CHRISTCHURCH.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 9

CHRISTCHURCH.

: " .■ ■ ■ May 7. ' n Mr. George Slorrisonj a : : Brisbano visiter, jsfc-: wlio has been spending a. few weeks in Now -a| Zealand, and. lias left. Cliristcburch for Wcl- ! jJJ' "liugton, is hn ex-aklermaii of Brisbane. 'Talking'to a" "Times" reporter lie said lie ?• W'as now honorary- .treasurer of the ex&cutiyo, of , the. Local Authorities Association, is Th.nt body, ho '• considered,' • should find a'". v il 'parallel ; everywhere in .the world; In,:': cl Queensland there;. were ■ one hundred and;: j'j "sixty-two ■ local authorities) and ovor one .' 'biiiidriiyJ...aivil l .fprty,of :them belonged to the ~ Association." It's aims "included among' r -. other tilings to, afford a universal - . S upon the' Local Authorities'' Act, and for that; ■j purpoßo therelivas,aniflxecutive of nine \yho' . . 11 were .appointed.;oacli '-August whtiu all tho f - bodies sci'jt dqlegjiteS ; to; Brisbano. it was ' 't intonded 'td'ask'tho Cbvernment to bring in^a'Bill"enabling "tho Association to become 1 corporat?.-- - -Then it was intended to bring I /tPW" '' superannuation -scheme, and also a 'scheme coveriiig compensation .to. workers. °. •Orio"bf the poiiits in which he .was especiX nlly r ' interested in New - Zealand,' Mr.-.-Mor- . S, , l i'lsflii'!said;' was tl]6 question of .water supply. A"'': seiyerago --wprlis:,A,; 1 Hill 'had been" ' ' v drafted by ..the ' Premier of Queensland: ' Jt'Vt'i)! ''provKle" " for 'a" water' supply and. -K.: scvyeragti "schemo 1 , I '. and- the. various local ! ®; ;authoritics ; were ;to be : asked to express . . {' ,'.opinionsf.upon, iti Whcther they did so. or -.. , t iiot it Was intended te; bring the Billdown. "i;,so:tliat Brisbane .was, certain to obtain soon -i , . an; ii'p-to-date.l'-system.; Plan's '.had • been; ~. '•• .ipado'..!)y-"ah engineer .covering' ad-. ... tlitioiis-.:to.;tho>,.present, ; ;water. supply.sys-.' '(.bm, tp, j;hq,,y.aluq ...pf ~-.£7oo|ooP, and tbej , out in. thbir : 't 'WhiStling df Steamers, • ,p. ..3 The; liuisShcd caused at Lvttelton bv the t j| .whistling > (if -sto.iniors was brought before-,the.-lvttelton iHarbour; Board,-yesterday by a . II j?4'dril^i' ! that it was absolutely;.. , .iinnecessary. [that - the', whistles " should -lie 'sound ; cd..: prohibited in : u ; jail! the chief : : centres''of;Now .Zealand as a .' u .piubli.n nuisance;-";'. The > ;tug whistle. • would p. : arouse all at 4or 0 o'clock in the v ' .mo'rning every day. in the week, simply'for ' '.thq'p'urppfee pf calling together the crew to ■ • .• 1 >itei(d to' their* dutiosl -. He maintained; that :';; : - • crqw, sliould he on hand when wanted I. -111' the sanie way ,as..other...men had to bo. • jt,. had obta'iiwd 'niedical'.opinion) ; iind the « ;unanimous . in con--"demning,.,the existing practice of steamers-; whistling.- 'Later oii,. Jlr. S. El Wobb, ex- . - !J'. MaybrVrif Lyttelton,- "was' called oil •to pro--. ■ posej a motion,'of which; he had given. notico,to thn-e|fect;tnat a by-law.should be adoptea prphibiting . thp flowing_ of whistles 111 tho K'port :1 oxcbpt' fqr purposes, Mr. •' .iVqbb said 'tliift some adverse'personal eritio-'-..— - ®; 'ipWMil ;: been dirco'ted against him/in con-, v: : ? and .hp wo.uld-ac-- . ''cqrdiiigJy no,t prbpqsq.tliq,motion, .i'Ho agreed 'iij prp,.forma. In .the .courso of thb' : ;' . • p: 'diseussipii,. the: chairman 'pointed out that ' T it was only intended to' prevent steamers • 0 blqwiu'g' their whistles; at:.the ; wharvos. There . ( i would.bq...no.,,intprfcrencc w'jtli navigation at all. , It; was- pvcntually> decided to refer the £ to- tiie. Harboqr'linprovemonfc Com- -.•>;.... .-■ V-. 'r. i■ Show. . ..a.--Tlle-'OliTysanthnniuin. Show now being held s js,; 111 onany respects, onq of tho best eyer ■■ i- seen '.hero,. Mr, W. Heaton R|iodes, M.P.,. and Jlr.:A. E. G..Rhodes both have magpi- - l.jicent exhibits. • One of the features'.of; the j,j ,hlipw, howqyer,- 'is ,the. : success,; of'.a member : ': . pf' the.commercial : staff "of thp Press Com-'- • jV pauyi'.Vhd'is nv v chrysauthemum • grower ;iii a ■ f', pniall.'way.;-; Hc ontered in niuq oftlio classes.,; ; • , ,fdr aniatcurs, oniplpyiiig no professional asj: -sistancp,.and'took inno first anVr'two second' ".- .'' £ ''His: wife entered exhibits in six d^- I '. . k .'cisrative ' classesj'"'And took 'three .first :and; , .tlireo.seconds. . : ': ; /•' . .. V ! >.- I 111 «;. • v'v •' • . iIBECi-- - - ■ Har !r E^ tonsipn, , ;;T , . 50h ,.,.;,. ~r -^ N fe ,«tTl}fi" c]]^jj;mai\.of : ;the; ' 1: Bqai'fl repeived:"'yesterday -a cable" message ?•- :frp'ni'. t^V-English! !> engineering 1 ,firm Cbode, l> ••Son, - and r Mathows',: : sayiiig that 7 their-.report- ~ ?' ipnV harbourv:e)ctensionß,.''inpludi|)g -thp-ship, l . f;- papal from. Sumner, was. posted on tho 16th li-' :pf jlast so'the.Bp'arH might expect to -. • - receive-' 1 ii'' before; the; end: - of, ■ 'the present) : ■j: .month!:? "It.'w'as: resolvedthattho' roport ( ; .'should'.■nbtV.bo_riw36;-p^blic."liy,'tliQ-:Board. ' -Supoi'a.nnuatian'SchcmD.'. : ■ , . . S ■■"At' ; .thei, - meetiiig of. the -North Canterbury ■ ; Hospital; Board, jfjv H. Bfprrell bro.ueht'up ,'..the :'qiie6tiqn;pr:"the application of the Go- . vernment, superannuation spliemo to tbo em- - • f' plqyqes,'of.tho.'Hospital B.oard.-, He. said than: P *tho c eyg'teijv-- l»a(l been: applied to, the police r'W«®^^^ n '|gwrtih?|its,'::and,,ii».'faeti-all*-- -.- ' :GoVpi'nmentrDepartmontSj ,and lie understopd: -■ ' that.-thß'';Ly,U.plton/Harbours.Board was 011- •' 'deav.o'urjng-.itQi.obtain;. the. : samq jirivijege tor 1 1" ''its' eni{ilqyeqsi. ,so that it '..was "time for the .-' iHqspital ; Board }to'. apply, to, have something .■' [; "[ii 'the,.Hospitals-Bill tp givo'tbo Board's cm- . ployeeßCuthe; opportunity : of, participating in ' - werO: practically Govern-. 1 'iScint servailts, and the matte);' should. bo"-.'• ■ " 'considered fttijtJi.e'-cppfpren.ee ■o.f'.reprcscnta- : ■ -; tives-of. Hospital ; Boards to' bq lield; in Wrel- ■ iingte)f'bri' o Jiiiie' , '9. fi ! i 1 : . ' ilr:T !^'!' t;: Paylii<feV-.f : Wi) r uld : l you want'-the' l " suporanniiatirtri- -for'-', the;''members of. the ■- . Board r'thmlf wfi'shoukrgijt something. • Aliotliqr " 'member, -"Vhilo "pgreeing ' that ■!' ! feonjethiiVg''sUould be dqnev'sajd that-all ther' ■ ,'. mip^ra^ua{ioh'";'.funds".'.liiut : -been- started by; t,"<the ijiftK in •the'-various -departments: outi of.'? . / the Go- - : I %ji{^6(it J 'm'l)(a<3ed-*tO; bH%!.dowh a Bill, for: ■ "the Jrovis[on : :oE a superannnation schenie, for . :the local bodies. It was resolved r lo»i^ l "pjrovlqiSte > -'Bh6uld*-'b6*'-niado.;to allow tho > . ; and: Charitable Aid' '' ■: ' Boarcls-'fo lparti'cipate ■ in-the benefits of 'tlie :; Civil' Service Superannuation Sehpmo. ■ , dunedi'N.- ' - ; 1 r ' ' Maj 7. , ■ 'J'lio' Punedin Winter, Gardens, presented ■,r ".'to: the citv by Mr- "It. Glendming, will ha ' ;.cpmpletcd. nva few days, .'fhe.qost is underslood 'to, i)o qy:er '£3000.- Thoy will be tho "wil/,gariieiis'; the-kind "in tho Dominion. ■ ' i |!Ke' - 'i)udbsed ,! 4tea'' wfll'be'!'dmded.-into three ;. 1 clilnatos. ' ~— ...'Xftfr. W. 8.-M'Ew'an, r of West-port, who is ,1 '.appointed.: librarian, .at tho Public . 'Library,' belonged' originally. to Edinburgh, ', Und-was in charge thero of M'lSnrcn and .WalWee's West lind,. Library. Mr. Beter-Barri wilPprobably have ai walk '-qybr for thp vaqant City'.Cqiincir seat. ; J ; ,;;iVNAPrER. ; ■'-! | ■ ; 1 ' May 7, : -,t A;-modest"paragraph"in. issue 'of •■4hp;.!. ,-, Daßy , isol(®wli'"'.'states'.-tbat.the pro--1 imeW«"-^f;.'.:Kv3y->v. ; 'KW*lMi after many j witli'that, jounial,' has. made ' :iiita.rigisn)qnts;,tlmt' will rshortly ; rolievo him' ' ' -. rofi the)!)ptivo ? managenient-bf the -business in ■ f.utViro, .'lt-is; understood, that tho principal — -interest,',iii thp paper has be'eu liought by Mr. . .H; Brett, of'tho "Auckland star JV'aria Mr. ,- iWf Glides, of tho; " Observer, ; and that ' •-thjjslattei: will-take over the duties of man-' ngcme'nt-. , v The " Daily Tolegraph " was, es-. tablished in ~1871 by a small company, in 'which 'Mi'i.; Iviiowles held a. large interest. -. •Some-twenty, years ago, tho paper was pur-. • ' : lohnsed, ;outright: by-. Mr; Knowlesj- and since ; thch-it ;has considerably developed-under -his careful maiiagomcnt, - Mr. Knowlos is well . , .known-in newspaper circles, having been: a -.- prominent member of the . Newspaper Pro-: . pnetors' Association and chairman of direo-, tors' df the Pross- Association. . hi His Second Century,' -Mr, Thomas -iMackay, a Nnpior. contpn- ■ ririan, cclebratcfl bis 103 rd birthday to-day.\ Mr. Maekay,' who may-fairly claim to be ' . abo'iit tbe oldest man in tho Dominion, camq .' ■to New Zealand in the Duchess of Argyll in' ■18-10, and still retains- a- r good grip ot the physical powors which liavo earned him to Riich-a. ripe age.' Ho enjoys a-walk around- : | jiis gardnn, -.and..occasionally, indulges in a .gamoi of draughts;: .His descendants molude■' a lHunbcr of-great-grandchildren. .Political. r l - I( ', JL '"tends wsitmg Waipawa ne\t week, and an effoit Mill be made to' 1 induce bun to deliver a political address in- " ; . - ■ . . V :,