LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19850, 20 January 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Dunedin telegram states that/ the Otago Land Board has received 419 applications for a small grazing run of 3177 acres near Nenthorn, the halfyearly rental of which is £6O. This constitutes a record for any one section of land- The Otago hoard will take at least two days to examine applicants. On Sunday the navigation of the Ashburton Hirer from iho traffic hridg-j to the mouth was accomplished by two boats. The boats averaged three knots an hour, the journey being completed in three and a half hours. A largo number of campers and visitors assembled on the bluff at Halcaterc to welcome the voyagers. At last night’s meeting of the L\itelFon Borough Council Councillor Collins stated that the estimated value of buildings erected at .Diamond Harbour during the past nine months was £4200, one building alone being valued at £9OO, It was also estimated that over £9OOO bad been spent on improving other properties, •Great interest is being taken in the return of the New Brighton Scouts, tinder Mr (r. \\, Bishop. The party, numbering twenty-eight, is expected to arrive in the borough at 7 p.m.. via Hirer Bond. The trek ending to-day is easily n record, the distance being about 300 miles, ft is understood that Hie Sydenham Scout Bugle Baud will play the party into the borough. The boys have been away nearly four weeks T *\ p . Christchurch tstarr-Bnwkett liUitcling vSocioty hold n mooting lastnight in the Caledonian Society’ sHaB for the purpose of disposing of an appropriation of £I.OOO by sale and an appropriation of £IOOO by ballot, ilcssr.s I 1 • H. Taylor and E. Hamilton were appointed scrutineers. The successful purchaser was Ah- E. H Craze at a premium of £4O per £IOO. and the successful member at the ballot- Mr J. iL otymonr. the holder of ten shares. Hr H. 0, Eli, who has been on a visit to Kaituna, informed a ‘‘Star” reporter last evening that the now parts of the Summit, track from ~ . Kait ” na Best House towards Gehbte s Bass are already in use. and that section will bo completed by the end of next week. Air Ell has been right through the Kaituna. Valiev with the men engaged on the work, mid ho states that in a fortnight’s time thev will start to form the track through the Kahuna bush towards Aknroa.

Iho Hospital Committee of r-lto Citir.«ns Defence Corps has boon requested bv the patients of the Cashmere Military [sanatorium to obtain for thorn one tot ol bagatelle halls and a: cifpy of snooker rules. The committee has also hern asked to supply golf balls lor the pa.ient; of the Queen Mary Hospital, iiamucr. Persons possessing those articles and who arc willing to donate them lor the, use of the soldiers, a’e asked fco leave them at- the office of the C.D.C., in Hereford Street.

In icply to a telegram requesting the release ol tho Koromiko’s coal cargo for threshing purposes, the president rf tlic Machine Owners’ Association (Mr George feheat) has received tho following ' 'f.9- Vl - !1 F to your telegram addressed to the Prime Minister, I have to ina™ tlle Kanna will discharge over 1000 tons at Lyttelton when ieleased from quarantine here, which inaddition to allocation ex ' Koromikn should meet immediate needs. A ship, ment of 0000 tons of overseas coal is 11 10 1 1-yttellon early in Februarv, all of which will bo for freezing, threshing and other essential industries.”

, unrehearsed incident in the pertorraance of “La Bohemc ” at the Theatre Royal last night created a temporary diversion in a serious scene. As theatre-goers.are aware, stage trees are not real trees, and a performer, L-ush-mg against one in the snow sqene. had the misfortune to knock the tree, a fairly tall one, over. It fell noiselessly amid the ‘’snow.” The effort of the momentary touch of comedy was heightened and the incident made semewhat grotesque hy the. unperturbed manner in which two of the performers tucked the fallen forest specimen under their arms and departed with their load mto tho wings.

The council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation .Society met last- cvetiing. Mr E. F Stead' presiding. Dr l«. J. JMiynrd* who is hoing oinplovod by the Government to report on trout fishing in Now Zealand, wrote stating that ho would bo in Christchurch this week. In the course of his letter Dr Tillyard stated Unit the outlook for trout fishing in the Dominion was not bright at present, but lie hoped to be atye to suggest scientific methods that would improve the position. Professor L 0. R. Blunt- and Mr C.' B. Clark were appointed to represent, tho society at a conference to he held on Februarv 10 with regard to the silting up of HuLiver Avon. The chairman staled that the five pairs of Canadian geese imported by the society had arrived safely. Tho cost to the society would ho about £lO a, pair. The statement ot receipts and expenditure showed a credit balance of £4O.A 7s 9d \ ( - counts amounting to £3 17s 5d were passed lor payment.

At a large and representative public, meeting at AA estnort last night, ccnvoned hy the Mayor, to receive tile reply of the Prime Minister to the invitation to visit Westport on coal and harbour hoard questions, and decide what further action should he taken, it was resolved, states a Press Association trj'cgram, to invite the parliamentary natty for Samoa to visit Westport lor the huiiKcmig of the vessel, and for them to become personally acquainted with the conditions obtamina; as the result of the mining trouble and the reduced harbour board revenues, also to learn the need for the early completion of the Buffer Gorge railway and failing this, that tho member tor the district and (he Mayor of Westport should he invited to take the platform in the main centres of i nn }) 0 . minion and the whole position of the coal shortage before the”public. It was further decided to again : sk Mu Massey to visit AA"estnort' and ‘o ask the member for tho district to personally interview the Prime Minister in support of this request.

Thf quariorly mooting nf tho ,I>urlui-.i Street Methodist Church was bold oa Thursday evening, when the Rev P. V Knight, presided over a I'air attendance of ofSeials. The nicoting expressed, its sympathy with .Mrs Idowit:, Miss Andrew and Air Brooks. wp<i m,i,. suffered bereavement during tiro quarter. Tho numbers of members on ,hs roll were shown ns 2i50 adults and twenty-two juniors; three members Imd died during tho quarter, and five Ino removed to other circuits. The bal-ance-sheet. which was received and adopted, showed a credit for the quarter of £()« 14s Id. It was reported that tho amount, raised by the circuit for Home Missions this year would amount to about 41 GO. Mr It. lies haring intimated his. desire to retire from office its a. circuit steward, a vote of appreciation of his three years’ faithful service was carried by tho meeting, M r J. A. Fleshcr way re-elected, and Mr George Harrell was elected to the vacant stewardship. -Messrs George Unrreil and C. K. Wigg-losworth were elected representatives to the conference. with -Messrs \V. L. Thomas and George Lonn-s as substitutes.

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