NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 207, 6 October 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

' A Gazette Extraordinary issued last night contains a proclamation by the Governor, extending the period during which notes of banks doing business in New Zealand shall be legal tender up to and including January 7, 1915. Mary Parman, a. widow, aged sixty years, was found dead yesterday afternoon in bed in a room she occupied in Abel Smith Street, Wellington.

At the sheep weight-guessing competition at the Patriotic Sports on Saturday, the prize was won by Mr P. Tiseh," whose guess was 801b, the dead weight of the animal being 80Alb. The sheeo was sold by Mr 'J. Lynsky for £5 2/-. A residence owned and occupied by Mr A. C. Maginnity, at Nelsom was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, Few of the contents were saved. The insurances were £BOO on the building in the South British office, ami £2OO on the contents in the New. Zealand office.

John Richard Wederell, hotel proprietor of Akaroa, was adjudicated a rupt yesterday, before Mr R. H. Holmes (Registrar) and Mr Williams, in the absence of the Judge. An order for service in re Jame£ Percy Wederell was nia'de. The date of the meeting has been fixed for Friday, October 16, at 11 a.m.. >'. ..

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Mr Byron Brown denies that he expressed his willingness to abide by the voting of the Reform delegates, if Mr W. H. Field undertook to do likewise, in connection with the selection of the Reform candidate for the Otaki seat.

At the meeting of the St. Martins Burgesses' Association last evening a letter was read from Mr A. W. Buxton donating a large number of trees and shrubs,-to be planted on the reserve at the tram. terminus. A vote of thanks was passed, to Mr Buxton for his generous presentation. • The Superintendent of Telephones has received instructions that telephone exchange subscribers who so desire may pay two .montlis'. subscription to the end of November,, and six months on December 1. Eight months may be accepted from all subscribers who are wil-_ ling, to "pay, .and so save both the De-| partment and' them selves N the trouble of j two payment's in place of one.

Further a,Uvices received in Wellington regarding the appointment of members of the Samoan Expedition to temporary official-positions there sta£e that Mr J. H: Robertson, of the v Wellington Customs Department, has been appointed Acting-Collector of Customs and Commissioner of Taxes. Under the German administration these offices wore grouped, and the occupant received a salar»y, it is said, ■ of--£6OO . a year. Mr A. J. Watters,-another Wellington Customs officer, who has lately been in charge of the shipping department of the Wellington Customs branch, has been, appointed to act as AssistantCollector at Samoa, and it. is understood that three other Ne_w Zealand Customs officers who went awaj 7, with the rforce have"been appointed to subordinate positions.

With the exception of the Waitaki River, which is dirty, all-the-rivers in the district, are clear to-day, according, to the report issued at 9 a.m. At noon to-day the only, alteration, since noon yesterday, .in thV unemployment pioblem in Ckristchurchj as revealed by -the Labour Department's books, was that l.'> men had been senfe to the Ashley Gorge road works. Ten more men are to be sent to Ashley, and 11 to the City Council's relief works, and 10 truckers are required for the Blackball, mines.

Eugby Football Club will hold its annual smoke concert on Thursday evening in the club's rooms, Lower High Street.

MOTOR CYCLES. We have just landed a shipment of King Dick and Singer Motor Cycles, finished in dove grey, with several improvements. There is ho 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. _,-. iVote. —We have a tew good secondhand motors for sale cheap, «243