AKAROA.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14889, 31 January 1914, Page 14

AKAROA.

On Thursday art exciting bicycle rac."' 1 - 5 * was witnessed in the mam street _•{..£. Akaroa, betveeu thia hond of one *>f the * churches, and a prominent commercM.] I.*, ■man. The Church had tho lead' for a„.f considerable distance, with Commerto*s a good second, the Church urging his% fellow-contestant to further ' exertion.- ._ Thoso who witnessed tho contest (-ailed,""* out loudly to the racers to do their.%. best, and the contest ended in n short win for the cleric—as a bystander ro-'-f; marked.it was a. great race between'l;: Church and State. ' , -, J-t At a special ineeline of the Borough. Council,.: held on Wedueßday. :s § theoroekly, 'statu tory half-h ohday■> for" -fj the B-rough was fixed for Th<issd_,y_ ''JM Tho first pile* of. the new Darj's-fjj •wharf at Akaroa. wjw driven ncsday afternoon, iti iKo -large assemblage of townspeople..'an-BFi visitors, besides tho engineer for work and Council officials. The (Mr G. Armstrong) worked tho trjgccrjt S operating tho "monkey," and drove-t-e.f.B first; pile, after which he addr«_-aa#fl -those present and wished the contr. tto.@al (Mr Powrie)-.every success in. hjs dertaking. The health of the cont__ctefJy| was thon honoured. A feature of work is the use of the current fro_n th.'sS borough hydro-eloctricol plant for dnWsf M ing the motor to lift the monkey— first .uso of. electrical onergj for. 'ough improvements. When 'the how wharf will be a great ence for tourist traffic, by launch. il**f_* connexion with the "new wharf aud'roadg at Onawe Gap. Most favourable weather for, in tho cocksfoot paddocks was enced up till Thursday, and the inajer4j| itj\«f the- earlier crops are. cut. out. Jfcjs heavy, nor.-wester blow through_i~.lv Thursday, Severely shaking still "Handing, with consequent ! loss of seed. Reports confirm heavy -ample,, a great imprtvemen.'<m% what was anticipated in the stages. Rain' sot in on Thursday nighfej: It proved of short duration, a-#*-*i.j|_! materially help the shedding under, M£,t flail, and with dry weather to must ensure a good yield of heavy socd. rjrjjg.