LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10195, 3 July 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Andrews, of Webb Street, Si Albans, has given £1 Is, " A.E. C.'' 10s, and " J.H." £2 to the Coal ant Blanket Fund. ' Professor W. T. Mills will lecture aj Lyttelton to-morrow evening, and ill the King's Theatre, Christchurch, oh Wednesday evening. At a sitting of the Lyttelton Police Court this morning a first offender roi drunkenness was fined 5s and costs. Mr C. Ferrier, J.P., presided on thr Bench. A cold night has been followed by a bright morning in most parts of the dominion, but the weather is still dull and uncertain along the east coast o» the North Island. " Sober! Why I was as sober as yoq are," said a witness at the Magistrate'# Court this morning to Mr H. W, Bishop, S.M., when asked, by the Magi* trate if he had been sober at the tinitf he was speaking of. A Press Association telegram states that the Westport District Council Federation of Labour has decided not to run a Labour candidate for Buller seat at the general election, th.4 time not being opportune. A deputation from the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand • Lab out Party lias obtained from Mr A. C. Russell, Mayor of Greymouth, his consent to stand for the Grey electorate in the interests of Labour at the general election. The Appeal Court sat at Wellington this morning, and adjourned till Wednesday, owing to several of the counsel being engaged at the Courfe sessions at Napier. The case King v» Sadler (a Christchurch case) will b? heard on Thursday.

The bridge over the Avon at Swann'* Road Dallington, is rapidly nearing completion, and should be ready for vehicular traffic in about a week's time. The bridge has already been open for the use of pedestrians for some time, and has proved to be a. great boon to the Avonside and Dallington residents. "That's just it," commented) Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning, in fining two young men for threatening behaviour. "These voung fellows go and get drunk and then make nuisances of themselves. If that's the effect liquor has on you," hj? said tc> the defendants, ''you're fai better without it." At the civic reception of iho XrLsi| envoys at Dunedin, Mr R. Hazelton, M.P.. said, referring to the absence of an address to the King on his accession, that when the King went to Ireland a couple of years hence to open the Irish Parliament in person li«( would find no more loyal people iu the dominions than his Irish subjects. Sii James Carroll was among those pro» sent. It is expected that the training vessel Sobraom will he over by the Federal Defence Department this month. The vessel was strongly recommended by 'Admiral Henderson as an admirable instrument; in the training of naval cadets, and the New South Wales Government has expressed willingness to sell it to ther Commonwealth "on business terms.'* Negotiations been opened, and th<| question to be settled is now much thi Commonwealth should pay. Dinner Sets, 26 pieces, from 16s 9d to 85s; 56 pieces, 39s 6d to £6. Tea Sets, 21 pieces, froai 7s 9d to 19s 6d: 40 pieces, 22s 6d tc £8 10s. "W. ana G. Cupc and Saucers, 5s 9d dozen; Oupa only, 4s 6d dozen. Earthenware Cupd ana Saucers from 3s 9d dozen; Plate* to match cheap, at Fletcher Bros., ■3rockery Merchants, High Street. 1 A slight irritation in the throat may lead to a. hacking cough. Zymole Tro* keys stop it; they soothe the irritation and strengthen the throat. i*

■ Mr C. A. Legg lias been appointed Deputy-Registrar of Births, Marriages ana Deaths at C.'ust. 1 Two Chinese were fined £lO each today at the Wellington Police Court for being found in the possession of opium Suitable for smoking. A dozen pages of the latest " Gazette'' are taken up with notices of statutory meetings of Maori owners to consider proposals for the alienation jf Native lands. "What do yon do for a living?" a female witness at the Magistrate's Court was asked this morning. "Oh, I'm married." she breezily responded, and the Court smiled. The cost of opened railways, with the rolling stock, in New Zealand on March 31 was f2U,(iO;j,s4fi. At that date unopened lines had involved an expenditure of £1,903,414. An industrial dispute has been filed between the Christchurch Tinsmiths and Sheetnieta) worl-rrs' _ } nion and several employers. The date ot hearing this by the Conciliation Council has not been fixed yet. The latest " Gazette contains a number of additional regulations unr der the Christchurch Tramways Act, ino6>, and the Local Bodies Loans Act relating to the preparation of rolls for the tramways district and subdistricts. Members of the Sheffield Choir who heard the rehearsal by the local choir of '• Elijah " at the King Edward Bar- j ra'cks yesterday afternoon, express themselves as agreeably surprised it "the excellent- acoustic properties oi the building, and .several of them stated this morning that tliey anticipated that the concerts would be heard to much better advantage than in several oiuw places that they had visited. The Kaiapoi Woollen Company's tenders for great-coats for the Territorial forces has been accepted. The benders of Messrs Sargood, Son and j Ewen for khaki jackets, trousers and | greatcoats, that of Messrs Bing, Harris and Co. . for forage caps, that Bf the National Hat- Mills, Wellington, for felt hats, and those of Abra : ham Levy, Wellington, for khaki jackets and trousers have also been accepted. The half-yearly summoned meeting of the Loyal Riccarton Lodge of Oddfellows was held in the new lodgeroom, Upper Riccarton, on June "9. The election of officers resulted as follows: —G.M., Brother G. Green; N.G., Brother J. Holmes; P.S., Brother Bucknell, P.G.: V.G., Brother J. Cullen; R.S., Brother H. Wootten; L.S., Brother C. Hcdgkinson; guardian and warden, P.G., Brothel' J. Bearpark; Tfi.S., Brother J. Davis. One candidate

k was proposed for membership. An amended description of the boundaries of Christchurch has been j published in the '• Gazette/'' correcting the definition given in the "Gazette" on June 1. The western boundary of the city is as follows:—Lincoln Road from Bright's Road to Antigua Street, Rolleston Avenue to Armagh Street, the river Avon to Boundary Road, thence by Boundary Road, the W'airavapa stream and the old line to Norman's Road. The effect of the amended notice is simply to make it clear ■that Christ's College and the Gardens are not in the city. During the past six months New Zealand has exported 220,2890z of gold, valued at £882,118— a decrease compared with the return for the corresponding period of last year of 42890z, valued at~£1G,563. The quantity of silver sent away during the first half of the present year was 631,3030z, valued at £l33,322—being 2(3,9330z, of the value of £27,'341, less than in the corresponding period of last year. Last month's return shows a decrease in gold of 25260z, valued at £8496, and a decrease in silver of 86,7740z, valued at £8606, compared with the return of June of last year.

The Sheffield Choir is certainly going to see all that it can of the city during its short stay, and this morning large numbers of the members visited th'. 1 Museum, the two Cathedrals and a number of other places of interest. Especial interest was taken in the Maori house at the Museum, and the visitors added, largely to their stock of information in regard to Maori history. Th© Museum is usually closed on Monday and Tuesday mornings, but Mr E. tt. Waite, the curator, states that he will be pleased to open the institution to any members who wish to visit it to-morrow morning. They can gain admittance by pressing the button close to the main entrance and ringing the electric bell. The institution is always open in the afternoon. The market price of potatoes at present is 30s per ton lower than it was this time last year, says the Dunedin " Star." Prime lots realise from £3 17s 6d to £4 ss, as against £5 10s at the corresponding period mentioned. One dealer describes the market as "the biggest frost of the season." Eaters of potatoes will hardly agree with him, but that is by the way. It is believed that the quantity of potatoes in pits is exceptionally heavy. "When the drought was upon the South Island the reports as to the grub blight /n the Oamaru district appear to have raised in farmers elsewhere hopes of zreat prices for their clean yields. It is said, indeed, that one Southland grotf?r refused an offer of £4 5s on trucks a month ago, and that he is now taking £3 17s 6d per ton. A Press Association telegram from Wanganui says:—lt is fifty years ago to-day since Mr F. A. Krull, of Wanganui, was appointed German Consul in New Zealand, and he was the recipient of many congratulatory telegrams and letters, including messages from Sir James Carroll on behalf of the Government, and from the foreign Consuls of "Wellington and other places. Mr Krull has now sent in his resignation, feeling that his age entitles him to resign and retire. The German Government has recognised his long services by granting him the Order of the Crown, and also the Order of the Red Eagle, and this morning he received a letter stating that his Imperial German Majesty had granted him a higher Order of the Crown, with the number 50, which order is limited to an issue of fifty. A dinner will be given to Mr Krull by the foreign Consuls in Wellington on Thursday.