General News.

Press, 1 February 1930, Page 16

General News.

The auction advertisements of W. E. Simes and Co., Lohrey and Co., Ltd., McKenzie and Willis, Parris and McMillan, H. C. Smith, N.Z. Farmers' Cooperative Association, Ltd., 11. B. Sorensen, and L. P. Devlin appear on page 27 of this issue. "The world is running riot on smoking," remarked Dr. Thacker at yesterday's meeting of the unemployed. '"They say it's a comfort; it isn't a comfort —it's a disease!" "The wrong Government is in," remarked one of the audience at the meeting of unemployed yesterday. "There's no such thing as a wrong Government," replied Dr. Thacker. •'You are the Government!" As the first meeting of the recentlyelected Waimakariri River Trust is to l>e hold, on Wednesday, and as Messrs George Gould and J. A. Flesher are members of that body as well as delegates to the conference regarding the improved layout of Cathedral square, the conference which was to have met at 3 p.m. on Wednesday will meet at 3.30 p.m. The camp for South Island secondary schools N.C.O.'s at Burnham finished yesterday. Rain interfered with operations early in the week, and those who were not sitting for their commissions were issued with dry clothes and sent home on Wednesday last. Tho remainder struck camp yesterday after a very successful course. Yesterday the refresher course for Air Force pilot officers, which has been continued daily at Wigram Aerodrome for the past month, was brought to a conclusion with further gunnery and bombing practice at Lake Ellesmere. The nine officers left the aerodrome last evening after an enjoyable and instructive- course, in which they touched on many new aspects of flying and battle tactics. "Sunshine" Header Harvesters have commenced operations in wheat. Several hundred sacks of Tuscan have been threshed out at Amberley, and demonstrations will be advertised in a few days for that district. Tho sample has been certified by Mr West, of the Wheat Research, and pronounced in excellent all-round condition so far as moisture contents is concerned. All farmers in North Canterbury are urged to see this machine at work * next week, when notices of demonstrations will be published in this space next Monday. New Zealand Distributors, "Sunshine" Header Harvesters, Andrews and Beaven, Ltd., Moorehouse avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand. — 6 A Taxi War may be expected now at Timaru, as the well-known Gold Band Taxis have started a large fleet there at half prices, so why pay more, and keep on 'phoning 1500. Christchurch 'phones 34-073 and 35-572. " John Johnston, Ltd., merchants, established 1863. Direct importers of British and American hardware and machinery. 'Phone 4. P.O. Box 1. Rangiora. Visitors, don't go back home without trving Cooke's American lee Cream "Novelties at the Tudor or Cooke's Tea Rooms, High street. —6 Potato-growers. See tho new Improved Aspinwall Potato-Digger before purchasing. Shipments arriving. Repair parts and service guaranteed. Morrin and Fen wick, Ltd., N.Z. Distributors. Canterbury agents: Prebble and Co., Colombo street. —6 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 "When your grain crops are removed, the best implement to put into the stubble is one of our K. H. Grubbers with a set of giant tripod harrows attached. In one operation the land is ready for drilling crop. Twelve acres a day, or more, can be done. A first-class job. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., Tnam street, Christchurch, and Ashbnrton." —6