General News.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18368, 29 April 1925, Page 8

General News.

Tbe auction announcements of Charles dark, Lohrey and Co., Ltd., and the National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., appear on Page 15 of this issue. The cricket shield presented by Mr J. A. Bedpath, sen., in memory of his son, the late Mr David Kedpath, lias been allotted to the competition for boys under 14. Owing to the epidemic, all schoolboy competitions were abandoned last season, and the shield has been placed in. the custody of tho Canterbury Boys' Cricket Executive for competition next year.

"Business is all right, but the slowness with which money is coming in this month is deplorable. It is the worst April we havo ever had in that respect," said the head of a well-known nurserynien 's business yesterday. "The orders are coming in all right, but the people simply will not pay their accounts, or even a portion of them in many cases. lam told that this experience is typical of all business just now, but I don't know what the explanation is. The epidemic can't have affected our trade."

"The X-ray department has now what we lieliere to be t-ho best available equipment," a medical man at the Ohristchurch Hospital told a reporter yesterday. The new equipment had been installed only a week, and it was a big improvement, not only as far as the adaptability of the X-rays was concerned, but also because the patients could be handled so much more easily. The doctor mentioned that one of the advantages of the contrivance was that it was overcoming the unsatisfactory nature of the electrical supply. The fluctuations in iibe voltage of City Council supply had been so great that they had cot beyond the machine previously installed.

dominations closed yesterday afternoon for seats on the Council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, when the following were received: —Messrs H. Anderson, E. Ashworth, F. Banks, S. F. Barnett, T. G. E. Blunt, C. B. Clark, D. Deans, W. Deans, "W. H. Denton, G. Ebort, J. L. Gibson, M. H. Godby, G. B. Hobbs, J. G. S. Holmes, P. J. Molloy, F. P. Moorhouse, C. J. Newell, G. T. Eobertson, L. A. Shand, H. Herbert Smith, A. E. §mith, E. F. Stead, Jas. Sutherland, T. V. Whitmorc, P. J. Wilson, and P. Wynn-WUliains. As there are only twenty vacancies and 26 nominations, an election will be necessary, and will take place at the Society's annual meeting on May 13th. ■ By the steamer Manuka, the Director of 'Education (Mr Frank Tate) returned to Melbourne from New Ze;itand, states tbo "Argus." Mr Tato went, at the roquest of the Government of New Zealand, to report on the state of post-primary education, but his investigations were hampered by the outbreak of infantile paralysis, which made it necessary to close the schools. Mr Tate held conferences with teachers and officers of the Education Department in the imrjorfcant centres of the Dominion. , He had been much, impressed by the public interest in education. New Zealand was spending £1,000.000 a year more than Victoria upon education, and opportunities were given for secondary education which were eagerly taken by the scholars. In 1905 the New ZeaLand Parliament enacted that scholars who obtained a proficiency certificate, equal to tho merit certificate of tbe Victorian schools, should: be given an opportunity of free secondary education, and 76 per cent, of the certificate-holders undertook technical or seeottdary courses. Such figures placed New Zealand ahead of any State of the Commonwealth in regard to education. A report will be prepared by Mr Tate, which he hopes to send to the New Zealand Government in about four week*

At a meeting of the Buller Progress Leagne held at Westport last night, mention was made of the penalties imposed on the coalmining industry and the protection afforded farming pursuits." It was resolved to request the Minister of Mines to see that the industry with which he was chiefly concerned was afforded protection similar to that obtained by the Minister of Agriculture for the farming industry. Word was received by tho police yesterday that a patient had escaped from the Sunnyside Mental Hospital during the morning. The escapee was traced to the end of Barrington street, but after that there was no indication of his whereabouts, and he was reported to be still missing at midnight. The man is of fair complexion, has a moustache, and was wearing a grey coat and vest, and trousers supplied by •the institution. lie took ja bicycle with him when he escaped. Don't take liberties with your health. You can't afford.to "lay-up." At the first symptoms cf a cold lake McArthur's "Stop-It." It's wonderful the way this good old remedy gets to work. A few doses will relievo and one bottle generally effects a. cure. "StopIt" is sold everywhere in Is 9d and 3s bottles. McArthur's, Ltd., Chemists, McArtbur'e Corner. —U

The opening day of Armstrong's great forge-ahead sale has proved a pronounced success. Tremendous bargains now offering, include great savings for men, as: 25 men's dark tweed sac suits, 49s 6d; 50 men's assorted shades sac suits, 59s 6d; 30 men's special boxed suits, 69s 6d; 50 men's all-wool Donegal boxed suits, £3 15s ; 50 men's high grade box §uits, 90s; 100 special high-grade boxed suits, £5 os. Armstrongs' two busy stores, Victoria square and High street. 6 J. Johnston and Son, Merchants, Rangiora, (Estd. 1863) Direct Importers of English Electroplate, Cutlery and Case Goods. Inspection Invited. P.O. Box 1, 'phone 4. 11 Easter Gifts of unusual value can bo purchased with a special discount ot 15 per cenfc - ( 3s ' m tne off everv article, including Diamond Engagement Rings, Wristlet .Watches, and Wedding Rings. Intending purchasers of Wedding Gifts should avail themselves of this opportunity. Inspection invited. B. O. Priddis and Co., Jewellers, Cathedral square. P6633-7431 Fifty million rabbits in Canterbury. They should all be, poisoned at once. Those laying poison on hill-country will find our new pattern all steel reversible rabbit plough, O.K. for making the furrows. Weight 701b. Photos on application. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., 196 Tuam street, Christchurch. G To the Electors of Chrietchurcli,— Remember W. H. Winsor, his name is at the bottom of tho list. Pleaso strike out eleven of tho top lines. — ( 3