MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 4

MID-CANTERBURY

. . . ASHBURTON. CONSTABLE ASSAULTED.

Before Messrs B. Clark and A. H. Fenn, J.P. 's, at the Ashburton Magistrate's Court yesterday, Henry Blackwell, a mill hand, was charged with assaulting Constable J. E. R. Myers while executing his duty, and also with resisting arrest, being drunk, and damaging car upholstery, valued at &1 15b, the property of William Rankin. Accused, who was represented by Mr G. C. Nicoll, pleaded guilty to all the charges.

Senior-Sergeant H. Martin said that accused wa? employed on a mill He was found at the rear of business premises in Tancred street on Sunday night. Blackwell • was drunk, and violently kicked Constable Myers. He resisted arrest, and Mr Rankin's car was requisitioned. Accused damaged a curtain and upholstery in the car. , Constable Myers -said that accused was fighting drunk. While walking along hb suddenly hit out at witness's face with his! fist, and kicked witness on the leg. He had a bottle of beer in his possession. For the defence, Mr Nicoll said that drink was the cause of, the trouble, and accused, who did not know what he was doing, was willing to take out a prohibition order. If he was impris* oned he would lose his job on the mill. The Bench said that accused's record was not very good. It took a serious view of the assault upon the constable, and could not hold that drunkenness; was an excuse. < Accused would be sentenced to one month'S imprisonment without the option of a fine on that charge. Blackwell was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, while for resisting arrest be was oidered to pay f 1 15s damage and 2s 6d car fare. -

Past Grands' Lodge. A Past Grands' Lodge in connexion with the Ashburton District, M.U., 1.0.0. F., was held On Saturday night, when there were thirteen candidates for the Purple Degree. The degrees were conferred by District Grand Master Bro. A. E. Soal, assisted by DeputyDistrict Grand Master Bro. H. D. Gunn and Past District Grand Master Bro. J. F. Donaldson, As lecture master of thS' Loyal Ashburton Lodge, Bro. C. M. Innos conferred the Past Officers' Degrees. It was decided to bring up the question of the formation of a Past Grands Lodge at the District Conference on March 21st.

Personal. The Rev, W. Marshall left for Wellington yesterday to attend a, meeting of the Dominion Executive of the New Zealand Alliance and the opening meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian, Church. Two Degrees of Proatr. i Two degrees of frost were recorded in Ashburton .yesterday morning. , /_ METHVEN. '• Hie following. are tbo meteorological observations for the month of * e "" ruiry, as recorded by Mr James UarT)' "Ruastone," Methven. Rain >ll on 10 days, tiie maximum' fall, being 185 paints ori the 12th. The tbtat for the, month' was 5,08 inches, as compared with 2.22 inchtes in Febraaryiast year. The total fall for the year to date Ss 5.36 inches, while' for the same period of 1930 the fall was 11.17 inches. ' ' The average rainfall for February during the '22 years' records have been kept 13.8.06 inches, and this'year s fail for February has only been exceeded, 'on two occasiona—in 1920 6,26 inches, and in 1926, wh«i 7.23 inches.was registered. The highest reading of; the barometer for fha month- was 50.18,, on the Bth, 9thjloth; 16th. and 16th, and. tbo lowest, 29.30 on the. 23rd. The highest maximum of the thermometer was 85 degrees on the 19th and the lowest minimum 38 on the 24th. The lowest reading on tbo grass wafc 38 on the 11th. 1 i ni«7AfA '

. l .HAKAIA* >7, The rairifall registered at I during the month of February was 408 points. Bain fell on seven days, the Waviest falls occurring on thp 12t]f and 22nd, when -181 points and 95 points respectively were recorqad. The na-, fall for February, JL93O, was 86" points. -JLLIL ' 1 " 'V\ "" MAYFDEH). The monthly Meeting of the'May-' field branch of the Pluh&et Society' Wis attended by the Mrs H. Cv Barton,i Meedhmes "G. B, 1 Murdoch," 'A. D. Kirklarid, J. J). J. B.' Murdoch,' 'J. D 7" Morrow,'and the secretary, Mrs, J. J[. Mulligan.^ It was decided to withdraw £6 from the bank to make up .the deficiency, on, tho year's work, and to .place the balance (£95) on fixed dppouit, , / i The annual meeting is to be held" on September llth, aqdit yras decided'to, arrange a bring-and-buy "stall. It was also decided to devote a part of r th6 time at the annual meeting to a sticial.' A motion of sympathy., with. „ the Hawke's Bay earthquake euffetfbrs wais carried. A similar vote was Extended' to Mrs 'Gumbrill in her bereavement. Tho nurse's report for January w£*s as follows: Adults' 1 visits 'to' rooms 9, babies 8, homes visited 5, and one new case. . The rainfall during January was 400 joints, while on February 13th the fall registered was 241 points. , The return friendly,tennis match between the Mount Somers and Mayfieid Clubs was played on the Mayfieid courts on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in, a win for* Mayfieid. Mount Somers won 87 games and Mayfieid ■127; or Mount Somers 6 sete and Mayfieid 17 sets. The afternoon was 'fine, with a .strong nor'west wind The results* of the games were as • follows (Mayfieid' players' names being mentioned first):Women's Singles—Bliss E.' Johnstou 6, Miss Scott 4; Miss K. Sowden 6,Miss Green Miss Mona Riley 6,- Mrs JjGo 5: Mrs Washington '6. Mrs Wills 3 • Miss P. Duff, 6, Mrs Goodrich jJ. The. sixth was not played. , . , , Men's Single&T-L. Murdoch 6s. A. Beckley 4; W. Fagan 6, J. Mears 0;" tjr. Murdoch, 5, W. McClimont 6: J,' Murdoch 6, J. Wills 2; v J. Sewefl 4,, W. Morgan 6; R) Oakleyfi, W.'Sfyarp 2.' Women's ' Doubles —Misses E. Johnston and J£. Sowden 6, Misses Scbtt and Green 4'; Miss Mona Riley. and* Mrs ' Washington 4, Mesdames Lee and Good-, drich' 6; Misses P. Duff and E. Sewell 4, Mesdames Wills find ,Beckley 6.'. Men's-Doubles—h. Murdoch and W. Fagan 6," A.'Beckley and 3. Mears 2; G. and J. Murdoch 6, W. 'McClimont and J. Wills 3; T. Sewell and R..Oakley 6, W. Morgan and W. Sharp 3. Mixed. Doubles—Miss E. Johnstone' and %. Murdoch 8, A."Beckley and Miss Scott 6; Miss K. Sowden and W. Fagan 6, Mrs ,Green and J. Mears 4; Miss M." Riley and G.» Murdoch l/ Mrs .L%o arid W,: McClimont 6: Mni Washington. Murdoch 6, Mrs "Wills- ana. J. Wills 0; Miss P. 'Duff and ,T.: Sewell 6; Mrs'Beckley and W., Morgan 3; ,Miss ( JDl f . Sewell"and"R." Oafcley 6,Mrs Goodrich and, SC. Shanks l

tett years, and is February was a rather month,' "a very /cold w^ ;to 738 points. During the month ram fell on nine*days, and. the he»vyi«,st fall» 103 points, w.as on the IStn. JJTOSt waa experienced frequently, and the highest reading of tn» diado "thermometer was 89, on the 19tno % • ' ■A 1 tennis - inateh was played ' the Alford Forest a>id ClubS' at ' resulting in a win fo# Springhurn by U4 cafids' (16 ;g«S|^ sets.pFoUowmgtflre,TOe;score3^springburni ■ Fagan. Wright'6i K.-JBdfertson 2, JO/f^Wßey 6: -I>. > P%#« r ® ta C 8 Rhodes 1, H. A.. stone 3, R., FergW»n 6/ ,Women»%|~-Miss r ArmstrW 6 V A; Wfcignt 0; Miss M. Fagm 6.'Marts Grigg, 5 j Clifton 4: Miss M.Wth 5; Miss G. Grtoa-6. ton 2;-Miss A. Smiih Uin 0. ' , i M^n's' Doubles—A. Fagan and D. Grieve 4j A. Wright and M. Karetai 6; K. Robertson and B. Rhodes I, H. A. Saunders andtO. Johnstone and C. Mdßae 0, W* 1 Clifton and. R. Ferguson i.' " •.« Women's DoubJes^-MisSeskAJanatoJnjf and Fagan 6, Mrs;; Wright and Mrs' s??sg 2- Miajes 'itl-andi M. Smith 6, Mises D. Pawsey and Clifton 1 \ Misses A. Smith and G. Grieve, 6, <fjL ; ■ and jE.^Clifton - 3., , ;/ ;- . , Mixed Doubles—Miss Armstrong and A. > Fsgan v 6, *A. Wright' arid Mesl" Fagan and D. Grieve ?>' c&vy&gJiqbertsoi ,5, , Miss aad. 0; 6: Miss M. SmiA ML. Pawsey and C.' MpP ' The annual in Ml able. display eto., 'which" sent to" the,Preßl>yteriatif # Christchurch. Ab a reriripg. coUection the > amount} o£ i£l 13s was taken for earthquako xeliof fund, *