LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3569, 2 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At die Hospital Board nu^ung thus 1 aIIITIIOOII Will JO tllO J,uail-, Oi i-J.lt.* 11OW iever words woio wm^ ..lu^ubsed, Uio architect reported that ouUdiug timber would bo auvariccd by auouior l^ per 100 lost wahin tiia next ie\y . ua.ys. The rise was due to the sawnuilers nat beiiJg able to got suiiicicnt labour.-

The opening• of ,the-.iisiihig; season: was not propitious. A leaden sky, and a keen wind,- following the heavy rain of the- two previous days, .made conditions unpleasant. A number or local anglers went down to the mouth ot tlio f Ashburton River, but owing to the water being discoloured alter the rocont rain, only a few small catcheswith tho "garden ily." wovw made.

; Some very fano crops of wheat may now «be soen in the Timvuid district, As ml other parts of the County, the area sown in this locality is not so large as was the case last .year. lU.is sate to Assume that if the season c<nntinues to be favourable,, the reduction in area) will be to a large extent made up'by the .increased yield. In -some 1 of the crops a. few bare patches can be seen where the grass grub is at work.

All the Ashburton' Convent's pupils who presented themselves i'or the Trinity College-musical;theory examinations in June iast: were successful^ The following are' the results, tho marks awarded being 86-.for honours and 60 for pass, with a maximum ot 100 : —Intermediate, division:.' Margaret McTigue 77, Elizabeth Terris 69. Junior division: Mary O'Grady .99, Gladys' Golding 97,; Inielda Collins 96;: Lucy Holland i-96, Marion JBrophy 95, 'Edith,-. Gregory 93,-; Kathleen Burgess 82, Irene Daly 70. Preparatory division : Avis" Ward 90, Ngaire Kerr :90j Nora Flynn 88, Ivy Barber 86, Annie Hannigan 76.

MrW, J. Dickie, M.P., has received a letter from the Hon. \V. H. Herries, Minister of Railways, in regard to the appointment of a stjationroaster at Valetta. The Minister wrote that lie was of the opinion that neither r the present nor the prospective traffic warranted the appointment. In view of the" circumstance that there is a resident surfaceman at Valetta, who acts as caretaker, it, .was regretted that tho appointment: could not, be made. If tho settlers desired a telephone at. tho caretaker's ' house the' Department would offer ho objection to the installation, providecltlio settlers bear the cost fi'iul agree to pay the. annual .reaiiitennnr:c.. ". ■

The incut commandeering scheme is being roundly condemned, by. most farmers, and there is no doubt that it is not as perfect as it should be. But there are various aspects from which tho question should be viewed. One of those was explained to. a " Guardinri" representative to-day by a shipper, who stated that he had had a large consignment of mutton and lamb in a certain cod storey which had been waiting shipment for no less than 237 days. He had now been advised that the meat Would be shipped by the Rimutaka, due to leave; New Zealand on October 6. The shipper pointed out that if such long delays wore possible under the present system, /when the Imperial Government's powerful influence was behind.the shipping: pro-: blern, the state of affairs might be infihitelv worse if the farmers were'left to their own! devices in the matter, of finding ships' to take .away their produce.

The Ashburton Dairy . Company's new cheese factory at Black Bridge, between : Eiffeiton and Lowcliffe, will be^officially 'opened on Thursday afternoon... The factory was erected over a yoar ago, and, was to have commenced operations last year, but did not do so owing to the bad season. The factory contains three vats of 400 gallons each, and has a. very spacious and wellappointed curing-room. Part of the plant has' been transferred from creameries belonging to the company, and the bulk of it way purchased from the Mount Hutt cheese factory 12 months ago at considerably less than its value. The; factory was opened 'imomciivllv' this morning, when the. plant' was tried, and gave very satisfactory results. The milk.of about 250 cows was dealt with by tho working manager, Mr\T. Ky Christonson, and it is practically certain that in a very short time the milk.of between. 500 ami 600 cows will find its way regularly to the factory. Tho. country round about wears a very promising aspect, rind tho probability is that the farmers in that .locality will now increase their dairy herds. . . :. ' .'■■'

The Largest Motor factory in thn ■British Empire.—Recent visitors to Canada, by the. All-Rod routo, comment on -the wonderful growth of Canadian industrial, centres..' Tho largest motor oar factory 'in tho British Empire is situated in.tho town of Ford, Ontario. Hero is carried oh ttie mannfacturo from raw Canadian •■ materials of tho ■finest- quality obtainable, tho wellknown and reliable Ford Car. The number of Ford cars' shipped -from this factory in one day' is enormous. For instance, on' Saturday, May-20, 170 cars ■wore shipped ''"to overseas dealers. As tho weekly half-holiday occurs on Saturday in Canada, this number of oars shipped proves the'capacity of this enormous factory. The value of materials purchased in TJ/B.A. for each Canadian-Ford Car is-only £5. Buyers or Canadian Ford Oars are assured that thoir money is circulated in the British Empire/ C4l

The Ashburton vital statistics for the ,moiith;of September, 1916, tire^/as follow:—Births , 44, deaths 10, marriages "4. The figures for September, 1915, were:— Births 34-, deatlis : 11, marriages 8. ' :

An ./mteroitiiig' a.nd ■ unusual, sight cauglit the eyo.s oi.:. people : in -East Street" this nUernoon, when a. whirlwind which carried paper to a height of several hundred .yards was observed tostravef from the railway .station as far as tho Somerset Hotel.

At the.Hospital :Board meeting today it was reported' that all the accommodation at Tuaiaiigi Old Clou's Homo was now in ii^e, and that several old men wene wainnp, at Christehurch for an opportunity ot getting admission to tho instiiution.

t Di. JL Chosson, District Heaitli Oificcr, infoinied the member', of the Jlospital Bo.ud this afternoon .that, with the exception of a. few minor alteration^ ilx 1 plsms ior the new iovei wards at xhe Ashburton Hospital had been appM»*d. 'L'lie board decided to e^all tendeis iiiimediatoly for the erection ol tho now 1 uildinp.

Tlic postal nutlin^ni^ would like tbj Chri&tmav and cw Year Parcels joi Soldiers sent -,v\.iv a^ >-oc,n as possible? nowC H". C. IVrc-y is pafkina; (very socmol.v) and .iddir'-nnp- all dcseiiptions of parcels at a very small charge. Ploaso bun"; ih> .'.oldie's addie^s jrith yon to IMrc-y*-,. 0"222