NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 377, 26 April 1915, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

"All clear'' described, the rivers of the district at 9 a.m. to-day. At to-night's meeting of the City Council the Mayor will present medals, certificates, etc., awarded by the Koyal j Humano Society of New Zealand at its I last meeting, to persons who have perI formed acts of bravery in saving life. A shearer who had come down to Sydney from the country in order to enlist was "turned down." by tho doctor because he was Hat-footed, the medical inspector stating that a man with flat feet could not carry a pack of jibs for a distance of 15 miles. The | shearer replied to this by stating that j ho had vory often carried a 601b swag j 40 and 50 miles a day in following his j occupation. One of the New Zealand soldiers, ! writing from Egypt to relatives .in Greytown this we ok", says he does not care if lie never sees another camel, for at the canal they had a. camel corps (numbering nearly i! 00) attached. It appears that camels had a notion to to settle their "friendly arguments'' in the middle of the night, and when they get going it. was akin to a boiler explosion! At this season every year the old mutton birds from thp small islands off the southern coast, make au excursion to the mainland, and round the mouth of tho Aparima Eiver and Eiverton aro to bo seen thousands of these birds. It is indeed a wonderful sight when they tako to the wing, and they appear as a huge black cloud in the sky. At present the Maoris are on the islands bagging the young birds, and already consignments . have arrived.—"Southland Times."

Many of the volunteers for service" at the front find themselves in peculiar positions as regards rank when they into the army. Au instance of this is shown in the fact that one man found it necessary to salute his younger brother, But a more extreme case existed iu the Trcntham Camp recently. A certain man carried on an important business in private life, but forsook this to serve the Empire. Oil arrival at Trentham the duties assigned to him were those of an orderly to a lioutenant. This iu itself was all right, but the lieutenaut proved to be a young man who was the junior iu the orderly's office before joining the forces. A meeting of the executive of tho North Canterbury School Committees' Association was held in the East Christchurch school, Mr J. Butterfield in the tdiair. There was a good attendance, only three members being absent. The president moved a vote of condolence to the relatives of tho late Dr Russell. Ho said that Dr Russell had taken a keen interest in educational matters, and in the welfare of the association. The vote was carried in silence, members standing. After dealing with the correspondence and arranging the business for tho next general meeting in May, the executive revised the rules, as requested at the last general meeting, to meet the requirements of the new Educational Act. The secretary was instructed to send a circular, to unaffiliated'committees after the householders' meetings had been held.

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