NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 186, 11 September 1914, Page 8

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A man named -Wm.' Paris was sentenced to two months* imprisonment at Kaikoura for. theft from a 'dwelling: A German reservist, arrested in Christctiurch, has found a bond for £IOO and has been released from Soames Island, Wellington. The divorce ease Mary Walter v. * Charles Henry Walter, which was set down for hearing to-day, has been adjourned until the next sittings of the Supreme Court. - Nominations for the election of the member of the Board of Governors, caused by the resignation of Mr Dal- , ziel, close at noon on Monday next, September 14. At the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court this morning, before Mr F.. Anderson, J.P., John Wilson, charged with using obscene language ,on the Lyttelton j wharf last night, was fined £5 or, as ! an alternative, one month's imprisonment. There was a good atendanee of seamen and frends at the weekly concert held in the Seamen's Institute, Lyttel: ton, last evening. '■, Items were contributed by Mrs Blunt's party, from Christchurch, consisting of Misses Parsons, A'Court, Phillips, Messrs T. Char-, ters and Monteith. . The matron of the Children's Convalescent Cottage at New Brighton wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following gifts:—Meat from the Belfast Freezing Works, carpet from Mrs Todhunter, plants from Dr Stevens, jam from Mrs Mathias, books and toys from Master Marcus Salter, ', sweets from, Miss Hawker and Mrs Gale, cakes and fruit from Mrs Hurst, Misses Ballantyne and Bowker, -two cots : from friends,flannelette 'from Mrs Hurst, and flower's from Mrs'''Su^st^n,■'Kaittln'a".^^^'■T;. The Canterbury Band of Hope Union's musical and elocutionary contests will open on Monday in the Choral Hall, and will ,be continued for eleven evenings. A varied programme has been prepared, with many improvements on last year's programme. Amongst the competitions is one for the best design in a* pledge card, which should attract a large number of competitors. One guinea is the prize for the selected design. Special prizes have been offered for essays against the use of tobacco. On Saturday, September 19, a programme will be given by the first week's prize-winners. The following Saturday, September 26, will see | the conclusion of the contest, when a selected programme by prize-winners will be presented, and the presentation of prizes by the president (Councillor. : A. Williams) will take place. At a sitting of the Juvenile ■ Court this morning, before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., two little girls, aged 12 and 1*) years: respectively, were eharged with living with a person convicted of vagrancy. Sub-inspector McKinnon explained that the girls had been before the Court several times previously, but the matter of dealing with them had been adjourned, because the sister of the girjs had promised to take charge of them when she and her husband removed to Hornsby. She had since stated that: she did not feel disposed to take the children, as her husband was not willing that she should, and at any rate she was now in the Hospital undergoing a serious operation, and the children were again with thef father. A woman was looking after the house, but she was practically an imbecile, and not able to look after herself. Evidence as to the circumstances was given by Miss Early on behalf of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, and by Sergeant Ciarkson. Mr W. Hay ward,, who appeared on behalf of the Catholic Federation, said that the Sisters were willing to take the children into the orphan- . age. He had it from the father and mother that they wished the children to be brought up Catholics. The father of the children, who was in" Court, expressed his wish that the children should be brought up in the religion of the Church of England, and the children were committed to the Receiving Home. MOTOR CYCLES. We have just landed a shipment of King Dick and Singer Motor Cycles, finished in dove grey, with several improvements. There is no need to dwell on the quality of these motors, as recent results can prove; winning every side car trial except one takes a lot of beating. These victories speak for themselves^ Sole Agents — JONES BROS., LTD., 122 Manchester St. Inspection invited. Catalogue free. Note. —We have a few good second hand motors for sale cheap. .243