General News.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18901, 17 January 1927, Page 10

General News.

—-»- ■ . It is generally believed that the quinilat salmon do not make their appearance in the Kangitata until February, but this yea*, the Bret rufi Of saimoti was noticed in the river on Junuarv 2nd, and since then a few more salmon have been noticed. There were fifteen and 520 people oh the express for the south on Saturday morning, and 280 travelled by the West Coast train. Holiday-makers, who had taken their vacation after New Year, wero returning to their homes. Over 300 people patronised the race train for Ashburton. Mr G. W. Hervcy, returning officer in connexion with tho Waimakariri ■ Trust election, informed a reporter ou Saturday that the checking pH-he rolls and official count for tho Christchurch *ub-divisioh would be completed by tomorrow evening or 'Wednesday Uiom< ing.

The New Zealand Gazette states that the following amounts of "conscience money" have been received by tho Treasury:—3s, forwarded to tile Marine Department; 10s to the Collec-' tor of Customs, Auckland • £lO to the Stamp Duties Department; os to the Treasury'; and £ls to the Commissioner of Taxes.

It has been decided by the Railway Department to remove the station platform and buildings at Riccarton to a new site, in conformity with tho provision of a siding and neW crossing loop. No alteration will be necessitated in the site of the platform, and the old buildings Will again be utilised. Workmen are now engaged bit tho alterations. .

"The river has never been in better order for boating than it is this season," Mr F. D. Kesteyeii told Mr T. Totnlinson, of the Christchurch Drainage Board's Btaff, last week. Mr fomlinson told a reporter oh Saturday that the weeds in the lower reaches have made sufficient growth to up the water and give a good depth upstream.

At its meeting on February 9th, the Canterbury Labour KepffJsentatiort Committee will take a ballot for the selection of its candidates fo r the City Council, North Canterbury Hosplta Board, and Lytteltoii Harbour Board. No decision has yet been made as to the actual number of candidates in the ease of each body, arid on the sturto date the Committee- will determine this question also. The recount of votes in the Ashley lliver Trust election for the Kowai subdivision was commenced on Saturday afternoon at Sefton by tho returning officer, Mr J. H. Balfd but owing to thero being some doubt as to the validity of two votes made on declaration, it was decided to submit them for legal opinion. In view of this, the recount was" postponed until 2 p.m. to-morrow, at Rangiora. The indication that holiday-making is still at its height was tseen oii' Saturday, When the first express for the south, leaving the Christchurch railway station, comprised 18 cars, the maximum load. A large proportion of the passengers were women and children, The train for the- West Coast also carried a godd load, and there were ovei' 300 passengers for the south by the 12.20 p.nu egress.

Au amusing incident in his early days as an actor was recalled by Mr Maurice Moscovitch, the Russian actor, when chatting with ft representative or The PiUsss on Saturday. "In One play, ho said, "I had to woep over the photograph of a very beautiful girl, and When I took out the photograph the property-man had given me, 1 found that it was one of a prize-fighter stripped to the waist."

A party of 12 Wellington College boys which is on a holiday cycling tour of the North Island left Hamilton on Tuesday on the return journey to Wellington, after havine covered 470 miles since December 28th. The boys rode to Hamilton, via Napier and TaUpo, and the return route will include Wa> toflio, Te Kuiti, and New Plymouth. It is expected that Wellington willbe reached On January 21st.- the time the journey is completed, the cyclists will havo covered 818* miles.

That many factors enter into ( the difficulties experienced in obtaining employment, by workers who in previous tears have had no trouble in getting work, at least in the summer, was suggested in Wellington by one closely associated with labour problems. In the case of country work, he said, farmers are doing as much as they can themselves nowadays, and tractors, farmer-driven, may he displacing teamsters in some cases. The transference of steamers from coal to oil-burners must displace a number of meu, in the case of some ships 'from 60 to 80, arid the -resultant disuse of cOal Effects miners, transport workers," and orahV ary labourers. There were nlflny other cAHes of changed conditious,-where the effect Wfts noli quite so perceptible, but in the aggregate changed conditions undoubtedly had a good deal to da with the number of men now seeking work in differeht parts of the country. -• The much-discussed 'dental clinic for St, Albans School is now on the way to establishment, and the treasurer of tho school has been instructed to lodge £IOO with the Dental Clinic Trustees. This sum is half the cost of tho clinic, and. will be subsidised £ for £. forms have been sent to the Department applying for the sub'ly,> and the work will bo commenced as soon as the reply, is received. It is posed to erect the building near,the School road entrance, and a committee. Gomnrising one representative from each of Harewood, Waimairi. and Shfrley Schools, and two' from St. Albans, has been established. "I am now the 'leather of Parliament,' " announced Mr T..M. Wilford, Ml'., speaking at a Social gathering at the Lower Hutt on Wednesday even-i iug. "I attach exceptional importance to the fact that I am now the oldest sitting member of the House of Reprfo sentatives. That's why I Wanted to win this seat last election. . That's' what 1 Waited- I have Uevor said it before. It's tlio one thing I wanted to' say—'l have been longer hi Parliament iOr one constituency than any other mail in the House.' tam not the leader of the Party. Mr Forbes, Of Hurunui, is. Fam plain T. M. Wilford, : member for Hut Wand 'Father Of Parliament.' I think -an awful lot of that. I think it tea fine title."- Mr Wilford added that although .lie had Made a good recovery in health he intended to take the advice of his-medical advisers and take" things easy for a while so that the good accomplished would *ofc be undone.- Vigorous efforts in the field of politics should not be expected for somo little time, He- intended to "g6 slow" for a while.

The .extraordinary growth of grass this year is causing owners of lawnd to work like slaves, pushing the lawn mower. Why be content to do this, when machinery will do itfor you* We are agents for the "Shanks," the best English motor mower, and will gladly sehd a machine ( and demonstrate it without Obligation.- Mason Struther&, and Co., Ltd, -^_6

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