NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 76, 6 May 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The firemen of the Corinthic held a billiards tournament, in the King George V. Institute, Lyttelton, yesterday. W. J. Ellis was the winner.

The Mayor lias received £2 2/- from Miss Gwen Fenwick and £1 from Master Christopher Fenwick in aid of the Home for consumptive children. At the Cambridge Court this morning a Territorial was fined 30/-, and had to pay costs amountiug to 14/- for bringing intoxicants into the camp which is being held there. —Press Association. The Lyttelton Harbour Board decided to-day.to call the attention of the Government to the fact that it had not yet appointed a member the board in place of Mr J. Lambie, who resigned some sfx months ago.

Entries for the show to be held" on the 22nd and 23rd inst., by the Christchurch Pigeon Club (in conjunction with the Canterbury Poultry Association and the Canterbury Flying Club) close to-night at the club rooms, No. 99, Gloucester Street, ' -, '

This morning, upon the motion of the Canterbury District Law Society, the Court of Appeal made absolute an order to strike Walter Shaw, of Timaru, off the rolls of barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.—, Press Association. « ,-.

The delegates to the Provincial Conference of the Farmers' Union will be entertained at a dinner on the evening of the first day of the conference, May 28. The Minister of Agriculture will probably be present, as well as members of Parliament and officials of the Agricultural Department. A deputation consisting of the Mayor and members of the City Council and members of the Chamber of Commerce will wait on the Minister of Railways (the Hon. W. H. Herries) on Wednesday next at 10.30 a.m. The prime subject of discussion will be the electrification of the Lyttelton, but the subject of the tunnel rate will also be touched upon. The usual monthly meeting of the Addington Band of-Hop* was held last Tuesday night. A large audience gathered to hear a fine programme, items being contributed by Misses Ford, E. West, I. Griffith, J. Hetherington, D. Vealie, D. West, T. Clarke, M. Trapwell, M 'Cracken, and G. Richards, and Master L. • Palmer. /Mr Bascand gave the address, which dealt with the temperance question. In conclusion, a dialogue was given entitled ' ' The Golden Rule,'' and several pledges were taken. Mr C. H. Gilby, secretary of the Progressive Liberal and Labour Association, writes as follows:—-"I shall feel greatly obliged by your affording me a little space in your journal in order to publicly express the thanks of my association for valuable services rendered on the occasion of §>ir Joseph Ward's recent political address in Victoria Square, to the following persons and bodies, namely, his Worship the Mayor, who so efficiently presided; the- city surveyor and other employees of the eouncif; Messrs W: Hay ward and Co., who were kind enough to place their Armagh Street StaWes at the disposal of the association in case of need; the Tramway Boards,' motormen, who handled their ears so efficiently; and the police, who so unobtrusively carried out their important duty."