General News.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 10 July 1929, Page 10

General News.

We have received the following further contribution to the Kennedv Fund:—J.W.M., 10s. We have received 10s from A.C.A.C. for the Coronation Hospital Wireless Fund. There were 0.3 degrees of frost recorded at the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory yesterday morning. The coldest period was between 6 a.m. and 7.45 a.m., when the minimum temperature of 29.5 degrees was reached. Starting his car with the brakes off. A. AgassT a newspaper delivery van driver was knocked over yesterdav afternoon, receiving injuries which necessitated his removal to the Public Hospital. To-morrow the warden will dedicate in the Christ's College Chapel at 4 p.m. a bell, the gift of Mrs G. D. Pascoe in memory of her husband, which lias been obtained lately from England, and has been placed in position in the turret in substitution for the old bell.

The next popular lecture under the auspice* of the W.E.A. is to bo given on Saturday night, when Mr W. H. Dixon conductor ot the Royal Christchurch Musical Society, will speak on "Schubert and His Songs." The lecture will be illustrated with vocal items given by Mr Dixon.

Eight cases of scarlet fever were reported yesterday. Two (one each Svdenham and Halswell county) were iii the metropolitan area; the remainder were: two each from Springs county and Kaiapoi borough, and one each Ellesmera county and Waimate borough.

Serious injuries were received byEdward Archer, a married man who lives at Southbrook, as a result of a fii.ll whilst cutting timber yesterday. Archer was attempting to trim branches at a considerable height from the ground, and slipped. When admitted to the Christchurch Hospital he was in a serious condition, suffering from a fractured left leg, broken ribs, injuries to the back, and severe internal hurts.

The channel between Lake Ellesmere and the sea was successfully opened on Friday afternoon at low tide, and the favourable north-east wind over the week-end assisted the lake waters to scour it about a chain in width. Yesterday and on Monday the water continued to run freely, and the outlet is becoming wider each day. The body of water in the lake is so large that practically no difference in the level, is yet discernible, but by next week-end a considerable area of land now flooded should be above the water-line. The work of examining and classifying the objections to the new City valuations is going on. Already some of tho objectors have withdrawn thenobjections' but the number is not very notices will be issued to objectors either offering a compromise or indicating that their objection will be referred to the Assessment Court redetermination. It will not bo possible to arrange for a sitting of the Court until it is known whether the offers of compromise made by the Department have, or have not, been accepted. "For the first time for a great number of years," said Mr J. R. Cameron, chairman of the Tire Board, at the meeting last night, "we have got 'a tag* to our balance-sheet." The Audit Office's certificate was read, the comment being that three funds —the Capital Expenditure Fund, the Woolston Sinking Fund, and the Gratuity Fund — had been invested in the names of the Commissioners of the Capital Expenditure Fund, instead of in the names of the Commissioners of each fund. Laughter was general, but the chairman said that the Audit Office was quite right. On his motion it was decided to ask the Commissioners to open a separate account at the Post Office Savings Bank in respect of each fund. On Saturdays, too, you can have several hot luncheon specials or a joint and vegetables at the Tudor and Cooke's Tea and Luncheon Rooms, High street. — 6 John Johnston, Ltd., merchants, established 1863. Direct importers of British and American hardware and machinery. 'Phone 4. P.O. Box 1, Rangiora —1

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