LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19869, 10 February 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

. The Christchurch Socialist Party carried a motion last night condemning the City Council for voting money for the reception of the Prince of Wales.

Tho staff of the Lands and Survey Department has been granted nerroission by the Public Service Commissioner to hold its picnic at Purau to-morrow. The Ashburton correspondent of the "Star” states that the extremely warm weather in the Ashburton County on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last did considerable damage to the apple crops, the fruit j» moi.v instances being half-baked on the trees. Among the passengers by the Mokoia for Samoa will be a Public Works engineer, who will investigate several schemes for tho creation of a safe harbour at Apia, and advise tho administratmn regarding the erection of several public buildings and road construetion»

Councillor C. P. Agar has given n°A 1 rm t °rl” OVe -i * bo I,oxl meeting of vl Cl * ty Coi ! n 1 c [l ; -“ Thilt the Finance, By-laWs and Departmental Committee be dissolved and in lieu thereof tlio council* appoint two standing committees as follows; (1) Finance Departmental ; (2) By-laws and EanitaiyA’ The deer shooting season generally nni;i e M CIU oo r0 i lu tbo beginning of April until May 20, but in the case of Nelson \nril 28 to from Marco 15 to April 30. RcS tions nave been gazetted for Westland Otago, fho Lakes district, Nelson Wai’ taki, Marlborough and Feilding ’ ' An anomaly in connection with tho tramway and drainage extension polls to-morrow, which will bo unavoidable occurs m connection with the method of marking the ballot papers. In tho drainage poll the voter must indicate his choice with a cross opposite the proposal lie wishes to vote for but in tVm trnmn-jiy loan prop™, strike out one of the lines. An attempt «as made to secure uniformity, but the solicitors advised that under the nri sent law no alteration could be made. Hundreds of Christchurch Gtizons have been cured by Dr Fellow’s Pile Cones when every other known remedy has failed. Price 3s 6d box f ro m chemists, or direct. Lonsby 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. Lot bteffnno Webb make it. Peterson’s Buildings, High Street, ’Phono 1960. X Ladies know them to have no equal Martin’s Apiol and Steel Pills. Sold by all Chemists and Stores throughout Australasia- x