CONDENSED NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17345, 18 July 1924, Page 6

CONDENSED NEWS.

AN OVERNIGHT SUMMARY. Al prowled the Waimak&riri bar is ’ yCoa Mild the tides are satisfactory. i The? second reading of the Bible ill ! ’ .Schools Ki’l was rejected in the Houso j I br 3- votes to 31. ; ike new telephone exchange at [ j Spfiiigbui-r* v.->; j bo officially vuuuou 1. -me rVc ‘V a tie r noo n. I 'The building trade in Ashburton is much brighter than it was this time ! last year- | Air E. G. Wicks will resign from the position of the Itangiora Borough j j electrical engineer on September 20 ( The Radio Society of Christchurch ' hold u public meeting at the Y.M.G.A. last night, when lectures c-f interest to the owners of sets were given. There is, Mr Downey, inspector of gold mines, ha-3 stated, a, dearth of gold miners in New Zealand at the present time. Reef ton could absorb a great many more men than are a' salable. A statement regarding the investment of the New Zealand Naval Defence Act sinking fund shows that it amounts to £1,017,143, including £43,SOO interest at 4} per cent earned cn ibt* investment. The Maronan bridge, on the main route between Christchurch and Timaru, is being repaired. The surface is to bo asphalted and the structure to be repaired where necessary. Traffic is now being diverted to tho river bed. “ The Art and Wit ot Whistler ** formed the subject of an address by Professor J. Shelter in the Jellicoe Hall. The lecture, which was profusely illustrated by lantern slides, v/as followed with the closest interest by an audience that packed the hail to its utmost capacity. Jhe Prime Minister scored heavily hr an exchange of Biblical repartee in the House last night, when the Re- ; ligious Exercises in Schools Bill vas being discussed- Mr Massey showed : great- facility during a wordy tussie i with Labour members, and won a pcsi- ; t-ion at the top of the class after many • amusing tests. A return presented by the Minister | of Agriculture shows that last year ! his Department’s veterinary inspectors condemned 6358 cattle and five pigs, paying compensation totalling £12,919, which in rno3t cases was half the 1 market value of the condemned animals. On© of the most important deals i,i property completed at Greymouth for some time took place on Wednesday, when Mr F. O. Wade disposed of his premises on the sit© at the corner of Mackay and Tainni Streets to Mr Frank Ls irr. tailor; ths, vrice being: £4500 Ts* of xc*. JJenSi - ' ZStigr&rs. ■ ettsuir.g year resulted President, Rev S. Parr ; vioe-presidents, Messrs R. A. Outhbert, G. Sarjdeison, Dr Gunn; | secretary and treasurer. Mi* J. Bari; I committee, Messrs A. R. Acheson, ’it. ! ,f. Riches, G. H. Robertson. J. Price | ! and 1. E. Titheridge. i