NORTH CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21414, 5 March 1935, Page 5

NORTH CANTERBURY

RANGIORA PERSONAL The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) will visit Rangiora this afternoon. Harvest Festival Concert The harvest festival of the Rangiora Salvation Army was concluded last evening, when a concert organised by the Methodist Church choir was given in the hall to a large attendance. Adjutant J. Searle, of the Christchurch Salvation Army corps, ■presided. After a programme, the fruit, produce, and other foodstuffs which had been given to the Army for the celebrations, were sold by

Captain D. Houghton. The programme presented was as follows: — Anthem, "I Will Feed My Flock," choir; double quartet, "All in the April Evening''; vocal solo, Mr W. Bradshaw; anthem, "Fear Not O Land," choir; vocal solo, Miss E. Hamilton; recitation, Mr Stevens; vocal solo, "I Hear You Calling Me," Mr Bradshaw; duet, Misses E. Hamilton and D. Ayers; anthem, "I Will Magnit'v Thee O Lord," choir. The accompanist was the Methodist organist and choirmaster, Mr F. A. Lane. Unemployment Committee The executive of the Rangiora Unemployment. Committee met yesterday morning. Present: Messrs W. A. Rowse (chairman), J. R. Wilkinson, C. S. Ayers, G. T. H. Davis (certifying officer), H. M. Chappell (secretary). Two workers were reclassified from local body work to the Aariley river protection works. Fourteen new registrations and reregistrations were received, the majority of the latter being seasonal workers. They were as follows:—A class 3, B 2, C 1, D 5, E 1, F 2. It reported that Mr W. Bromley (deputy-chairman of the Unemployment Board) had visited Rangiora on Saturday and had conferred with the local certifying officer. A meeting of the general committee of the Rangiora Unemployment Committee was held last evening, the Mayor, Mr W. A. Rowse, presiding. Mr Rowse stated that 101 men had been employed on the river during February, out of a quota of 140. From 30 to 35' men who ha£ been working on seasonal work had now re-regis-tered. About 11 tons 4cwt of meat had been distributed during the winter, and receipts for sales had totalled £IBB. Four hundred and thirty-five pairs of boots had been issued since the beginning of the scheme. The new scale of allocations for natives had been brought into operation recently, but had not been satisfactory. The Ashley river scheme was working satisfactorily. During February, 37 natives had been on relief.

Mr G. E. H. Davis (certifying officer"), reporting on the visit of Mr W. Bromley, deputy-chairman of the Unemployment Board, stated that the reduced allocations of the Maoris had been mentioned to him and he considered that the Maoris had a very good case, as Ihey were living under Fairopean conditions. It was Mr Bromley's opinion that as many fit men as possible should be placed on the Ashley river scheme, even if the quota was exceeded and next week it was proposed that as many men as possible would be placed on thai work. No mention had been made of A class men, but there was a suggestion that they might be employed on the Public Works Department's work. The No. 4A scheme would not be renewed, and the men on that scheme would be placed on other work as soon as possible. Mr Bromley did not favour maintenance work, and men unfitted to work on the river, but who were not quite disabled enough to receive charitable aid, would be placed on sustenance. No official communication had been received regarding these proposals. Mr J. M. Fraser said that it would be splendid if most of the men were placed on the river. The allowance of the men on the No. 5 scheme at Rangiora had been lower than in most towns of the same size. Mr H. ,M. Chappell (secretary) said that the "men collectively were of as fine a type as could be found in any

other part of New Zealand. The engineer in charge of the Ashley river works was of the same opinion. About 30 men from local bodies in the district would go off the No. 5 scheme and on to the river if the new proposal was carried out. Votes of thanks were passed to the executive for the work they had done during the Inst 14 months, and to the secretary. HANMER SPRINGS Mr lan G. Morrison, only son of Mr

W. G. Morrison, State forest conserve tor, will leave for England by th Orsova on March 21 to join the Roya Air Force. Mr Morrison was bun at Hanmer Springs when his fathe was in charge of the State forest there. He holds a pilot's certificat gained at the Wigram Aerodrome, am it is his intention to take up commer cial flying on the completion of hi ! Royal Air Force training. ! WAIAU The annual combined picnic of t.h< Presbyterian and Anglican Sunday Schools was held at. Dog Creek, on lh< property of Mr J. L. Maofarlane, or Saturday, when thorp was a large at, tendance of children and mothers. Tin weather was ideal, and with swim ming, games, and a comprehensivi programme of races, a very pleasan time was spent. CHEVIOT There was a fair attendance at the Cheviot Hills range on Saturday wher Cheviot Defence Club members competed for the eighth club competition, Those present included a number oi troopers from the newly-formed Cheviot unit o- the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry- These received coaching from the club members and also took part in the afternoon's shoot. The competition was fired from the 500 yards firing point and a stiff easterly wind and a bad light make good scoring difficult. Top score of the day was registered by C. W. Ogden with 45 points off the rifle and J. N. Cottrell and R. Lochhead were second equal with 39 points. The conditions were JO shots and two fighters. On Saturday next a practice shoot will be held at'the range. OMIHI The quarterly meeting of the Loyal Omihi Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F., was held in the Omihi Hall, the Noble Grand, Sister J. Hamilton, presiding. The N.G. welcomed the following district officers: D.G.M. Bro. Gibling, D.D.G.M. Bro. Cole, P.D.G.M. Bro. Trollope, P.P.G.M. Bro. Archer, District Secretary Bro. C. I. Jennings. A number of toasts were honoured.

HORORATA Observations of the weather for the month of February, recorded by Mr E. Jekyll. "Terrace Station," Hororata, show that rain fell on 14 days, the maximum fall being 1.37 in on February 24. The rainfall for the month was 3.22 in, as compared wun 2.22 in for February, 1934. The rainfall for the last two months of the year was 5.27 in. and for the same penoa last year (January and February) inches. No frosts were recorded loi February. 1935. Sunday was a beautifully fine day, but in the evening the skv became overcast and between 9 and 10 o'clock rain set in and yesterday morning 25 points of rain were recorded, yesterday being dull with overcast skv, with occasional light showers. Mrs T. E. Pearson is spending a holiday at Waikari. WOODEND At the annual meeting of the Wood-end-Waikuku branch of the Mothers' Union Archdeacon A. C. Purchas (Rangiora) presided and gave an illustrated address. A letter was read from Mrs West-Watson in reply to a letter of sympathy. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mrs A. Edwards; vice-presidents, Mrs R. McDonald, Mrs J. Scott; secretary, Miss Liggett; assistant secretary, Mrs J. Jelfs; committee, Mesdames M. Stokes, J. Henshaw, P. Morris, R. Smith, J. Ballinger, H. King, J. Soutnen, T. Cutler, C. Payne, and J. Durie. The hostesses were Mesdames Scott, Stokes, Henshaw, and King. The Christchurch friends of. Miss Eileen Ward, combined with her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Ward, of Waikuku. in organising a very enjoyable party in honour of her twenty-first birthday. There was a large gathering and a pleasant evening was spent in dancing, interspersed with musical items. Mr Reg Westwood was master

of ceremonies, and the musicians were Messrs C. Banfield, H. Ayers, Miss Jessie Bell, and Miss Mavis Cross. Songs were sung by Miss O. Cross, Messrs T. Gibbs, 11. Ayers, and E. Young. Mr Ayers gave also a violin solo. After supper Miss Ward cut the handsome two-tier cake made by Mrs J. Sincock and decorated by Miss Gofton. Mr Ward presented his daughter with a gold key brooch. Among those present were Mr and Mrs A. Ward. Mr and Mrs H. Hayward, Mr and Mrs J. McMillan. Mr and Mrs J. Sincock. Mr and Mrs C. Ball. Mr and Mrs R. Skevington (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs G. Gibbs, Mr and Mrs A. Smith. Mr and Mrs T. Solomon. Mesdames W. Chambers, J. M. Anderson. M. C. Laurenson. J. W. Solomon, G. Tull. D. McLillan, N. Green, Misses Eileen Ward, Edith Gofton, Pauline and Carol Havward, Joyce and Dulcie Sincock. Rally Jones. Nan Taylor. Beckett, D.

McQuillan. L. Steenson (Auckland). D. Ayers, Vera Rogers. Noeline Solomon, Ivv Rudd, A. Smith, Jessie Bell. Olive and Mavis Cross, Kathleen Beckett, N. Ford. E. Russell. Messrs M. Ward. T. Gibbs, H. E. Westwood. Reg Wostwood, C. Banfield. H. Ayers. E. Young. A. Cross. E. W. Young, C. and A. Lindsay. Rav Bell, C. Walsh. B. McMillan. J." M. Anderson. F. D. Taylor. Fred Hill. H. Morris. C. Woodsworth, 1.. Anderson, Vic Main. H. C. Hayward. H. and R. Sincock, Ray Sheppard. SOUTH MALVERN On Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs S. W. Beatty entertained a number of little friends at their residence, Coalgate, to celebrate the seventh birthday of their only daughter. Rona. An enjoyable afternoon was spent in games and competitions. A treasure hunt, which caused much excitement, was won by Rona Beatty, and a competi-

tion was won by Doreen Beatty. During the month of February 3.4 inches of rain were recorded. Rain fell on nine days. Harvest thanksgiving services will be conducted at. Matins at St. Luke's Church, Glentunnel, on Sunday morning next. TEMPLETON On Saturday afternoon the matron and officers of the Templeton Farm School entertained the children, 200 in number, at a picnic in their own grounds. St. Joseph's Boys' Brass Band played the music which was greatly appreciated by the children. Games and races were enjoyed. An officer distributed fruit, sweets, and ice-cream during the afternoon. A picnic tea brought the day to a happy close. KIRWEE During the month of February rain fell on eight days, with a maximum fall of .70in on February 25, the total fall for the month was 2.37 in, compared with 1.73 in for last year, .62in for 1933 and 2.48 in for 1932. The total for the two months ended on February 28 was 3.30 in, compared with 7.73 in for last year. 3.19 for 1933 and 3.73 in for 1932.