CHATHAM ISLAND CHILDREN

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11412, 8 January 1923, Page 3

CHATHAM ISLAND CHILDREN

VISIT TQ CHRISTCHURCH. FIRST GLIMPSE OF OUTER WORLD. . . PVB PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, January 6. A .party of Chatham Island school children, seven boya and ,seven girls, arrived at Lyttelton ‘by the’ Raima early this morning, under the, care of teaohers, for a, fortnight’s visit to Canterbury. None of the children have previously left the Islands, and -everything is new to them. Theyvare being privately billeted, and: will visit the various points of interest, including the exhibition, the aerodrome, and various mills and factories, under the care, of the School Committees" Association, which arranged the visit. Mr J. .A Thomson, the master in charge, said the trip had been calm practically all the way, and the children were lucky in seeing three whales, a shark, and two large schools of porpoises. All the children were up at 2/a.m., as scion as ' Akaroa Heads were sighted, and had a clear moonlight view of Hie peninsula. On entering Lyttelton Hie children were amazed at the size of the oversea ships, and particularly a fivemasted schooner, and at the mass of building. The berthing of the ferry steamer settled a long-standing argument among the children as to'whether it was possible to berth a vessel stern first. The youngsters said very little, but they were very wide-eyed at the railway station. Their programme will be arranged this afternoon.

KORTLANG INJURED. In the Wellington-Auckland cricket .match on Boxing Day, Kortlang temporarily retired injured while batting. In the evening he rubbed Q-tol into the bruised muscles and obtained great relief. Q-tol penetrates below the surface, and allays inflammation, soothes chafing of leg-guards, and eases tired feet.—Advt.