General News.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18890, 4 January 1927, Page 8

General News.

Tram traffic in Colombo street was delayed for a brief period yesterday afternoon through the drawbar of a race-tram pulling out. The Eivcrdalo Dairy Company's store at Inaha was entered by burglars on "Wednesday evening, and goods to the valuo of '£2o and £2 10s in cash were taken.

There was only one appearance at the Magistrate's Court yesterday before Messrs H. F. Herbert and P. L. Davies, J.IVs, when a statutory " rst offender was fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. •V tram which left North Beach at G 40 last evening was delayed through two motors burning out. The tram, which consisted of an electric car and two trailers, was compelled to wait for about three-quarters of an hour before a relief car could be sent out. Mr A. M. Donohue, accompanied by his voungest son, while returning from Waikari, in his delivery truck, struck the end of the bridge near Hawarden. The truck overturned into the dry watercourse, the boy receiving minor injuries, but Mr Donohue escaped. The WE A Summer School at Arthur's Pass had a busy day on New Year's Day, and the students wero kept fully occupied. A cricket match with the local residents had to he abandon.ed on account of rain. On fcunday, the usual lectures were all set aside, and heavy rain prevented excursions. \ Y M C.A. camp has been established at'Kairaki and is being taken advantage of by largo numbers^„ members throughout the holidays, beveial have attended already and a seconu batch will go out to-day. Altogether it is expected that 120 will visit the camp from time to time The camp will continue until the end of January. Mr V Taylor, who was severely injured 'in the Omihi motor smash on Tuesday last, had recovered sufficiently vesterdav to be brought to Christchurch, where he will undergo an A- j ray examination at the hospital., Mrs M Tbnee, who was also badly injured, is "still in the Waikari Hospital, but is progressing favourably. Charleston, "the deserted village," was visited by the W.E.A. members, who returned yesterday from a walking trip on the West Coast. They arrived at Charleston before dusk, but found the whole population had retired for the night. Even at the hotel no one was awake, but on being roused, the proprietress gave tho tired party a very cordial welcome. On tho New Brighton tram-line on New Year's Day the .power was insufficient to cope with tho vastlyincreased load and there was a delay in the tram service. "The trouble wab iiot caused by the absence of power in the power-house." 1 said Mr Frank Thompson, general manager ot the Tramways, to a reporter, but was due to the incapacity of the feeder cables and trolly wires to take the required power out to the cars. Ihe result was that the inadequate supply of power slowed up the cars, thus causing delays at the loops." No one can get better service than that given by J. Heywood and Co., Ltd., either as furniture removers, Custom House Agents, or General Car; riers. -» '

After the holiday rush take a vacation in Westland, Train to Hokitika to visit the Lakes and Glaciers tor -a recuperative rest. IU