THE Ellesmere Guardian SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1921. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXIV, Issue 425, 12 March 1921, Page 2

THE Ellesmere Guardian

SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1921. NEWS OF THE DAY.

With which is incorporated The Ellesmere Chronicle.

Published at Leeston, Canterbury, .^SI.

■ The Ellesmere Brass Band re- " j sumes practice next Tuesday at 8. ! lc Postponed monthly meeting, ; of the Ellesmere County Council ; will take place at Leeston on Mon- ; ' day. j The Rev. J. J. Bates, of Shef- ; held, is to conduct the Presbyter- ; iai]l services at Leeston, Lakeside : and. Kulinchy to-morrow. j The best yield of barley reported : this season is 87 bushels to the ; acre of Chevalier. This was thresh- : ed by Mr Q. W. R. Osborne's mill j. on Mr W. H. Jackman's farm, - | Leeston. \ Hullo there! You, with a zm^ ; era! We can fix you up with yo*/ : printing papers, developers, films \ and all the little sundries photography requires and prices right, too.—Chapman Bros. 27 t t, eam of temiis Payers from Lyttelton played a friendly game on the Leeston court on Thursday with members of ~the local club. Leeston proved the victors by 88 games to 62 games. Afternoon tea was served. ..■ \ .At the meeting at Lakeside on Ihursday night reference, was made to the death of Mr J. J. ■ j McMahon, a highly respected resident of the.district, and a resolution of condolence was carried, all present standing in silence as a mark of respect. , Mr J. R. Templin, consulting engineer, told the Banks Peninsula Electric Power Board on Monday j that he hoped to have the Penin- , sula scheme completed by April of | next year. The successful tender. • £ rs ±or, the supply of wire had in- , termed him that the wire had been shipped from America and would be to hand shortly. + uE™ lleut work was- done at „ : the Ellesmere Domain on Monday iby a working bee composed of i members of the Ellesmere County jJ. rotting Club. Teams were sup- ' plied by Messrs G. Ridden and R. jl. Buchanan, and the track was . put into first-rate order, all the i large stones being carted off and holes filled in with clay. v' "Clothes," the principal picture for screening at the Leeston j*» picture entertainment to-night, is'*P* J a poignantly human drama of the 3 Jove of luxury and the luxury of * love. The story is by Avery'Hopwood and Charming Pollock and tho acting is by an all-star cast. It promises to be one of the best pictures the local committee has re- - ;, ceived for a considerable time past ) -■',