THE CITY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 8445, 12 August 1911, Page 2

THE CITY.

CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY.

>' "Art is the perfection, the ease with which one does things, whether it-is courting a girl or leading a band."— Sousa. '

The city organist, Dr. Bradshaw, was fined 5s and costs at the Magistrate's Court-on Wednesday for having driven too fast over a street crossing. To the city organist: "Allegro, ma non troppo."

At the last meeting of the Christchurch Ministers' Association th© following resolution was carried unanimously:—"That this Association, rejoices in the issues to be placed before the electors this year on national prohibition anl local ho-license; that it pledges itself to do all in its power to carry these proposals, and strongly urges all its people to do the same."

The Wholesale Club matter cropped up again yesterday morning, when before Mr Justice Denniston, sitting in Chambers, the hearing of the petition for the winding tip of th© company;by the Court was adjourned till August 25th, at 10.30 a.m., in the meantime the creditors to be notified to meet on; the 19th: ihst, 1, at a place to be arranged, in order to ascertain their wishes regarding the winding up. Mr Alpers appeared for the petitioning creditors, and Mr Russell opposed the application.'

Yesterday afternoon a large and enthusiastic /meeting of women was held in Christchurch North, and a branch of the Women's Political Reform League was formed. Mrs Newman, of Wellington, gave a most interesting address urging the women of Christchurch to combine for the purpose of removing the present Government from office. Mrs Rolleston was elected president, Mrs J. D. Hall and Mrs Rose vice-presidents j and Miss Doris Meares, secretary, and a strong commit-t-ee was formed, .

The first series of lectures under the auspices of the Eugenic Education Society was delivered in ttifl "Town Hall Sumner, on Wednesday by 3)r. Symes. Tlie lecturer explained the latest theories regarding the improving of the physique, intellect and morals of •the hitman race, eugenics being the science of the production of , a good race, primarily, by changes in the stock, and, secondly, by alteration of the environment. The decrease in the birth-rate of the fit, the increase in the birth-rate of the unfit, and the injudicious methods of modern philantrophy .were briefly dealt with. The lecturer stated that while the average number of children/produced by the intellectual had sunk to under two, the number produced by the Unfit to-day was over six per family, and he desired his audience to consider the question of the nation' s f lit ure., ; Pre r eminence and dominance niust" naturally pass to and from nations with their rise and fall in mental and bodily fitness. Considerable discussion ensued at the close of the. lecture, the majority of the speakers endorsing the aims of., the Society.