LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 698, 6 May 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The Mayor has received a note from" ; his son, Mr S. G. Holland, who is in camp at Treutham with the Artillery, | that he has been promoted from the jrank of sergeant to sergeant-major. | Additional contributions to the Coal , and Blanket Fund have been received !bv the Mavor as follow: —Mr A. W, Rutherford £5, Mr A. E. Chrystall £3. : The committee for the control of the fund will be appointed at a meeting of I the City Benevolent Association. | A Wellington telegram states that the quarterly meeting of the Executive [ Council of the Amalgamated Society of | Railway Servants has concluded. Furjther conferences are to be held "with ' outside bodies, with a view to linking iup various labour organisations, bus j dates are not yet fixed. The new cliff walk from Hoon Hay Valley to the Stable, coming out near Kennedy's Bush, is now completed, and many hill-walkers are enjoying the new route. A commencement is being made by Mr Calvert in the erection of a house on Dyer's Pass Road, where re* freshments will be available for hill tourists. In the case in which P. S. Flood WU charged with assaulting John Michael Gearschawski, the Magistiate (Mr T, A. B. Bailey) dismissed the information. The defendant in his evidence said that Gearschawski came to the hotel in a drunken state. He told him he had better get out, and, on turning to speak to two others, the complainant fell and struck his head on the door, jamb. Corroborative evidence was given by another witness. Canterbury has sent over 200 cases ot pears and apples to the Patriotic Ex» hibition which is to open on Monday in Wellington. The exhibits are to be judged by the following experts:—Mr L. Hanlon, Mr W. J. Courtier, and Mr D. Fry. Mr Courtier is well known in these parts, being the Government chard Inspector and Instructor for Canterbury. Mr Hanlon, who resides in Whangarei, was for many years Go 4 vernment expert. Mr D. Fry. of Ri« waka, has acted as judge at some ot the largest shows held in New Zealand, A very successful carnival was given by the pupils of the Ashburtou High School on Thursday evening. The whole of the proceedings were thoroughly enjoyed by both the performers and the large audience. Choruses, haJsas, dances, and burlesques were the order of the evening. The boys showed up particularly well in their local skits ox doings good, bad, and indifferent, and these reflected great credit on the "poet,'' Mr J. Stewart. The girls* Japanese items were well staged. The proceedings of the second part were opened by a highly exaggerated and well-mounted burlesque of a dentist's room. The programme closed with a Maori haka, and all joined in singing the National Anthem. It is understood that about £75 will be able to be handed over to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund.