NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 258, 4 December 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alfred Bachelor, aged 55 and married, was killed in the bush at Gisborne by a tree falling on him. —Press Association.

Fishing in the Waitaki River, a South Canterbury angler caught a trout scaling 16Alb. Another fisherman landed a fish weighing from 71b to 111b. James Fletcher, manager of the Taupiri mines at Huntly, who was charged with the manslaughter of William Burton in the recent pit disaster, was committed for trial at the Hamilton Supreme Court in March next. —Press Association.

A Press Association telegram from Duncdin states that John Hancock, aged 25, son of Mr J. 11. Hancock, of St. Clair, shot himself this morning, death being instantaneous. He had been in ill-health of late.

A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Daniel Dyer, butcher, 225 Kilmore Street, Christchurch. A meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 8, at 2.30 p.m. The first meeting of creditors in connection with the bankruptcy of Walter Antil East will be held on Monday, December 7, at 2.:»0 p.m.

The secretary of the Canterbury Automobile Association has received the following report re the condition of roads from the surveyor, Rangitata district: —Roads generally in fair order for country roads, but Cracroft Road from 7X roads near Lismore has new shingle for «■»£ miles, and the next 1A miles to near 7X roads at Anderson's Corner has been heavily repaired with shingle.

The following were granted by his Honour Mr Justice Denniston in CharnIbers on Thursday, December .'!:—An lOrtlcr for the direction of summons on the Official Assignee and others; notice of motion for" leave to set down case for hearing in the divorce case of Truscatt v. TruscOtt and Suckling; Robert Baylcy v. A. J. J. Brown, order for directing summons to be served on A. J. j. Brown.

Colonel C. J. Cooper wishes to acknowledge receipt of articles from the following donors for use of the troops in camp at Lyttelton:—Miss Piercey, books; Mrs Reg. Williams, jam; Mr Claude Ferrier, eggs; Miss Gardiner, cakes; Mrs M. Gardiner (Purau), illustrated papers. Oilskins have been received front Mrs H.S. Holday, Messrs \V. D. Stewart, Richard Morten, F. J. Cowlishaw, W. M. Joynt, and "A Friend." . •

The sporting 1 and athletic review on page 11 of this issue includes an interesting article, by Templar, on the matter of permits* for country racing clubs in Canterbury. Another article of timely interest deals with a proposal .'.put .forward by the Otago Cricket Association with regard to the coining interprovincial • cricket matches. Bowling matches of the week, events in amateur athletics, and, happenings in several other branches of sport are also dealt with in the review.

' The legislation as to closing shops, fac* tories, and hotels is provided in section 12.'S of the Legislature Act, 1908, and provides that licensed premises shall be closed as regards the selling of intoxicating liquors between the hours of noon and 7 in the evening. Shops and offices, covered by the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, shall close on the polling day from 12 noon, which shall be deemed to be the statutory half -holiday for the week in which it occurs. It is not necessary for factories to close during any working hours, but employees must have a reasonable opportunity for recording their vote, and no deduction shall be made in respect to same,, provided such time does not exceed one working hour.

The annual reunion of the Christchurch Cathedral <lhoir Old Members' Association was held in the Henrietta Tea Rooms last night, Bishop Julius presiding over a large attendance. The annual; report and balance-sheet, showing a credit balance of £2 12/5, were adopted. The following officers .were elected for the year: —President, Bishop Julius; vice-presidents, Dean Carrington, Dean Harper, Revs. 1\ B. Jlaggitt, E. H. Shore, ami 11. B. Jones, Dr J. C. Bradsluiw, and Messrs A. Millar, B. A. Joseph, H. Mcintosh, and R. J. Hobbs; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr L. C. Barnes; honorary auditor, Mr S. W. Jameson; -committcc," Messrs C.'S. Booth, L. A. Bullock, If. llobbs, E. Hollow, S. Morgan, A. Napper and A. Worsley. The usual grant of 75 per cent, of the surplus funds was made "to the choir boys. It was .announced that the following old boys had gone with the Expeditionary Force:—Messrs E. C. Little, F. 'E. Oakes, F. Miller, C. H. Balluntync, W. L. Chrystal, V. Massey, and \V. J. Mausell. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. Fleming, of Port Levy, for his kindness in inviting the choir and old members to his ■grounds for the annual picnic. During the evening musical items were contributed bv Messrs A. Worsley, A. Hall, L. Walker, R. llobbs, F. Bullock, L. Jenkins, and L. Barnes. MOTOR CYCLES. We have just lauded a shipment of King Dick and -Winger 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 sido car trial except one takes a lot of beating. These victories speak for themselves. Sole Agents: JONES BROS., LTD., 122 Manchester street. Inspection invited. Catalogue free. . Note.— : Wc have a few good Secondhand Motors for sale, cheap. 243

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Commissioner Hoddcr has been appointed to control the Salvation Army in New Zealand. He will be a passenger by the Manuka from Sydney.— Press Association. The Patriotic Fund has received the i following additional donations: —A. SeareM £l, J. Finlay 3/-, B. Allan "5/-, |T. A. Prior 2/6, Campion Bros. 10/-, W. Reeves 10/-, L. Peters 2/6, L. Morjgan 2/6; total to date, £15,795 7/1. The following additional contributions to the local Huntly Relief Fund have been received: —Normal School children £.ll 8/4, Elmwood school £1 2/-, Addingtou school (additional) 7/IA. When the first Expeditionary Force was leaving New Zealand, the Liverpool Fund Committee busied itself to provide cake and similar additions to the soldiers' dietary, and now that it is expected that the secouil force will be leaving shortly after the elections, the committee is again making an appeal for calces. Donors may consign their gifts of these welcome additions to the rations to the Liverpool Fund Committee's depot, 121 Lichfield Street. The attention of trotting horse owners is called to the fact that entries for the Auckland Trotting Club's Summer Meeting close at 9 o'clock this evening. A lavish bill of fare has been provided for the occasion, the leading attractions of which are the Auckland Trotting Cup of 650 sovs., 4.48 class; Summer Cup, of HSO sovs, 4.48 class; and President's Handicap, of 400 sovs, 4.48 class. Altogether the attractions of the meeting arc of such a nature as to commend the fixture to all owners of trotting horses.

A Press Association telegram from Napier says that a fire broke out shortly before'midnight at the office of the North British Freezing Works. Wind fanned the flames, which spread to the cooler, but the brigade checked the fire there, after considerable damage had been done. The company's buildings were covered by a risk of £7BOO in the Atlas office and £20,660 in the London and Lancashire' office. The loss, provided the insulation of the cooler is not damaged, can be covered by £4OO. At the Lincoln District High School Horticultural Show last week, a ing competition took place as to the weight of a dressed sheop, which was won by the Hon Mr Rhodes and another, who both guessed the exact weight. At the Leestou Presbyterian Horticultural Show "yesterday, MiRhodes again shared success with another in the guessing competition regarding the weight of a live lamb. The guess was 811b, and the exact weight 821b. Mr Rhodes gave his share in each ease to the management for the benefit of their funds.

Mr Hiram Hunter, Labour candidate for Christchurch East, addressed a meeting of female workers at the Kaiapoi Factory during the lunch hour to-day, and was accorded a most cordial reception! He dealt with the question of the improvement of the conditions of employment in factories, and the raising liiiuimmn wage, which he considered was altogether inadequate for the work performed. He contended that it was.necessary to elect men to Parliament who had a thorough knowledge of the labour laws, if any amendments of a satisfactory nature were to be ob-tained-from the workers' point of view, labour candidates possessed this knowledge, by virtue of the.fact that it. was part 'of'their .duty to attend to the enforcement of the labour legislation. The candidate also dealt with the question of the cost of living, aud regulation of prices of the necessaries of life, stating that if any reform in this direction was to be obtained it would be from men who were not intei'estcd in trusts and monopolies. Mr Hunter answered a number of questions, and was accorded hearty applause at the conclusion of his remarks.

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A meeting of the School Committee's Association was held last night, Mr J. Butterfield being in the chair. Mr C. H. Opie explained in detail the clauses of the new Education Act,-showing how much-power was retained by the Education Boards and how little selective power in the appointment of teachers was left to the school committees. The Act and its effect on committees was' afterwards discussed by the meeting. The matter of providing single desks for schools was also discussed on a motion hi favour moved by Dr C. J. Russell. Mr R. S. McKen/ie sajd no desks should be allowed of such a size as them being made into dual desks, and pointed out that buildings should be designed so as to give ample air space for pupils. Mr Opie said that he had asked that the Act should allow for larger space .for each pupil, a*ud was in favour of single desks. Mr MeKeiiHio moved, seconded by Mr D. Lunisdon, "That the meeting urge upon the Government to remove the anomaly existing regarding extension to school grounds by repealing the present Act, which allows the..Government only to pay half the valuation of the ground required, it being considered .most unfair to call upon the Education Boards to find any of the money required to purchase grounds or new buildings, the Elmswood and Phillipstown Schools being cases in point against the existing Act." After some discussion the motion was carried unanimously.