GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17063, 7 February 1921, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

Complaints regarding fast driving of motors in Cranmcr square 'have readied the municipal authorities. As t'hero \ ,'iro several schools in tho locality, it has lie en decided to erect several boards warning motorists to drivo slowly, j Mr H. G. Ell has pegged out another track to the summit of Te Heru o | Kahu Kura, and a gentleman is building and presenting; a quaintly designed seat which will be placed about 1400 feet above sea level on tho seaward | side of this beautiful reserve on tho Port Hills. "Referring; to fireblight, a speaker at Saturday night's meeting of the Canterbury Frutigrowers' Association said that there was a lot of' _ hawthorn fences, some on the- boundaries of railway lines, that were; allowed to grow wild, and lie expressed the opinion that such fences constituted a greater menace than fruit trees. The chairman (Mr F. W. Cone) remarked that such fences would have to come out or be properly kept. In sentencing John Andrew Riddle, aged twenty-two, on two charges of forgery and three of false pretences, involving £237, Mr Justice Stringer commented on the amazing carelessness of people in business houses (savs a Press Association message from Auckland). Accused walked into a stock agent's office and said that he was the son of a client. He received an open cheque for £159. which he cashed at the bank. Later he telephoned the same firm, representing that he was the son of another client, with the result that a cheque was sent to him at a certain address, upon which he went to another firm, tendered the cheque in payment, and received an open cheque for the balance. "If that is not crime made easy," remarked his Honor, "it is difficult to say what is. lam disposed to put the lad on probation and make him pay a certain amount of the money stolen." The case was adjourned for a week. In extending an invitation to members of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association oil Saturday night to visit the experimental orchard at Harewood road next Saturday afternoon, Mr W. K. Dallas, Orchard Instructor, said that the orchard was taken over by the Deportment at the special request of the Association, for tho purpose of testing new sprays and demonstrating fully tho sprays advocated by the Department for the control, of various orchard pestß. This season they had had a considerable amount of success with certain combinations, and it was particularly desired that those who had! trouble' with pests should seo the results obtained and compare them with their own results. If orchardists found that their results differed from those obtained at the experimental orchard, -they wanted them to ask questions and to compare their methods with those adopted at the experimental orchard. Mr Dallas added that great strides had been made in. cleaning up the orchard, and some who had visited it this season and had seen it about the time it was taken over by the Department hardly recognised, it—the improvement effected was so great. In urging upon the members of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' • Association on Saturday night the urgent necessity for a Vigilance Committee being set up to' detect the earliest appearances of fireblight, Mr W. Iv. Dallas,_ Orchard Instructor, said that if fireblight once got into tlie district it would affect not only the individual orchardist, but every fruitgrower. One of the first questions asked by prospective buyers of orchard properties was: What chance is there of fireblight? If it got into the district no one wns going to buy orchards, but if a Vigilance Committee existed, which properly inspected the district from one end to the other, they could reply to prospective buyers that there was practically no danger of fireblight getting a footing. "It will come sooner or later," Mr Dallas continued, "and you growers should bo prepared for it; and if yon, as growers, are not prepared to do something for your own orchards, you cannot be very much interested in them." He emphasised the fact that in the Auckland district fireblight had cost the fruitgrowers there' a considerable amount of money, and cited the opinion of the Orchard Instructor in the Auckland district to the effect that fireblight is spreading; and also the opinion of Mr J. A. Campbell, Assistant Director of the Horticulture Division, that it is quite on the boards that the blight will extend out of the Auckland district. The Association set up a Vigilance Committee, and decided to ask the Department to appoint each member an honoraiy inspector. Referring to the meeting of the War Memorial General Committee, to be held in tho City Council Chambers this evening, the Mayor remarked on Saturday that the people of Christchurch should understand that the War Memorial for Auckland is to be a museum, and that it is hoped to get from tho Government a pound for pound subsidy. From the very inception of the movement in Christchurch the idea has been that the memorial shall be non-utili-tarian in character. a As to the sum collected in Auckland, Dr. Thacker pointed out that in Christchurch £12,000 has been found for Victory Park (formerly Lancaster Park), as a memorial of all sports; Christ's College has collected, or has promised, a total of £15,000; the Boys' High School between £3OOO and £4000; and for "the city's memorial £15,000 has been collected or promised. He noted that the Mayor of Wellington (Mr J. P. Luke) announced some time ago that, in view of the erection of a national memorial jn Wellington, he was not in favour of the city erecting a separate memorial —an extraordinary decision, Dr. Thacker thought, in view of the great benefits the business people of Wellington derived from the expeditionary camps during the war period. "I think," Dr. Thacker added, "that the citizens of Christchurch, df properly approached, will provide the additional five or ten thousand pounds required to erect the proposed memorials, and that the City Council will provide the funds to build the under structure of the new Oashel street bridge."

At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, before Mr S. E. McCarthy. S.M., James Hannan, aged twenty, a labourer, of Prc?ton road, Marshland, pleaded guilty to a charge of having assaulted his sister witill his clenched fist at Mnrshland on February Ist. The accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and as his trouble evidently arose through drink, he was ordered to be prohibited, the order to apply to the whole of the Dominion. Extremely fogs, driven from the east, have been the cause of the electric current from Lake C'oleridgo being for brief periods interrupted on Saturday and Inst night. Several of the insulators on the main transmission line are now defective, and are no adequate protection against the interference of moisture reaching .the "pins" and so dislocating the current, but it Public "Works Department electrical staff is now engaged in replacing all defective insulators. The electric supply was off for about an hour on Saturday night, and last night the city was again thrown into darkness for a few minutes about 11.30, through the carrying transmission line being affected by the fogs. The current was on each occasion subsequently carried through to the city on the other transmission line. On each occasion the defects in the line were located to bo between Aylesbury and Christchurch. An illustrated account of tho Cracroft Scenic Reserve and Rest House is being circulated by Mr H. G. Ell, and will prove of value to all who are interested in the efforts made to popularise the Cashmere Hills. The reading matter, which details the progress made with regard to the erection of the Rest House at the tramway hill terminus, is prefaced by a statement by Mr Thomas Stone, the trustee of the reserve, who states that the erection of the Rest House in accordance with the promise made to Mr J. Cracroft Wilson, that it should be of quaint design, is being carried out to his satisfaction. In the course of the detailed description of the Rest House it is stated": "An interesting feature of the building is now being modelled, namely, a figure carved in relief, picturing a pedestrian in walking attire, with the name 'Port Hills-Akaroa Summit road', beneath. The panel will be placed in the north-east wall of the building, and on the panel there will be carved a Latin inscription, suggested by Professor Haslam, with the English translation beneath. The views of the Rest House on the Cracroft Reserve, of the sign of the Kiwi Rest House, and of several scenes from the Summit road, are from photographs taken by Mr Charles Beken. of Christchurch/ The "statement," as it is j described, has been produced in excellent style by The Press Company. I As soon as you suspect either cough or cold, takq a dose of "Stop-It." The. tremendous demand for this remedy is ample proof of its efficiency. Wise people always keep a bottle or ' Stop-It' in their hou6e& —they know the virtue of both the medicine and prompt treatment. Obtainable at all chemists and stores. Is 9d, 3s, and 5s fid. Loasby and Co., chemists (opp. Ballantyne'e). 6 The recent rains have made tho grass so tender that it is more than ever essential to use a Keen cutting lawn mower. Hastie, Bull, and Pickering, 113 Cashel street, are selling the best Canadian at from 85s. H 5442-232 Silk corsage sachets, perfumed with Chaminade, Myseterieuse, Romance, and June .Rose, are in great favour amongst society women at home. E. Cameron Smith, Royal Exchange Buildings, has iust landed a shipment from XTorny Freres. 58897-233 Canvases, oils, water-colours, every requisite for the artist and art can be secured at Gibbs', 105 Cashel street, opp. Ballantyne's. 6 Pilkington's motors run twice daily between Christchurch and Akaroa. o Stocks must be lowered. Cash must be found. Armstrong's are heavily stocked, and intend to turn tho stock into cash, and to do this quickly, and make no error about it, they have ar- ] ranged to run each Wednesday to Sat- j urday a number of special lines at 6ufcn ridiculously low prices that everyone will want' to snap them. Just make a point of seeing tho j bargains in tthe windows. Armstrong's always keex> faith with the public, and when they say they are slaughtering goods they do slaughter them. 9 Potato blight ilias made its appear- j ance in many crops during the recent bad weather, so potatoes free from disease will .bring highly remunerative prices. Bordeaux mixture applied with a two-row sprayer (horse-drawn) will ensure a cledn crop at little expense. This sprayer costs £l3, and can also be used for spraying fruit trees, white- | washing, etc. Call and inspect at j Ivory's, Ltd., 21 Manchester street. 35332-7790 For Sale—B h.p. Fowler Engine complete—in good order, single cylinder, 3 speeds. For preparing stubble for green crop our improved Disc Cultivator gives the best and quickest results. Eight acres a day can be put ready for drilling by a good six-horse team. P. and D. Duncan. Ltd. P.O. Box 124, Tuam street, Christcnurch.' 7331 Always uee "No Rubbing Laundry Help" for washing clothes during summer, owing to its wonderful sanitary and perfect cleansing qualities. Frank A. Cook, Limited. H 5414-6797 Mason's Fruit Jars can be delivered at once, quart size 13s 6d dozen, lib Jam Jars 6s Cd dozen. Ring 'phone 2004. Drayton's, Colombo street (north). 1 AN IDEAL WEEK-END CAR FOR £2OO. For sportsman or family man—we offer a Monarch 5-seater 4-cylinder car. It carries full load equipment, and is ready for service to-dav. Price reduced from £225 to £2OO. Adams, Ltd., garage 219 Tuam street. A STURDY ENGLISH CAR FOR £215. English cars are hard to beat for serviceable qualities. We offer a fourcylinder Huniber, with wire wheels, full road equipment, for £2lo> reduced from £'225. 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Saville and Co.,_ direct importers of highest quality bicycle tyres—British manufacture, 12 months' guarantee, 17s 6d. Michelin and Dunlop tyres also obtainable at Saville's, near Theatre Royal. 5583&—463