TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12784, 30 October 1919, Page 7

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The mid-weekly bulletin issued by the Public Health Department at noon today stated that there were two mild cases of influenza in North Canterbury, both in Christchurch. Apiong those returning to the Dominion on the Arawa. is Sergeant F. W. J. Dodd., son of Mr F. Dodd, Warrington Street, St Albans. Sergeant Dodd enlisted in Auckland and left with the 1 Twenty-fourth Reinforcements. Fivp probationers who have taken their training at the Christchurch Karitano Baby Hospital sat for their/ examination and passed as Karitano nurses with credit. They were:—Misses Alice Lough (Papanui). Alice Olds (Linwood), Marjorie Parlane (Palmerston North), Beth Aitken (Methven) and Doris Humphreys (Ashburton). In connection with the report in yesterday’s issue of the Supreme Court judgment in the case Alfred Atyeo and Emily Sarah Atyeo v. the. King it was made to appear in the heading to the lease that judgment was given in favour of the Crown. Judgment was given for the suppliants, with costs as per scale as in an action to recover £SOO. With reference to the projected visit of tho New South Wales State Orchestra to the Dominion, Mr F. C. Raphael, local secretary in connection with the Christchurch season, is actively engaged in securing tho guarantee of £ISOO required to ensure a visit of the orchestra. Mr Raphael yesterday secured guarantors for a further £6OO, making the total amount guaranteed to date £llOO. It is anticipated that there mil he no difficulty in raising the additional amount required. “The law does not recognise fractions,” said counsel in the Magistrate’s Court this morning when it was suggested that only half a. day’s expenses should be allowed one witness, a pawnbroker. Tlie solicitor making tho application said that he had no objection to allow in ir a full day’s cxnenses to a labourer who had been called off his job to attend the Court, but there was not the same inconvenience la the case of a pawnbroker. The Magistrate decided that the application was reason.able and cut down the order for the payment of expenses. to cover half a day. At about seven o’clock last evening two firemen,, members of the crew of tho ss. Passano, were walking along the edge of No. 7 wharf, close to their ship, when both of them slipped over the side into the harbour. The men were seen to disappear by some of the workmen, who promptly gave the alarm. Assistance isoon arrived, a steward from the vessel being lowered down by . a rope. He found both men clinging on to the piles. Assisted by Mr D. Campbell, who was also lowered, and Mr C. Johnson, the men were hauled up on the wharf little the worse for their immersion. There are many theories as to the best numeral combinations in lucky number competitions. A " Star ” reporter has come to the conclusion that the solution lies not in luoky numbers at all. Get someone to give you . a ticket. You can’t fail to win. The young lady who secured the bungalow in _ the Commercial Travellers’ art union had her ticket given to j ier . Now the reporter, has had personal proof of, his theory. While at tho Shirley fair hj? and the, Deputy-Mayor (Councillor J. W. Beanland) ■ were each presented bv the ;■ Mayor (Dr Thacker, M.P.) with one of four tickets in a lucky number competition for a silver vase. Last night the, reporter was hailed in Gloucester Street by Mr 0. S. Thompson (who' was in charge of the fair), “I’ve got'a parcel' for you,”' he said.’ "You’ve won the vasei”