NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 212, 12 October 1914, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hothouse grown tomatoes were on sale in the fruit markets last week, and sold from 2/6 to 3/- per lb in wholesale quantities. The local Stock Exchange has invited the other New Zealand Exchanges to compete in a rifle shooting match on Labour Day, Monday, the 26th inst. Entries for the Timaru-Christchurch cycle road race, which is to be held on Saturday, October 24, will close this evening. So far most of the betterknown riders have entered. A daily motor car service has been commenced between Kaikoura and Parnassus. As the car does the trip in two and a-half hours, Kaikoura,has now been brought within eight hours' joiirney of' Christchurch by rail and road. A pastoral run in the Fox and Mount Peel survey districts, with an area of 33,600 acres, will be offered for license by public auction at the Lands and Survey Office on Wednesday, October 21. ■ ' • • , ' ■ -. ■ The New Zealand Club will entertain Mr J;i R.Boose, secretary of the Royal' Colonial Institute, at luncheon on Wednesday. Members who can be present are requested to ring up Mr Brownell (telephone 1508) and notify him to that effect. 'The civic reception which it was intended to give Sir Ernest Rutherford' in the City Council Chambers this noon at 4 o 'clock, has been pVstponed until the same hour to-morrow, Sir Ernest Rutherford not arriving in town until to-morrow morning. A Press Association telegram from J Greymouth states that the coal output! last week was:—Paparoa. 890 tons 14 j cwt; North Brunner, 706 tons, 14cwt; ; Blackball, 4294 tons 7cwt; Point.Eliza-s beth, 17,98 tons 18cwt;. Liverpool, .1092 tons 9cwt; total, 8783 tons 2cwt. One of the seamen engaged on board the; Norwegian barque Activ, now. lying at Lyttelton, took an impromptu bath in the early hours of yesterday morning by falling down between the ship's side and the wharf. Fortunately, his cries for help roused those on board, a rope was let dawn, and the dripping but un- ! injured mariner drawn up on board. Mr A. Macpherson, Fields Instructor for the South Island, has been advised by the Agricultural Departments of his appointment to take charge of the preparation of the New Zealand pavilion .and the.staging of the New Zealand-ex-hibits in the competitive section. Mr Macpherson will leave "for'.. 'Frisco in November, and in the meantime he will devote his attention to arranging matters in connection with the Exhibition at this end so far as his Department is; concerned. At the usual meeting of the St. Paul's Presbyterian Young People's So: ciety Mr Geo. Burn presided. The subject for the evening was a debate on the question: "That Socialism is the solution for many of the evils of the present clay," Mr D. C. Burns taking the affirmative and Mr W.. Roxburgh the negative. The debate proved to be an instructive one, and elicited considerable discission amongst members, the Rev. J. Paterson concluding with an admirable summing up of the case for and against Socialism. A very enjoyable athletic entertainment was given by members of the Christchurch Athletes' Club, in Mr F, A. Hornibrook's* physical culture institute on Saturday evening, i n aid of the Huntly relief fund. The programme consisted principally of exhibitions of boxing and were no contests—provided by a number . of amateurs, including some young boys, and by two professionals, P. Cook and J. Thompson. Some of the exhibition spars were of a comic nature, and.very laughable they were. A blindfold boxing £*»ut was,particularly amusing. MOTOR CYCLED We a«*ve just landed a shipment of King Dick and Singer. Motor Cycles, finished in dove grey, with several im : provements. There is no need to dwell on the quality of these motors, as recent results can prove; winning every side car trial except one takes a lot of beating. These victories speak for iliemselves. - Sole Agents— JONES BROS., LTD., 122 Manchester St. Inspection invited. Catalogue free. Ivote. —We have a few good second hand motors for sale cheap. .243