LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11511, 6 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Passengers by the Ulimaroa muijl leave by the i p.m. train from Christchurch. nr<: vii liy the 5.20 p.m. as previously notiiunl. Thr> Mayor has invited the citizens to clo'-o tJ'dr places of business at 12.30 p.m. on. Srturfi'ay, when the Patriotic ! Carnival will be held. j The Telegraph Offico advises that at ! 9 a.m. the following rivers were ( clear —Waimsl.ariri (north and south). , Op/hi; dirty, Rangitata, Waitaki and Kakaia. A Press Association telegram states that at the Auckland Police Court yesteniay. Thomas Francis Houlihan. a, j second-hand dealer. v,-as charged with I receiving stolen goods. He was senj tmocd to six months' imprisonment. | Notice of appeal v.a.s given. i Superintendent Warner, of the Chesj ter Street Fire Brigade, desires to rej cognise the receipt of a cheque for five I guineas frorn Mr Thomas Teschemaker, ! in consideration of the valuable services | rendered by the Fire Brigade at Messrs* j Boon and Co.'s foe, on September 26. i It was reported at the monthlj I meeting of the A-ihburton High Schoo". i Board of Governors, held yesterday. j that of Mb" eligible ex-pupila of the j school no fewer than 100. or nearly |3O per cent, had enlisted. Out of this number ten had given up their lives for the Empire. Entries for the theory examination conducted by the Assoc.a-ted. Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music will close on Saturday, at 1 p.m. The examination will take place on November 20. The practical register for the practical examination is now open at Messrs Milner and Thompson's. A bazaar and sale of work, known as the "Allies' Fair," was opened at the Methodist Schoolroom. Brougham Street, Sydenham, by the Mayor (Mr H. Holland) yesterday afternoon. The hall was decorated in the colours of the Allies and the helpers were attired in the costumes of the Allies. In the evening a concert and competitions were held. The fair was open again to-day. The annua! sports of the Boys' High School will be held at Hagley Park on Friday, commencing at 9.45 a.m. This year the boys are giving up their prizes and accepting badges, in order that a substantial amount may be obtained for the purpose of sending a small Christmas gift to each of the old boys of the school at the front. Afternoon tea. will be provided for the visitors. From Roxburgh to Ettrick (statsa the Dunedin correspondent of the " Star") there is a promise of heavy yields of stone fruit. Apples seem likely to be a rather lighter crop . than usual. The Jonathan variety is apparently shy this" year. On the pear trees there is a fine show of bloom. The cherry tree 3 have bloomed well, but it is too early to say much about the setting. All |he young plantings of apples and pears at Island Block are i looking well. A concert in aid of the Opawa branch of the Red Cross Fund will be held under the auspices of the Onawa Lawn Tennis Club at St Mark's Schoolroom, Qpawa, at eight o'clock to-morrow night. A carefully selected programme has been drawn up, in,, which all the leading Christchurch amateurs will figure. The special feature of the en- ■ tertainment will be the reappearance of . the dainty, melodious Kate Greemaway Chorus, under the baton of Miss Milicent Jennings. - Mr Sydney Brett (monologist), Mr Vere Buchanan (violinist} and Mr George March (soloist) will be among the contributors. Work on the Sumner causeway during the past fortnight has advanced rapidly. There are now about 270 feet of rails laid from the main line at the Shag Rock corner, for the use of the tip trucks. At the quarry considerable additions have been made to the length of rail for the travelling crane, and this, is now operating on a mass of debris, much of which is soil of varying quality. The rough nature of the work is telling on much of the gear, but everything is working smoothly. The causeway itself is most substantial in appearance and 'of ample width. Whatever there may be in the way of caves is not likely to be revealed for several days. The director of the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory has written to the Lyttelton Harbour Board, stating that the magnetic survey vessel Carnegie, sent out to these parts by the Carnegie Institute, Washington, will arrive in Lyttelton about tne middle of this month, and asking that it should be °- ; ven the freedom of the iport, a courtesy extended to the Galilee, which was engaged on similar work for the Institute a few years ago. At a meeting of the board to-day, the chairman (Mr M. J. Miller) moved that the vessel should be granted the facilities of the port, in the same way as they were granted to the Galilee. Mr A. Kaye seconded the motion, saying that it was merely an act of courtesy. The motion was carried. In view of the great service that the British Navy is doing in keeping the ' seas clear so that, the produce of New Zealand is able to reach England safely Mr A. P. Whatman, of M&sterton, suggests that each wool grower in New Zealand should donate one fleece or more per bale of wool for the purpose of providing a sum of money to bo handed over to the Imperial authorities with which to build hospitals int England for the use of men of the British Navy, to be a permanent institution after the war, under the title; of "Our Navy Hospitals." Mr Whatman considers that such a scheme would result in at least £200,000 being obtained. He suggests that the wool should be sent to London and sold there on behalf of the project and the. money handed over to the British' Government, The proposal is being warmly supported in Wairarapa, writes a correspondent. Mr H. N. Garriek, of Dryden Street. Sumner, has now completed his mcdel hospital ship in every detail and has obtained Mr E. A. Johnson's permission to exhibit the " Hope" in his window opposite the Borough Council office in Sumner. On a beautiful window dressing of red silk and # with a Union Jack for a background, this work of art, enclosed in a handsomelyfinished glass case, is attracting much attention. It represents some 800 hours of work on the part of its designer and will bear the closest scrutiny. Everything has been as faithfully represented as experience of sea life, together with infinite patience and specially selected toolv makes possible. No glue ha-s been used in the work and every one of the tiny pins used in the various parts had a hole drilled for it before being driven home. All metal .■joints have been soldered and the life boats, also made of metal, ere true to shape and perfectly hung. Mr Garrick intends his work to be offered to the public to swell thf funds of the Patriotic Fund. There j£s & strong desire to run an art union for it and it is quite probable that this will be decided upon shortly. The mod;? 1 will then be placed on exhibition in the city, where it is fully expected it. will bring _in an amount of money which will do its builder's object full credit. With a good Vacuum Cleaner in use all tho time, "Spring Cleaning" will become a thing of tho past. We have tho " ; hast word " _ in Vacuum Cleaners, a strong-suction machine, easilv worked, having both nozzle and brush, price 4js. Vacuum Cleaner* on hire. Hastie, Bull and Pickering, Cash el Street. X Poor Solcmsn Stead lay eick in his bed, 'TSvas a cold that he'd contracted, Wi'"h lungs like lead, he was all but dead, And h:s wife wan nigh distracted. In the stress of her griof she shock lik« 3 ICilf, But such anguish was premature, For her mother rushed ic, ai:d replaced hot gm With Woods' Great Peppermint Cur«. 34 »