PORT NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16904, 1 December 1922, Page 9

PORT NEWS.

NOVEMBER RAINFALL. j Tho rainfall during the month of November was 1.745 inches. Rain fell n ;,, e dav.s. The maximum, ioi the j twenty-four hours ending on Novemoer j a was .79 inches, and the average per | day for the month was .058 inches. POLITICAL. About forty tSdy supporters of Mr .1 M’Combs attended a meeting in the Excelsior Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs-'Shuker presided. Mrs T. M’Combs addressed the meeting on the work of the Labour candidate for Lyttelton, and ansxvered a number %f questions X. At the conclusion, Mrs Austin,moved and Airs Williams seconded a vote of thanks to Mrs M’Combs for her address. and further that they had every confidence in Air M’Combs as member for Lyttelton. The motion xvas carried. station Waiting room. Air J. AT Comb b has received advice from Air R. W. M’Tilly, General Manager of Railways, that arrangements are in hand for renovating the waiting room at the Lyttelton Station. DANCE AT HEATHCOTK One of the most successful nances I held this season at Reathcoto took j place in the Of fib Hall on Wednesday i evening. The dance (fancy dress) was organised by a committee of the Heath- ! cote Valley I ©ague Football Club. The j winner of the prize for the best dressed j lady was Miss Edna Wearne Lytfcel- ! ton), and Messrs F. Beattie and L. ; Moore, asMutr and Jeff,won the men’s j prize. Miss Sullivan made the presentation of prizes. Miss / G. White sup- I plied the dance music.