THE COUNTRY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16727, 9 January 1920, Page 3

THE COUNTRY.

NEWS AND NOTES

HANMER SPRINGS.

The Inmates of the Queen M/vry pita! w.-ro entertained at 3 bv the Y.M.C.A., at ' , n>° V lows" Waiau Kern", on We<inesda>. Tho outir.c; was a distinct success. SA2JGIORA. Or: Tucml.iv morning. J. Coates, an (•inplovee of Mr .1. .-killitij:,. was ftruc.. '•n the face by the head oU liammcr wilich flew off whilu • l rl s, tnker : •ho act of using it. The wound iufiicted necessitated sereral stitches boiu;: put in. COOPER'S CREEK. \ vorv onj.vablc social wa* given to the reddens of Coopers Creek by the returned soldiers of the district. lh*> , ■••ml was tastefully decorated with evergreens and :lags. and was crowded r ..i'i.'nts. "Id and young. Tho M-irch led ! v returned soldters. G "T i, . ovenin- ' The Sailor's Ilorn- >"?' Mi« K. "vde. and J,!, i'v Mis> IX Marsh and Messrs (YrXrv". Francis, r.nd Pope. The mu*« by Misses T Uyde, 11. IV.de. M-y.-rs. Herman, and Mr 1 ope. M- W- Hyde actcd as M-C.

KIR WEE.

Tl.e ra.tifali at Kinvee Inst wnal]fd -.%.7tin, nv romparcxl tr:th -o.OOin \ :ah ; amount oi early oats Kas lK>on ( i t and IS in stook. :m'l sliottla ytolti t toid voturnf. 'Hie lato crops pronu.-.o ' Tho annual school uieuic tva.s holtl in the Domain aud wat, most onjoyablo. \lr F. Lawrov, chairman of the bclicol Committee, presented tho prizes, each 1 child receivint; a book- , , i 'I lie Presbyterian »Sunday isohooi ■ scholars held "their picnic in the Glentunnel Domain last week. Races tve.ro 1 run and other lorins ot recreation mi dulled in. Mrs I'ettitt made the ar- ■ r.incemnit? at (.Jlenttmnel, tho oilier details being carried out by tho llev. J. A. and .Mrs Brown. At a meeting of tiie committee, of tho llv-uticiutural Society, tho scliedulo was revi>ecl and the date of tho show lixert lor March Mt-h. Special prizes wcro offered by Jfessrs D. and W. "\V. Mul- ; holland, <». T. Ilobertson, O. Pago, and j .Mrs .1. Pysart. ! ASHBURTON. ! Tho committee which arranged tho i farewell to >fr Htipo l-Vietllander, after ' »ptt-ling accounts, found it had a snr- | plus, aud mis was used in purchasinf; ' .-diver entree dishes, which were forj warded to Mrs I'Viedlandcr. I Tlie Ki.ihth 'South Canterbury) Hej crimenta] llatid lias decided not to cont- ■ jie'.e at the Dunedin contest. • Many of the threshing mills operating i in the county will movo out next week, i when the work will be principally in tho | ;:rass-sood fields. According to reports ! the yields should bo fairly good. The

; wheat and oat crops also promise good ; returns.

i Tlie Hnmpstead Town Board met on Wednesday, Mr W. IT. Ttobinson prcsid- , inc- The Ashburton Borough Council offered to supply al>out 40,000 pallons of v.ater per day. at from 9d to Is per 1000 gallons. The appointment of a traffic inspector "was referred to the Works I Committeo.