WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19158, 15 November 1927, Page 5

WAIMATE.

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. M:< G- A. Manchester presided at the monthly meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent .Society. Six requests for assistance were granted. Mesdames G. A. Manchester and S. J. Adams were appointed visitors for the month. Amateur Theatricals. A number of local enthusiasts have derided to produce the opera, "Rip Van M> inkle.'' It is many years since anything of this nature was staged in Waimate by local talent. District High School. The roil number in the primarv department of the Waimate District' High School is now 613. but the average attendance for the month was only 493. in the secondary department the number of pupils on the roll was 105 with an average attendance of SS.S Since the beginning of October the attendance has been greatly reduced, owing to the prevalence of measles and mumps. Miss M. Hay, who has been appointed to the teaching staff of the Waimate School, has taken up her duties. Major R. A. Row, Canterbury district, recently inspected the School Cadet Corps, and expressed pleasure at seeing such a fine turn-out. Keen interest was being taken in the work, and considering the corps had only been established this year, he said, it was something to be proud of. Knottingly Park. ' ( Reporting to the Domain Board, the Curator of Knottingly park reported that the park was now being well patronised by the public. Tho flower-beds had all been tidied up, and annuals had been planted out. If the Board was willing an exhibition of roses could be made at the forthcoming Rose Show. The Board agreed to the showing of roses for exhibition only. The Board also agreed to notify the County Council of the dangerous state of Dennehy's bridge on the road leading to the park, and to request that repairs be effected. County Schools' Sports. The sports meeting arranged by the Committees of the Schools of the Waimate County will be held on December Jst. A committee is now at work drafting the programme, and judging by the success which attended the previous meeting, this year's fixture should be equally well supported. Waimate Show. A pleasing feature about the Waimate Show, which is to be held to-day (November 15th) is the all-round improvement in the entries received. They total 744, against 641 last year. A record has been established in the sheep section with a total of 209, which is the best ever received by the Association. Of these 136 are purebreds and the remainder erosßbreds. In the cattle section there is a fifty per cent, increase, and Clydesdales show a similar increase, though light harness horses show a slight decrease. Skin Buyers' Bankruptcy. A meeting of creditors called in the bankrupt estate of Charles Hepburn lapsed for want of a quorum. There were no secured creditors, and no assets, and the amount owing to unsecured creditors totalled £220 ss, of which the largest amounts owing were: National Mortgage Co., £7O, Waimate Hospital Committee £46, W. Paterson £3l, AVaters, Ritchie, and Co. (Dunedin) £2O. Bankrupt, in his statement, said he was a married man with three children, and had been laid up for three months. He had had no success with skin buynig.