LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17277, 15 October 1921, Page 7

LYTTELTON NEWS.

iIETHODIST Cia'RCH. Th« annual meetin? 0: tho if.nr.f.-'.T Bear# was held on Thursday at tho v>arsor.»»e, th ■ Rev. £i. Bailey presiding. The va.rie.ij tiorte from th» Sunday School. Moriiinir St;. - brigade-, au<l the Horn* wr.vi Foreign MU»:on HOcrotar.at* wti<> dealt with, and considered ' • bp satisfactory. Tho Kef. S. Baiky unanimously invited to oontinue his mitv.Mrfor another term. In accepting tho ir.vi'.j tion, Mr Bailey apoka feelingly of the hupprelations existing between mini*!or, officer*, and members of the church. A vote •>:' thanks to Airs Bailey tor her heap it a'.;;-, brought tho meeting to a float. ODDFELLOWS' TIALL. A jumbla H»le and f:i:r, in aid of the CV" fellows' ./uvc.'.lo L«*i£e, will be held :r. OJdieliowV Hall this afternoon. Man? attractive »talli hfcvo been arranged. To-nigh: the 1.-.xljr,* will hold, a hard-uri social, ar.c pi ires will awarded for the boat hard-:: - coatv.mo*. O'L'BL'.N CAKN'IVAV At tho first counting lip of '.lie moi.ry raised on Uvia'f of the District- High Stho ; Qiw, Carnival, t:;« Xv qu«-n, V Aver# (red) was dis-iaro:i to bo> in the *e#n. with N'o. 0 queen, Mavis TayW OC.Z. V.r. sijn) iwconH, ai:l N\>. 1 queen, Flora M Dor.aki (tttrtan) thini. Tlio order of tiu other iiueena ia- X.i Leila Scott . So. 7, F.Uie Hunter ir.avy blue ar.d yellow-: Xo. (IU-rr Hill *;oe's'•; No. <, Kathleen Fu)bertt>>n {royal l>ir,e): Xo. 8, Infant Dejiarimont, irer.e We!:* The ceremony of hoisting tho flairs *.119 tn.ruil by t'l--of tho hilynril at the truck. A fif! - - standard boy, Rrnost Comfort, was equal tthe occasion, hiwuvr, makinjr a daring an euoo«sful c.liiQa up ■. mro and h-" 1 :#*; ins tho flags timid thech<vii»of the •cbool children. CENTRA I, I'AY OFFICTv. Tho l.yi(o!ton terdav paid irom the new contra! [viv o'V.ie for tlia tirst time, i'n-.•io-.isly the men L.d to vieit half a dozen different effioes !o co lect wages due to thorn for the weok's \vor%. and the union hae for tome time advocatod oentril pay office < n similai lino« to tlut u 1 Wellington. The [.resent office v.-n-s luiiU the Harbour H.'ard for tiio Watorside l'rr ployeri' Association, of which Mr J. tiartai ' is chairman and Mr A. K. Smith is aecr* tary. On pay days olcrkst are mipplie«l b the different shipping' companies in proper tion to tho amount which each company, litto pay out. Six clerks were employed yfj?t<v day in teunus oi tw.>. 0110 ok-xk would operate tho card index cabinet, while t!:» other would pay out. Aa each waterside: csma to tho window hs received his week'.* ! wagas lor work <iono for all companies, .'i one lump sum. Although there were lumv complaints from the men yesterday about the slownose of tlio aystem, there « no doubt that, once the scheme lfl given • fair trial and minor improvements are mode, it will prove very satisfactory. _i_ XEW BOAT. Tho second 14-foot one-deaign Bailing boat built by J. Miller, Ltd., was launched from tho firm's alip<v»y yesterday. This .boat is owned by Maura Stiller, and 'will he tried out against tinLinnet, launched on Saturday lull toz ITr XSinolair. Tho batter boat Wul (a to Dunedill to compote for thq Sanders Memorial Cup. Hisa Elsie Miller, eister of on* of tW owners, performed tho launching ceremony, breaking a bottle of champagne over the bowa and naming the boat Tomtit. Mr B- H. Henderson congratulated ika builder* and owners, and wished them every oocceßa. lf« eaid that the aport vraa creating interna local interest, and it was to be hoped that, whan either Tomtit or Unset ««nt «wuth, it would giva a good account of itself animt ftw «- dorubtable Otago champion*. After tea ceremony the gueate were entertained by tine owner*. The trial* between the two bo»t* will take place immediately. SEAMEN'S INS'rH'UTB. On Thursday evening a moat enjoyable and well attended social was gives at the Institute to the crew of the Braxton, moat of whom are leaving for Sydney. Gasnea of all descriptions were played, ana recitations and muaioal items were given. Mr M. .T. Miller and Mr Woodside addreeeed tho men, and. expressed, on behalf of the Institute, eure of knowing that eo many of them hal attended tho entertainments and oAmces ? well for the past two month*. One of th*> officers and one of the crew heartily thasflwil the members of the Inatitute for the help and kindness shown during the prolonged •tay in port, and issued all prwsnt of their aircere gratitude.