LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12409, 29 August 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho “Dominion” states that it is understood that arrangements aro being made for the meeting of Parliament in the latter half of October, by which time the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance will have returned from their visit to England. The dairy Industry Is increasing so rapidly m Canterbury that difficulty is found in securing storage accommodation. Mr J. R; Thacker, of Oknin’s Ray, speaking on this subject last evening, stated that last year choose proclneors entered into arrangements with the Lyttelton Harbour Board to supply extra con] storage at a cost of £dooo. , producers agreed to pay £2500 of the sum. Ihoy collected it by a surcharge and estimated that two years would ho required to clear the I’iabilitj. AvS a matter of fact, «tho surei'argo, on account of the increased production. yielded £2IOO in the first year. The Gormans started using poisouous gas, but thd British perfected it,” said Captain-Chaplain Walker, speaking at the Rugby Street Methodist bolioolroom last nitclit. JJis remark was greeted with appla'use. “ 1 am glad to ur* 1 ' 't 01 ? a PPlaud,” said the speaker, tor .[ have mot people, in New Zealaml who doubtpd if the British oven used poisonous gas. They have to use it to combat the despicable and dastardly methods of the Gormans.” (Applause.) Continuing, the speaker said that be was not surprised when lie board that the German was appealing for the discontinuance of the use of gas, for undoubtedly he was getting the worst of it. ii l 0 wonderful spirit of the British _ lomniy was given hy Oap-taui-Chaplain Walker in the course of his address at the Rugbv Street Schoolroom last night on “With Our Boys in I landers.” He said that he once saw a Tommy struggling over muddy, shell-holed country, with a big load on his back. The Tommy was using words that could not bo found in any standard dictionary, and was referring his remarks to the weather, the war, and everything in general. Someone said to him, in order to cheer him up, “Yes, it’s rather rotten, Tommy.” The British soldier stopped, and a pleasant smile illuminated his face. “ It is. But we are winning!” was his reply. This instance, said the speaker, epitomised the whole spirit of the British Army. “ No Man’s Land ” has its humorous side,” said Oaptain-Ohaplain Walker in the course of an address last night at the Rugby Street Methodist Schoolroom. He said that one night the Germans, fearing raids from tho New Zealanders opposite, got such a bad scare that they sent up their S.O.S. signals, and presently their artillery put a. heavy barrage down on No Man’s Land to stop the supposed raid. When this barrage descended the New Zealanders thought that it was being used as a cover for a German raiding party, and they, in turn, put up S.O.S. signals for the artillery. In a short time the Now’ Zealanders also had a barrage playing on No Man’s Land. "And there was not a man there,” said the speaker, “ but tho expenditure of shells must have cost about £30,000.” “ Recently a well-known business man in Christchurch had the misfortune to be sent to thejmfectious diseases hospital, where he is still an inmate,” ran a clause in tho Public Health Committee’s report presented to tho Hospital Board at its meeting yesterday. “He expresses himself thus:—‘ln the past I have heard a great deal about the infectious diseases hospital, but I can only say from personal experience that the treatment and attendance given to patients is such that I can only speak in the highest praise of tho ‘institution and the staff, and now that I am able to get about it is just tho same. With regard to the food, it Is well-cooked,, of good quality and abundant. I cannot speak too highly of my experience in the institution.’ This statement is brought before the board as it is so seldom that one hears a word of praise of the muchmahgncd Bottle Lake Hospital.” Arrangements have been practical completed for accommodating 10,0 crates of next season’s Canterbu cheese, in addition to the quantity th wdll be taken at the Harbour Boarc stores at Lyttelton. Producers ha found the problem of providing t 1 extra accommodation a difficult oue. T Harbour Board, wbeu asked to increa tho stores at port, offered to do so < condition that the producers met t' expense of the new buildings, namel £7OOO. It was found to be impossib to do tins, and at a conference wi one of the board’s committees yeste day, the offer was finally declined. Ti difficulty has been overcome by an a ranaement with a private company supply the accommodation in Chris church at considerably less than tl board’s rate. The fresh accommod tion, although not as elaborate i the board’s proposals, will be enu to the accommodation at We lington and other places. It w: be ready for the November cheese Ti Storage Committee, which waited on tl Haibour Board s Committee yesterda and has the arrangements in ban consists of Messrs J. R. Thacker , Grice, G. A. Lamb (secretary of ti South Island Dairy Association), ar W. H. Jakins. Dr Fellow s Pile Cones have cured hundreds of Christchurch citizens after every other known remedy had failed. Price 3s 6d box, from chemists, or direct, Loasby’s Pharmacy. 1787. There are a good many pliotograpl obligations you have never paid. C on Steffauo Webb at once. 252 Hi Street. Tel. 1989. ’ q The week-end sale of home-made food supplies at tho Red Cross Sales Depot will be in charge of the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club, who will have on offer a large supply of cooked foods, poultry lamb, etc., also ladies’ and children s linen-wear, 1 Ladies know them to have no equal. Martin’s Apiol and Steel Pills, Sold by all Chemists and Stores throughout Australasia. X