GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16585, 26 July 1919, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction of Now Zealand Farmers' Co-op., Farmers' Saleyards, Lawrie and I>altou, H. Matson and Co., W. E. Simes and Co., McKenzie and Co., Dalgety and Co., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Anderson and Palmer, Bareourt and Co.. Harman and Stevens, Harris Brcs., and H. C. Smith, will be found on pacjes 15 and 14 of this issue. A public lecture on "A Talk on Samuel liutler" wall be delivered by Mr O. T. J. Alpers in tne W.E.A. loom, Trades Hail, to-night at 8 o'clock. The Telegraph. Department advises that Egypt is "maintaining the censorBiiip in enemy territory occupied in. ruiestme and Syria, 'ine censorship is still in force in Italy. A special meeting of the City Council will be liold at D p.m. on Monday, for the purposes of electing five repiesentatives of tho Council on the .board of Governors, of the Christchurch Technical College, and to consider Cr. I>. G. Sullivan's report on tho conference at which the proposals to sot up a Metropolitan Board of Works were discussed. A further advance in the price of gas, to 7s (3d net per 1000 cubic feet, as from August 17ui, has been decided upon by the Wellington Gas Company. The decision is stated to be the inevitable result of the rise in the cost of coal, and the high freights and other charges which the company has had to pay to enable it to maintain tho supply of gns. A year ago it was held that freight rates would not exceed 30s per ton at tho highest, but the Gas Company is now paying 37s 6d per ton for coal delivered at Miramar. With reference to the lack of employment for discharged soldiers and apropos the suggestion that some should bo given work on tho Arthur's Puss tunnel, Colonel H. S. Hobday has written to the Mayor of Cli istchurch that work should be found for m n n willing to undertake it in completing the Evans's Pass road, Lyttelton to Sumner. Colonel Hobday further suggests that his Worship should make an inspection of the road, and says that he will be astonished to find how little work remains to be dono.

During the hearing of a case at Auckland, in which a driver was charged with driving after sunset with his vehicle insufficiently lit, Mr J. E. Wil--1 son, S.M. said that it was a jjity that the by-law could not be made so that the employer micrht bo brought within its scope. His Worship stated that he had recently had to investigate an accident which had arisen from this very caus", and the nee-ss'ty for hiving slow, heavily-laden vehicles projvrly lit at night was obvious, but it seemed to him unfair that the workman should have to •bear the brunt of the responsibility if he were required by his employer to carry such loads as to make ineffective the light provided for his vehicle. Our London correspondent states that Mr C. Otway, writing in the "Sporting Life," comments on a side issue which arises from the participation of oversea soldiers in athletic sports in Great Britain. It was generallv understood, he says, that athletic events are open to clubs and similar organisations, and that a regimental unit is equivalent to a club, "but now wo find the N.Z.E.F., A.1.F., and Canadian T.T. figuring as 'clubs' to which competitors belong, and the N.Z.E.F. has entered and won events as such." Mr Otway considers that teams ought to bo drawn either from a club or from some definite unit, and that there could be no objection at all if the N.Z.E.F. and Great Britain formed a proper club to any member of the N.Z.E.F., competing. With reference to complaints of the overcrowding of Palmerston North schools the Hon. J. A. Hanan says that only two applications for primary school buildings at Palmerston are before the Department. The Department has not objected to recommending grants for essential class-room accommodation. On the contrary, in one of the cases referred to the Department actually suggested increasing" the accommodation, but it objected to unnecessarily. expensive features embodied in the plans. In one case the plans submitted embodied provision for a pavilion or ah assembly Kail at a cost of about £4000. The DepartmentV Objection to this feature was submitted to the Bon.rd in September last, but no amended proposals had yet been received. Mr Hanan emphasises that only limited' funds are available, and there are urgent demands from many districts.

Our London correspondent states that afc the closing of the New Zealand Officers' Convalescent Home at Brighton, Sir Thomas Mackenzie wrote a letter of _ appreciation thanking Mr Charles Knight for his generosity m providing the home. In hi 3 reply, Mr Knight says: "Of all the Dominions, New Zealand is perhaps tho smallest in point of population—but as bi<r as any part of the Empire in patriotTsm! It is also the farthest away from Homo —and it -was a great privilege to have ; been in a position to endeavour to' show the interest of the Mother Coun- i try in the brave eons of New Zealand, .far away. I do not see the matter in a different light to-day, excepting, of courso, the immense relief from anxiety; and I can only add that it has been a great pleasure and gratification ; to have been so closely identified with ! Nw Zealand. No greater recompense could we ask than the satisfaction of having; been able to do something for the well-being of men who suffered for the Empire. This satisfaction is greatly enhanced by the kindnesses such as ! your letter expresses, and, indeed, such j as we meet with from the officers when I we go down to the homes." Mr and Mrs Knight were recently presented with a silver inkstand by the officers in the home. On requesting the names of the donors, they were told "that the names were of all those who had convalesced at the homes, and that they were all included in. the Visitors' i Book." 1

The Government steamer Tutanekai, with the Governor-General and party on board, arrived at Wellington from Napier at 6.45 p.m. yesterday. The proceeds from the sale of window seats from which to view the Peace celebrations procossion, amounting to £36 10S; hare been given by Messrs W. and K. Broadway to the Canterbury Patriotic Fund. A Press Association telegram states that a postal pillar-twx at Greytown was blown up. It is surmised that a plug of dynamite, with a lighted fuse attached, ivas dropped in the box, which was shattered into fragments. The Canterbury Progress League, in a letter which will come before Monday night's meeting of the City Council, is asking for tho Council's practical assistance in the League's work for the year ending March 31st, 1920, nnd is suggesting a contribution of £324. Our Metliven correspondent reports that a search party, in charge of the local constable, was organised on Thursday to look for the missing man Herbert Fawoett, who has not been seen since last Saturday. After being out all day the party returned without having found any trace of tho missing j man. A further search party will bo organised. A Gisborne resident who had been! awny on active service for a somewhat! lengthy period, arrived home by the Arahura last week, much to the surprise of many of his local friends, who, it now appears, had mistaken his name in the lengthy casualty lists, and had mourned his "passing West." To their i gratification he landed back halo and i hearty. j

The stock of coal at the local railway. yards has now reached its normal quan-! tity (says tho "Manawatu Times"), and , many truck-loads pass through Palmerston daily to other depots. It is rumoured that before long there will be a fur- j ther drastic cut in the railway traffic,< especially in regard to the passenger service. A lot of the rolling stock ap-' pears to be out of repair, and nearly j overy dny large numbers of vehicles; are "consifm<Ml'' to either Eastown or Petone workshops. Tho Mayor (Dr. Thacker, M.P.) has sent tho following letter to Mr R. W. McVilly, General Manager, N.Z.R.: — "During the visit of Viscount Jollicoe it will be nccessary for us to ask you to run a late train to Lvttelton to enable the officers and men to return to their ship: I am writing early, so that you may make your arrangements to, as far" as possible, meet our requirements. Let me now thank you for your concessions to us in the immediate past, and toll you that our combined Freight Committte is doing good work in apportioning train space." At a meeting of tho Peace Celebrations Committco, held somo timo back, a resolution was arrived at asking the Mayor of Christchurch "to convene a meeting of all North Canterbury local bodies to consider the question of a permanent peace memorial,' 1 and the suggestion was mnde that the meeting should be held during Grand National, week. Tn accordance with this resolu- j tinn the Mayor has instructed the Town i Clerk to issuo circulars convening the i meeting for 11.30 a.m. on August. 11th.' In addition to renwentntivos of local bodies, it is int a nded to invite all interested to attend the meeting. One direct result of the present shortage of houses in Auckland has been that beach cottages, formerly used by their owners for only a few months in summer, are now in occupation all the year round. "If owners could only lot these partly-furnished for los a week during tho rest of the year they used to consider themsolves lucky," remarked a land agent (stat?s the "Now Zealand Herald"). "Nowadays, when people are eager to rent anything with a roof and a floor, they have no difficulty in getting £2 a week, and the tenants are very reluctant to turn out when the, owners themselves want to take possession." I

Our London correspondent states that tho Island of Shuna, off tho coast of Argyllshire, is again for sale. Seventeen pr eighteen years ago it was presented tn Glasgow Corporation by Mr •Tames Yates, of London, a native of Glnssrow. Subsequently the Corporation sold it to Mr G. A. M. Buckley, of Worth 'Hall, Sussex. whose maternal ancestors, tho Macleans, had ownod it. They sold the island in 1815 for £10.000, and 98 years later Mr Buckley, who comes from Oamaru, paid £4000 for it. _ Shuna is ap island home complete in itsolf, with a commodious castellated mans J on, electrically lit, with landing pier, boathouses, farm, etc.

A distinguished French colonial, M. Emil Marling, engineer-. n-cnargo ot tiia puospnate wortis at 'lauiu, is at p;escnt in Clmstchurch, he being in New A&x- | land lor the bendifc ot uis health, and ' last evening a t Canterbury College, be- j lore an interested audieuce, lie gavo a lectme (in Frcnch) on Tahiti, notes- I sor iSiunt, wtio presided, introduced iU. ' Marling, who described in picturesquo I language his beautiful island home, | caressed by the languorous breezes of tjic I'acifk. He meniiuned the possibilities of improved trade relationsuips be- : tween New Zealand and Tahiti, aud also ; between the dominion and France, and i in conclusion paid a warm, tribute to J this country for the part it had taken , in the war. j An exceedingly beautiful reserve of native busn, winch covers an area of 370 acres, nas, tiirougn tiio generosity of several Canterbury citizens, become pubhc property. It is intended to take formal possession about tue middle of August. The reserve is situated on the northern end of Kaituna Valley, and is traversed by one of tlie pionoer bridle paths known as the fort Track. The area of bush within the reserve is about 275 acres, and varied in character, including some very fine black and white pine, totora, and a magnificent growth of manuka bush. Bird life is plentiful, and the reserve is well watered by several small streams. Upon the upper edge of the rossrve is situated the latest addition to the Summit road rest houses, which has been built of stone obtained from the immediate locality. The Port Hills-Akaroa Summit road will traverse the whole lengh of the reserve, and will pass right through the Tongue Bush. When pathway approaches? are made, the wealth of h?au+y in this reserve will be revenled to the public. At present it is little known to the people in general, but as it is intended to send out about a thousand invitations in connev'on with the formal taking possession, this hauty spot should become more widely known. J- E. Ward, Presbyterian Maori missioner, speaking of a spccial A np ui° j ,H rew ,?v ra Natives (states the Hnn lf' B u id t * lat Pori ij country where formerly Rua .ield sway ;s now very quiet. The prophet is living quietly at Mangapohatu, and his tempie has been demolished.- The Government has acquired much native land thereabouts Nonsellers of land in the blocks bein- acquired are debarred from using timber on their land, which imposes a hardship on Natives. Roads in Tuhoe and Kotorua districts are only just passable for motor traffic. With prison labour : and suitable metal available, it should J be possible to considerably enhance the i natural beauties and roadine svstpm nf < the Rotorua district. There was milc h ! enquirv for land around Galatea, but , he had heard of no successful applicant. One large block had been tied ud for over 20 years. The Urewera forests on 1 the tower slopes were ripe for timber J milling, but no timber options so far ' had been authonsed. The Natives were } industrious, raising stock and cutting large quantities of grass seed. It had 1 been suggested that access to the inner I Ttihce could be obtained by "lockinc" I the Wbakatane riv e r m places, and hv I similar treatment of other streams so as to allow logs to be either barged or i rafted down the stream—a eheanor t method than a light railwax* '

After tho service at Holy Trinity, Avonside, to-morrow morning, Air George Harper will plant an oak in commemoration of Peaco. ' During the week one pneumonic and tlireo mild oases of influenza were reported to the Health Officer for tho ■ North Canterbury district, and one mild I case reported from South Canterbury. There was one death reported, this ■ being a resident of Lin wood. I Tho Wellington Women Teachers' Association last night passed a resolution protesting against a youth being appointed to a higher salaried position on the staff of the Dannevirke High School than the first woman assistant, who was doing responsible work, and was admitted to be an experienced, highly qualified, and successful teacher. Uric acid is responsible for many ills that burden life. Rheumatism, Sciatica, i Lumbago, Neuralgia, etc. are among them. The rapid way in which Loasby's "Rheumatic Pebbles" relieve and cure all uric acid diseases is a source of gratification to everybody who takes tliem. Price — a bottle, * all chemists and stores." Loasby and Co.. Chemists (cpp. I Ballantyno's). 2 | Philips' Military Soles. Ideal for golf. 1 Men's 6s Gd, women's 4s 6d. At HanI nah's Popular Shoo Store, Cashel street. I 6 i Why clean knives? Messrs Has tie, Bull, and Pickering announce having just received from a famous Sheffield maker full supplies cf "Stainless" Table and Dessert Knives, the blades of which resist all stains from food, acids, etc. 6 i Winter Needs.—For Coughs and i Colds, Creosote Cough Curo is un--1 eonzillfv] .In AH Wfl<* fWlc in thn

J head, Influenza, instantly checked with j Septofume, Is 6d. Hot-water Bags, new stocks, all sizes, from 7s Cd. E. j Cameron Smith, chemist, 96 Worcester, street (just off Square). 6 I Akaroa has no cold easterly winds, > nor damp fogs round its glorious harbour, the mild climato for a winter holi- ' day. Motors from Christchurch daily. 1 i Oil for Motor Cylinder, Plough, Bird- ; er, and Separator, 7s per gallon. W. Bassett and Co.. 21 Manchester street. 4 Careful housekeepers aro advised to furnish at "Drayton's." All China and Hardwaro is plainly marked, and discount is allowed on every £1. D 2629 General Carrying of all sorts undertaken oy J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd Their plant of horses and vehicles is one of the largest in New Zealand. 6 The law of success is operating wonderfully in favour of "No Rubbing" Laundrv Help and "Golden Rule" Soap. N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Association 012 "TRIUMPHS" AGAIN ON THE MARKET. During tho war period it has been ■ impossible for the Triumph Company to ship motor-cycles to New Zealand, owing to the tremendous demand for these famous machines for military purposes. It is gratifying to be able to announce that shipments have now recommenced, and that Messrs Adams, Ltd., have on I view in their High street windows a ! dozen of the very latest model "Tri- ! umph." It is still more gratifying that j the demand for the "Triumph" has i suffered not at all by long absence from the market, and tho present shipment is nearly all besnoken already. A 2614-6156 THE NEW "TRIUMPH." . Tho new "Triumph" is a 4 h.p. threespeed (countershaft) geared machine of the famous single-cylinder type. It is more efficient than any earlier model, and the earlier models were the world's standard for efficiency and reliability. An interesting feature of the window display shows the clever manner in which these machines are packed in small compass for overseas transport. The price of the new model is £125, with lamp and horn. Adams, Ltd., High street, Christchurch. A 2614-6158 i '