General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19862, 25 February 1930, Page 10

General News.

The Cook County Council, Gisborne, bus agreed to contribute approximately TTuO per nnnuni towards the cost of providing aerodrome facilities.

A special dinner will be given at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, when the delegates to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Newspaper Proprietors will be entertained bv the Mount Cook Motor Company, Ltd. Early on Sunday morning a twostorev house, containing eight rooms in Howard street. lielfast, was burned lo the ground. The house was owned and occupied by Mr James O'Connor. The fire had a good when the owner and a man named Stokes, who was staying with liiin. were awakened, but thev escaped without difficulty. The following telegram from the Hon. H. Atmoro, Minister for Education, was received by Mr K. J. Howard, M.l'. yesterday: ''Pleased to inform von that on my recommendation Cabinet have approved grant for the erection of a caretaker's cottage for the Christchureh Hovs' Higli School. Fifty per cent, of the cost is to bo repaid to the Department, over a period of eleven years."

All the Canterbury aeroplanes which made the trip to Blenheim to attend the air uageant on Saturday have now returned with the exception of Miss Arolm Clifford's Avian. Flight-Lieu-tenant Vail got, back on Sunday and the others returned yesterday, Miss Clifford, whose machine is not so powerful as the others, remaining behind in order to allow the nor'-wester to die down.

A railway mishap which is believed to be without parallel in New Zealand occurred yesterday morning near lvarangahako when Wirth's Circus was on its way by .special train from Tauranga. One very largo elephant had a van to himself. He started to get restive, rocked the van violently, anil soon it jumped the rails. The train was brought up with a sudden jolt, and there was a delay of four hours before the van was back on the line. —Pres* Service.

1 iifootLous unci other notifiable diseases reported in the Canterbury and West Coa.it Health Districts during the week ended noon yesterday totalled 21, as follows Canterbury : •Scarlet fever, 10; diphtheria, 2; tuberculosis, 5; pneumonia, 1; erysipelas, 1. West , Coast: Scarlet lever, 1; tuberculosis, 1. Deaths in the Canterbury district totalled three—two from tuberculosis and one from diphtheria. In view of the annual inspection of the Selwyn Plantation Hoard's reserves and plantations, to take place next month, members at the Board's meeting yesterday discussed an improvement in the means of transport. Hitherto the tour has been done by motor-ear, a number of cars being employed. The suggestion before yesterday's meeting was that a char-a-banc should be used this year, so that all the members could be together, especially when the superintendent wns explaining matters when passing a plantation or reserve. Information concerning the legal position regarding the renewal of insurance policies was sought by Mr L. I'onpard at a meeting of the Dairy Farmers' Union at Palmcrston North. When a premium was paid after the due date, he said, the holder of the policy wns usually informed that Ms cover still existed, but would that statement be maintained if a fire occurred in the interim? He did not think so. The position should be clarified so that there should be no misconception. Other members pointed out that if the premium wns not paid on the due date, the- risk of not being covered was entirelv that of the person who took out the policy.

The wintry weather experienced nt the Mount Cook, over the week-end seriously interfered with the sight-seeing of the delegates to the Newspaper Conference. A few of thfe delegates made the trip to the Tasman Glacier on Saturday, the weather being gloriously fine, but torrential rain fell all day on Sunday, and the bis? party of visitors had to take advantage of the splendi<l hospitality afforded at the Hermitage. Yesterday saw a continuation of the wintry weather, and the heavy rain again made tramping to the glacier area impossible. If the weather is favourable to-day most of the visitors will make the trin to the Teaman Glacier. The business of the conference will be concluded to-day. At the meeting of the Riccarton Borough Council last night Crs. C. G. McKellar and H. W. Wise said that thev had been asked to draw the attention of the Council to the fact that people living in the vicinity of Mandevillo street and Riccarton road were annoyed by the rowdyism which went on there late at night, and to ask n something could not be done to stop it. Cr. J. Wood said he was surprised that such a complaint should be made. The locautv referred to was as orderly as nnv other, he said, and if Crs. McKellar and Wise would go home a little earlier they would not hear the noises they complained of. (Laughter.) Cr. R. G. Malcolmson pointed out that Crs. McKellar and Wise had not said that they had heard any noises, but were merely referring to a complaint which had been brought under their notice. It was decided to ask the police to do what was possible to stop the nuisance.

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Nelson it now to have a cheap Taxi Service as a fleet of Six New Gold Band Taxis left ChristchurclT for Nelson on Saturday, and will be in charge of Mr Day, of Day's Taxis, so give them your support, and keep the fares down. —5