NORTH CANTERBURY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY.

... : +-■ . - KAIAPOI. ' The Kaiapoi Fire Brigade was called out about 1 p.m. on Saturday to_ a fire in the pine needles at the Kaiar- 3 poi golf links. < ' A collision between two motor-cars, j one driven by Mr H. Sarcbett, Raxigiora, and the other by Mr E. Grifieu, Ohoka, occurred at the intersection or Seweil and Oookeon streets on bat- < urday evening. The occupants of both . card escaped serious injury, oome damage was done to each car. ■ . s - ■ • < c BURWOOD The Uurwood School Committee held the first of the series of euchre tournaments on Saturday evening in the schoolroom. There was a good attendance. The prize-winners were Mr Rowland and Mrs Burton. After the games, Mr F. Reaby presented to J»l" G. Lewis, who is leaving the district, and a former president of the. ourwood Progressive Association, a S°»j* pencil and fountain pen. Mr kcroyd, secretary, spoke of Mr G. LewißS good work. Mr G. Lewis replied. A special meeting of the Burwooa Library Committee was held on Saturday to arrange for the forthcoming euchre tournament to be held on Saturday next at the Burwood Hall, ine following were present:—Mr Kowse (chairman), Messrs Ecroyd (secretary), Palmer, Small, and Wilson, Mesaames 1 Ecroyd, Rowse, Delaney, and Clifton- J King. Au apology from Mrs Freeman ] was .accepted. Correspondence read from the chairman of the Canter- i bury College Board of Governors, and also Mr Hawke, M.P. i HANMER. j •The fourtednth annual match be- , tvveen the Hanmer Cricket Club and ] Mr H. E. Lawrence's team was played i at Hanmer on Saturday, the visitor* winning by seven wickets. Scores: — Hanmer, first. innings, 24; second in« nings, 58. H. E. Lawrence's team, first innings, 70; second innings, 14 for three wickets. ] Features of the game were the sue- "i cpss of the Rpin bowlers and the i efficient fielding on both pides. 1 I LOBURN. , There was a record attendance, at ( the monthly meeting of the Loburn j Fruitgrowers' Association last week, iu the Coronation Hall. Mir J. W. MacLeod presided. The president's repoirt showed that the railway tariff had been reduced,- and that fruit-pickina was going forward steadily. Several consignments of Worcester Pearmains hnd been sent to the Papanui cool stores. ■ " The monthly meeting of the Loburn branch of the Plunket Society was hold . in the Coronation Hall lost Wednesday , afternoon. Present: Mesdames Golds- 1 bury (president), Gibson, Henry, , Webb, Greehwood, Robertson, Gallet., " ly, Croft, T. Pulley, Wetherell, Smart. H/imilton, Cook, I*. Pulley, and Hos- . kin (hon. secretory). . ' The retiring officers, Meednmes Goldsbury anil Hoekin, were nosoinated for re-election for the ensuing year. A vote of sympathy with the relatives ] of Mrs Bennett was passed. The ' nurse's report was received. It showed j dn increase of work, and that all the babies were doing well. The annual ( meeting was arranged for April 15th. A meeting of the Women's Institute . ' (Loburir branch) was held at Mrs Mac- : ledd'M residence on Frjdny, afterhoon, seats having been arranged in the garden.' There was an excellent attendance, presided over by Mrs Macleod, Mtembera .undertook to-.finish a < cojnplete' layette to be Bent*, to -Napier ] duruig tho next week; and to ] clothes toe .the <rfder children in the , same t are¥ ITjie Annual itaeetisg be held at' Mrs Wilkinson's residence, i MARSHLAND. -'Miss Roberts,' who is-leaving tl> the ,district,, was preseuted 'Bible ( from the scholars abd of St. 4 Mark's Sundrt? School'. -/, ] A public 'rit'eetSeg was hfeldf .ijV tha : >3t|arshland Hjlll, tir discuss ways beans of" assistHi]^la the w|i<|f fercrs in thd eWthqUake di«i|»ter. -It ' was to f rQake- 1 A., * ] ,house-to-liou8? aijarass of district i for cash, or 'produce; < The appointed were :-r-Meswa J. i H. B. Hibbard, W. Sturgiss, G- 1 Watson, ~J. Sibbald, ;and„ Mesdames , J*ohrey and Hearts. • Mr L. Wilwn 18 complaints of petty tftefts , from oars have been reported.. , Onions aw bema, harvested, ana„ w , crops are np to'thß^aVehygd'yisld,. spite the. dry season. " --Potflto, crops, however, afe disappowtmfc.i J . The Lenten whwh at St. Mark's on , t aiiiww ii*>{* v . * • \ K!RWEE» / '' The rainfall fob February was 3.48 , inohea. Rain fell 6n nitre days, tha maximum fall oti the'l3th, 1.50. inches. There was also--a heavy fall : on the 24th, when ,1.86 in .was wgf ß ? tcccd. -l r br the corresponding m6nth ! of 1980" the total vfaa X.l9in. Tho total fall for the two ending February -38 th,• wa? BMn tor, thtt . pflri6d;W '1930,,"Stook. threshing 'is ttlmojst .-The .yields: so far reported are-stoaU, "ranging from 12 to 28 bushels. , . , Rape and turnipß m. doing well, '• and ' Some good, paddocks of green feed are'to be seen, , these being mainV Algerian otfts Italian ryo There should be no shortage of winter i feeds Potatoes liftve mode, fine growth ■ since the: rain, and instfead of a crop. ■ ■ At. the Kirw6o Sale on Friday Mr fl. BfcCreadio moved' a vote of sympathy with, the relatives of Mr JW- JBelgrave, whose death occurred recently.