LOOKING BACK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 244, 27 July 1937, Page 4

LOOKING BACK.

FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” July 27, 1887) Ashburton’s “Ghost.”—The ghost is still at large. He has pounced out upon several people Horn the convenient sneiter or reuices and hedges in the suburbs, always taking care, however, that the subjects ot nis attention were alone. .Lately lie lias grown more bold, and he is saiu to have oeen m the habit ot taking a quiet strpll round the town. On. jbriday and {Saturday night he made his abearance in several places, to the bewilderment of belated pedestrians, Dut had always disappeared before they recovered from their temporary astonishment to give chase. ltiver Protection.—At the meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council the engineer reported that the \V orks Committee had met and inspected the plantation reserves where the river had encroached, and had given instructions lor the fences to be recovered as much as possible and re-erected. This had Ijeein done in the lower paddocks and the men were at work in Norman’s paddocks. They also inspected the protective works at the back of the Old Men’s Home and igave instructions to have the No. 3 groyne repaired and the No. 2, which had been washed away, to be reinstated. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” July 27, 1912). Transferred to New School. The technical classes were transferred to the new school on Monday. Thoujgh the contractors have vet much to do, the rooms have been fitted and furnished up to an extent sufficient for Jhe purposes of instruction in the various branches. The time of the opening ceremony has not yet been finally fixed, and from the amount of work that yet remains to be done it is not likely to be performed until August is well advanced. Territorial Drill.—lt is intended to hold drill for the territorials at Rakaia and Methven on Monday and Wednesday next respectively, and thereafter drills will be held at these centres weekly. (Some alterations, not yet decided on, will be made with regard to drills at the smaller centres in the ’ area, and it will probably be deemed advisable to unite for instructional purposes two or more bodies of men, which in the past have been taken separately. <