NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18894, 8 January 1927, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

OXFORD. 'ike ,following are .the additional results oi competitions at tho Oxford sports: Weigh-guessing, sheep, correct weight 1011b:" H! G.. Parish, lOlilb, 1; •T. R. Mason, 99$lb, 2. Lamb, correct weight 851b':.P. Pachnafz, 85-Jlb, 1; J. Skurr, 84Jib;.••2." '• I LOBURN. The annual picnie of the North Loburn school was held at Waikuku beach. Though the weather was dull and threatening, rain held off, and an enjoyable time was spent. The- St. Martins .Anglican Sunday School held ..their picnie at Waikuku beach. Each child was presented with a prize. During the afternoon races were run on. the beach, and all spent a thoroughly happy day. Mr and Mrs W. B. Buckhurst (Auckland) -'reftirned to their home after having spent the Christmas holidays . with Mr and Mrs Wilkinson. Mr and Mrs T. A. Hunter (Ghristchurch)."havc been staying with Mrs J. Galletly. Mr aud. Mrs _T. "Wells and family (Lyttelton) spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs Dawson, at "Whanaka." LEESTON. Ou.tfo i'ar-uis in' the Lccst'qu-district many early oat crops have beeu reaped already, and in some cases stacking is being proceeded with. Messrs Dalzell brothers, of Lakeside, Mho,grow oats extensively, have been stacking for some time. The grass seed crop is not: very large this season, but the pros-pects-for clover are again vory good, due to the frequent rains. Barley is ripening fastj and reaping will become general'soon. Very little wheat will be reaped before. the end of this month. In some eases rust has made an appearance lately, but it is not serious. There has been some evidence of take-all attacking wheat crops, but as yet the number of crops affected seems to be small. A period of warm, _ dry weather, with occasional light winds, would do the crops much good. AKAROA. Mr I<\ J. Wright, who is in charge of the Akaroa Power' Station, met with an accident on ? Thursday morning, which might easily have had moro serious consequences. It appears that Mr Wright was attending to somo wiring on a polo On'tho Stoney Bay. road, when the ladder slipped and ho. fell from a height ■ of . about 11 feet, falling across a boulder ou his left 6ido. Ho was examined by Dr. Waddell, and was fortunate enough not to have any bones broken, but was considerably bruised and shaken, and will be eoufined to'his home for some days. There are still a great number of visitors in the town, and most of the hotels and boarding-houses report. ,that; the bookings ahead ar© heavier than they have.been for a number of years. With 'the present warm weather it is. quite likely that cocksfooting will start about the end of next week on the early paddocks close to tho waterfront.