General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19985, 21 July 1930, Page 10

General News.

The Gazette notifies that all protection has been removed from deer in the Buller Acclimatisation district. Definite instructions have been received by the Public- Works authorities to make a survey of the locality at the fcieuiey, where it is proposed to erect a bridge ovei the \\ aimakar.ri. It is probable that the survey will be put in hand in a few months. With a special service yesterday at St. David's Presbyterian Church, tiie Sydenham football Club revived its .lnnuul church parade, which lias not been held since the pre-war years .Members and supporters of the club, together with representatives ol the Cant.erbnrv Rugby Union and kindred clubs gathered at the club-rooms at 10.30 a.m.. marching to the church The service was conducted by the Rev J 1). Webster.

•'I belong now to a respectable business. but once upon a time I was a lawyer." said Mr Justice Blair. spe k ing at the public send-off to Mrs. Brigadier Glover, at the Salvation Army Citadel at Wellington. "When 1 was a lawyer." continued Mr Just ce Blair "I had to throw myself upon the mercies of Mrs Glover to help me out of difficulties, and during the vears I have known hei she has never "ailed me." The 1940 Centenary Exhibition for Wellington is not beinrr lost sight of (states tho "Dominion"). Dur'n-r Inst week a meetinc: of the provisional com mittee was held to consider matters in connexion with the s'te of the proposed show. Nothing of a definite character can be decided, as ten years ahead takes a good deal of visualising and at the present rate of development much may happen before half that period of time has elapsed.

A commission to exocute a life-size statue in marble of Sir Joseph Ward has been received by Mr W. H. Feldon. of Auckland, from a southern client, who is for the present anonymous, states the "New Zealand Herald." Mr Fel don is already engaged upon life-size

• -arkable figures of Lord Jcllicoe and Lord Kitchener, which are to be erect ed in Tnvercargill. He considers that at loast 18 months must elapse before the statue of Sir Joseph Ward can be com pleted.

The proposal to abandon the 1931 census was criticised at a meeting of the Auckland branch of tho Economic Society, Btates tho "New Zealand Herald." A resolution was passed stat ing that it was considered such an action would be a retrograde step, calculated to impair tho value o. all past and future census enumerations. The resolution is to be forwarded to the Minister for Internal Affairs and the Prime Minister.

"The air of depression in Australia at the present time is very noticeable You may bo having lunch with a business man He will laugh at a joke liut very quickly he becomes morose and comments upon the bad state ol business. Tbe deprepsion is seen everywhere. and business men are, in some oases, nearlv distracted. On the other hand it is stranie to see the long queues of people lining up outside the picture theatres as if nothing were the matter. It is a strange combination ot worrv and caietv " s.iid the Rev Thomas Tnit, of Alberta to n representative of Tiik Prks' on Saturday.

It is oossible that legislation will be introduced during the present session of Parliament donlin« with the hours and other conditions of work if Christchureh taxi-drivers. Mr E. Parlane. secretarv of the Canterbury Drivers' Union, who saw the Minister for Labour (Hon. S. G. Smith), and T.ahour members of Parliament in Wellington last week told a feoorter that he was honefnl *.h"t anmeth'ne would he done. The Minister h«d been svtnnathetic. and hnd indicated *hnt in the interests of the sofotv of the-tv'b-lic somothinec should ho done in the •matter of rodnoin" the number of hours that taxi-drivers are workinc at T»<:ent.

Tho Gazette notifies the intention of the Christchurch City Council to levy two special rates tr redeem instalments of loans fallin" due The first is a lew of 6471-625 OOOd in the £ on all rateable propertv within tho Municipal Buildincs T,oan special rat'ng »rea to provide interest nnd other charges on a loan of <?t"7o to redeem nn instn'ment of £5600 of the Municipal Bii'ldinas Loan, which has fn'len due. -The second is a lew of 107178 12/ id in the £ on <>ll rnteiible nronertv within n spee ,- nl rutin" aren to Provide in+pr»«t nnd other on n loan of -C72PO to ho rni°ed to redeem Hint nflrtlfin of fho Destructor nnd Rnnitar'' Wor l --* Loan. which •"frtiired on .Tune 30th.

The one thing that Mr Edgar Stead, the Canterbury ornithologist, envies Auckland more than anything else is "the little culls that come nnd teed in vour hack yards." So he told a larcce audience a 4 the university on Wednesday evening (states the "Herald") "T do not envy von vour "rent harbour," h© said, "or the «plen flours of Oucen street but if anything would make me come and live here ' f hink 't would lie t>>ose cu'ls " Peforrin« later to the 'Vow Zealand crey dnck. Mr Ktend scid there was no finer bird in the world for sport or the tabic. Fe thonfht it. was much tn he regretted that the European mnlfnr'l bad ever been introduced, bc-anse i< time would oome when it would inter c »rp wi+h (hp niiTr>hpr« if erev duck.

"Beginning with the Rotary Club a tremendous number of service clubs have sprung up in Canada," said the Rev. Thomas Tait, of the First Presbyterian Church. Edmonton, Alberta, who is staying in Christchurch, to a representative of The Pres- on Saturday. "There are th© Kiwanis, Elks Optimists, and many others. They hold weekly luncheons, sing songs, and hear addresses bv important personages. who may b© passing through, and manv of them do excellent work Another club, the Sons of Cannda. have as their object the fostering of Canadian loyalty. Thev are a distinctive factor in the Empire. Tn addition to these there are the Men's Canadian Club and the Women's Canadian Club, and both are very larore organisations. A large number of unemployed have been given work since the Gold Band Taxis started here, and an order for twelve more Taxis has been given, which means work for another batch of unemployed so keep on 'phoning 34075 or 35572: keep them busy. —;3 Sleep in this morning! Nearly missed the car—left half your breakfast on the table. Then come along to Cooke's for morning tea —pot of delicious tea with scones, sandwiches, or biscuits 6d. Cooke's and Tudor Tearooms, High street. —6 A large telegraph pole has been put in to replace the old one in front of the Gold Band Taxis Office to carry the large number of 'phone wires required to cope with the large number of 'phones controlled by our staff 'Phones 34075 and 35572. Thank you. - 4 "When ordering a grain and seed drill, be sure you get the best, drilling being the vital operation in planting any crop The Agricultural Department, afte? trying nil oth«ii mtikes both local and importtu found our "Star" drill the onlv make competent to tulfiJ all their requirements. and to give the neces sary accuracy in drilling test plots During the last ten years, the Department has purchased ' six seven coulter drills from us foi that purpose They know *he best I P and D Duncan. Ltd.. Tuazn street, Christchurch. —6