General News.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19683, 29 July 1929, Page 8

General News.

Two men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly purloining articles from motor-cars, parked in the vicinity of Lancaster Park. The date for the receipt of the final plans for the new Art Gallery originally was July 31st, but an extension of time was found necessary and the date was made August 17th. Xeiv Brighton Borough Council members made an inspection of the Brighton foreshore on Saturday. Possible sites for salt-water baths, the extension of parking facilities, and the formation of footways inside the seawall extension were considered. The possibility of the funds of the Main Highways Board being diverted to make good the damage done by the earthquake on the West Coast will be considered at an urgent meeting of the Canterbury Progress League's Highways Committee to be held this week. A draft of the report on the Lewis Pass road, prepared by Professor A. H. Tocker, is to be considered by the Highways Committee of the Progress League this week. The report will be submitted, it is anticipated, at the monthly meeting of the League'e executive to be held on August 7th. The residence of Mrs Prime, 126 Chester street, was entered between 8.30 and midnight on Saturday. A window had been left unlocked and entrance was gained through this. The thieves ransacked the place, and although slight damage was done in a bedroom, only a packet of twwnty cigarettes was stolen.

A conference of representatives of the four university colleges of New Zealand is to be held at the New Zealand University office, Wellington, on August Ist. Mr T. Forsyth, Professor T. Hunter, and Mr G. C. Itobison (registrar) have been elected to represent Victoria College at the conference.

The Secretary of the Treasury acknowledges the receipt of the followainounts forwarded by persons unknown to the New Zealand Government as conscience-money: 5s sent through the High Commissioner, London; £•> sent to the General Post Office; £1 and 2s sent to the Railway Department. The Drainage Board having been advised that the raising, of the £25,000 loan for advances to propertyowners has been sanctioned, intends to serve notices on property-owners in certain parts of the new area calling on them to connect their houses with the sewers. Early this week it is anticipated that all the applications for loans received by the Board will be dealt with After several days' rain such as experienced in Christchurch last week the work of putting the streets into repair is taken in hand with all possible expedition. The City Council's district foremen go round their districts under their control, note the damage done and nut the work of renair in hand as speedily as possible. Where patching with tar macadarn is necessary it is customarv to wait till the roads are dry. as this ensures a more satisfactory job.

A fact not generally known is that in respect of railway crossings in the City the Railway Department is liable for" the maintenance of the portion of the crossing actually on railway property. It has been necessary in the past for the municipal authorities to draw attention to the necessity for crossings to he put in proper order. The Department is to be asked to do so in respect of the Colombo street crossing, which at present requires attention.

The special committee set up by the executive of the Canterbury Progress League to examine the proposals of the Port and City League and to report as to whether a sufficiently strong case has been made out to warrant the Progress League supporting the proposal to set up a Commission to examine thtt proposals, already has held two meetings, and its findings will be. reported at the meeting of the executive on August 7th. Evidence of the keen interest in the question of the completion of the South Island Main Trunk line is given by the fact, that so numerous have been the reouests for copies of the Canterbury Progress League's publication, "The Case for the South Island Main Trunk Railway," that a second edition has been found necessary to fill requests still unsatisfied. From several sources the League has been congratulated on the completeness of the case presented by Mr J. E. Strachan on behalf of the deputation which waited on Sir Joseph Ward on the subject recently. Two aeroplanes were flown from the Wigram Aerodrome to Blenheim on Saturday. One was the Wakefield gift Moth, which has been undergoing repairs at the Wigram Aerodrome, and the other was a machine that was flown down for overhaul. The pilots wpre Mr N. C. Chandler, instructor to th«> Mnrlhorough Aero Club, and Mr J. Grigg,. who was trained by Mr Chandler This was the longest crosscountry flight which any club trained pilot in New Zealand has so far attempted When referring to the distinction gained in the different walks of life by a number of ex-pupils of Wellington College, the Chief Justice (the Hon. M. Myers), at the luncheon given in his honour on Friday, said it might well be said, if events during the past year were any criterion, that Wellington College i. as the cradle of the Judicial Bench in the Dominion. Hie was proud to have associated with him on the Bench two other old boys of Wellington College—Mr Justice Blair and Mr Justice Smith. Mr Justice Blair was a very dear and old friend. They were friends at school; they were in the same form, and their friendship had been unimpaired through the y#ars. Grain growers. "Red River" Special Threshers represent the finest threshing machines procurable, and have features which have established them as the finest, fastest, and clean est threshers. If you are experiencing difficulty in arranging for machines to do your work, we have still a machine available for vou for immediate delivery We should be happv to post you the latest "Red River" Catalogue, illustrating fully this up-to-date machine Andrews and Beaven Christchurch. —1 It will be of interest to the travelling public to know that when travel ling to Oamaru. Dunedin, or Invercargill, by engaging a Gold Band Taxi here arrangements can be made fo£ a Gold Band Taxi to be waiting for Mi m at their destination, so 'phone 9257 or 9413. —3 Puzzled where to Lunch Saturdays? Go to the Tudor or Cooke's Luncheon Rooms, High street. Hot Lunches and Meat and Vegetables from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday. —6 New pattern tractor and horse nonehokable Grubber for twitch working and general purposes; all hard steel frames and tines. Any depth 2in to Bin. Shoes 3in, 7in, and lOin wide; first-class automatic lift with ample ranoe. made in three widths, five, and a six and a-half, and eight feet. Before buying a Grubber or Cultivator see this one —it beats them all. It deals effec tively with any condition of soil, grass land, stubble, turnip, or ploughed ground. Photo on application. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., 196 Tuam street, Christchurch. —6