General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19970, 3 July 1930, Page 8

General News.

George Ah Chang, fruiterer, of Christchurch, was adjudged a bankrupt by Mr Justice Kennedy in the Supreme Court yesterday, on the application of Herbert E. Eadley and H. C. Frampton, produce merchants. The sittings of the Pensions Board concluded yesterday morning. Of the cases brought before the Board by Mr E, F. Willcox, of the Beturned Soldiers' Association, nine were upheld, nine dismissed, and one deferred. The conference between representatives of the Tramway Board and of the Tramway Employees' Union regarding the new award, which was suspended pending the decision of the Court of Arbitration in matters of interpretation, will be resumed next week. Lake Ellesmero can provide at present good 6port in duck and swan shooting for those who are able to bo there at favourable times. The swans are answering well to the decoys, and there seem to be plenty of geese, but these are proving hard to get. One party of three that went out on Tuesday obtained a bag of 53 ducks, and recently another shooter managed to get three geese together with the rest of his bag. The general opinion is that the swans are the easiest to get

The Reserves Committee of the City Council, by unanimous vote, has decided to recommend the Council, at its meeting next Monday, to name Smart's pond reserve, off Milton street, Sydenham, Bradford Park. This is intended as a graceful compliment to the memory of the late Cr. P. R. Cooke, who was responsible for the formation of this playground and who, when a boy in Bradford, England, had seen how similar work was carried out.

"Tho compulsory ago for school attendance is not five, but seven," said Dr. E. B. Phillipps, Schools Medical Officer, last evening, at the meeting of the Open Air Schools' League. "People do their children a grave injury by sending them to school at that early age, when they could keep them at home m the open air for another two years." Dr Phillipps characterised a great number of the schools be had seen as "wooden boxes, which seem to have boon designed with a view to keeping the light away from the children."

Advico has been received in Auckland that his Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of an alliance between tho 3rd (King's Own) Hussars and the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment. Similar alliances have been established from time to time between other regimonts of tho Territorial Forces and others of tho same branch of tho service in the British Army. It is not merely a matter of sentiment. There is a definite value for a Territorial unit to have its name linked with an Imperial one with long and proud traditions.—Press Service.

Unemployment must bo very serious in Sydney, for on tho last page of the latest New South Wales Rugby Union weekly programme to hand there are twenty-eight advertisements by footballers seeking work. In each case the occupation is stated, and the namo of the club to which the applicant belongs. A footnote to tho page states that all the applicants possess estimable references from previous employers and from people who know them and that not one of the applicants was unemployed through his own fault. Tho applicants include clerks, fitters, engineers, motor drivers, labourers, salesmen, and a chemist.

Tho demands on tho Lake Coleridge power station during the week ended June 29th were over 800 lt.w. in excess of the demands made tho previous week. Tho maximum load last week at tho Power House was 30,120 k.w. (previous week, 29,300 k.w.) registered between 4.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Juno 25th. At the Addington substation the maximum load was 23,414 k.w. (previous week, 22,410 k.w.) registered on the same day and during the same half-hour as the power house maximum. The lake level was at 1664.0 ft, previous week 1664.65 ft; and the average inflow from the Harper river was 160 cusecs, previous woek, 170 cusecs. Kaiapoi, well known for its manufacture of woollen goods, was definitely on the map at tho Town Hall yesterday (states tho Sydney "Daily Guardian" of June 21st). Responding to tho Civic Commissioner's welcome to tho Now Zealand farmers' touring party, Mr C. Mcintosh, tho chairman, expressed regret at the absence of the Premier, through illness, especially as they were both natives of Kaiapoi, and he had been looking forward to their meeting. Mr J. McGregor, another speaker, went one better by saying that he and Mr ■Bavin were born in the same town in the same year. "1 was born in the Kaiapoi Prosbyterian manse," he said, "and a month later your Premier was born in the Wesleyan minister's house."

An indication that Heathcoto County is doing its share in providing relief work for the unemployed is given by the fact that at present there are 55 men employed in the Cashmere and Mount Pleasant ridings. On the road widening operations at Dyer's Pass road, between Victoria Park and the Kiwi, there are 42 men employed, and of the total 37 are returned soldiers. Just at present these men have got to a pretty bad piece of the road, where a lot of rock has to be shifted. The 13 men employed in the Mount Pleasant riding are engaged on the new road on St. Andrew's Hill and on the formation of pathways in other parts of the riding Of the total, ton nre rpfnrned soldiers

Conflicting statements regarding the policy in the treatment of children at the State dental clinic were received hv the Auckland Education Board. The Health Minister said that hj" 'rontment of private school children had not been authorised bv M-n Health Department; the chairman of the Matamata Clinic Committee quoted from a booklet on the policy of the dental service that "State liaol "Viirli-rn had n prior claim" ; the dental nurse at Matamata said that she had been jnstrueted that all schools were not eligible; and the division of Dental Hygiene wrote stating that the primary departments of Convent i"hools were now eligible. The Board rlpoiVW to forward nil letters on to the Minister for Education.—Press Association The cheapest taxi fares in Christchurch and the best taxis and the most popular taxis are the Gold Bands and Red Bands; everybody is riding in them; only Is for the first mile; just think of it. and 'phone 34-075 or 3.5-572 Thank you —9 Hear the second Test in comfort—at the Tudor Tearooms—you'll enjoy it fai better. Besides, a cup of delicious tea will make a world of difference. Tudor Tearooms, High street. —6 The only fleet of taxis fitted with luggage carriers is the Gold Band and the Red Band Taxis, and this gives the passengers every comfort instead of having to carry the luggage inside, so 'phone 34-075 or 35-572. Thank you. —8