MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20169, 23 February 1931, Page 5

MID-CANTERBURY

ASHBURTON. PERSONAL. ——■ v..-,.-, Messrs W. H. Amos, E. H. Orr, W. Patterson, and F, J. E. Smallbone left on a motor-camping tour to Pelorvts Sounds, on' Saturday. Infectious Diseases. There were two notifications of infectious disease in the Ashburton County and Borough during last -week, a case ; of diphtheria from Tinwald having been reported to the County Health Inspector (Mr B. N. Johnson) and a oaso of pcrperal sepsis to the Borough Health Inspector (Mr J. R. Eichardson). Technical School Social. A social was given in. the Technical School on Friday evening by the seniors as a welcome to the uew students. An enioyablo time was spent by the large number present. Competitions were won by H Johns and Miss A. McLachlan. Miss E. Musson and M. Forsyth won the luclcy spot waltz. Music was supplied by Misses M. Thompson, E. Meredith, and It. Vincent. Drivers' Licenses," A total of 2997 motor-drivers' licenI ses havo beon issued for the 1930-31 year by County Traffic Inspector (Mr E N Johnson)., Included in that number are 13 which have been issued since the beginning of February. Bowling. The championship pairs competition of the Allenton Bowling Club was won bv W. Hedges and E. C. Bathurst, who defeated C. Stevenson and Wilkie by 22 points to 8 in the final, played on Friday evening. Trucking Grain. The Ashburton railway siding presented a busy scene on .Saturday,, when, a number of haulers and motor-lories were being unloaded with grain from the country districts. Although, threshing is becoming general, there has not yet'been a heavy demand for trucks, -the daily average loading being from 12 to 15. So far, a larger;proportion of the grain than usual is being trucked 'to-larger centres instead of being stored locally. . Tennis.. , Tho Mid-Canterbury Lawn TBnnis Sub-Aa-hats *»«" Rwults are as follows (Ashburton names e M«n^ V^ingle»-— Sutherland 9, Smith 4; Madden 9, Henderson 2; Bruce 9, . Ryan 6, 'nn-n" l • Miss Thomas 7» Mrß WilkinsonMiss Bell 7, Miss Stewart 3; Miss Bushell ■ 7 * Smith and Henderson 9; Bruce and. Coward •®' ■iomen ? ? d Dou&Mii.e. J»*y and Thomas 7, MSbs Shannon and Mrs 2?MUse» Bell and Bushell 7, Mlssw Stewart faEwsra's Miss burton on Saturday, resulting ra * win lor Ashburton by 19 sets to 5 sets. Details are as follows, with Asfihurton mines,llrat:- ■" ■ ■. „ „ «. ■ Men's Singles—b. Hobbs 9, T. *■ 8. Sullivan 9, G. Leahy 8; V. Russell 0, -■Sr- ytsad ~'7f J. Todd ;9, J.. Henderson Q. I'SlI, iw-. l Johnston 6; H. Ryburfc 6 'Women^^Sln^l?*—Miss T. Cowan 2, Mrs White. 9; Miss N. Cowan 9, Miss Gwatkins 7; Mrs Sullivan 9, Mrs ®" or 1 J. 6 ■ TT e ® n( , Vesty 9, Mrs Vaughan 3; Miss J. LaneJJ. MUs iMpriarty 6; Mrs Ryburn 9, M. Mc Doubles —Hobbs and ®» jw «nd Leahy 7! Russell and "Todd 9, FisiTe !*and ifenderMm 6; Lawson and Ryhurn 9. •Johnston snd" Jackman'O. - Wom«n'» A Double»r-rMi»»«# &..and «. Cowan 9, 2iW»mes White apd tford 6; Mrs Sullivan . Vesty P, MU* - and Mrs Vaughan 6; Mrs' Ryhurn and Miss Lane 6, Mi*se» - MOrlarty and MoLaucWnn O. Mixed DoobW»*-Hobbs- and Ml«» T. Cowan 9, Free and Mrs' White BN.' Cowan 9, Leahy' and M!«» wwatklns 5, Russell atid Mrs Sullivan 8, JMsie and Mrs Ford 9; Todd and Miss M. Y^A H £"?® r8 ° T n and Mr. Vaughan7; M lg , J. Lane 9, Johnston and Mis* Mormrty? , «J burn and Mrs Rybura 8, Jaekman » nd Miw McLauchlan ■ 9. ? " Cricket, t> .TheAsbbttrton County Cricket Asaociation's competitions were continued on- Satur day. Only one match. was played in the senior grade. Results! — ;• " .SENIO& GRADE. "Ashburton A'V. Ashburton A obtained A two-point'win over Ashburton B in the match which'.was started m December , fend was completed on, Saturday. In ' -Atrl lyintngg." tho A tcfl® ?4p On -the"first' day bit play, while the B'« completed thdlir first .strike on Saturday, scoring 181. , the A- tiam went in again 11 1 *S "fdr the loss of wickets up to -the call of time, Details;— , ashburton a. ~ First innings • • • ■ • 1 • ' S'ec6nd Inntow. K. Hieoll, o Pritchard, b Jordan .. o» A, Tddd, b "Jordftn •• " n H, Hynam, bG. Nicolt ■ • '* „£| C Qraw^haw,;not. out . -- 25 M. Ke6loy, e Todd, b Miller •. « J, Rojmby, not out • •• ■ X ■* Total for fouj wickets »• ,* ashburton'^. ,' , ' First Innings. ' i • -L Charles, St Lewis, b McKjnight 4,1 .3'. Hanratty, b MoKnight .. . , 0 'W. Jordan, o MeKnight, bK. Nicolf .. 16 B. Mcfiherry.. bK.Nicoll'. .. ° S Brotofne.. b K, Njcoll . • • 'i «. G: NM" cK. Nlooll r .b MeKnight, ~ ft 0, 1. Miller, b McK#i«ht -., 87 J. Pritflhard, - c Todd, b d'Auvekgne .. £0 IS, Johnston, o d'Anvergne, b MeKnight 3 Farquharson, not out •• . • ■ 3 Extras dJotai ; .. \ ••• •• Bowling Analysis: K. Nicoll, throe wickets for 60: MeKnighft, five for 33; Todd, none for S6; d'Auvergne, one for 18; Hynam, none'for 18< z JTFNIOS GRADE. In the Celtic V. High School match, Celtic hatted -first and made 182 (W. Rapley 4J, E, Brophy 14, A. Rowe 88), to which the High School replied with 103 (Betteridge 14, -Knox 82, Bentley 36). Celtic -went in again and vmad* 52 for the loss of five wickets atthe > call -■ of . time (MoDougall 20 not out beiig the principal scorer).. The best bowler -for thi ; High, Sehpol was Sharplln, who took • two wicket# for 22 runs, while for Celtid, Dillon' took si* v wlekets for 42. - • Technical 'played the. Power Board and jgjtde- 125 ia their first strike (Argyle 32, " -L»'Wills' 16, Mollraith not out 16). ■ Power " Board wpljed with 106 (Cornish SO, Harvey "17, Stevenson 13). ' , , " Teohnioal, Itk the.fteoond innings, scOrea OO ' ior the loss of five'wickets, at'the eall of time 1 (Jack Varcoh'Bl, Jim Varpoe 20, Mclllraith 19,- Ale* Wills' not out 14). The /best howling performance was that of Jack /Varcoe,' who took five wickots for 31 runs. -V ' 1 THIRD GRADE. " 1 Celtio "defeated St. Stephens, making in Gowans .20),, St. S'tephen'a replied with , 90 in-the"first strike (W. Gee 17 being .the prlnolpal jcoreiO. They, followed-on and made, 82 (Barnett 30). Swimming Carnival.' A" good progrttome was proßentei hy the "Ashbwwn' Amateur Swimming Club for its , carnival on Saturday evening. ' A larce< number o£ v entrieg-w»s received, includin* from Methven, who won the. ®# : Baer* ; Cup. ' All, the 'events were keenly inflates ted. moKtof the finishes were close, e&i&av.-xf wn i s rt ,H. ' k"-iPr-'/i 4Mi K - ' '>" r -S ' ' '

Lachlan (chairman of the Astiburtcn Swimning Centre). Results. - ■ ■"„ , ■a-.-JS-im .33 l-3yds Primary Schoolboys'. Handicap (4)— R. Hands (4sec) 1, E. Doherty (scr) A H. Bowden (ssec) 3. Time, 25 4-ssec. 33 l-3ydß Club Handicap—-First heat (&J* P. Baigent (ssee) 1, Mies J>. Smith .<« ec >- 2, G. Watson (scr) 3. Time 21 l-ssec. Second heat (4): W. Hockings (4sec) 1, **• Field (scr) 2, H. Milsom <4sec) 4. •»»«. 23 2-ssec. Third heat (5): H. Baigen (lOsec) 1, J. Betteridge,(4sec) 2, 0 Dor rans (ssec) 3. . Time, 24 l-ssec. _ »»■ H. Baigent 1, P. Baigent 2, Miss D. Smith 3. Time, 24b ? c. A great race. Won Dy two yardß. with a touch between second ana 33'1-Byds Women's Inter-Club HandicapFirst heat (8): Miss D. Smith (Ashburton), scr, l; Miss B. Millichamp (Ashburton), 2sec, 2; Miss M. Bushell (Ashburton), 4sec, 3. Time. 25500. Second heat (s)|- *'" J. Blight (East Ashburton), lsec, 1; Miss r. Bushell (Ashburton), Bsec, 2; Miss I. ■M"n champ (East Ashburton), 3sec,3. m ?' 27 4-ssec. Pinal: Miss B. Millichamp i. Miss Smith 2. Miss Blight 3. .Time, 24 2-ssec. jWon by a touch, with inches do tween-Second and third. .'_.„ 100 yds Friedlander Cup, Inter-Club . Relay, teams of three' (s)—Ashburton No. l <"• Field, H. Field, G. .Watson) 1. Ashburton No. 2 (N. Milsom, H. Milsom, D. Bowden) Time, 51 l-ssec. Won by a yard. . 66 2-3 yds Inter-Club Handicap—l "Rt heaV (3): H. Field (Ashburton) Bsec, 1 b. Field (Ashburton), scr, 2; A. Cook (MeMiven), lOsec, 8. Time, 48 2-ssec. Secona heat (2): S.) Thompson (Bast Ashburton), Bsec, 1: H. Milsom (Ashburton), ssec,J. Time, 56 4-Ssec. Third heat (3): E. Waddington (Methven), lOsec, 1; 0. Dorrans (Ashburton). Bsec, 2; B. Knox (Ashburton). 4sec, 8. Time. 49 2-ssec. Final: H. Field 1, H. Milsom 2, Waddington 3. Time, 47 2-ssec. G. Field and Thompson did not „start. H. Field and Milsom were togetherover the whole of the last lap, but Field drew away to win by a touch, Waddington being a yard back. „. „ Women's Inter-Club Dive (7) —Miss ». Millichamp (Ashburton) 1, Miss D. Smith (Ashburton) 2. . , Open Dive (5) —G. Watson (Ashburton) 1, Miss B. Millichamp (Ashburton) 2. _ 100 yds De Beer Cup, Intor-Olub Belay, teams of three (6)—Methven (W. Marsh, J 'Craig, A. Cook), lOsec, 1; Ashburton No. 1 (G. Watson. H. Field, G. Field), scr, 2. Time, lmin Ssec. Methven led early, but Ashburton No. 1 crept up quickly and the race was won by a touch.' Picnic and Sports. ; The employees of the Fairfield Freezing Works and friends were favoured with fine weather for their annual excursion to ■ Carpline Bay on Saturday. The committee in charge of the arrangements catered well for the picnickers. A comprehensive programme of races.and games was gone through without a hitch. A feature of the picnic was the baby show. It attracted a record number of entries. The sports events resulted as follows: , . Slaughtermen's Race—R. Thompson 1, 0. Moriarty 8, J. Weir 3. ■■■>.-,■. Assistant. Slaughtermen's Race—M. Hunt 1, A. Tait 2. P. Cameron 3. , . , • Pelt Hands' Race—B. Parsons 1; 0. Field 2, F. Ward 8. Engine-room Staff's Raee —J. McKay ..1, D. Tanner 2,. H. Chappie 3. Fellmongers' Race—Wills 1, Phelan 2. Freezers' Race-—J. Sutherland 1, Thompson 2, Haflley 3. Manure and' Oleo Hands' Race-r-R. Lynn 1, P. Willis 2. Married Women's Race—Mrs Dobson 1, Mrs Parsons 2, Mrs Jamieson 3, Single Girls' Race —A. McKay 1, Benuison . 2, Payne 3. Casing and Gut Department—Ford 1, Asaton 2, Johnstone •8. Committeemen's Race—N. .Willis 1. B*. Ward 2, J. McKay 3. Married Hen's Race—J. McKay 1, F. Connelly 2, H. Jamieson 3. Shepherds' and Office Staff Raee—D. Robertson 1, W. Watkins 2; & Bryant.3. Old Men's Race—Bennison 1, Lynn 2, McOall 3. Open Event—Brown 1, . Thompson 2, Phelan 3. Baby Show—-One to six months: Mrs C. Glendinning's baby 1, Mrs Hide's 2, Mrs F. Miller's 3. Six to twelve months: Mrs Preston's 1, Mrs Tonka's 2, Mrs Price's 3. Twelve to eighteen months: Mrs Copeland,'s 1. Mrs Dellow's 2. Mrs Dobson's 8. Mr H. Rodger's special prize for the best twins was awarded to Mr* Turner. Grass Fire. The Ashburton Fire Brigade received a call to a, grass fire at the rear of a vacant section in William street at 3 a.m. yesterday, but the outbreak bad been practically smothered by a. bucket brigade before the arrival of the fire engine, RUAPUNA. There was a good attendance at the Ruapuna Swimming Baths on Friday) evening, when the third series of cup ".j races were swum. Results were as • follows:—Schoolgirls' 50 yards' free style: Lena Moore (15sec), 1; Jessie Harvey (Ssec), 2; Marjorie Moore (ISseo) 3. Time, 58sec. Junior Schoolgirls' 25 Yards' Free Style: Doris McLay (scr), 1; Kathleen Harvey (2seo), 2; Esme Ross (4soc), 3, Time, 35 2-ssec. Schoolboys' 33 1-3 yards' Breast Stroke.: -Ken Moore (ssec), 1; George. .King (scr). Time, 48 3-ssec. : Schoolboys* 50 Yards' Free Style t : Willie McLay (16sec),l; George King (6cr)-, 2; Lyntori Thompson (18sec),.8. Time, 60 2-3 sec. Learners' ■ Race: Isobel Harvey, 1; ■ •Patsy Glaseey, 2. ■"'',',' . „ ", Schoolgirls' Long, .Plunge: Lucy . King, 1; Jessie Htarvey, 2; Marjorie ' Moore, 3. . ■" [■ ' ' ' ' Women's 66 2-3 Yards' Breast Stroke: Miss'J. Sewell (7sec), 1: Miss M. McLay \8 sec), 2; Miss N. Taylor (7sec), 3. Time, 72 3-ssec.-.■Schoolboys' Long Plunge: George King, 1; Ken Moore, 2; Willio McLay> 3. . Men's 100-Yards' Free Style: A. McLay (scr), 1; G. Ross (Ssec), 2: i Gil King <l2sec), 3i Time, 107 sec .■ Women's 50 Yards' Free Style: Miss J. Sewell (Ssec), 1; Miss N. King' {(ssec),.2; Mißs N. Taylor* (scr), 3. Time, :50 l-ssec.' - ;- Women's Long Plunge: Miss-M. King,t 1; Miss J. Sewell, 2;' Miss N. Taylor, 3. ' • ; . x RAKAIA. ■..'-" > " The weather on Saturday was very disagreeable, an. ."old inan" v - nor'wester blowing..continuously throughout the day. ' The heat and dust spoiled outdoor sports, and the violence of the wind caused considerable . damage in gardens and orchards. The following additional subscriptions to the earthquake relief fund have been received at the ■ South' Rakaia Road Board's, office ;-r , . -"'•■/'•' £ s.'d.

. HINDS. Last Thursday was one of the hottest and most sultry days this year. There was no breeze, ' and the, temperature reached 90 degrees. Friday morning bought a return to nor'-west conditions which continued throughout the day and night/. Fires starting, in fences and unex- { places' are causing residents a ot of anxiety. A day or two ago the railway ganger put out afire "J the" railway reserve. In the middle or ■the night, however. he_ had- again to smother an outbreak irfv.a fence. There weie more fires on Thursday. All the outbreaks are either in tall grass or gorse fences. , , I, . „ - Messrs TilsoU, Berry, and Cairnß ' have suffered most, about 100 pcres •of grass having been destroyed, • ana about a mile-or so ot_ boundary. fencesIt 'is understood that < the cause or the outbreaks is being investigated by the police. It is thought that tho fires are the work of "swaggers. ; • Farming operations -are going -on rapidly. >lj; iB a long time since there was such a rush to get green feed. The cost of old oats being almost prohibitive fajmqrs are risking the use of. new seed. ~ The Tennis Club met last Thursday evening. Mrs' W. Middlfemass was elected teApotary" secretary. It was decided to bold $ competition next Thursday ' aftemooni, • al] friends being welcomed. * . 'St. John's swimming 1 bath has been well-'patronised during the last fort-, night. The^schoolchildren are , making f » rV r

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