MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19179, 9 December 1927, Page 7

MID-CANTERBURY

} J ASHBUR^ON. t t ■"...• \ PERSONAL. i - illessrs Hendren and McGregor, factory Inspectors, C'hristchurch, arrived in tohtjurton ycstculay. . <Hx H. Hefford has been appointed jfolegate to tlio annual conference of tf* New Zealand Unitod Tire. BriRides' Association to be held early . *«J year. ' Concert at Tinwald. * a wind up to the annual rose •how of -the Tinwald Presbyterian thatch, a concert was held in the hall, ttflMi there was a large attendance. The H«vW, Marshall presided. Items were , ffota as follows:—Pianoforte solo, Miss p."'NorrM; songs, Mesdames E. Craig- % «H J. Hoffey, Dowler, Miss K. Turn.ball, Messrs H. Craighead, and E. Nor™j vocal duet, Mr and Mrs E. CraigMai jlJigg Norrish played the accom- '- panffients. < &f the conclusion of the programme < W chairman thanked the performers -> Wd/aH, who had assisted to make the ' ( Mtfr show a success. The roses, were jfopojflcTof at auction by Mr J. T. , l and realised a satisfactory sum.

1 ' East Ashburton Picnic. 'Nineteen carnages were required to i°a ej ' the anuual excursion of the East v Mbnrton s»hool to Timaru yesterday, , |rh«n about 1200 children and parents, t uwtouing the chairman (M* W. S. Kerr.) f «na members of the committee, a nuni- , b *f,J>f children from the borough '•wool, and two teams from the Ash»«rton Croquet Club, made the trip. , timo was spent on Caroline j Wfatad the excursionists returned home [ {tot evening quite pleased with the out'i Cricket. ''"'"iOefolUmmgteani has been selected • J«Represent St. Stephen's against Laui ■*WO». on the Domain to-morrow:—E. W. Patching, D. Little, H. ■ T. Clavton, J. Mulhern, K. , {?***> W. Mayson, G. Cartwright, F. * oS*V»rters, O. Evans, P. Morrison, R. UfiSH?* H - Tatty,-S. Cassidy, N. Kerr, sp*fc Griffith. '* i;*"o match between teams represent- ** 8te P hen 's Cricket Club and the Office staff concluded last even- £• « * ormcr winning by 30 runs on <iP,js? "»t innings. St. Stephen's made Post Office 111 (McKay 29, FMfrtogal] 13, McNicoll 25, Stephens S- 3s*°* out, David 11). - iSf *' , Concert at Tuarangi. ' Oik n a^ior and J unior bible-classes of h 'f'-•S < Bu wg square Methodist Church Tuarangi Old Men's Home on t 4»fa *k y « T ening for the purpose of !' 2^*** uin ß the inmates. A programme *' i»* v «ried nature was presented, and ?> g*BW»tly appreciated by the old men. **\tl& Allowing contributed items,:— t >m% H> Scot*. V. Woodyatt, N. *' ftft T< Pethick . w - and s - Mc ' lr v - M »noy» m*ss« J- and w - Wm *" El B - h °p wo0(1 » and w - ci* ;* tf jJLjL. Bwiuuuing. rl>Mg^ n f c lub was held at the Tiu- - In declaring '^W^ 4 open the vice-president (Mr made sympathetic referthe severe illness of the patron, SHp» i ' and ex PWßßed a hope that speedily recover. The TinBoard was out to encour-

age all branches of sport. He wished the club a successful season. A, number of events were decided, and resulted as follows: — 25yds Ladies' Handicap—J. Boss (3 sec) 1, I. Millichamp (3sec) 2. Time 20 2-osec. Won by. inches. 50yds Men's Handicap—G. Mackie (scr) ,1, E. Mills (osec) 2, L. Wills (osec)' 3. Time 31 ,3-ssec. Won on the touch. Men's dive—G. Mackie 1, D. McMillan 2, E. Gudsell 3.„ Croquet. . Two teams from the Aehburton. Croquet Club visited Timaru yesterday and played matches in the pennant competition. Both were defeated. The A team contested a match with Aorangi and the B team with Timaru A. Details aie as follows (Ashburton names first): Ashburton A v. Aorangi—Singles: Mrs-L/C. Dunn 26 v. Mrs W. Taylor 16; Mrs Boyce 21 v. Miss Ogilvie 26; Mrs J. Smith 26. v. Miss Green 18; Miss Moore 16 v. MrsCalder 26; Mrs Heenan 16 v. Mrs S. Taylor 26; Miss Galbraith 13 v. Mrs Blue 26. Doubles: Mesdames Dunn and Boyce 22 v. Mrs Taylor and Miss Ogilvie 26; Mrs Smith and Miss Moore 16 v. Miss Green and Mrs.Calder 26; Mrs Heenan and Miss Galbraith 9 v. Mesdames Blue and Taylor 26. ' Ashburton B v. Timaru A—Singles: Mrs F. Watt 13 v. Mrs Priest 26; Mrs Buxton 15 v. Mrs Oxford 26; Mrs Carter 8 y. Mrs Cope 26; Mrs McEachen 7 v. Mrs McMeekin 26; Mrs Galbraith 22 v. Mrs Watt 26; Mrs Laing 20 v. i Mrs Thomas 26.

Doubles: Mesdames Watt and Buxton 21 v. Mesdameß Priest and Oxford 26; Mesdames Carter and McEachen 12 v. Mesdames Cope and McMeekin 26; Mesdames Galbraith and Laing 5 v. Mesdames Thomas and' Watt 26. A team from the Aorangi Club will visit" Ashburton on Wednesday to play a further pennant match. rire at Rifle Range. Two iron sheds, one the property of the Defence Department, the other owned by the Defence Rifle Club, situated at the butts above the water-tower, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday. They wore valued at between £3O and £4O each, and contained a quantity of targets and equipment which, in the case of the rifle club, included the range telephone valued at £2O. As a result of the fire, the rifle club will have difficulty in carrying on its programme until new equipment is obtained. Tennis. The draw for the first seven rounda of the Mid-Canterbury I«awn Tennis Sub-Asso-ciation's junior competitions is as foUows:— First Round—Te Marae Av. Allenton, at Allenton; Ashburton B v. Te Marae B, »t Te Marae; Ashburton A v. Methven A, at Ashburton; Tinwald v. Methven B, at Methven. , Second Round—Te Marae Av. ufethvon B at Te Marae; Ashburton A v. Ashburton b! at Ashburton; Tinwald v. Te Marae B, at Tinwald; Allenton v. Methven A, at Methven. , Third Round—Te Marae Av. Methven A, at Te Marae; Ashburton A v. Tinwald, at Ashburton; Ashburton B yv Alknton, at Allenton; Te Marae B v. Methven B. at Methven. _ , _ , r Fourth Round—Te Marae Av. Te Marae B at Te Marae; Allenton v. Tinwald, at Tinwald; Ashburton A v. Methven B, at Methven; Ashburton B \'. Methven A, at Ashburton. Fifth Round—Te Marae Av. Ashourton B, at Te Marae: Methven B v. Allenton. «t Allenton; Methven A v. Tinwald. at.Methven- Te Mara« B v. Ashburton A, at AshSixth Round—Te Marae Av. Ashburton A at Ashburton; Methven A v. Methven 3, at Methven; Te Marae B v. Allenton, nt Allenton; Ashburton B v. Tinwald, at TinW *S«venth Round—Te Marae Av. Tinwald, at Tinwald; Te Mara* B v. Methven A, at Te Marae; Ashburton B v. Methven, at Methven; Ashburton A v. Allenton, it Allenton.

CHERTSEY.

The funeral of Phylis Valarie Copland, the little daughter of Mr and Mrs W. G. Copland, of "Tillyfour," took place on Wednesday at the Chertsey Cemetery, and the large number present was a token of the deep sympathy felt for the bereaved parents. The pall-bearers w«re Messrs r\Richards and H M. Copland (uncles of the deceased}. The service was conducted by the Rev. J. C. v Hawkeswortb (Rakaia). Wreaths and floral tributes were received from Mrs T. Richards and family Mr and Mrs H. E. Richards, Mr and Mrs Arnold Richards, Mr and Mrs F. Richards, Mr and Mrs A. V. Richards and family, Mr and Mrs Jas. Copland, sen., Mr and Mrs John Doig, Mr and Mrs H. M Copland, Mr and Mrs C. H. Oaklev and family. Mr and Mrs R. Crov and family. Mr and Mrs W. Rankin ~and family. Mrs R. Oaklev and familv. Mrs C. Osborne and familv Mr and Mrs J. Sprott. Mr and Mrs Whiteman and Bruce, Mr and Mrs W. Harrison, Mr and Mrs H. R. Wilkinson. Mr and Mrs Jas. Doig, Mr ami Mrs E Dunstari and Katie. E. E. Oakley and family, Beverley, Dorothy, Tom, and Walt, and the Overdale School children.