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BRIGHTON BREEZES.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK. (From Our Correspovdsnt.J CHRISTMAS CAROLS. The re-formed New Brighton Municipal Band will play Christmas carols to-night nfi follows :—Se&view Road, commence 9 p.m.. and thereafter nil portions of the borough, north and south, will be visited. The band mem- ; hers will be the guests of the Mayor (Mr J. Gamble) at Stokes’s tea rooms for supper at 8.30 p.m. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS. The writer of this column wishes all residents the compliments of the season. PERSONAL. Mr A. W. Scaur, of Pine Avenue, writes interestingly of conditions in England. He says : “ We have just come back from Margate, a seaside town on the south-east coast, about seventy-five miles from London, and I could not help thinking, ‘ If only we could get Brighton going on similar lines.’ They certainly have a beautiful promenade on top of the cliffs, but at high tide they have scarcely any sands, and the children have to walk a mile or more to get on the beach. But thousands pounds have been spent to make the front attractive to visitors, and therefore the visitors arrive. “ The Government are still actively assisting ex-service men to emigrate. Parliament has just voted £300.000. mainly for this purpose, and in addition there is a far bigger scheme to be brought forward, mainly dealing with overseas settlement. I saw in the papers the other day that the surplus population in England is 10,000.000. Therefore the scheme must necessarily be very comprehensive, and has included provision for the employment of the new settlers. I take it that this must j necessarily help to develop the new ’ oountrie®. ” The cost of living is certainly on the down grade. A suit of clothes mav he had for £4. n pair of hoots £l, coal I 60s per ton, gas 5s 6d ner thousand.” Mr Scarr refers to the “ Breezes.” I which he receives regularlv. and is thus kept up to date with New Brigh-

ton news. He is not yet certain of the date of his return. INTER-BOROUGH CONTESTS. The Mayor (Mr J. Gamble) and Messrs G. W. Bishop, E. O. Farr and W. R. Cooke are a committee to manage the inter-borough sports contests. A challenge has been issued to Sumner. It has been suggested that the contest should be home and home matches. BOWLING. Anniversary Day passed off very quietly. Members played progressive doubles, which resulted in P. L. Davies being the winner for the most successful skip, and F. C. Fantham scored most points and won the lead’s prize. The holders of the Jackson Buttons are hard to beat. A. H. James (lead) and W. A. Drake (skip) have beaten the challengers, C. Stokes and W. Taylor (skip)* C. M’Cree and L. Besley (skip), and G. W. Bishop and G. Lawrence (skip), during the last few days. More than usual interest is being taken in these Buttons this year, and members are taking the opportunity of placing their names on the board early to be sure of a game. W. Hooker and . R. A. Stokes (skip), the next on the C list, have arranged to play early in ! the week. There was a record attendance and splendid report at the meeting held last Saturdav evening in connection with the forthcoming gala, to b© run jointly with the New Brighton Surf Club and Bowling Club, on January 14. All the canvassers have met with good results. Champion Club Games.—The following games for championship honours have been played during the week:— Doubles—Hitchens beat Owles. Singles —Drake beat Bishop, Beatty beat Taylor, Proctor beat Munns. COUNCIL COMMENTS. At the conclusion of the ordinary business of the council last Monday evening,' the Mayor wished councillors the compliments of the season, and referred to the good feelings which had j been manifested during the conduct of business throughout the past year. The next meeting of the council will be held on January 16. Councillor Langford has given notice of motion regarding alterations and amendments to the by-laws dealing with brick walls, drainage inspection openings, the fees paid for opening footpaths, and compulsory numbering of houses in the borough. The Bylaws Committee will meet and consider all these matters. The proposals will then be referred to the borough solicitor. Complaints are before the council regarding the playing of football in the domains on Sundays, and cricket on the beach. It has also been said that a tnumber of bathers and sun bathers are not properly garbed, and that their conduct during sun bathing operations is not in compliance with the borough bylaws. Apropos of this, it is complained that some beach inspectors are not sufficiently explanatory, nor do they use sufficient tact in dealing with offenders who may be ignorant of the by-laws. There are offenders, however. whose conduct while sun bathing is sufficiently questionable to provoke inspectors into instant action. It is, perhaps, people of this calibre who have complained of the inspectors’ want of tact. The Mayor and the chairman of works have expressed appreciation of the manner in which the loan work is being carried out. It was probably this fact which induced them to strongly support the proposal to pay the men for holidays. METHODIST CHURCH. Christmas services will be observed to-morrow. The Rev E. D. Patchett will preach in the morning, and the Rev W. Walker in the evening. Christmas hymns will be sung at both services. The evening service will be specially musical, when the choir will render suitable anthems and solos from Handel’s Messiah. Retiring collections will be received on behalf of the Orphanage. BEACH CHURCH. Alteration* are being made to the Beach Church buildings. The work is being done by a small team of voluntary workers under the direction of Mr E. A. Langford. The Vicar would welcome asssistance. SOUTH BRIGHTON SCHOOL. The presentation of prizes took place on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance of parents and children. Mr H. A. GJasson presented prizes to the following:—Ruth Lawrv. Eileen Muirson, Herbert Ayers, Clinton Buckton, Mirvyn Buckton, Clifford Bel worthy, Jack Knight, Horace Newman Kelvin Speak, Annie Eccles, Lucy Lye Every child attending the school was given a present. File chairman com plimented Miss Ansley upon her good work at the school and thanked Mr G. W. Bishop for sparing her from the main school. The parents present passed a resolution thanking the committee for securing a school for the district, and asking that the services of Miss Ansley be retained. The school roll number is as follow's:—Opened with 34, number end of first week 48, present number 53. A large increase is ex pected when school re-opens. PICTURES. Especially good features will be shown at the local picture theatre next week. On Tuesday, for one night only, there will be a double star programme, including “ The Chicken in the Case ” (Owen Moore), and “ Blue Pearl.” For Wednesday a special programme has been secured, “ The Virgin of Stamboul,” a Universal super feature, starring Priscilla Dean. Peter B. Kyne’s “ Valley of the Giants ” will he shown on Thursday and Friday. Wallace Reid, the star, is supported by a strong cast. One oi the attractions of this film, is the beautiful scenery shown in it. On Saturday and Monday a First National picture, “ The Oath,” starring Miriam Cooper, Conway Tearle and Anna Q. Nilsson. A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Two accidents have occurred to children in New Brighton recently, through playing on trnmears. One, I am sorry to say, terminated fatally •\s a resident of the borough, I think , public attention should he drawn to j the danger of allowing children to play on the tramcars. Quite a common I practice is for little mites to get together and push the standing trailers up and down the line. Some ride on the buffers and others on the steps. It is a most marvellous thing that fatalities have not occurred before. The tramway men are not to bla«id. J have seen the children scatter and disappear when the tramway men appear < on the scene, only to reappear and re- < commence the practice when they have gone away. This is a matter that parents should take care of.—l am, < etc., i RESIDENT. ;

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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16616, 24 December 1921, Page 5

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BRIGHTON BREEZES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16616, 24 December 1921, Page 5

BRIGHTON BREEZES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16616, 24 December 1921, Page 5

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