General News.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18672, 22 April 1926, Page 8

General News.

—•— Members of the Canterbury Justices of the Peace Association 'will pay 3 Visit Of inspection to- tho Papnrua. prison on Saturday. In tho Shirley Bowling Club art union, drawn last night, the first prize of £IOO was won by L. Thomson, Gore, and the second prize, of £SO, l>y Don Cook, Westport. The prize of £5 for the 2,800,000 th visitor at the Exhibition was won early yesterdav morning by Ann Jennings, aged 14, of Fortrose, Southland. —Press Association. Motor-car headlights and shop licrhts were adorned by a distinct halo in* the Citv last night, and, ghostly figures moved about the Square, loomup unexpectedly from all direction. A thick fo S descended early in the evening and continued till a late hour. Opinions are expressed by representative members of the legal profession in Christchurch that there is ' necessity for the appointment of a third Stipendiary Magistrate, as* Messrs Widdowson and Young are called upon to work long hours in order to cope with Court business and their other duties. It is possible that the selection of the site for the Agricultural College will be made at the end of this week. Sir James Parr, who was deputed to draft the report of the sub-committee of Cabinet set up to make the final recommendation, says he hopes to have a final meeting of the sub-committee before Saturday. The Mount Cook Motor Co. are advertising in this issue special trips to Otago Central at reduced fares. The distance is about. 500 miles of motoring through some of tho finest lake and mountain scenery in New Zealand. It is expected that Lieut. P. A. Turner, the survivor of the, aeroplane ft-agedy at Papanui, will leave the Christchurch Hospital this week-ond. His condition has gradually improved during the last fortnight, but after his discharge he will go hack to the Hospital for treatment as an out-patient. It is also expected that tho inquest on the death of the other two victims will be continued next week. • A suggestion for stocking Victoria Lako with koura (native crayfish) and other trout food was put forward at the meeting of the Council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society last evening, by Mr Edgar F. Stead. "I think it would be a good thing," he said, "to let the trout out of the lake, and to stock it with koura. We might ulbo try whitebait in the lake, and then stock the Avon. It would certainly improve the palatability of the fish." While Anzac Day is being generally observed this year on Sunday next, in consequence of which grocery and drapery establishments and other branches of business will bo open as usual on the following day, such is not tho case so far as butchers are concerned. Mr. Waite, officer in charge of the Labour Department, Christchurch, states that in accordance with the butchers' award, all SUph premises in Canterbury must close on Monday. This means that housewives will require to get in their supplies of meat for Monday on Saturday. The holiday will also bo observed. by the banks on Monday. The ■ maximum load at the Lako Coleridge power station last week was 14,680 k.w., which was recorded between 11 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on tho 14th inst., as compared with 14,740 k.w. the previous week —the highest maximum yet recorded. At the Addington sub-station, the maximum was 11,230 k.w., recorded between 4.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the 13th; the previous week it was 10,755 k.w. In the past the maximum loads usual 1 ' have occurred on Fridays, but last week the Tramway Board's standby plant was called upon to carry some of tho load. Last week the lake level was at 1670.73 feet, as compared with 1670.75 feet the previous week. The inflow from the Harper River was 274 cusecs; the previous week it was 294 cusecs. Punctuality and remembrance of dates of meetings do not appear to bo strong points of certain members of the Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. About eighteen months ago a meeting of the Council lapsed for want of a quorum, and tho same thing occurred again in Wellington on Monday evening. A meeting was called for 7.80 p.m., but at the appointed time there were only two members present. Within the next quarter of an hour or so three more arrived, and then commenced the wait for the other members to constitute a quorum. Meantime protests were made against the non-attendance of some delegates, and drastic action was recommended by one member to ensure a quorum being obtained at all meetings of the Council. By 8 o'clock no more delegates had arrived, and it was decided to abandon the meeting. Some heads of households have been somewhat perturbed owing to the unexpected arrival of staying guests on Tuesday night—the night of the consus—owing to the fact that they had not provided themselves with tho "personal schedule" on which to recaid particulars regarding guests who were neither related by blood nor marriage to tho head of the house. As the principal object of the census is to enumerate tho people, the use of tho "personal schedule" is not absolutely essential, and particulars can be entered on the "householder's schedule" of guests not related by blood or marriage, the instruction being to leave a line or two blank before entering such particulars. The necessary schedules should have been left at every house, but in case auy house has been missed, schedules can be obtained from the Census Office in tho Post Office buildinrr in Hereford street. A start was made yesterday with the collection of the schedules, and this work probably will take a week or so to complete. Electric Lift Equipment for Sale is advertised elsewhere in this issue. Don't hesitate a moment when considering moving your furniture. J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., are tRe people to do it for you. —6