TOWN AND COUNTY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12084, 13 August 1917, Page 5

TOWN AND COUNTY.

"You heard what I said. Go out." Counsel's way of informing a lady witness this morning that she should leave the Court, and the precincts of the Court until called upon to return.

The Government Labour Bureau reports that for the week' ending August 1] nine married and nin P single men applied for employment. Of these two married and three single men were placed, leaving thirteen still wanting employment. Experienced men aro required for work in the Otira tunnel. Pit work is quiet at present. An experienced farm worker could b? placed. The old offending inebriate is generally easily recognised in the Police Court, by the. promptness with which ho glibly submits the old question: "Can J have time to get the hue. your Worship?" Force of habit led an old man to make the inquiry this morning, and he seemed quite hurt when the clerk announced, " You haven't been fined vet." Nor was he He was sent to gaol for a week, on remand, to enable him to square himself up. At the Rugby Street Methodist Church last evening, the Rev A. O. La wry dealt with the recommendations of the. Efficiency Board regarding the drink traffic. In the face of rho overwhelming expression irom the people for drastic reform, if was to be hoped that, if our present parliamentary leaders were unable, or unwilling, to take action, some, powerful leader might be raised up to lead a crusade. the aspirations of the. people might! be given effect to. In a district order issued by Colonel R,. A. Chaffey. officer commanding the Canterbury district, to-day. Major R. B. Matthews, assistant quartermastergeneral, states that the Government Printer having announced that there will be probably a serious shortage of paper in the Dominion, all branches of the Department are urged to exercise the strictest economy. It is proposed to reduce the size of certain forms and to use memoranda paper in small sizes. Small-sized paper should be used for all brief memoranda, and typing should not be. double-spaced, excepting in cases where this does not necessitate a larger or second sheet. The practice of attaching all papers of less than foolscap size to a full sheet before tiling must be discontinued for the present.