CONDENSED NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 8

CONDENSED NEWS.

OVERNIGHT SUMMARY. An effort is to be made to raise money to provide a swimming bath at the BurwoOd School. The Waltham School Committee has unanimously -decided not to permit mixed bathing at the school baths. The Creche and Kindergarten Association ha s affiliated with the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women. In the final of the Canterbury Amateur billiard championship W. Smith (R.S. A.) defeated J- Martin (Pioneer Sports Club) by 500 points to 442. The Rangiora County Council' has decided to support the protest against the charges for electric current made by the Government td local bodies in country districts. The Rangiora County Council has decided to give favourable consideration to a request for a subscription towards the Rangiora bay at the Hokitika exhibition. Oulverden farmers are looking forward to a prosperous season. Grass and feed are abundant and all stock is looking well. High percentages for the spring lambing are ;eportedYesterday the wharf staff of theUnion Steam Ship Company at Lyttelton presented a leather attache case to Mr Charles Kerr, who has resigned his position as shipping clerk after four years’ service. The next meeting of the T>ominion executive of the 'farmers’ Union is to be held in Wellington On October 24. Railway tariff, stock sales, immigration importations and the pig and bacon industry are among the subjects for disThe Christchurch East Circuit of the Methodist Church has invited the Revs E. T). Patchett. F. T. Read and B. Dudley to remain in the circuit for another year. Sister Mabel has also been invited to continue as deaconess at Wesley Church for another year. An instructive address on the planning of a shearing shed and vards and the classing and ti'eatment of wool to obtain the best returns was given bv Mr J. G. Cook, wool instructor of the Agricultural Department, at a. meeting of farmers at Rangiora on Thursday night.

In the course of an address at Rangiora on Thursday night on the marketing and breeding of lambs. Colonel Stafford urged farmers not to send their fat lambs to the saleyards. The more profitable course was to send lambs direct to the works and obtain a return of the kill. With regard to the protest made some time ago by the Mount rferbert County Council against the removal of sea shells from the beaches of Lyttelton Harbour, the council has been informed tliit an officer of the Marin© Department will inspect the beaches at an early date. Tn the divorce case Alfred Vesscy v. Harriet May Vessey, in which J. Hepburn jras named as co-respondent, the jury returned a verdict for petitioner and a decree nisi to be made absolute in three months was granted. Petitioner was given custody of the child and co-respondent was ordered to pay costs. The following pupils of the Rangiora Methodist Sunday School won diplomas and certificates in the recent Sunday School examinations: —Senior grade—Edith Ayers : intermediate grade—Edna Rowe. Ernest Doggett: Dorothy Ayers, Eric Old ; junior grade—Louisa Doggett. Dorothy Rowe and Kelvin Taylor. The fact that a prejudice exists in New Zealand and the Old Country against frozen mutton was emphasised by Colonel Stafford in the course of an address at Rangiora on Thursday night. However, he said, that if the mutton was properlv de-frosted not one person in a thousand could tell whether itVwas frozen or fresh. The process of de-frosting must be carried out gradually. Mr W. P. Morgan (District Land Registrar for Otago) had an exciting motor trip from Christchurch t-o Hokitika recently. Ho left Christchurch at 7 p.m. last Saturdav. The car became stuck in the Waimakariri River bed. The driver went in search of assistance but w as away so long that Mr Morgan went in search of him. Air Morgan lost his way and fell down a steep gully. When the driver to the car and found his passenger missing he set out on/another search. Finally Mr Morgan was discovered n't the bottom of the gully very bruised and sor m Hie journey was completed without further mishap.