NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1309, 24 April 1918, Page 9

NEWS IN BRIEF.

■ The ladies of the Women's National Reserve are entertaining the returned soldiers to afternoon tea at the Art Gallery after the Anzac Day parade to -morrow. Today's river report states that the Waimakariri North and South, the Rakaia, and the Opihi Rivers are clear, the " aitaki is iishable, and the Rangitata is dirty. A sitting of the First Canterbury Military Service Board will be held in Rangiora on Thursday, May 2, and another in Christchurch on the following day. Old boys of the Christchurch Boys' High School are invited to attend the memorial service to those old bovs who have fallen in the war. The serviee will be held to morrow evening in the big schoolroom.

A I're?s Association telegram from Wellington' states that at the sitting of the Court of Appeal this morning judgment was re?er\ed in the case of the I'nion Company v. the captain of an overseas barque, a claim for ££ooo for sah aire.

His Honour Mr Justice Ilcrdman granted probates in the estates of the following deceased j»ersons in Chambers to -day.- Thos. Blair (Mr Tripp), and George Aeheson Newell (Mr Andrews}. In the matter of the estate of James Reid (Mr F. K. Hunt), an order for letters of administration and one surety to be dispensed with was made. The man Morton, who has been missing from Christchurch since April 10, was yesterday located at Lake Heron, in the Methven district. It was reported that he was in the vicinity of Governor's Bay, but yesterday his relatives, suspecting him of being at Lake Heron. wired there, and received a reply stating that Ilorton, who is an elderly man, had been found at that place.

Wholesale grocery merchants placed their views in reference to their dealings with the railways before the Bailway Commission of Inquiry to-day. They were represented by Messrs D. G. Ogilvie, L. M. Mirams, B. a! Green, L. Cookson. JI. C. Godfrey, W. Davidson, and S. Wilkinson. To-morrow, at 10 a.m., the Farmers' Union will be represented by Mr B. Evans. This will dose the evidence as far as the Chamber of Commerce is concerned.

Information regarding the religious of members of the Police Force was given to members of the Protestant Political Association yesterday bv the Minister of Justice (llun. T. M. 'Wilfordj. Of 825 members of the force. 27<J are Roman Catholics. The classification is as follows: Church of England 270, Roman Catholics 27n, Presbyterian 23d, Methodist 18, Wcsleyan 20, Baptists 7, various 10. The Minister mentioned that of two police superintendent"! one is a Catholic, of seven inspectors three are Catholics, and of nine sub-inspectors two are Catholics.

The annual conferen-e of the AVoollen Millowners' Association was held today. A deputation from the Woollen Mill Employees' Union waited on tlie association to ask for an increase in the war bonus. At present the wages are 1/2 per hour, and the war bonus 2J per rent, in addition. The union is askirg for an additional 10 per cent. The lepresentatives of the workers arc Messrs R. Breen (secretary) and S. Edward* (Dunedin), R. H." Watson (Oamam), H. C. Revel! and J. Murphy (Kaiapoij, and A. Anderson (Pet»ne). The Arbitration Court ha 3 not yet determined whether an award shall be iiMiiO in the Auckland drapery tra. e. When the Drapers' Assistants' I niou made application for an awaftl. the enplovers presented a petition to the Court, signed by several hundred assistants, expressing hostility to the making of an award. The union urged that the names to the petition were secured under misapprehension. Recently Mr R. D. Martin, of the Christehurcb. Union, wrote to the Prime Minister, protesting against the delays of the Arbitration Court in coining to a decision. The Prime Minister has replied, saying that the' Government has no power to interfere with the Arbitration Court concerning the manner in wbici* it should exer. ise its functions. In this respect the Arbitration Court was like the Supreme Court. A communication had been sent to the Arbitration Court, and a reply received that the matter was still under consideration. Mr Massey added that no doubt a decision wouhlt be given shortly. Mr A. C. Nottingham's Office and Warehouse will be Closed All Day on Thursday, 25th inst., Anzae Day. ' .7 Latest Model 5 h.p. Indian Gear Box, 3-spred, fitted with speedometer, £65. Reading Standard 7 h.p. 3 speed Gear Box, £SO. 7 9 h.p. Big X 3 speed Gear Box, late Model, £SO. All taken in is part payment on the famous HarleyDavidson. JONES BROS., LTD.. Clock Tower, 122 Manchester Street.