General News.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18070, 12 May 1924, Page 8

General News.

. "I siiall always advocate musio as an important pftft ill the educational system," said Mi' S. OK LaVers, of Sydney, the vocal judge at the Competitions Festival on Saturday night. It. ultimately directs the Injnd into hfealtliy channels through fofifiiiig new 1 conceptions erf beauty iii conduct, art .and Nature." Spoiilsinfe of competitiorS in general, Mr levers said that, there was latent talent, Which lie hoped would develop into worth. . , Discussing the subject of supcranntiatiort, the '.'l'u'blic Service J oUrnal'' says that the I'ublio Service. Superannuation tfund has n6 fixed Subsidy and bears its owii expenses] "One feature in particular Hot geiieimlly recognised," says th» "Journal," is tlw.t the Government Subsidy to Oiir fund is rapidly nearing ltd highest point, whence it will recede • Until «it viuijsheS ( completely, the contributions 'of- memtje!f& supporting the Whole edheiiie.'' - While d handwriting expert was giving evidence in a citfiffilHal' charge in the Supreme Court at Auckland last week» Mr Ostler, counsel for the accused, referred to the "'gopd, fair, rouna haiid that bank clerks use.", "And judges," Mr Justice Herd mart. To this Mr Ostler replied -that unless they happened to have been bank clerks first, he would not give isiuoh for some judges' writing. A witness said that he had recently I Seen a hank tftanager's signature which ho could not read. Mr Ostler Capped the remarks by stating that he once knew a Chief Justiee- who had three sorts' of handwriting. One Sort he aiohe could read; the 'second the Chief Justice and a certain* member of the Bar could read; but the'third Soft no One 111 the wide world could read',. A beautiful Bengal tigef, the gift of the Pririfce of Wales to the WellingtonZoo, arrived al "Auckland on Friday by the Sussex from Calcutta. Thfe tiger, which, was accommodated in a cage on deck throughout the voyage of 36 days, is only ten months ola, having been Seciired by the Prinoe during his last shooting expedition in Gwalior. Hie age from the Standpoint of the buman being, however, is no criterion of his size or ferocity, for both arte impitessive. "He is the most bad-tempered creature I ever saw," exclaimed a young officer, ih injured tones, upon the arrival of tile steaftten "I thought I would get hitn to feed out of my hand, but, oh, you have only to look at hiiri and he nearly shakes the bars down at yoii." Great care was exercised in 'the , matter of diet during the Voyage.' The steward in charge was responsible for his care, and he was persohftllv tended by the ship's Indian butchcri whose life was insured for £sooo lief are leaving Calcutta. The animal's meal amounted to Blb of meat and fresh drinking water three times a day.

Farther reference to the question of tailot-inade Sluts was. made by .another deputation from the Wellington Master ?!Wlors' _ Association, which Jrai.ted on he Minister of Labour (the -Hon. (i. J. Anderson) last . Week. It was stated by Mi Milligjiii liis attention had been drawn by a Chiisfcchtlroh labour fnan to the fact tltflt 27 girls had to do no less than 250 coats in ottfe week, for which they received fl*om the factory a little over £4l irt wages. Had this work been do'M mider the Arbitration Court award applying to the bespoke trade, men's wages Would have amounted to over £SOO. Mr. Milligan offered' ths opinion that there were in New Zeaiahd to-diiy a very large number of adults Who Wtere unable to work at the clothing trade which they had learned taring to the employment of fln excessive number of girl apprentices. In repty to an enfluiiy by the Minister as to ( ttrhat a medium quality tailor-made 6iut would dobt to produce, the follow- J ing estimate was arrived at: —iMateriul w yevrda, at about 16s 6d per yard), j f® 5 trimmings. 15a: cftltting 106; labour £3 total £7 ss. Overhead expenses were not included in the abdve estinwiie. A suit' of this tvpe, would be sold by the average tailor at t *? mi £lO net, varying according put into it in differ- , The Minister promised to look: into the complaint of unfair comn^W IM w by deputation, say- , hafc was mined at was to SfoJ if I ? an "* the street got What he paid for. The Crown l!aw Office would be asked to look into certain points raised, and the LaW Department would be instructed to' see faCtolißS W ° rked ÜBder

"The total population of at March 31st last, aceordiHg to the estimate of the Government Statistic fan 1,347,754 —687,993 males and 659* 761^females. The JiWi was' estimated at 5 3 ; 82° a n d that O the Cook Islands, Niue, and the man dated territory of Western Samoa, as at December 31st, 50,560. The total mpopulation in Dominion nrooer for the quarter endedl lUarcn 31 1924, was 4733 (including Maoris), comprising a gain of 4716 by natural inSe and of I7.by migration. The former, comments the Statistician «. about a normal increase, but the latter is much below normal. Forewarned is forearmed. Dont i r tVi«» niiuhtest cough or cold at Ihfs time the year, as the approachinn- winter may cause serious illness. Tile quickest, surest, and safest remedy is McArthur's Stop }t, Is 9d and 3 8 a bottle from all chemists and stores, or from McArthur'e Ltd., Chemists, oj£ posice Ballantyne s. , The great array of astounding b - gains ottering at the b/g clearance 6 aJe of W S. Angas's stock, bought at fUil in the £1 by Armstrong s, is certain to attract large crowds of shoppers £ ?he city to-day. This is opportunity to secure new and up-to-date men's wear at less than the wholesale prices, and thousands of P°" n Jf worth of new season's goods in all departments have been special y reduced for this great sale event. We strongly advise early shopping, as the yatuesare so particularly coiyincing that a speeay clearance is assured. . Fruit trees of pedigree strains, including apricots, certificated by -Wviot Bud Selection Committee. Early bookings necessa.-y. Ivorys Nurseries, T?nncr'ora. or 21 Manchester street, Christchurch. T4141-5174 Pilkington'a motors run twice daily between Christchurch and Akaroa. 6 <'The Garden's Glory."—Bradbury's Sjveet Peas have quite won the front place throughout New Zealand. The agents, Messrs Hastie, Bull and Picker1M X/td., send the eeeds all over the Dominion. They have a full selection now offering and the seeds should be at once planted. Catalogues^ree^^ If you really want the best in the following linesMouldboard and Diso Ploughs, Tractor Ploughs with Automatic Lift, double, three or foiir furrow; Disc Harrows and Cultivators; Grubbers; Tine and Tripod Harrows; Rollers; Drills; Lime and Slag Sowers; Broadcast Sowers; Drays, Waggons, etc., there is only one place to get them. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., Tuam street, Christchurch. D 3571-8780 Potato Crop, 1924.—1r0n Age Diggers, the best ever, also the Cheapest—£4o while they are available. Only a few left. —Booth, Maedonald and Co., Ltd. 8957

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