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

A largo English mail is on” hoard the transport lonic, which is due arrive at Wellington on Friday. Tho Christchurch portion will probably he delivered on Saturday. Tho lonic left the United Kingdom on September 8. According to latest advices received by tho Defence Department tho Christchurch troops returning hv the transport lonio should reach Christchurch, on Saturday, and those returning by the llemuera, on Tuesday. The lotno will arrive at Wellington on Friday next, and tho llemuera at Auckland on Sunday next. The problem of finding without notice accommodation for school'children travelling into tho city on special occasions is perplexing the Tramway Hoard. On Monday, in connection with a him exhibition, the Elmwood, Papa*, nm and Dligh’s Bead pupils came into town, but the Tramway Board was only advised by tho Papanui teachers, the Cashmere and Somerfield pupils were also carried in on a recent sion to attend a manual training' class, and the tramway authorities had no notice of their intention to travel. The result was that on these occasions the cars were very much overcrowded, and the ordinary passengers op those lines BuUered much inconvenience. The board may have to consider whether it will instruct the conductors to refuse to allow parties of children to he carried unless previous notice lias heeu, given by tho head masters of their intention to travel. A _ small boy entered a toyshe'p ■ qimL placing sixpence on the /counter,;,: dressed the proprietor, ; ;saylng$ <~/i-Sis: pennyworth of spotted’paint ter .paintns rocking-horse with, .please,. ■■ mister.?* "But, my dear boy,” said the man behind the counter, “we don’t keeji such a thing. We have white paint. and ” “All right.” broke m th« youngster, “ give me threepennorth of white, paint and threepennorth of spots!” v