General News.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18397, 2 June 1925, Page 8

General News.

' ■ . 1 ♦ The District Railway Traffic Office reports that traffic on the \V est Coast line has been particularly brisk during tho past month, the total amount or freight conveyed through the Utira tunnel for May was 33,472 tons, an increase of 8600 tons compared witn the previous month. At tho present time close on 14C0 tons day are being taken through the tunnel.

Cases of infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health districts for the week ended at noon yesterday totalled 33, .ns follows West Coast: Diphtheria, 3; puerperal iiepticffimia, 1. Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 10; diphtheria, 2; tuberculosis, 6; pneumonia, 1; puerperal septicsemia, 2; fulminant influenza, 1; infantile paralysis, 2: During the same period two deaths were reported, both being from tuberculosis.

What seems to have been }in impromptu football match was played nt Hagley Park on Sunday afternoon, to the amazement of passers-by. Tho players , had not gone to tho length of donning football togs, but had merely taken off their vests and coats. The curator of the Domains Board, Mr J. Youpg, told a reporter yesterday that young fellows had been stopped from playing there .before. A watch would be kept in future.

With regard to tho statements made at tho meeting of' the Canterbury Trades ajid Labour Council on (Saturday night that sbme bakers in Ohristchurch were selling light-weight bread, it should not be forgotten that there are two classes of bread in respect of which exemption from weight standard is permissible. They are: Any bread that has added milk or fats, or malt which would cost the baker an amount in proportion to the deduction allowed the ordinary white loaf known as the barracouta. It is not an offence to> have short-weight bread for sale. Where tho offence lies is in selling the bread without declaring its weight. Yesterday was the first day on "which the new tram fares were brought into operation, and more halfpennies were turned over than has been the case in Ohristchurch for a long time. A Wf passengers expressed surprise when they were called on to pay 2Jd for a ride, in respect of which. 2d had sufficed before, but the great majority haa boarded the cars quite prepared to meet the new conditions, and consequently little trouble was experienced between public and conductors, the latter having plenty of change available. Concurrently with the innovation, a number of chaises have been introduced in the tramway time-table, a more frequent service being run between Cashmere Hills and St. Albans Park. Changes have also been effected on the North. Beach, Cashel street, and Sumner routes.

A petition in bankruptcy -was filed yesterday by John Toale. storekeeper, of Glentunnel. A meeting of creditors will be held on 12th inst-. The Railway Department is running an excursion to Otira to-rnorrow on the occasion of the King's Birthday. A departure will be made from the usual custom in that the carriages will be steam heated, and chair cars instead of the ordinary Jong carriages will comprise the train. Since the schools reopened this year the compulsory attendance regulations have not been enforced on account of the infantile paralysis epidemic. Yesterdav, however, a reversion was made to the usual regulations in this respect. and attendance at school on tho part of pupils is once more compulsory. "I know a man who bought a block of land in Blenheim, thinking he was going to make money out of it, but he now owes £BS rates on it," said Councillor E. S. Parker at the last meeting of the Blenheim Borough Council. "I may say," he continued, ''that the man is a working man earning 14s a day. so what chance has he of paying?" He added that in ihis opinion the land agent who involved the man in this "speculation" should be made responsible for the rates.

An inspector from the Labour Department paid a visit of inspection one. day last- week to a number of city and suburb storekeepers and examined their sivles. As a residt several informations have been served and will be dealt with shortly at the Magistrate's Court. It does not appear to bo generally known that since the Labour Department took over the duties of supervising weights and scales from the Department of Internal Affairs, about three years ago, it is necessary, under the regulations, for a re-testing to. be carriea out .in April of each year. Everyone remembers how reliable the old-fashioned home remedies were: they were usually compounded from purely vegetable extracts. When coughs and colds were about, the home remedy was particularly prominent. Of course, nowadays time cannot be spared to make them up, but J'ou can obtain the same effect from "Stop It," for "Stop It" is purely vegetable, and it's wonderful how quickly "Stop It" relieves a cough or cold. Sold everywhere —2s 6d! and Is 6d. ( 4 Wireless construction made easy! The Wade wireless tool set removes the handicap of makeshift tools. Outfit comprises 11 exceptionally useful tools, each specially designed for its purpose, enabling the amateur to turn out work, competing in appearance and efficiency with the work of the manufacturer. Prico 14« set, at Ashby, Bergh and Co., Ltd.. High street. ' —6 No one can get better service than that given by J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., cither as furniture removers,Custom House Agents or General Carriers, i —6 Extraordinary announcement re Boots and Shoes! A sale will be held today (Tuesday), commencing at 2 p.m. sharp, of 500 pairs new boots and shoes, men's, women's,and children's, in order to close partnership accounts. They are to be sold by public auction, absolutely without reserve, to-day (Tuesday), at 2 p.m., in Jones, McCrostie Company's rooms, corner of Cashel and Manchester streets. —6