LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19178, 8 December 1927, Page 13

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Licensing Committee. The quarterly meeting of the Lyttelton Licensing Committee, called for noon yesterday, was not held owing to there being no business to put bofore the committee. Charteris Bay. .

An opportunity of spending a day at Chavteris Bay will be afforded residents of the port on Sunday, a special launch leaving at 9 a.m., and retffrning at about 6 p.m. As the inside of the golf courso is still playablo and in good order, a number of golfers have already decided to make the trip. Personal. Mr A. A. Swabey, organist and choirmaster of Holy Trinity Church, is at present an inmate of the Christchurch Hospital, as a result of a painful accident which befell him on Monday night. Mr Swabey, who is a glazier by trade, was carrying a sheet of glass whos ho tripped and fell. The glass cut his right hand, severing the tendons of four fingers. An operation was performed ou Tuesday, &nd Mr Swabey is making a good recovery. It is not yet known, however* whether th© uso of tho hand will bB permanently impaired or not. lyttelton Bowling Club. The following have been selected to represent Lyttelton against Shirley, at Shirley, on Saturday;—W. Holliss, B. Davis, W. Taylor, D Page (s); E. Muxlow, A. McDonald, J. Souter; J. Collins (s); K. Brown, J. T. Norton, T. Mahar, W. Foster (s). _ , Friendly game v. Sydenham, at Lyttelton green.—J- N. Neville, T. Palmer, R. Phillips, H. Barnard <s>; R. Y. Clow, W. Stevenson, J. Hudson, A. V. White-Parsons <s); J. K. Wilson, J. W. Scott, Rev. Tylee, V. C. Cleary (s). British Sailors' Society. During the past two mnths the Society's Institute in Lyttelton has been fairly busy, in spite of the seasonal slackness in shipping. The statistics given by the superintendent are as follows Officers visiting Institute 34, men 1952, letters received and posted jaa, ships visited 43, books and parcels of papers distributed 78, hospital visits 7, men visited 30, services held 9, attendance 149, concerts held 7, attendance 271, seamen assisted 2-. LAWN MOWERS. TP yon are looking for a DEPENDABLE 1 LAWN MOWERr-here it Is. BLUE BIRD" Ball-bearing 5-blado 13m, 14in, and 16s "YANKEE" High Wheel plain bearing, 5 blade ISin. We can confidently recommend these machines, and will be pleased to submit prices on Eg< LTD _ Lyttelton. Central 'Phones Nos. 821, 2888. FSOIB