LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10304, 8 November 1911, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AH the trout i streams in Canterbury Ave fishable to-day. The weather was fine generally in the dominion this morning. •

Tho radio station, Wellington, reports that the Moana will probably bo within, wireless range to-day, and tho Manuka and Aorangi to-night. At the meeting of the Tramway Board on Friday, the tender of Messrs Needham, Niven and Co. was'accepted for engineers' supplies. It was wrongly reported that Messrs Chambers and Bona' were the successful tenderers.

The cold snap, on Satndray was responsible for the death of several huntfreds of newly-ehorn sheep on the Culyorden farms and Amuri stations. One flock-owner lost five hundred, another three hundred, and there were several losses of from fifty to a hundred amongst the smaller flocks.

A Napier telegram says that owing to the trouble between the brokers and woolbuyors at "Wellington the first sale of the season at Napier,-which was set down for to-morrow, has been postponed to November 29. A conference is,likely to take place and hopes are entertained of an adjustment.

The manager of the Industrial School, Burnham, desires to thank the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association for its invitation for the boys to visit the show on Friday, and Messrs Johnson and Couzins for the use of a tent erected on the Show Grounds; rlso the Canterbury Trades and Labour Counoipß Exhibitic-n Committee for its invitation for the hoys to visit tho Exhibition on November 14.

There was a little mild excitement on the river-bank opposite St Michael's Church this afternoon, when 'a man who was not steady on his legs failed in an effort to stand np and toppled into the water. He had a mate with him, but the mate was enjoying a/ siesta and was Indifferent to the happenings of the world around. However, • couple of passers-by unceremoniously lugged the unfortunate one out of the riyar.

At a_ sitting of the Juvenile Court, held this morning, before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., a boy, fifteen years of age, was cautioned and discharged for having cycled after sunset without a light. Another boy, thirteen years of age, was lectured and cautioned and discharged on charges of having attempted to damage a truck of flour and having attempted to enter the Canterbury Seed pompany's shop with intent to commit a crime.

A correspondent writes in terms of high praise of. the action of " Constable No 119 " in stopping the runaway in Pgh Street yesterday afternoon. "The constable;" he says, "endeavoured to itOp the horse by getting-in front and waving his shako. That failing, as , the horse passed, he jumped to its head and held on very pluckily until it stopped. There was considerable traffic at the time and the constable at •great risk to himself very likely pre-* rented a serious accident. 'Having done that which he thought was ' up to him ' <\l\ his duty Constable 119 dusted his lhako and resumed his sedate march (on his beat obviously not expecting .'thanks or praise for a very smart and plucky act.

At the Dunedin Police Court this jnorhing a. number of firms and private •people who supply tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Board with groceries, v »tc, for the various homes, were charged with failing to duly stamp their receipt forms for £2 and upwards. In one case, that of the D.1.C., it was •hown to the Magistrate's satisfaction that the stamp had come off. Other 1 cases were caused either from inadvertence or the defendants being deceived by tho Board's special voucher forms, which the defendants apparently thought needed no stamp. Dr Falconer's case concerned out-of-pocket travelling expenses, which he thought we're a mere book-keeping entry, and did not coirui within the Act. The defendants were not seriously penalised, the fines inflicted ranging from us to 10s.

A social in connection with the Church of Christ Gleaners and Centennial Bible Classes was held in the chapel last Friday evening, Mr J. JkT'Jarrow presiding. A very enjoyable programme was given bv the 'Gleansra and Centennial Physical Culture Classes, a recitation by Mrs M'Jarrow, tongp by Miss Brockett and Mr JackJon, and an exhibition of axe-swinging by tho physical culture instructor, Mr V. Buckettl During the evening a gold medal was presented, to Miss Hall, trho was the successful winner for best *ll-round in exercises of physical culture. A medal given for best all-round development was won by Mr A. Jarvis. A presentation was made, to Mr C. iJuckett for services given to the physical culture classes riming tho winter months. Refreshments were handed round at the close. A'Zymole Trokey is a pleasant thing to dissolve in your mouth. It stops roughing, relieves hoarseness, and is n good'throat antiseptic. S

Th© train from tlie north this morning was delayed at Belfast for about a quarter of nn hour through the airbrake on the truck going wrong.

The Vaudeville Company attracted a large audience to the Opera House last evening, when the previous evening's programme was repeated. .It will bo given again this evening. The dignity of the Magistrate's Court was rudely disturbed this morning by a lien ted argument between Mr Dpnnelly and Chief-Detective Bishop. Mr Donnelly had opposed the remand of bis client when detective .Bishop rose and, in his opening remarks, stated that the accused 1 had come from Now South Wales. Mr Donnelly rose, at once and upbraided the detective lor making what he said was an ex-parte statement, and for a few minutes nothing could be heard save the wordy warfare of the two opponents, Mr Donnelly objecting to being bullied and the detective defending himself. Eventually matters calmed down, and Mr Donnelly appealed to the Magistrate as to his rights, and threatening to take the matter to higher quarters. " T won't stand these personal and savage attacks, Mr Bishop, so there," concluded >''• Donnelly as he resumed his seat.