LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10233, 16 August 1911, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Dimedin telegram says that Mr DLoudon will Contest the Dunedin North Beat in the Liberal interest.

The Mayor has received the sum of ;Home, subscribed by public school children's pene6, per Mr S. C. Owen.

The ireekly meeting of the Lyttelton iLiterary Society was held on Tuesday livening, when Miss Henderson .gave an •illustrated address on " The Music of I'Hymns." Both Miss Henderson's paper 1 and the musical illustrations given by Mrs Clow, Misses Myra Hutchinson and Clark and Messrs Clow and Hillsden iwere much appreciated.

I At Hastings last night Mr A. L. D. i Fraser, one of the Liberal candidates • Hawkp's Bay, delivering a political address, said that he claimed independence to support or oppose measures as liis principles directed, and added that As long as the Ward Administration did what he thought was riglit he would support it. He declared himself a strong freeholder.

At a sitting of the Juvenile Court held this morning before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., a boy fifteen years of age Appeared on a charge of having cycled on a footpath. Sub-Inspector M'Gratlf Baid that the police had found that it Was no use cautioning boys, as they took no notice of warnings. The Mag istrate lectured the bov at some length •nd cautioned and discharged him. i Mr E. J. Howard, a Labour candidate for the vacancy on the Citv Council, gave an address to the Painters' j Union on Monday evening, and explained why he was standing in the interest of labour. The following resolution was then carried, one member dissenting:—That we thank Mr Howard for his address, and sincerely hope he I will be returned for tl\6 Central Ward." (Mr A. Hart was chairman. } The Finance Committee of the Hospital Board reported at to-day's meeting that the local authorities, with few exceptions, were paying their contributions by monthly instalments, and a formal request to do likewise had been Issued to those of them who had not yet adopted this practice, which appeared to the committee to be a, desirable one, as it enabled the Board to obtain the Government subsidy at regular Intervals, and to keep pace with the monthly requirements for expenditure. The action of the committee was approved. At the monthly meeting of the Hospital Board this morning, the two new members, Messrs A. H. Turnbull and W. H. Montgomery, severely criticised the manner in which business was i brought forward by the chairman (Mr iF. Horrell), and deprecated lengthy discussions on matters which should be settled by the various committees. Mr Turnbull said that the resolutions passed by the Beard were framed in such a manner that nothing at all was 'accomplished, aud the Board was prac. itically stultified. At. a later stage Mr Turnbull asked why the HospitafCommittec had not proceeded with the completion of the administration block, instead of repeatedly asking the authority of the Board. Mr W. W. Tanner, chairman of the committee, replied that the reason for the delay was that every time the matter was brought up objections were made bv some member ,-who knew nothing at nil'about the matter. Mr Montgomery urged that the Board slioiild have more information about these new buildings. The only Information he had been given was jthat contained in a plan on & the wail j!n which the outline of the shape of the new buildings was indicated in pencil, f Gamage's, High Street, Cliristehurcli. the cheapest for bicycle "-oods. Bells Is, oil lamps Is, luggage carriers Is od, trouser clips 2d pair, pump clips Bd pair, celluloid pumps 2s. best steel pumps 2s 6d; silver fern outfits, largest and best outfit made. 6d: inner 'tubes 4s 6d, strong outer covers 5s lid, saddles 6s 6d, saddle covers is 6d; bicycle and ■ports price lists free. Carnage's High Street. Christchurch. 1988 ' i Dinner Sets, 26 pieces, from IGs 9d to 85s; 56 pieces, 39s Gd to £5. Tea Sets. 21 pieces, from 7s 9d to 19s 6d: 40 pieces, 22s Gd to £3 10s. W. and G Cups and Saucers, os 9d dozen: Cups only, 4s 6d dozen. Earthenware Cups •nd Saucers from 3s 9d dozen ; Plates Ito match cheap, at Fletcher Bros., 'Crockery Merchants, High Street. 1 Will you allow your cough to get the best of you? Zvmole Trokeys stop coughs and strengthen the throat. Try them. They will please you. 3 ;<

The weather lias broken in the north and unsettled conditions must be expected everywhere. Tt was raining at many Auckland stations, on tho west- coast of tho South Island and at some southern stations this morning. The prevailing winds are north-east to north-west.

Al to-day's meeting of the Hospital Beard, a report was received from the medical superintendent at the Consumption Sanatorium, stating that on June 30 thirteen male and eleven reinale patients were ill residence. During July one patient was discharged and one. died, while three male and three female patients were admitted, making a total of sixteen male and sixteen female patients in residence on July 31.

In a letter from Mr .lames Thinlop, appearing in tho Kilmarnock "Standard" (.Scotland), the Scottish Agricultural Commissioner makes tho following reference to Moiiniahaki (Experimental Farm " The 'Monmnhaki farm is one of the several experimental farms run by the (lovernment in the North Island, but it- seemed to us that, more useful work was being done here than at all tho others put together. . . . While the farm is considered a poor one naturally, tho arrangement of everything and the line crops wore a sight to see. I have visited scores of experimental farms at Home, in Denmark. Canada, United States and Australia, but as far as completeness, roanagement, tidiness and good cultivation are concerned, 1 don't remember seeing anything to equal Moumahnki."