General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19851, 12 February 1930, Page 10

General News.

At last night's meeting of tho management committed of the Canterbury Rugby Union, the annual meeting of delegates was fixed for March 18th. The Eyre County Council advises that a portion of the Coutts Island road is closed to traffic owing to the operations of the Waimakariri River Trust, and that the new road in substitution is now open to all traffic. The twenty-first anniversary occurs to-day of tho wreck of the Union Company's steamer Penguin, which struck Tom's Rock, in Cook Strait, on February 12th, 1909. The vessel was making a trip between Nelson and Wellington when the disaster occurred, 75 lives being lost. The immediate removal of the City's refuse destructor plant is the subject of a notice of motion for Monday night's meeting of the City Council, given by Dr. Thacker. The text of the motion is as follows: "That the Works and Sanitary Committee be asked to go into the question of the immediate removal of the destructor plant from its present site to a site on or near the Bromley sewerage farm."

At the meeting of the Tramway Board next week proposals for the curtailment of the Sunday time-table during the winter months will be considered. The matter has been before the Works and Traffic Committee, consisting of all the members of the Board, and it is understood that, on account of the decline in traffic due to the increase in the number of pri-vately-owned motor-cars, a fairly substantial cut in the number of Sunday trips is proposed. From December 4th to date the Christchurch Central Fire Brigade received 38 calls. Eighteen were for fires in or on property m the City, two were chimney fires, two were grass fires and hedge fires, nine were malicious false alarms, three were calls to Cashmere, two to Riccarton, and two to Fendalton. The estimated amount of fire Joss during the period was £3360, the insurances oil building? and contents were £Wj55, and the estimated value of property actually affected was £14,800.

For next Monday night's meeting of the City Council, Cr. Annie E. Fraor has given notice to more: "That tho Council set up a special committee to draft a classification scheme for the staff of every department of the Council, grading and maximum and minimum salaries attached to each staff, on lines similar to the Auckland scheme; that the personnel of the committee shall consist of the chairmen of the I'inance, Works, and Electricity Committees, and Councillors E. H Andrews, A. W. Beaven, and the mover "

The bush of South America wa« extremely like that of the South Island of Aew Zealand. It looked like evergreen beech bush, and that was not to be ■ wondered at because beech constituted a large proportion of the trees in it. That raised at once the very interesting question, but one that he * i. no t tho t,me *° So into then, of whether there was not at one time a huge South Pacific Continent uniting New Zealand and South America, said Rotarian Professor Sperrin-Johnson, of Auckland, sneaking at the Wellington Rotary Club luncheon yesterday.— Press Service.

Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd. authorised Ford dealers. Travelling' representatives: W. C. Wilson and F Meyer j manager, A. G. Prestney. Rangiora. 'Phones 87-88. " —2

Brides-to-be will be pleased to know that the, most up-to-date Bridal Cars in New Zealand are owned by tho Gold Band Taxis, the're stunners, try them out girls, and hubby may buy you one for a wedding present. 'Phones 34-075 or 35-572. Book early. 2

Visitors, don't go back home without trying Cooke's American Iqb Cream Novelties at the Tudor or Cooke's Tea Rooms, High street —8 "When your grain crops are removed, the best implement to pat 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 green crop. Twelve acres a day, or more, can be done. A first-class job. P. and D. Diinckn, Ltd., Tuam street, Christchurch; and Ashburton." -

There is still time to collect lots of money from your grass seed and clover patches by using the Chain Drum btripper, the machine which gets bractically all the seed—in all varieties of grasses. Heater type machines collect less than hajf in Rye Grasses, Cockstoot, and practically none in Brown Topi In clover, the Chain Drum is the only Stripper that will function, and here, also, it collects practically all the seed, no matter how close to the ground Stripping will be worth while much later this year, and prices for seed are especially good. Special pamphlet post free. Booth, JVlacdonald and Co., Ltd. _g f#,, In £ ei "??* ,t°, Building Contractors,, —"Sterling" Wheelbarrows, for which we are New Zealand agents, are scientifically designed for ease of operation and durability, are built by a company specialising in barrows, and sold at the price of ordinary barrows. Sterling Barrow Wheel is always lubricated. Call and see them in our showroom. Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd. —6