CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 281, 20 August 1908, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

tBT TELIOHAPH.—SrECIAIi CORQKSFONDBNT.I Christchurch, August 19. Some residents of Akaroa liavo objected to several books issued from the public library thero. The president wrote to the librarian of the Christchurch Public Library asking for his opinions of "The Clansman," "Mills of God, and several other books. The librarian replied that the books mentioned were on the shelves of-the Christchurch Library and were going to stop. "There is nothing in thorn," he says, '"to shock the most moral. If 1 listened to what every subscriber said . about certain books wo. should soon have none on - the shelves. If anything is said about a book I gonernlly read it myself, or give. it to a friend, and if we consider thero is nothing immoral in it wo keep it on the shelves, and we hear nothing more about' it. We are constantly told about certain hooks, and generally take no notice of it'." The limaru High School Board of. Govern nors is in a very fortunate position.'financially, its annual income exceeding by £500 its annual'expenditure. " Some amusement was caused at Mrs. Harrison Leo's meeting" at Woolston last evening by tlio behaviour of. five small , boys. They had listened patiently to the temperance lecturer until, she advocated tho giving of temperance instruction in primary scliools, and then, as if in protost against any -such addition to the syllabus, they strode noisily from tho hall.

(HI TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, August'l9. At the Supreme Court tn-day, John Page was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for perjury. The men alleged to have been concerned in the '.'sticking-up" cases of May Inst appeared for trial : to-day. Tlia accused, under tho names of Joseph Johnston, Frank Bolton, and James Keegan, wero indicted oii throe counts, with that, on May 17, being armed with offensive wfcapoiis (revolvers), they robbed from Charles Marshall, one purse, one gold ring, one key, and £5 7s. in money. The other counts referred to the same occurrence, but reduced .the charges to robbery, and to stealing from tho person. The accused wore convicted on the major charge. A second indictment , against tha, three men, alleging robbery from the person, was then taken, but tho case was not finished when the Court adjourned.