MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18425, 4 July 1925, Page 7

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. PERSONAL. At the meeting of the Ashburton County Council yesterday, Mr Magson ou behalf of Mrs Blaekley, Rakaia, presented the Council with au enlarged photograph of the late Cr. T. A. Blackley. It was decided warmly to thank Mrs Blackley for her gift. General News. Through slipping off a ladder in ttc srouriiig-room of the Allenton Woollen Mills on Thursday afternoon, Robert Barr, assistant engineer, had his right lfg broken. He was conveyed to the County Hospital, where he is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. The Allenton Football Club's dance proved quite an enjoyable function. The-,hall was effectively decorated -for the occasion in the club's colours, blue and grey. The music was supplied by Daybourne's orchestra. flic Ashburton Scottish Society's third luglcpido was held on Thursday night. Chieftain .11. Sinclair presided. Mi- J. Melntyre w;is M.C. for the dam?, and the music- was supplied by Mrs A. Mitchell's orchestra. Items were contributed as follows:—Songs, Mcsdames H. ,1. Chapman and K. G. Craighead, Misses M. Dixon and O. Wetheruli, Messrs K. 0. Craighead and M. McMillan; vocal duet, Mcsdames B. J. Chapman and 10. G. Craighead; violin solo, Mrs W. "vVhyte; Highland fling, Misses Ritu Bushel'] and Madge Tait. The accompaniments were played by Mesdames Chapman, Craighead, and Mitchell. it • • Rugby. The senior representative "Rugby football 'match between the- Ashburton and .Mackenzie counties, which was to have been 'played "at Ashburton to-rlay; hasi been postponed on account of the wet 1 weather. Providing the conditions are not too severe, the match l>etween Ashburton and Ellesmere for the Southhvidge .Shield will be played on the' .Southbridge Recreation Grounds this afternoon. ATI matches that were set down to be played to-day in the competitions of the Ashburton County Rugby Sub-Union and Football iSubAssociation have been, postponed. Mail Notices. Mails cl-ob<s to-day at Ashburton for northern porta at 6 p.m.; late fee letters, 5.2.1 p.m.; guard's van, 5.43 p.m. Mails for Fiji, Samoa, Pago Pago, Honolulu, also Japan, Tonga, Nine, United Stales of America, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Central *nd South America,, "West Indies, Mexico, States of Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French and Dutch Guiana, and Continent of Europe, via, Vancouver, per Aorangi from Auckland (due London August 4th), close at Ashburton today. METHVEN.

A meeting convened by MeasTs Jas. Carr and Hy. Maginness tvas to have been held on Thursday to appoint delegates to attend the Eeform conference to be held in Christchurch. On ac count of the weather this meeting had to be postponed until a futuro date. An 18-hole stroke handicap medal round, played by the Golf Club, resulted in a tie between H. A. Niekolls 101-28-73 and. E. D. Thomas 100-27-73. In the, ladies' 18-hole competition Mrs Lloyd obtained tho trophy. Tho qualifying round for the club , championship was played simultaneously. The draw for the".' first .round of the. championship is as follows:4-Ghristie v, G. Cooksonj !Llbyd '.\. M. A..'-Stone; Thomas v. Nie&olls; ".-Waddihgtbii v.. Pt Cookson;-Dr,. McKee P.. Stone v. T. Macartney; "White -..v.'. Harris; Haden v. Ile'cilcy.' The hare drive'arranged by the Methvcn Gun Club had to bo postponed on account of the bad-weather. : ' RAKAIA. A social under the auspices * of the RakaiaLadies' Hockey dub .was, held in St. Mark's Schoolroom on Thursday evening. Although the weather was wet there was a large attendance of young people,' and the social was very successful and enjoyable. Music for the dancing was supplied by Misses C. Shannon, F, Cornelius, I. Smith, V. Fox, and Messrs W. A. Smith, J. O'Connor, C. Chamberlain, and J. Rapley. Mr J. Allen was M.C.