General News.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18674, 24 April 1926, Page 14

General News.

The "Wellington Correspondent .of "The Press" telegraphs that it ia generally expected that there will be an announcement next week of the appointment of new members of the Cabinet. Tho auction announcements of H. G. Livingstone and Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., Canterbury Co-op. Poultry Producers, Lid., L. W. Ballau and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., Lolirey and Co., Ltd., H. B. Sorensen, Dalgety and Co., Ltd., H. Matson and Co., McKenzio and Willis, Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., and Lawrie and Dulton appear on page 21 of this issue. The first prize of £o for the 2,8-50,-000 th visitor at the Exhibition was presented yesterday morning to Mrs A. Sim, of Tiwaru. —Press Association. Members of the council of the Canterbury Justices of tho Peace Association will visit Paparua prison this afternoon. In another column, the Kaihvay Department advertises train arrangements for tho Timarii races on April 28th and 29th. Each day 'a special train leaves Christchurch at 7.55 a.m., and runs direct to the course, returning from Tiruaru in the evening. Tickets at cheap fares are being issued. Crs. C. Flavell (V alley), W. P. Scarff (Cashmere), A. H. Adams (Hillsborough), J. H. Moore (Bromley), and W. Kerr (Avonside) have lodged their nomination papers for the Heathcoto County Council election to take place on May 12th, and Messrs J. L. Danks, (Cashmere) and L. B. Cooper (Bromley) have also handed in nomination papers.

"Some people think that it is impossible to be blind and happy at the same time," said Mr H. E. Vaile, chairman of trustees of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, in a speech at Auckland. "That is a completely exploded theory. Some of our inmates are particularly fond of music. Others like reading, and others games. Sorrie, even, are very good judges of a racehorse—at all events, they think they are."

Two excursion trains left Christchurch last evening for Dunedin, one at 11 p.m., aiid the other at 11.15 p.m. Seats for the first train were booked up early in the day, and the Department decided to run a further train of 10 cars. The first comprised 14 filled carriages, but the second, of 10 cars, had two spare carriages for wayside passengers. The bookings are expected to be exceptionally heavy after this, and they will reach the climax on April 30th, when the last train-load will reach the Exhibition Before its close. The censuß sub-enumerators have been busy since the night of the census, collecting tho schedules. This work will probably take all next week to complete, so that householders have nonnecessity to become impatient if their schedules are not 1 collected for two or three days. It is not only the area that the sub-enumerators have to ctrver that makes the collection of the schedules a work of .some time, but delays are caused by heads of households having neglected to fill in the papers, and the sub-enumerators being called upon to assist.

At the present time, at the Grand Opera House, Sydney, Miss Nellie Stewart, the famous actress, is playing in a benefit performance of "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" for the purpose of raising funds to purchase radium. The effort is to benefit the poor suffering from cancer, and the sum aimed at is £ISOO. Miss Nfncye Stewart, Nellie Stewart's daughter, who is playing in "The Skm Game," at the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, this week, 1 received the following cable from Sydney last night"Matinee enormous success. Mother had tremendous reception."

< With the growth of the city of Auckland, the Minister for Health (the Hon. J. A. Young) recognises that tho time is fast approaching when it will be very desirable to remove the mental hospital at Avondale to the country, where the institution could be enlarged to provide accommodation for voluntary patients who wished to undergo treatment to oheck incipient mental trouble (says a Press Association mee-. sage). In this connexion the Minister recently inspected a suggested site near Patumahoe, and he states that the Department has under offer quite a number of sites. The whole matter so far was reoeiving consideration only, no definite decisions having been made. As a rule one expects to find a foundation stone close to mother earth., and thus surprise was. expressed by some persons at a ceremony held Ut Takapuna when they discovered that the foundation stone of the new Grammar School was perched on the summit of a brick column, about 15ft in the air, this, by the way, being the level of the first floor of tho proposed building (says tho Auckland "Star"). "What's the chimney for?" enquired an elderly lady who arrived early on the scene, and on being informed that the foundation stone was at the top 1 she appeared more puzzled than ever. "It looks rather like the top of a chimney," said Professor Thomas, chairman of the Board of Governors, during his address, and he hastened to add: "But it will be all right when it is completed." J. M. Hey wood and Co., Ltd., are general carriers; they will move your luggage, furniture, or anything that you require moving. Why not give your next job to them? —6 Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd., Central Garage, Rarigiora. Complete plant and staff for repairs to motor-carß and tractors. Petrol and all accessories in stock. Garage 'Phone 87.G Ecroyd, Travelling Rep.; A.. C. Wilson, Travelling Rep.; A. Prestney. Manager: Private Phone 88. —6

Why pay £l6 and upwards when you can have a Rotarex Electrio Vacuum Cleaner for £11? Ring 'Phone 4623 and arrange to have a demonstration at your own home. We will clean one of your carpets free to show you the wonderful simplicity of the Rota rex Cleaner. Wooff and Sakesen, Electrical Engineers, 609 Colombo street. 'Phono 4628. —6

Latest Tractor Lift on Reid and Gray Tractor ploughs reduces prices £lO each plougn, also 10 per cent, cash discount for cash in seven days. Net cash price 3 furrow Reid and Gray Tractor Plough £65 7s. Rail Paid. Best value in Tractor Ploughs to-day. Consult Reid and Gray, Ltd., Ashburton, or Harry Anderson, 193 Cashel street, Christchurch. —6

There are thousands of acres of old pastures in Canterbury which can be mad<? to yield twice as much if treated with a Claw Harrow, and & TopDresser. Enquiries invited. Booth, Macdonald and Co.. Ltd. —0521

Ransome's Tractor Ploughs are giving remarkable service on scores of farms throughout New Zealand. Very light in draught, very easily handled, very low in price. \Ve can probably refer you to satisfied buyers in your district. Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd., Christchurch. —0521

Special attention is drawn to an auction advertisement top of page 21 of this issue, of that well-known property known as Petersen's Building, so favourably situated in High street. The auction sale will take place on Saturday nest, May Ist, and the auctioneers, Messrs Dalgety and Co., will be pleased to Bupply full particulars to intending purchasers. Note date of sale, Saturday next, May Ist, —1