NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 510, 28 September 1915, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

On page 12 of to-day's issue will be found "The World of Labour," an instalment of the serial'' Eltham House,'' a statement by the Hon. J. Allen regarding recruiting, and the position of Canterbury College in regard to the manufacture of munitions. The By-laws and Finance Committee of the City Council has given permission for a fair to bo held in Beckenham Park on Saturday, October 23, by the Beckenham-Fisherton branch of the Eed Cross Association.

"For the first time for many months we to-day got the first really good piece of war news," remarked Mr O. T. J. Alpers at a meeting at Fendalton last evening. "Let's give three rousing cheers for the army in France." The cheers were given, with more for the Dardanelles. The following members of the Canterbury Automobile Association supplied cars for the conveyance of returned troopers to the Darfield Carnival on Saturday last: —Messrs H. W. Piper, M. Hollander, B. Falck, H. P. Solomon, Kibblewhite and Vaughan (J. S. Hawkes), and E. P. M. Manning. The troopers greatly appreciated the outing. An Auckland corporal, writing from the Dardanelles to his parents at Ponsonby, states that the most dangerous work of all is undertaken by the members of the postal service at the Dardanelles. In carrying the mails to the trenches these men are continually exposed to shrapnel and the sniper. He says that he would sooner be in the trenches any day than belong to the '' postie brigade''—the chances of being "bowled over" are much less.

The following clause appeared iu .the fortnightly report which the Electric Light and Power Committee placed before the Christchurch City Council last evening:—"The eommittee regrets toj have to report that it" finds that it is meeting with competition on the part of the Public Works Department in trying to negotiate certain contracts for the supply of current. The committee is very surprised at this, as, when the contract with the Government was being negotiated, the impression was created that the City Council would not be opposed by the department so long as the prices at which it was prepared to supply were fair and reasonable." The] clause was adopted without discussion. I The Britishers of Fiji are patriotic in action as well as in word. They have already sent to the battlefields of France volunteers to the number of about 300, and they are now promoting a huge carnival for the raising of funds with which to maintain their contingents and provide for the wounded. Mr J. B. Turner, formerly Mayor of Suva, who is visiting New Zealand, stated that contributions totalling '£lo,ooo have already been made to the Prince of Wales's Fund, and it was hoped that a carnival would provide an additional £7OOO. In fact,- £4OOO had been promised. As showing the spirit w_hich prevails among all classes on the islands, Mr Turner mentioned that someone offered to collect £1 from each or 100 workers, providing 10 individual contributions of £IOO were "forthcoming. -The challenge resulted in £I4OO being raised in one effort. The Natives were coming from islands far and near, said Mr Turner, to participate in the big carnival on the ninth of next month. The war dance, which had been prohibited for many years, was to be revived, in view of the special object for which the carnival was arranged.

At its meeting a fortnight ago,«>the Christchurch City Council agreed to a suggestion from the Sydenham Burgesses' Association that, as Wordsworth Street and Gladstone Street now form one continuous street from Waltham Eoad to Harper Street, the part of the street west of Colombo Street, now named Gladstone Street, should be renamed Wordsworth Street, and that Stirling Street, which is a continuation of Carlyle Stroet, should be renamed Carlyle Street. However, the By-laws and Finance Committee, which had previously agreed to the suggestions, reported to the council last' evening that as the renaming of Gladstone and Stirling Streets might create opposition, it would be better 'to make the alteration by way of special order. A special meeting of the council was accordingly held last night, and an order was passed. Orders were also passed altering the name of Carter's Lane (off Kilmore Street) to Dawson Street, and the name of Wairarapa Terrace Eoad to Fulton Street, this last alteration being due to the fact that there is a similarity of name with Wairarapa Terrace, and that there is also a Wairarapa Boad in Waimairi county.

OWING to the arrival of a large shipment of HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR CYCLES, we are Sacrificing our Secondhand Machines at Very Low Prices. The following are a few that we have in stock: — SECOND-HAND MOTOR CYCLES (TWINS). £ S d 6-7 h.p. King Dick, 1914 Model, 3-speed .. .. 75 0 0 5-6 h.p. King Dick, 1914 Model, 3-speed .. .. 67 10 0 5-6 h.p. King Dick, 1913 Model, free engine .. 50 0 0 5-6 h.p. New Hudson, 1914 Model, 3-speed .. .. 67 10 0 7-9 h.p. Indian, 1914 Model free engine 50 0 0 SINGLES. 4* h.p. 2-speed Singer, 1914 * Model ... .. .. •• 75 0 0 4 h.p. 3-speed Triumph, 1914 Model •• 57 10 0 3J h.p. 3-speed Triumph, 1914 Model, with speedometer 57 10 0 3| h.p. 3-speed King Dick, 1914 Model 65 0 0 3£ h.p. 3-speed King Dick, 1914 Model 57 10 0 3J h.p. 3-speed King Dick, 1914 Model 55 0 0 3* h.p. Ariel, fixed engine.. 40 0 0 4" h.p. 3-speed 8.5.A., 1914 Model 52 10 0 4 h.p. Zenith Gradua Gear. . 45 0 0 3£ h.p. 3-speed Humber and * side-car 35 0 0 3* h.p. King Dick, free en- ~ " gine, 1914 Model .. .. 40 0 0 Minerva, with magneto .. 12 10 0 A Trial With Every Machine. Full particulars on application to JONES BROS., LTD., Clock Tower.

• At last evening's meeting of the Christehurch City Council, the Mayor stated that Wood Bros, and the governors of Christ's College had not accepted the council's offer with regard to high pressure water supply, and so that service would not be available in the case of fires at Wood Bros.' store at Addington or at Christ's College. A meeting of the St. Albans School Committee was held last evening, at which four members of the staff were present. The business was to consider the advisability of holding the annual excursion. After some discussion it was decided that the excursion should be held as usual, to take place at Eangiora on December 4. Otago 's fine effort in raising £130,000 in aid of the wounded soldiers has stirred the jealousy of some of Auckland's citizens (says the "Star"), who have declared their intention of moving the financial shirkers. A monster patriotic carnival is talked of in the hope of increasing Auckland's present contribution of £BO,OOO to £250,000.

A very large and very popular movement in Melbourne is the Alexandria Club "billy" gift. By the first week in October 20,000 judiciously packed '' billys'' of uniform size will be dispatched from the club to Australians at the front. Each billy is to contain either something to eat, something to read, something to smoke, something to wear, or something to amuse. Every member of the club is making herself responsible for a certain number of "billys." In describing the return of wounded soldiers to Sydney,' the "Sun" says:— '' What a woman can do under stress of excitement was shown when the cars were under way. A young woman who had vainly searched for her husband saw him in a car which was travelling at the rate of about five miles an hour. Without waiting for the motor to stop she made a running jump, and sprang clean into the body of the car, and smothered the astonished husband with kisses. It was the spectacular event of the day." At the. meeting of the Christehurch Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Club, held last evening, Mr J. McLean presiding, a vote of sympathy was passed to Mr G. Jeffreys on the loss of his mother. Messrs E. Wells, A. Gapes, F. Dacre, G. Jeffreys, J. Tindall, A. Pengelly, E. Pearce, A. Walker, H. Beardsley, and J. Chegwin were appointed a Social Committee. It was decided to hold a challenge card match with the Loyal Volunteer Lodge of Oddfellows. _lt was resolved to hold a show next year, and to appoint judges in a month's time. The suggestion of the South Island Pigeon and Canary Club to hold an art union in aid of the Eed Cross Fund was endorsed.