LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11731, 22 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the adverse weather along the coast last night the ferry steamer Maori did not reach Lvttelton until 7.55 a.m. "to-day. In consequence of her late arrival the mails and passengers missed connection with the first express to Invercargill. Whitebait are making their appearance early this season. One* party brought to Inrercargill a small quantity on Saturday morning. . One of the party stated that he had been catching them for the last fifteen years, arid that this is the earliest he has yet " known them to appear. On Sunday next a service will be held at All Saints' Church, Sumner, in memory of the lata Lieutenant"' Lavie. The Sumner Senior Cadets, members of the Sumner-Redclifi's unit of tho Citizens' Defence Corps, the Royal Life Saving Society, and tho Lifeboat Brigade will, attend the service. ■ A special meeting of the Christchurch Fire Board was held last night when the estimates for the coming l year, amounting to £7446, were considered and approved. The report of the superintendent-of the Fire Brigade on fire prevention in outside areas was also considered, and it wa-s decided -tn forward it to the various local bodies concerned. On Saturday at 7.45 p.m. the firsb of a series of educative chats.. for bakers will commence at the Employers' Rooms, CasheJ Street. Mr J. H. Howell, Director of Education at tho Technical College, will first outline 1° those present proposals for forming classes under the authority of the Technical College, after which a pap?r will be read and a discussion allowed. During the heavy weather early cn Wednesday morning the water from the estuary came well over the irarn lines at Pratt Street, Red cliffs, whore it left a large pile of saaweed round one of the electric tram poles. Several boats broke from their moorings, ons being cast up on the sandhills about a mile and a half along New Brighton side of the estuary, and a large sailing punt which was swept oil the slip is now lying on the rooks towards Sliag Rock corner. In answer to an inquiry by a representative of tho " Otago Daily Times '' tho Hon James Allen (Minister of Defence) stated that what thft Hon G. W. Russell meant when he said at a recruiting meeting at Dunedin on Saturday night that- ''immediately the Military Service Bill was passed the enrolment of the first division would bo proclaimed '' was that the names of all the mei> covered between tha ages ot twenty and forty-ve years would first be put on the rolls. Those names would then be placed in classes or divisions. After classifying the men they would, if necessity arose., then be called up, those in division I—or class 1, if tha roll were divided into classes—being the first to be required to answer to their names. Then followed the medical examination or the right of appeal. For our boys Armstrong and Company are some splendid lino* in School Suits— from 6s lid, Norfolks from 9s lid, Sports from 14s 6d. School Caps from 9d. Ladies know ihfcm to have <io equal, Martin's Apiol and Steel Kills. Sold by all Chemist* and Stores throughout Australasia. 1 For our boys Armstrong and Company are showing some splendid lines in School Suits—Varsity*, from 6s lid, Mor folks from 9s lid, "Sports from 14s (>d. School Caps from 0d t