CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19806, 23 May 1934, Page 7

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

ITEMS FROM THE CITY CHRISTCHURCH, May 22. Personal. Mr J. W. Matthewson. assistant general manager of the Union Steam Ship Co., Ltd., arrived in Christchurch to-day in the course of a tour of South Island branches of the company. He will leave Christchurch for Timaru on Thursday. Mr R. Wild, of Hokitika, a member of the Canterbury Education Board, is at present a patient in the Christchurch Hospital. Mr Wild, while in the Kaikoura district on a visit of inspection to the schools, fell from a horse and fractured two ribs He was progressing favourably from this injury, but an old trouble caused a relapse Golf Practice in Parks: The Reserves Committee of the Christchurch City Council has power under its by-laws to deal with any persons doing or practising anything to offend or annoy the public within the limits of a park, so it has issued instructions to the Superintendent of Reserves that steps are to be taken to deal with persons playing golf in parks to the danger or annoyance of others. The committee reported at last evening’s meeting of the council that its attention had been drawn to the fact that the habit of indulging in golf practice in city parks had Increased considerably, and recently a citizen was struck by a golf ball while walking through Elmwood Park. Bluff-Melbourne Service: On the motion of Cr. H. T. J. Thacker, the Christchurch City Council decided to support the proposal for the reintroduction of the steamer service between Bluff Hobart and Melbourne. There was no discussion on the motion, but Cr. Thacker was of the opinion that it would mean a great deal more business for the South Island. Steamer Held Up: At 8 o’clock this morning, when the watersiders at Lyttelton were put on to work the coastal steamer Storm, the railway workers refused to begin operations because an extra man had not been put on to handle the cards. The services of the watersiders were dispensed with at noon, and it was stated that the vessel would probably remain idle for the remainder of the day. St. Helen's Hospitals: Although it was recommended to the report of the National Expenditure Commission that the Health Department should hand over St. Helens Hospitals in the Dominion to the hospital boards in the respective districts concerned, and already the department has closed several, including those at Wanganui ar.d Gisborne, no move, so far as can be ascertained, has been made in approaching the North Canterbury Hospital Board with a view to having St. Helens here taken over. Subjects for Broadcasting: The Canterbury Trades and Labour Council has decided to communicate with the Postmaster-General (the Hon. Adam Hamilton) urging that the com-munity-owned radio service, in the interests of the fullest education of the people, should be free of restriction as to subjects for broadcasting, so that there may be critical and open treatment over the air of social and other questions. New Silver Coinage: Towards the end of this week a shipment of £39,000 worth of the Dominion’s new half-crowns will be brought to Lyttelton by the Mataroa for distribution among the Christchurch banks. This will be the city’s first share in the second main issue of the new coinage. The second cycle of threepennypieces, florins, shillings, and sixpences, in that order, will follow. By the time the second cycle is ended for the whole of New Zealand, there will be about £1,420,000 worth of the Dominion’s distinctive coinage in circulation. In addition to the Christchurch shipment, the Mataroa is carrying £48,000 worth of half-crowns for Dunedin. Five Schools Remain Closed: With the exception of five, all the schools under the jurisdiction of the Canterbury Education Board opened to-day for the second term, which lasts until August 17. The five that are still closed—because of the prevalence of measles —are Rangiora, Temuka, Woodend, Waimate and Rewanui, on the West Coast. As far as could be gathered to-day, the principal city schools reopened with practically their normal roll numbers. At the Waltham School there were six away with measles. No Trace: No trace has yet been found of Mr Stuart Leslie Rutherfor '. runholder, of Leslie Hills, since his cl appearance on Saturday. An aeroplan-. a launch and parties of police took part in the search of the Waimakariri River all day yesterday, the operations going on from daylight till dark. The search was continued to-day. Both banks of the river from the traffic bridge, where the abandoned car was found on Saturday morning, to the mouth were searched by the police yesterday and in the lower reaches of the river near Kairaki dragging was carried out from a launch. Mr D. L. Rutherford, a brother of the missing man, took part in the search from the air, being piloted over the course of the river in one of the Canterbury Aero Club’s machines. The work of the searchers was handicapped owing to the state of the river, which was carrying more water than usual and which was discoloured by mud and silt. The river was clearer this morning and had dropped slightly. A Milk Control Board: The Christchurch Dairymen’s Association is to be given the opportunity of waiting upon the Christchurch City Council at its next meeting for the purpose of presenting its draft Bill to set up a milk control board for Christchurch. The Abattoir and Reserves Committee in its report to the council stated that it arranged for representatives of the association to wait upon it for the purpose of explaining the association's proposals in regard to the Milk Bill. The deputation was prevented from attending on the evening arranged, out the secretary to the association had written stating that a Bill had been drafted and that the association would be pleased to have the opportunity of placing it before representatives of the council. The committee was of opinion that the matter was one which should be discussed before the full council, and it was therefore recommended that the association be given an opportunity of waiting upon the council at its next meeting for the purpose of presenting the draft Bill.

Art Union Funds for Relief: The Mayor of Christchurch (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.), has received from the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. J. A. Young) an intimation that he will see that the request that the proceeds of all art unions during the winter be devoted to the relief of distress receives the careful attention of the Government. The Mayor made a proposal that this should be done at the instance of the Canterbury Progress League, which is running the campaign for the relief of distress this winter.

The Milister says further in his letter that ie is quite ready to receive a deputatm on the subject, but he considers hat little good could be done in this wa-, as he is well seized of the difficulties of raising money for the relief of dstress by voluntary contributions. Further to other replies, extending support, tfe Mayor has received letters from the bttelton, Onehunga, Martinborough ail Pukekohe Borough Councils suppoiing his proposal as to art union fund.

Inquiry Into Allegations: Mr A T. Donnelly, w'ho is to conduct an inquiry this week into the administration of the Central Relief Depot, stated that he was not yet certain on what day the investigation would take place, as he was waiting for counsel engaged in the matter to prepare their cases. Mr Donnelly has arranged for those who are the complainants in the matter to be represented by Mr W. R. Lascelles and for the officials of the depot concerned in the allegations to be represented bv Mr C. S. Thomas. All services be-

ing given in connection with the inquiry are honorary. The inquiry has been arranged by the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.) at the request of the chairman of the Metropolitan Relief Association (Mr George Harper) as a result of exception taken by the director of the Central Depot (Mr T. H. Cape-Williamson) "to certain statements which have been circulated concerning the administration.” The Mayor stated to-day, when he w 7 as questioned on the matter, that it was not the distribution of the Mayor’s

Relief of Distress Fund moneys j through the Central Depot that was ! to be the subject of the inquiry, as j all accounts paid out of the Mayor’s Fund were the subject of examination by the City Treasurer (Mr J. W. Niven) and paid by him and not the Relief Association. The inquiry, so far as it concerned the distribution of money, related only to the funds of the Metropolitan Relief Association. The Mayor said that he understood that In any case only small sums were involved in the inquiry.

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