NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 114, 19 June 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mr William Spieer, of Edgeware Road, St. Albans, received a telegram yesterday advising him that he had been awarded first and second prizes'in both classes for Hamburg cockerels and pullets at the Manawatu Show, and that lie had won the North Island Championship with his birds. The Summit Road Association bold their annual meeting in the Cadena Tea -Rooms to-night, when the annual report will be submitted. Friends and sympathisers with the good work of the association are cordially invited to bo present. After the formal business is over musical and other items will be given, ami refreshments will be handed round. ■Colonel Powley, the chief secretary of the Salvation Army, who is in charge of Salvation Army affairs during the absence of Commissioner Richards, will rbnduct the services in the citadel in .Victoria Street on Sunday. The Colonel meets the officers stationed in and around Christehureh on Monday, when two sessions of councils will be held. He leaves on Monday night for Wellington.

At the annual meeting of-the Canterbury Licensed ./Victuallers' Association, the following officers were elected: President, Mr J. T. Sutton (re-elected); vice-president, Mr S. Brooking (reelected); treasurer, Mr T. Cloudesley (re-elected); hon. auditor, Mr C. D. Morris (re-elected); committee, Messrs P. Burke, G. lies, F. M. Dfewitt, W. S. Mitchell, J. Beveridge, .1. Morrison, and the B,on. C. Louisson, M.L.C.

, The Durham Street Literary ami Debating Society held "its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening, when musical and elocutionary items were given by members and friends. The contributors to the evening 's programme were Misses Skelton, Weeks, R. Eckroyd, Sister Winifred, Mesdamea Barrell, f Proctor and West, and Messrs Malcolm, Ambler, Gilbert, Bailey, and Mason. The contributions of the various performers were much appreciated throughout the evening, which was most eujoyable.

A meeting of the Board of Governors of the.M'Lean Institute, held yesterday aftornoori, was attended by the Mayor (Mr H. Hollaud, chairman), Bishop Grimes, Bishop Julius, Rev. P. A. Knight, Mesdamcs A. C. Sandstein and ,L H. Wilson, Messrs H. W. Bishop, G. Harper,'and Fredk. Horrell. Accounts amounting to £1558 8/3 were passed for payment. The Rev. P. A. Knight was appointed a .member of the Visiting Institutions Committee. It was decided to replace the bridge at Quamby, Fendalto.n, with a reinforced concrete invert/at a cost of £57 4/-. ■

A bie.vcle thief, Wilhclm Knab, was brought Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at the "Magistrate's Court, yesterday afternoon.' He was charged with stealing a machine valued at £7, the property, of Harry Leigh, and it was stated . by the Senior Sergeant that the accused ' .was actually caught as he toolt it from outside a shop. Knab made off, but ■waa captured after a chase, only to " eseape' again. Later, however, he was arrested by Constable Ryan. Accused •* aUiriitted . that he had been drinking. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of £5, with the. alternative, of, a month in gaol;

. : An,... inquest...was -held- last- night -by. Mr Ji.W. Bishop, S.M., Coroner, concerning the death of Frank Wheatley, compositor,: who \died at the Hospital on Wednesday evening. The deceased was a single man, 3&years of age, and had no relatives iri New Zealand. 35vi.deuce 'showed that the deceased .went to his lodgings" on Saturday evening last,' under the influence of i iquoc, : , and fell out of bed. He received severe iujuries, and was removed to the Hos-

pital. A post mortem examination disclosed* a two-inch rupture in the bladder, and fatty degeneration of the heart and other organs. Death was duo to congestion of the lungs following on the rupture, although the medical witnesses were of the opinion that the state of the organs was sufficient to account for his death. The Coroner .returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. STOCK-TAKING SALE OF SECOND-HAND MOTOR CYCLES : .' At Greatly Reduced Prices, ;j V FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. ' 10 per cent, off present prices for cash . i during Sale. 1 5-G KING DICK TWIN, 3-speed; as good as new £77 10 0 1 S| h.p. HUMBER, 2-speed 47 10 0 1 Only ai h.p. KING DICK, o-speed; Sturmey-Archer gear . :.' .... .. Gj o 0 2 3i h.p. KING DICKS, 2speed .. 52 10 0 1 Only 34 SINGER, free en- • gine .. .... .. ..45 0 0 1 Only 3J h.p. 2-speed PRE- • \ ; CISION .. ... .. . . 3d 0 0 :'* 23| KING DICKS/fixed ••■■'-: engine' ".." :'. .... 35 0 0 ST. "Trophy KING DICKS, '. 1914 model, h.p.; aa good as new; only fun a • few miles < ■•',.. .. .> 52 10 Q IT. Trophy SINGfeR, h.p., 1914 model; good as new 55 0 0 These Motor Cycles have been thoroughly overhauled by us, therefore we, can thoroughly recommend them to intending purchasers. ; i JONES BROS., LTD., ' ! CLOCK TOWER, M. Jones, Outside Rep. Christchurch.

The police require an owner for a lady's mesh satchel, containing a small sum of money, which was picked up in Colombo Street this afternoon. The following donations towards the Coal and Blanket Fund have been received by the Town Clerk: —"O," £1 V-; K.8.J., 10/-; the Hon. H. F. Wigram, £5 5/-; the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, blankets to the value of five guineas.

With regard to the record trip of the brigantine Aratapu from Lyttelton to Kaipara, a distance of 578 miles, the time stated was 52 hours. It should have been 48 hours, and the average rate of speed for this time works out at 12 miles and one twentyfourth of a mile per hour. The nearest approach to this time was put up by the schooner Eliza Firth, which covered the distance in 52 hours. The Aratapu's record was established in January, 1908.

The shoot-off to decide second place in the competitions run by the Ashburtou Miniature Rifle Association took place on the Ctown Brewery Range last evening, between teams from A. J. White's Employees' Club, Kaiapoi Working Men's Club, and the Amberley Club, who had previously tied for second place. When the scores ..were made up at the finish it was found that A. J. White's had won with '321, Kaiapoi coming a close second with 320, and Amberley third with 311. The shoot-off on Monday evening for the Christehureh trophy resulted in a win for Mr L. Pirn with a score- of 67, Mr J. Withers coining next with 65. Interesting changes are to be introduced into the uniforms of the officers of the Salvation* Army, the intention probably being to brighten up the distinctive ' dress, says the' Wellington "Times." The top of "the men's cap is to be red, and colour is largely to enter into the collar of the tunic. The red band of the women's hat is to be longer and more in evidence. Ten years ago, at the time of the last International Congress, notable changes were made, the revivifying effect of which was much appreciated. The changes in the uniform are to be worldwide, and come into operation almost immediately * '

Kauri gum is found in most unexpected places. Mr H. J. Kavanagh, formerly engaged as Crown Lands ranger, in giving evidence before the Gum Lands Commission On Monday (reports the "Auckland Herald") stated that he had specimens of kauri gum which had been dug from the Auckland Town Hall site within a short distance of the volcanic area. He had also specimens which' had been dug up at Ponsonby and at Freeman's Bay. The chairman of the commission (Mr R. P. Greville, F.R.G.S.), remarked' that on the west coast - of the" Auckland province there was an outcrop of, lignite nearly a mile long and 30 feet thick. Fifty feet below the top of the cliff, at the bottom of the lignite, a quantity of kauri gum had been found. From its position below the' lignite the 'gum "must have beeti deposited there at anything from 20;000 'to 25,000 years ago; ■'■ • ' ; :

In the New Zealand "Times" on Wednesday appeared ' the following paragraph":—',! Mr.,' K. A. Molberg, Wharf, labourer, of Maida Vale Road, Rosenea'th, recently applied, after nine years' residence in Wellington, for naturalisation. Mr Molberg,' who bears an -excellent •■ character, .was- astonished to receive a reply from the Under-Sec-retary of the Department of Internal Affairs, stating:--:'I have the honour, by direction of the Minister rnal Atfairs, to inforin you;that;he is not prepared to recommend' his Excellency the Governor t<j graht letters of naturalisation to you.' Mr Molberg has been married to "a Wellingfeonian-for tlic past six years and a half, and, although his child and wife are British subjects, he

is denied rights which they enjoy. The matter will probably be taken further. ". The Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. 11. D. Bell), to whom the matter was referred by a'' Tost'' '" reporter, 1 said • ' < The matter is one of Departmental determination. That is all I can say about it."

A feature in connection with . the July Labour Congress which lias 'not been brought into prominence';is that each union represented will only be entitled to send one delegate, who will have one vote. This will materially affect the attendance at the as compared with the last July Congress, when some of the unions sent several delegates, and in one instance nil the members of one union's executive were present. After a visit to the south, Mr Laraey, soe'retary of the Shearers' Federation, states that the various unions in Christchurch are likely to be strongly represented. The Christchurch Metal Workers' Union and Musicians' Union have intimated that they will be repfesented. New Zealand will shortly have an imposing set of offices in the Strand (says the London "Daily Express"). A site has been secured adjoining the Adelphi Theatre, and three shops on the west side are to be .pulled down and replaced by th.e new building. The offices will have a frontage of 50ft. and a depth of about 15Qft. ;There will be six storeys. The ground floor will be used chiefly for exhibition purposes, and on the first floor will be a library and reading and writing - rooms.' The re-' mainder of the. building will beklevoted ] to offices and to the 'Emigration; Depart; I According, to tjic Hon! Thomas i Mackehzie/tihe; High-Commissioner, the I b#ilding will be plain and substantial, j '■'. ( Even i f we decide to give it ii|> at a j later date and go -to Dominion' House,' 0 ! he;stated, "we can easily,dispose of the j •present site. "When Mr Alien was over] he was rather impressed,'with the Do-'j minion House scheme, so that if we go. ' there later there will be no loss the ]>roposed new offices." Building op? i orations are to "begin in July, and'the! King has promised to lay the foundation] stone toward the end Of the year. ! Thk Sun want advertisements will! l-ring the In'lp or business desired. Two linoH {\l wot.lk), sixpence; six inser-! ; Uona for 2/6.

A supper and social evening is being tendered the Christehureh Coast Defence Corps bv the Honorary Territorial Committee in" the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Thursday evening, June 25. The Government has been presented by Mr T. Duncan, of- Otairi, near Woodville, with what is recognised as the champion bullock of the Dominion in order that it may be shown at the Panama Exhibition.

A middle-aged man, who has been posing as a traveller for a printing firm at a boarding-house in Chester Street, and had contrived to run' up a bill of something over £-1 for board, was arrested on a charge of fraud by Detective Ward this morning. He will appear before the court in due course to-morrow morning.

''Football in the rain" has become a familiar newspaper heading this winter (says a Wellington exchange). One of the results of a game played in last Saturday's rain at Petone, as far as the - shivering referee is concerned, came before the Management Committee of the Football Association. "I suppose it is hardly worth while claiming from yo«r association,'' read a semihumorous letter received from the referee, "the price of a new singlet, which I had to buy at I'etone to enable me to come home dry; also the price of the stimulants which had to be procured on the way to the station to restore animation! "

The annual meeting of the Canterbury Band of Hope Union was held in the Manchester Chamber last evening. The president (Mr A. Williams) occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance of delegates. The secret tary's and treasurer's annual reports were read and adopted, showing the union to be in a good'financial position. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mr A. Williams; vice-presidents, Mrs Hall, and Messrs T. Cutler, C. H. Bascand, and C. D. Gibson; secretary, Mr F. Caverhill; assistant secretary, Mr E. H. Down; treasurer, Mrs Gunnell; auditors, Messrs T. Cutler and W. H. Down; executive committee, officers, and Miss Mardon, and "Messrs Musgrove, Cole, and Gunnell. Votes of thanks to retiring officers concluded the meeting. In Mr J. Edmond, editor of the Sydney " Bulletin," Australia possesses an enthusiastic champion of the State note issue and silver coinage. Speaking to a "Post" reporter, Mr Edmond stated that' they were highly profitable ventures. On December 31 last there were close upon £10,000,000 worth of Federal notes in circulation, upon which the accumulated profits amounted to almost exactly £400,000. The Federal Government made this profit by issuing its notes to the banks and receiving gold in return, which it'disposed of by placing close upon £5,000;000 to reserve and investing the balance in Government securities. The note issiie, : said Mr Edmond, was bound to increase, and with it he thought there was a chance of making £150,000 to £200,000 per annum out of the venture presently. He considered it a great pity that Australia and New Zealand could not arrange to combine and have common note issues and common silver coinage, dividing the profits. As regards silver coinage, the public would see that there was a big profit when it was pointed out that there was only about fid worth of silver in a shilling.