LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16404, 26 December 1918, Page 9

LYTTELTON NEWS.

FUNERAL OF LIEUT. "VT. SULLIVAN

The funeral of Lieut. \V. Sullivan. late conductor of the Lytteiion Marine and N'f* Brighton Marine Band*, took plaee yesterday from St. Joseph'* Church for the Catholic Cemetery, Lvtteiton. At tho head of tli* procession w-.i3 a firins party f rt,r >l ' . N.Z.F.A., followed by the Lyttelton Coastal Defence Band. The pall-beai®rs Bandsmen E. VTendeibom, T. Harkess. S. liwigl>». and H. Marbott. Amon?*t tho** present, in addition to the- relatives of deceased, were Col. C. Cooper. Captain Mac Donald, B. D. lies, and Lieut. J. R ; * udor were also a number of '»'»■"!: bandsmw. including Messrs T JankaH and E. ft Derrv. ef Christchnrcb. Mr .E. tarv nf the New Brighton M.rme Band, and Mr V Dis. of Tt« Kuiti, an ex-member of * wP.fe» u.»a. t>» k x?' K «r?u;; read at the graveside bv the Kev. ta.ner Cooney.

THE PICTUEES. Ethel Barrvmore appeared in R Metro cornedr. entitled "The American which' wen screened at tho H»rbour L-gh T T Bil?v Weet, was much appreciated. The management have *~ur*d - Sde Th* Scarlet Runner." The opening episode win be screened on Tuesday nest.

ALLEGED CARGO BROACHING. On Tuesday a .hip's knA will before thfr Court tn pUlagingTarffo from the ateamer Ketit.

borough cotrsciL. Th. LjW.ll.. J. Gower. J. T. Brice, G. Morris, and J. T. The* 1 Mavor. in referring "to the Lientenattt W. Sullivan, late „ the Lvtteiton Marine Band, remarked that s SMsraiA sStis 1 mended thftt the newseary be , in t»rm« of J»oxioua Weeds Act law, to paae ft . epfecinl order declnnng fennel, gorte. and 1 weeds in th«. borough of Lj Bc'roueh Cr. Morris remarked that the Jsoroug . Council was one of the chief offenders in , this connexion, and should certainly «et » good example to private : The tecommendatioft -*«s ad6J)ted. ■ The Council decided to again urge upon the Railway Department the of : reinstating the pre-war Sunday tram service between Chmtcnurch and Lyttelwn. The Lighting Committee recommended that the electric street light# be 1 in the centre <s! the street in all th f.J® ai *l streets of the town with the < 6W»ptwn of Norwich quay, where the ptaotioable. It was further recommenced that 25 electric line poles be procured at the first opportunity for .stock, and that about 300 feet of conduit piping be ordered for wiring premises.—Adopted. ~ The Works Committee, referring to the resolution "That tho Work* Committee coneider the advisability of providing {u ,f th ® r life-saving appliances at Cowair Bay, reported that lifebuoy<i wert placed M, the boat jetty and the men's bathing jetty, and a, patent Adam* lifebuoy as well-ae «•, sating reel -were svailable at the shelter «hed. Instruction* had been given to plaoe another lifebuor at the outer end of the enclosed bath. Ths committee was of opinion that these appliances would give ample pjoviftion for life^aving.—Adopted. The Council accepted on invitation from the Executive Committee of the Council of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers to send the borough engineer to the annual general meeting of the Society, to be held io Auckland in February. A request from tho Navy League for.* donation towards a «pecial_ jfor ine dependants of men of the Uoyal Navy who have been loat or incapacitated in the war Was referred to' the Finance Committee. An alleged breach of the Slaughtering and | Inspection Act in connexion with meat delivered to a local butcher, waa referred to the Council's solicitors with instructions to take action. . RACING PIGEONS SHOT. AYhnt appears to have been" a breach of the Act'providing for the protection of homing- pigeons whilst engaged in racing evfents occurred on Saturday last, in-connexion with a pigeon race from Palmers ton North. _ A local member of the Flying Club complains that several of his pigeons which be had • entered in the above-mentioned ,; event returned home suffering from gunshot wouhds.