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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12704, 28 July 1919, Page 6

The postal officials at Christchurch are unable to say when the Makura’s mails will arrive in Christchurch, but apart from delays they may arrive on Thursday morning.

Mrs C- Cassin, Leicester Street, North Opawa, has received ndvico that her husband, Driver O. A. Cassin, whb left with the 35th A.5.0., is returning to New Zealand by the troopship Somerset, which is due about August 12.

Mr T. M. Powke, 44"Walpole Street, Christchurch, has received advice that Ins son, Rifleman L. M. Powke, is returning by the Somerset, due at Lyttelton on August 12. He was for two years and a half a prisoner in Germany. I

Mrs Collins, 35, Worcester Street, has received advice, that her brother, Private A. Albon, lis trfjbumjng hy the Somerset, ivhich is due on August 12. He left with the Seventeenth Reinforcements and was gassed three times, in addition to being wounded. Mrs H. W. Clark (late • 17, Yoelav Road. Lyttelton) has received word that her husband, Quartermaster-Sereeanj H. W. Clark, is due to arrive about; August 14. Quartermaster Clark has been on active service over four years. Following on a suggestion of the head master, Mr W. D. Kirkpatrick, a novel and pleasing gathering took place in the. Redcliffs School at th© .week-end, when, as a continuation of the Peace celebrations, the whole of the children and a number of ex-scholars were entertained at a Peace party by the school staff and school committee. • Organised games, competitions, dances, monologues by Mr Adams, and refreshments. filled m a most enjoyable evening, which ended with a vote of thank., to the teachers and School Committee, proposed by the girls' captain. The partial disappearance of watercress and other weeds from the Avon has had an tinexpected effect on the rowing pastime. The weeds evidemlv kept the water at a fairly high level ; n the reaches used by oarsmen, and now that the weeds have disappeared, the water has subsided, and is so shallow that racing is practically impossible. This is felt to be especially regrettable just now, as arrangements have been made for taking up rowing again. i n earnest diiring the coming summer for the first time since the war began. It is proposed to dredge a channel in the bottom of the river for the whole distance of the mile, course, but no further in the hope that the water in that mile will be sufficiently deep to allow crews to compete in Comfort.