THE CITY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3568, 30 September 1916, Page 2

THE CITY.

CHRISTCHURCH DAY BY DAY. i

•Tho schedules for tho Metropolitan Show have, been issued. There arc not many changes, and tho exhibition will bo conducted along much tho samo lines as'in previous years. A new class , calling for mention is that of the one- j farm exhibit, liberally endowed by the j president, Mr C. H. Knsor. This is a j revival of a competition which disappeared from the schedule some years ago, owing to- lack of support, but for j winch .success is this year predicted. j

The "Our Day" Red Cross Appeal! Committee's very complete' and elab- j orato arrangements for yesterday's! street collection woro; to some extent affected by a soft drizzle of rain which set in shortly after 9 o'clock and contimied at intervals-during the clay and evening. Tho result was that the streets were less crowded, than usual, and badge-sellers, who congrogated , thickly on evory corner, had a- comparatively small field for thoir efforts to coax money into their collecting-boxes. The result of the day's operations' m the city Was the sum of £1642 .11s.

Tho Lady Liverpool Fund has almost concluded the packing of its (SOOO Christmas parcels for the men the front, and they are to be sent forward by tho next transport leaving ,New Zealand. Tho parcels, which .".re valued at about 10s each, should bo received with much appreciation, by tho men Each contains a pair of socks, boot laces, lib chocolate, a tin of tongues or oysters, shaving brush and soap, cigarettes, a pipe, and a writing block, thcs whole being done up in two handkerchiefs of serviceable colours. In each parcel there is in addition a Christmas' letter to. the soldier, including a signed greeting from Lady Liverpool.

\bout 12.5 o'clock this morning a lire broko out at Lyttelton in the Railway No. 2 shed, which is. used principally for the storage of gram, produce, etc. Part of tho ehed was also occupied a,s a storage room by tho Permanent Way Department, and the Railway Social Hal), and tho Casual Wharf Labourers' Hall are under the same roof. Thanks to an abundant supply of water, the brigade were able to get the nro under control within about; half an hour, although it continued to burn for some- time afterwards. The damage done will run mto some hundreds of pounds, a large quantity of produce and gram having been spoiled by fire and water. Half of the building itself was practically gutted. * „