NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 38, 21 March 1914, Page 3 (Supplement)

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The river report states that al Streams are clear, with the exception oJ the Waitaki, which is dirty. " The Dunedin Medical School Exten Bion.Fund has now reached £5165, in eluding £IOO donated by the Ministei of Education. - Tenders are invited in to-day 's issu( for the supply of the necessary stee' and iron material for the Waipaoa bridge on the Gisborne-Napier railway Professor Macmillan Brown is to de liver a lecture in the Canterbury Col f lege Hall on Saturday, March 28 '. at 7.45 p.m., his subject being f'Th< of the Pacific." '■'■ 1., The firs;t meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of the Missies Trent caterers, will be held on 'Friday March 27, at 11 a.m. The boy, S. Rogers (employed bj E. Reece and Sons), who stopped the •runaway horse a few days ago, received 'through the post to-day a gold medal ;, from Mr F. J. Montgomery, Styx, foi •his plucky action. The annual regatta will be held at \Port Levy on Easter Monday. There is ' promise of hearty support from the [ various rowing sailing, and motor-boat clubs, and it is anticipated that the regatta will be the most successful yet held. Mr G. W. Russell, M.P., made a statement to a SUN "representative to-day in ■reply to the letter signed 1 i Democrat,'' in last evening's issue. Owing to pressure on our space we are obliged to hold the interview over, but it will appear in Monday's paper. Mr R. Robert Hollister, of New York, wil speak at'B o'clock this evening in the Alexandra Hall, on the subject "The Desire of all Nations." The subject of his second lecture, to be given to-morrow evening at : 8.1«j. in the Alex- ' «ndra Hall is "Where a,re the Dead." A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Fred, Haig, and the first meeting of creditors will be held at the Official Assignee's office at 11 a.m. on the ;30th inst. Hart, who recently accomplished a triple run from Brighton to London, is prepared to race a horse 150 mileß for £IOOO. 1 r . v";.v '■ Berry's Private Band .will play ; the ' following'programme in Linwood Park to-morrow (Sundjay) afternoon March ' His Majesty," Sanglar; 1 ' Elijah,'' / f - Ijight of Life,'' . -Yacoj "Lift up Your Heads," Handelj VOra Pro Nobis,." Piccolomini; march, •'Tent City," English.

A largely-attended meeting was held on Wednesday in' the St. John Ambulance Society's room, for the purpose of forming a Specialist Bulldog Club foi 'Canterbury. It was decided to form a , club, to be called the Canterbury Bulldog Clubh and the following officers H. A. Pearson; honorary treasurer, Mi W. Abra; committee, Messrs Whitemari, S. Oates, D. S. Davidson, F.' Hickinbottorn, and S. Woods. A t . Vvte * At Lyttelton last ; night, as police officers were arresting two firemen for "using obscene language, a number of the firemen's friends endeavoured to release them from the police. Things were going against the police iill»-4he sergeant called on a bystander who read- ; ily - assisted to handcuff the men. The timely arrival of two ejrtra police i officers had a arid ths three offenders were lodged in thejiock? Up and dealt with at the Lytifelton Court this morning. Amongst the. various branches of the Kew Zealand Tourist Department, the one in Christchurch appears to staAd foremost-in -the matter of anticipating the desires of the public. Already it lias for Easter by the preparation and tissue of a typewritten slip setting out suitable trips for the holi- . days. .Thirteen main trips are given and fares, both first and second-class, j are set against each, so that at a glance ■ a man may see not only where he may go, but what the jburney will cost him.

At the Lyttelton Seamen's Institute last night, the Rev. B. F. Rothwell was presented with a gladstone bag prior to his leaving the district to take up his duties in Picton. Captain J. A. H. Mar- .. ciel, Messrs M. J. Miller, and F. W: ; Anderson each spoke of the excellent work earried out by Mr Rothwell and hoped that during his sojourn at Picton ; he would take as much interest in seamen visiting that port as he had in Lyttelton. Mr Rothwell suitably replied, and thanked the donors for the gift. The remainder of the evening > was devoted to musical items and competitions amongst the seamen. A meeting of the committee •of the Canterbury Cricket.Association, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by Messrs A. Cant (chairman), T. W. Reese, W. H. Winsor, E. R. Caygill, C. A. M 'Coy, R. B. Ward, W. L. King, F. L. Murray (secretary). A statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the tour of the New Zealand .. team in Australia was received from the New, Zealand Cricket Council. Excepti'on was taken toa few items, and it : was finally-decided to refer the balancesheet a sub-committee, consisting of the chairman and Messrs Ward and Caygill, for fuller consideration, the sub-committee to report to the next meeting of the committee. A letter has been by the Mayor to Captain Halsey, with regard to the money offered > as shooting prizes for the men of H.M.S. New Zealand. The letter states that all accqunts having now been settled the City Council finds itself with a credit balance of £SOO. This has been invested in City Electric Loan Debentures at 4J per cent., and is estimated to produce about ...; £22 per annum, the fund being invested in the Mayor, the Town Clerk, and the • chairman of the Navy League. Suggestions regarding the disposal of the money are asked from Captain Halsey —whether he would prefer the money in half-yearly payments, and how and where it is payable. The annual meeting of the Canter bury Kennel Club was held on Thursday. The secretary submitted a statement of receipts and expenditure for the past year, which showed a credit balance of £2O 13/7. It was resolved that a letter be forwarded to Mr H. S. Kyle, thanking him for the very valuable services he rendered at the last show. The election of officers resulted as follow: —President, L. G. D. Acland, Esq.; vice-presidents, Sir George Clifford, Drs Thomas (Timaru) and Maitland, Messrs J. F. Buchanan, P. L. Hallenstein, G., Humphreys, Mesdames W. O'Brien, and G. Lewis; hon. vet. surgeons, Messrs H. S. Kyle and T. G. Lilico; hon. auditor, Mr R. T. Leatham; hon. treasurer, Mr F. Hickinbottom; hon. secretary, Mr C. W. Hervey; committee, Messrs Sharman, G. Richmond, : R. Francis, C. Goodwin, A. Barrett, W. Abra, and W. S. Leversedge. An honorarium of £ls 15/- was voted to the fecretary.

i In connection with the ing Club, entries close on Monday next jit 1 p.m. for the Thomas Pairs and Youths' Single Sculls. * * The first meeting of the creditors of the Misses Trent, caterers. Christchurch, wil-l be held at the Official Assignee's office on Friday, 27th inst, at 11 a.m.