LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18182, 19 September 1924, Page 13

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Personal. Mrs Colin Cook and Miss Cco.k returned yesterday from Sydney, where uicy havo been spending the winter. Mr G. "White-Parsons, of tbo Harbour Board's engineering staff, has received word from London t,hat he has been successful in passing: tbo preliminary examination -f tho British. Institute of Civil Engineers. Improvements at Quail Island. Respecting certain improvements required at the Leper Station on Quail a.uthority has been given, t:> the Public "Worlcs Department to liavo them carried out. a-t once. The principal improvement, and one that the patients have been anxiously awaiting for some time, is the alteration of the social hall. This is a, shed, 45ft long by 25ft wide, which was used during tlio war jis a barracks at tho shore end of tlic J>o. 6 wharf at Lylt-clton. This shed is now to be mado fit for the purposes of u aocia! hall and Horary, tho building previously so used having been made iuto a ward for a patient. An -unhealthy drain is also to bo aitended to. Tho decision- to have these improvements effected a 003 not necessarily mean that the proposed transference of New Zealand lepers to tho Fijian leper station of Mokolai (referred to in a message from the Wellington correspondent of "The Press," which appeared in Tuesday's issue) is not likely to ta.kc place. Tlio message referred to stated that negotiations had been proceeding on the subject between the New Zealand Government and the Fijian authorities, but that nothing dsfinito lia<l been arranged. It is not assumed that tjieso negotiations havo been discontinued. Tho explanation of tho decision to effect the improvements ilie leper staiion oil Quail Island is that if arrangements are made for the transference of New Zealand lopers to Mokolai it will "be probably some considerable time beforo it can be effected. Tlie Pictures. "Excitement," featuring Laura la Plaxjte, •will bo repeated at the Harbour Light Theatre to-night, together -with two oomedie3 and an episode of "Buffalo Bill." To-mor-row "Flowing Gold," a drama of tho oilfields by Rex Beach, will bo screened. The supports include a comody, ecenio and gazette. At tho evening session Maurico Vancam, tho "King of Tramps," who nearly completed a walk around tho world for a wager of £7OOO, will give a. ten minutes' interesting and amUsing lccturctte. Billiards. The annual billiards match for a challenge shield, Eaai Lyttelton v. West Lyttclton, was played at tho club's room on Wednesday night. East Lyttelton won by 203 points, the games being as follows: EAST.

TV. VT. Toy .. 100 S. "WV.lcs .. 100 J. Morris .. 100 W. "Waies 63 J. Foidd :. .. 100 L. Atkinson — 100 S. Ayors 10D T. Gellety .. 100 32. Green -»■ ' .. so 952 WEST. E. Muxlow .. GO H. A. Eliind .. — 51 Cantain Eobcrlson .. , 50 C. Toy 75 J. McLeod .. 100 A. Cassio „ r.t J. Manibcra, .. 78 J. Voyee — 80 C. "Whit-ford »- — „ 100 it. Burns — .. 100 719