General News.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18463, 18 August 1925, Page 8

General News.

Complaints liavo been received by the City Council concerning empty "dust ami refuse receptacles left iur pome considerable time on the footway after being emptied. Instructions have now been given that the bin*, after being emptied, are to be piaced iusido the gates and the lids put on. Last night at I.ytt-elton the bogie of a second class car on tlio InveiwiryiU express collapsed. Just as the tram came out ol tiie tunnel, the end ot che carriage was seen t:i t-ag, and the un-der-carriagc was soon dragging nlung the ground. The ear was taken tJ ti the train and left at Lyttelton pending repairs. JHad the mishap occurred sooner, when the train was in the tunnel, the consequences might have l>eeu serious. The Eyre County Council has received it communication from the Hon. I), liuddo, M.P., that, although is available us a i-, for X, grant towards a propoaed bridge uerotis the Kyro river, yet, the sunt will not be included in tlio'pJstimatuH unlemt iiic Council deride* upon the ftito before the Estimates are put in typ r - residents of the Went Kyreton riding of the County have not been nble mutually to ngree xnnongnt themflclven which of tho two nuggented hi ten will be of most benefit to the riding, the f'ouneil hnH convened a Hpeei.'il iru'i'ting fit. which it will hear definite opinions from an;.' ratepayers who may « ar<: to aM'fid.

The annual meeting ami dinner of | the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce has been fixed for the evening of f?cp- | tember 7th. |. Archbishop Kedwood on Sunday j ble=so<l and opened a new Roman , Catholic Church (St, Bririd'.s) in Folding. It is a beautitui edifice ot Gothic design and cost over £bCOQ. The City Council last night got through its business very quickly, and j was finished by 8.30 p.m. The usual ex- | perienco is for the Council to sit until j well after 11 p.m. j Fourteen degrees ot frost were regis- j t-ered in Christohurch yesterday, the mercury descending to as low a point | as 18 degrees F. On only one occasion this winter—June ISth. when 1-I.S degrees were registered—lias yesterday's low temperature been exceeded. "Modern Road Construction' will i be the subject of an address to be | given to-night in the old City Council i Chambers by Mr E. Parker, a visiting expert. The lecture was arranged by j the Christchureh Citizens' and Rate-j payers' Association, and all citizens arc j invited to attend. j A petition signed by over 70 residents and ratepayers of Woolston, near Tilford street, was presented to ttie City Council last night by Cr. F. ft. Cooke, asking the Council to remedy the nuisance caused by flooding i-oiu drains in the locality. The petU. ; n:i referred to the Works Committer Mrs Hall, of 25 Clifton street-. Addington, collapsed in the street opposite the Queeivs Pictures and she was taken to the Hospital. Sho had nut her face in hex fall. The patient was se.mi-conseious when admitted to tlio institution, but later recovered and her condition * r as reported to be satisfactory last night. The City Council last night ratified the appointment of the Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer) and Councillors A. McKellar and W. J. Sim as trustees of the fund now being raised for the benefit of the widow and family of the late Mr James Ward, who was electrocuted at Opawa by coming in contact with a fallen live wire forming part of the city reticulation. Cr. C. Carr enquired at. the meeting of the City Council last night if it. would be possible to have lights placed over the traffic control policemen in order that motorists might be able to sec the signals at night. Cr. A. McKellar, chairman of the Electricity Committee, said the matter had been discussed with the Inspector of Police and certain suggestions were made. An arrangement would be come to which he hoped would prove satisfactory. The river bank near the Opawa bridge has been giving trouble of late by reason of slips, and tho City Council lias constructed another 60ft length of timber piling and sheeting to protect the bank. The matter was mentioned at the meeting of the City Council last night. Cr. E. H. Andrews said the Drainago Board disclaimed' any liability for damage to river banks, and were opposing a local Bill to vest tho control of the banks in the Board. The repair of river banks was becoming a serious matter. Three months from to-day the New Zealand ancl South Seas Exhibition at Logan Park will be opened. The general manager (Mr Hainsworth), when asked this morning how things were gutting on, &aid: "The whole of tho undertaking is progressing at a very satisfactory rate. We are well in hand, but wo arc not relaxing the pressure, because we aro desirous —ami I nni hopeful as to the desire being fulfilled — of setting up a record in regard to Exhibition openings."—Own Correspondent. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury Health District for tho week ended noon yesterday, totalled 23 as follows :—Scarlet fever 6, diphtheria 3, tuberculosis 5, pneumonia 2, pneumonic influenza .1, purperal septica;inia 1, erysipelas 2, tetanus 1, lethargic encephalitis 1, eclampsia 1. Four deaths were recorded: Tuberculosis 2, pneumonic influenza 1, and eclampsia 1. No infectious diseases were reported from the West Coast Health District during the past week. At the conference of local bodies regarding highway matters, convened by the Progress League, a discussion arose between Mr F. W. Furkcrt, Engineer in Chief to the Public Works Department, and various delegates, as to instructions received from the Department regarding the fees to bo charged on traction engines and trailers under the motor-lorry regulations. The Eyre County Council has been informed that amendments to tho regulations are to bo issued, making it quite clear that traction engines and trailers aro to be excluded from tho provisions of the regulations, and that any heavy traffic fees to be charged on them aro to bo left to the discretion of the individual local bodies to regulate under their bylaws. Another reduction is reported in tho Dunedm .egg market (says the "Evening ritar"). 'lhe schedule pneo is down to Is 6d per dozen, and tho retail price to Is 9d. Eggs commonly fall to what may bo caned "preserving price" between the middle of August and the beginning of iSeptember. lliis year tho big abatement has como about a week earlier than usual. Somo persons may be wondering whether this is the final reduction for tho season, or whether they would be wise to hold off tho purchasing of eggs for preserving in expectation of one more decrease. For guidance on that point, the opinion of an expert has been obtained, and it is to the effect that values aro not likely to recede further. While officers and men of tho visiting Amorican Fleet wore able generally to make themselves acquainted with the British coinage system within a day or two of their arrival in Australia, instances have occurred where mistakes have bt'2ll made by them in this respect sinco they reached the Dominion. A few days ago an officer in Christchureh took a taxi to the railway station, and on being asked for half a crown for tho ride told tho driver that ho was overcharging. "That is the correct fare," said tho taxi-man, but the American still remonstrated. "Take six shil-

lings and bo satisfied," ho said to the driver, who agreed to accept the amount and drove away smiling. The officer concerned is prepared to tell the world that he now knows tho difference between, half a crown and half a sovereign. Throughout the ages man has been a marivi 10 ruemuat.sin. inu coid, changeaOlo wcatlicr_ is especially trying. When tlie kidneys ret use to remove the uric acid trom the blood, use ■McArthur's 1-theumatic Pebbles—tne scientific method or ridding yourself ot' th.s painful malady, lis tJU per box. boxes for 7s. Ul your chemist 01 Me Arthurs. Ltd., Chemists.. (,7-5 Co--1 jmbo street. —2 No one can get better service than that given by j. m.. Hevwood and Co., Ltd., either as furniture removers, Custom House Agents or General Carriers. —r> To practise household economy you must tirsi U-gui m tue p ulCtJ wjj* ert) vne greatest expenditure taivts piace iu tne Kitchen. The installation cf a iUcC'lary electric range is wurtiiy 0 f consiaeiation. It is not a case of iioiv mucu au electric range costs, but liow much it. costs you to be without one. bee our line ot electric ranees and learn their outstanuin s features Ashby, liergh and Co., Ltd. "ltcid and Gray ' tarm Implements and spare parts obtainable irom .Mr Harrv Anderson, Engineer, 193 Casliel street. Christchurch, and Koitl an( i Cray, Ltd., Burnett street, Ashburton. Enquiries invited, _ j