NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 826, 3 October 1916, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

riie niiiiiager of the Industrial School Burnkam, desires to acknowledge, witli tlianks, (lie receipt of a .lunation to wards the hoys' Christinas treat from -V !• rien.l, Christehurch; also several parcels of magazines, per the Rev F (I B.ittan.

At yesterday's meeting of the Tramway Board, the Works and Traffic Committee reported that 23< reports of minor accidents to members of the public ami employees dining the month of August were reported. It had again to draw public attention to the number of persons who suffered through boarding or alighting from moving cars. Fight women were reported and four men for this breach of the by-laws. It was satisfactory to note, however, that the record of complaints from the public respecting the conduct of the staff during the month of August had numbered three onlv.

The revenue returns for the Christ church tramways for the four weeks ending September .'!, show a total increase of £H74 in receipts over the corresponding period last year. The net receipts for the various lines during this period are as follow: AddingtonLiuwood £I72S, Sumner-Woolston £1690, Cashmere Hills-Fdgeware Road £1561, I'apanui £13:10, New Brighton £54:1, Opawa-Feudalton £749, Bur wood-North Reach £62S, Cranford Street Spreydon £61.1, Hackthjornc Road £152, St. Martins £1.16; Linwood-Railway £IOO, Fendaltoa Extension £6l, Riecarton £6O, I'apanui Extension £29, and Dallingtou tlti. The revenue for the financial vear to date is £.15,083.

The movement in favour of amalgamation was initiated by the Opawa Burjesses' Association, which promoted a j public meting on the subject some mouths addresses being delivered Iby Crs iY. S. Taylor and 1). G. Sullivan. "\Vhen the petition was taken round the district it met> with very general approval, the promoters being able to show that not only would the district receive more competent service, but also that most of the residents would have I their rates reduced by being rated under the unimproved value system, which obtains iu the city. The adjacent district of St. Marlins has also sent forward to the Government a petition for inclusion |in the city. The entry of Opawa will j settle the vexed question of the maintenance of the Opawa Road, which for many years has been a source of friction between the Heatheote County Council ami the City Council, the former seeking to compel the city to (incl the major cost of maintenance because of the fact that metal from the adjacent quarries for the city streets passed over the road to the extent, it is estimated, of 50,00(1 tons per year. The city has already installed electric light jin Opawa and St. Martins under a special agreement, and the district is very i well lighted indeed.

"Our Day was duly kept by the people of Leithfield, though the effort there in behalf of the Bed Cross Fund was restricted to an entertainment in the hall 1111 the evening. The Christchurch ["Barnstormers" very generously came out with a varied programme of inusi|cal items, which were most heartlv en j joyed by the audience. This company of pierrettes and picrrots, under the [leadership of Mr \V. S. YVauchop, give their performances very cleverly, and their keen enthusiasm in behalf of the '.Red Cross work kindles in their aiulileiieo a responsive spirit. The second | part included a pretty little play of the love-story kind, and this was much appreciated. The Rev. 11. !•:. East, vicar, ■expressed the sincere thanks of Leithfield for the enjoyable concert thus proi vided by Mr W'auchop's troupe, and at no little self-sacrifice on so wet a night. But for the heavy rain, the hall would ihavc been packed. Mrs (,'ordy and ■ Messrs Adams and (.'<>. very kindly mo .t'oreil the company to Leihfield. After the concert Mr C. Bruce, of Ainberlcy. 'gave his services in holding an auction lof gifts of produce in aid of the fund. JMrs Trail and Miss Ashby supplied j gratis the music for the dance. Thanks 'are due also to Mr Mockett, of AmberI ley, for assisting tin? Tied Cross in various ways. The arrangements for the evening were organised by Mrs .1. Hol.-h.kin, secretary of the Red Cross 'local working partv, and the net result will bo over £2O.

The public meeting of sheep-farmers mill others, to be hel'l to-morrow after-

noon to consider matters in connection j with the commamleering of meat by the j Government ami the handling of it at the consumers' end, promises to l>e j well attended. Correspondence on the ; subject has been received from the I North Island, also from various branches j of the Farmers' I'uion. including Bleu- I heim, Timaru, Dunedin, and Inverear- j gill. A meeting' of South Canterbury | farmers will be held at Timaru on Saturday next at - p.m. It is proposed to j appoint delegates at Wednesday's meeting to attend the meeting at Timaru. , Mr W. A. Cox. president of the Invercargill Branch of the Fanners' I'uion, ! is expected to be present at the Christ- ! church meeting. The annual children's party of the, 1 Canterbury Caledonian Society will be held in the rooms on Friday, October l.'l. All members' children ;re cordially i invited. Amongst other amusements : for the young folk there will be a singing and recitation competition for boys ! and girls under 12 years of age, and . prizes will he given to the winners. Every child will receive some small gift. Financial assistance is necessary, and donations will be gratefully received by the following Ladies' Committee:—Mrs R. F. Nightingale, 4:; North Avon Road,! St. Albans; -Mrs Faith, 17 Hawthorn': Road, I'apanui: Mrs Moore, 101 Edge- I ware Road, St. Albans; Mrs Mclntyre, Rata Street, Riecarton, and Mrs Savage, 24 Picton Avenue, Riecarton; or AV. Geo. Brass, secretary, ]4(i Hereford Street, or ('. S. Thomas, president, 161 Hereford Street. ''These moneylenders will have to toe the mark." said Mr 11. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, when dealing with a case j in which W. ('. T. Morris (Mr Raphael) j claimed from Lazarus Wolfe Balkind i (Mr Cuningham) the return of an instrument given by the plaintiff as a mortgage over certain live stock, and ' also £5 damages. It was stated by Mr | Raphael that the moneys due under the I mortgage had been repaid, but Balkind , had repeatedly refused to hand over the j discharged instrument in the usual way, ' offering to give a receipt only. Since the summons had been issued,' however, i the instrument had been returned, and I he therefore asked for costs. "Well, "i said Mr Bishop, "if this is an example | of the practice of these money-lenders, I can only say it is a very had one. As the plaintiff has been put to certain expense through Balkind's sheer pighead- | edness, Balkind will have to paw" I Judgment was given for 10/-, with costs, | against the defendant.