General News.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19815, 31 December 1929, Page 8

General News.

All the freezing works in Canterbury are to resume killing on January 6th. Present indications are that there Trill be a good supply of stock.

About "200 of the unemployed are working foi the City Council and are engaged grading and improving roads and streets. There is a gang working in. each district.

For the New Zealand daily farmers' tour to Europe, organised by Thos. Cook and Son, there have been heavy bookings in Auckland, "Wellington, and Dunedin, but very few in Christchurch. The party will leave Sydii"/ by the Ormonde on Mav 10th and will arrive in London on June 19th. The St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade hope to be in occupation of their new premises in Gloucester street, just east of the radio broadcasting station towards the end of March next. It is not proposed to build immediately, but the existing building will be altered to meet requirements. These alterations will be put in hand shortlv.

Bookings for various parts of New Zealand and overseas this year have constituted a record. In previous years intending travellers booked their passages well before Christmas Day, and from then onwards there was a lull. This year, however, the bookings are maintaining a steady flow, and the New Year holidays, coming close on their heels, are resulting in an exceptionally busy time for the staff. Infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts during the week ended noon yesterday totalled 23, as follows:—Canterbury: Scarlet fever 10, diphtheria 4, tuberculosis 3, pneumonia 1, pneumonic influenza 1, hydatids 1, erysipelas 1. West Coast: Diphtheria 1, tuberculosis 1. There were 5 deaths reported—Canterbury: Diphtheria 1, tuberculosis 2. West Coast: Diphtheria 1, enteric fever 1. The Hydro-Electricity Branch of the Public Works Department has just completed the replacement of the aluminium cable on the North transmission line between Hororata and Addington, with 19/13 copper. All the transmission lines between tho powerhouse at Lake Coleridge and the Addington sub-sta-tion are of 19/13 copper, and all arc of equal capacity. The condition of the aluminium removed from the North line was excellent, and the replacement with copper was not due to any defect in the aluminium, but to the insufficient capacity of that class of conductor. ■ Following the phenomenal rainfall of 8.73 in at the Bealey on Sunday, the Waimakariri rose to sft 6in above normal at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, but the river subsided to 4ft 6in last night, and it was reported that unless there were further rains, it would probably continue'subsiding a foot or two at a time, until normal was reached. , A drop was also reported from Brown's Rock, near the Gorge, so the likelihood of a flood is remote. Meanwhile the usual number of men are standing by, although constructional work will not be continued at the camp until January 3rd or thereabouts.

Some recent appointments in the English Judiciary are interesting from the fact that men have succeeded to positions held by their fathers twenty or more years ago. Mr Justice Farwell, now a Judge of the Chancery Division, is a son of Lord Justice Farwell, whose first step on the Bench was also in the Chancery Courts. A few weeks ago Lord Justice Eussell succeeded Lord Carson as Lord of Appeal. The Lord Justice as a son of Lord Eussell of Killowen, who, prior to becoming Lord Chief Justice of England, left the Bar to become a Lord of Appeal. To complete the coincidence Lord Justice Eussell's successor is Sir Mark Lemon Eomer, a judge of the Chancery Division, whose father, Sir Eobert Eomer, was once a Lord Justice of Appeal. Charming Bridal Studies. Delightful pictures with all the charm and sweetness that the occasion demands. A Steffano "Webb Bridal Portrait is something to be treasured for a life-time. Studio, 252 High street. —6

Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd., authorised Ford dealers. Travelling representatives: W. C. Wilson and F. Meyer; manager, A. G. Prestney. Eangiora. '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; TJ. 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 ploughabl.3. 6