LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10443, 24 April 1912, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

' _ The Wellington, radio station reports ■that the Tahiti, Aorangi and Victoria i will be within wireless range to-night. ' Both branches of the Waimakrairl (were reported dirty this morning though the remaining trout streams <nro clear. A Press Association telegram states 'that the Auckland Hockey Association pas decided to play a Wellington-Auck-land match on Victoria Park on Juno A- ' The Vaudeville Company appeared at she Opera House again Inst evening, it will give its third performance this evening, when the same items will be )Pn the programme. I The Hon H. G. Ell, Postmaster-Gon-rcral, has written to Mr G. Witty, M.P., I stating that it has been decided to (consider the proposal to erect a new •post office at Upper _ Riccarton when /the Estimates are being prepared for the ourrent year. ! The Mayoral election at Waimate to■iday resolves itself into a fight between j property owners and business people, (represented by Mr W. M. Hamilton, j and labour and hospital reform, repreIsented by Mr John Black. Neither J candidate liaa sat on the Council be--1 fore.

At tho meeting of householders at Templeton on Monday night, a motion wag passed strongly condemning the Education Board for its action in making the report on the school private and confidential as the public attended in order to learn the result of the year's work, but could not do so because of the Board's red-tape policy.

At a meeting of the "Waimate Borough Council last night, it was 'unanimously resolved to place on record its appreciation of tho services of Mr Norton Francis as Mayor during tho last four years, also expressing tho ✓hope that on his return from a trip to the Old Country his services would again be available for borough affairs.

I Tho whole dominion is involved in [the present westerly storm, the centre I of which appears to hare passed to the '{north of Cook Strait. Ram was goner-' in all parts of tho country except 'Otago and Southland this morning and rihere the skies were still overcast. (Southland reports a light breeze from (the east. The rainfall at Wellington for tlie twenty-four hours ended 9 a.m. .tovas 1.54 in. 1 "Hie secretary of the Malvern Agricultural and Pastoral Association some 'time ago wrote to Mr G. Witty, M.P., ■Rsking him to try to induce tbo Raill way Department to grant excursion ' fares to tho show at Sheffield on Thursday. Mr Witty has received a reply from the Minister of Railways stating f S.bat in tho past excursion trains have (not paid, but that tho concession will jho granted this year. If required again, a guarantee must bo given by the Association in order to cover exI penses.

I Tho Hon J. Coh'in, Minister of (Mines, will represent tho Government ' at tho social that will bo given to Mr 'G. Witty, M.l'., at Darfield on Friday 'evening. The Prime Minister has telegraphed to Mr Witty and tho Darfiold i (Social Committee expressing regret %ihat he cannot attend as he has to at*end a banquet to the Hon A. M. :3\[yers, Minister of Railways, in Auckland, an appointment which he mado jomo time previously. Messrs I>. itfuddo, T. H. Davey and W. Dickie, i'anterbury' members, have .expressed their intention to attend, and it is expected Mr J. Craigie and Mr G. W. Forbes also will bo present.

He was a very bi<* policeman and the jTioy was verv small, and they went hand in hand along the streets last ■evening looking for a mother who had teen lost. Tito woeful look on the .-.mail bov's face and the curiously embarrassed expression of the big police'irian perfectly explained the situation. They were both experiencing a somewhat new sensation. The boy, with a fearful feeling that the J world was a very large place to get lost "in, looked up with awe at tho big man ( who held his hand and who took away ell power of speech from him. The big man looked down at the small boy and folt the responsibilities of his position. But of a sudden tho boy found his voice, and, giving one shriek which held a world of meaning, he dashed away ' J ron s !>« '''K guardian and buried his bead in the skirts of an anxious and distracted mother.

1 Mr G. Witty, M.P., has been in cominumcation with tho Minister of Railways in regard to the continuance of : the morning and evening trains to and ' from Temploton. Thero is a good dual lof feeling- in tho district against tho proposal of the Raihvny Department to .'discontinue these trains. Mr Witty has now received a letter from the ; Minister stating that ho will receive a ' deputation when ho visits Christchurch I early next" month. Mr Witty has teleI crnphed again asking that the trains 'anonld bo continued until the interview With residents takos place, as otherlocal arrangements will bo disorganised. as several persons have obtain<ed positions in Cliristchurch on tho sup- | position that tho trains will run as in ithe past. At tho meeting of houselioldors at Temploton on Monday evening a motion was passed regretting that the Minister Juid decided to discontinue! the trains, a« many people ihad made arrangements to tako em- : ploy mo nt in the city. .It was also stnfc\ed that the proposal would seriously 'affect tho attendance at tho Technical College and at city schools, as children 'in Templeton. Islington, Hornby and ®liddleton could not get full time, ft was decided to send a copy of the motion to tlio Minister. There's nothing much to a headache if you are familiar with Steam's Headache Cnro. Convenient to carry, taken in a jiffy, headache gone in another. 1 I have a song to sing 0 ! Sing me your song 0! It "tells or a citizen moping-mum, Whose throat was sore and whose head was numb, 1 Who sipped a sup from a common cup lOf a medicine puro (Woods' Great Peppermint Cure); And who felt (pute well, I am glad to toll, .And wlui went, to his toil iri the morning. 8

To-day tho medical superintendant of tlio Consumption Sanatorium reported that on March 3 there were thirt-v----ono patients in tlie Sanatorium.

Mr H. B. Sorenscn. consular agent for Norway, lias received a message from Captain Amundsen, stating that he will 1)0 pleased to meet his countrymen nt tho United Service Hotel after his arrival iu Christchurch on Friday. The Stamnore Band will play tho following programme on St Albans Park rotunda on Thursday, commencing nt B p.m.:—March. "National Guard"; selection, " Homeo and Juliet''; waltz, " Boccacio " : march, "An Irish Patrol"; selection, ''Old Memories"; wait/., "My First Love '; intermrazo, "The Setting Sun march, "Code Nullistho National Anthem.

At a sitting of the Juvenile Court held this morning before Mr T. A. 11. Bailey, S.M., throe children, two girls and a boy, were charged with having plucked flowers from the Domain. The Magistrate lectured the accused at some length and cautioned and discharged them. A boy fifteen years of age, who was charged with having thrown a stone at a cyclist, was also severely admonished and convicted and discharged.

At the meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board to-day Mrs J. H. 'Wilson asked the chairman, Mr t. Horrell, if there was any further information regarding the diphtheria cases at the Hospital. The medical superintendent's report disclosed that there were ten cases of diphtheria in the institution, two of the patients being nurses, who were reported as progressing satisfactorily. Mr AS • W. Tanner said that the Hospital Committee would receive a report on tho matter.

Tho North Canterbury Hospital Board has recognised the danger of not obtaining a quorum .after the members have separated for lunch. To-day a special meeting was set down to commence at 2.30 p.m., but tho Board, by conducting its business in the morning with greater despatch than usual, was able to conclude its ordinary business bv one o'clock. The members then decided. on the motion of Mr A. FL Turnbull, to hold the special meeting at onco. so as to ensure the presence of memoers sufficient to legally constitute a sitting of the Board. An effort wiw made by Mr 0. Allison to-day to secure the consolidation of tho committees of the North Canterbury Hospital Board. He urged that there should be only three committees —ono to take charge of the Hospital, another to look after the charitable aid work, and the third to care for finance. Ho said that under the present system many of the members did not know what was being done by tho committees. The necessity for members having knowledge of the details of the administration of the Hospital and "the other institutions was generally admitted, but the Board decided to limit the size of the committees to six members. with tho chairman ex officio a member of each, arid to ensure that the personnel of the committees was changed.