those belonging to Messrs T. B. Boulton, S. K. Bassett and B. Smith. The Spur, Clifton, was then visited, wonderfully bright displays being seen at the residences of Misses Wilson, Mr T. H. Undrill, Mr A. E. Young, and Mr M. Arlow. Sun plants predominated with brilliant colour effects. On Clifton the best display was seen at Mrs C. D. Gough’s. Others included the welldeveloped gardens of Messrs B. Godfrey, L. L. Boot, T. Newton and Mrs M. Mauger. The following are the results : Redcliffs on the Flat. Mrs S. P. Dalton and Mr W. Martin, 77 points (equal) 1 Mrs A. King 2 Sumner, on the Flat. Mr J. H. Thomas, 70 points 1 Mr C. B. Massey, 69 points 2 Mr F. C. Gurnsev, 67 points 3 Hills Competition. T. B. Boulton, Richmond Hill, 85 points 1 G. F. Gee, Scarborough Hill, S 3 points 2 5. K. Bassett, B. Smith and Mrs C. D. Gough (equal) 3 Inter-Borough Sports. A meeting of delegates to the New Brighton and Sumner United Sports Association was held in Sumner at the Town Hall, Mr G. F. Allen presiding. There were the following representatives present: New Brighton, Mr J. H. Shaw, Mr G. W. Bishop (secretary) and Mr R. S. Pearson; Sumner, Messrs L. 11. Chapman, E. T. Chitty, R. 11. Neville and C. L. Allen (secretary). A report submitted showed that the year’s contests had been successfully carried out with advantage to both boroughs. It had not been possible to hold men’s hockey and Association football matches, but a friendly debate had taken place at New Brighton, and for the future an inter-Forensic Club debate would be included. It was hoped, this year, to include golf, ladies’ hockey and inter-school tennis. _ Consideration was given to the question of inter-school competitions. It was decided to make the football a weight qualification to include all schools and the School for the Deaf. It was also decided to make the primary’ school age for all other competitions under fourteen years. Arrangements were made to endeavour to play the school cricket and a school girls’ friendly match about Monday, December 15. The following was announced as the results of the competitions to date:— New Brighton won bowling, billiards, snooker, Rugby, athletics, life-saving, ladies’ shooting, primary school basketball; Sumner won tennis, primary school Rugby, Soccer, men’s shooting, cricket, fire brigade. Total, New Brighton 8 points, Sumner 6. Sumner Cycling. Another cycling race is to be held at Sumner this evening. It has been found that on the Main Road at that time of the evening the through traffic to Lyttelton is considerable and that some of the intersections are dangerous. The course includes a bad stretch of road in Heberden Avenue, with a very sharp turn at the School for the Deaf. It is hoped to have officials at each of these danger spots. Sumner Sunshine. The official record from Clifton shows that for last week the amount of sunshine was 47 hours 20 minutes, as compared with 49 hours 10 minutes in the city. The respective figures for the past thirty weeks are: 1102 hrs 30 min and 1047 hrs 40min. Harewood Road Crossing Signals. An explanation is given to an item of news which stated that the warning signal lights at the Harewood Crossing were flashing for a quarter of an hour and unnecessarily holding up traffic. Mr M’Aloon, stationmaster at Papanui, states that on the night in question a train was at the station for fourteen minutes, and, during that time, the engine crossed the road five times for shunting purposes. This was necessary, because the Papanui Station is so close to the road that shunting cannot be confined to the yard. The lights are a warning to motorists, and, under the circumstances, while a train is shunting the crossing is unsafe. To cut out the signals, now they are installed, would indicate that the crossing was safe, whereas it would not be so. Although the lights were flashing and holding up traffic over a long period, they were necessary. The Railway Department’s motto is: Safety first. Papanui Personal. Mrs A. C. Townley, of Invercargill, has been staying for a fortnight’s holiday w’ith her mother, Mrs Borgfeldt, St James Avenue, Papanui. Mrs Townley returned home on Saturday. Spreydon Baptist Picnic. The annual Spreydon Baptist Sunday School picnic was held at Stewart’s Gully on Saturday. The members of the church, old and young, are busy preparing for the coming garden fete, which will be held on the Manse lawn on Saturday, December, 6. The afternoon promises to be a suc-

cessful one, the social element at this function being always outstanding. The band of the City Corps of the Salvation Army will be in attendance, by permit sion of Adjutant Goffin. 8 8 SS Canon Mutter. It is with great regret that residents of Sydenham learn that Canon Mutter will be unable to return to his duies as vicar of St Saviour’s. Canorr Mutter endeared himself to Sydenham people b}/ 1 his kindness during his seven years’ incumbency. For many years he walked through the streets of Sydenham suffering intense pain, of which a large number of the parishioners knew nothing. According to a letter received by one of the Canon’s friends, it is unlikely that he will return to the Dominion at all.