General News.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19257, 12 March 1928, Page 8

General News.

According to information received by Mr H. S. S. Kyle, M.P., from the Minister for Education, a substantial grant has been made available for rebuilding and making extensions to the Hornby School.

Robert Gudsell, 64 years of age, who was reported to be missing from his home, on the corner of Madras street and Edgeware road, has been located at Sumner, where he went to visit friends.

Mr H. S. S. Kyle, M.P., has beer, advised by the Minister for Education (Hon. Mr "Wright) that a substantial grant has been approved -for the rebuilding and extension of the Hornby School. After 20 years of service in one of the busiest centres of the City, it has been announced that the High street Post Office is to be housed in new premises. The change will operate from March 19th, and the new offices are situated in Lichfield street, in L. B. Hart's buildings. Referring to the Avon at the Drainage Board's luncheon on Saturday, Mr H. J. Otley (chairman) said it had been suggested that they should construct dams and weirs in it. "What is the use of lowering the water level if we are going to build it up again?" he asked. The Board would not be responsible for such action.

The annual conference of the Drapers' Federation of New Zealand opens in Auckland on Wednesday, and continues on the two following days. About 50 delegates are expected. Owing to the inability of .the president, Mr H. V. Free, of Clyistcnurch to attend, Mr T. Forsyth, M.P., of Wellington, who is chairman of the -advisory Board, will preside.

"We want you members of Parliament to hustle up the Local Bodies Loans Board, so that the money for loans to make house connexions will be available shortly, as it is cheaper to do this work in the summer than in the winter," said Mr H. J. Otley, chairman of the Christchurch Drainage Board, to the representatives of the Legislature present at the luncheon on Saturday.

The Sunday School anniversary of St. Giles's Presbyterian Church, Papanui, was held yesterday. There were large congregations at each of the services. The Eev. Lenrick McMaster preached in the morning, the Rev. 'N. L. D. Webster in the afternoon, and the Eev. Brian Kilroy in the evening. Solos were suug by Brenda and Jean Wallace, Betty Smith, Allison Holway, and George Raymond. A duet also was sung by Misses Hart and Jenkins.

When speaking at St. Michael's Chiirch yesterday afternoon Professor Shelley referred to what he termed "a magnificent gift to the City in the form of an art gallery." Music now had its home in the Concert Hall, art would be housed in the Art Gallery to be, and drama should be found a home worthy of it. A repertory theatre would cost much less than an art gallery and it would be a great thing if they could prevail upon some publicspirited citizen like the donor of the art gallery to give it.

In the Gazette issued last week, notification is made of the appointment of Messrs R. M. Watson,' S.M., William T. Strand, and Walter Nash, as a Commission to enquire into and report upon whether the area now comprising the borough of Otaki is suitable for municipal control, or whether it is desirable that the borough be abolished In the event of the Commission considering it desirable that the borough on abolished, the Commission is asked recommend what provision should bo made for the future control of the area how comprising the borough. A woman who was impatient of the law's slow processes created a scene in the Hamilton Police Court last Wednesday by attacking a prisoner with the force of a furv in the presence of the Magistrate. The prisoner, James Corrin, aged 32, was charged with a grave offence against a girl of 14. The girl was giving evidehce when the stepmother, who was listening at the open door of the Court, rushed in and threw herself on the prisoner, punching and scratching him. The' prisoner sought refuge behind the Magistrate, Mr Wyvern Wilson. The enraged woman followed, maintaining a vicious attack. The polico had considerable difficulty in bringing her under control. "It's just another of those town planning pin pricks they are inflicting on us,"'' said Mr Dawson, the One Tree Hill Road Board's engineer at a recent meeting, when a letter was read from the Lands and Survey Department advising the Board to waive its by-laws regarding the minimum size of sections in certain cases. The Department suggested that the Board should grant the request, although it would mean making some of the sections in Fairfax road smaller than the minimum allowed by the local by-laws. Board members agreed that it would not do to create a precedent by making a special exemption. The letter was merely received. Notification has been received in the head office of the Canadian Government Mercantile Marine'at Wellington that, dating from Thursday next, tho service of steamers will be renamed tho Canadian National Steamships. Just after the war, in 1918, the Canadian Government formed three lines of steamers—the Canadian National steamships, running between Vancouver and Alaska; the Canadian National Steamships West Indies Service; and the Canadian Government Mercantile Marine, operating between Canada and Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the Continent. The service to New Zealand was commenced in 1919, and the three lines of steamers will now all be known by tine one name —the Canadian National Steamships. The construction by contractors for the Auckland Drainage Board of a large drain to traverse the Edendale area and tap a portion of the Mount Eden district has thrown much light of an interesting nature on the country that is being traversed. At one place beneath the Edendale road, a large deposit of a very fine, white clay was met with, a deposit which might be of some value. But most of the way solid rock has been found, and constant use of the popper drill and explosives has been necessary to get down to the required depth. The work has been hampered to some extent by the fact that in the midst of a residential area only comparatively light shots can be fired, but occasionally the explosions have been heavy enough to startle people. Electric Bulbs 2s each; Electric Toaster 27s 6d; Safety Aluminium Electric Kettle, boils in 6 minutes, 40s; Radiators from 30s. Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd. «• —6