LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 28, 12 November 1949, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Record Gate at Show Approximately £4250 was paid by the public in entrance money, at the Christchurch Metropolitan Show yesterday. This was a record for People’s Day. It made the total gate takings for the two days £5073 compared with the previous highest takings of £4796 for the two days of the 1947 show.

General Assembly Called A proclamation in a New Zealand Gazette extraordinary, dated at Wellington on November 4, summons Parliament to meet on January 19, or, as the proclamation says, “on Thursday, the nineteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and fifty, at twelve of the clock at noon.”

Incipient Fire To-day Mr A. Bray’S house, 130 Tancred St., was the scene, at 4.30 a.m. to-day, of an outbreak of tire in a refrigerator, which filled the premises with smoke, but fortunately did practically no damage. The Ashburton Fire Brigade turned out, but Power Board men quickly diagnosed the trouble and speedily took the necessary measures Ho avert any spread.

Voting Places for Election The list of polling-places recently gazetted shows a Wide variety of classes of buildings pressed into the service on November 30. They include courthouses, local body offices, schools, public halls, railway goods sheds, churches, barns, garages, cottages and other residences, Sundayschool halls, racecourse buildings, concert chambers, hospitals, fire stations, shops, stores, tea-rooms, . libraries, gynasiums, marquees, theatres and sports pavilions.

Empire Games At least 600 competitors will take part in the Empire Games in Auckland next February, according to the organising secretary (Mr C. L. Cleal). The previous highest total was 464 in Sydney in 1948. Mr Cleal expects from 50 to 70 officials to accompany the teams. Hong Kong reported yesterday by cable that it will not take part. The only other country'still to return its entry forms is Ceylon, which earlier indicated its intention to send a team of more than 20. Extra accommodation will be needed at the Ardmore Teachers’ Training College, where there are facilities for 596. Mr Cleal said this could be provided without major additions."