ASHBURTON NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 379, 22 March 1932, Page 4

ASHBURTON NEWS.

Permission Given for Street Day. (Special to the “ Star.") ASHBURTON, March 21. The Ashburton Borough Council met to-night; present—The Mayor (Mr \V. H. Woods), Councillors F. Z. Ferriman, W. H. Rundle, F. W. Seldon, J. Watson, F. Small bone. J. Thompson, H. R. C. M’Elrea. E. Orr, W. H. Collins, W. H. Robinson and R. Kerr. Permission was granted to the Returned Soldiers’ Association to take up the annual street collection on Friday, April 22, which is known as “ Poppy Day.” Permission was also given for the holding of the customary services on Anzac Day, April 25. The Technical School Board wrote asking if there was any possibility of the council disposing of the iron fence around the eastern part of Baring Square. It was explained that the board had in view the erection of an ornamental fence round the Technical School grounds. It was pointed out that the fence had been donated for the purpose it now fulfilled, and it was agreed to advise the Technical School Board that the council would not consider the matter of its removal at present. The curator reported that Mr J. H. Grigg, of Longbeach. had donated a sack of early flowering iris plants for the Domain. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr Grigg. School Athletics. The annual meeting of the Mid-Can-terbury Primary Schools Athletic Association was held this evening. The balance-sheet showed that the year commenced with a credit balance of £lO 3s and concluded with a credit of £l2 10s 7d. The following officers were elected:— Patron, Mr J. H. Grigg; president, Mr J.' Trevor Thomas; vice-presidents, Messrs M. C. Knox, E. F. Nicoll, F. W. Watt, L. J. Fechney, W. H. Woods, T. Tarbotton, Hunter Morris, J. Lowery, R. Houston, S. Madden, A. A. Fooks, R. Kennedy. F. W. Seldon, G. Bundy, W. Skevington, Rev A. J. Petrie and chairmen of all school committees; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr G. M’Curdy; sub-committees—swim-ming, Messrs T. B. Haydon, Hunter, S. W. Gower, G. M’Curdy, A. R. Gourlay, T. Purcell; sports, Messrs J. F. M’Donald, B. Jordan, E. S. Chambers, C. T. Moor, J. M’Millan, W. T. Church, N. W. Pavitt, A. R. Gourlay, Father O’Brien, Misses C. M’Leod, M. Black, G. S. Tait, M. Rudd, H. Brown; basketball, Misses J. Spillane, O. M. Hooker, N. Smith, C. M’Leod; football. Messrs E. S. Chambers, J. S. M’Bean, N. W Pavitt, J. s. M’Donald, J. M’Millan' C. T. Moor. W. T. Church, A. R. Gourlay, Father O’Brien, Miss M. Rudd; rounders, Misses M. Lucas, G. F Tait I. Hodder, M. Vesty, Sister Marins; cricket. Father O’Brien, Messrs S W Gower, E. S. Chambers, N. W. Pavitt W. J. Gilmour and C. T. Moor. . was agreed to hold the annual atbletic sports meeting about the end of April. Cricket. The have been selected to represent Ashburton in the senior cricket match against South Canterbury, at- .Timaru on Saturday:—R Drennan (captain>, G. Willis, C. Brady JV «5£ G * ady (Fairfield), K. G. Nicoll (Ashburton), G. Steffens. I. Watson, E. Watson (Methven), J. Behrnes (Rakaia), F. Grenfell and C. Penrose (technical). Emergencies S. Willis (Fairfield), A. Doig (Rakaia), B. Jordan, M. Keeley (Ashburton), J. Varcoe and F. Burton (Technical). The list of emergencies is not necessarily in order of play. The following Ashburton junior representative team has been selected to meet South Canterbury at Timaru on Ashburton on Easter Monday:—E. E. Bell (captain), B. Mackenzie, C. Stills (Kia Ora), A. Wills (Technical), W. Aitcheson, W. Goodwin (Lauriston) J O'Donoghue, R. Fear (High School)! c! Butterworth, J. Dillon, L. Reeves (Celtic). Emergency: R. Sharplin 1 (High School).