GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16289, 13 August 1918, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

To-day the evening train for Southbridge and Little River will leave Chnstcnurch at 5.15, and the evening train for Rangiora will leave Chiistcliurch at 5.4/". A relief train will leave Lyttelton for Christchurch at 6.40 p.m. Last month there were slaughtered at the Christchurch Abattoir 9476 sheep, of which 21 were condemned; 105G cattle, of which 11 wore condemned; 136 calves, of which 3 were condemned; 851 pigs, of which 8 were condemned; and 632 lambs.

.New Aoaiana items ot interest and local happenings occupy a large proportion of the pictorial space of this week's issue of the "Weekly Press.'' In these there is a good panorama of tho scene in Cathedral square, Christchurcii, on the tourtn anniversary of tlie <var, when similar gatherings were ne.d throughout tlie Dominion. A page is ilevoted to tne Grand .National stock saie at Addingtou, wnen tne finest collection ot tat cattle ever seen in a New Zealand saleyard was yarded. Another page shows a great number of boxes of Cnristmas parcels being seat to the front by the Lady Liverpool Fund, two engravings are given ot the bells removed from the German church in Christ-church and broken up, and there are several portraits of retiring Stipendiary Magistrates and newlyappointed. Cliief among the many pictures relating to the war are two of the enthusiastic reception given to the Piiice Minister, Sir Joseph War.l, and Colonel 11. Heaton Rhodes on their visit to Walton-on-Thanies Hospital, New Zealanders in Egypt, Palestine, and English hospitals, and at the Limbless Commercial School, women workers who have taken the place of men in factories in Britain, her Majesty the Queen inspecting che W.A.A.C.'s, British tanks similar to those reported to have been so useful in the present Allied advance, and a German buoy used for communicating with the Fatherland by its disabled submarines. Sir James Allen (Acting-Prime Minister), interviewed at Wellington yesterday, said: "I assume that the session will begin some time in October."

On the return journey from the jockeys' football match on Sunday, a trailer attached to an electric car jumped the points at a loop, smashed the couplings, and ran off the line alongside the electric car. A second trailer ran straight on, and into the rear of the electric car. Passengers hastily evacuatod their 6eats, and one man, falling from tho stairs leading to the deck of one of the trailers, sustained injuries to his back. Minor damage was done to tho vehicles. In the sporting pages of this week's "Weekly Press" :—Grand National Prospects, by Looker On; Some Ancient Stoeplechasing, by Wayfarer; Musket and Jumpers; Steeplechasers of the Past, by Spectator; An . Unlucky Plunger, by Antisthenes; Famous Gentlemen Riders; tho Beasley Brothers, by O. R. Wise; Early Two-year-old Racing, by Chiron; A Sporting and Dramatic Career; Metropolitan Trotting Prospects, by Searchlight; The Trotter's Utility; Billiard Match Abandoned; Bad Feeling Betwoen Players; Bridge; Tho First Conventions. A portrait of tho lato Mr Henry Suter, author of "A Manual of tho New Zealand Mollusca," w'ho died in Christchurch last week, ha.s been hung in the New Zealand Gallery at the Canterbury Museum. A printed card has been placed beneath bearing the following: Henry Suter—lß4l-1918— Born in Switzerland, he emigrated to this country and devoted his life to tho systematic work of the land and marine mollusca of New Zealand, gaining a world-wide reputation for his re* searches. As a former member of the staff of this institution, and on manv later occasions as a private individual, he did important work in the classification of those exhibits concerning which he had special knowledge." In addressing tho members of tho Christchurch and North Canterbury drafts of the 45th Reinforcements prior to their leaving for camp yesterday, tho Mayor (Mr H. Holland) said he considered that in view of tho latest reports the men stood a good chancc of missing the fighting. Colonel Chaffey, who followed the Mayor, however, thought his Worship was too optimistic. Those who were conversant with prize-fighting, knew that a punch on tho nose was not a knock-out, though it hurt. The blow had to land on the jaw to achieve the knock-out. Germany had received a iiasty blow on (the nose, but she had not yet had a knock-out, and it would bo for ihe men before him to assist in giving it to her. At a meeting of tho Beckenham ladies on Saturday afternoon Mr G. E. Good outlined the objects of tho Tramway Copper Trail scheme, and a strong pommittee was appointed to further tne interests of the pink ticket. On Saturday afternoon the Lyttelton Marine Band gave a concert at Sydenham, and the collectors did good business among the crowd presout". At a meeting at Upper lticcarton last night, convened by Mr S. A. Staples, addresses were given by Messrs L. B. Hart and Collins, alter which a strong committee was formed to forward tho scheme, and tho following officers elected: —Chairman and treasurer, Mr H. English; deputy chairman, Mr S. A. Staples; secretary, Miss M. Hansen. Cr. Eli asked the Mayor (Mr H. Holland) at lust night's meeting of tiio Oiiy Council to curry a lueabugo to Lne people of tlie West Coast iroin tho peopie of Canterbury when tno Ariiiur's Pass teieuratioiis were ju progress. Jato said Canterbury way ueepiy interested in ' the pi enervation at tne primeval forest on tne West Coast which stre toned for 70 miles trotu Ross to the Franz Jo set glacier, iawniiiiers who were not- interested in tne forest would destioy it, and onus destroyed it could never bo restored, | mid so future generations would Oo j fobbed of this glorious heritage. Therefore he hoped the Mayor would impress upon tlie West Coast people the necessity of preserving it. The Mayor said that considering his speech wou.d i so limited to live.minutes and he had jther messages to deliver, including )ne from the Progress League, he did j not see how lie would have time to ielitcr Cr. Ell's message. From time to.time, news of tho loss )f mails by the sinking of vessels comes :o hand _ 'Ihe infcrouce contained in the following letter, received by a sollier on service in Palestine, and forwarded by him to an Oamaru relative, 9 that mails sunk at sea are not absoutcly lost, the conclusion being that i recovery is effected, either by raising ;he vessel, or by a diver (says tho 'North Otago 'limes"). Incidentally, ;he letter is significant as showing the netieulous care with which the dejartment in charge deals with all such !orrespondenoe, the fact being pointed iut by the soldier concerned, whose obect in forwarding the letter published lerewith is to« emphasise it. The letter •eads as follows:—"N.Z. Base Army, ?.0., Mount Pleasant, London, E.C I. ''Rom Director Army Postal Sorvicosj 3.M.R., to Trp. . I havo to advise rou that a parcel addressed to ynu rem Mrs , Oamaru. which was alved from a torpedoed ship, was ound on arrival here to bo in such a •ondition that it was ncccssarv to detroy it.'' Tho Paparua County Council wrote o the Christchurch Tramway Board, at ts meeting yesterday, pointing out that • great amount of damage was being lone to the Main South road by tho unning of the Board's motor bus .to lornby. The letter pointed out that if I he bus were continued serious j lamago would bo done, and in the in- i erests of the ratepayers it was neces- j pry that something should be done, 'ho Board was called to serious'y con- ' ider the question of contrihutfng to ' he upkeep of tho road. Mr S.° A. ! Naples said that if a private individual : an such a bus he would not be ex- j ected to contribute to the mainten- | nee of the road. Ho considered, so I nr as the interests of the ratepayers ' rere concerned, tho bus it«elf was laterially in their interests. Mr T. H. )nyey said that when a denutation •aited on the Board to urge that the us should be started, tho onestion hid een asked whether the Board would b9 xpeeted to helr> in the maintenance of he road, and there had been, a peneral i horns of dissent. It was derided to re- ' ;r the letter to the Works and Traffic ' !ommitteo, and that an inspection of he road should be made. 1

I The Timaru Herald Company hn ! purchased the '"North Otago Times (Oamaru), and takes possession on Sep i tembcr Ist. 1 | The hospital shin in which the Can ' terbury men mentioned in yesterday' issue are returning to Now Zealand, ha not yet reached the Dominion, but i expected to do so shortly. The ground in the new cemetery a the Canal Reserve is being pegged out nrvl f Jin Tnivn f'lprlr Ims hppn .iiithorispi

ac-ci me lown cieriv nas ueeu autnorisea ! to throw it open for burials as soon as j the plots are marked. I A member of the new Summit Road I Committee has given £25 towards pay- • ing off the debt on the Dyer's Pass rest house, and £20, spread over a ! period of fivo years, in payment for ' the horses. j A Press Association message frem : Auckland states that two Jugo-Slavs, for refusing to do national service woik at Okahukiira, were sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the Auckland I Gaol. ) In connexion with the National Proj hibition Campaign, the Rev. J. J. i North will address a meeting to-night 'in the Addingtou Methodist school- ; room. On Thursday night, in St. : David's schoolroom, Sydenham, acl- ' dresses will be given by the Revs. G. J E. Moore and J. J. North. Building permits to the number of 18, representing a value of £19,450, were issued by the City Surveyor last month. There were three for the Central Ward, representing £3400; 11 for St. Albans, representing £5750; two for Linwood, representing £300; and two for Sydenham, representing £10,000. At a public meeting of the Socialist Party on Sunday evening, the following resolution was unanimously carried : "This meeting enters its protest against the cruel sentence of six months' imprisonment inflicted by his Honour Mr Justice Herdman upon Mr and Mrs Price, for following natural feeling in attempting to hide their son and his companion from conscription." AH sectional committees connected with the Education Conference met on Friday and [Saturday evenings, when nearly all the remits submitted were considered. Reports from all committees will bo available for the general meeting j this evening, when Mr S. It. Dickinson's paper on "The Aims and iScopc of Education," will also bo given. This being a subject of fundamental importance, an interesting discussion is expected to take place. Sealing accommodation will be >rovided for visitors at this and future meetings. ''We are just receiving these appeals and passing them over. I feel that i nono of us is doing what we ought to do. Is there anyone of us round the table who is doing what he ought to do? 1 altry, the way we look at these things, 1 call it. Absolutelv naltrv»Tr>lnim.

it. -fiuHuiuteiy paltry," exclaimed Cr. G. M. Hall when the claims of the "Our Day" Red Cross appeal came before tho Heathcote County Council last night. Tho chairman (Mr C. Flavell) stated that he was thoroughly in favour of making a contribution to the fund. There were, however, only a limited number of funds to which the Council could legally contribute. It was decided to refer the matter to the county clerk for a report. A meeting of the Rangiora Patriotic Committee was held last evening, the Mayor (Mr C. I. Jennings) presiding. A motion of sympathy with the widow and parents of Rifleman W. J. Barber, killed in action, was carried in silence. It was dccided to organise and assist the Red Cross Society's "Our Day" appeal. An appeal from the Navy League for funds was referred to the Appeals Committee for a report. The Mayor was appointed to represent the Society at the conference in connoxion with the "Our Day" appeal. The action of the Mayor in arranging a lun--1 cheon for invalided soldiers was approved. It was reported that the Copper Trail had netted £110, tho Savage Club concert £24 4s 6d, and the welcome home social £11 Is 4d. The balancesheet showed a credit balance of £67 os 4d. A burglary occurred in Ivelburn a few nights ago (says a Wellington telegram), robbeis entering the house of Mr N. Phillips, Fairview Crescent, and getting loot worth several hundreds of pounds. Mr and Mrs Phillips left homo oany in the evening, and were absent eome hours. On leaving they noticed a pile of cases on the kerb n®ar by, and when they returned tho cases had been removed. From inside the house they found that their best cherished possessions, jewollery, plate, and silverware, and tho best of their clothing had vanished. It is believed that the stolen ' goods were packed in the cases and carted to some place of concealment. It is understood this is the second burglary that has taken piace in Kelburn in the last few weeks. Mr Phillips's house is not on a frequented thoroughfare, but on an eminence in plain view from houses in the neighbourhood. Writing last month to Mr P. Selig, chairman of tlie Newspaper Proprietors' Association of New Zeaiand, Mr Geoige Fen wick, chairman of the New Zealand Press Mission to said: "w'e are getting along very satisfactorily. 1 enclose you No. 2 of 'Te Makura Puka,' set up by Mr Reading, Air Geddis, and myself. Mr Piraui is, of course, tho moving spirit of the publication, which'is got out under clilhculties owing to shortness ol' material. Mr Pirani pulled oif the Calcutta sweep yestorday. He bought his own guess lor 10s, and netted £16. The wholo party send yon kind remembrances. You would .have enjoyed the trip as far as it has gone. To-day we ciosscd tho Equator, but we have a delightlul breeze to temper the heat, and the thermometer is not abovo the £o's." The copy of "Te 3Jakura Puka" (which bears the imprint, "Fred Pirani, N.Z. Press Delegate, printer, etc."), gave tho previous day's war cablegrams, reports of conccrts, and the usual doings on an ocean-liner. All coughs, recent or chronic, in young or oid, yield to Loasby's Stop It. Grocers aud chemists. I There are a good many photographic obligations you havo never paid. Call on Steffano Webb at once, 252 High street, Christchurch. Telephone 1989. 6 Eyo Comfort —Those that require to wear glasses can only obtain eye c..mf_rfc by having their eyes tested and tho | correct glasses fitted. Call on Walter J Watson, D.B.U.A. (London;, Expert Optician, and get the giasses you require made to order. 1 You can depond upnn everything done promptly and well if you only hand your shipping documents to J. "M. Hey'wood and Co., Lid, They are recognised as experts at this work. Telephones 250, 1241, and 2174. 6 "Thinker's'' favourite and "Goidcn Rule" Writing Tablets. Splendid value. Is each. Whitcombo and Tombs. Ltd. 2 WANTED TO SELL—FIVE SECONDHAND MOTOR-CARS. Now on view at garage—4-cyl. light touring Chevrolet 4-5 seater, electric lights and seJ'-starter, recently refinished in dove grey, tyres in good order, £225; 4-cyl. 12-16 h.p. Englibli Wolselcy, suitable for conversion -o commercial van for fruiterer, grocer, ; draper, or any business concerned in goods delivery." finished in green, lined with yellow, £250; 4-cvl. 5-seater Series i 7 Studcbaker, electric' lights and self-starter, first-class car for, public line, ir would suit farmer, finished in French grey, £325; 6-cyl. 1 touring Buick, 4-5 seater, electric lights and self-starter, finished in silver grey, tyres in good order, £35'); J-cyl. 16-20 h.p. English Sunbeam, 4-5 seater, tyres in good order, finished in French grey, £350. Ford Car —We have for immediate sale, on behalf of a i client, a splendid 2-seater Ford Car; lias only run 4000 miles, and is practically equal to new. Complete in every detail. Inspect at Adams, Ltd, 219 fuam street. 6 :