General News.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19770, 7 November 1929, Page 10

General News.

The last mail to leave New Zealand and reach England before Christmas closes at Cbristchurch to-day at 5.13 p.m., and "New Zealand Illustrated,"' the Christmas number of The Press, may be posted by that mail at the postage rate of Id per copy. The issue is nearly sold out, and immediate purchase of copies is necessary to avoid disappointment. A letter was before the Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday from WineCommander Grant-Dalton on the question of the establishment of an airport at Lyttelton. The letter was to the effect "that in the officer's opinion the reclaimed ground at Naval Point was suitable for a seaplane base, but it was not suitable as a landing ground for aircraft. Discussion was held over by the Board pending further communication. This week will see the commencement of the paving of 14J miles of the Main Highway in the County of Waimate. The coa'tractors, the Neuchatel Asphalt Company, have obtained what they claim to be the largest pl ailt in Aus ' tralia and New Zealand, to enable them to lay down a pavement of bituminous concrete. It will have a capacity of 2000 square yards of hot mix a day, which should" allow as much as three miles to be completed per month. The plant has been manufactured wholly in the Dominion, from a design submitted by the contractors.

The telegram from Paluatua statins that the winner oi the Auckland Aero Club's art union posted the butt direct to Auckland, '-otherwise she might have been too late." is apt to make those who purchased tickets but did not forward the butt imagine that their ticket did not have a chance. It is explained by the C'hri<tchurch agent for the art union that the draw did not take place till all books from which tickets were sold had been reChived, and therefore all tickets sold participated in the draw. The forwarding of the butt was in the nature of a double check.

Several complaints from motorists concerning the damage done to tyres through broken milk bottles on the roads, have been made to the Chief Traffic Inspector (Mr H. Macintosh), who, in mentioning the matter to a reporter yesterday, said that he wished to appeal to milkmen through the newspapers, to use more care when on their rounds. The bottles, he thought, probablv dropped out of delivery carts or vans and were left lying in the middle of the road, instead of being swept into the side channels. If reasonable Precautions were taken by those resp-msible, the nuisance, he was sure, would be greatly minimised.

It is understood that several engineering students of Canterbury College have signed on to go south with the sup-

;■!:••* to The Byrd Antarctic Expedition, m !:!■■': leave l">um. -V.n about the middle

Members of the Canterbury Progress League last night witnessed the screening in the Navy League Hall of a film di j'i'-tli;;; the "recent visit of the Lvalue's party to Levis Sad-lie, and of another 51m showing cadets being trained for the Canterbury Aero Club at the Wigraui aerodrome.

'ld. re were no police eases at the Magistrate s Court yesterday morning, nor were there any civil cases to be hoard in Magistrate's Court No. 2. Thi- is the first time both Courts have ha'l a clean sheet for a considera:,|n pcri-xl. On Monday the j,u!iee «!ifet wao free from drunken-n->s charges.

St far creeper has been used for li.iit bv anglers at Lakes Lyndon and Pearson, but the fly seems to be eqnallv successful, for "a party which returi'.oii ji-oni the district yesterday repcrtcl a good bag of fish, averaging ;«]b. The n.sh. were in good condition and rep-irts are promising. Fishing in the Sclwyn is still disappointing. When asked yesterday if they had received any advice regarding the contents of the bag of registered mail for Wellington which had disappeared at Perth, the Post Office authorities replied in the negative. The list of the contents of each registered mail bag arrives inside the bag itself, no forward list or advice ever being sent. — Press Association. The maximum load at the Lake Coleridgf [■■"■er station during the week ended the 3rd inst. was 21,110 k.w. (previous week 21.420 k.w.), add was reeoT.N-il between 11 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on 0.-tober 30th. At the Addington substation the maximum load was 15,346 k.w. fprovious week 15.770 k.w.), and was recorded between 11.30 a.m. and noon on the same date as the powerhouse maximum. The lake levr-1 was a* 1«>71.2ft. pn-vious week 1671.15 ft; the average inflow from the Harper river was 420 cusers; previous week 323 CU-i-CS.

It was announced at last night's meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Progress L'-nguc that a conference of representatives of Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, educational authorities, and other associations interested in the subject would be held on Wednesday, November 13th, at 8 p.m.. to go into the question of the Junior Agricultural Club movement. With the approval of the conference a provincial exceptive v. - ill be set up for the purpose of organising and controlling the movement. In the meantime a request has gone forward to the Minister for Agriculture (Hon. Mr Forbes) for the appointment of an organiser to the staff of the Department in Christchurch, who will devote the whole of his time to the club movement.

For the return of his motor-cycle, which was taken from Worcester street on Monday evening, the owner, Mr E. K. Palmer, has to "hank the perspicacity of a young man. The suspicions of the latter were aroused when he saw the motor-cycle, a fairly new model, freshly and rather roughly painted in black, ridden by two obviously inexperienced riders. With different number-plates than those advertised, but with the tell-tale engine number unobliterated, the young man was soon able to ascertain that the machine was the one stolen, when he stopped the riders. He thereupon made the badly-scared youths accompany him until he found the owner. A receiving depot will be opened at Id Victoria street this month by Adjutyint Hannah Coombs, Salvation Army Samaritan otiicer, to receive Chriitmas presents for 300 to 500 children of needy families. Adjutant Coombs is busy already with the organising work, which includes' the fitting and decorating of the shop. She states that there are many houses in the City where the pinch of poverty is felt*, and where the children must lack. this Christmas, the benefits which their more fortunate brothers and sisters receive. There are a great many homes where toys, books, etc., lie aside, having been discarded, and there is ample scope for the generoushearted to bring joy to the less fortunate children.

Wheat Harvesting—ln Australia many factors contributed to make the production and export of wheat a profitable business. Not the least of these was the combined harvester or reaperthresher, the use of which cuts down harvesting costs by at least 9d per bushel when compared with the older method of cutting, binding, stacking, and threshing. The first of these machines was invented by H. V. McKay in 1884, and its latrst f expr»ssion is the Sunshine Engine-functioned HeaderHarvester. Pulled through the crop by three or four horses or a small tractor, this machine cuts off the heads, threshes, winnows, cleans, and bags the gTain in one continuous operation. One hundred bags per day is an easy task for this machine, and records reach more than double that quantity. See these machines at the ("hristchiireh Show. N.Z. distributors Sunshine Harvesters: Andrews and Beaven, Ltd., Christchurch. —6 Another stage of the Taxi War was reached this week when a dozen more Gold Band Taxis were ordered by Mr C. S. Trillo, the proprietor; so keep on 'phoning 34-075 and 35-572 and keep them busy. ■—6

You'll do bigger business when you discuss it over a cup of delicious tea at the Tudor or Cooke s Tea Rooms, High street. —6

Beaf people should use the old herbal remedy, "Aural Compound," which speedily relieves nasal catarrh, deafness, and head noises. Very severe cases, which had resisted all modern treatment, have been permanently overcome by this old-fashioned herbal remedy. Becommended with the utmost confidence.' Price 4s 6d per tin, direct from Aural Medication Co., 160 Birkbeck road, Beckenham, England. There is nothing better at any cost. —1