LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20045, 7 September 1920, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Throe pneumonia cases were admitted to the Waikari Hospital last Friday, tho day after tho opening ceremony, all from Amuri. A tin of burning rubbish in the yard of Redpath’s building, Cashel Street, was the cause of a summons to the City lire Brigade at 10.50 p.m. yesterday. Tho fir© caused no damage. A loan poll at Palmerston North yesterday resulted in a proposal to raise £70,000 for road improvements being carried by 668 to 277. A loan of £9OOO for motor buses was carried by 638 t© 314, Class rolls of tho Vocational Training Branch of the Defence Department number 286 for the month of August ter the Canterbury Military District. 1 his represents a percentage of 76 of ail service patients undergoing treatment at Cashmere Military Sanatorium, Chalmers Ward, Alary Hospital, Hanmer, and Timaru Military Hospital. i Tha total attendances made at classes were 3453. Tho last of- a series of Church History lectures was delivered last night in Hall. The lecturer, Rev id « spoke ou “Dr Pusey and tho Oxford Movcmentj” He sketched tho life of Cardinal Newman and followed Dr Pusey through his trials and hitter opposition to his works. The appreciation of tho lecture was voiced Mr H. D. Andrews and the Rev O. K Perry congratulated the lecturer on the merit of his speech. The meeting was closed with a prayer. “Tho growth in traliic to trotting grounds and racecourses is such that further track facilities must bo provided if risks of serious accidents arc to bo. avoided,” reported the Works and .traffic Committee to tho Christchurch Tramway Board yesterday. “The committee is making arrangements accordingly with the authorities concerned. Consideration is also being given to improving the track facilities with respect to Show Ground traffic, for the samo reason.” On tho motion of Air S. A. Staples it was decided to hold tho matter over so that inquiries could bo made concerning Canterbury Park. Iho productive classes, attended by service patients in military hospitals and sanatoria, under the control of the Vocational Training Branch in Canterbury, have sold £IOB 7s 5d worth-of articles to the public during August, these include leather bags, baskets, trays, raffia-work, repairs to boots, minor repairs to motors, embroidery work, supply of .eggs to civilian sanatorium, etc. Of* this sum £54 4s 3d has been placed to the credit of the various hospital recreation funds for tho use of the men. The remaining £54 3s 2d has been paid into the public account to cover cost of material, etc., supplied lor the classes. i The executive ef tho Canterbury, (Nelson, Marlborough and Westland Centre of the Red Cross Society met yesterday afternoon; present—Air J. A. Flesher (president), Mesdames H. F. Wigram and 11. H. Smith, and -Messrs J. A. Rannett; W. T. Robinson and J. W. Baty. The chairman said that steps had been taken to inspect a building suitable for a convalescent homo for soldiers, and General M’Gavin had sent him a communication on tho subject. It had been referred to the Putk’iotic - Fund Committee, but nothing further had been reported as to tho progress made. 'The Dominion executive hud decided to make a grant of £olX) to the starving people of liussia. Tho meeting decided to help the Save the Children Fund, as reported in another column. Correspondence in the newspapers with regard to sanitation in Woolston was commented upon by tho Mayor, -Mr C Hill, at tho meeting of the Bommh Conned last evening. “ There have been several letters lately,” sa id Mr Dill, “ but practically all the writers havo apologised since, admitting that their statements were made in ignorance. A letter appeared this morning, however, stating that if tho health officer went round to the school he would lind something there that would give him causo to wake the council up. That is not the case. The chairman of the 'school committee has always informed mo when attention was needed, and it has been forthcoming promptly. The health officer, by the way, is a member of the school committee.” Councillor L. Hart said he thought the public should be made to realise that Woolen was not the only borough which had had trouble in sanitary matters .The council now had a system of its own in operation. Nine prosecutions have been made ter evading payment of fare, boarding cars in motion, riding on platforms etc.,” stated the Works and Traffic Committee to the Tramway Board yesterday. " With respect to evading pajnmnt of fare, it should be noted that if passengers havo reasonable opportunity to pay fare and fail to take advantage thereof they commit a breach of the by-laws, and are liable to prosecution, oven if the conductor does not make a personal demand. Jf a conductor misses a faro which he ought to-have collected he is hold responsible, but this does not render tho passenger immune from prosecution if he had reasonable opportunity to pay and tailed to do so.” ' . The increasing cost of living was referred to at the Woolston Borough Council s meeting last .night by Coun- ! i° r r- *i* . ven ’ who Tooted official statistics to show the value of tho sovereign to be a little more than eight s idlings. 1 1 intend to bring a resolution before the next meeting of the council,” said Councillor Given, “ to cal a.public meeting to discuss the cost of living, when a motion might be passed urging upon the Government the pressing need of taking some steps to alter matters.” ' The Christchurch Tramway Board met yesterday; present—Hon J. Harr (chairman), Messrs A. fcj. Tavlor T Wood, W. J. Walter, D. S A. Staples and T. H. Davey. Accounts amounting to £138,785 were passed for payment. The Works Committee repotted that it had decided to include quarrymon with the other employees m the risk earned by the board in respcct of accidents. Resolutions regarding the superannuation fund, providing a minimum pension of £B2 per in® ancl th f employees over fifty jcais ot age shall not be compelled to join tho fund, were carried. •i * , wanfc to . as9ur o you that we do not intend to raise a compulsory Pubho Works purposes,” said tho Prime Minister to an Auckland deputation at Wellington yesterday. ■■ There will bo a oan for soldiers land settlement aid ior cleaning up m connection with the r' iji v,v abiv ««Ciie tils loan will contain a compulsory clause, but I_ am of opinion there sufficient patriotic feeling among people possessed of capital in this country to ensure that the money required win , . provided without a compulsory elauao being put into operation. 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