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Grey River Argus, 24 August 1945, Page 4

Mr W. D. Ferguson, of Wellington, has donated to the Greymouth Pioneer Library a. book of clippings dealing with a six-week official visit to .Hokitika in 1867 by his grandfather, W. S. Moorhouse, as Superintendent of Canterbury Province and M.H.R. for Westland. The action of the Mayor (Mi' F. A. Kitchingham) in accepting the book was approved at last, evening’s meeting of the Borough Council. The following standing committees were appo.mted at a special meeting of the Canterbury Education Board, held on Wednesday. Appointments:— Messrs F’. G. Armstrong, A. Greenwood, W. T. Langley, A. H. Lawn, A. E. Lawrence ' (chairman), and S. Smith. Buildings:—Messrs J. J. Hurley, ,K. Kippenberger, A. Manning, W. P.‘ Spencer, C. S. Thompson, and F. L. Turley (chairman). Normal School and Training College:—Messrs Armstrong, Greenwood, Hurley Langley. Lawrence, Smith (chairman), and Turley. Finance: —Messrs Greenwood, Hurley (chairman), Langley, Lawn, Manning and Spencer. Agriculture: —Messrs Armstrong (chairman), Turley, Kippenberger, Lawrence and Smith. Manual and Technical:—Messrs Greenwood, Langley (chairman), Manning, Spencer and Hurley. Transport and Consolidation:—Messrs Kippenberger, Lawn, Manning, Spencer' (chairman), and Thompson. When members of the Christchurch Fire Brigade entered a burning flat a few nights ago they found a four-weeks-old baby there alone. The call was received at 10.55 p.m. When the last engine left on its return to the station at 12.13 a.m., the baby’s mother, who had left the flat some time before the alarm was given to attend a dance, had not returned. The alarm had been sounded when the fire was seen from the street. “This. I am very pleased to say, is the first case in my 30 years of experience in which I have come across such negligence,” said Superintendent A. Morrison yesterday. The brigadesmen were appalled to find the baby in the empty flat. No law covers such cases. The question is one of moral responsibility; no child should be left alone.”