TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18218, 4 October 1919, Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Tho annual iho.v of the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association lV fu be held at Itangiora on November Entries ami applications for spues close on Tuesday. October 28. Schedules may be obtained upon application to tho secretary, Air W. J- Young, Box 4, llangiora. Salvation Army lasses were collecting in the streets yesterday for Self-Denial Week, which is being observed by the Army in all parts of_ the Dominion. House to house collecting has been in hand foi several weeks, but the actual self-denial of members of tho Armv will not begin until Saturday, October 11. It will continue until the following Saturday. It is expected that the result of tho appeal this year will be exceptionally satisfactory. , Hie amount collected yesterday totalled £135. Last year’s street collections amouutod to £145.

Y’ou feci a delightful warm glow radiating through the congested airpassages as soon as you take tho firsi dose of “ Stop-Tt the successful cough and cold remedy. All chemists and storekeepers sell it—ls 6d, 2s (Li and 4s 6d a bottle. Loasby and Co.. Chemists (opp. Ballantyno’s). 1

School of Art Requisites: Artists’ colours and drawing materials, large and varied stocks at Gibb’s, Cashel Street (opposite Ballantync’s). 95

Durham S:reet Methodist Sunday 8-11001 will celebrate its rixty-rixfh anniversary to-morrow by three special song services The morning and evening services will Lo cmiducteJ by Chaplains W. Bramwell Scott and C. H. Olds respectively, both of whom have just returned from active service, j'he Rev P. N. Knight will give a children’s address at the afternoon service. A series of new hymns will be rendered on each occasion by scholars jf the school, assisted by idle church choir under Air Ernest Firth. dho series of reminiscences of old Canterbury identities will bo continued in to-day’s issue of the “ Star.” A very interesting tale is told by the narrator, who was an early arrival in the Dominion. The other Saturday features will he continued, including “ News of the AJovies,” “ Sporting Gossip,” “Notes from the Suburbs” and “ Chess and Draughts.” A cartoon by J. H. Gilmour, who is a regular contributor to the “ Star,” will also be published. The eight o’clock edition will contain full reports of tho day’s athletic and sporting events, including the Australian racing fixtures. Reporting to the Education Board at its meeting yesterday tho Normal School Committee stated that tho Principal had submitr.el a list showing the iineertilicated teachers taking the correspondence cou-so co' dueted by members of tho Training College staff Of the sixteen teachers doing the correspondence work, two aro in South Cant* 1 bury, three in mid-Cantorburi. four iri North Canterbury, and seven in Westland. Tlvo instructors’ reports showed that in general most praiseworthy diligence, and as far as could bo judged, Highly satisfactory progress had boon made.

A Native Land Court opened at Kaiapoi on Wednesday and sat during Thursday and yesterday. Judge R. N. Jones presided. Prior to the commencement of business feeling reference was made to tho death of Chief Judge Jackson Palmer by Air 11. W. Uru, and the Court adjourned for a short timq out of respect to his memory. The Court has been kept busy dealing with partitions and successions, which are of no general interest except that they help Alnori settlement. About thirty-five transactions, leases and sales, were passed, and several owners’ meetings were authorised for the purpose of effecting sales and leases of blocks where the owners were numerous. The Court will sit again to-day. “Like nothing on earth,” was the verdict of passengers who made flights from tho Canterbury Aviation Company’s aerodrome yesterday. Aliss Frediswydo Hunter-Watts, of Mr Allan Wilkie’s Company, made a flight with Mr J. C. Alercer. the company’s pilot, in ono of the 100 hp. Caml' - on machines, and was enchanted with tho magnificent view of tho hills and sea coast. _ The Bristol Fighter, piloted by Captain J. H. Don. went up a little later with Colonel Cliaffey as passenger. The machine flew over Lyttelton at a height of about 6000 ft, and followed the coast line past Sumner and New Brighton. Colonel Chaffey, who had flown before at the aerodrome, was enthusiastic regarding tho view of Akaroa harbour and tho bays. At yesterday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board tho Buildings Committee reported that as the cost of the Ashburton new school had been approximately £1660 above the amount available, it had been decided to applv to the Government for an additional grant towards meeting the excess expenditure. The committee had applied for increased accommodation in the infant school, which was overcrowded. It was decided to renew the application to the Department for a main school at Ailenton, and the erection of two additional class rooms. The committee applied for additional assistance towards the cost of the removal of shelter and coal sheds to the ne.v site and for the erection of cycle sheds, etc., the total cost of which was £9B. The board previously granted £25, rml the committee asked for an additional £44. It was lecommcrded that an additional £l3 be granted, making the board’s total contribution £6B, and the committee’s £-30. The report was adopted. The proposal to permit the Technical College authorities to use a portion of the South Belt School for classes for returned soldiers was briefly dismissed at yesterday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board. The Buildings Committee in its report to the board stated that tho East Christchurch School Committee had forwarded a resolution passed at a recent meeting ot householders strongly protesting against tho handing over of any portion of the South Belt School to the Technical College until another site was secured and a new school built. Air Peverill gave notice of motion that the board’s resolution (nranting the Technical College authorities the u°e of two rooms) should he rescinded. Tho householders, Air Peverill said, were nropnrod to grant tho Technical College authorities the use of anv land required so long as the schoolrooms worrt not touched. Air C. Tf. Opie said that the authorities had decided to build a temporary building at the back of the school and would not interfere in anv wnv.witjitbo school buildings. In vieW of this statement Mr Peverill withdrew his notice of motion, and the board decided to leave the matter in abeyance. Some time after midnight on Thursday the offices of the Ashburton Gas Company, in Tanered Street, were burglariously entered, the safe was opened, and a sum of about £SO (mostly in single notes) was stolen. A considerable amount ,11 silver, v. hi h was in tho safe, was left untouched, as also was a sum of 3s 9d which was in a small.canvas bag. An entrance was effected by forcing off the catch and forcing open the look of the back door of the offices, and by using a skeleton key to open the safe, and the only damage to tho safe was the forcing away of the small metal shield which covered tho keyhole. The secretary to tho company, Air A. O. Pilhrow, was working in the office up till 10 p.m., st which hour lie left, after locking the safe and seeing that tho doors were also locked. About midnight the police constable on duty tried tho doors and founx them fastened. One of tiie duties of tho constable on night duty is to try the doors of all shops anil offices and to report on any cases in which doors are found unlocked.' Senior-Sergeant Ryan stated yesterday that it is a fairly frequent experience to find a shop or office door unlocked, and quite recently four cases had been reported to him. Up to a late hour yesterday there was no clue as to tho burglar or burglars wbo had broken into the Gas Company’s office. The principal losers by the theft are the Ashburton Saleyards Company, for which Air Pilbr-ow is secretary, and whose meetings are held at the Gas Company’s office.

Springtime is “Impure Blood” tirno, and the time when tho blood requires a purifier. Blackheads, blotches and muddy complexions disappear when Primrose Tablets are used- Then tho skin becomes dear, fresh and youthful. Effective for both old and young. Prieo Is a box —try them I Cook and Ross, Ltd., Chemists, corner Armagh and Colombo Streets, Christchurch. X Famous for low prices I Beautiful hair ornaments in Red, Green and Amber shades; also a fine range of brilliant hair prongs, slides, etc-, suitable for day and evening wear, during Naval Week, now on view at Al’lvenzie’s. 258, High Street. 1001

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A mail brought from San Francisco by the Moana will arrive in Cliristciiureh this morning. It consists of correspondence only. There are 123 bags of mail matter and 301 parcel receptacles. The Canterbury Education Board at its meeting yesterday granted permission to tiro following schools to erect soldiers’ war memorials on the Bchool groundsEsk Valley, Hazeiburn, Ornihi, Harcwood and Southburn.

Tho Education Board’s architect reported yesterday on the recent attempt bo burn down the Spreydon school. He stated that tho lining had been charred for somo distance up tho wall, and that it would cost about £2O to make good tho damage. It was recommended that a report on the matter should be sent to tiro Department, and the master thanked for his prompt action in putting out tho fire. The report was adopted and the committee’s recommendations agreed to. The Buildings Committee of the Canterbury Education Board reported to a meeting of the board yesterday that the Education Department would allow the board to sell the frontago of tho school site on Stamnoro Road for street widening purposes, the money to be placed to tho sites account. The committee recommended, that tho salo of the land to tho council should be proceeded with, and that tho council be asked for a grant towards the cost of the erection of a new fence on the street boundary. Tho report was adopted. Several charges of leaving motor-cars unattended in the streets wero heard in tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday. “ Is there much of this sort of thing going 'on in Christchurch?” the Bench asked the chief witness for the City Council. “Far too much,” replied the witness; “we have been inundated with complaints from people who practically fihd their doorways blocked by motorcars. In a recent case, tho unloading of three furniture vans was held up for about half an hour from this cause.’’ Tho by-law under which tho informations were laid says that no vehicle must he left unattended for a longer period than fifteen minutes. A. Tress Association message from Auckland states that the mascot of the battle-cruiser New Zealand, tho buddorr Pclorus Jack, was handed over by Captain Leggett to the Deputy-Mayor as a gift to the citizens of Auckland. The “able sea dog” was immediately dispatched to Motuihi Island, where it will require to remain ir. quarantine lor about six months—though the period may he less seeing that since leaving Australia, on board H.M.S New Zealand, Pclorus Jack has not been ashore at all. In the meantime its silver harmss and its gold collar have been taken possession of by the superintendent of parks, who will eventually be the custodian of the dog. When the Beckenham School Committee granted permission to a local resident to graze his horse on a section of land adjoining the school, it probably felt that it was making money easily, as it received in return for the grazing rights the sum of £2 a year. However, the Borough Council, in whose district the school is, considered that the use of the land for grazing purposes made tho committee liable for rates amounting to £lO 10s, which would not be the case if the ground were used solely for school purposes. The Finance Committeo of the Education Board at a meeting of the board yesterday recommended that a legal opinion should be obtained as to liability for payment of rates in such circumstances, The committee’s recommendation was agreed to. “ Tho purpose of registration is identification,” said the City Motor Inspector when giving evidence in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, during tho hearing of a charge against a young man of using an unregistered motorcycle. Dealing with changes in ownership, the present by-law was very explicit, said tho inspector. It was expressly laid down that notice must be given by either the new or the previous owner. A great deal of trouble was being caused by people purchasing second-hand motor-cars and motor-cycles from garages and never bothering to change the number-plate or attend to tho re-registering of the machine. To put a stop to this practice there was now a strong agitation for legislation to place tho responsibility definitely on someone.

Til.} cake stall at the Plunket Society’s fete nex- week will be on the fi.\.t day in charge of the Darfield, Kimberley and Sheffield branches of the Fiunket Society. Darfield ani Kimberley have already raised £SO towards tlie fete, and the cake stall is an e?tra effort from this progressive branch. To-day, at Sheffield, the Sheffield branch are giving a display of the cakes they have made foi the fete, and will further augment this contribution by providing afternoon tea at a small charge. No branch of the Plurket Society has realised the value of the work and done more tojielp the babies than the Darfield, Kimberley and Sheffield branches, vho have >i fine committee, with Mrs H. A- Knight as their president.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board reports were read from the Board’s Truant Inspectors (Messrs J. A- Blank and T. White). Mr Blank reported having dealt with a large number of cases during September, several of wliieh had been taken to court. As regards those dealt with at Ashburton and Waimate, in only three cases had fines been inflicted, although some of the parents had been fined previously. Proceedings had been taken in connection with *he irregular attendance of pupils at the Ashburton Technical School. These also had been adjourned, although no attendance had been made for two months and upwards. It had been ascertained that in each case the employer had allowed for full time attendance at the Technical School. Should the attendance at the Ashburton Technical School not improvo it was Mr Blank’s intention to increase the number of cases and to have them heard before a magistrate. Mr White reported having mado twenty visits to ’schools and a number of visits to ho nes of pupils; twenty-four truancy lists had been received ; sixteen ordinary notices and six notices of a final nature had been issued. The weather had affected the attendance, especially in the Oreymouth and Cobden schools. One summons had been issued, but the case was adjourned sine die. Just now Canterbury ig threatened v itli a recrudescence of influenza. Don’t wait Keep your whole premises sueet; prevention is better than cure. B.D.L. Cubettes are effective and economical. Get a supply right away. British Distillate, Limited, Sockburn, manufacturers. 1416

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Bradbury’s Sweet Peas, the real “Glory of the Garden-” As the supplies this year were abundant, many •of the best kinds are still procurable 'if Ilastie, Bull and Pickering’s. Sow this month. 1896

“ A girl came in to see mo and spied an empty Baxter’s Lung Preserver Bottio on the table. She said, 'Goodness, you’re just like Dad. He’s always got a bottio of Baxter s on his table.’ The cold here is terrible—but I always have my Baxter’s. M.M., Hospital, Duneiin.” 2s 6d foi big bottle. *

Yesterday’s river report stated that the Rangitata and Waitaki were clear, and the Opihi and Waimakanri (both branches) discoloured.

At the Police Court at Dunedin yesterday seven men were convicted of playing “two-up’ on a recent Sunday. Two men who had been previously convicted wero fined £5 each, and five others £3 each. The Rev H. S. Lepch was inducted to the Cure of Fendalton last evening at St Barnabas’s Church, by Bishop Julius, in th) presence of a barge gathering of parishioners. The clergy present included also Archdeacon rtaggitt, Canon Hamilton, and the Revs A. Hore, H. T. York and J’. do B. Galwey. Tho form of institution for tho diocese was used by the bishop, and after the institution, evensong was said by the new vicar. Bishop Julius, in his address, spoke on the duties of a parish priest. The churchwardens stood on either side of tho vicar at the chance! steps during the induction, and tlie keys were handed to the vicar by Mr T. W. Beckett. No need to pay over £2O for a typewriter when we have such a wide selection of all makes of machines secondhand at very low prices. Each one is guaranteed m excellent order. Write for prices and details. W. J. Seater and Co., 24-28, Grey Street, Wellington. 1 Steffano Webb portraits retain your individuality and show you at your best in a characteristic mood. Ring 1989 and make an appointment. Petersen’s Buildings, High Street. 1 Akaroa’s beautiful harbour, with its mild winter climate, makes it a holiday and health resort the year round.' Try its rest cure. 21 TOTRING STUDEBAKER CAR—£2SO. Now on view—Five-seater .Studebaker touring ear (1913 model), just repainted French grey. Full road equipment. Tyres good. £250. Adams, Ltd., Garage, 219, Tuam Street. TOURING PAIGE CAR—C2BS Call and inspect—Neat and up-to-date Paige touring car; self-starter, electric lights, newly painted French grey. Full road equipment. Five rims and tyres (tyres nearly new). Price £285. Adams, Ltd, Garage, ,219, Tuam Street. AUTO-CARRIER DELIVERY VAN—£BS. To ho seen at our garage -Threewheeler Auto-carrier light delivery van; about 4 h.p.; capacity Bcwt. Verv economical to run. Good tyres. Suitable for storekeeper or greengrocer; £BS. Adams, Ltd., 219, Tuam Street IS9B