General News.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 6

General News.

At the annual meeting of the Agricultural Science Club, to be held this week, the presidential address by Mr C. E. Foweraker will deal with "Germination Problems." City Traffic Inspectors commenced a raid on all motorists an Saturday, with a view to prosecuting persons who aro driving vehicles without being tho holders of a driver's lieonse. Although the grand-total of tfye numbers of people who have passed from "Christchurch to Dunedin by rail during the Exhibition season is not yet definitely known, it is estimated roughly at 1,000,001). It was stated recently in ihc newspapers that the City was starving for bananas, but that did not matter much," said Mr F. W. Cone at Saturday night's meeting of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association. "There is plenty of other fruit here," he continued, "and when there are pientv of bananas about it means that the people are not buying apples or pears." Sportsmen have not been successful in securing good bags at Lake Jillesmere, the weather since the opening of the gamo season on Saturday having been unfavourable. A strong sou'wester is needed to drivo the ducks to ls shore. In one or two instances sportsmen have been more fortunate than the majority, and report fair success with the gun.

If jou searched the citv with a eurr.v-comb, you would not find a man oss ikely to use this kind of language than my chent» declared Mr C. A. linifm? m '> \ vll ° appeared in the WeiS i Magl 1 8trat ?' 3 Court for an old . us ' nK obscene language in the Karori Cemetery "That's iLitT ' .., re ? lied j- c' -i: i S.M,, but you can't alwnvs thiuk tln!T UCeii ■ you WOUIdD * Thl » • i swo / e , sometimes, but-." in Jo i! sentc »cc was lost Court which went round the

The stained glass -window whioh is being given to St. James,' Bicoarton, by Mrs Boyle, as a memorial of her son, has arrived from England, and will be put in place this month. It ia described as a beautiful three-light picture of the Ascension. On Saturday the Waimakariri River was in flood at the Bealey, and motorists found that fording was impossible. However, yesterday morning the ford was back to normal, and motorists were able to cross. The fiftieth annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. will be held this evening. The chair will be taken by the president, Mr A. F. Carey. The directors will present the annual report and balance-sheet, six directors will bo elected, and general business will be discussed.

"Unless their orchards are registered, people cannot sell fruit. And if the fruit is not put up in standard cases, orchardists are liable to be prosecuted," said the chairman (Mr E. Freeman) at Saturday night's meeting o>f the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association. "It's quite a thriving industry." said Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., at the Hawera Court on Wednesday, when a professional witness, who said he specialised in investigating motor collision cases for insurance companies, stated that he had dealt with an average of ono hundred collision cases in Auckland each month since last Christmas. Yesterday, in Knox Church, Bealey avenue, the Rev. E. Erwin, D.D. conducted a memorial service for the late Mr F. J. G. Wilkinson, of the wellknown firm of Ford and Hadfield, who died recently while on board ship bound for England. The late Mr Wilkinson was for many years an adherent and elder of Knox Church.

As Professor J. B. Condlifie will be alisent from Christchurch on Wednesday, h<j will be unable to give his promised address to the Church of England Men's Society Dominion Conference. Mr W. G. T. Airey, M.A., will take his place and will speak on "International Relationships, with special reference to the League of Nations." Men of the C.E.M.S. (says the "Church News") have been greatly interested in the pectoral cross worn by Bishop West-Watson. _ It is a largesize C.E.M.S. badge in copper, which was presented to him some years ago when he left Carlisle to live in the Barrow-in-Furness district. The Maoris of Tuahiwi on the occlusion of his recent visit presented the Bishop with a greenstone cross which he is now using. In the Heathcotc notes in the "Church News," it is stated: —"Our little church, the oldest complete church on the Canterbury plains, and i the second oldest in the diocese, is to bo enlarged by the addition of transepts. Tenders will have been, called by tho time this goes to press, and we hope that the 60th anniversary will soe us worshipping in the completed St. Mary's."

"Eleven members of the Cabinet out of twelve are native born," said Mr F. W. Schramm at Auckland on Wednesday evening, "and they should see that New Zealanders get a fair deal. The Dominion produces the best of every kind. In athletics we lead the way with the All Blacks, and in rowing it is the same." "Also in racing," came by way of interruption, "Yes," replied the speaker, "you have your Gloaming and your Carbine, and their records take some beating.'' At a special r.eeting of the Heathcote County Council on Friday evening, a scheme for the reticulation of Heathcote Valley, and the erection of headworks suitable for supplying a large quantity of water to the valley and Mount Pleasant, was outlined by Mr C. Dawe. Mount Pleasant has a small scheme of its own, and the idea is to combine it with a scheme for Heathcote. Mr Dawe's plans were discussed at length, and it was decided to ask him to prepare an alternate scheme.

Yesterday members of the Christchurch Tramping Club climbed Mt. Herbert. The launch was taken to Diamond Harbour, and the party went straight up tho mountain. The return was made by the old Purau-Akaroa track to the Purau saddle, and then by road to Diamond Harbour, where the return launch was caught. Near the summit of the mountain an attempt was made to make a permanent drinking place at a spring, but owing to the insufficiency of the materials, this was not completed. Probably it will be done at a later date. Preaching at St. Matthew's Church yesterday morning, Mr J. Snell, M.A., LL.B., Dominion secretary' of the Church of England Men's Society, who has arrived in Christchurch for the society's conference which is to be held this week, took for his subject "The Unrest in the World To-day: Its Causes and Effect and the Opportunity and Responsibilities for Christian People." He said that to-day there was, in spite of the extraordinary development in science, knowledge, and economics, a devotion to materialism and a subversion of the economic system. Faith was wanted. All great revivals in the world had commenced with a few faithful people who were willing to be used in God's service and for their fellowmen. In the Church to-day there was still the historio Christian framework, and the instruments ready to be used. The Church of England Men's Society was one of these.

A cry "He's done for," attracted the attention of those in the vicinity of the A.M.P. Society's building in Hunter street, Wellington, on Friday, to a man whose head and neck had been caught by the load of'one of the cranes used by the contractors. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, during the process of hauling building material from a lorry in Hunter street to the top of the structure, two men on the lorry were preparing a quantity of material for the crane, the hook of which was descending. One of them apparently did not realise that the empty container attached to the crane was so near at hand, and before lie could get clear, his head had been caught, and those nearby feared sudden death. It was a few seconds before the men above realised that anything was amiss. Immediately they did so instructions were given for the crane-driver to lift llie load, and to the relief of everybody the victim of the accident, T. Williams, stood up and gazed at those below with a broad smile. "You should take a ticket in Tatts," exclaimed the driver of the lorry, "for men with your luck are few and far between." Armstrong s great London purchase of Ladies' Trimmed Ready-to-Wear Hats is sensational in value Felts and Velours of the latest modes can now be sold at prices from 7s lid to ills. Equip yourself f or the winter A 3075

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