NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 961, 10 March 1917, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

All the rivers in Canterbury were re ported clear this morning.

Colonel tlie Hon. W. E. Collins, commandant of the hospital ship, recently in port, has sent a telegram to the Mayor (Mr H. Holland) expressing the gratitude of himself r.tid stuff at the hospitality extended to thorn by the citizens of Christchureh.

There is at present on view in th« window of Messrs Ashby, Bergh and Co., a remarkably good sample root of up-to-date potatoes. The root has yielded three potatoes of a total weight of 6} ll>s. It was grown by Mr T. Taylor, of 10 Heatheote Street, Woolston.

A memorial meeting is being held in the Salvation Army Hall, Lintvood, :n memory of Bugler Walter Leslie Taylor, ;;rd Australian Reinforcement, who died of wounds on February 26. For IS years he was attached to the Linwood Corps, and of late years wa* transferred to Australia.

This morning a start was made to strike at Canterbury Park —a lengthy ojieraticii—and the men came into town this afternoon. The next group to go under canvas will be the Field Artillery, whose camp will commence on Monday-on the Rangiora Show (i rounds. *The advance party went to Kaugiora to-dav, under Lieut. Miller and Q.M.S. Lee. '

The cash result of Sir. Ernest Shackleton 's lecture given at the Colosseum on February 24, in aid of the Red Cross Fund and the widow of the late Captain Ross Sea Party, is as follows: —Sales of tickets and door takings, £176 19 2( expenditure (being advertising, Tent, printing and sundries), £26 7 I!, leaving a balance of £l5O 11 11, which will bo allotted equally to the objects named-

The New Brighton Marine Band will play the following programme of musie on the local rotunda to-morrow, commencing at 2.45 p.m.:—March, "The t'halienge" (Calvert): selection, "William Tell" (Rossini); cornet solo,,

"Good Bye" (Tosti); fantasia, "Enchantment" (Rippin); comet duet, "Ida and Dot" (Lasev); characteristic fantasia, "Oil Rustic Bridge" (Walton); march, "North Star'' (Riminer).

The first annual meeting of the New Brighton Branch of the Women's National Reserve was heM last Tuesday afternoon in the Pier Hall. Mrs Hamber presided, and read the annual report, which was considered satisfactory. The following were elected officers for the year:—President, Mrs Stevens; hon. secretary, Mrs Dudley Hill; lion, treasurer, Mrs Evelyn Clark; committee, Mesdames Tepplcr, Blakeway, Knight, Kelcher. Ashley. Simpson, and Misses Preston and Hopkins.

At a meeting of the Sports Ground Committee of the Christchurch Domain Board held yesterday. Mr W. J. Walter presiding, it was decided that the area of 15 acres in South Hagley Park should be equally divided between the St. Andrews and Technical Colleges, the ground to be allowed for football hockey or cricket for a term of one year. It was also decided that the applications of the Canterbury Football Association for the right to play on two grounds at the Carlton corner, and of the Rugby Union for more grounds should be granted, the latter to be. taken out of the Polo grouad; and it was further derided that this season both men's and women's hockey be played on what is now known as the women's ground in North Hagley Park, thsse nearer the city to be reserved for the use of the women. The annual meeting of the Christchurch Musical Society will be held in the Durham Street Schoolroom next Tuesday, before the rehearsal. The society has every reason to be proud of last year's work. The chorus did splendid work under the baton of Dr Bradshaw. and the valuable assistance of Mrs Livingstone (pianiste). "The Messiah" was quite one of the best efforts of the Musical Society. The works in hand for the new season's first concert are "The Revenge"' and Sullivan's "Te Deum." Both contain splendid choruses, and, judging by the large attendance at rehearsals, the first concert will be in every wav successful.

A recent a-lilition to tlie Queen Mary Hospital, Ha inner Springs, is a new verandah, the cost of which was borne by Mr Duncan Rutherford. The grounds, too, have been improved by a tennis court, laid down by the Amuri Red Cross Society. The verandah runs right round the octangle-.shaped Nurs* Cavell Ward, and has been furnished by Mr Rutherford with artistic and comfortable chairs, louuges, and tables. These magnificent gifts were officialJjr handed over to the Defence and Health authorities by Mr Duncan Rutherford on Thursday afternoon. Mr Rutherford stated that he hoi>ed that' an a 4 ditional comfort and convenience to the men would soon be available. He referred to a new motor service from Culverden to Ha inner, which possibly would be starting about the end of the month. The enrs would be fitted with pneumatic tyres, and would be eminently more suitable for the conveyance of invalids than the present cars were. Captain Hardham. V.C.. on behalf of the Defence l>p|>artinent. and Captain Hendry, N.Z.M.C., for the Health Department, suitably responded. At the conclusion of the formal ceremony, those present were entertained by Mr and Mrs Rutherford to afternoon tea.

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