ASHBURTON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14843, 8 December 1913, Page 5

ASHBURTON.

The breakmg-up and distribution of prizes in connexion with the Ashburtqn Technical Schoo! was held in tho nain room of the school on Friday evenine, when there was a very large attendance. The Mayor (Mr H. Davis), who is also chairman of the Board of Managers) presided. He warmly congratulated the director (Mr A. L. Moore) and the members of tho staff on the result of thb year's work, many excellent specimens of which wero displayed in the several class room;;. 'J ho chairman remavKed that the school 'iad started about fourteen years ag> with eighteen pupils, while The presen+ > time roll number now stood at 1244, inHuing students from all parts of the district, and this satisfactory s»nd large

total had ben attained mainly through the energy and zeal with which the Director carried o>tf his many »!utier. A moting of the North Canterbury Branch of the Threshing Mill Owners' Association was held at Ashburto-i on Saturday. Mr Geo. Sheat, Dunsan«lcl, presided, and there was * largo attendance of district mill owners. The hour system of threshing was dx— cussed, in addition to matters affwting the industry generally. The mat-tor of wages.lor the coming season was discussed, and it is understood that a basts was fixed upon, which will mean tetter remuneration for iho mill bawls than has previously existed. .After meetings have been held in othot centres the final result will be made, public. A freak in the form cf a lamh witn two perfect heads was brought into Ashburton on Saturday, from Mr McIntosh's farm, Spring , urn. The was normally developed in every other aspect. The Ashhurton Dairy Factory is putting out a largely increased supply of butter this season. For the month of October, 1912 tho output totaled 51,0591b5, nnd fov the corresponding month of th's year 7:i,2ooli's For November, I J I/2 * tho total was P'J.OllO lbs., as against 101,4001ns for Norsinber this year, in increase of £2,ooo'bs. Up. to a late hour yesterday afternoon no arrest had been made in connexion with the brutal assault recently committed on Mrs Samuel Nelson, at "Winslow, but the horeo and traji with which the man drove up to, and then away from, the house, was recovered on Saturday at Overdalo, near Rakaia.