DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 May 1913, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

EVENTS IX SU.'.NV'.'X. prcsentative'. (Chronicled by Our Hcsi-nt <'~- The following is iiie ten:: ; "•> cd to represent Sl;a:iuc:i : .r t-.r .:•. • sociation match with Pol.au;.'.!' i the sports ground, l'-da,.-. ; North, on Saturday ue.- f .; G •-,'. '• Powers; full-backs, Kit-/.ge:a'! ;-' r'arrcn; hall-backs, Jamiesou and Mottrcn and A. N. Other; forwards, Durham, Seymour. Hinchliffe. Reynolds and Rev. N. Hyde. In my report of the Yen. Redo'; concert, the name of Miss Connie Remington was inadvertently given for that of Miss Laurvig in the song accompanied hy Rev. J. A. MeKonzie. DERATING SOCIETY. The Shannon. Debating Society nrt as usual on Tuesday evening. There was si goodly number of members assembled in the Druids' Hall at the hour appointed. The president, the Rev. J. A. McKonzio. was unavoidably absent, but his place was ably filled by the vice-president. Mr Hensman. Copies of the new syllabus were distributed amongst the members. The subject for consideration was "My favourite Season, and Why?'' Mr Gibson, the champion of "summer." was the first to take the floor. He wished the summer was a little nearer than it was. It was tin seas'.n of childhood's joys and the plea-ires of later years. AYo could not bear to be without summer, in who-e praises Mr Oibson waxed eloquent, while lie disparaged the other seas--ns with much warmth. Mr Clayton, who appeared for Mi C. If. Gardiner, said his favourite season "on this occasion" was "autumn."' It was the season when all flie fruits for which they had laboured so long matured. How beautiful was the autumn tomato. Mr Kclby : How about the autumn slug. Mr Clayton: The autumn .slug. Indie, and gentlemen, you eat in the j.iituinn cabbage (laughter). Then there was flic beautiful autumn fishing time. It was only in suitu nn that you could catch such fish. Then again, there was another reason. He (Mr Clayton) was born in autumn, and that was his .avourite season. Mr A. Saunders sippeared for winter, the time of rest which was so necessary lor the vegetable kingdom. It was also the rest time lor animals, snak.'s and eels; the niosijiiito also was '[iiiesceut then, and man had rest. Winter was necessary . for man", licaltb, and people reared in coldi r climates were hardier than tnose in warmer. Winter was the time lor social intercourse and debating societies, and drew people toge her to their mutual advantage. What, more beautiful than the seemmuni the winter lire when the family c'rcle is gathered in front of il. Uurns's "Cotter's Saturday Night" certainly referred to winter. Then there mis the shooting, football, hockey. It was truly said that the ladies liked to walk with a mull, and when could they do this better than in winter. It was the dairyman's favourite season, when his larn:, were full and his cows (Ivy. Mr Saunders concluded a capital spec- !i by a reference to the holly, ivy ; n<\ mistletoe which shed a halo of g" iry around an lOnglish winter. Mr Harold Hook told the ami-

ienci- what lie knew about spring, lie i xplained the motions of tincart!!, which caused the change of the I'-asons of the. year. .Spring was the tunc lor .spring onions. It was also the season of hope. Catherine IliinVson had written a pretty poem on the •'Turn of the Year." when love itirred in the hearts. Ho quoted < iher poetry and described the bcau'ies of spring time. Jt wms the time when the dairyman smiled as ho p>t his fat cheque, and people get rid of their winter coughs. :l was ;he hopefulness of spring which mad? it hi.s favourite season. "In the a young man's fancy lighly turns to thoughts of love."

Mr Farther seconded Mr .Saunders and Mr Hovis siip]>orted Mr Moo'.. Mr Kxall gave a short mid-

ing. .Mr I.ewer made ;i humorous spec•• h. Mrs (iilison spoke on the cluir us of winter wlieii. one reaped all t'le lienelits of the other seasons, and the best enjoynients of home life. Miss Wicklill'o supported Mr Claylon and dilated on the 'beauties of aitunin flowers and leaves and frnil. and concluded with m heantifiil poem by Kent. Mr Gallaud championed sniiiiner and Mr Law winter. <ind !h(! leaders replied.

Th • result of the voting was t.Jui t wiiif t won .by a small majority. Tlioi? will be no meeting next week, The i«-xt delude will be on .'June 10t.li "Thiil Strikes in Conoral have '•on. 'i(ed (he Coiniminitv."