NEWS OP THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15039, 5 April 1919, Page 4

NEWS OP THE DAY.

The evening service at St. John's Me-1 thodist Church will commence at 6.30 instead of 7, and continue at that hour in future. On.Sunday evening the Rev. E. D. Patchett will take for his subject "How Shall a Christian Man Vote on1 April 10th?"

The members of all church congregations in Richmond are invited to the united meeting for prayer tha? has 'been arranged by the Richmond MinisJters' Association to pray for victory in the present campaign against the liquor traffic. The meeting will be held in the Methodist Sunday School to-morrow evening at 8.30.

By advertisement in this issue, the travelling public is warned to exercise care at a crossing on the Glen road Wakapuaka. " ■ . ,

At the City Council meeting last night the City Engineer reported-upon an alteration to the front of business premises in Trafalgar street that, as there was no alteration to the external walls there was no breach of the bylaw, and the permit was accordingly granted. Crs Gibbons, Carlisle and Baigent strongly, protested against the work being permitted. Crs Marris and Stringer said there had been ho evasion of the by-law, and that the Engineer could not do otherwise than he had done. The Mayor read the by-law to show that the Engineer was right. No action was taken. .

"He who is for alcohol is against New Zealand." Strike out the top line on Thursday,,. April 10.* ■■■■

A meeting of Port residents was held at Mr A. Thompson's residence Port Nelson, on Thursday evening for the purpose of taking preliminary steps for the holding of a regatta on Easter Monday. There was a good attendance.and the following officers were elected: Patron, Mr H. R. Duncan; president, Mr C. Diamanti; vice-president Mr A. Thompson; committee, Messrs Ball, B. Tibbie, A. Jones, Capt. fTregidga, A. Liddle, E. Cresswell, J. Davey, J. Talbot,/W. S. Horrocks, O. Ricketts, G. Brown, A. Stuart, and J. Garner (secretary and treasurer).

Before Messrs A. Goul3. and J. Clegg, Justices, at the Magistrate's Court yesterdey, Myrtle Coote was convicted and fined 2s 6d, with costs 7s, for. riding a bicycle at night on the Wakapuaka road without a light. Allan Wills, who was similarly . charged, was convicted and fined ss, costs 7s. The defendants did not appear, but pleaded guilty by letter. The County Ranger (Mr W. Rayner) said that the cases were brought in consequence of complaints.

• ■ ■ ■ • ■••... \ • . In order to ascertain the market prospects for New Zealand-grown apples at San Francisco, the Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald (Minister for Agriculture) instructed the Resident Agent for the Dominion to make inquiries. The Minister has received the following report by (cable: "Apple markets are/ active for future .delivery,.April, May, June, July, j ten shillings, twelve and" sixpence case, [advancing1 rapidly.; Consider present time laltoursble to ■ make trial shipment, dne thousand cases, one hundred ana" f°UIV: +o one hundred ( and seventy-five each case, giving preference to' red. Apples-must be guaranteed free of pest; must be sent by refrigerators consigned to my order; 5' A subsequent cable message stated that the price of apples would probably advance from 15s to 17s od per case in May. 1 <

Messrs Buxton, "and Co. Ltd., local agents for the New Zealand Shipping1 Company, have been advised that the Tofua reached London on March 26th. Females predominate, in the roll of ' he Nelson electorate. Of the, total.number I of 7452 names, 3982 are those of women, and 3470 men. Thus 53' per cent of the electors' are women and 47 per cent men. ***A neat retort; "which" brought down the house, was made to a persistent interjector at the Theatre Royal last night. The speaker (Captain Hawkins) was, using a- Chinese cracker as an illustration. At the end of lonef {remark he said, "and you, my friend, are not un-j like a-cracker—making a great deal o* noise, but not doing much damage." At a largely, attended meeting of the Stoke Progressive Association last night, a committee was appointed to go into the matter of the proposed Nelson-Tahuna-Stoke motor service, and submit a report to the next meeting of the association.

Entries for the Stoke Horticultural Show will close on Tuesday; The secretary will be in attendance on Tuesday night to receive entries and fees, as well as promised donations. "Why do they call Inyercargill Inverkegville?" was- a question, sent up to Captain Hawkins last night. "They don't now," replied the Captain. "You know you've left there now." (Laughter.) ~ , ■■-..'- . :•■-.•• . "Everybody's doing it r " -What? Striking out "the top line on Thursday,

April 10* ' \ \ ■ In the course of his recent tour of the North. Island,, Mr Hurst Seager, F.R.1.8.A., honorary organiser of the Town Planning Conference, found. *that the" housing problem was most acute. This applied to almost every town-visit-ed. In Wellington the position was bad, but in the smaller towns also many houses were required. Before a large and representative gathering the Hon. John Barr, M.L.C., chairman of the Christchurch Tramway Board, performed the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the tramway offices in the south-eastern corner of | Cathedral Square, near the Government Buildings. . Some "time ago a series of charges were brought by the Yen. Archdeacon Gosset against the Rev. C. 0. Perry (vicar of St. Michael's, Christchurch), alleging practices not in conformity with the teaching and regulations of the Prayer Book. The charges were heard by Bishop Julius, whose judgment was, on the whole, favourable to the vicar of St. Michael's. The Yen. "Archdeacon Gosset appealed against this "judgment, and the Court of Bishops sat in February to hear the appeal.^ The Primate 'Bishop Nevil) presided, and other members of the court were Bishop Averill (Auckland), Bishop Sedgwiek (Waiapu), and Bishop Sprptt (Wellington). The appellant was represented by Mr H. D. A eland, of Christchurch, w"ho addressed the court at some length, and the respondent replied.;. The Court of Bishops has decided to give its decision about the end of this month, when the General Synod will meet at Napier. The court will seize the opportunity of the gathering at Napier to have a final conference before announcing its decision. Mr Holdsworth, of the Union Steam Ship Company, in reply to a Dunedin deputation, explained that although the war was over, war conditions still continued to a large extent, so far as the company was iconcerned, inasmuch as several of their steamers were still unSer requisition by the Imperial Government. He hoped, however, that the shipping position would shortly 'become easier, andj as showing that the company was anxious to afford every facility and convenience to_ its clients, he might state it was obtaining new tonnage. Two new steamers—the Wairuna and Waitemata — had been purchases in England despite the high prices for tonnage, and these would be delivered next month. In addition, three other steamers had ibeen bought, and these would be taken delivery of before the end of the year. Mr Holdsworth further stated that arrangements were already under way to provide for a direct cargo service from Sydney to Dunedin, and that tne direct connection would of course be kept up with Melbourne. He also made the very important pronouncement that |t was hoped in the near future to arrange for a call at Dunedin from time to time by cargo steamers from the Pacific coast.