TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 22 October 1927, Page 5

TIMARU AND SOUTH CANTERBURY NEWS.

TIMARU. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr E. G, Kerr has returned from Wellington. f Mr A. J. Petrie is visiting Timaru. Mr H. Podding (Wellington) has left Timaru for Dunedin. Mr G. MeAvoj-, who was staying at the Hydro Grand Hotel, returned to Dunedin yesterday. Mr W. Sherriff (Dunedin) is stating at the Grosvenor Hotel. Magistrate's Court. William Allan Pepperell, -who appeared before Mr J. Todd, J.P., yesterday, on a charge of failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order for the support of his wife and two children, was remanded to appear at Wellington on Tuesday. Bail was allowed in' one surety of £IOO. Daylight Saving. Although it will be hailed with pleasure by the people in town, the Daylight Saving Act is not being favourably anticipated by country people. ' The opinion has - been expressed that standard time will still be observed in the country when the Act is enforced next month, excepting when it is absolutely necessary to abide by the new regulations. The Main Highway. | At a meeting-of the South Canterbury ' Automobile Association, members were of the opinion that the ThnaruTemuka road.was "a perfect disgrace," and. the meeting decided to write to the Levels County Council asking that the road be repaired in view of November traffic.

General News. Flags were -flown from public buildings and merchants' premises yesterday •in honour o-f-the one hundred ■ and twenty-second anniversary of. the death of. Lord Nelson at the -Battle of Trafalgar. ' '■ • ; - . His Honour Mr ■ Justice Frazer will preside over a sitting of the Arbitration' (jourt on Friday next. The secretary of the North End Katepayers' Association has been authorised to wait on the borough engineer to ascertain if the Council would erect a fence.at the North End Croquet Club. At a meeting of the North End.Katepayers' Association, it* was decided to send a letter of thanks to the, Hon. Mr Kolleston for his, work iu having a bridge erected.over the railway line at - Maori Reserve. The following new members have beeri elected to the South Canterbury Automobile Association. —Messrs W. Anderson, W. J.' Cartwright, N. E. Coalville, P. A. Coote, J.. L. Crombie, J. Geddes, J. N. Greenland,' D. • Glenday, G. J. Grindell, W. E. Jones, J. Martin, G..--B. McCre.die, G. .H. Povey, A. • C. Rawstorn, E. H. Smail, J. Storrier, W. H.- Talbot, A. Thoreau, R. T. Turnbul!, S. Walker, R. Wilson, W. Winter, C. G. Clark, J.: T. Brady, R, G. Fielden, P. F. Peoples, Father'. Kerley, and Father Bartley.

School Spoils. Marist School defeated Main School in three grades in a cricket competition played at Anzac. square. Main School won the senior grade by 151 to 124, and/other grades resulted.in Marist's the scores being: Junior, 146 to 128; third grade, 184 to 112; fourth grade, 160 to 63. Individual scores were as follows: Senior:. Main, Bowden 14, Mcßeth 22, Morrison 23, King 14, Sutton 11, Hall 13, Bracefield 13, R;Moore"l3,B.Moore 11; Marist, Jefferson 18, L. Cosgrove 13, Richardson 20, Collins 11, Ryan. 16, Lang 11, Venning 14. Junior:" Main, Ford 19, Walton 14, Coker 18,-Whisker 22, Jones .11, Low 12;! MaTis't, Campbell 15, Tuite 16, Redmond 10, Dunn 14, G. Cosgrovje 19, Hertnon' 20, Seaman 14. Third'grade:" Main, Hunter 17, Nesbit; 10, S. Smith 11, Bracefield 12, Owens 16, Shore 16; Marist, Kelly 15, Power, 19, B. Walsh- 10, M.« Durning 17, W. Collins 25, Goddard 13, W.Laws 13, McDonald 27. Fourth grade: Main, > Henderson . 11, -Dodds 15; Marist, -Gilmore 13, Fountain 14, Purcell 14, Flanagan 16, o|Connell 19, Cox 12, O'Brien 11, Pearce 18, E. Hall. 10, MeAuley 18.

Outbreak of-Fire."."" Fire broke out in a washhbuse at fhe rear of a house at 37 le Cren street yesterday afternoon, but neighbours, extinguished the blaze before the arrival of the fire brigade. The fire, which was caused by sparks from a. boiler, burnt a hole in the wall of the outhouse, but no serious damage was done. Property Passed In. A town property opposite the Hydro Grand Hotel, and at "present occupied by J. C. Trengrove and Co., was offered for sale by Messrs A. N. Oakey and Co. yesterday, but was passed in,- as it did not reach the reserve . figure. There was a large attendance of the public, and bidding was keen, comI mencing at £4500 and reaching £4BOO. lit is probable that the property will be sold privately shortly. ST. ANDREWS. Large crowds were present on the last night of the Anglican bazaar and tug of war. At the conclusion of the tug of war. this Rev. Mr Hay thanked all thos who. had toiled so assiduously •for the of the carnival. He particularly eulogised the work of the ladies. The competif ns resulted as follows:—Rug, Mr J. Kennedy; bolster cushion, Misß A. Cague; dolls, Doreen Stowell, Miss.Lyford, Mr E. Blank; basket, Mrs Mac Duff; pyjamas, Messrs E. O'Loughlin and I. Edwards; pic:.re, Miss I. Peters; nightie, Miss R." Lynch; dart cake, Mr L. O'Loughlin; sack of wheat, Mr H. B. S. Johnstone; shirt, Mr J. Hoskins; Tamp, Mr Brunton; guessing competitions: —Sheep (live weight), Mr L. MacMullan 1, Mr E. Anderson 2. Sheep, (dead weight), Mr L. MacMullan. Cake (correct weight 51b 9oz), Mrs Lavers 51b Boz, Mr Lavers olb lOoz. Tug-of-War—Light-weight, Makikihi beat Presbyterian B.C. by *in; Alhambra ; drew with Frothblowers. Final— Alhambra beat -Makikihi by 7 inches. Heavy-weight—Alharo" i No. 2 beat Alhambra No. 1 by *in; Makikihi lost to Kelly's, by 2}in. Final (five-minute pull):—Alhambra beat Makikihi. Alhambra gained 2 inches, at the set off and gradually increasing their lead won by 7 inches. The following are the two winning teams —Heavy-weight: C. Gosling, J. Swain, G. Washington, W. Simms, B. Guthrie, J. Thomas (captain). Lightweight: C. MacClaren, W. McCone, M. Daley, L. Daley, Ei Best, G. MacConachy (captain). Challenge pulls—Rowing Club beat Enfield by Jin. Never Sweats beat Die Hards by 2*in. Kelly's beat Alhambra by 2iin. ' Athletic beat Never Sweats by .7 inches.

FAIELIE, j THE WEATHER. Good spring weather has been experienced of late, with an occasional nor'-west gale. Teed is coming on and stock are doing well. 7 bing is now in progress, and the percentage will be a high one. Eifle Club. Eecentlv a match was fired between teams .representing the Fire brigade and the Eifle Club. After an interesting night's shooting the Eifle Club team won by a small margin. A return card match was also piayea with the School road team. My «•• Welsh kindly entertained the P a 7 e ™> and after a very evening the School road team were again victorious. Obituary. j Another of the early Canterbury pioneers, Mrs W. T. Chapman, V******™* 'recently, at the residence of ter, Mrs J. E. Scott, Sherwood Downs Fairlie. The deceased was in her 86th ; year. = Born at Belfast, Ireland, in 1342, she came to New Zealand in 1864. In 1867 her marriage took place *ith Mr W.-T, Chapman at the Church o! Eng land.Geraldine. Her husband pre-de ceased her by 15 years. Mr Chapman sold his farm neaGerai dine, and purchased a property close to the Alford Forest Robod. - din*'3l years on this holding, another property was acquired near Palmerston, foutMnd Mr and Mrs Chapman resided there until the former's death inl9U ; Devotion to her household, to her neigh bours, and unfailing hospitality to a:l, were'her outstanding « ha » c * e " Surviving members o£ the *ami '« Mrs McWilliam (Auckland), Mrs woi Zy* (Ashburton), Mrs McKenae (Ngapara), Mrs Scott, McGregor (Sherwood Downs) and Messrs F. Chapman (Ashburton), A. E. and C.J. Chapuan (Palmerston District). There are 44 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. The interment took place at Palmerston.

Mackenzie Collie Club. At a meeting of. the Collie. Club, the balance-sheet showed accredit on last year's operations, in spite of the very •favourable weather experienced for the annual competitions. Votes ot thanks were accorded Messrs C. Miott (iudge), and W. Don, T. Clark, W. K. McConnell, and many others who had helped to make the trials a success, also the donors of special prizes, and to Mesdames McMillan, and Hayter, for the use of their, grounds. . Eepresentatives of the Club wero congratulated on. their success at the various, fixtures of, kindred clubs. . The following racers were elected: Patron, Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P.; .president, Mr W. McConnell; vice-president, Mr.J. Koss; committee,, Messrs Ross, Keeffe, Smith, Allan, Hogg, Don,: Clark, Ballantyne, Cuthbertson, and Mcintosh; hon.'secretary arid treasurer, Mr C. A. Parker. It was agreed to control the trials on the same lines asJast year, and - hold them on or about the same dates as previously. The prize money is to be the same with the exception of the yarding class, in which Blight alterations will be made. The South Canterbury Wool Brokers and Stock Auctioneers wrote offering a cup-for competition under'suggested conditions. The offer was gratefully accepted. ORARI. . At the annual meeting, of the Orari and district Presbyterian Church the Rev. H; D. Madill (Geraldine) presided over a good attendance. The session report showed a year of progress, ! a Sunday School had been built at Arundel, a large sum had been raised for mission work, and all other activities •of the church were in a healthy condition. During the year Mr had resigned the charge, and his place was taken by Mr R. Taylor. The following Parish Committee ■ was appointed:—Orari: Messrs Brenton and Brown; Rangitata: Kane and McLelland; Peel Forest: Ashley; Clandeboye: Sherriffs, Dunn, and Mullgan; and Rangitata Island: Ross and : Brodie. At a subsequent meeting Mr Mullgan was elected secretary and Mr-Dunn.treasurer of the committee. WINCHESTER? The energetic committee appointed to carry out the wind-up social and dance of the Ladies' Hockey Club have' arrangements well in handl. Mr K. Wilson (Winchester), who has been under a serious operation in a private hospital, Timaru, returned to his home on Wednesday. Mr E. Piper (Oamaru), who has been spending a holiday in Winchester, returned home on Wednesday. J Mrs B. H. Langford (Dunedin), who has -been staying with Mrs A.. 1. Langford (Winchester), has gone on a visit to her mother, Mrs D. McCas- I kill, Timaru. Mr S. H. Maddren (Christchurch), who has been staying with his brother, Mr R. Maddren (Winchester), went on to Invercargiil during the week. RANGITATA. The annual wind-up.social and! dance of the Rangitata Rifle Club attracted a large attendance of members and friends. Mr Gresham, who presented the prizes and trophies, congratulated the club on its work for the season. The captain, Mr J. O'Regan, thanked those who had assisted with prizes and trophies, and also the ladies who had so generously catered for the *club during the season. The following is the list ot winners of trophies: —G. Elms, A. McClelland, K. McClelland, G. Scully, F. G -Moss, M. Mahan, C. Bedford, J. O'Regan (2), E. Wright, B. Wright, D Palmer, D. McNab, F. Harrold, G* T. Cain (winner of aggregate prize), D. G. Cain, S. Cain, and \. McCann. The following gave trophies:—Mrs Priddle. Messrs }\. b. Cain, A. T. Palmer. M. Metcalf, G. Edgar, J. Paterson, Snell, Cam, Moss, Morrison Bros., Northani and Dunn Mahan, Spillane Bros Pierce ami Coulter, Reid and Scully, Sugrue, Chalmers, and McNab. Mr D McNab ably carried out the duties of M.C., and Misses Brenton. Turton Mrs -Metcalf, and Messrs Prwgle and Popplewell assisted by playing extra*.