NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 105, 9 June 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

At yesterday's meeting of the Waimairi County Council a motion of sympathy was passed with Cr W. Nicholls, whose son had met with a fatal accident.

Enquiries are . made through the American Consulate respecting John Judge, son of Thomas and Mary Judge, born in Farrimirish County, Sligo, Ireland. r The Mayor reported at last night's meeting of the Woolston Borough Council that he intended calling a meeting of ladies with a view to forming a committee, for the.furthering of the home for children fund. At the special meeting of the Woolston Borough Council last night to consider estimates of receipts and expenditure for the ensuing year, it was decided that the Council's workmen teceive a wage of £2 13/6' for a 451 hour week.

Some damage was sustained by the elysine room at the intake of the Lake Coleridge works on Sunday morning. Presumably some sparks from the boiler room set alight to the woodwork of the * building, though the origin of the outbreak is not definitely known. The damage was not extensive,' but the wiring of the switchboard and the dynamo were burnt to such an extent that repairs will occupy a day or two.

• * '' This pell mell business of forming streets in the county is a standing dis? grace/' said Cr. Hawke at yesterdays meeting of the Waimairi County Council, referring to town planning. Cr. Hawke went on to say that they had to Remember they were doing pioneer work iri the counties', and the question of •properly laying out the streets was a v " vcvy important one, to which in the past sufficient attention had not beeii paid.

A special meeting of the Woolston Borough: Council was held last evening to consider the estimate of receipts and. "expenditure for the ensuing year. The estimate of .receipts was £2707 15/3 aiitfr the expenditure £2641 12/-, leaving ;a . contingency fund of ~£66 3/2. The main item discussed in the expenditure wa| Wage's, several councillors contending that the finances would not permit of heavy expenditure. Eventually it was decided to place £IOOO on the estimated <fn this account, and after various small alterations the estimates as submitted were adopted. Mr S. Baker, secretary of the Waiau

Railway League, wrote informing the

Gouncil at last evening's 1,... meeting. that .the arrangements for the. 'r v turnings of the first sod of the Waiau i\ line, by the. Hon. R. - Hpaton , Rhodes* tad been completed. Councillors and Ather.eity visitors attending will leave Ciflverden on the . arrival of the 12.20 • p.m. express on, Wednesday, and will be .motored to Waiau where they will have lUnch at 1.30 p.m. ■ The ceremony of - turiofing the firat .sod Will take place at 2\36 p.m., and a tree wi 11 be planted at 3.150 p.m.. ; At 7 o'clock in the even-! ing a banquet will be held. - ! ' A special meeting of-the Woolston . Borougff Councn. evening, ,w when it was for :th§ piir- : pose of meeting an'jk, 3 p&yment& 0 from

• time to time payable by the Woolston --Borough Council for the 'maintenance and improvement of the domains under ! tfie control of the Christcfturch Domains a-special -rate -of -l-33d -in- the; £ ~ be. levied on the value of ' in bpT9ugl>,' . ' irach jrate' to ireciirring* "** „ the' . Chri&tchurch Domains BoiardJ continue, •' • and ;to " be ■ t lie ' '! jfirsT; day of 'August in -each' and every year duriiig such period.

The'Christchurch branch of Amal- ; gamated. Society of .Carpenters jand •Joiners.held its quarterly -meeting atJ;he . Trades. Hall, there being about 100 merii'i bers present. . The election of officers ; resulted aft* follows President", Bro, F. " Judkins.;. vice-president, Bro. C. Wilkins; secretary, Bro. F. A. treasurer, Bro: W.: J. Ashby; eick visitors, Bros.

Howarth aijd Chick. The organiser re- ;. ported that, 16/ .members: had beett,. etai'f ,i rolled by him/ and that, most of the .' employers, had been supplied with pale; ticulars concerning the establishment; of ' , an osce for., the .registration of unem--1 ptpyed members. The annual report and balance-sheet of the District Council were adopted. It was decided, to cooperate with the carpenters employed onthe railway maintenance staff in raising funds in aid of the widow of a deceased ■ brother,- by means of a picture entertainment. The cash receipts for the evening 'amounted to £25 16/9. The secretary of the Canterbury branch of the Boyal Colonial Institute, Mr B. Seth-Smith, has received a circular from Mr J. B. Boose, general :sec- > rfetary, London, giving particulars '• of / prizes for essays on Imperial 'j The subject fox' this yearfs competition is, "In what sense can sni Empire prove %. itself great?" The competition is open Cto. yoUng men and women who ate un- , i lergoihg, educati on. There J are two *7 prices ol £2O, and one of £lO, for the I'.best three essays. One prize of £2O is •£- opepk'to undergraduates of ' any uni--5; versity in. the British Empire, who have -not been members of the university for '.(more thin three years. The other p*ize <.o£ £2O and the one of £lO are ,Qpen; to of any college, or school in the ;Empire who are not over 19 years;, of ag<i. The essays must riot eitceed ssoo . words, and must reach the Institute's offices in London not later than 5 p.m. on October 20, 1914. No school can send more than three essays, and ekch * es:j:iy must be marked with a motto or some other distinguishing sign, and accompanied by a sealed envelope, bearing a similar mark or sign, and containing the full name and address of the writer. The Council of the Institute will award the prizes on December 1, 1914. The Sun want advertisements will oring the b-ilp or business desired. Two linen (12 words), sixpence; six insertions for 2/6.

The Prim© Minister has advised the secretary of the Dunedin Beekeepers' Association that a national conference will meet in Wellington on June 17. Press Association.

Tho Mayor has received the following further contributions to the Openair Fund:—New Zealand Picture -Supplies, Ltd., £1 1/-; T. Burgin, £1 l/-j a friend (per Dr Blackmore), £l. 'The following subscriptions to the Coal and Blanket Fund halve also been received: —T. Burgin, £1 1/-; Sympathetic (Bryndwr), £2 2/-.

In our' report of the Salvation Army's memorial services at Lyttelton for those Salvationists who were lost through the sinking of the Empress of Ireland, it vras -reported that a cable was received from General Booth asking for prayers for the dead. This was not correct, the cable asked for prayers for the Army, not for the dead.

Mr E. J. Howard, secretary of the General Labourers' Union, told a BUN representative this morning that there was a good number of unskilled labourers at present seeking employment in Christcliurch. He did not however anticipate any unusual shortage of work, unless there was a concentration of unemployed men from other districts. 1 A forking man at the Magistrate's Court this morning, in arrears with his maintenance order, pleaded '' hard times" as an excuse for non-payment. He had been paying money to a doctor, he said. '' Why don't you go to the hospital instead of calling in a doctor!" asked Mr Bishop. "Haven't I got to pay the hospital?" asked the man. "I'm afraid a good many ddii't," said Mr Bishop; "but the point I wish to impress on you is that the treatment would not be so expensive, and the hospital would perhaps not press you so hard . a x s a private individual."

The. opening meeting of the Selwyn Street South Band of Hope was held in the schoolroom on Monday. The President (Rev. W. Harris), occupied the chair,- and • gave a short address. There was a good attendance and the following contributed items: —Vocal solos, Misses M. Down, E. Cross, L. Pounsford, and M. Bell; recitations— Misses E. Wainscott, D. Cambpell, I. Plrillpot, Nan Clements, M. Sands, and Nita Manhire, Mr P. Clements, and Masters D. Gibson, V. Radcliffe," and B. Clements; piano solos—Miss D. Burford and Master F. Squire, and a junior glee by the Misses L. and H. Down and E. and M. Wainscott.

Mr E. Nordon, secretary, of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, . acknowledges the following • contributions received in aid of a fund to provide a gramaphone and a library of records for the " use of the patients at the Sunny - side Mental Hospital. The whole amount has been paid to the Dresden Piano Company, who are supplying a gramaphope and 75 records- The Hon. Chas. Louis-: son, M.L.C.; £2 2/-, Messrs .Roper and Co. £1 1/-, Messrs Fletcher, Humphreys and Co. £2 2/-, M essrs Ward and Co. £2 2/-, Messrs Manning and Co. £ll/-, Mr H. P. Solomon £1 1/-, Messrs P. Burke, Ltd., £2 2/-, Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co. £2 2/-, Captain Owles £l. 1/-, Messrs Strange and Co.. £2 2/-, L.V.A: £5 5/-, "Lyttelton Times" Co. £ll/-, ' 1 The Press" Co. £1 1/-, and :the Dresden Piano Co. £5.

The acceptances received for next rThursday -^-meeting- of- the - Ashburton" Trp|ting Club constitute a record fpr> -that fixture, whiie aihongst the horses; pnjgaged are some pf tie best ever raced; in New Zealand. The traek is in splen-. did order, and altogether the fixture? promises to be the iriost;' successful in the iiistoiy of ibeVclub^:•A' , .sp"efi:ial train will leave at: 10.15 a.m. on. Thursday. 2033;

By advertisement in this issue attention is directed to the Concert pro-, moted by Mrs Gower Burns, and which is to be , held in , the "Alexandra Hall on Tuesday, June 16, at 3 o'clock, t The first portion of the programme is to be devoted to vocal -and instrumental music and the second to afternoon tea.