NORTH CANTERBURY.

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

NORTH CANTERBURY.

j RANGIORA. j'l Tho monthly meeting of the Rangiora W.C.T.U. was held in the MethodSchoolroom on February 27th. In the absence of the president, Mrs C. Ayers presided over a fair attendance. The temperance fact by Mrs Taylor ; "What was tho, best remedy to carry with one when likely to encounter such conditions as resulted in the Mount Cook tragedy?"' It was decided to hold the cradle roll afternoon on March 13th. ; Concerning the essay on "Why Citizens of New Zealand Should be Total Abstainers,'' prizes were awarded to .Celia Watkins first and Audrey Laskey ,second. Mrs C. Ayers and Mrs Lane were the, donors. Mra Newman, a former member, of Hamilton, epokef briefly on "The Loyalty of Woman in the Home." Mrs • Newman, who is going to Great Britain, will convey greetings from Hamilton. Oxford, and Rangiora Unions to the-B.W.C.A. at Home. Mrs Lowry read extracts from and spoke on "The /Life of Frances Willard." HANMER SPRINGS. A sharp earthquake sliock was felt here at 6.53 a.m. on Friday, the direction being from ST.E. to S.W. The Health Department is installing an addition to its electricity plant as tho present plant is not capable of generating sufficient power to supply the demand during the winter months. The new engine'is a Buston Hornsby Diesel 43-45 h.p. and will be available about the eiid of March. The plant will then be capable of, generating 60 kilowatts. The committee appointed at the public meeting to collect subscriptions to the earthquake relief fund has succeeded in raising £B2 2s Od. There are three lists still to come,'and thesd, it is anticipated, will bring the total to about £IOO. <

Sn6w fell on tho hill tops on Monday arid Tuesday last and tho temperature was decidedly wintry. ' A meeting of the Domain Board was held in the Hall on Friday last, Mr J. Ashton presiding. An apology was received fi*om Mr G. O. Butherford (the chairman). i Application for a playing area was received from the Cricket Club' and granted. The sum of £lB 18s lid was received from the carnival committee, this amount being, the n6t proceedsNof the carnival and sports meeting held in December last. It was decided to obtain estimates for fencing and planting a chain wide belt ,of trees along the western boundary; The Board has now wiped out sll its liabilities, and has a credit balance 'at the bank. v Tho semi-final of the Golf Club's men's championship was played during the week-end in ideal weather conditions. Tho result was as follows:

A. Beid beat T. Wood, 8 up and 6 to play. E. W, Carter beat 0. Stout, 0 up and 8 to play.The final will be played between Beid and Carter next week-end. Mr L. Brunton's XI. met' the local Cricket Club's XI. on Saturday. Han-, mer, batting first, made 164. Tho top scores were B. O, Loughlin 55 (not out), F. J. Bavill 23, B. Herdman 26, A. Hart 17, J. Carson 11.. A. Boon took three wickets for 39, and Riley two for 44. The ; Visitors replied with 192: L. Brunton 43, A. Boon 20, A. Masters 23, Hipplewhite 15, 5- Crop, 1,6, A. White ,12, the Urßt three retiring. Afternoon .tea was served by Miss M. Merritt, Miss' ,T. 'Parsons, and Miss B, Tomlingon, .The visitors werg the' guests, of the', club at & dance in tho'evening, when' the opportunity was taken of presenting Mr Xi. Brunton with a Bouvener 6f the. ;tenth, occasion on which he has led a team- against the Hammer XL The Hanmer captain, Mr F. J. Savill, .made .the, presentation and referred to the fact -that-the local- team had only once in -these ten visits managed to take Mr Brunton's wicket, and that was on one .occasion when he was caught out for 36. -.Music for the dance was supplied bjr MJrB G. B. Hickman, and. Mr 23. Lougblin. Miss T. Parsofcs played extras. Mrs A. Beid catered and Mr 6. Lucas also assisted, the. evening being a great success. ' ' 1 On, Wednesday last the Hanmer Springs' school children and their , parents'jrpent an enjoyable day in the Dp-. gifts'received.' itam t ;.-Mesda?aeßf ,H, ! H. jeMfiipg, E. Chap-,--s>£H.viA;<> Beid* H-ißoachs jresults 1 cdhthk sports ; SMadkraa I.'r-iuid IT,—-Mavis Peifcra,* Hfefcmiui. 1 $ , f - m.—Hope - Webb,'< J£'« u iKixnria'i 1 -< 4 ! Standard IV<—'Jack, Galilee, %j. Moore,, i, Sts(d<CrdVyv— Lilian - Smith, - Eileen- . M&lieri ,*•[' • ■ j j - i ''isSai'qr' \Girls- ; r-Joyce Farrow, 'B. 'Maherj JtiTaii?y « • ' * • | * Chap- - Mrs .Spajth, 1 ; P.eekk special pri2e- j -Pat.j ' '.5 . Herdman, Joy - ' „ SJunior Smith,- •Charles! ' Hughes; 1 -;' TKMe:lßgged ; Lilian f.6ntil[h''a,nd l ]SfAiitfy i GilllngVboys: /Hugh. JPa|tsrson and "Basil He&th. I Hugh Patterson, William Beid; girls: '. Joyce Farrow, Natioy farrow. • -i ; " > Backward- Bace—Bobertßeid, Vivian > I,V « , f t• , . 1 •J-', V, HA WARDEN.': ! ' . ! r TBe - following' is the clraw ' for-' the Alan Barker Memorial Shields, conducted by the Hawarden Tennis Club—'Men's championship singles: B. M.' Smith v. G. Hoskin, D, McKillop v. J. T. Lowe, Bi Wentzel v. W. Bell, J. F. Bydings v. D. ,G. Wilson. Women's championship, singles:' Miss Ji Fisher; v, Mrs D. : . Scott,-Miss B. White v. Mrs ft. E. Fopter, Miss S. Butherford v. Mrs J). G. Wilson, Mrs A. Pickering v. Miss G. Newman. All these matches, must be played before Monday next. ; On Saturday. next a men's and women's handicap doubles .competition'will be play■ed. All intending competitors must be on the courts before 2.30 p.m. The Air.berley Tennis Club are playing the local Club on Saturday, March 14tli, at Hawarden. Thfi B -team's from these clubs will play a match at Amberley. Although- there are two matches to be played in the district competition, be-' tween the; Culverden, Waiau, Waikari, and Hawarden Clubs, they can in no way affect the result, as the Hawarden Club, having played six. matches, winning five and Josing-.one, retain .the Mander Banner for the season.;

OXFORD, r L'he rainfall (or February was 3.22 inches, falling on eight days: The Average for iho month over a period of 21 vears, is JJ.99 inches. The rainfall between the 1 11 th and I4th, whett 2.24 iiiches were registered, was of great benefit, especially as it was anticipated by the faft .of" £.66 inches in the last week of January. , Tho result of' these rains 'is shown iri.the magnifitjent drpm offturftips that_ art (seen throughout the district* Goqd { i< V* 1 ,v'<!

KAIKOURA. ; Miss Firkin and Mr S.. Chittock, of, Timaru, who have been visiting Kaikoura, left for Christchurch on Sunday, en route for home. • !'■ > There was a laJge attendance at the dance conducted by the Hapuku Hall Committee, held at the Hapuku Hall'on Friday night. Music was supplied by Mr W. Thomas, and the duties of M.C. were carried out by Mr T. Eaton* Among the visitors at 'the Oddfellows' Lodge Meeting on .Saturday, night were: ■ Bro. Boberts, P.D.G.M.; Bro. F. Cole, District Executive Officer; Bro. Taylor, P.G., Loyal Benevolent Lodge; Bro. Geary, L,M., Loyal Progress Lodge; and Bro. Frost, Loyal Bangiora Lodge. The rainfall for Kaikoura for February was as follows:—Bain fell on four days for a total of 2.25 in, the maximum for 24 hours being 1.45 in on) the 12th. For February, 1930, the fall was .15in for three days, ,12in on the Ist. The rainfall for Hapuku for the month of February was 4.41 in. Bain fell on six days, the maximum being on the 12th, when there was a; falljof 1.50 in. The rainfall for February, 1930, was 1.86 in, on ten days. At Lynton Downs the fall was 2.97 in for six'days, the maximum (,92ifl) falling on the 22nd. The fall at Puhi Puhi was 5.14 in, on eleven days, ■ 1.70 in falling on the 22nd.

A special meeting«of the Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge was held on Saturday evening, tho occasion being a visit of the Loyal Progress Lodge, Christchurch, Two women members (Sisters Paraons, of the Loyal Progress Lodge, and Sister Taylor, 1.P.N.G., of the Sister Pearce Lodge) accompanied the party, which numbered 22. The wife of the present, N.G. of Loyal Progress Lodge was initiated as an honorary member of Loyal Progress Lodge, the ceremony being, performed by the officers of that Lodge, the same officers also initiating an honorary member on behalf of Loyal Heart of Oak Lodge. Tho agenda paper for the coming District Conference was discussed, the visitors explaining several remits. Two P.G. certificates were presented to members of the Lodge, Bro./ Boberts, 1.D.G.M., making the presentation.

A social was held at the close of the Lodge, music for the dancing being supplied by Mrs W. D. Sabiston and Bro. W. Thomas. Miss Firkin sang, and a humorous item was given by Mr L. Firkin. - e An East Coast team visited Kaikoura on Saturday and played a match with a local eleven. Batting first, the visitors scored 124 runs. Kaikoura replied •with' 81, East Coast winning by. 43 runs. Scores were:—East Coast: J£asefield, c and b Blunt, C; E. W. Bollason, b Farrant, 30; Boss Murray, c Farrant, b Blunt, 4; B. S. Trolove, b Blunt, 1; P. Hall, e Sabiston, b Borthwick, 18; D. Gillespie, b Farrant, 6; M. Pitt, c Hobbs, b Blunt, 2; A. Taine, not out, 19; G. Hurley, b Hobbs, 10; Bewi Murray, b McLennan, 1; L. Bollason, ' b Farrant, 7; extras, 20; total, 124. Kaikoura—MogridgC, b Hurley, 13; Withers, c Taine, b Bollason, 7; McLennan, c .Taine, b Bollason, 4 ; Borthwick, c and b Taine, 21; S. O'Callaghgn, c and b Bollason 0; Farrant, c Bpss Murray, b Bollason, 0; Benner, b Hurley, 1; Blunt, b Boßs Murray, 8; Hobbs, e Masefield, b Boss Murray, 0; Sabiston, b Hurley, 11; Morris, not out, 11; extras, 5; total 81. *

- Sports and Plcidc, v Camps No.) 13 and 19 held their picnic and sports meeting at Clarence bridge on Sunday, in beautiful weather, when ■there, 'was a -large attendance, including many- from , Kaikoura. The Kaikonra'jJßrass, Band was in' attendance. This fcfflciaja are.to be congratulated on the expeditious manner in wjiich' the sports programme .was carried out, and. on the general arrangement's for ' toeenjoyment of those in attendance. livery child received a gift. 1 ' ■The results of the' sports programme were:-^ Boys' race (8 to 12)— Billy Williams 1, Willy Gordon 2. _ Girls' race (8 to. 12) —Dorothy Oagg 1, Joy.ee Smith 2. , 100 yds Bace —First heat: P. Pugh l, t ; E. Martin 2;. C. Murray 3. .Second heat: J, Pugh I,'J. Madden 2, S, Clavell 3. iFjnal: E. Martin 1, C, Murray. 2.' \ Thread-the-needle Bam 1, S. Gibeon 2 f VI. Morris 8. Married men's race (P.W. emplpy-ees)--W. Matthews'!, 0. Farley 2, , Married women's race —Mrs Jenner and Mrs Pugh (dead heat). t -Girls' tunder IS—-Peggy .Wißinma il, 4*i Jatojrs' race, ? -a'ndcr v Jwil;ji6^i;T«l'Parier; J* "-/> XX' |a |Visibrs' 'B.' Cla,t)c, l f J.' V V.\ %v ,>• taee—rS. -pduglas p.". l?ugh "> ,* '' "3 ' ," v , ! Apingle Vomen,'jj| ;raee-f-Ngaire Thorpe J^a«nwth'-2.- I/ > ' > -timers' racer—B. Cook 1, L. Po'ikzy V: •;' • h i! f »"Married. semen's race—Mrrf* Dagg 1, 'Mis S, Gotidwin 2.) ■' ' 1 ■' ~ r j!' Human wheelbarrow race—Bttrns and , P'vfgh ; 1, Buckley, iinjl Grant 2. ! " j j 440ydS' Baee—£r J . 'Spiiwl, OV Oifr |f 100 yds' race, tmen : - i -JV "fetfrn" 1, G. 'i , Coojs 5..;,'; u'X\, 'UM ( - Consolation ,face-r-J. 'Madden ly l. 'J. w ?. v ;j-;' ', . Three-legged Tace-r-Jtfiss C. Stackj'Md G. Brown 1," > 'i 18; Camp'lß A beat Camp, 16 \ Baiid'B beat Camp'lß; ia, ttfe pull-ofiPfbetween Band A and B the latter' i?on. The teams -were:' .B, Dr. 8..L. . .Withers, Messrs S. J. Mogridge, 13. : H. Workman/ A W. peeves,'iand j.- Lovett.; A, ;Meslsra J. Stubby" A. S. Bobitison, P., Smithy and Ck'Ogden. ,Mr.>W. , '.Nfilßaii controlled the Band teams. l' \ , , - .. * j '* AYLESBURY. X number of friends met at, the home of Mr and Mrs J, H. S'clby, "Norford,"" Aylesbury, recently, io' bid farewell to Mr and Mrs W. O. Lacey, who recently left tho district. The evening was spent playing miniature golf and competitions wfcre 'also hfeld. , - "an interval Mrs Seiby,;on behalf of those present, referred to the district's loss }n the departure of the guests, and wished them every success in their new home. Mrs Selby asked Mrs Lacev to-accept , a solid .leather suitcase. Mr Lacey suitably acknowledged the gift. Supper was provided ljy Mrs Selby. < GREENPARK. Miss Wells (Chnslchurch) is on a visit, to Greenpark, and is the guest of Sirs Marks ■ ' ', Mx J. Stalker left, yesterday for a holiday trip' to Hanmer.. The monthly meeting of the MemoriaJ Hall Committee, was attended by Mesdames Thomas and Marks/ Messrs," 'J,.' B, Fleete (ch&irmanlt, J, -and E. Stalker, H. afld R. Thomas* A. Schroeder, G. Jarman, aud ,H. Mnrlcs (secretary). Rules for the euchre, par ties were considered, and amended, arid arrangements' made to hold - the -first social for the season .next Saturday ereriirfg. , Several tenders' were\ } "received for'alterations additions,to the hall, 'that' of Ht' C." S., litiney v . of being accepted, Subject to certairt to hold Wpr the tind ■ until/' the* >c6pj&mttiee 5 £asiutes nwe BtroniMß, 1