TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18056, 25 March 1919, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers' advertisements appear on page 9:—M'Kenzio and Willis, H. Matson and Co. and M'Kenzie and Co. Afc the Waltham swimming carnival on Saturday the 25yds schoolgirls' race was won by F. Watts, A. Ford being second.

A four-roomed house at Hagley Street, Iliccartoh, the property of Mr J. Whittle, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The drivers' award for the Canterbury district, which will come into operation on March 31, has been filed with the clerk of awards in Christchurch.

The promised conference of the Minister of Railways with railwaymon's organisations will take place this week, when the Department's proposals in reply to the men's requests will bo bu mitted to them. Members of the Amalgamated Society of Railway j Servants' executive will meet in Wellington on Thursday for tho purpose. The Mayor announced last night that he had received from the Government a draft, of the proposed peace celebrations, and he hoped to call a publia meeting, probably for next Monday evening, to Consider tho matter. " Will the Government foot tho bill?" asked Councillor F. Burgoyno. " They will givo a subsidy," said the Mayor. As a result of requests received from the Canterbury Master Butchers' Association, the City Abattoir Commiteo has authorised the manager to purchase tho necessary plant for scalding, cleansing and cooking tripe at the abattoir. The cost is estimated at abfat £2O. A fee of 6d per tripe for scalding and cleansing, and Is for scalding, cleansing and cooking, will be charged.

1 Invitation"- have been issued to n number of Wellington citizens, states the Wellington correspondent of _ the " Lytteltoh Times," to attend a private meeting shortly, when tho Welfare League's constitution and aims will be explained. Meanwhile no names are publicly monioned in connection with the league except that of the president, Mr O. P. Skorrett. The public is greatly interested to know who else is concerned, as the suggestion is generally made that the organisation is backed solely by large business interests.

The following resolution was carried at the meeting of the New Brighton Borough Council last evening, after discussion of a resolution sent forward by the Hastings Borough Council:—" That the Hastings Borough Council be informed that while the New Brighton Borough Council cannot see its way clear to' support the resolution containing a definite prayer to his Majesty the King to appoint General Sir Andrew Russell as Governor of New Zealand, it is of the opinion that the time has arrived when a petition should be presented to his Majesty that in future tho Governors of New Zealand be selected from the men in the Dominion." Tho resolution was moved by Councillor F. Christian and seconded by Councillor R. Browning. Tho usual meeting of the Labour Representation Committee was held in the Trades Hall on Saturday evening, when Mr F. R. Cooko, the chairman, presided over some forty delegates. A letter was read from the Plumbers and Gasfitters' Union conveyihg its decision to become affiliated with the L.R.C, and advising that delegates had been duly appointed. A letter was received from the Rev Allen Job, secretary of tho Christchurch Council of Churches, inviting tho committee to send one of .its members to its next meeting to address the council, tho subject to be u What Lines of Co-oneration Would You Suggest to tho Churches." The invitation was accepted, and Mr Armstrong was selected to attend. Business relating to the forhcoming local elections and the ballot for the selection of a candidate to contest the Christchurch Soath seat was transacted. Arrangements were made for a public meeting at Hornby.

At nine o'clock yesterday morning, Mr G. Bovingtort, of Rangiora, suffered the loss by firo on his farm at tho five cross roads of a stack containing about ten tons of oatsheaf, a portion of a stack of wheat estimated to yield ninety bushels, and a large Stack of hay harvested from eight acros. Messrs Todd Bros., of Coutts' Island, were engaged threshing the wheat when from some unexplained cause a fire broke out Under the combine, and fanned by the stiff norjwoster blowing at the time took a 'strong hold in a few minutes. The Combine was hauled out of danger with no further damage than a scorching, but nothing could be done to save tho stacks. At one o'clock in the afternoon the combine was observed to be on fire and tho mill hands quickly got to work and apparently successfully dealt with tho outbreak. Threo hours later, however, the machine again burst into flames, and despite every effort made to extinguish tho fire tho Combine was completely destroyed. Mr Bevington had no insurance, but there was a small policy on the combine. Trusses ai e always fatted perfectly, at Loasby's. lAey have the largest stock of Trusses in the Dominion, and are thus saved the necessity of supplying any but the proper truss required for perfect comfort. Loasby and Co., chemists (opp. Balkntyne/e). 6 Wo aim to portray character in our photographs, and wo succeed I See the d'bplay in our show cases Steffano W*bb, 252, High, Street. X ,

Yesterday'® rivpr report stated that tho Wnimakariri (both branches), Opihi and Waitaki were clear, tho Rangitata fishablo and the Rakaia dirty. The harvest festival services held yesterday at the Rugby Street Church were largely attended, and were of a most interesting character. In addition to special music by the choir and Sabbath school children, Kuveral musical items were rendered by Mr and Mrs Ernest Firth and Mr Rex Harrison,. The preacherß were the Revs W. O. Olliver, Q. IS- Moore and A. O. La wry. Tho building was nicely decorated with an appropriate harvest-timo display. /' Tho question was asked in the City Council last night whether a polling booth could be provided at Lyttelton for Christchurch city ratepayers who would be working on the wharves_ on the day of the municipal election. Councillor Flosher said that this was impossible, unless the main polling place was outside the borough. An effort had been made some time ago to get a city polling booth for tho New Brighton election, but there was no power to do so.

A largely attended meeting of those interested in carrying out the arrangements of the young people's top line demonstration was hold on Saturday evening, Mr F. Cole presiding. Progress reports Btated that there was every probability of largo entrances for the competitive displays, and that a number of suitable judges had been secured. It was decided that, in the event of the weather being un propitious, the children should bo disbanded immediately after tho procession terminates.

In a judgment summons case heard nt tho Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., the defendant stated that he was a tramway employee, whose average earnings was about £4 a week. He added that he had eight children, the eldest being thirteen years of ago. Tho Magistrate, in dismissing the summons, said that at tho present time £4 a week was equal to £2 10s before the war, and under tho circumstances he could not see how tho defendant could pay anything off the debt.

A cyclonio gale occurred at Carterton early on Saturday morning. ■ It stripped fruit trees and blew down some sheds. A house was being removed from one street to and the contractor had on Friday shifted half the building to the new site, placing it on concrete piles. When the gale began at two o'clock on Saturday morning the contractor had a .'ook round the buildins. which was then intact. A few hours later the roof was two hundred yards away, and the walls had collapsed. The strength of tho gale is indicated by the fact that the roof was lifted over tho telephone wires, some of which were broken, and then deposited in two sections in different paddocks-

( Tho connection between public health and the completion of the Otira tunnel was emphasised by the Hon G. W. Russell yesterday, when he stated that a great deal of the difficulty of buildine adequate houses for the population of the country, thus avoiding slums, was caused by the enormous increase in the price of timber, and anything that would connect Canterbury with the largo timber districts of the West Coast must command the consideration of the Government- The absolute necessity for railway carriage was emphasised in the most glaring manner recently when it was ascertained that the freight by sea to the West Coast had increased by 71 per cent, and notice was given or a further rise.

In its report to the Christchurch Tramway Board yesterday, the Works and Traffic Committee submitted the following comment and decision on the matter of concession tickets:—"Some time ago the board agreed to allow the special concession tickets for the 5d and 6d sections to be used by tho holder of an equivalent number of sections on other lines. The prices of those concession tickets are based on the distance travelled over. Some of tho sections are longer on one lino than on another. The privilege thus granted "lias led some of the residents on the longer distances to buy the cheaper tickets of other lines. For instance, as pointed out by the North Beach deputation, Brooklyn people, 5d section, 6s 6d,' are using No. 5 route fid tickets, 6s. Tho length of tho Brooklyn 5d section is six miles eight chains and tho New Brighton 5d section five miles forty chains. The committee has decided that this practice shall be discontinued and that these tickets will onlv in future be available for Use on the )ino printed thereon." The report was approved. In 'a letter to his parishioners, the Ven Archdeacon Haggitt, vicar of bt Mary's, Merivale, urges the erection of a new church. The present church, lie says, is fast falling into decay, tht. barer having caused much damage. Th« vestry have the question of building under consideration, and plans aro being prepared. The vicar goes on to say that as beautiful and as good a church as possible should bo built, as it is not only for the present generation that they would be building, but for future generations as well. "If wq cfcn raise £20,000 wo Should raise it,'and not bo content with £12,000 or £15,000." About three years ago a certain gentleman handed him £IOOO for a new organ for the new chinch, while another gentleman sent war bonds to tli& valucj of £SOO as a thank-offering tor his wife and himself for tho preservation of their son through the war. Both offerings were also mudo anonymously. There should bo no difficulty in raising sufficient money to build a really good church as u memorial to those who gave up their lives in the great wai, and as it thank-offering tor victory.

On Saturday evening about fifty members of tho St Albans Public Library assembled in the hall, Dove]' Street, to witness the unveiling of the past president honours board. Mr W* E. Dangerfield, president, occupied the fthair and the ceremony was performed by Mr W. J. Neate, who, in a short address, referred to the institution and progress of tho library, and paid a tribute to those who had conducted its affairs Rince its founding in 1867. Kindly reference was also made to the late Dr Florance, the first president, and to Mr William Moor, through whoso generosity the library was firsi established. Tiho board, which is of artistic design, was tho work of Messrs Hardie and Thompson, who also presented it to the library. The names inscribed on the board are as follows, in the order oi their occupation of tho presidential chair:—Dr A. Flc-rance, Mr Treadwell, J. A. Efford, A. J. Howell. J. T. Squire, A. C. Burt, W, J. Noate, G.,Capper, J. J. Hunter, T. Palmer, J. Moor, J. W. Bcanlnnd, John Jowsey. D. J. Hathawny., B. Moore, A. J. Poarson, A. Vincent, A. Soahes and W. J. Dangerfield. On each side of the board were hung full-sized framed photographs of Mr W. Moor and the late Hon R. J. Scddon, and at tho foot was a portrait of the late Br Florance. At tho conclusion of the ceremony a Gooial gathering was held, at which a number of toasts were duly honoured. During the evening a number of songs and recitations were contributed.

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The Christchurch City Council's Roll of Honour will be unveiled in tho City Council Chamber at 7-30 o'clock to-morrow night. Relatives and friends of those employees of the City Council who joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force are invited to be present. Thd 0% Fire Brigade received a call at four minutes past live o'clock last evening from the Technical College. On arrival a coal and wood shed at the rear or tho main building was iound to be on fire. The outbreak was quickly subdued with the hand pump and chemicals and little damage was done. Walter Murton, delivery clerk in the employ of the Harbour Board, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at Wellington yesterday for stealing a pair of boots and a pair of shoes from a case in a wharf Bhed. Mr Frazer, S.M., said he would have sentenced tho man to three months' imprisonment but for his previous good record. An Auckland auctioneer states that more than one-third of the cargo of bananas *>y tne Talune, comprising 16,000 cases and 3000 bunches, are useless, as a result of the vessel being quarantined in Auckland har_ hour. Permission to land the fruit before the quarantine expired was asked for and was refused.

As a result of a police raid on a house in Haining Street, Wellington, recently, Gong Ka Ong, occupier of the f>remiseß, was fined at the Police /ourt yesterday £4O and costs for allowing fan-tan to be played. Thirty-seven other Chinese were arrested, and twenty-two of them were fined £3 and costs each. Four, others, who pleaded not guilty, were fined also, and the cases against the remaining eleven were dismissed. During the last two or three days extensivo grass fires have been in progress on the tussock-clad slopes of the Port Hills, following; the usual custom at this season, when the grass is burnt off to stimulate next season's growth. On Sunday a wide area at the back o* the consumptive sanatorium - was blackened, and yesterday £he fires produced a densa pall of smoke which hung over the hills till after sunset, when the fires had exhausted themselves. Ministers and the Public Works DeSartment have soveral times promised Ir J. Crnigie, M.P., and the Timaru Borough Council that electric power from Lake Coleridge would bo supplied to South Canterbury after tho war. The council last night received a letter from the Department indicating that nothing could be undertaken in this direction and no contract entered into at present, as it was impossible to say when material would be available, or to estimate tho cost of material and labour when available. Tho council resolved to leave no stono unturned to keep tho Department to its promises. —Press Association.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Sleeman, 1.G.5., last evening addressed tho Christchurch Garrison Officers' Club on tho subject of tho new syllabus for cadet training. Colonel G. 3, Smith; president of the club, occupied the chair. He placed emphasis on the value of concentrated training as applied to the Territorial Forces, and gave many illustrations of the benefits Which might bo expected to accrue from a systematic training, physical, mental and moral, of youths of tho cadet age. At the conclusion of his address Colonel Sleeman answered many questions and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks on the motion of Colonel Chaffey. '

A largoly attended meeting of West Coast returned' sdslier3 held at Greymouth lost night passed tho following resolution, which is being sent to the Acting-Prime Minister :—" That this association resents the attempt of a section of the people to take away from Us tho liberty and freedom for which we have modestly fought, and we ask the Government to approach the GovernorGeneral with a request that the hasty legislation passed late last year by Parliament should bo deferred until our comrades are with us again to take thoir part in Dominion affairs, and that tho licensing; poll due next month should be deferred until the general election poll in December next, when the majority of our comrades should be back and have time to join with kindred associations for the welfare ot this land of liberty."—Press Association. A special meeting of the Canterbury Typographical Association was held at tho Trades Hall on Saturday evening. The meeting was called tp disCUBS the position' which has arisen since the coming into operation of tho new award. Considerable dissatisfaction with the recent agreement was expressed in letters and telegrams received from Auckland, Otago and Wellington Typographical Unions, owing to the fact that employers wore not granting tho increase in wages ,to men already in receipt of wages more than 2s 6d over the minimum. The following resolution was unanimously carried:— " This meeting expresses its strong dissatisfaction with tho manner in which the typographical agreement is being side-stepped by certain printing trade employers, and iakes exception to thoir action in not granting'the full additional war bonus of 7s 6d per week to all employees, irrespective of Wages paid." The meeting also discussed tho matter of the union cancelling its registration under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act when the present award has expired, and it was decided that further consideration of this matter be held over.

Rather revolutionary suggestions for the extension of the Christchuroh Domains Boaid'B functions were made yesterday, when a deputation from the Waimairi County Council, consisting of Messrs S. A. Staples and C. W. Hervey, waited on the Minister of Internal Af> fairs' with a request for an adjustment of tho representation which would give Waimairi more than one member. Mr Sjbaples said that the county con. feributed £399 to the board, and had only one representative. In the beginning it was possible for any two local bodies contributing less than £SO each to amalgamate and nominate one member. The City Council, contributing £1250, at present had six members and the Government four. The Ministo said that it seemed _ absurd that a body like Waimairi, which contributed £4OO, should have no more equitable representation. If legislation was brought down he would endeavour to see that the obligation was placed on tho Domains Board to develop the seaside resorts. To his mind it Was preposterous that New Brighton should have to rate itself to maintain the domain in Christchuroh and at the same timo have thrown upon it the entire responsibility of providuig the recreation, sanitary equipment and everything else required for the huge population that went from Christ- i church to the seaside. The same remark applied to Sumner. ENGLISH iIDECARS, £2O.

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