General News.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 8

General News.

Two trains were passing each othcJ, travelling in opposite directions neai the Sydenham Post Office on Saturday niaht at about 11.30. A motorist, driving a o-seater Hupp, was coming up behind one car and derided to an attempt at passing hoUvecri them The result was that he hit both trams and smashed up his car siderably, and in addition to "Smocking a eteD off one of the trams no one w hurt The motorist tiad Ins damaged car placed in a right-of-way m the meantime, and found, yesterday morning, to his disgust that his tools ana spotlight had been stolen. The tictv schedule of salaries of ,» officers of the New Z< ; ] a,and Mlhl 1 Forces has to issued. The clue tirades are:—Major-General. £IOOL pei annum, rising to £1092 after one Colonel or Colonel-Commandant, £i&>, vising bv stages to £7Ol m the f » year; Lieutenan t-Oolonel, £730; Maior, £4OO to £3BO-, £385 to £435; Lieutenant, £ £3oo; 2nd Lieutenant, £290 to £•>>'• The i>av for non-comiimssioncit is sr.hecl'uled a-s follows an nnb Officer, Class 1, £SI3 amde; IMo m»rried ; Warrant Officer, Class Lhy sincle; £320 married; tfcaff feergeantr Instructor, £2/0 and £29-5; Staff fcergeant, £-lio and £275. I'he completion of the tower of St. John's Latimer square, which is being token ui> as a memorial of the jubilee of the parish, is to lie» put in hand immediately (the "Church News" states). The intention of the founders was that a stately spire should rise from the present truncated tower, but the condition of the mortar is not sound enough to warrant" such a structure. It has hecn decided to add about Bft to the present tower in Milestone with 0. ba.ttlemented top. The bell will need a, special frame within the tower 60 a-Si to enable it to be swung. Below tho |,cll compartment the new electric organ blower will bo housed. The orj*£Ui has been tinder reconstruction and enlargement for the past two years, and it is. hoped to have both the tower ;>nd the. organ completed by Christmas.

The newly-formed Dunediu branch of the Christ's College Old Boys' Association held its annual meeting and dinner at the City Hotel, Dunedin, recently, and the function prov«l n distinct success in every way. The College 0»d Boys present were : Messrs C. T\. Rattray (chairman). Colonel C^owie-Niihels, Stock, Tnglis, Oldham, Paaeoe. Karnshaw. Roberts, Sinclair, Minty, Hilton. Russell. fjougli. Boulnois, Tapley (2). Rich. Kdmond, Mirams, Savers. Cotton. Hammond, .and Arruitage. The visit-civ. included : The Mayor (Mr H. 1-f. T-ap-leyi. Messrs E. J. Smith, I'.. "Webster (0.8.H.5.), R. Bevan-Brown (Christchurch B.H.>S.(. J. Zohrab (Wellington College), and C. Miles ( Wangauui College). ■ After a lengthy toast list had been honoured the proceedings closed with tlie singing of tlie "College Song" and the National Anthem.

Persons standing on the railway station any night of this week at the time of the arrival of tlie express iYem Christc'hureh at 9.25 could not help being Attracted by the brilliant and powerful head lanip on the locomotive attached to this train (savs Saturday's ' 'Otago Daily Times "). * Tin's is tho first engine on this section to lie lifted wuh tlie electric head, lamp, which the Department intends to on all its A.B. express engines. Anyone standing close by can hear tlie humming of the steam-driven motor turbine -which is placed on top of the boiler, and is operated by the driver in the cab by opening a small steam valve which sets, the motor going. The engine is then fully lit up with electric, light. At the back of the main bead lamp there is a sinail light to show up the number of the engine. In the cab the various gauges which tlie driver and fireman have to watch are also lighted by electricity. The nejv light is a vast improvement oil the old method of oil burning, and is much appreciated by the crew on the footplate. The lamps and fixtures «re put on at the Hillside Workshops, and as each A.B. angim? now goes through the workshops these lamps will be installed.

A Chinaman paid ltis 9d for a patrol ease full ot mushrooms at the Wellington city market? on Friday morniug. The work connected with the extension of the Tram'.iay Board's power sub-station has been completed . and the additional power is now being ? utilised. : Copies of tiie main roll to be' used at the approaching Tramway B >ard ] elections are now available. The sup- < pleiaentary roll will close on November 13th. after which date it wilt not be possible for t-bo?e possessing the necessary qualifications to get their names ' on the roll. 1 Yesterday was "You 112: People's Day" ' at the Knox Presbyterian Church, "i'calcy avenue. A special service wai, j held at 11 a.m. (children's service). ] when an address was given on '"Kill- ; ing a Giant. - ' At 0.-3O p.m. a service was held for young men and women, when an address was jriven on : 'Phalanx ' Jesu." The Rev. Gray Dixon ivas the preacher. 1 Friday next is Navy Day, when the annual appeal of the Canterbury (X.Z.) branch of" the Navy League will be made. Every year it is found necessary to apneal for funds to enable the educational patriotic work of the branch to be carried on. On Friday , there will be stalls ior tho sale, of various commodities, and a street sale of miniature white ensigns, the flag of the Royal Xavy. There 'is also an art union for valuable prizes. In commemoration of the laying ol t-be foundation stone of the original Si. Luke's Church on October 18th. tBo9, arid the consecration of the prosent church 011 October 1/th, 1909, tin? usual festival was commenced on rndav, when Canon Mutter was the preacher. On Saturday Holy Communion was celebrated at 6-1-5 and 7 a.m., followed by breakfast in the schoolroom. The- festival was continued in the evening and t-hrougliout yesterday a 1 ervi'ces Yestcrdav. Holy Communion was celebrated at 8 a.m.. 9 a.m., and 12.13. The special preachers wore, the Rev C A. Fraer, the Rev. J. t. Courjsey.'aud the Rev. H. AW Smith. Mavf;e-ld. in common, no doubt, with other' oa.rts nf New ;Zealand, is able to report a somewhat baJflms phenomenon (writes a- correspondent). .. the past- three years spruce trees tunc been tailing into decay. The process has been gradual, and l-nsfc season. wit.) life aopa.reivtly extinct, they presented a uniformly drab and withered ap!■«''ance. the trunk and branches, tluchiv covered with scale or fungus, not-show-ing a, vestige ot green. Scientists did not hesitate to say that the New Zealand spruce was doomed and no amount of investigation was able to identify the cause. The disease has. however, vanished as if by magic, and tho spruce trees are again clothed m richest verdure. locally they present a. beautiful and thriving appearance, the tohagc i.s of the mcst exquisite green. 1 no, fortnation is, in iact, as complete as l is mysterious. The visiting preacher at. a certain church in this diocese., one evening not long ago. had been holding iortli lor some little time, and had. reached ail improssivc point- in his address (narrates the "Church News;'). He paused—silence is so impressive—he gazed cow n at the congregation —he turned ever so slightlv, and then with outstretched hand lie began bis peroration. "And now," he said' —but l*>fore lie could proceed, to bis utter confounding, the congregation rose as one man. lhe preacher staggered back a step and for si moment thought it must be a. broad hint that the statutory fifteen minutes was up. In an aw.iul moment of silence preacher and congregation stared at each other, both dumbfounded. Then one after another the people sat down, rather sheepishly, and the preacher, regaining his seilf-possession, announced that after all he had bettei stop there. That's the worst of those stereotyped cues. For tho purpose of storing crude oil for naval vessels two huge storage- t-.t.uks arc to be installed at the Devonport Naval Depot. Auckland. The Public Works Department is carrying out the work for the Admiralty, and the 'first tank is in course of construction, at the base of tho cliff overlooking the depot. This tank will have p- capacity of 5000 tens, or about 1,000,0C0 gallons, and will be about 40ft in height. The structure, which is of mild steel, is now erected to a height of about 20ft. Tine steel plates and other sections of the tank wero made in England and shipped to New Zealand for assembling. The thickness of the lower plates is half an inch, but the upper plates will be about a quarter of an inch in thickness. The lower plates weigh about a ton each, and some 80,000 rivets are needed for each tank. About 30 nien ore engaged on the first tank, and it is not expected that it will bo completed till about next March. Then work will bo betgnn on the second tank (states the "New Zealand Herald"), which will probably be ready to receive oil for storage about August. The hot weather is extra trying to the feet—especially to corn sufferers. A quick and certain remedy lies in McArthur's New Extra Strong Corn Cure, which quickly removes the most obstinate and agonising corns without pain. Is 6d a bottle, from McArthurs, Ltd., Chemists—same building McArthurs' Corner —but the entrance is in Colombo street only. 6 Spots don't always mean measles. There are such things as heat spots, beauty spots, etc. Two spots with which the men and women of Christchurch are familiar arc Armstrong's two big stores —the cheapest spots in the city. To-day aio oft-aring Spot Cash Specials in each department. Wonderful bargains for men- women, and children made possible by Spot Cash buying. Don't miss this Big Bargain Feast. 6 We manufacture Water Ballast Rollers for lawns, asphalt paths and tennis i courts. 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