LYTTELTON NEWS.
Water SupplyOwing to continued dry . WMthlTl *l° borough water supply is bc '"f st ." '",„ depleted, and steps are being taken o -■erve the -uppiv :n much ' IS P o ' '., notice ha' al'ladV h-, i-.cJ l.y the Council forbidding the use ..; water for gardenj urposes, and it is the intention of the L otim.il to prosecute anyone taking water tor gar dens. Some householders arc under tl.e mpredion that gardens may be watered i tween 6 and < p.m.. as in former .imes o shortage. Tlii-. is not so. and the »' water for gardens under any eircura-.-intcs render* the user liable to prosec-itio.i. Las! night it was reported that the of water remaining in the ri-scrvo.i- >• verv low. and feari were expressed :i c •" • ,l lcsul: ,ho-:',i :• seriou- tir <"" ;i.i:bot:r Light Theatre. There , :1 , a wrlUli;,.! hoc- :.'. *- »"■ hear 1.i,1„ Tl tre , r 5..f:.-d..y evening. when "The Shu, D:f." a , nreedyromancc -tarring Ford Strrlinir ami Louise brook, »■« screened, together with the two comedies ami a gazette. Mr Kml Peterson sang a couple of hr.lln.l--. and tn!J some humorous -lories which cvidentlv found much favour with the audience. The picture programme onlv will 1... ,e,.eate.l fcight. To niorrou "The flash of Wolves," featuring Kin-tin-tin. will he -crcced. The supporting P™gramme include- a comedy, cartoon. _and the tenth of the "Fighting l'.luod" series. On Wednesday evening, in '"".V! 1 "."' with the picture programme, there will tie one hour of vaudeville, when Scott «n.l Field, ehampion all-round dancers, will appear in a dancing, musical, and comedy turn, assisted by lldgar MofTiitt, in miisienl monologuos ami impersonations. Grass Fire. A grass fire broke out at -1.30 ycterday afternoon in the reserve between lh- Simmer road and the gasworks. The brigade turned out. and found the fire threatening some pine trees in the vicinity. A lead of hose was run out, and the outbreak was extinguished in about ten minutes.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18919, 7 February 1927, Page 13
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