NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 28, 10 March 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

:'"AH clear" is the condition; of the rivers to-day, according to the "official . repori. '' -After the 31st of this month an addi- * tional ten.per cent will be charged on all'outstanding rates in the city of Christchurch.

The annual meeting of the Canterbury National Schools Defence League will take place to-night, at 8 o'clock, in the Y.M.C.A."

A Press Association cable message states that the Riverina's passengers from Sydney to Auckland to-morrow will include the members of the United States Trade Commission. , W. lies, the Christchurch Golf Club's .professional, put up a record for the Shirley course in a practice game last week. His scores were:—Out, 443544344 total 70.

The following crews will represent the Sumner Amateur Rowing Club at the Wellington Regatta on Saturday, March 14:—Senior Double Sculls: W. Sergison (str), B. Marquet (bow); Senior Single Sculls: B. Marquet The industrial dispute between the Christchurch Tramway Employees' Industrial Union of Workers and the Tramway Board, has been referred to the Conciliation Commissioner (Mr J. R. Triggs), who has fixed the hearing for, Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. in the Provincial Council Chambers.

The Canterbury College Observatory will in future be open on Tuesday evenings instead of Friday, the hours being from Bto 9-and 9to 10. The observatory is under the able charge of Mr /D. B. Macleod, and tickets for admission may be obtained from the college office free of charge, admission being by ticket only. ~ '. ,

, As some return for the hospitality extended by; the people of Akaroa to the delegates to the conference of the ■United Fire Brigades' Association, and in commemoration of the holding of-the

conference at Akaroa, the delegates to the conference made a collection yesterday to provide an additional seat in the Akaroa Domain. Before the commencement of the ordinary monthly meeting yesterday of the Waimairi County Council held a special meeting to pass a by-law drawn up to deal with drainage in the council's area. It provided that permission should be secured from the Drainage Board to construct septic tanks, and full provisions were made for dealing with

the drainage problem. The Lyttelton Industrial Union of ■y Waterside Workers held a meeting this 'morning, when the secretary (Mr R. M. Stewart) was instructed to circularise the;santerbury members of Parliament', asking them to meet a deputation from t^eViiniori., The ; members selected to represent the union are Messrs W. Agar, H. R*-Voyce, and J. Wilson. When applications closed ~at 4 p.m.

yesterday ..afternoon, for the Tara and Lansdowne Settlements, 98 applications /had v been received for sections in the 1 Tara 'settlement and 75 for Lansdowne. The. Canterbury iLand Bpard -will meet at the Waimate Courthouse on Thursday to consider the applications, and applicants will appear in person before the board;-- .

Del,egatfes. to the United Fire Brigades Association ',C6nf ejrence at! Akaroa will* meet the JHoh. Fv Hi-D. Bell, Minister of internal Affairs, and the Hon. R. H.

Rhodes to-morrow. In the evening the ~ citizens of Akaroa will entertain the .--delegates at a dinner and smoke Qon--1 cert. Many, of the delegates will leave for their homes on- Thursday, but those

> who are in Christchurch on Thursday : evening will be entertained at a social by the Christchurch Fire' Brigade. Gun practice was carried out at Fort Jervois to-day,-and will be continued on Wednesday, Thursdays and Friday. All 'shipping is. warned to keesp to the fair,way for the sake of safety'. !.-_ Mr Edgar E. Waite 's collection of yeasts of New, Zealand fish has now been: completed by specimens of male and female quinnat salmon. The fish represented were taken in; thei. Hakatera.'j»ea Biver, Otago... ;- .-.,

The next practice of the Musical Society will be conducted by the wellknown musician, Mr Walker Handel Thorly, who will also take the rehearsal of the Christchurch Orchestral Society to-morrow night.

Owing to the generosity of Mr Walter Parkinson, the well-known farmer and sheep breeder of Kaituna, the remaining area of bush at the north end of the Kai.tuna Valley can now become the property of the public at an early date.

Mr John Morrison, late of Auckland, president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association in that '; city for the past two years, has taken over the United Service Hotel in Christchurch. The note! is to be renovated practically ;hroughout. Members of the Oamaru Presbytery today made a presentation to the Rev. J. Steven, on his retiring from active ministerial work., He was for many years incumbent of the Papakaio parish, and is known as father of the Presbytery.— PreS3 Association.

Yesterday a motor-par, ran over a small boy four years old,, n-ahied Harry Ricard, whose parents live at 81, Lower High Street. He was -removed to the hospital last night,,and his injuries were found to consist of a~ fractured thigh and'slight bruises.' ,; V ';

. ' There < naw remain onJy 300 of the 3000 i volumes >-, which the Canterbury Public Library decided to sell a short time ago. The price of the remnants now been 'reduced., to one penny- per copy, and it is expected that all, will be gone within the -week.

The next conference and demonstration of the United Fire Brigades' Association will be held at Timaru.

The following programme will be played by the LinwoodJßrass Band on St. Albans Park rotunda to-night, commencing at 8 o'clock:—March, ' I Washington Greys" (*C;S. Grafifula); select tion, '' Pirates of Penzance'' ;(Arthur Sullivan); waltz, "Les'.Fleurs d'Australie" (Henri Laski); marchf "Death or Glory" (E. B. Hall); a Summer Idyl, ''Hiawatha," (Neil Morel); selection, "Melbourne by Night" (T. B. Bulch); waltz, "Gay Paris" (Felix Burns); march, '' Veterans" (J. H. Carter). *■