NEW BRIGHTON NOTES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5310, 15 July 1895, Page 3

NEW BRIGHTON NOTES

; ♦ ' |>EOM OUB OWN OOBBIBPOKDBNT.I Not satisfied with the recent " etorm at sea, which played havoc with tbe esplanade, damaged the pier at the far end, and knocked the Piahing Club's boatshed and club-room, and also Mr Thompson's boathouae, to the historic four winded New Brighton has had its share of enow a' d frost. Mr Thompson did hia best to keep tbe tramoira running as often and as regularly a 8 possible, which is saying a great deal seeing that the tram employs in' thia country are not accustomed to B uch extraordinary weather, and also considerme the slight traffic on our roads compared with that at Home. In the interests of ratepayers who own properties facing the beadb, the Road Board ought to lose no time in replacing the damaged portions of the sea wall, as it certainly afforded much protection,- and besides, the formation is being daily ' encroached upon. Although this is supposed to be the pros er season, frost fish are not much in j evnenoe yet. Many a wanderer has to i go home disgusted at his non-succeas, to say nothing about being eorely disappointed i after having indulged in a prospective ' dainty for breakfast. The local Behing club, nothing daunted by its heavy lobb, has already taken active Bt.;p> to secure a new building. The idea thi* time is to secure a freehold section— facing tbe Esplanade of course— and to build not only a ahed for tho boat, but a decent-sized club-room for recreation purposes; aho a small reading-room or library, for which a fair number of volumes are already promised. Subscriptions are coming in freely for the building an-1 looking to the profferred assistance to purchase a site, a start may be looked for at an early date. This winter there is a still larger number of permanent residents, there having been no difficulty in letting really good houses by the year. The number of tram carß to take the business men up to the city in the mornings demonstrates this fact: The public school is another proof of this, the attendance continuing to increase—ia fact, bo much so, that the average attendance now entitles tho headmaster to another assistant, and to bring into prominence the question of more accommodation. New Brighton is fashionable" in affecting , cribbagp, having played several matches this winter with such as the Kingsley Club, the Caledonian Society, the Pioneer Club, the Sumner Club, the Linwood Library, and others— Bucceßs having crowned their efforts on most occasions. The number of new houses and shops continues to increase, and visitors from a distance are surprised at the continuing advancement of the place. *

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