LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9317, 18 August 1908, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

«. At the Dunedin Police Court to-day, iays a Press Association telegram, John ?urcell was sent to gaol for twelve nonths for being a rogue and vagabond. A jumble sale will be opened in the sigh Street Methodist Schoolroom on Thursday next, at 2.45 p.m. The proseeds will be in aid of the renovation rt the parsonage. The electoral -roll for Christchurch South, as well as the roll for Christihurch North, has now been lodged at >he office of the Tourist Department, where forms for enrolment can also bo lad. It is probable that the roll for Christchurch East will also be lodged at ■he Tourist Office. Mr E. C. Gold Smith, Commissioner >f Crown Lands, has gone to the Mackenzie Country to inspect the Samage done by the recent snowstorms there. He will also visit the places triiere floods occurred near Wanuate, and expects to be absent from Umstahurch for about ten days. The Otago Acclimatisation Society, n-Jiich some time ago, says a Press Association message, ordered one Jiunired little owls, has been advised by he High Commissioner that sixty-five tvere shipped by the Aotea on Saturlay, for Port Chalmers. The balance rill follow in a week or two. A sitting of the Lyttelton Police, 3ourt was held before Messrs b. J*. Webb and G. C. Smith, Justices- of the Peace, this morning. A man, who made bis first appearance before the Jsencn, was convicted of drunkenness and dissharged. George Dawson. who had several previous convictions, was hned 20s and 2s costs, with fourteen days in zaol as aft alternative, for haying been luiltv of disorderly behaviour while irunk. The train from Greymouilh, due at Dtira at 8.30 last night narrowly esa serious accident. Between [Hira and Aicken's it ran into a landslip; caused by the heavy rains and /hree trucks and a carriage were derailed. The engine was also injured 7 to some extent, but all on board th© brain escaped without injury. The sngine managed to get through to Otira, bringing with it the only pasleiiger. The surfacemen were busily sngaged this morning replacing the derailed vehicles on the line. This morning Mr Charles Bean told i " Star " reportor tnat the Board of Advice that lias been guiding the operations of Mrs Herrick'si City Mission for some years past has withdrawn. Fhe Board consisted of Mr C. Bean as chairman and Messrs A. F. Carey, R. E. M'Dougall, R. W, England, G. L. Sreenwood, E. M'Rae and J. C. Prudhoe. Mrs Herrick has arranged that Mesdames W. Chrystall, W. Jameson md F. D. S. Neave and Miss Heywood, who have been assisting the mission as lady workers, will act as the Board of Advice in future. A Press Association message from Auckland states that when making >a short speech, at the Industries Exhibition, the Premier spoke at the rate of eighty words per minute for the benefit of a student from the blind- institute using one of the shorthand type machines invented for the use of blind persons. The boy managed to take his report easily. The reading of the notes was. done entirely by the sense of toubh. Sir Joseph used several long ivords purposely to test the student, which were afterwards repeated with accuracy and without hesitation. The Premier said ne hoped to see shorthand students from the institute taking tlieir place as stenographers in commercial and professional houses. Zymole Trokeys are just the thing or hoarseness. They clear the throat md soothe the irritated membrane. Absolutely harmless. : 2