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North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13170, 17 December 1914, Page 4

* v. Tlic piizo-^iviuy ceremonies in con'nection with tlib Nnitli ami MiifdJc schools n'ill take, place this afternoon. ■ ■■ • > KM, I'"' At the BaleJutlia Court i yesterday JniiiCii' ! -JRot>i|ifi<'(iij' whs' lined 1 £25, and costs of k'ccp- • ing liquor for stills in'thtinil-licciiso district of Clutliu '' ' J ''' l ... .. ; <| '111.: |v . A coutiort and dpce.w.iU be lield at Ngapara llall liiis (Cj-ouijig., I'art of the proceeds' will 1 ' bo devoted' to the > si'liool prize fund and [tart to the Poor t of Groat 'JJritain ami Belgian /l''und, ( An excellent' cypeert prograniin-j lias been arranged. > ' ■ I , _ , :• At the i$W Zealand Trolling Association's meeting oil Tuesday night :i letter was 'received '-from- llio Oamaru Trolling Club asking;'whether it had power to remit a Jiiio; imposed by the sla'rler, 1 It was decided to reply that llie inaKor iwis ouMde'tlio, jurisdiction lit. the stewards, but if' tlie-'Assucialiuii was informed'thatjtheiCriilrreconinU'iidfid 11m: remission of itlioilinc, tin; case ■ would be considcredt! • ■ ' ""'T''" ' . -At a/iiic'cting of. the Eden Street " Church qiliVif bearers lafit"iligltl £lO was a voted-from 'tltc Oliurch benevolent fund tp llib iJelpin I'uiul In coiiimon with other eiuirijlios llii; Kcw ,Zealand Metliudist .Clliii'i'li is sending 'Jl'oiiie a considerable su|ii of money for the relief of. tlio' iicedy In lli&o 'instances the ■ lliojiey'- directly to Hie 'Home Chuvclflllid'iiot IhrljitglMtha.ilfldal l'alriolie. I'M/'' I v- ' | .' . i,' ! '' - nr. • •!!'' : • AI a'lu'ecliiijibf Chamber of Cominerofci'on Tires'Uuyi the eom- • inilloc resolved .IhaWirop'resenliitioiis f bo' made to llicii.Govcrrnuieiit: with a . view'to liaVing the. embargo, placed on ( the use of to- Australia n'mi Nihv Zei'ilandjlrcinovodi It was ako ' decided to jiuiko representations to the i VostniastcWicneral on the subject of i especi- ( iilly.to urge upon him the necessity for 1 he eslijbllsliniciit of telephone : bureaus ! iu Central' i •'». .• There mis' a full; attendance of lailgc ■ i >i(!inbers at'.ii meeting; ofi.-th'?. United ■ 1 oil - Tuesday; night aiklia^coiislderublu ■ ji'ijiouiit: ,of 'business •was-transacted. : Aji) i the profits'from' this yca'r/s ;;al hciiiijr I will, be devoted io i tlje, ; 13elff Fun oix : 'ry'lliiiig : '- ijono Io" ' 'make, the 'gathering jHy?' mqst successful' ■ 'vet held.' - Jicpqj'l ,»I)oj.th{it !ill. , iirrangQiiiciits ti^e ; w ; iii ; l)ai(i|i A coin- . ; • >k iiiillco"was''ftp |Joi'u.l eij f» ira)i gp h|k >rttv for. y ouu g '.'iuid auil| as,it, ml mlicj* ! pI: ]ii-i: ilitvc /; presCntcd for dif/ , : rfreo«' t|iorp,'<vij|, 1m nmplo. inc.cn-. - llii »;(ba iio ; ,tJ{ p.*Os, ; V fi»o • t h i i n I i !! ® r 4!? M o ;l siip(M'ifite'ndcnco,:of..ithi).Chii|riut)ii) Bro. i J, "iroorci'ifffliov'ill/-j)av?, the,,assist- < luico-'ofwCritl' o.\p,(ii;i jmlgcs. Thanks . nil xrtceial' train .arrangolucuts tiro pruif- * ■i {idufly,' coilJiil^c^^Tlrd^lrni>T< eiivp' 1 , 1 from >Wninintp' , J l flt ,I 0; ]>.Uw; '"tin*! the ! •• il c xp cctcu •tiia On in a ftx "iVu Si n Bdt'ougi > ,Go ut "cili^ill!gq|mply^|i{^',] 'maiMfW

ww iliootjifj}, lownidij the 'Boiler The Wililftli'lpa Ago that/,while ,sJiou r rj»4'^itißnriie ( cp 2'J-I.bliuoji ill,eight hours iiml Mi'ls:: is?diiiiilciKti);; bd;c uytqc rJ?cU t)A The' Musical Soeioty.'i)' iiniihrolicurall ol' ".The Messiah," which is to lip rim; ilpieil to moiiow night, will tiiko plucn, 'jipflio.Oppr^ lialf'past'two shiup.,r-• • .At the Cliiistchuich Cainlvijl •last';wcc'k' Mr • 1). • BWdb'ury,}' o?> -.tHp, pnictii;ally: 11IItli6>prizes- iir th'o^c?t I pea- sciHions.• I li:V\lr "J Ji. ■lUSwi jig js sluijvTecs ;st.reet l Mirc;3oiiieib]poiiis: i f)'ojii the (.Ju sii nio're; -N m ; 3cri ct«,u uc(i t' i s:wort Ii oiio's while to sou-llicm. ~ ■ ; • The Town ClVrJi' ut : itiiiiwlcilgCH7e"ccipt s of- the. Bistross:^., JioljfiujriFiiiicl: ili ; l , .< Jliitthcwa, ji •I). Bisset'(per-AY. Supnitdr)', ;17s;, J'ukctil'i School ;Xprtzo/'-ituU(l)',;''.S7. V -Jjocal Distress Fund; Oamaru Musical Society, Di! (proceeds of concert, X 27 15s, niut inil. refunded by ,■ Oaniiirii Borough Council', W 15s).' ; J.ii" the list published yestcrjjay.-ol'' tho recent proficiency and competency ; ex- ■ ainiiialioiw?omc'' errors: occurred, certain names bciiig included in both'the proficiency and .cunip'etoucy, list, For WaHaki 'Hoys' lligli 'School, J. Allan (iuxiou was' absent,' and the. naiiicsot .lolui «. ll'iwlctty David J). Hunter, Mill, and Gilbert A 1 Cullough should appear iii the competency li&li only, ' \ . ' ' ' Tenders arc invited by the ;.Department oi ! Labour l'or the erection of eight .workers'' dwellings, on Hie George (Direct ,Settlement,, Oamaru. i'laiis and specifications, imiy- bo seen at the [laiiiiieiii of : Labour ollice, Oaimiriii Tenders are, also invited for the construction of a road on - the above selllcm'eul,' Tenders for the foiiiiik work close on tith January, 11)15, and for'the latter ou iSIsL iiistaiit.'" ■ The foiiiuliitiun stoue of the Christ' church Cathedral was; laid lifty. years ago yesterday. The morning was elu.udy and nnpropllious, and ill the loi'iinuoil rniii. began to full and continued intermittently' I'oi' the rest of Die day. In ; a cavity in the stone, wliicli was laid l,iv the liiglit, Iter. Bishop Harper, wa 1 * placed a buttle containing iuserij.itions ill Latin ami English, printed un vol linn, together with proof impressions ol every coin in circulation. ■■ ' A well-known American picture .firm is responsible for the foljowing:—The King of the Belgians has engaged..lifty or more expert moving picture pliotographei's to take lis ninny views as possible of the devastation done in Belgium, and, following the close of tlic war, the pictures- are to lie exhibited all over the world for.the benefit of the Belgian people. All nioncp accruing from tljt sale or exhibition dt (lie movies are to lie distributed to the inhabitants of the. different villages that have sullcred most. At the Magistrate's Court, yesterday II r .1, ]{, Bartholomew, S.M., gave judgment by default in the following undefended e'asosi-yanics Macdonald v.' Arthur Oiiv Cnrl.ess, £li.Ss ami costs iSs;'''(lolMii"Bnileid Holland, £lO os and costs.it'Os lid; f Lun!in Dewnr v, Henry Gibson, 17s and. Co-its us; same v. Frederick Grlniwood, 10s and costs 8s; M. .1. Haniion 'v. A. G. 'Carlcss, fill's (ill and costs 'll)ij Jns. 'Kodmah v; M. Chalmers, £5 os anil costs 22s (id; North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association v. K, J. 0 'Donnoil, .to is IJ.il and costs 25s (id. The December number of:- "The Scindinn," the ollicial magazine of the Napier Boys' High School, is to hand. The little publication is neatly arranged, and' contains a substantial amount of interesting .information concerning the'activities of the institution. The illustrations are well finished, and the literary'Mvork is generally good. It is evident that the generation of pupils cherish with a degree of pride the careels of "oldbo.vs,".and the magazine rightly regards the long list ofex'pupils who have gone on.service to the front as an honour of no small kind-to the school. lira Frith and the few ladies who ■have been so assiduously surting anil mending clothing for llic Poor of Great Britain and Belgium have cases containing -ISO garments ready for despatch The Kurow Committee has forwarded a case (:ontaiuin;( CO garments ready for shipment,'which-have been contributed Ijy Mesdauies : .1. Men/.ies, 11. W. Itill, W. K. Saxton, A. T; Black, and Messrs W. Hijiiih and .1, (J. Daly. The tiecretnry of the I'atriotie Fund is.now waiting for advice as lo how these goods are,to be cunsigued, when they will be' iminedi•alely forwarded. . ' The Akaroa Mail states that I lie Ooveil'liiicnt training ship Amokiira arrived in' Akaroa Harbour on fciunday uiglit, after her cruise, to the Campbell Islands, .ft lie took down Captain Edimmdson, of tlio Antarctic Expedition, with her, and a survey was-made of all the depots for castaways. The weather was very cold and stormy while they were there, : The glass was down lo 1!U degrees! most of the. time, and there was a great deal of siiow, abotii, Tim boys had snowballing on buiird (he ship. Captain I'ldmuiulsonjiiadc a line collection of plants and seaweeds, and tliti boys immnged to get four soil lions, which are on board.the shipnow. T'iic Amokiira put into Akaroa for provisions, . and for the purpose of-recuper-ating the" boys after a rough voyage.