NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 1956, 22 May 1920, Page 7

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The annual meeting of tlie Christchare hj District Nursing Association will be held in the association's rooms on Monday, at 4 p.m.

Authority to the Chi'istchurch Tramway Board to raise a loan of £340,000, at a rate of interest not to exceed 5{ per cent., Mas been gazetted. Application to be adjudged a bankrupt has been tiled with the Official Assignee by George James Kennedy, carpenter, of 47 London Street, Christchurch.

The commission set up fo inquire into the matter of the building of a bridge over the Avon River at Burwood,. and the proportion of cost to be borne by the local bodies concerned, will open its sittings at the Magistrate's Courthouse on Wednesday, June .'JO, at 10 a.m. Mr S. E. McCarthy has been appointed the commissioner.

! The results of the seventh night's play in the Ohristehurch United Friendly Societies' Card Association's tournament were as follow: Addington (2), beat Pioneer (3), 2616; Star of Liuwood (41) beat Oak of Sydenham (5), 1 22-17; Anchor (3-.t) beat City of Christ,church (1), 22-17; Queen's Own (4) beat Ivy of Linwood (2), 26-18; Mistletoe |(3|) made a draw with Lilv of Richmond (44), 20-20; Star of St. Albans Iliad a bye.

Leeston residents have decided to boost their- district. A Leeston Progress League has been formed, with tk,e following officers: President, I)r B. Volckinnn; vice-president, Mr R. T. Robertson; secretary pro tern., Rev. TL O. T. Hanby; treasurer, Mr R. G. Power. In addition there is a committee of 11 members. The league will wait upon the Ellesmere County Council at its next meeting, to discuss drainage and other such matters.

Regulations under the Public .Service Act, J9J2, have been amended as from May 5, providing that when an officer retires on superannuation after completing 40 years' service he may, at, the discretion of the Commissioner, be granted six months' leave on full pay, or an equivalent payment in lieu thereof by way of allowance; provided that the sick leave taken by him during his service has not exceeded six months, or that he has not at afiy time been granted extended leave of absence on full or half-pay.

The Bishop of Nelson is on a visit to Christchureh mainly in connection with the co-ordination of the several missionary societies of the church nmler the Provincial Board of Missions. This afternoon he received the children's lantern self-denial offering for missions in the Cathedral, and this evening he meets the Diocesan Missions Committee. He addresses the missionary workers on Monday evening, has a day of devotions and conference with the clergy on Tuesday, and speaks at a public meeting on Wednesday.

New Brighton and North Beach residents please note: Tucks, Ltd., the progressive grocers and provision people, have extended their electric delivery service to Biighton. Orders called for on Mondays; delivery Wednesdays. A

In the Durham Street Methodist Church the annual Foreign Missionary services will be held to-morrow, when the Rev. Oswald McHattie will preach in the morning, and Rev. W. Ready in the evening. A public, meeting will be held in the Wainiairi County Council Chambers on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of discussing the plans for the proposed. I'apauui Town Hall and Library, and also the proposed balloon tramway loop at the Papanui terminus. At the Lyttelton Magistrate's .Court this morning, before Mr F. G. Norton, J .P., Albert Mitchell, first-class stoker on H.M.S. Renown, for whose arrest a warrant had been issued at 2 o'clock! this morning on a charge of beingabsent without leave, was remanded for eight days to permit of arrangements being made for him to join his vessel in Australia. Mitchell came to Lyttelton from Christchurch by the 6.55 train this morning but was just too late by a few minutes to get on board. Renown, by this time was then approaching tho moles.