LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 302, 28 September 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The members of the North Beach (Christchurch) basketball team which played the St. .Stephen’s Club this afternoon were the quests of Mrs W . Healey, Allcnton, at morning lea.

The Lowcliffe School’s contribution: of £9 to the combined school ambulance fund exceeded the quota., by £5. The money was raised mainly by means of concerts organised among the children.

Channelling has been laid down on the northern side of the portion of Peter Street- between; the Victoria. Street comer and the Belt during the last few days. There was formerly no channelling in this part of the street, which was paved earlier in the year.

.The people of Ashburton have been invited to inspect the fine array of daffodil blooms in the Domain tomorrow. It is estimated that there are more than 50,000 plants covering an area of about two acres. The Ashburton Silver Band will provide a musical programme in the afternoon.

A little under £l7O was raised through'the stalls held in connect ion with the St. Stephen’s Parish Flower Show. The competition for the best decorated table of flowers, decided by the votes of those who attended the show, was won by Airs Henry Stephenson by a large majority.

There was a wild seattejr of men from premises in Havelock Street last night when a police party carried out a raid under the liquor laws. Two men leaped a high tin fence at the rear of the premises in an endeavour to> escape the clutches of the law, hut their identity was discovered before they had time to floe.

Miss EL Aubrey and her brother, of Cattle Flat Station, Wan aka, recently drove 160 head of cattle from the station through Central Otago to Oamaru. Travelling ten miles a day, they reached their destination in three weeks and delivered their large herd in, splendid condition, without the loss of one animal. Aliss Aubrey, is only eighteen and her 1 brother slightly older. The achievement is no: mean feat and proves how well the New Zealand girls tackle heavy, work in these days when so many young men are away 'with the Army.

At a. meeting of the Ashburton Chamber of Commerce a few weeks ago a request was sent forward to the Christchurch Fire Underwriters’ Association asking it to send representatives to Ashburton to confer with the Borough Council or Chamber of Commerce on the question of insurance premiums. The Association was also invited to inspect the fire-fighting equipment if necessary. Advice has been received by the secretary of the Ashburton Chamber that the Association will consider the matter at its next meeting.

At the Presbyterian, Anglican and Baptist Churches evening services from to-morrow will commence at 7 p.m. instead of 6.30 p.m. There wil he no change: for Catholic and Salvation Army evening services. Following its usual custom, the Baring Square Church will not alter the time of its evening service until after the Siunday 'School anniversary, which takes place on, October 6. The earlier hour is retained on, account of the number of young childreai who attend the evening service on that day. Seven o’clock sendees will he commenced on October 13.

The story of an early Wellington duel between one of his ancestors, Dr. Featherston, and Colonel William Wakefield, was told by Air Justice Johnston at a meeting of the New Zealand Founders’ Society in the Turnbull Library, Wellington last night. Pistols wore the weapons chosen said his Honour. Dr. Featherston got in the first shot, after which Colonel Wakefield fired his. shot into the air, with the comment that he would not shoot a man with seven daughters. “I believe Dr. Featherston asked for another shot,” added the judge, “but I don’t think he got it.”

“There will always he an England; the suffering, the heroism and the sacrifice of to-day are going to be the glory of England to-morrow,” said Mr E. A. Batt, in an address to the Wellington branch of the Royal Society of ,St. George. He recalled that in the last war, prior to the Battle of the Alarne, the British Commander-in-Chief, Earl Haig, was wanted urgently at headquarters. He was ultimately found solemnly engaged in prayer. “England will always be England while-we have big men like that,” Ah’ Batt said. Had a general of Germany ever knelt down to prayer, and if he had, had that prayer been answered? “The trouble is that the Hun did not understand us 25 years ago,” he added “He was well whacked then and is going to be -well whacked again.”

The Postmaster-General (the Hon. P. C. Webb) announces that the 1940 health stamps will be on sale at all post offices from Tuesday next,' the Ist October. The stamps will again be of two denominations — (green) and 3d (red-brown) —these, denominations providing contributions of |d and Id respectively for the maintenance of children’s Health Camps throughout- the country. The design, which is similar for both stamps, is the same as last year’s, with the exception that the correct values have been inserted on this occasion. Last year overprinting was necessary owing to an. alteration of postage rates after the printing of the stamps had been completed. The stamps, which are in sheets of 48, were printed in the Note Printing Branch of the Commonwealth, Bank of Australia, Alel bourne.

The Parliamentary session will be resumed next Tuesday afternoon, following an adjournment of a month. The duration of this stage of the session will be determined by circumstances, but before the adjournment was takeir at the end of August the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) expressed the view that it would be brief. After formal business on Tuesday tributes will probably jie paid to the memory of the late Air A. E. Jull, ALP. for Waipawa, and Air John Anstoy, a former member of both the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council. These will lie followed by a short adjournment as a mark of respect. Should members desire another secret session for discussion on the country’s war effort, one will probably be held during the coming week. This would give them an opportunity to hear and discuss the developments in the war situation since the House last met in secret.