MEETINGS AND SOCIALS

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16528, 21 May 1919, Page 4

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS

ADDING TON BURGESSES' ASSOCIATION. At tho monthly meeting of the Addington Burgesses' Association, 2ar li. I'ariano presided over u good aiieiiaunco ol meniboia. Correspondence was dealt with from the Christchurch City Council and. the teiegrapn engineer. A uiscussion look piaco as to the possibility of eecuring a puhlic hall for Aldington. The matter was neiu over tul next meeting lor turtner consideration. It was decided to write to the City Council regarding a dangerous part of South. Ciescent road. It was resolved to hold monthly card matches, and to hand over all proceeds to a fund for procuring linoleum ior tho Addington Libracy. S.P.C.A. A meeting of tho Executive Committee of the faocioty for tho Prevention of CiueHy to Animals wao held last evening. Present —Messrs J. O. Jameson (chairman), J.- iiParker7 J. Spiller, and C. C. ilciieuar (secretary). The inspector reported having visited fourteen districts during tho monih. and also various lioioe, poultry, and stock sa:es, and race meetings. Four cases of cruelty had been dealt with in the Court, and convictions recorded. Tho la3t consignment ot .-JUO sheep from the Chatham Islands had jeen inspected, and only oue death had oc-.-urred miiongst the whole eoosig:iroent. An inspection had been made cf a local caro* inz company's stable, two cf the hordes beiu* luund to be suficring licm sores, flix others ooir.it in a low condition, and three were oi Jored to be put off work. Various cauiiou Mid -warnings had bc-en adnumstcic' d various oSenccs. Six Btr&y dogs Had t>cc destroyed, and four moro dogs and tv.o hud been destroyed in the Animals , Tho Home, showed a credit balance ot Ao 16s GJ tor the "month. Tho rep or. adopted, and the inspector (Mr Vnue) corn plimented ujon it.

, Out of every 9 marriages m th° United States One results in a divorce. General Sir William liobertson, at * war services dinner to the Koyal Au - mobile C'iub members, said tne y ea *° . why the Germans so suddenly collapse was perfectly obvious and pcnec>- 3 plain. TBey collapsed because the Oe - man Army was beaten —beaten by 01 soldiers and our wonderful airmen, an thev would have been beaten by our Fleet if they had given it a chance. a tight. He saw no reason for saying jLhat thfi end was unexoected. . ..