LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 884, 9 December 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Superintendent of Mercantile Marine :it Lyttelton has received the following wire from Mr Geo. Allport:—"Advise vessels that Captain Smith* of the Hurunui, from Timaru, reports passing this morning, outside Wellington Heads, a large floating tree."

The Waikari School Committee met on Monday evening. It was decided to apply to the Board of Education for a new well and windmill. For the School Queen election in connection with the Hawarden Show, Gladys Scott has been nominated as the Waikari candidate.

A meeting of the South Island Band Association was held on Friday to discuss, the, advisability of holding a Bandsman's' Day in Oliristehurcli. Mr S. A. Staples presided over a good attendance, including delegates from the Woolston, Lvttelton Marine, Tramways, G.T.C., and 'New "Brighton Bands. It was decided to make the necessary arrangements for holding the function on Saturday, January 20, 1917, and to donate the proceeds to tlie local Red Cross Society. The chairman'and the secretary (Mr T. F. Hall) were appointed' to arrange matters regarding collectors and badges.

'llio Executive Council of the Christ-j church Branch of the Overseas Club met last evening, the Mayor (Mr 11. Holland) being in the chair. It was] announced that the financial position'ofS the branch was very satisfactory, and' that the membership now stood at uSO.' A proposal advanced by Miss M. J. Den-' niston (lion, secretary of the Ladies' 1 Committee), to the effect that a special' ladies' "day" be held in February, in 1 aid of the Aeroplane Fu'nd, : was endors- 1 ed. The Entertainment Committee re-! 1 ported that arrangements were well in' hand for theT monthly meeting of the branch. A motion was carried endorsing the recognition of Mr F. M. Char-' tors (hon. secretary) by the 'Headquarters Executive, London.

A well-attended meeting of the com-! mittco formed at a recent public meeting of ratepayers of Riecartou, for the purpose of furthering a proposal to join (he borough with the City of Christ-, chinch, was held in the Town Hall on, Thursday evening, Mr G. I).' White presiding. A comparison of the borough rates with those of the city showed that, in |the event of the proposal being car_ri«.l .the. ratepayers trould benefit by a reduction in their rates. An executive committee, consisting of Messrs Bradnock (secretary), Haberficld, Waddell, Wilson, and the. chairman, was appoint-' ed, to obtain information as to the procedure necessary to carry out the proposal. It was decided to hold the meet-; ings fortnightly in the Town Hall, as from December 13. There are circumstances in which! bathing in even the '.'safest"- of places! can become highly dangerous. One of these circumstances consists of imbibing, an undue allowance of alcoholic refreshment before the bathe. A young man from the country found this out to his cost yesterday afternoon. He went bathing at New Brighton, and apparently got out of his. depth. The tide was well up, and the sea was choppy. Members of the Now Brighton Surf Bathing and Life Saving (Tub rescued the man with much difficulty, and after getting him ashore they used methods of artificial respiration for an hour and a-half before they brought him round properly.