GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17811, 10 July 1923, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

* - The Acclimatisation Society's hatcheries have received up to the present 700,000 brown trout eggs for the re-stocking of the Canterbury Btieains. Last year one million and a half egg 3 were hatched, and this year's aggregate will probably be in that neighbourhood. The hatching period is about 34 days. ' On Saturday night about 11.30 o'clock a special tram that was proceeding to New Brighton ran into a I horse, which was apparently asieep. and which was standing on the line op- : posite Wirihana. It received injuries! J that necessitated its destruction. The impact shattered one of the windows of the car, and broke the air hose, and the conductor was thrown on to the load. Advice has been received by the Canterbury Pa-ogress League that Mr Evan Parry," engineer-in-chief of the English Electric Company, will be pleased to meet the executive of tho League either on th& 24th or 25th inst. for tho purpose of discussing the electnfi ation of the Christchurch-Lyttelton railway. In i accordance' with Mr Parry's wish the ! mooting will be in committee. It has J been decided to call a special meeting of the executive to meet Mr Parry on I the 35th ir>*t.

From to-day, the Tuesday goods train, service on the Eyreton branch will be discontinued. Work in the Botanic Gardens is well advanced for this sea.-on of ih? year. At present the College border is being remodelled. The City Council has received £IOO from the K.S.A. as a subsidy on wages paid to returned soldiers who aro now unemployed. Copies of extracts from the minutes of the conference, he.d on .\luy 2i\tl, convened by the Hon. G. J. And 'r.-on, Minister of' Labour, to discuss tho Ar> prtntLcs and Vocational Training Bill, have readied Christehurch. The Christehurch Domains Board has applied to tho City Council for permission to hold a Hose D;;y in the city and suburbs on a day to be fixed in November or January next, in aid of the Board's funds. The Council granted the request. Tho Railway Department has advised that the inon:ing train from. Ttnngiora to Oxford and tlr> evening train from Oxford tV IJangioni. cat Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridnys, havij been cut out of tho service. Tins arrangement will stand for the remaining winter mouths. The Progress League has made nrrrn's;-moots for the carriage of mails aff et d by tho ',-hau 1 . o. There was rend -at tho meeting of tho City Council last night a letter from the General Mn!'.;H:er of the New Zealand Railways with reference to tho Council's request that trains should stop near Patterson's Creek v-iad'icfc instead of at O-t-irama. Tire writer staled ho understands that the investigations wore now complete and there- was no longer any need to stop trains the-r-j. The- attention of the Works Committee of tho City Council has' been drawn to the- condition of tho subway under tho railway in Church street. A (-reek runs diagonally through tho subway and is covered for a width of only 3ft. The City Surveyor reported that to cover the creek and improve the subway generally would cost about £75, and tho committee recommended that tho work bo done. The. Council agreed. Tho City Surveyor has furnished tho Works Committee of tho City Council with a report regarding a numlwr of old and infirm employees. Tho committer conferred with the several foremen, with a, view to ascertaining if othor positions could ho found for any of the men. It is proposed to give th. mutter further consitlenition at tho next meeting of the committee. In connexion with the report of the drainage loan meeting hold at Somerfield, which appeared in Saturday's issue, a mistake ii. the rate figures gave a somewhat misleading idea of the Board's proposals. The report should have stated that the rate would be £1 16s Gd per capital value of £IOOO for the first year, increasing as tho expenditure increased until the fourth year when it would reach £4 8s 6d per £IOOO. Tho stormy week of May—a time of floods, wash-outs, and little school — seriously interfered with the average attendance for tho quarter at many schools. As there is a possibility of this having serious effects on the grading; and staffing of the schools, the Canterbury Education Board is considering the advisability of approaching the Department with a view to having this week omitted from the calculations when finding the quarter's average. In response to the strong protest against the proposed increase in tele-; phone charges, until a satisfactory reply has teen made to the Canterbury Progress League's criticisms of the proposal, tho League has received letters and telegrams from Chambers of Commerce and other organisations all over the Dominion signifying their whole-hearted support ,of tho League's attitude. In many instances these, bodies have asked tho member representing the district in Parliament to voice their protest in the House. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in tho Canterbury-West Coast Health District during the week ended noon yesterday totalled 64, as follows:—Butler: Scarlet fever, 1; diphtheria, 1. North Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 4 : diphtheria, 6; tuberculdsis, 7; pneumonic influenza, 22 (previous week, 8); pneumonia, 4; Puerperal septicaemia, 1. Ashburton: Mcarlet fever, 1; tuberculosis, 1; pneumonia, 1. South Canterbury: Diphtheria, 9; tuberculosis, 1; pneumonio influenza, 3; enteric, 1; pneumonia, 1. The series of luncheons arranged by the Y.M.C.A. in connexion with talks by prominent citizens on various phages of the subject of "Citizenship will commence n week later than was intended. 1 This re-arrangement is necessary owing to the illness of the Mayor, who was to have been the first speaker. The Mayor will give an address at a later date. On Thursday of next week Professor Shelley, president of the Rotary Club, will speak on "Ideals of Citizenship." On the following Thursday the speaker will be Archbishop Julius, whose biib'ject will be "How to Mend the World." Other contributors to the series will be Dr. Datta (of India), Dr. P. C. Fenwick. Mr C. T. Aschman, and Mr P. it. Clirmc. (Similar luncheons are arranged each winter under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. as a contribution to the thought and progress of tho community. Influenza leaves the system exhausted and open to attack from other ills. Strengthen the nerves and enrich the blood by taking McArthurs' "Nerve Tonic and Blood Enricher," which makes rich, red blood. 3s 6d a bottle at McArthurs, Ltd., Chemists, opp. Ballantyne's. —6 Mr A. W. Martin, Rupture Specialist and Sole Controller of the Dr. J. A. Sherman method of curing rupture without operation, is now on His eighteenth visit to Christehurch. He can be consulted free up to Friday, the 20th, at the White Hart Hotel. A fascinating figure is yours madam, provided you throw away that stooping washboard sla\'ery habit, and let "No-Rubbing" Laundry Help do the washing, thus preserving your own natural beauty, grace, and elegance. 11 when you have to move, give the work to J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd. They will send you careful and reliable men, used to handling Furniture. Telephones 250, 259, 1241. H 5720-6532 ON FRIDAY AT 7.30 P.M. FIRST SHOWING OF U.S. GOVERNMENT'S FILM OF STUDEBAKER FACTORY. On Friday next, at 7i30 p.m., Messrs Adams, Ltd., will exhibit, at their High street Showrooms, the splendid industrial film taken officially by the operators of the United States Government illustrating the processes employed in the huge new factory of tho Studebaker Corporation in which "Light Sixes" are manufactured. This great picture, which is purely a Governmental production, was made in order to demonstrate to overseas buyers generally the wonderful manufacturing facilities of the American automobile maker. The Studebaker "Light Six" factory was selected because it i 3 the latest, largest, and best-equipped factory in the world for turning out highgrade automobiles. Adams, Ltd., cordially invite all motorists, their friends and families, and all others interested in the latest developments in engineering science to see this extremely interesting picture, which helps to show how it has been possible to reduce the price of the Studebaker "Economy Light Six" from £675 to £420 in less than two years. Ample seating accommodation is provided, and the picture is shown on full-size scale by the latest and best of biograph projectors. The screening occupies about an hour and a half. Adams, Ltd.. New Zealand Agents for Studebaker Motors. Showrooms, : 152-154 High street- 5,309