GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10927, 17 November 1913, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The following are the next sittings of the Conciliation Council:—November 18, 10.30 a.m.—Rotary Machinists; November 24, 10 a.m.—Gas Works Employees; November 25, 10 a.m.— | Stage Employees. The Rev Frederick Norman Taylor will be instituted at St Luke's Church at ■ 7.30 p.m. to-day. Mr Taylor succeeds Canon Sedgwick, who has resigned. Bishop Julius will conduct the institution, and a social will be held subsequently in the Sunday School, at which the Dean will be present. To comply with the alterations made in tramways regulations by the Legislative Council will cost the Dunedin corporation £1986, says a Press Association message. It will have to build new cars, and five additional cars will be required to provide the seating capacity stipulated. Telegraphed news has been received in the Wellington country districts that the number of wharf labourers to which a substantial wage was guaranteed has now been reached. Any future engagements for wharf labour will be on current rate of wages, with accommodation and protection until normal conditions pi'evail. Evidence of the damage caused to trout in the fishing streams by eels is afforded in the fact that a few days ago the ranger distributed 50,000 brown trout fry in various parte of the Otamete stream, in Southland. Returning about an hour later, he discovered a large eel in one pool where a quantity had been deposited. The eel was gaffed, and on being opened was found to contain no fewer than 710 fry. A poll was taken on Saturday on a proposal to extend the city boundaries, in order to bring into it part of the Waimairi County Council. The area affected is in the Marshland and Shirley districts, on the eastern and northeastern boundaries of the present boundaries. The ballot resulted in eighty-nine votes being cast for. the proposal, and seven against. Mr T. W. Reese was the returning officer. Yesterday afternoon three officers from the steamers Karamu and Flora, lying at Lyttolton, went for a cruise around the harbour in a ship's boat. They were sailing along under a lugsail, when abreast of Diamond Harbour the boat capsized in a heavy swell. One of the men was unable to swim, but a motor launch fortunately happened to be close by, and the three were soon picked up and put on board the steamer Kowhai. The charitable generosity of the residents of Sumner was again exemplified on Saturday, when a subscription was started for the relief of the Ferrin family, who lost practically everything they possessed in a fire on Saturday morning. A considerable amount has been contributed already. During the performance of the Sumner Brass Rand on the rotunda yesterday afternoon a collection was made for the same oh- i ject. The Linwood Brass Baud has received the test music for the Auckland band contest. The test selections for the B grade are as follows: —Grand Selection (" Boosey's Journal "), ' ; La Forza Del Destino" (Verdi), arranged by Lieutenant J. Ord Hume, L.F., and Fantasia ('" Smith's Champion •Journal'"'), ''The Outlaw," an incident' in the life of Robin Hood, arranged by I W. Rimmer. The test inarch is ' ; Tmperator," by J. Moorhou.se ('' Champion Journal "1.