GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16847, 29 May 1920, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Farmers' Saleyards, Craddock's Agency Co., H. G. Livingstone and Co., H. Matson and Co., W. E. Simes and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co., H. C. Smith, H. B. Sorensen, Harris Bros., S. George Nathan and Co., P. S. Nicholls and Co., 'ioiks, Norton, and Co., Dalgety and Co., New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Harman and Stevens, Newton King, George Anderson and Co., and jJrOwn, Little, and Co. will bo found on pages 17 and 16 of this issue. Twenty-nine cases of influenza in the Canterbury Health district were notified yesterday, as follows: Christchurch: 11, New Brighton 2. Rangiora 2, Kaia-, poi 1, Timarii 3, Rakaia 1, Reefton 7, Dunollio 1, Westport 1. All were mild, except one pneumonic case in Christchurch. I In Fcatherston Camp orders it is announced that, 52353 Private Nunn, W. H., Details, la'te F. Company, 2Sth Reinforcements, has been tried by District Court Martial, and sentenced to | imprisonment with hard labour for twelve months for deserting his Majesty's service and losing by neglect his' equipment, clothing, and regimental j necessaries. A similar sentence has I been imposed on 65057 Private J. F. I McErlnin, Details, late F Company, | 33rd Reinforcements, for deserting his Majesty's service and losing by neglect his equipment, clothing, and regimental! necessaries. Curious tricks were played by the f marbles at the ballot which took place on Thursday afternoon for a number of sections which were opened for selection by discharged soldiers (says the "Ofcngo Daily Tines"). In one instance it was discovered after the draw had been mr.de that there had been one mar- ( ble too many : n the l\ox. andtlio =crut;n- ! eers requested a fresh ballot. By some stranse chnnre, however, the result was exactly the same as in the first instance. In another case an applicant drew second place no fewer than seven times before he finally obtained a "walk-over" for ofo of the sections fori which he had applied. j We have received a letter from Sir; Arthur Pearson, ohiirman of the Blind-! Ed Soldiers' and Sailors' Care Commit-' tee, St. Dunstan's, London, appealing for funds for the continuance of the work of St. Dunstan's. More than ever now, he states. St. Dunstan's needs financial support; it is impossible to gauge how great the demand on the committor's resources will be. or how long ccntimiecl. They are hampered, too, bv the difficulty of retting suitable sfiops and small poultry farms for the men, who have completed "their training, and who must therefore remain at St Dunstan's instead of miking room for others. Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged. I Referring to the truck shortage diffi- ' culty last night at the quarterly meet- i ing of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, the president said that the Prime Minister as Minister of Railways 1 was written to asking that mere trucks be provided for the Canterbury district, owing to the difficulty experienced by farmers in getting their grain to city" stores. A reply was received that the Department was doinz its best to meet demands for waggons for g 'ai:i, but it was impossible to supply immediately all that were required. The Department was 4'ullv alive to the necessity for increasing its rolling stack, and the Canterbury district would receive equal consideration with, other districts. J ;

The Hawera Borough Council is seeking the co-operation of other local authorities in procuring the removal of the duty on children's footwear. A letter on the subicct has been received by the Mayor of Cnristchurch. and will come before the City Council at the next meeting.

1 It is reported that very feiv stags s have been seen on the Aaford Forest country this season. Mr J. H. i>ur--1 gess, of St-aveley, states that those > sighted "were ehieflv young ones. Mr ; Burgess was successful in securing threo "! heads, but all -were very badly mal1, formed. -! An illustrated lecture on "Scenes of Life in Panama." is to be given at the " Y.M.C.A., on Tuesday, by Mr Victor * French, who, after service in Franco 3 as a Y.M.C.A. secretary, was stationed on the Panama Canal, to cater for our r . troops while ashore at Colon. Mr s.French arrives from Wellington to-day. -1 General Booth, of the Salvation r Army, is due to arrive in Christehurch ' early next month. He will be tendered 1 a civic reception in Victoria square, on t Wednesday afternoon, June £tli, aid at that function the Solvation Armv Bind i will provide the music. Should the 3weather be wet the reception will take 1 place in the City Council Chamber.

Dr. T. A. Jaggar, the director of the Hawaiian Volcano Ob-ervat-c-ry, who i? at present- in New Ze aland studying the Now Zealand volcanoes for comparison

v.-ith those of the Hawaiian Wands, lef Vi'cilinaton last nieht for Christchurch He wiil piyp a lecture, illustrated with lantern slides, at tlie mating of the Philosophical Institute of Cinterbury, at Canterbury College, on "Wednesday at 8 p.m.. the title being "Study of Active Volcanoes."

A deputation from the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce recently waited upon the Collector of Customs to urge that examination of luggage should take place at Christchurch instead of Lytt-elton, the present system being very unsatisfactory and "confusing 1o strangers. As a result, it has now Deen arranged between the Customs and Railway authorities that, in future, examination of overseas passengers' luggage will bo made m Christchurch instead of Lyttelton. It was_ originally intended that tho examination of applicants and the ballot for the Waitangi run, South Canterbury, should take pla«> at Timaru next Tuesday. Since then it has been represented to the authorities that by altering the boundaries of tho subdivision the_ necessary fencing -would be rcdu"ed. The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr H. I>. M. Haszard, intends looking into tho matter after tho ballets for tho Lumbrook and Bankfield estates, which are to take place at Timaru on Tuesday.

Ihe hunger for land of all classes, stated the president of tho Canterbury Chambsr of Commerce Inst night, seemed still to remain unsatisfied, and there no sign up to the present of any fall in values. Statistics recently issued by the Government showed that the total value of land in the Dominion had inn-eased, between 1910 and ]'•')!9. by one hundred and sixty-seven million pounds sterling. By far the largest portion of the increaso was accounted i'or in the North Island, only fortv-six millions being assigned to the South Island.

Speaking at the meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce last night, the president, Mr J. G. Herdman, said there was no sign of any relief vet from the burden of the high cost of living, and we were not likely to have any until the deficiency in production during the -war period throughout the Emnire was ma'de up. It was distinctly necessary that wo should dn all wo could in this part of the world to increase the quantity of our exports, and there was ample scope yet in this Dominion for further development in that

The question of appointing an officer I toi t°ke "ha ire "f t.''o offir-o of the Lands and Survey Department has been raised reecntiy, and it is H;. . that an appointment will be made shorti ly. The re are_ two Crown land rangers | stationed at Timaru, but on account of the nature of their duties they are I necessarily absent from tho office part lof their time. Complaint has been I made that those seeking information,

regarding lands open for selection and in search of statutory forms, have T>ce:r unable to get either. It has been decided to appoint a discharged soldier to the position of officer-in-eharge, and Mr H. J>. M. Hnszord, Commissioner o J ' Crown Lands, has received a number c* applications from discharged soldiers, and a selection is being mode from theso. and an appointment will be made shortly. In reply to a letter from the Christchurrh branch of the Navy Leigue, asking if the branch's office "could be used for recruiting purposes for the Navy, the lccal secretary has received a reply from the New Zealand Naval Adviser stating that definite information on the matter of recruiting wouid be forwarded as soon as available. The writer added that rfc was proposed to commission the Philomel as a training tor youths and stokers for the Australinn Reynl Navy. The probable ages trom which so e~fion would be made would be 13 to-16* years for seamen, and from 16 to 18 rears for stokers, but no formal details had vet bren an-ann--7'- . ""fever, only sons of residents domiciled in Australia would be all-we'l to enter the Royal Australian Naval t,-)i f>!TR, lv+ ivru'H hr mr>-|o to nrrantre that a'small number of New be ncccpted soon as the New Zealand Government's naval policy was finally decided upon. "Tho yenr ] 920 sees Canterburv College and College House at tho Winning of anew era," remarks an editorial in the latest number of "The Hou*c " the magazine of the College House st'udonts; "The transition time from war to peace has passed, and we are now fairly launched on those nost-war activities to which we looked forward so earnestly for five years. On all sides we see signs that tho war has had a great effect on our ideas. TVe s°e the ! staff at College amplified in tlie direction which plainly shows the tonden-y of the times. Economics and Iv u cat ion are at last recognised at their true worth, as University subjects. \\e see. also, the development of a residential College system—a development whi"h we trust will continr-e. University life will bo much more fruitful when large numbers of students arf* brought into closor contact. Tlie i'Vi of a University as a mere nir-ht school is ronellent j,]] ideas that a University should stand for, and utterly opposed to the policy'of that lirge-minded body of men who founded the Canterbury University College." to the expectation that K.M.S. New Zealand might be the flagship of. the post-war fleet on the China station, our London correspondent quotes the following remarks from "The Times" : '"There is not, of course, anv question of breach of faith invoked in the circumstances that the New Zealand has now been reduced to the reserve at homo. Although it was decided at the Imperial D-ofenco Conference in July and August, IDC-9, that the New Zealand, which had been offered to the Empire by that D-nminion, should, when completed, be stationed in China waters, it was announced in the Memorandum of Mr Churchill, dated March Bth, 1913, that, in rcspons3 to a suggestion from the Admiralty the Government of New Zealand t'.t.us vessel bo'ng stationed 'wherever his Majesty's Government consider her services or most value,' and the -Vdnnralty, availing themselves of thi* generous permission, attached her to i J? lrs £ Battle Cruiser Squadron in the North Sea, wnere she figured in all g "7 lons . of tl!0 . v -" ar - The strength c*r t.ie r leet in China, as revised numerically very similar to what it wa* m 1214. There are now five li-ht cruisers, 1-J submarines, and two depot snips, lour sloops, 14 guiboats for river work, an aircraft carrier, and a disyaten vessel; making a total of 39 pennants."-

A meeting of the War Memorial Column Committee will bo held at n on on Monday in Mr George Gould's office, Hereford street.

The official opening of the Tai Tapu Methodist new Bible Class and Infant Rooms will be performed by Lady Rhodes, at 3 p.m., to-morrow.

The popular lectures given under tho auspices of the orkers' Educational Association commence to-night, when an address on "A Visit to the "Bvinsh Battlefields, and the Pea/>e Conference'' will be given by the Hon. W. H. Trigcs, M.L.C., in their room at the Trades Hall, at 8 o'clock.

A ballot was held at Dunedin on Thursday for sections in several soldier settlements in the Otago Land District. F. C. Grccnslade, Christchurch, secured a sect : on of £07 acres in the Tilberstowe settlement, and C. GToons'a Je, of Christchurch, a holding of 636 acres in the Kycburn settlement.

Additions to the syllabus of classes for the winter term of the School of Art, commencing on Monday, are the course of lectures by Mr Hart on tho "History of Architecture," and Saturdry afternoon classes for painting from life and still life to be held in tho school by the director. Mr A. Niccll. The object of this is to give students unable to attend other classes in the day time an opportunity for a study m colour.

The outbreak of mild smallpox that has been causing the local Health authorities some anxiety continues to spread, and two more cases are now reported, making a total of 10. Since the first appearance of the disease (.telegraphs our Invorcargill correspondent), vaccination is being adopted by the public, and the Government vaccinator is being kept busy, treating as many as CO cases a day. Tho other doctors r.re doing a considerable amount of vaccination, and tho lymph used has been taking well, more especially in those cases where people have not been vaccinated before. 'The Health authorities are trying to discover the whereabouts of one' confcc.ct who was reported to have left for Dunedin. but enquiries in that town failed to locate him.

An important case was decided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr V. G. Dnv, S.M., when legal argument was heard in an action taken by the Wairewa County Council (Mr G. Harper) against E. G'oodwin (Mr F. "W. Johnston), in which the defendant was chargcd with having exceeded tho County Council's speed limit. The case was originally heard at Little River, on December 2nd of last year. Mr Harper submitted that the by-law lind been framed in the interests of the public, by men who knew the district, and was a fair one. Mr Johnston held €liat tho by-law limiting the speed of cars to fifteen miles an hour over the rood in question, from the foot of tho hill at Little River to Little River township, was unreasonable. This contention was upheld by the Magistrate, who dism>s-ecl tin information. A number of other cases, which were ponding, will bo affected by tho decision.

The latest number of "The House," the official magazine of the residential students of College House, ltolleston avonue, is a bright and very entertaining booklet. The magazine is really in its infancy, but it bids fair to out-rival many of the school magazines ill the Dominion, from ■which its editors have been drawn, though they aro now, of course, _ considerably higher on 'the scholastic ladder than when thov first blossomed into writers of editorials and original articles. "The House" is distinctly higher in literary culture than the average students' magazine. It contains a number of very thoughtful articles, several original effusions, showing a deep-rooted knowledge of the classics, and tho best that English literature can offer, and much obviously first hand humour, while there are various interesting specimens of "ballads" and "verse" —-blank and otherwise—which, while in the main, skits, show undoubted cleverness. The doings of the College House students., both seholasticnllv and on the playing fields, r>re recorded in detail, while much interesting reading is to bo derived by former students from the <f old Men's Notes," and "Past College House Students' " columns. "The House." it would seem, is a venture should meet with ever-increasing success.

A stuffy feeling in the head, accompanied by a general depression of tho spirits, is eenerallv the first symptoms nf a cold. Ti.e safest course is to always keep a bottle of Lc- >y's "Stop It'' in your home, and so check both cold and cough at its onset. Is 9d, 3s, nnd 5s 6d, all chemists and stores. Loasby and Co.. (o"p. Bnllantvne's). G

Messrs Baldwin and Rnvward, of 122 Cashel street (corner High and Cnshcl streets), Christchurch, Head Office, Wellington, report that recently they i acted as apjents in filing the following j applications for Letters Patent: A. Malortlm, Auckland, band fastener; Lee! Hardwaro Co., Kansas, tablet; Marconi ] Wireless Co., London, thcrmoinic device; Marconi "Wireless Co., London, wireless apparatus; Marconi Wireless Co'., London, wireless receivers; Marconi Wireless Co., London, wireless transmission; A. Fitzgerald, Wellington, window catch; Hon. Chas. Parsons, Wallsend, packing glands; Lea nnd Ree, Coventry, signalling system; C. Swain, Hastings, jigger. 6 (Jhristehurch husbancTs seem to h.tve taken a fresh lease of life since their wives commenced "jumping for joy'' bcrause "No Rubbing'' Laundry Help washes nl; clothcs clean without rubbing or injury. G Furniture —Furniture. All ' North Canterbury residents can procure all classes of best made furniture at Christchurch prices, from Johnston and Son, Rangiora. P.O. Box 1. 'Photic 4. 2 Good Saucepan News.—The best and purest _ saucepan is undoubtedly the aluminium one, but they have been so expensive of late. Messrs Hast'e, Hull, and Pickering, however, have just landed a splendid assortment at quite moderate prices. . Hooo4-77 Our special Influenza Mixture quickiy relieves, 2s Cd. To preveftt an attack, use our special Nasal Douche and Gargle. Kills the germ. Never known to fail. Creosote Cough Cure is unequalled for Coughs and Colds. E. Cameron Smith, Chemist, 96 Worcester street (just 'off Square). SSSI9-1-113 General Carrying cr all sorts unuercaken oy J. M. Hoywood and t 0., Ltd Their plant of horses and vehicles is ono of the "largest in New Zealand. 6 Doctors have proved that too much mci.'t is harmful! B;it they have nothing but praiso for the famous St. George e&tndwich Paste! The reason is e.isv to find —'tis made from choice L-liicken, ham, and tongue, and is thoroughly digestible and delicious. ')rder a soz tin at your grocer's. Contains twice as much as usual pastes. 2 NEW 1920 STUDE'UrVRS PROVIDE FOR USE OF LOW GRAD.7C FUELS. There is at present a world-shortage of petrol, and, consequently, a prevalence of lower-grada motor spirits. This has been provided for in the design of the rev>- 1920 B : g-Six and Special-Six Studebakers, low-grade spirit passing through the new "hot spot" on the induction pipe, is_ rapidly and periectlyj vnp-rised, reaching the cylinders in the form of dry gas. The importance of this point can better be re d'sed when we state that by the use of this device the Studebaker Big Six, seating s„<ven persons, gives 20 miles to the gallon on the low gravity petrol now available, a splendid pe'-tirmanco under the circumstances.* We have just received a shipment of the new 19*20 Big Six and Spen.-l Six SttrJe-akers ex s.s. Kumara, and we cordially invite inspection of' these at our s'.owrooms. Come and see! for yourself the new dual ignition "Aero" magneto; the famous new Studebaker cushion drive; the new and; 'expensive Cord tyres, giving perfect J safety, and r.lm st everlasting wear, and' the new "hot spot" vaporisation sys-; tern, together with many other now! special features. Adams, Ltd., Shcw-I .rooms, 152-151 High street. 6j