NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1736, 6 September 1919, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The censorship. of radio messages to Samoa was removed at 9 a.m. to-day. Some extremely high prices for potatoes were paid at auction i,n the city to-day. A line of 10 sacks of Marri seed potatoes sold at £2 1/- a sack, whilst for■•• Bseeze 's prolific five sacks realised 58/6 and others 56/- a sack. Dr Bradshaw will hold atrial of boys' voices at the Cathedral on Tuesday, September 16, at 10 a.m., for the purpose of selecting one or more boys to fill vacant choir scholarships. Choristers receive free education ' at Christ's College, and also a musical training which should be valuable in after life. Under the joint auspices of the Canterbury Automobile Association and the Canterbury Progress League a lecture on "Improved Road Construction and Control" will be given in the Grand Theatre on September 10, at 10.30 a.m. by Mr L. M. Sandston, M.A., B.Sc, •Associate Member American Society of Civil Engineers.

The second concert of the 1919 season of the Christchurch Orchestral Society is to be held in the Choral Hall on September ,17. The full'orchestral works will include symphony No. 4 op. 90 (Mendelssohn), Pique Dame Overture (Suppe), Peasants' Wedding March (Loderman), Suite Ballet Egyptien (Luigini), etc. The soloist will be Mr G. H. Bonnington. At the meeting of the Domains Board yesterday afternoon, the committee set up to discuss the proposal of the Hills garden scheme at Cashmere reported that it had met a committee of Cashmere Hills representatives and discussed the proposition. The Hills committee had been instructed to have several sites placed under offef, but, until it • was known what desirable areas were available at certain prices, nothing could be done. ~ •

The prospectus Of the Victory War Loan is published ta-day and we do not doubt that the ■ patriotism of New Zealand will make the raising of the.large amount required an easy task. Our special advertising column contains an announcement by the, A.M.P. pointing out how subscribers may be assisted to contribute and assure their lives at the same time. Subscriptions to the amount of £1,000,000 have ' already been so arranged. Referring to the question of pastoral lands for soldier settlement, the chairman of the Canterbury Land Board (Mr H. D. M. Haszard) yesterday informed the men present at the ballot of the Woodstock Settlement that it had been hoped by thiamine to* have offered two Cheviot areas. However, it had been found that there was a technical objection which prevented them from being immediately offered for soldier settlement. Parliament, no doubt, would remove this obstacle during, this session.

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