LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2031, 18 August 1920, Page 11

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Telegraph Office has been notified to divert all traffic to the United Kingdom via Pacific. Miss M. Thurston, who is at present at the King George Military Hospital, writing to Mr H. B. Sorensen acknowledging the gilft of an album from her friends in Christchureh, in the course of her fetter, says:—"You could not have given me anything I appreciate more, and the happy thought of inserting photographs of places I know so well gives me great pleasure. I do not know how to reach all those who have so kindly remembered me. May I ask you to convey to them my sincere thanks and deep appreciation for their .kind message, handsome gift, and most i useful cheque, and tell them I feel honoured to have won their esteem and friendship, and shall never forget the happy years spent in Christchureh.''

After 32 years of service for the Christchurch Tramway Board ami its predecessors, William James Wills, a fitter in the carsheds, and a married man with six children living, was dismissed, on July 22, because on the previous day he had been absent without leave. The reason for his absence was that lie had to do some business in connection with the winding-up of the estate of his father, lately deceased. Ho had asked the foreman for a day elf, a week before, but had been told to waita week. When the w"eek had elapsed, he looked for the foreman, but could not find him. Wills appealed against his dismissal, on the ground that it was unreasonable and unwarranted, and out of proportion to the offence. So the Christchurch Tramway Appeal Board is sitting this afternoon to review the case. Mr 8. E. McCarthy, S.M., is presiding, with him Mr John Wilson, as assessor for the workers, and Mr .1. A. Prostick as assessor for the Christchurch Trainway Board. Mr W. J. Hunter appears for the appellant, and Mr .1. .). Dougall for the resp6ndent board. The hearing of the case is proceeding. At a meeting of the Christchurch Accountant Students' Society, Mr H. R. Best read an interesting paper on "Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies; Their Advantages Compared and Contrasted." Afr Best pointed out that to the student the law of partnerships -was one of the most straightforward and interesting, but the actual relationship di'd not always prole nearly so straightforward, and a •partnership often found itself labouring under disadvantages unknown to a limited liability company; in fact, ho was almost tempted to say that the latter had no disadvantages as compared with the former. Mr Best then proceeded to enumerate and compare the various advantages and disadvantages pertaining to each, anil at the close of his address was accorded a veryhearty vote of thanks for contributing one of the most interesting papers of tho session. Before the meeting (dosed, notice was given of the postponement of the debate with Wellington to August 25, and also that Mr Whittingham 's examination prize had been supplemented by a second—a valuable collection of accountancy books —generously donated by the Accountancy and Educational Publications, Ltd.