GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17609, 11 November 1922, Page 10

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of Jones, McCrostie Co., Ltd., H. Matson and Co., Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., P. S. Nicholls and Co., Longmore~and Co., Murray, Mosley, Sheppard, Ltd., Lawrie and Dalton, Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., Vf. E. Simes'and Co., H. B. Sorensen and W. Jeffries and Co. will be found on pages 19 and 20 6f this issue. Officers, n.co.'s, and men of Nos 3 and 4 platoons of the Canterbury Regiment, at Lyttelton, are ordered t« parade in, uniform, with belts and sidearms, at the Brill Shed, Lyttelton, tomorroTT at 5,55 p.m.

A Wellington telegram states that at a price of £12,000, the Church of England has bought an acre and a-half adjoining the cathedral site opposite the Basin Reserve. This will give a block for a cathedral of some three acres in extent. An electoral canvasser. Ivy Goodyer, pleaded guilty at the Wellington Magistrate's Court to signing enrolment applications as a witness without seeing the applicants sign. The forms were left with the wives of applicants and collected later, when defendant signed them. She was fined £5 and costs on each of two charges. Mr J. A. Flesher, speaking at tha Salvation Army rally List evening, referred to the remark of a Methodist minister at the opening of the Salvntion Army Citadel: "You're a rowdy lot." "You're still a rowdy lot," said Mr Flesher. amidst laughter, "and I hope you will continue to be so." (Applause.) The committee in charge of the Redcliffs regatta and gala to be held on Saturday, December 2nd, are busily engaged in compiling a big list of attractions. There will be yacht and special boat racing and a programme of rowing events. For the evening the attractions will include a boxing tourney for cadets and an open-air dance. Among the varied side-shows will be many absolutely new to Christchurch. Book lovers will be interested to know that the valuable library of the late Mr F. G. Ewington, of Auckland, has been sold to Messrs Angus and Robertson, Sydney, and some 12 to 14 cases have been despatched. 31r Ewington was very well read in many subjects, and his library was particularly noted for its works on theology, sociology, and economics. The libary was described :.s one o? the best private libraries in the Dominion. Commissioner Hoggard, of tha Salvation Army, has evidently formed a very favourable opinion of the resources a/id prosperity of New Zealand. He referred to this country last evening in his speech at the Citadel as a land' flowing with milk and heney. In other parts of the world very bad times were being experienced. Smne New Zea landers, however, he said, were very dissatisfied with the conditions here. "Good Lord ! What do they want?" concluded tha Commissioner fervently. Reference was made to the newspaper known as the "Maoriland Worker" at Mr John Farrcll's meeting at Auckland this week. "Are you a Maoriland worker?" called out a member of the audience. "Yes," replied the cai:*'lidate, "and Maoriland born, trio. It is a pity there were not a few more Maoriland workers among you," he added., "There would not be "so much industrial tremble." Tho "Herald" says the point was not lost on the audience, which throughout the speech had been listening to the inter > jections of men whose accents made it quite clear they were not native born. The Maoris have a belief that when tho kowhai blooms early floods may bo looked for, and as the kowhai has already finished blooming, a spell of wet weather is being anticipated by the Natives. Usually, the Maori forecasrs based on the early or late bloombg of native fauna are correct, writes, the Taihape correspondent of ( the "Auckland Star," and it has been noticed that when cabbage trees flower profusely the Maori forecast of dry weather is always borne out, A vear of two ago the cabbage trees in this' district flowered more profusely than they were ever known to do lief ore, and a remarkably dry season followed. The place of the grand jury system in the social economy was brioSy explained by Mr Justice Jlerdman in hie charge at the-opening of the Auck: : and Supreme Court criminal sessions. "You may think it super-Sous, settle-. men,'', said his Honour, "that you should be brought away from your business to take part in these pro:sedin'gs; but* all this is part of the plan devised for the purpose of making the administration of ju'stio? .T-rfo.-!'.■ safe." The utmost care, his Honour proceeded, was taken by tho' law to see that no man was put upon his trial unless his case had been fully investifrnt-T-d. It was .first examined by the police, again by the Crown Solicitor, once more by a Judge of the Supreme Court, and lastly he was not asked, for a de Vnce unless a grand. jurv fr»Td tint there was substantial grounds for believing he had committed a breach of the criminal law. The present slogan of the Railway Commissioners —"Help us to Help You" —is' being constantly supplemented by lusty offspring (remarks the Mel" bourne "Age"). The latest s-bgan-or Bubnslogan—appears on the cover of tho weekly notice to the staff. It is accompanied by an appeal, from the Commissioners to the operating staff'to exercise economy in the use of coal, which, to use their own words, is so common that probably its value, is not appreciated.' During the last financial year, the appeal continues the co~t- i ' the.Department for coal alone amounted to £1,000,000, the r w . the operation of the railways. The consider, thatj if only one shovelful of coal was saved da.in.'): •■ ( man's shift, the saving to the Department would be £3400 each year. This ccc:omy computation is' rounded uil with the appeal to the engine crews to save more than one shovelful of coal ?ach shift, and the birth of the new slogan—"Look after the shovelfuls and the tons will take care of themselves." To make two pound notes from one, by the skilful splitting of the paper, has been the harmless diversion of quite a few people since an ingenious rogue in the north gained some notoriety by his successful passing of notes so treated (says the "Otago Daijy Times"). A deception of an even meaner sort than that, in the bustle necessitated by a a Dunedin conductor on- Wednesday night, when he was tendered, .for a twopenny ride, two pieces of copper that, in the bbustle necessitated by a full, car, were put into his bag without question. When he came to count his returns at night, however, he found among his cash two halves of pennies. The coppers had been neatly split, and it is quite easy to understand that they, would be readily accepted by anyone in a hurry. It is presumed that they were prepared by someone with designs towards easy money in a "tworip" . school, as each of the faces bears the Queen's head, and the application of some adhesive substance would be all that would be necessary to make of them an ideal "double header."

"The main purpose in conducting an annual municipal elean-up week campaign is to provide healthier and safer living conditions for the people in general by removing accumulated trash and rubbish from the interior of buildings and from all open areas," states Mr W. H. Morton, chairman of the Wellington Sanitation Committee, in reporting upon means for conducting a clean-up campaign. ''lt is a demonstrated fact that carelessness in th<* 6torage of rubbish in cellars, attics, and closets is responsible for a considerable portion of fire losses, while it has been also shown that unclean surroundings breed disease germs, which are in turn transmitted to human beings through various agencies. To clean up regularly by collecting and disposing of all useless trash gives to a community an orderly and well-regulated anpeara-nce and eliminates much rubbish that would in all probability contribute at some later time to the litterings cf the highways. It stimulates the citizens, whether rich or poor, to concentrated effort at stated times, and thereby develops instinctively tie habit of clear liness and orderliness. To promot such a campaign successfully reauirot the active co-operation of every individual in the municipality."

. "I should have announced tee openair meeting to-morrow night from » quarter to eight to half-past seven, said.a speaker at the Salvation Amy rally last evening. It subsequently transpired that the meeting was to commence at a quarter to seven and not to last ali night. The Commission set up to enquire into the petition for tho exclusion irom the city of Christchurch of that area of Woolston lying from Dyer street to the sea, and "tho" inclusion of the area within the territory of the Heathcot© County, will sit at the Magistrate's Courthouse on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. The Commissioner, MrWyvern Wilson, S.M., will hear the parties «nd such evidence as they may desire to call. The annual Methodist Church Synod for the North Canterbury district will be held in Durham street Church on Tuesday, commencing with a ministerial session. On Tuesday evening, at Ens? Belt schoolroom, the Annual social welcome and grand concert and' supper will bo given. On Wednesday morning, at 9.30, the Communion will be held, and the Rev. H. Ryan will give an address. At the oreniiif/ot" the representative session on Wednesday, at 19.30, Mr L. M. Isitt. 31.P., the "vice-president of theconference, will deliver an address. No lady should leave Christchurch without inspecting the special range of Perfumes, Poudrcs, and Cremes at Loasby's, Chemists. Colombo street (opposite Ballautync's). Their range of Toilet Requisites is the most comprehensive in the Dominion, and includes the finest English Brushware and Manicure Sets. —0 A Public Trial of our Engine Gorsecutter will ho held at 2 p.m. on Monday, 13th inst., at Mr G. F. Durey's farm, corner of Stanley road and ILirewootl'road, near Hnrcword School. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., 196 Tuam street, Christchurch. 6 The Moderate League has no connexion with Continuance; it is a lie to say or imply otherwise. The League is against both Continuance and Prohibition, and stands for State Purchase and Control. —7 Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, of 122 Cashel street, corner of High and Cashel streets, Christchurch, Head Office, Wellington, icnort that recently they acted as agents in filing the following applications for Letters Patent: Satherley and Heppner, Foxton, teat cup holder; G. Robinson, Auckland, fencing tool; Archbold Ltd., Christchurch, sound amplifier; J. Hill, Onehunga, gate fastener; H. Bodley, Auckland, amusement device; Wayne Tank Co., Fort Wayne, 6oftening water; Gesellschaft Telegraphic, Berlin, telegraphy; C. North, ~!Se\v York, milk oil; F. Duck, Brisbane, teat cup; F. Duck, Brisbane, pulsator. Send tor "Inventors' Guide." Post Free. 7 Visitors from all over New Zealand at present in Christchurch will be well acquainted with the New Zealand Clothing Factory, who have branches in all the important towns of New Zealand. Their Christchurch branch is well stocked with the very newest Men's and Boys' apparel and all the visitors are advised to inspect their fine selections in all departments before leaving Christchurch. All Carnival Week special displays' are being D?ade in Men's ready-to-wear suits, Hats, Shirts, etc. See the H.B. Windows. 6 Visitors io Christchurch should not miss the splendid exhibition of the latest and best Farm Implements, Ploughs, Drills, Rollers. Grass Strippers, and all implements now on view at Reid and Gray's Showroom, Moorhouse avenue, opposite railway offices. Quality and finish the best. Prices right. Reid and Gray, Ltd. 6 Customs clearing, General Carrying and Forwarding are undertaken by J. M Hevwood and Co., Ltd. You cannot do" better than to give them your business. Telephones 250, 259, 1241. • , H 5720-43532 We are the only makers of implements in the world able to sell 'without pestering customers with travellers; we are also the only people who publish :\ complete catalogue with prices, machines, and extras; 1923 edition just uit, larger and better than ever. Send for a copy and order your implements from it. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., 15ox 124, Christchurch. 5 Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd., Rangiora. Complete Plant and Staff for repairs to all types of motor-cars,,. Tyres, Petrol, and all accessories. in i stock. 'Phone 87. A. Prestney, manager. J5960-27 Grass Strippers. The best made. Inspect at Reid 1 and' Gray's, Moorhouse avenue, during Show week. Get your orders in early, as there is always a big rush for the Reid and Gray Stripper. 6 New Goods at new prices. Garden fools, Ball-bearing Lawn Mowers, Garden Hose,'Spmys, etc., at latest lower prices, aro now offered by Me srs Ha-tie, Bull,' and Pick-ring, Cashel street, who buy keenly, direct from the manufacturers. ; . The exhibit' of French and English Perfumes and Powders,' and English Brushware and Toilet Requisites at Glanville's is causing much favourable comment amongst Christchurch women. Visitors to town should see the daint- , ily displayed window of this progressive chemist. The prices are the lowest in town. D. Ferguson Glanville, Chemist, High street. 5 Women are New Zealand's greatest asset. Next in order of merit comes "No-Rubbing" Laundry Help, the famous abolisher of wiishbonid blavery. Kincaids. Ltd., Agents for "No-Rub-bing." ' 2 ADAMS LTD. SHOW STUDEBAKERS AT OLYMPIA AT REDUCED PRICES. Adams, Ltd., are pleased to be able to announce that they arc e '/.ibiung at the Olympia Motor Show, in Christchurch to-day. Studebaker Cars built in Canada, and the ; >ubhc will bo glad to hear that. prices have again been reduced. The cars on show at Olympia may briefly be itemised as follows: Studebaker "Economy Light Six, ' in the following models: —s-seater touring car. £495, reduced to £450; roadster, 2-scater, £4£s, reduced to £455; roadster, 3-seater (Christchurch built body), £523, reduced to £485; Coupe, £650, reduced to_ £585; Sedan, £775, reduced to £685. Studebaker "Special Six," in the following models:—s-seater touring car, £645, reduced to £;85: 2-3-seater roadster, £645, reduced to £585. t> 5-Seater Tou ring Car with ' Rex sedan too. £7-40: reduced to £6BO Studebaker Big Six—the 5-6-7 seater touring modal. £74-5; reuueed to £6;<J. The nublic are cordially invited to inspect 'these cars and to compare the values offered with tnose of all other cars exhibited. . Adams, Ltd; N.Z. Importers of Studebaker Motors. 01ymp:a Show. Show-rooms. 152-154 High street. &