LYTTELTON NEWS

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16265, 16 July 1918, Page 8

LYTTELTON NEWS

• THE I.ATE CORPORAL ARNOLD. *' Mrs A.~E. Arnold, of Lydia street Lis. wood, has received abetter of sympathy from ; fc. A. J nmxeson, on behalf of the non-cons ; missioned officer!) and men of No 7 Platoon. 1 ' ~ Company, N.Z.R.8., to which her son, ti»f late Corporal C. Arnold, M.M., of w<is attached previous to his dejtfh in Anrillast. Tho late eoldier, it waa stated whs? was much Esteemed by tho company! at the timo of his death on duty in th« front ; 5 uno under heavy shell fire, and met Ml death whilst groping along tho trenchwarn two men of their danger. Tho two m«n escaped uninjured. Prior to this inftideit ' Corporal Arnold had been recommended fort' a bar to his Military Medal won »t the M».'f sines engagement. TVh ■ ■ ;*r« SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. c During tho past two months over 400 mfttmen availed themeolvcs of the facilities far? entertainment and recreation provided by tli«l : Lyttelton Seamen 3 Institute. Several WW men in tho hospital have been .visited bv tk«imissioner, gospel service*' have been eo#.?ducted at the Institute and on vessels in';; 1 port, and nine Ecnmen have recently the Seamen's Christian Brotherhood. A number of letters have been posted and »•$ ceived for seamen. The missioner iirih&t ceipt of several letters from New Zcalanden'' serving m the Persian Gulf, thanking tbl" bailors Society for Christmas comforts. LADIES' SWIMMING CLUB. « 10 ? a il i ? tio concert in the Lyttelioß-l Oddfellows Hall on Saturday evening,'-SMi Mayor (Mr W. T. Lester) presented tho winners of tho past season's swimmimr'l jif ] t b y u tbe Lyttelton Ladies' SmS* c '" b - The prizo-winners were as f#L\ j 8: t 7, ' Hutchinson. first 25yds and sec-i ond 60yds; Miss Quaiterman, first f™ Milter, first 25yds and seooul& m- 9S 4 rnoW » s °yds and soooßjlj 25yds, Miss Comer, first 2oyds; Miss JUufe inindy, first 25yds nnd second 25yda; MjeeSi Hams, first 25yds and-second 25yds; ilmt; I ' J B U nd /' fi l st s °J" d3 ; Mise D. ond 25yds; Miss Murray, first 50yds: Min'S E. Mazey, first 25yds. PERSONAL. . y;sj§ number of friends of Private Willi&i Mitchell, who is on final leave, mot yesterdiyi to bid him # farewell. i£x S. Ay-ers preeexSls i-° f e P artin ß' eoldier, on belialf of hjj§ friends.'in the port, with several useful rifSs' as a mark of their esteem. > - -Bjfc.