NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2031, 18 August 1920, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Paloona, which left Melbourne on Saturday last for Bluff, has 69 bags of English and 13 bags of Australian mail matter for Christchurch. Tho mails should reach hero on Friday oveniug by the first express. Four members to represent the Ellesmere County and Southbridge Town District on the Springston-Ellesiuero Electric Power Board will be elected at a poll to be taken on Tuesday next. Five candidates (John Cunningham, James Charles Free, Robert Thomas McMillan, Henry Weave and William Scott) have been nominated. Joseph Watson Kime, Edward Henry Rowell and Charles Wolfe have been declared elected unopposed to represent tho Springs County Constituent District on the board.

Canterbury's Rugby football referees are becoming decidedly active. On September 4, a team selected from them i will meet representatives of the Wol-, lington Rugby Referees' Association in a match in Wellington. The prospect of, that match has given them so much "pep" that they are reported to be looking for other teams to conquer. S,o„ the executive of the Canterbury Rugby Union, hearing of the referees' desire for more games to play, decided last evening to got in first and to challenge them to a match, to bo played on a date to be arranged. CHEAP MOTOR-CYCLES. We have in hand a number of good second-hand motor-cycles received by us in part payment for Barley-Davidsons. All have been thoroughly overhauled by us, and in consequence carry our guarantee that they are in good running order. Buy now. Prices are going up this.spring. We have — No. 1051 —4 h.p. Triumph, 3-speed hub gear, in good order .. £67 10/No. 1052 —1919 Electric Model Indian, 7-9 h.p., like new £135 No. 1057 —4J h.p. Singer, 2-speed countershaft gear, in good mechanical order £SO No.-IOCO—3J h.p. Triumph, free engine, in good order £4O No. 1061 —Rudgo-Multi, good solo machine £27 10/No. 1063 —2J Douglas, 2-spced gear. Splendid solo mount .. .. £SO No. 1046 —6-7 Jap King Dick, new engine, good sporting machine £4O No. 1045—1919 Electric Model Harley £135 No. 10G5—1915 4 h.p. 3-speed Triumph £75 JONES BROS., LTD., The Clock Tower. .8

. An interesting lecture on "The N.Z.E.F. in France, Belgium and Germany" was delivered-iu the Y.M.C.A. last evening by Padre W. B. Scott. A number of excellent lantern .slides illustrated tlio talk, which dealt with the subject in an amusing and entertaining manner. Yesterday afternoon, in the Magistrate's Court, before Mr fcS. E. McCarthy, S.M., George Parris (Mr M. J. Gresson) was proceeded against for the maintenance of a child of which he was alleged to bo the father. Mr W. J. Hunter appeared for complainant, who was tho sister-in-law of defendant. A feature of the case was a compromising document alleged to have been written by defendant's wife. She denied the authorship of the document, and ' defendant said he could hardly "scratch" his own name. After both the women concerned were put to a writing test, the Magistrato pointod out the similarity between complainant's writing and that of tho document. The information was dismissed, with costs, leave being granted for an appeal. If there is anything that you want to buy, sell or exchange, advertise it in The Sun. Twelve words for 6d.