NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 34, 17 March 1914, Page 10 (Supplement)

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A recommendation was filed at the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with the dispute between the Christchurch Farriers' Industrial Union of [Workers and various employers. William Irving, living in Colombo Street, Sydenham, entered the hospital yesterday evening to receive treatment for various injured ribs, the injuries being received as the result of a fall from a dray. Mr H. G. Ell, M.P., purposes waiting upon the. Riccarton Borough Council to-night to lay before that body the present position of the parks, and to ask its aid in the making of some im--"provement.

According to to-day's river report, the condition of the rivers in the district is at present as follows: —Rakaia, Bangitata, Waitaki, and Waimakariri North, clear; Waimakariri South, dis•coloured; Opihi, dirty. The annual meeting of the Christchurch Beautifying Association has T>een set down for March 26, in the

Chamber of Commerce. After the concision of business, Mr 8. Hurst Seager -*will lecture on town-planning.

The members of the Canterbury District Law Society have arranged to play cricket matches at Hagley Park on . Thursday, commencing at 10 a.m. The president's team will , play the vicepresident 's team, and the treasurer's team will meet the secretary's team. Mr H. G. Ell, M.P., and the other gentlemen interested in the Summit . Road are endeavouring to bring back the old bird life to the reserves of bush which lie about the route. Already Mr Ell has released a number of wekas, ." and hopes to loose small owls and other birds shortly. At the Lyttelton Borough Council meeting, held last night, the Works Committee recommended that the Adams Patent Lifebuoy Company should send a buoy to Corsair Bay and demonstrate its utility. If it is found to be satisfactory the council will purchase it for use at Corsair Bay. More pictures are to be shown at J;bia year's exhibition of the Art Society than were shown at last, and several new artists will be represented. The opening* ceremony will be on Thursday ' night, when the President, the Hon. E. C. J. Stevens, will speak. The show will be open to the public on the morning following. For Hthe second time within a few weeks, the capture of a quinnat salmon Xn South Island waters is reported. The other was killed in Otago, but this was taken on Sunday last at the mouth of ■j~> the Bangitata. Its weight, 111b, renders the occasion notable, as all others taken previously in Canterbury were small fishgot by netting. '-* The Conciliation Commissioner has

Teceived a letter from the employers of

taxi-drivers in Christchurch, to the effect that they will still refuse to recog- ' nise the Christchurch Taxi-drivers' '■XTnion. The dispute will be called on again at 2vp.m., but the employers will not" be represented, and the matter will have to be referred to the Arbitration Court J

' The only cases before , the Magistrate's Court this morning were:—Wil-__,-liam Brotvn, charged, with assaulting .Constable By an, sentenced to 14 days' ■ ■ hard labour and prohibited from obtain- * ing further liquor; James Brown, drunk and disorderly, fined 40/- and also pro-

' hibitetl; .and ••• Henry James Brown, z ordered to, pay 20/- per week in support of his wife and four children. At a special general meeting of the Avon Bowing Club, held last evening, it

was decided to purchase a best-and-best • convertible double-sculler and pair-oar

Sergeant Quinn and Constable Baird arrested a woman at Sydenham this morning on the charge of having stolen a gold watch. An obstreperous cow accounted for the appearance of J. Donald, of Darfield, at the Hospital this morning. The animal got her horn on his right fore; arm, which was fractured. Thos. Johnston, living at Cashel Street, and working for Shand and Co., fell from a stack of cases a distance of about 20 feet this morning, with the result that he has been taken to the Hospital to recuperate. His injuries include bruises from head to foot- »

The Mayor and councillors of Christchurch are on a municipal visit to Timaru to-day, as the guests of the Timaru Borough Council. A fairly large number of other excursionists made the trip, \vhich was made by special train leaving town at 8.5 a.m. Canterbury College authorities are very well pleased with the large increase in the number of matriculated students entering College this year. The increase is especially noticeable in the number of students taking the engineering course, and is attributed partly to the shortening of the course and'partly owing to the number of excellent positions offering to those who have received instruction given at the College. An intimation that the Ngaio Ladies' Hockey Club would like to have the opportunity of playing further matches against the councillors was received by the Woolston Borough Council last night. Memories of bruised shins, and councillors usually long-winded, rendered absurdly breathless, caused one of those at the table to utter an involun* tary "I hope 1 they won't," but he did not look serious, and laughter greeted the plaintive remark. '

Models of a chair and font from Canterbury Cathedral are recent acquisitions to the ; Canterbury Museum, having been presented yesterday by Mr C. Selby Howell. The chair of which the model is a" representation is that used for the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and it stands behind the altar in the cathedral. The font stands in St. Martin's Church, and is supposed to have been used when King Ethelbert was baptised. The stone from which the models were made was taken from the large central tower of the Cathedral when Sit was* undergoing repairs a year or so ago. It is a sample of the celebrated Caen stone brought over from Normandy by the French abbots, and used freely in the construction of ecclesiastical buildings throughout England. A very interesting relic of the middle ages was discovered at Akaroa last week by Superintendent J. Carter, of the Sumner Fire Brigade, who was attending the Firemen's Conference there. As a memento of his visit to Akaroa he was presented by Mrs E. Jesson with an old French helmet, which had lain in her washhouse for many years. He brought the helmet to Christchurch, when it was closely examined by M. Malaquin, who is of the opinion that it belonged to a Government soldier of the time of Louis X., a contemporary monarch of Edward 111. of England. Should this be the case the helmet.is about 600 years old. It was probably preserved as a family heirloom, and must have been brought to Akaroa by one of the first French ships some 70 years ago. The helmet is in an excellent state of preserVation, although it shows some signs of its great age.