CONDENSED NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17014, 12 April 1923, Page 7

CONDENSED NEWS.

OVERNIGHT SUMMARY. Westport's coal output last week j reached a total of 8796 tons, to which ' the West-port Coal Company contvi- j buted 7298 tons and Stockton the ; balance. The Peace Memorial gates were open- j ed at Levin by the Prime Minister, i;. the presence of a large gathering. ! A number of memorial trees were also planted at AYeraroa iu commemoration of the pioneer settlers. It will probably be June before any ! passenger trains are run through the Otira Tunnel, but it- -is possible- that , a certain amount, of goods traffic: will j be handled towards the end of the present month or early in May. A very old resident of Banks Penin- j .sum. All- Joseph Phillips, died yester- j day at the age of seventy-six. Air ; Phillips was a native of Leicestershire, ; and came out with his wife and young ! family m 1873 in tlie ship Duchess, j He landed at Lyttelton, and came on to Aka-roa, where lie settled. The final squaring up in connection with carnival and shopping week, held immediately prior to Easter, in Wan ganui, showed the revenue to be £1001). and the expenditure £750. Instead of the guarantors being called upon to make up a loss, as was erron- ; eouslv reported previously, there is a j credit balance for distribution. At yesterday's meeting of the Can- ! terbury Patriotic Fund it was decided ' i.N ask for a grant of £IOOO from tho | Canteen and Regimental Knuds Trust j Board to Ik? administered for the bene- i fit of soldiers in the civil sanitarium, for whom the Defence IX-partnvent refused to accept responsibility because it was not satisfied that their disability was due to war service. The executive of the Canterbury Progress League has decided to take active steps to improve shipping facili- j ties for the Kouth Island. A com- j n itfcoc consisting of Messrs AY vies, A. H. Paterson. ( J. 11. Williams, H. D. Acland, J. Btorry, Al. AV. Stevouswti, C. H Hew'ett, A. L. Mucfarlane, W. A. Banks. A\ . J. Jenkin, P. R. Clifnie, and F. J. Board, lias' been set up to consider the question. The timetable to be observed when the Otira iunnel is opened is being kept secret, but the tact that the refreshment and luncheon rooms are to be at Otira, and not at Arthur’s Pass, seems to indicate that the trains will ieave arid arrive at Christchurch at about the same- times as at present., and leave and arrive at Greymouth two hours later and earlier. It can be easily 'estimated that the trip through the tunnel will result in a saving of quite two hours, and, by giving tlie West Coast the benefit of those two hours it will enable a connection to be made with the- Christchurch train from Ross in the south and Reef ton in the north. It would also enable the * outward train io leave Hokitika at a reasonable time in the morning, and every train from Christchurch to go light through to Hokitika instead of on Saturdays only, as at present. At last night’s meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Progress League. Air P. R. Climie submitted a report by a committee on a proposal 3 hat a Community Fund should ho , established to systematise public appeals on behalf' of the work of the A.MALA.. 8a 1 vet ion Army. Prison Gate Mission. Society for the Protection of AYonicn and Children, and other bodies. The committee suggested that a special committee should he appoint- ; ed by the league to confer with the bodies concerned. It was decided that the committee already appointed by the executive should be asked to formulate concrete proposals for submission to the .Mayor and City Council, as the civic authorities have power to permit or reject applications for street I appeals. ; A meeting of creditors in the estate of Wormakl Arundel, North New’ , Brighton was held yesterday The | debtor set down liis debts at £396 i 7s and his assets at £372 Is, leaving .i deficiency of 624 6s. I’he sum of £912 10s Cd was owing to secured creditors. Ibe assets were: Stock in trade £32 i 10s, book debts £l7. surplus from se- [ curities £32. The debtor in his state- I merit said lie had set up business as i a fruiterer in March. 1920. He at- ) tributed his failure to a bad season, j dr It. Twyneham, for debtor, said that, under favourable conditions, ere- J ditoi-ji could expect 13s or 14s in the 1 pound, and it did not seem possible, that they would receive less than 10s in the pound, if the estate was left in the Official Assignee’s bauds. It was decided to leave the estate in the Official Assignee’s hands.