General News.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19805, 18 December 1929, Page 10

General News.

The result of the Hutt by-election will be displayed on the front of The Pkess Office this evening. "Farm find Station" notes and news appear this morning on page 14. The next meeting of the City Council will be held onMonday, February 3rd. The general debt of the Heathcote County on March 31st last was £108,794, and Sumner Borough Council Mount Pleasant area, £679, a total of £109,473. The accrued sinking funds on the same date amounted ' > £9437. The City Council last night, on the recommendation of the By-laws and Finance Committee, approved of a number of remits which were on the order of the 1929 Municipal Conference, being again submitted. The remits all deal with financial matters. It was decided by the City Council last night that a penalty, of 10 per cent, bp imposed in respect of rates unpaid at the expiration of six months and fourteen days from the date of demand. A cable message was received in Wellington on Monday from the Victoria College debating team, which has been touring Canada and the United States, stating: "Start home to-day. Successful tour. Sixteen wins, one loss, one draw, nine undecided." The members of the debating team are Messrs W. Hall, J. Mountjoy, and G. E. Powles. The Christmas issue of the New Zealand Railways Magazine carries seasonable greetings to its readers in the shape of an especially bright number, containing, in addition to railway news, much interesting and appropriate reading. Special features are the discussion of. the plans for the new Wellington station and an article on the beamification of railway stations, written by Dr. Charles Chilton. With regard to the refusal of the Medical Officer to recommend the Board of Health to requisition the Council to construct kerbing and channelling in Eastern and Western terraces, the Bylaws Committee reported to the City Council last night that it had made a further request to the Medical Officer of Health in accordance with the wishes of the Council as expressed at its last meeting: It is evident from the number of Christmas cards received by Mr A. J. McEldowney. general secretary of the Christchurch Branch of the Y'M.C.A., that Christchurch boys are not behind others in the matter of wanderlust. He has already been greeted twenty times from the I'nited States, five times from Canada, three times from Great Britain, and once from China. These greetings are all from previous members of the Christchttrch I.M.C.A.

A slight earthquake shock was registered at the Christehurch Magnet*.- Observatory at S minutes pas; 4 tsunimtr--iir.c) yesterday morning. It. appeared to have its origin about j'JO miles north of Christehurch, very likely in the Buller district. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and Vest Coast Health Districts for* the week ended noon on Monday totalled „'J. Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 1-; diphtheria, .'!; tuberculosis, ,): pneumonia, 1. West Co;ist: S'-arlet fever. 1. There were throe deaths from tuberculosis in the < 'anterbury district. Attention was drawn at last evening's meeting of the United Burgesses' Association to the f.'ot that the Swan's road bridge was in a very bad state of repair. J* was dangerous. It was de eided to- write to the Christehurch OPy Council pointing this out to them. Fire alarms should be placed in more conspicuous places and better lighted, the members of the United Burgesses' Association agreed at the of the Association last evening. It was decided to write to the Christehurch Tire Board suggesting that the matter be reviewed and steps taken on the lines suggested. "A great deal of the alleged fear of examination is merely a sort of superstition, and if parents would encourage children to take their tests simply a> part of the work, without fuss or complaint; instead of offering quite needless and often injudicious pity and sympathy, very little anxiety would be felt about them.'' said Miss A. t'. Morrison, head mostress of the Epsom Girls' Grammar School, Auckland, in her animal report at the prize-giving. "When his Excellency the GovernorGeneral was at Rotorua recently, he strongly advised the Maoris to preserve their place names and to correct pakehas when they heard them mutilating sueh names as Whakarewarewa, which was always shortened to "Waka." He told them they should get the buses to paint out "Wbaka" and put on the full name. As a matter of fact, if the bus proprietors wanted to get the whole name on the side of the vehicles in the same-sized letters as at present, they would have to put some of the letters on the back, or get longer buses. With regard to the question of deciding the future policy of the City Council as to making refunds of shortages of the cashiers, which was referred to the By-laws and Finance Committee by the Council with power to act, the Committee reported last night that it had issued instructions that any shortages in cash must be made up by the officers concerned. The motion was made the subject of a division and was carried bv 10 votes to 5.

"In order to provide for the erection of the new pavilion at Richmond Park the old building was moved to a temporary position near the entrance gates," reported the Reserves Committee to the City Council last night. "This building, although slightly affected with borer, is in a fairly sound condition and the Committee is of the opinion that it could be utilised in one of the Parks at present without dressing accommodation of anv sort. It has therefore been decided to move it to St. James Park, Papanui. All unsound timbers will be replaced by new ones." The report was adopted. The By-laws and Finance Committee reported to the City Council at its meeting last night that Stadiums (Christchurch). Ltd.. had applied for permission to use the front fence at Monica Park for advertising purposes. It was stated in the letter that the fence stood back some little distance from the footpath and would be reerected in plain iron. eight feet in height. The Committee had notified the Woolston Burgesses' Association ot the request with a view to ascertaining whether Woolston residents would have anv objection to advertisements being placed on the fence, and intended to hold the matter over pending receipt of this information. The report was adopted. Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd., authorised Ford dealers. Travelling representatives: W. C. Wilson and P. Mever; manager, A. G. Prestney. Rangiora. 'Phones 87-88. —2 If you see a Gold Band Taxi returning to the Square or depot empty, stop it and get in, as it will only cost you 6d a head wherever you are. Our prices are the cheapest, so why go elsewhere and pay more. Keep on 'Phoning 35-572 or 34-075 for a Gold Band Taxi. Thank You. —2 A good Hot Lunch at Cooke's or the Tudor Tea Booms, High street, will set you up for a hard afternoon's Xmas Shopping. —6 If you want the best Tractor Plough in the world, there is only one place to get it, viz., P. and D. Duncan's Tuam street, Christchurch. A farmer purchasing one of these will not have to sell it for half-price in three, six, or twelve months, as has been done in many cases. The following fittings are to be found, in combination, only on our plough: Murray Lift; U. and S. skeiths and'buckles; double steerage and rear lever; tailplates; oil-well wheels; best hammered scrap beams and legs throughout. Any size and weight to suit the roughest country that is ploughable. —"6 Canterbury Farmers! Make 1930 your "Banner Year" in productivity and profit! Hundreds of pounds worth of grass seed go to waste every year through the imperfect means of collecting it hitherto available! With the patent Chain Drum Stripper all varieties of grass seed —including brown top —can be collected as completely and as surely as a reaper deals with grain crops, doubling—in some cases trebling —the seed value collected, making the Chain Drum Stripper a gilt-edged investment. But if you want to participate in this extra "unearned increment'' this season, place your order for a Chain Drum Stripper Now! Booth. Macdonald and Co., Ltd. —6

For collecting White Clover too short to eut with a mower, or for going over clover paddocks already cut with a mower, and carted off, the Chain Drum Stripper is a gilt-edged investment. In the former case it is the only means, and in the latter, the machine has been known to pay for itself in a single season, with the shaken seed thus collected, and which otherwise would have been wasted. Let us send you Illustrated Pamphlet. Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd. OG

"KENTLEY" CIDER. Until you have tasted "Kentley" you do not realise what Cider should be. Clear as crystal, and of a lovely auburn colour, it is a wonderful pick-me-up and thirst-quencher. '-Kentley" is guaranteed pure apple juice, and a wineglass full per day is more effective than the proverbial apple a day. In case lots only, 2 dozen pints at 26s (5d per case. Order earlv for Xmas. MASON, STEUTHEES and CO., LTD. —6 AT HASTIE, BULL'S "QUALITY SALE." Specials for to-day:—New Supper Sets, 7 pieces Ss 6d; New Pip-edge Salad Sets, 7 pieces, 8s 6d; 21-piece Teasets, 17s 6d; Cup, Saucer, and Plate, 3 pieces for 2s 6d upwards; Beautiful Glass Salad Sets, 7 pieces, 10s 6d. Hundreds of other bargains. Hastie, Bull, and Pickering, Cashel street. —t"