NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 379, 28 April 1915, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

| All the vivers of the district were ' reported to be clear at 9-'»0 a.m. to-day. j No trace hay yet been found of the | man JT. Hulbert, who has been missing ' from Clifton Street, Addington, since : last Wednesday. • According to a Press Association : cable message the want of conlideuce ! motion moved by the Labour leader in 1 the Victorian Assembly was lost by :>6 !votes to 17. A few carpenters aro wanted by the ! Labour Department for Masterton and Nelson. Applications' should be made 1 at the Christcliurcli oflice of the Be- ; par tin en t. : William Bennett, who attempted to i commit suicide by shooting himself in ! the throat at an'early hour yesterday j morning, at. Lincoln, is reported to be i showing a slight improvement. ' "How much liquor can you take I'' ; asked counsel of a witness in the Wel•liugton Magistrate's Court. "I don't j know,'' was the reply, '' but I come •from the West Coast." Counsel: "You | mean that because you arc a Coaster, I you can take a good deal without it havJing am- effect?" Witness: "Yes, I that's if.'' At the Barracks, Sumner Road, yesterday, the military court, of enquiry into the allegations regarding- the wet canteen at Fort ,'lervois was continued, land it was concluded in the evening. I The evidence is to be forwarded to headquarters. The balance of the goods sent in for disposal at the Harvest Festival arc to be auctioned to-morrow at Mr Clias. (Mark's auction rooms. They are at present on show there, and include I<> oil paintings and water-colours, an oak sideboard, dessert service, a large quantity of table glassware, old coins, books, musical instruments, and a large amount of furniture.

"As an instance of the way people are moving," runs a business letter received in Wellington yesterday from London, "I only heard yesterday that every day by the 8 o'clock train from Nottingham a now aerial engine is sent up to London. This has been going on since last September. It is only one instance from a manufacturing company. I wonder how many dozens of others have been doing the same thing.'' Though the rain which commenced last evening'has been long-delayed, it will be generally welcomed by the farming community. It is now rather late to expect much growth as a result, but it will enable tillage operations to be carried but more easily than has been the ease of late. In several districts it has been almost impossible to work the land, a most unusual circumstance at this period of the year. Up to midday the rainfall registered was .200 in.

The Canterbury Horticultural Society will hold its annual chrysanthemum show in the Art Gallery on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. will close on Monday evening at the office of the secretary, Mr J. Timbrell, 7 Baker's Buildings, Colombo Street. The society will use its new vases tliis year for the first time, and competitors must state what number they will require. It is stated that, the chrysanthemum blooms promise to be *juite up to the very high staudard set last year. The usual schedule .will be added to this year by the inclusion of honey classes.

* As Wellington climbs high and higher up its hills the problem of providing quick and comfortable means of carrying the" people to their homes on the heights becomes greater. At present a cable tram service climbing direct from Willis Street through the Kelburne tunnel, and an ordinary car service going the long way round, connects the fashionable hill suburb of Kelburne with the city. The city engineer now proposes to connect the ordinary tram service where it emerges from the Karori tunnel, with lifts descending to Bouleott Street, which is in the heart of the city. The lifts, which would be of similar character to those in' use on the underground railways of London, would raise passengers to Wellington Tcrraco, from whence a new car liue would be constructed running round Victoria College and continuing south so as to connect with the main Karori Road.

Tlie thirty-fifth anniversary of Knox Church was' celebrated by a social held in the Church Hall last evening. A great .deal of interest was manifested in the occasion, and the attendance of members and well-wishers of the church was large. The chair was occivpied by t\w minister, Dr Erwin, wlio said that. the anniversary was his thirty-second as pastor of the church. During that time lie had missed only two of these meetings, one when he was in the old country, and the other when he was laid aside by illness. There were now only about 18 of the original members of the church left, but the work was going on vigorously by the efforts of a large number of workers. Complimentary and interesting addresses wero given by the Revs. A. T. Thompson (St. Andrew's), and .J. Patcrson (St. Paul's). Musical items were given by the choir and other contributors, and a very pleasant evening was spent. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to all "who had assisted, and also to the ladies who, with Mrs .1. I. Eoyds as convener, had provided and served tho refreshments.

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