NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 115, 20 June 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Entries for all grades of practical examinations under the Associated Board of the R.A.M. and the''R.C.M., London, close on July 1, .with the local secretary, Mr W. M. Tyers. David Egan, a resident pf, Culverden, 31 years of age, slipped on a board yes.-, terday afternoon, and fractured, his leg below the knee.' ' He was admitted to the Christchureh Hospital. A lecture on '' Christian Science'' is to be given by Prof essor 1 Hermann S. Herririg,' C.5.8., at'' the : King's Theatre to-night'at 8 o'clock. The public are invited to attend the' .lecture, which is free. •,■ ..• .- • >,■.: •->:;•'■•

•.« '-• ■■ The winners in- the tninth: night's playin the Christchureh friendly Societies' Oard Association tournament were: — -.■: City 'of. Christchureh, Pioneer, Star of :■ St, Albanß,: Mistletoe,'and ,J Anchor. i : Washington; had ■-&'■ bye. • : ' As the s.s". Monbwa'i, with the inward '"'English mail, via '" San Francisco, will not arrive this 1 afternoon in time for 'letters to be delivered by the lettercarriers, the Chief Postmaster has de* cided to make a delivery over the pub-. ' lie counter of the Chief Post Office be'tween.7 and 8 p.m.,,0f all letters, usually r delivered by letter-carriers. ,;.:,:! A popular leeture on the' greatest of religious poets will be delivered at the Durham Street Methodist Church on,

Thursday. . next. , Toy >■ the Rev. P. N r: i Knight, B,A. This lecture, has been given by Mr Knight .over 100: times to large audiences in Australia, and forms one of the most wonderful dreams and thrilling love stories in .all the world's literature, and will be illustrated by ? beautiful pictures. ' : •' While, the students , .were, parading through' the .yesterday, one old lady remarked. to., another: those fellows silly,. ruling, a>qut like that?" referring to #ie scantily-clad l ; * : ' negroes ." Someone tapped her on; the shoulder, and said quietly: "Do not ' let line Hear you, say. that again,'' and on turning round shefqjund herself confronted by, a policeman..?/- The old .. lady took,, the matter seriously,. - and .went away quite jipset. j She did not r Jtapw, she said, that these students were protected by r the police,; .■.;.<■■ The Traffic Manager notifies the Opening of the railway to Arthur's Pass, and the time-table alterations made necessary thereby. The 1 opening will take place on July 1, and after June 30 Cass Station will be closed as an of- , fleered station. Traffic to and from ; .Halpin Creek will cease after June 30. Coaching on the journey between Christchureh and Greymouth will be reduced'to a two hours' run : over the Pass and the Gorge, and the train will i ordinarily connect with the Wellington ferry steamer each way. A case under the, uew 'Land Agents

Act came before Mr W..G. Riddell, S.M., 'at the Magistrate's Court to-day, say yesterday's,Wellington'''Post..'' The l feiida'nt ,wasl .prosecuted under section 14' for carrying on the business of a , : laiid' agent without. 'first .qbtaining a 'license. The Chief Detective said that there was no suggestion: of any irregularity. Defendant sold the interests of two hotelsV and ha^L, thereby brought himself under the Actl The fa,cts were admitted, and it was stated the defendant had since registered.;, His Worship pointed out, that he could impose a fine .of £SQ, tut life thought this; was .the-first case of its kind in New Zealand.. Under the circumstances he., would make ■ the fine £l., . ' '.-•.",;

A, meeting of the St. Albari's Bur.gesses' Assoiciation was held on- Wednesday evening/Mr A.'D.Haisseli presiding. The following officers were elected:—President*, 7Mr H. Morgan;, vice-president,. Mr H. J., Gre ( en; secretary and treasurer, Mv J. E. Woodham; ■Works Committee, .Messrs Bryan, Hog,.gan,i; Blank, Cole and Hyde. Messrs Morgan, Woodham, and Cole were appointed delegates to the United Burgesses' Association. A recommendation to the committee to the effect that the Young Men's Guild should be invited to attend a social gathering in July was carried. A heariy vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring officers. The question of the abolition of the ward system was introduced, but, owing to. the. lateness of the hour, was deferred, but an informal vote showed that a majority of members was opposed to the' proposal. : ' A letter received from the Railway Department, intimating" that it would erect, new, danger signs at the level crossings in Newmarket, if the Borough Council would pay for the maintenance of the same, provoked an animated discussion at last night's meeting of the : council (says the Auckland "Herald.") A resolution 'was passed, unanimously declining to take any responsibility in the matter. The Department, it was said, : had created the danger, and the only way to obviate it would be by doing away with the crossings. The new, danger boards intended for erection consist of two crossed arms. These, Baid one councillor, would be no better than the oldi ones; in fact notice boards would never do away with the danger. What was.,wanted, was an overhead bridge, ,and satisfactory, plans for one, which woujd do away with both crossings in, .the borough, were reposing in Wellington. STOCK-TAKING SALE OF SECOND-HAND MOTOR CYCLES At Greatly Reduced Prices, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY. 10 per cent, off present prices for cash during Sale. 15-6'klNG DICK TWIN, ' . 3\speed; as good as new £77 10 ,0

These 3iptor., Cycles have been thoroughly oyer hauled ,j?y. us, therefore we can thoroughly recommend them to intending purchasers. ; JONES BROS., LTD., CLOCK TOWER, H. Jones, Outside Rep. Christchurch. The Sun want advertisements will bring the help or business desired. Two lines (12 words), sixpence: six insertions W lor 2/6.

His Honour Mr Justice Denniston will Kit in Chambers in the Supreme Court next Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. Next Tuesday will be the twentieth anniversary of the birth of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. Therefore the Supreme Court will be closed on that day.

The usual fortnightly social meeting of the Linwood Methodist Bible Class was held at the church on Thursday. Although bad weather prevailed, a good number assembled, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. At the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon service in the Grand Theatre to-morrow afternoon, Mr L. M. Isitt will give an address on ''Practical Christianity,' and a., musical programme will be provided. The Rev. J. Cocker will conduct the evening service in the theatre. Mr George Witty, M.P., wishes to give a contradiction to a published statement' that' he said the Liberal policy would be made public three weeks after the Budget had been delivered! Mr Witty at Waimate said that possibly what the Liberals had up their sleeves would be then divulged.

A child of five years was brought before the Juvenile.Court to-day, charged with dwelling with a person who had been convicted of vagrancy. It appeared that the' father of the child had been boarding a man named Pearson, who had been convicted of keeping a disorderly house, assault, and robbery, theftj and sly grogrselling. Mr Bishop;, S.M., gave the father some sound advice, prohibited him, and ordered the ,house to ;be placed under police supervision. In the meantime Pearson was /to be forbidden the premises, and Sergeant jaejeson, of Sydenham, would makje. periodical reports as to the environment of the child.

:, Tjhe wages and working conditions of theibiOgflaph.operators* will be reviewed: shortly by-a Council of Conciliation under the presidency of the Commis.sioner' (Mr T. Harle Giles),, says.the '.'Auckland Star." Wages are to be jisk'ed for on the following increased scale 1 :—In continuous; picture theatreSj first £6 10/- per week; second operators, £6 per'week; night shows (six performances), £4 10/- per ir&e% with ,10/- extra for each matinee; casual or Sunday performances. £1 The rate of wages ruling at the present time is about £4 per week. The operators are also asking for fourteen days' annual leave'on full pay.

Wellington had the lowest death rate of the four . cities of the Dominion during the month of May, and in that month not a single death was recorded in the boroughs of Karori, Onslow, Miramar, and Eastbourne. The population of the four cities at the end of Mav is estimated to be as follows: Auckland, 113,334; Wellington (not including Petone), 74,766; ChristchuTch, 85,946; Dunedin, 68,664. The honour of being the fifth town of New Zealand is still held fairly comfortably by Invereargill, with a population of 15,985. Next in order come: —Wanganui, 13,675; Timaru, 12,575; Palmerston, 11,971; Napier, 11,050; Gisborne, 9609; Nelson, 8505; New Plvmouthp 7835; Petone, 7214; .■■•..-•.•.

1 A case of interest to farmers was hejir'd at the Magistrate's Court, Stratford, recently, when a farmer was charged with 1 failing to clear his property' of noxious weeks. Counsel contended 1 that defendant, who was milking On shares, could not be held to be the I 'occupier of'the' land for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, and therefore could not be called upon by the Department to clear noxious weeds. The Magistrate, in dismissing the case, said the decision in the case would not govern all share-milking agreements, each one of which could be made on a different" basis. In; some agreements the share-milker was a partner, while in the present case the milker seemed to be very little removed from an ordinary servant. English definitions of occupancy did not necessarily apply, the Noxious "Weeds Act being peculiar to this country...

Was, it reasonable to .assume that a certain young man was oyer the age of 21? This was the question put to Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., at the sitting of the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mollie Murphy, barmaid at the Hotel Cecil, was charged with supplying the young fellow, who was only 18 years of age, with liquor. Mr M'Grath, who represented the defendant, claimed that the youth looked every day of 21 years, and if his Worship though'so, too, the case could be dismissed. "I will let you see the young man," said Mr M'Grath. Thereupon a bulky young f gllow stepped into the box. Mr Cooper eyed him critically, and appeared a little undecided. "Were you wearing a hat when you entered the bar?" said counsel. "Yes," came' the reply. '' Have you : got the same hat with you now?" "Yes." "Then please put'it on. You know, your Worship, a hat makes all the difference." The youth did as he was bid. "I will give you the benefit of the doubt," said Mr Cooper. "'' The case is dismissed.'' '

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