LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19811, 1 December 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A fine solar halo was visible about half-past nine yesterday morning. A special address to ladies will be given in tho King’s Theatre this evening under tho auspices of the Young Women’s National Efficiency League, by Dr A. B. O’Brien, of Christchurch. Dr O’Brien’s subject will bo “Tho Results of Drink as scon by a Medical Man. ’ The Mnraroa did not reach Lyttelton till 12.50 p.m, yesterday, having encountered a stiff southerly on leaving the Wellington Heads on Saturday night. She experienced a rough passage, which was evidenced when she arrived at Lyttelton by the coating of salt from the how to the funnel Tho Treasury is still pursuing tho income taxpayers who havo not contributed to the recent, war loan, or who have not contributed enough. A largo number of notices have been posted To defaulters, and it is understood, says the ‘'Dominion,’' that the response to such demands has been satisfactory up till now. The Caledonian Society celebrated St Andrew's Day by a church parade at St. Andrew’s Church yesterday morning. There was a considerable number of the society’s members present, in Highland costume, including the Pipe Band, under Mr 11. W. Alillan. They marched to the church from their half, and hack to tho hall when the service concluded. The Rev. H. M. By burn officiated, ami preached the .sermon. Mr G. L. Laureiisen. eldest son of the late Air George Laurens-on, M.R., has been entrusted by the Public Works Department with the task of surveying the Christelmrch-Lvitelten tunnel road. There are now sixty-eight members of the Tunnel Road Committee. It is understood that representatives of a large American company, which has entered into a big road-building contract in Australia, intend to visit the.tunnel shortly. Anniversary sendees in connection with bt. Paul's Methodist Sunday School, Sumner, were held all day yesterday. Large congregations attended each service, and special music was rendered by the Sunday school children ami the choir. 'I he preachers were the Rov. I l '. Copeland in the morning, the Rov. AA. B. Scott in the afternoon, and the Rev. AA . F. Williams in tho evening- Tho music was under the direction of Mrs Irfane Wilson. Airs 11. W. Heslop and Mr F. Kerr acted as organists. Reports from Mount Somers and .Mothveil on Saturday showed that heavy rain toll in those districts during the early morning. Rain also fell lightly at Ashburton, 4J points being registered at tho domain weather station. The recent rains in the Ashburton County havo had a wonderful eflect on the country (writes the “Lyttelton Times” correspondent), and feed is becoming plentiful again. The recently sown turnip crops have made a splendid strike and should come away rapidly. 4 brass memorial tablet on which are inscribed the names of sixty-two men of the Avonside parish who lost thdr lives while on active service, and winch is sot between two rolls of honour hv the north door of Holy minty Church, was unveiled hv Colonel R. Young, C.8., C.M.G.. Officer Commanding the Canterbury Military District, yesterday morning. Among those present at ‘ the service were returned soldiers, Colonel Young’s staff officers, Boy Scouts, Territorials and Senior Cadets. The Rev Otho Fitzgerald made fitting reference to the occasion in his sermon. The meaning of the word "elocution was discussed at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Auckland Grammar Schools last week. Tiie question arose .n connection with the granting of reading prizes at tho schools, and it was suggested (says tho ■’Star”) that the prizes be known as elocution prizes.” Professor Thomas condemned the word, as being more or less of a new borrowing, and Air G. W- Alurray stated that it comprised declamation only. Airs Baume and Air Stanton, however, contended that it covered all the branches of reading, recitation, and in general dramatic art. Dr Reekie clinched the argument by stating that it was " a generally accepted word.” It was finally decided to grant tho prizes, and to confer with the principals of the schools as to their nomination. According to tho "Dominion,” a gentleman who has just returned from a tour in a northern electorate says that nothing struck him so much as tho splendid work which i.s being done by farmers’ daughters in helping to urgent farm work at this busy period of tho year. In many cases young farmers have been disabled at the war, labour is hard to get, and aero it not for tho splendid help rendered by the women, production would ho retarded and much necessary work would bo left undone. The -ostfess on--01 K.V (, f many old people has also impelled them to again take an active interest in the work of the farms when the work seems likely to full behind, and altlmugh _ many of them had reined fiovn active work they find themselves once again, not only putting in a full day of eight hours, hut sometimes ten and twelve. As one old farmer put it: “So long as cur bravo lad? helped us to keep this fair land from tho Hun, so long are wo willing to take up the hjay fork and the milking bucket once agiiTn to revel in that freedom which wo all love so well.” Tho temper of householders in tho metropolitan suburbs is being sorely tried by the profiteer in regard to the' pnee of potatoes (says the Melbourne Age of November 19). For weeks P ast tho general price has stood steadily at 4d per lb, except in some suburbs Albert Park, for instance—where it has risen to 5d per lb, or £46 13s 4d per ton I Tho fact is very clear that s-nrao people are making tremendous piofits by blooding the consumer Potatoes are practically a necessity of life ami to the poorer class this 'vampirehke greed is intolerable and inhuman, lint wliat can the victims do? The governing authorities make professions of sympathy and declare theif readiness to appoint commissions to inquire nether there is any profiteering next year. So there is only ono tiling tho hapless victims can do. Thev can fight the profiteer on Ins own ground. Let him keep his potatoes. This , s the deternnnatinii that householders in some of the suburbs have come to. m South Alolbourne and Prahran, and some other suburbs ii door-to-door canvass is being zealously conducted h v a nmnber of indignant women, mho' are turning householders to abstain from nnr chasing potatoes until the price has been reduced to a. reasonable level. The movement is spreading rapidly ami many householders arc confident that if the "strike” is persisted in for a further period a marked reduction in price will soon follow. Hundreds of Christchurch citizens havo been cured by Dr Fellow’s Pile Cones when every other known remedv lias failed. Price 3s fid box, from chemists, or direct. Loasby and Co. chemists (opp. Ballantyne’s). x ’ There is one intimate, personal gift that carries with it the real spirit of Christmas— Jour own portrait. 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