LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12738, 6 September 1919, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

e • The Rev Percy Knight, of Durham Street Methodist Church, has been confined to his room all the week by a painful illness, but is now making a good recovery. On Thursday evening the staff of R. S. M’Kenzie and Co. presented Mr Bright Nicholl with a silver and greenstone match-box, suitably inscribed. Mr and Mrs Nicholl are returning this month to England by the Athenic. In wishing the recipient “ bon voyage ” Mr E. St Clair M’Kenzie expressed his and the staff’s regret a.t losing Mr Nicholl, and hoped that in the near future he would return to New Zealand and again rejoin his firm. The_ appointments committee of the Technical College Board of Governors reported to last night’s meeting that Mr D. L. Freeman, agricultural instructor, had tendered his resignation. It was decided, after a discussion in committee, to invite in England 1 applications for the position, the salary to commence at £4OO and to increase by -.25 for two years to £SOO, per annum. Judgment in the case in which the Parker Lamb Timber Company, Ltd., was charged with having employed Edward Donovan, a certified master, as a dummy ” on the ship Akaroa for the purpose of enabling the ship to clear on July 17 and not for the purpose of the whol© voyage, was given by Mr "Wilson, S-M„ in the Police Court at Auckland yesterday, states a Press Association telegram. The Magistrate said that there was every justification for the proceedings, and he dismissed the information only because the evidence fell short of being conclusive. The results of the last night’s play in the Christchurch United Friendly Societies’ Card Association’s tournament were as follow: —Ivy of Linwood (1.21) heat Star of Linwood (14), 23-19; Pioneer (141) beat Lily of Richmond. (12), 23-19; Anchor (10) heat Washington (10), 24-18; Queen’s Own (8) beat Star of St Albans (12), 24-16; Mistletoe (71) v. City of Cliristchnrch (91) did not play; Addington (9) had a bye. Pioneer wins the tournament with 141 points, Star of Linwood second 14 points. Ivy of Linwood third 121. Star of St Albans (12) gained fourth on the play-off with Lily of Richmond (12). . One of the most creditable productions that has yet made its appearance as a “Diggers’ ” journal is “Homeward Bound,” which was compiled on hoard the transport Briton. The magazine runs to forty-eight pages, and not only does it contain many interesting impress! oils of the lighter side of the soldier’s life, hut there are in addition, some successful efforts in the short story department, while the illustrations by Private Y. Smith and Gunner E. H. Jull are particularly clever. The editor was Private Y. Haydon, a young journalist, who gained the greater part of his experience on the staff of the “New Zealand Times.” Hundreds of Christchurch citizens have been cured by Dr Fellow’s Pile Cones when every other known remedy has failed. Price 3s 6d box, from chemists, or direct. Loasby and Co., chemists (opp. Ballantyne’s). X Have those old-time portraits copied, enlarged or reduced and finished by our permanent process. We specialise in this and can guarantee satisfaction. Stetfano Webb, Petersen’s Buildings. High Street. ’Phone 1989. “ True Temper ” Wheel Hoes. A new line of labour saving Garden Tools at lower prices. Single wheel ho© 21s. hoe, plough and cultivator 37s 6d. Seed drill 27s 6d. See them at Hastie, Bull and Pickering’s- ’ 1 Ladies know them to have no equal. Martin's Apiol and Steel Pills. Sold fay all Chemists and Stores throughout Australasia. X