LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17224, 15 August 1921, Page 5

LYTTELTON NEWS.

METHODIST CHURCH. • ■«r A i i. J, '^ lble sale "» aid °i tn « Lytteltca Methodist Church Circuit Fund was held in the schoolroom on Friday afternoon and proved very successful, over £«1 being realised for the object. GOLF. t 5? #"* fin,al {oT the championship of the J-iyttelton Ladies' Club, played on Saturday, Miss Pavitt defeated Miss Preston on the nineteenth hole, THE PICTURES. A crowded house saw Mary Pickford in Heart o' the HiU s " at the Harbour Light ineatre on Saturday, and the picture will be ropeated to-night, with -a e-ood supporting' R™! ra ™ lne - To-morrow "Partners of the jNasht,' a Goldwyn drama starring Pinna WBsbit, will be screened, tosrettier with a Christie comedy. Topical Budget, and episode nine of "Smashing Barriers." ROSEMARY BEES COMPANY. The fact that Lyttelton- now possesses a fully-equipped modern theatre is fast becoming known to the theatrical world, and in the future companies, whioh previously parsed Lyttelton by, may be expected to include the port in their itinerary. The first of t-heso companip.s to aupear at Lvttelton is the Rosemary Rees Company, who on ' Friday n'ieht n-°xt will presant "The Mollusc," Hubert Henry Davies's clever '■omedy in three acts, at th» Harbour Lieht Theatre. This talented combination has been winning po.lden opinion* in tho north. The Taranaki "Herald" of July 13th says ;—"Those who werot to the Emnire Theatre on Tuesday were wall rewwrded> They saw a brisbt ev.d emrrossiTwly humorous play presented by sta?e_ artiftn in a mariner that was wholly pleasing, and the freshness and brightness was as refreshing a-« it was humorous fl-nd entertaining. Miss Rees is a. hostin h°rself, and with the talented company which she has supporting her, 6he may be apsured of a Pi'cce«ful tow through her native l<!nd." Mis? Rees hia» herself written 7n".nv Fw<*w;ful nlays, and her comedy "Uncle iBill" hold' a record, a.s it has bi>»n at *br°<? Tx>ndon thestres, .the GJobe, tlhe Vaudpville, and the Colosseuin. Another of her comndiec i\ still on tour in Fn"?«-Tid. The rreerve p)an is available at Mazey's from this mcrning. PERSONAL. Mr E. Cain, of the local Ciwtome stfiff.' has r .y;ejT<,cl notice of his transfer to Christchurch. THE TRAIN SERVICE. ' Lyttelton residents are reminded that the railway cut begins to-day, and that, with the exception, of Wednesday and Saturdavs, th« laet train-q from Christchurch and from .Lyttelton will leave at 10.30 p.m. and 10.55 p.m. respectively. FIRE. A defective chimney in « house in Simeon quay, owned by Mrs J. Dyer and- occupied by Mrs Wood, caused -an alarm of fire to be given at 9.45 a.m. yesterday. The brigade turned out end found that there was no actual fire, a brick having fallen out of the chimney and allowed the smoke from the ram»e to escape between the ceiling and the roof. No damage was done. ■ I