LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19800, 18 November 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At ten o’clock Inst night tho City Fire Brigade received a call to 91, Chester Street, a nursing homo conducted by Nurse Hanna, where a chimney was on lire. Thu fire was easily extinguished, no damage being done. Tile outstanding feature of the city abattoir report for October is tho increase over last October in the carcases condemned. Tins year, although tho stock slaughtered numbered only 10,920, as against 12,008 last year, the condemned carcases totalled ‘ 80, as against 84. The increase was greatest in sheep and calves. An answer was read from the Prime Minister at last night's meeting of the City Council in reply to the council’s request for a grant for a public park at Opawa, Mr Massey stated that as Christchurch was well endowed with parka, and tho Sydenham and Beckenham parks in the same ward, the request could not bo granted. The letter was received with a unanimous chorus of protest from all shades of opinion on the council, and Councillor .1. A. Fleslicr moved that the Prime Minister should be requested to reconsider the matter, and should be informed that Beckenham and Sydenham Parks would not supply the needs of the population served by the proposed park. Tho motion was carried. The abolition of the ‘Vsmokers’ trailer” on the express trams to and from Sumner was tho subject of a petition of protest to the Tramway Board yesterday. The petitioners stated that the regulation was quite inexplicable, as ail the passengers were men, and no complaints bad ever been made. They asked that those whose names had been taken for breach of tile notice should not bo proceeded against. Mr S. A. Staples said that the regulation was a pin-prick. The general manager said that the board had decided, for the sake of uniformity, to allow smoking only in the rear half of all trailers. Finally it was decided to leave the matter till tho end of the month for observation, and to take no action against the offenders. Lancaster Park was ius]>ected yesterday afternoon by several members of fhe Management Committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association, with the idea of ascertaining if the park was in sufficiently good order for cricket this season. The ground was found to be in a most unsatisfactory condition, due to the lack of rolling at tho proper time, and was very hard and rough. The opinion was expressed by members of the party that-it would bo inadvisable, to attempt) t 0 play cricket at tho park until next season, and that it .should be top-dressed in the autumn, also that the associations’ delegates on tho Board of Control should bo instructed to oppose any attempt to allow football to bo played at Lancaster Parle uext year. It is‘stated that the Board of Control will inspect tlio park next, month, and then decide what to do in the mutter. A frost on Sunday night in North Canterbury did a considerable amount of damage to early potatoes, tomatoes and other tender garden plants. The Patriotic Association has reported that £7IOO, which had been collected for the Belgians, and which is still in hand, has been reserved ia accordance with the request of tho King and Queen of the Belgians to devote the money to the Belgian Orphans’ Fund. Cheap fish was briefly discussed by the City ‘"Council last night, when ai letter was received from the Rangiora. Borough ,-Oouncil, asking support in urging the Minister of Marino to give adequate protection to fishing boats at "Kaikoura. On Councillor J. A. I lesher’s motion tho proposal was endorsed. Ihq Lducation Board has obtained pernussion from the Minister of Education to sell, for street-widening purposes, a strip of land 15 links in width on the Stanmore Hoad frontage of the Richmond School grounds. Tho strip of land is bio links in length and the price is £1 per foot. Tho City Council lias accepted the offer, the amount of purchase money being £405 18s. The board proposes to erect a low stone or concrete wall on the new boundary, and the council has offered the sum of £ls towards the work. . Hundreds of Christchurch citizens have been cured by Dr Fellow’s Pile Cones when every other known remedy lias failed. Price 8s 6d box from chemists, or direct. Lonaby and Co. chemists (opp. Ballantyne’s). X ' There is one intimate, personal gift that carries with it the real spirit of Christmas —your own portrait. Let Stcffano Webb make it- Petersen’s Buildings, High Street. ’Phone 1989