PRISON ESCAPEES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12777, 22 October 1919, Page 7

PRISON ESCAPEES.

; INVERCARGILL AFFAIR. [Psit Press Association.] INV ERCARGrILL, October 22. Tli© two youths, Windsor and Earns, aged sixteen, who escaped from the prison gang, were before the Court- today. Harris was sentenced to twelve ■ months’ hard labour and Windsor to > reformative treatment for two years, cumulative with the present sentences they are serving. A report presented to the North Canterbury Hospital ahd ’ Charitable • Aid Board at today's meeting stated i that the average number of patients in • hospital during September was: Oivil- ' soldiers 161.6; total, The annual competition for the Snow S»eld between teams representing Olinst s College and Boys’ High School wit take place on Wednesday next. The teams will march from tho Kina Edward Barracks at 1.30 p.m. to a • ground the location of which will he announced later. A number of workmen are at present engaged trimming the banks of the river Avon from Fendalton down to the hospital. The grass and weeds are being cut away and tho spoil, instead ot being allowed to float down the river, is being thrown on the banks from which it will be removed. The effect of the work is to give the river hank a particularly neat and clean appearance. In accordance with the Hospital Board’s decision at the last meeting plans are being prepared for the ereev tion at the Infectious Diseases Hospital of a one-storeyed pavilion, similar to those now in use, and the removal and conversion of the “rest” into another pavilion. The plans will he forwarded to Wellington at an early date with a view to obtaining the consent of the honourable the Minister. 4t to-day’a meeting of the Hospital Board, tho Lady Superiutcndeut re-' ported the following resignations;— Sister Williams, who has been in charge Of the Memorial Home Infirmary; StaffNurse Turner, Akaroa Hospital, and Staff-Nurse Fee, who lias, completed her fourth year of service. To fill the vacancies, Sister Miles, Kalkoura Hospital, would be transferred to the Memorial Home ; and Nurse Morley would succeed Sister Miles at Kaikoura. Sister Knight had been appointed to take charge at Akaroa for a period of six months. ‘The following telegram was sent hv Mr Ell to-day to the Minister of Pub', lie Works:—“Am very pleased to be able to inform you- that I am returning with an authority to draw £IOOO towards the cost of forming that section of tho Summit Road between • Evans Pass and Mount Pleasant Road. This will shorten the distance considerably for road communication between Lyttelton and Christchurch, beside? providing those who niay visit Lyttelton, or; tourists who may journey 'from Lyttelton to Christchurch by bins road, with beautiful view's. There are’ few : finer sights in New Zealand .than those obtained from any part el the.Summit Rogd.” . s&r r :