GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17732, 7 April 1923, Page 14

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of the j N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Association, • Lt-1., I'yne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd.. | "Wright, Stephenson and vo., Ltd., H. . Matsou and Co., Harris Bros.. Cnui- j dock's Agenfv Co.. Ltd., National j Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., V.. j E. Simes and Co.. P. S. Nicholls and ! Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., j Joseph Hamlet and Co., Chiridge Sale- | vards, Ltd., Lawrie and Dalcon, H. C. | Smith, and H. B. Sorensen will be j found on pages 20 and 21 of this issue. | '•The Square is becoming too much j ot' a rnilwnv station,'' stated .Mr Wweni Wilson, SSI„ yesterday "tho traffic is too consisted." A defendant in a by-law ease ,said_ lie hnu seen no fewer than 3.'2 trains in tlio Squaic <uone* tunf\ Tho continued. "The eity authorities should clear nil the other vehicles nut or ii.ala' tlK' l trams start elsewhere. Ptrsouallj, _ 1 advocate having no vehicles starting in the Square at ali. The comers should he planted in grass and trees, and it should be a beauty spot. i A meeting of the Concert Chamber j Committeo was hold yesterday, when j tho members present discussed in com- j inittee a report prepared by tne subcommittee set up at a previous meeting. The report will be presented to the next meeting of the City Council. The report deals ■with the suggestion that a concert hall should be es-n----tablished on the site of the present municipal buildings in Manchester street. It suggests that a proposal should he put before the ratepayers in order to raise the money necessary for the scheme. The committee did not wish in any way to interfere with the erection of a Town Hall. ' In the course of "his report to the Technical College Board of Governors last night, the chairman, Mr C. xOpie, stated: "There is no doubt that education has been one ot the most potent factors in the past oO y.'ar.j 'n reducing crime in all countries of the world. It is interesting theie-tre to note that the Da.rlinghurst G'tol v. hi eh has been a landmark for many yravK m Sydney, has fallen into disuse for the detention of criminals, and is converted into an immense Technical School, Tho cost of conversion is estimated at' £40,000, and when the rebuilding is complete there will be accommodation for jßo'oo students." The Jtev. H. H. Barton, formerly minister of the Maori Hill Presbyterian Church and now Foreign Mission secretary of tho Presbyterian Church for New Zealand, who has just returned from a visit to India and China, told a reporter that he had many enquiries from Indians respecting the coiiditions upon which they may on tor New Zealand and their political status here (telegraphs our Dunedin correspondent), The visifof Mr Sastri to the Dominion last year had evidently led to an increase of interest in our affairs. In a number of places of learning, too, he found much interest taken in New Zealand. A crusade against uncertificated drivers of motor vehicles was advocated by Mr Wyvern Wilson, 3.M., at. the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Ho said thnt the city traffic inspector ought to go along the street ana ask the drivers for tlieir certificates. They need not, of course, interrupt the traffic. Mr H. i Macintosh, City Traffic Inspector, said that the majority of drivers wasted no time in the street. They might pull up, do their business, and bo away again in a few minutes. With tho staff at his disposal, he found his time fully occupied in othor ways. "Something will have to be done," said Mr Wilson, "A raid is going to Ciko place shortly," the inspector foretold. "If an inspector attempts to discriminate, ho will' find himself in a hopeless muddle," said. Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when he was addressing his remarks to the City Traffic Inspector, Mr H. Macintosh. "He leaves himself open to question, if ho decided to let one man off and prosecute another. An inspector is not there to discriminate, bnt to detect breaches* of the by-laws." The Magistrate had previously stated that ho had seen many cars left at different places which, were not parking places, and no prosecutions resulted. The inspector had stated that he used discrimination in the cases, and only brought the most flagrant breaches to Court. A ruling in regard to the suppression of names in Court ea.w.s was given \>s Mr Wyvern Wilson. S.M., yesterday. '"This is the view I take of the section," he said. "The only oase in winch the name should not be published is when it is likely to hamper a young person .in his future life. When he is quite young lie is liable to have the conviction thrown at him in his home town. Tho other case is when a person far advanced in years, and who has always led an honourable life, has made a slip. If once I took into account the feelings of the relatives of tho people I who come before me, I should be in a hopeless fix. Almost everything I do ' hurts tho feelings of relatives. ' The Chrjßtchureh War Memorial Committee invites tho citizens of Christchurch to bo present at the ceremony of the laying of tho foundation stone of the Bridgo of Remembrance [ by his Excellency the Governor-Gene-ral at 11.15 a.m. on Anzac Day. The * committee also expresses the hope that > sufficient money will be forthcoming to , add statuary to tho western end of the bridge, and invites all who have ' not yet contributed, or who desire to i supplement thoir contributions to 6end I the cheques to Mr J. Wyn Irwin, the honorary secretary, or to place them " on the foundation stone at the close J of the ceremony. > . The Canterbury Colloge Jubilee Anthology promises to be an excellent I publication from every point of view. i The contributions will include a new j College song in Latin by Professor H. Stewart, with music by Dr. Bradshaw; » the Rev. P. Carrington's Chancellor's , medal poem; and a now sonnet by Professor A. Wall. An. abundance of II interesting material has been _ dis- " covered by the Authology Committee. - The date of subscription has been ex- , tended till April 17th. It must be clearly understood that the subscribers' 3 edition do luxe can be obtained only by those who send in thoir names by this date. For the erection of three country 3 hospitals, tenders are being called for - at present on behalf of tho North Canb terbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. The institutions are the Ma--1 ternity Hospital, Bangiora; tho MaP ternity and Casual Hospital at Akaroa; E and the Ellesmere Maternity Hospital at Xiecston. The Kangiora and Akaroa a Hospitals arc on much the same lines. - All three are to be built of reinforced . concrete, and will have corrugated iron roofs. In the Bangiora Maternity HosB pital there will be eight beds for f patients provided on the ground floor. In front there will bo a verandah ten ' j feet wide. The necessary domestic 8 offices wil be provided on the ground 3 i floor; a laundry and other offices will a be provided in a detached building. a i On. the first floor provision will be I made for the matron and nurses. The d dTainage will be dealt with in aseptic i 1 tank. The Akaroa institution will proe j vide three beds for casual and a similar number for maternity patients. In 'f ! other respcts similar provision will be •t ) made as at the Eangiora Hospital. The , 1 Ellesmere Hospital at Leeston differs from the Eangiora and Akaroa Hosg . pitals iii having a higher pitched roof ; d the space so provided will bo utilised j for the matron and nurses' quarters. . There "will be provision made in the 7 ! Ellesmere Hospital for four beds for ! patients.

! 'The annual exhibition of the Canter- ; burv Society of Arts, will be open for | : the' last times this afternoon and even- j ' ing, from il to o and from V.30 to 10 I p.m. j In connexion with the city elections, the Citizens' Association candidates will i hold their first public meeting at the 1 Choral it all on Tuesday, April 10th, at !S p.m. u . i The superintendent of the I'tre Btii gade has received a donation ot ten j guineas from the trustees of the "ft il- ! hon estate, in recognition of_ the Bn- ! gade'.s services at the recent tire at the j Dorothy Tea Rooms, j The Otago Labour Council passed a i series of resolutions regarding the Gov- ! eminent's immigration policy and aski C'd that employers wanting additional j labour should guarantee employment { for two years under n bond o| £2(X) per annum per male and £IOO per annum, per female. An abandoned baby was found by Mrs George Foster, of 68 Buchanan's road, Sockburn, at about 10.30 on Thursday evening. The baby was lying in the garden about 30ft from ono of the windows of the house. Mrs Foster informed the police, and the child was brought to tho Christchurch Hospital. A theft of a particularly impudent j nature took place at Hagley Park this ! week. The Polo Club were about to i commence their Easter Tournament, when it was found that someone, who no doubt was satisfied that ho had discovered an easy and inexpensive method of getting a supply of firewood, had helped himself to a set of the club's dren had seen the posts being wheeled away in a perambulator. The caretaker of the polo ground, Mr A. Gray, resourcefully met the difficulty by erecting temporary posts, in the construction of which cardboard played an important part. Mr Cyril Bavin, the General Secretary of the Migration Department of the National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association, London, in an address at Dunedin referred to the present system of individual nomination as being weak, and he placed beforo his hearers the outlino of a more effective basis. If the present nomination system, he said, were broadened to embrace colloctive bodies, churches, lodges, and rotary clubs, the chances of failuro as regards the class of emigrant would be greatly minimised. It could be arranged for these collective bodies to work in unison • with similar bodies in the Homeland to the boneflt of all concerned. "Some truancy cases are the most difficult we have to dteal with. It ia yerv difficult to know what to do with them," said Mr Wyvem Wilson at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. A tiredlooking woman with a baby in her arms had been giving evidence as to why her husband had not sent a son to school. She said that site had ten ohildren, the eldest being 24 years old, and the son in question had to he kept homo to mind the baby, as she herself was often ill. The Magistrate asked her why she did ai,ot make a giw,n-up daughter do that. "At that ago they like dressing up in silks and satins and going to dances," said the woman. "Well, 1 can't manage your family for you, ' said Mr Wilson. "If your husband won t mind the baby, he will have to pay. Defendant waa fined 5s and costs. Rheumatism can. be cured—remove tho uric acid from tho blood by taking "Rheumatic Pebbles," and betore long nil your pains and aches will disappear. , This sound, dependable remedy is sold by all chemists at 2e ;6d a bos, or from the proprietors, MoArtnurs Ltd. (previously Loasbys), Chemists,, opp. Bnllantyne'a. 6 To those interested in potato growing. W© have two new 7ft Hoover Potato Diggers, complete, which we are able to sell at £52 nett. cash railage» paid--" P. and ]>. Duncan, Ltd., P.O. Box 124, Christchurch. 1 A fascinating figure is yours madam, provided you throw away that stooping washboard slavery habit, and let "No-Eubbing" Laundry Help do the washing, thus preserving your own natural beauty, grace, and elegance. 11 Customs clearing, General Carrying and Forwarding are undertaken by J. M. Hey wood and Co., Ltd. Yon cannot do better than to give them your business. Telephones 260, 2.^^1241^ Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, of 122 Cashiel street, earner of High, and C&absl streets, Ohristcluiroh, Head Office, Wellington, report that recently they acted, as agents in filing the follow iiyj applications for Letters Patent: Amalagar mated Wireless Ltd., Sydney, Receiving Systems; Thompson and Twigg, Pepperton. Teat Cup; Payne and Waldie, New Plymouth, Building; M. Meikle, Auckland, Iron: A. iGuise, Inyoroargill, Pump; E. Treveithick, Wellington, Seat: 'L. Stringer, Grevmouth, Table; Ham and Plamgan, Wellington, Grate; IS Kingdon, Auckland, Water System; W. Stubba, Mascot, Heating Water. Send for Inventors' Guide, post-free. 6 A sight to please the eye ia the charming assortment of useful and dainty toilet goods now displayed m Glanrille'e Easter windows. Here will he found every essential for the per-fectly-groomed woman, ranging from perfumes, face and powders, to ! manicure sots and dainty boxes of' Old , : English pot pourri. No visitor to Christchurch tor the holidays should miss this ravishing assortment. D. I Ferguson Glamville, Chemi|t^Hij|h 1 Dainty Gifts for Eaßter Brides. Very ; charming are the new goods being ! shown by Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pick- : ering for the Easter Wedding Season. 1 The selection embraces new Silverware, , Art Pottery, Stainless Cutlery, eti., and utility and daintiness is the key- | note throughout. 6 . School of Art Requisites, Drawing Papers, Artists' Colours, Brushea, Canvas, otc., the leading .depot for i these goods is Glbb's, 105 Cashel street, opp. Ballontyna's. 6 ) J. Johnston and. Son, Merchants, . Rangiora (Estd. 1863)., solicit Farmers' ; Orders for Andrews's Binder Twine, s Cornsaoks, Harvest Forks, Lubricating r Oil, Belting, Garden Hose, Suction P HofiOj etc. P.O. Box 1. 'Phone 4. 2 UP-TO-DATE USED CARS AT , LOWER PRICES THAN EVER. , LATE MODEL CHEVROLET TOUR- ; m(i CAR, £176. This late model 5-seater Chevrolet touring car is finished in dark green. ' It is equipped with electric lights and r self-starter, magneto ignition, and cord " tyres. The price is £175. 1 LATE MODEL OAKLAND ROADSTER, £l9O. A six-cylinder car of recent model, ; 3-seater. Equipment includes electric 1 lights and self-starter, side windi screens, and spot light, finished in sreen, with cream wheels. Price 1 LATEST MODEL "LIGHT FOUR" i STUDEBAKER. £275. This is the latest model 4rCylmder, r 5-seater Studebuker. the famous ''Light Four." The finish is cream, and equip- ! ment includes electric lights and starti er. Same guarantee given as with new I car. Price £275. i LATE MObEL DODGE TOURING CAR, £295. A beautiful Dodge 5-seater, looking ' luie new. The finish is French grey, „ and the car has electric lights and " starter. Price, £29-5. _ " STUDEBAKER "LIGHT SIX" SEDAN, £525. 1 This completely enclosed o-seater car a is of tlw latest type, and most luxuri--9 ourfy equipped. The finish i 3 maroon, 8 with plated fitting>. the upholstery is " of corded velvet, and there is a full .» set of cord tyres. The car has had 1 so little usage that tie same guaran- '• tee is given as with a new car. Price, e £525. r ADAMS, LTD. Showrooms: 152-154 High street. A 3448-4905