CONDENSED NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17343, 16 July 1924, Page 6

CONDENSED NEWS.

AN OVERNIGHT SUMMARY. The Education Board is to be asked ' to remodel the Waimataitai School, ] A tender of £IB6O for the erection of a rerro-concrete grand stand has been accepted by the Marlborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Th© Ashburton High School Board of Governors has decided to offer £l<» per acre for a five acre block running back from Mr Robert Kerr’s, to Kitchener Street, for a school playing ground. The Methven Agricultural and Pastoral Association, which iron £IC in prizes at the Canterbury Winter Show, has decided to return £-5 as a donation towards the show fund. It was an unfortunate occurrence and one of the disadvantages of country life. Ii ; medical attention could have been readily obtained, the man’s life would probably have been saved. The Coroner made these remarks when returning a verdict that John Beattie, aged sixty-two, who died suddenly at Pleasant Point, died from toxsernia following acute herniaThe Christchurch Ldedertarei lost twelve members duiing the year, the membership now being 216. The falling off of subscribers, added to the loss of thirty-two members the previous year, was responsible for the small credit balance of £S 18s Id. Tiro duties cf parliamentarians are not always to their liking, but nevertheless they have to be undertaken as cheerfully as possible. A typical instance cropped up in the House yesterday when Mr Isitt, who is strongly opposed to all forms of gambling, presented a petition advocating the licensing of bookmakers. His fellow members appreciated the humour of the situation and a titter went round the House.

“ Tell IX3 something good/’ feelingly interjected the Prime Minister when Mr Harris (Waitexnata) announced that he wished to speak about the New Zealand pavilion at Wembley. Mr Harris complied, and stated that the exhibits he saw were of a high order, well displayed and likely to ca;l forth a great deal of praise from the public. The New Zealand court and the Indian court, he said, were on the two most prominent sites in the Exhibition.

*' For years I have earned my living by land speculation, but I have no hesitation in telling the Premier that until the Government deals with land speculation it will not put an end to land troubles,” was the frank declaration of Colonel Bell, Bay of Islands, in the House. He believed u tare should be placed on land sales so as not to make it worth while dealing with land. Until that was done they were only wasting time talking about house shortage and reducing the cost of living.

Making his usual morning call at the house of Mrs J. Weaver, wife- of Mr J. Weaver, in Blaketovrn, 3-esterday, the milkman received no reply to his knocks on the door, and on looking through one of the windows found Mrs Weaver lying dead in bed. Mr Weaver is a well-known timber merchant. One of the late Mrs Weaver 3 sons is attending lectures at the Canterbury Training College. An inquest will be held.

An inquiry from Sir Forties to'the Vrime Minister relating to New Zealand’s representation at the coming meeting of the League of Nations. Mr Massey stated that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had sent the Dominion an invitation, and the cjuestion of representation was before Cabinet. When Mr Massey was asked by Mr Holland if the League of Nations report would be presented to the House a_ member suggested that it might be discassed with Imperial Conference matters, but the Prime Minister declared that he granted to separate those subjects. The report would bo XJresented when opportunity offered.