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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12748, 18 September 1919, Page 1

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—n... , . I^lii . A BANK’S INVESTMENT. AUCKLAND, September 18. The Auckland Savings Bank lias slibsaibed £IOO,OOO to- tho Liberty' Loan, making its total war lean subscriptions £500,000. , OVERSEAS SHIPPING. AUCKLAND. September IS. The walorsid.ars resolved to allow overfens mid Australian shipping to berth alter the elapse of five days from tho lime of leaving the last port, provide the vessel lias a clean bill of health. Tho AVcsiralln. -will discharge cargo without further delay-

LAND BOARD BALLOT, SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS. Tho following are the applicants tor the sections in the Coldstream Settlement for which the, ballot? had been held at the time of going to press:— Sections I and 0, 001 acres {-TO uppli- | cunts) —Roland Bouniugtou, Liuwood. | Section 3, 117 acres (-13) —Leonard 1”. I Boundy, Woolstou. Section J, ITS acres (56) —Edward S. Barnes, Spottswood. Section 5. 115 acres (62) David Archibald Little, Omihi. Section 6. ICI acres (50)— Alfred Henry Cripps, AViucbester. JELLICOE TROTTING MEETING. PROFIT NEARLY £1600.' The. committee which managed the Complimentary Trotting Meeting, held at Addington in honour of tho visit o. Admiral Jellicoc and H.M.S. New Zealand, held its final meeting this afternoon. Tho secretary presented a balancesheet, showing that the profits accruing from the meeting were £ISBO. It was decided to -allocate tho profitc as follow: £SO to tho Red Cross Society, for the purpose of providing comforts for the soldiers in Chalmers AVarfi at the Christchurch Hospital. £IOO to tho Soldiers’ Building Fund. Tho balance to bo left in tho hand; of a bub-commitieo, consisting ol Messrs J. 11. AVilliams, A. S. Duncan, G. S. Howell and A. I. Rattray, for the benefit of widows and orphans of soldiers and the depend cuts of wounded soldiers, with a/ recommendation that a sum of £IOO should bo allocated fol providing comforts for tho social welfare) of soldiers at tho Consumptive Sanatorium. I _U t LYTTELTON EAILAVAY. TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS. (Special to “Star".’’) AVELLINGON, September ■ 18. Mr Massey stated to-day, in reply to Mr M'Combs, that raihvay goods traffic % between Lyttelton and Christchurch was unrestricted. Lyttelton would not have long to wait for tho removal of tho whole of tho restrictions. The following is a list of the. entries at tho Addington Yards yesterday;— , Sheep 1733, cattle 360. pigs GSO. & K