General News.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18675, 26 April 1926, Page 8

General News.

The Bailway Department advertise in this issue particulars •of the final excursion to the Exhibition at Dunedin on April 30th. Passengers by the excursion trains will have an opportunity of witnessing the elosing ceremony. A. Mackie, who was injured in the Hornby-Marist Rugby League game at Monica Park, on Saturday was taken to the Hospital suffering from concussion. N. Wogan, who fractured his right leg in the Linwood-Old Boy 6' match, is also at the Hospital. On Sunday night the condition of neither patient was causing alarm. The annual meetings of householders to elect school committees will be held this evening. Nominations of candidates for election on the committee of schools of an attendance of 240 pupils or more have already been lodged in the hands of the chairmen of committees. In the smaller schools nominations will be received at the meetings. The quarterly meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, to be held on May 3rd, will be preceded by luncheon at Ballantyne's. Although in the nature of an innovation as far as Christchurch is concerned, luncheon meetings of the Auckland and Wellington Chambers of Commerce have been held for some time past. An outbreak of fire was discovered in the premises of Messrs Cooper and Pryce, motor-body builders, Victoria street, early on Saturday afternoon. The Brigade arrived promptly and prevented any serious damage being done. The fire, which is believed to have been caused by_ sparks from the workshops grate, obtained a hold among the rafters, but the Brigade's arrival confined the damage to a few charred timbers.

The prosperity which organised Zionism is bringing to Palestine, was remarked upon by Mr N. Alfred Nathan, of Auckland, who has just returned from a visit to the Holy Land. Mr Nathan said the Arabs were accepting the introduction of Jewish farming communities. Irrigation had opuned vast areas, and there was an air of growing prosperity in Palestine. Further development would follow when water and electric power became more abundant.

Mr G. Manning, secretary of the W.E.A., returned to Christchurch on Saturday from an organising tour in South Canterbury. Classes have been re-formed at Waimate, Fairlie, Temuka, and Geraldine. The Tairlio class starts with an enrolment of 27. The Geraldine and Temuka classes start under the new system of lecture notes. Periodically the classes in these centres will receive a box containing lecture notes, gramophone records, and prints dealing with 19th century literature, art, and music. Mr Manning attended the opening of the Timaru session of W.E.A. classes, and gave a talk on tho history of tho movement, and its expansion in New Zealand since its beginning in 1915.

"That is one of our country girls—a real heroine —and I think we Should send her a letter of commendation," said Mr A. Burns, chairman of the Auckland Education Board, when an application came before the board for a riding allowance for Stella Matutinovioh, of Tikinui, Northern' Wairoa. The application stated that the girl, whoso age was 14, rode 11 miles each way daily, to attend the Aratapu District High School. The journey occupied threo hours each way, the girl leaving home at 6.30 ajn. every day, and arriving back again at 6.30 jp.m. The roads were impassable for vehicles in winter. The girl's home was three miles down a side road, and these three miles were dangerous even for a horse. It was decided to send a letter as suggested by the chairman. Eegarding the dates on which the Auckland A. and P. Association is to hold the Eoyal Show this year, the executive of the Eoyal Agricultural Society, at its meoting in Wellington on Thursday, reaffirmed the decision that the Show should be held during the third week in November, and not on the dates of the Canterbury A. and P. Association's Metropolitan Show. As stated in the Wellington telegram referring to the matter, the Show will bo held at Palmerston North under the auspices of the Manawatu A. and P. Association if the Auckland A. and P. Association is unable to get people's day declared a half-holiday. Mossrs W. Perry and W. D, Hunt, members of the Royal Agricultural Society's Executive, were appointed to act with a deputation from the Auckland Association to wait on the Auckland City Council to ask . that a half-holiday should be declared.

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