General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19918, 3 May 1930, Page 14

General News.

The six men engaged on the formation of the hillside, track between the Takahe and the Kiwi are making good 'progress. The work, is being paid for out of funds' provided, by Sir Henry Wteram, subsidised by the R.S.A. There was no mention of tho Art .Gallery si,te lit y ester day's meeting of the." Domains Board. ; The orch.tect, Mr. E. W. Armstrong, is to hay;o .'the'' sitd at the Hereford street entrance to the Botanic Gardens pegged out and tho members of the' Board ore to inspect it. Mr Armstrong has been absent from the City during the holidays' and the site has not yet been pegged "tit. bnt this will be done in a few days..

The Labour Representation Committee has selected Mrs E. R. McCombs as the official Labour candidate for the Christchurch' North seat. The Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer); contested this seat at last General Election, in the Labour interest. It is thought that Mr Archer - may be teleoted to contest the Waitaki seat. Ballots will .require to be taken for the selection of Labour candidates' for Kaiapoi and Riccarton.

v Although it was-anticipated that the Galipzin three-component seismographs which are to be installed at the Christchurch Magnetic Observatory would cofe to hand in May or June of this year," they are now unlikely to. arrive for at least six months* The delay has been, caused by* the fact that 'the seisomographa were 1 not in stock in : England, but are having to be~ manufactured. because of a slight alteration in design. " " The Mayor desires to acknowledge the following donations to the Coal and Blanket Fund:—Anonymous Is, Sunny- • side Mental Hospital staff £5 16s 6d, proceeds from display by Nicola in Victoria square £l6 17b, J. McL. £5 10s, W. Morgan £l, Mrs. J. Patterson £l, 'Christchurch Gas Company's collection box £3 16s lOd, Mr Schroder (Hokitika) parcel boys' heavy box, . anonymous £9 9s, Lady Wigram £lO, R. H. Stilltfell £lO, St. Luke's Parish (per Archdeacon Taylor) £2 2s,"Tao £lO, Anon £2 2s.

A meeting of the City Council's Special Traffic Committee is - being called By the chairman (Or. H. T. J. Thacker) for Friday next concerning the proposal to close the roadway between the Cathedral "and the safety zone to all but trains and pedestrians and allow two-way traffic to use the roadways on the east and west sides of the Square. The committee will go, into the question of allowing only one-way traffic on those roads, northbound traffic turning' to the west from the "Bottle Neck," and south-bound traffic being diverted to the east side at the Beresford Corner.

According to the Commissioner of Police (Mr W. B. Mcllveney), -as soon as details are completed, a subinspector will be placed in charge of. the detective branch of the Ohristchurch force. The Commissioner that at present there was no 'intention to : place a commissioned officer in charge • of the detective branch at Dunedin, but he had decided that ab such officers bad been appointed in Auckland and Wellington a similar procedure would be: followed in * Christchurcli. He was unable at the- moment to state who the officer would be. .

The Hon. W. B. Taverner, Minister for Railways/in a letter .to'Mr P. R.. Cooker secretary of the New Zealand •Clothing Trades .Federation, sets out that tho cloths used in the manufacture .-of railway. uniforms are of high grades and are manufactured by 'New Zealand :woollen mills. The uniforms are not intended to be "tailor made," the intention being to provide each man with a uniform ■ that will look well, wear well, snd fit comfortably. The Minister regretted that he could not adopts Mr Cooke's suggestion that the manufacture of the. uniforms should be distributed according to the, requirements.of each district, as it was considered that lhe present system was more satisfactory.

Mr H. G.' Ell at different periods has been * hard pushed for funds in connexion with " the Summit road and , its. reserves but he must have , put up something like a record when recently hi' had tf>,' find £6Sb to * meet ah urgent payment in respect of two reserves. This he was able to do in two day«.

Mr David Jones, M.P., has received a telegram from the Minister for Education stating that the grant towards the cost of erecting a dental clinic at the Bakaia School, has been approved. A vote of thanks to the chairman (Mr McGregor Wright) for his gift to the College of a large drawing of a horse's head was carried unanimously at a meeting of the Technical College Board of Governors last evening. The drawing, which is in crayon and wash, was done/by Mr J. Andresson, a European artist and draughtsman, who visited Christchurch fifteen years ago. As a result of representations made to the Minister for Public Works (the Hon. E. A. llansom) by Mr H, T. Armstrong, M.P., it is probable that the rates paid to men employed on tho South Island Main Trunk railway construction works will be increased. An engineer from the Department in Wellington ' was sent to investigate the prices paid. Mr Armstrong thinks that if prices are increased, the increase should date back to the time when the work started.

Speaking at a farewell luncheon given to him yesterday afternoon, the New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner to Australia (Mr L. J. Schmitt) said that the people in Australia had the idea that the climate of The Dominion was very cold, and in order to combat that he had had statistics prepared. These showed that there was very little difference in the sunshine in Australia from that in five towns each in the North Island and the South' Island. An exhibit which caused Borne interest at the luncheon given yesterday by business organisations to the New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Australia (Mr L. J. Schmitt) was a graph showinc that the casualities which had occurred in the Dominion from 1850 to 1930, as compared with other countries, were infinitesimal. When travelling a few days ago between Nelson and the Franz Josef Glacier, he said, ho had met a party who expressed themselves as being very disappointed with the destruction they had been told oould be seen on th© West Coast as a result of the seismic visitation. A woman of party had told him that it was a terrible thing that 2000 people had been buried in the "City of Lyelll" Important improvements nro in hand at tho Canterbury A. and P. Association's Addington Show ({rounds. To increase the area for the parking of motor-enrw the portion of- Jackson's creek which flows through the southwestern portion of the grounds is being filled in. The creek is to be piped and then covered in. A contract for this work has just been let to Mr F. W. Brightling. The length is a little over nine chains. It has been found necessary to fell about twenty-four trees, mostly piuus ineignis. This decision was arrived at only after much discussion by the Grounds Committee. Tho improvements when completed will provide accommodation, it is estimated. for at least one hundred cars. "As the present Rugby pea&on will in all probability be an abnormal one, in view of the forthcoming visit of the British team, I wish to appeal to the motoring public who attend Lancaster Park to give the traffic inspectors every assistance in obeying the narking instructions," 6aid the Chief Traffic Inspector (Mr H. Macintosh) to u reporter yesterday. Mir Macintosh added that there were between 500 and 700 cars parked, outside the Park in adjoining streets every Saturday, and he expected that there would be easily twice that number when the British team was playing here. It was desired that drivers approaching the Park should do so by Wjy of Lancaster street, where they would be directed to parking plftces by the inspectors. When nil the available space on/the south-side of Ferry road was taken up he would like motorists tp leave their vehicles in streets running off Ferry road on the north side, but npt in that road itself . His idea >n making the appeal was to get City motorists to acquaint themselves with the parking regulations, so that iheir example oould be followed by country visitors, thus avoiding confusion. Otherwise he feared that there would be a great deal of congestion on the days of the big matches. A startling statement has now been made and taxi fares, again smashed by everybody's favourite taxis, the Gold Bands and Red Bands, who have reduced their fares for the winter months, the lowest fare being Is (Is 6d elsewhere) for the first mile, and other distances accordingly. 'Phones 34-075 and

35-572. —6 In one of the most central and convenient spots in the City (Cashel street, nearly opposite Ballantynes) is Went's Garage. Garaging charges are 6d up to two hours, 9d up to four hours, and Is all day.' Motor-cycles 4d, bicycles 2d. Save tram fares and leave your car with ns . while shopping. It's cheaper! All accessories stocked—sold at wholesale rates. —6

Potato-growers. See the new Improved Aspinwall Potato-Digger before purchasing. Shipments arriving. Repair parts and service guaranteed. Mor rin and Fenwick, Ltd., N.Z. Distributors. Canterbury" agents: Prebble and Co., Colombo street. —6

John Johnston, Ltd., merchants, established 1863. Direct importers of British and American hurdware and machinery. 'Phone 4. P.O. Box 1. Bangiora. —1

. Charming Bridal Studies. Delightful pictures with all the charm and sweet-ness-that the occasion demands. A Steffano Webb Bridal Portrait is something to be treasured for a life-time. Studio, 257 High street. —6

Face the cold days with a smile. Haye a hot diniier at Cooke's. A big variety of hot dishes and special menu daily. Cooke's and The Tudor Tearooms, ' High street. 6

The most popular taxis in Christchurch to-day are the Gold Bands. Why! Because they are the best in every way. They have a continuous service, a day shift and a night shift of drivers and office staff; in fact, the Gold Bands never sleep, and are always waiting for you to dial 34-075 or 35-572 at any hour, and we charge no extra.

. "When ordering a grain and seed drill, be sure you pet the best; drilling being the vital operatipn in planting any crop. The Agricultural Department, after trying all other 'makes. both "local and imported found our "Star" drill the only make competent to fulfil all their requirements, and to give the neces sary accuracy in drilling test plots During the last ten years, the Department has purchased' six sevencoulter drills from..us fOl that purpose: They kndw >be best I P. and D Duncan. Ltd.. Tuam street, Christchiirch. * —6

Top-Dressing—one of the most profitable of farming operations! The Boothmac Double-Drive Top Dresser is the popular machine for the job. Itß advantages are manifold—durability and efficiency fully proven, and its price very moderate I Illustrated pamphlet poSt free. Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd. —O6