GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16726, 8 January 1920, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

* The t'lii' 1 'if arrival of t't.r- tran>poi't j Ki*;a:;:a W.-'lihas been l> -t- ■ T.. ITT--.1 i r»i::i •) :::u:ary l.lh till January j , o0:h. j ! Yesterday'.. river report wns .is lcl- j ! Id:—South branch Waimakariri, i Hear ; north branch Waimakarin, cb aJ": I Waituki. dirty; Opihi, clear: Jlakaia, i li-h.ibk-: Ili'iijriiata, .dirty. j The greater part nf the Samoan Gar-1 risen. which ii withdrawn ik>w i that the civil constabulary is es.tabli.-h- ' ed, will leave Samoa to return to New j Zealand tni.s week. i At a brief sitting of the Magistrate's j Court ye> - erday, before Mr V. G. Day, S.M., a tirst offender and Alexander Tough, a second offender, wero each lined ss, in default, I.M hours' imprisonment. Charles Brvmblo Hawes, an elderly man, on two clinrges of indecently as-aulting small girls, and another of assaulting a boy. was remanded until January 14th. Ail Ashburton land salesman, spoakin.'4 to a reporter yesterday, stated that during the past low weeks there had been a brisk demand for land, and from all indications it was likely to continue. There was apparently plenty of money available. A large farm changed hands a few days ago, the new owner ]>aying tho whole, of the purchase money in hard cash. A little girl, rv visitor to Ashburton from Christchurch, had a narrow escape from drowning in the Domain bath« on* Tuesday afternoon. >She was playing on the landing stage at tho deep end of the bath when sho fell in. Her older sister, who heard the splash, with great presence of mind waited until tho child appeared on tho surface and securing a firm hold quickly brought her to a placo of safety. The following is the result of the inaugural examination of the Cliristcliureh Diocesan Catholic Federation for four scholarships, of the annual valuo of £3.5, tcnablo for three years, at St. Bede's College, Pnnnnui road :—John Joseph Fitzharris (Waimate Convent), Ist : Ilumphrev Geaney (St. Bedc's Colleginte School), 2nd; Raymond Cuthbert Boland (Darfield Convent), 3rd; and I>onalil Mathcson (Waimate Convent). who wins tho local Waimato Parish Scholarship. It is generally expected that about 30 halls will not bo able to bo accounted , for at the end of the average tennis tournament, but those responsible for tho management of tho Wellington Provincial Lawn Tennis Association's Tournament were astonished on chocking tho balls on Tuesday to find that there was a shortage of about fifteen dozen. Tho number is so large as to indicate; systematic pilfering; but if anything of that sort did occur it must have been carried out most boldly. Approximately tho disnppearaneo of the balls means a direct loss of between £2-1 and £23. Good progress is being mado with tho payment of war gratuities. Up to Christmas Eve the total number of claims mc£ was 01,79G, the payments re-' presenting a sum of £3.1113,247. Appli-! cations aro now Jjcing dealt with at tho rato of over 6000 a -week. Altogether, tho total number of claimß so far received by tho War Expenses Office is somewhat in the vicinity of 80,000, and, as careful scrutiny has to bo mado of each claim before payment of tho gratuity can he approved, it will probably be tho middlo of February before tho whole of tho amounts duo to claimants will bo piad. A mooting of tho committee of the Port Christchurch League was held last evening, at which addresses wero given by Sir George Scott and Air Albert Kayo, who have recently returned from abroad. Particular stress was placed by each speaker upon the work which was being accomplished by electric haulage nt Homo. Thoso present recognised how, with the fulfilment of tho Port Christchurch scheme, a very easy and saving transition of farming products could bo secured. It was resolved that through tho firm of Timms and Kidman a judgment should bo obtained as to tho best marine engineer to give an opinion in resppct to tho matters concerning the Port of Christchurch. '""We are down to ounces," said a prominent coal-dealer to a Wellington "Post" reporter on Tuesday, when questioned regarding the present acute shortage of coal. Theso words appear to sum up tho wholo position as far as Wellington is concerned. Coal, for household purposes is unobtainable, and dealers during the past fgw days have l)een mainly engaged in turning hundreds of orders down. Tho position is also very acute in Auckland, tho reason given by tho "Star" beinir that the al>normal amount of travelling done during the last few weeks has placed an added strain on the coal stores. A Union Company official made tho following statement: ''Lack of colliers is responsible for this shortage, as thero seems to bo plenty of coal obtainable ovor tho other side. But all our vessels are working absolutely full time, and we find it impossible to placo anything additional on the New Zealand to Newcastle run." Those interested in tho visit of tho -Sew South Wales Stato Orchestra have recently been mnch perturbed owing to tho difficulty of securing a suitable hall in which to hold tho concerts. Tho Colosseum being now "out of court" t here is no other _ hall in tho city of sufficiently largo dimensions. However, tho public will now bo pleased to hear that upon placing tho matter before the Defence Department, Colonel Young, 0.C.D., has willingly given permission for tho King Edward Barracks to bo used. Tho necessary arrangements for staging and coating accommodation aro already under way, and probably tho plan adopted for the Queen Carnival will lie copied, the stage then being icainst tho north wall—centre. This proved superior from tho acoustic standpoint than tho plan adopted when tho •Sheffield Choir visited Christchurch. Iho stage then being nt the west end of tho barracks. The dates as originally arranged—January 29th, SOth. 31st. and February 2nd —will now be adhered to. Constable Boss, of the Sydenham police force, found himself in an unpleasant situation on Tuesday cvenin". Complaint was made that an old man had indecently assaulted two little girls and n boy, and the constable proceeded to arrest the man, who lived in a house at the comer of Ivingsley and Barbadoes streets, Sydenham. On entering tho house, outside which a considerable crowd had congregated, fhe constable found the old- man in a very frightened state. While he was being i questioned, the father of one of tho I children, arriving home, learnt what occurred, and immediately sought the old man, armed with a hearv piece of timber. The constabls, however! sr©in£ now bad the situation had' become, locked up tho house and so proven tea the enraged parent from entering. Being thus held up. the child's fatheT proceeded to smash tho windows to pieces, and also the front door. The crowd had by this time divided into sides, and several fights occurred. Eventually the citv police station was rung up, and the arrival of two constables resulted in the prisoner being taken to tho lock-up in a cab. A cure that is sure—"NAZOL." ; Sends coughs and colds packing up in double-quick time. Easy to take. 3

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