LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18921, 9 February 1927, Page 13

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Jumble Sale, A jumble sale will bo held in the Salvation Army Hall on Friday afternoon. There will bo clothing, cake, sweets, and flower stalls. Billiards. . D. Collins defcuted R. Collins In tho final of the Lyttclton Club's- weekly flying fifty billiards tournament on Monday night. Song Bocital. Miss Merle Millor,' tho gifted Lyttclton singer, of whom Mr Holand Foster, of the Statu Conservatorium, Sydnoy, spoke so enthusiastically In Wellington recently, will give a recital in St. Saviour's schoolroom on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Assisting artists will bo Mrs John Guthrie, 'cellist, and Mrs J. Hussel, accompanist. Motbodlst Church. At tho conclusion of tho scrvire at tho Methodist Church, on Sunday evening, tho Rev. B. Dudley took advnntngo of the opportunity to express tho general regret of the congregation at tho removal from tho district of MiBS It. May. Ho spoko of her pralsaworthy work, especially In connexion with the young pooplo's departments of the church nnd the choir. Miss May loft for the south on Monday morning. Pictures and Vaudeville. An attractivo programme of vaudeville nnd pictures will bo presented nt the Harbour Light Thcatro to-night. In tho first part Scott and Field, champion all-round dancers, will appear in dance*, songs, comedy, and magic. Also thero Is Kdgar Moffatt, who will present musical monologues and impersonations, nnd Betty, n diminutive dancer. The vaudeville part of thu programme will conclude with ft ono act farce, ."Ihe Hsunlcd House." In the second part of the programme "Tho Clash of tho Wolves," featuring Kin-tin-tin. will be screened. Tomorrow "Spangles, • W»«»«««'-. , «« 1 drama of circus life, will bo screened, together with a comedy and gazette.

Magistrate's Court. At tho Magistrate's Court yostcrday, before Messrs .7. T. Norton, J.P.. »«d T. Lester, J.P.. Goorgo. Stiff, a ships fireman, appeared on romnnd on a charge of having stolen, on January 27th. n box of cigars, valued at £2 XOs, and n pair of socks valued at ss, tho property of Frank Brpar Clark. Ho was furthor charged with wilfully damaging two suitcases, vnlued at £5, by cutting them open with a knife. He pleaded guilty to both offence*. ...... ~ Sorgoant J. W. Mcllolm said that tho suitcases had been stowed in a motor-car on the steamer Maori. Stiff, who was n passenger on the steamer, hud cut them open and taken the nrtlclos mentioned. Somo shirts were also missing. Accused had been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in 1924 for embezzlement of cargo. Stiff pleaded that he had committed tho offences while under the influence of liquor. He had como down to Christchurch to get married. On the charge of theft he was fined £lO, In default one month's imprisonment, and ou the second charge he was ordered to pay the valuo of the suit-cases. In default 0110 month's imprisonment, the default terms to be cumulative.