General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20038, 20 September 1930, Page 14

General News.

' Dominion Day, which will be observed on Monday, is a bank holiday Information has been reoeived by the Canterbury Board of. Education ' that the. Department has approved of a grant for the rebuilding of the school at Tai Tapu on the Bite recently aoquired by the Board. !" The Hpn. W. A. Veitch, Minister for Railways, has advised Mr J. McCombs. M.P., chat on further consideration and in view of representations on the 6iihject, it has been decided to revert to the original Sunday fares on the Christchurch-Lyttelton line. The Department of Education has agreed to the. Canterbury Education Board taking over St. Saviour's Orphan&gSSchoo!as a public school, and at yesterday's meeting of the Board it was decided to take the steps necessary to bring the school under its jurisdiction The amount of sunshine recorded at Clifton, Sumner, for the week ended September 14th was 24 hours 10 minutes, compared with. 26 hours 411 minutes in the City. The total for the twenty weeks, ended on the same date, was 639 and 557 hoars 30. minutes ia the estr.

The Dunedin headquarters of the Shipwreck Relief Society has authorised Captain G. P. Hall v Acting-Super-intendent of Mercantile Marine, Wellington, to grant a limited amount to members of the crew of the Tahiti, the relief to tnke the form of orders for clothing—Press Association. The Mayor desires to acknowledge the following subscriptions to the Co&] and Blanket Fund:—Mr F. W. Freeman, £2 2s; Mrs G. H. Burton, £1; proceeds from organ recital, Civic Theatre, August 31st, £8 8s lOd; "Wellwisher," £2 2s; Mr E. M. Caffin, £1 Is; Tennyson street Congregational Church, £5; Mr Geo. Callender (second donation). £2 2s. The seat on the Canterbury Land Board at present held by Mr D. Stowell, of Timaru, the elective member, will become vacant, by effluxion of time, on December 12th. Nominations for the election of a duly qualified person to fill the vacancy will be received at the office of the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr W. Stewart), up to October 17th. Who would be responsible in tho event of a child being injured through tailing on a slippery floor of a school? was a question asked the Canterbury Board ol Education by the Committee of the Kumara School. The Appointments Committee advised the Board yesterday that the. state of Echool ttoors was the responsibility of the school committees. "You people in New Zealand and other colonies must stick to England,' said the lie v. David Zadok, a deaoon of the Syrian Church, to a reporter of The Press yesterday. "England is the best country in the world, and has the best Government in the world. I heard in Australia that some of them over there wanted to break away from England. They do not'realise what they would be doing. You stick to England. If you don't you will be very, very sorry;" The threatened confiscation of the Akaroa School endowment was referred to at yesterday's meeting of the Canterbury Board of Education. The Appointments Committee reported that it nad been resolved to point out that the Board had already protested against similar action in other places. It was decided by the Board also _ to write to the Department suggesting that the revenue from the iendowment should still be devoted to the local school funds. The Advisory Board of the New Zealand Employers' Federation has advised that it is arranging a deputation representative of all employers organisations throughout the Dominion to wait upon the Acting-Prime Minister and the Minister for Labour next week in regard to the working of the Unemployment Bill, and contemplated amendments to the Workers Compensation Act, and the Arbitration Act. As this legislation vitally affects all employers it is desired to make the deputation as representative as possible. Evidence of the speed of a car travelling over the Bridge of Remembrance during the progress of the Winter Show, was given by a witness in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, who estimated it to be nearly 30 miles an hour. The car was involved in a collision soon after, and Mr McLachlan, counsel for the defendant, said that his client contended that his Speed over the bridee was 5 miles an hour, as there were numerous people about at the time. "Your Worship will know how to treat the evidence of 30 miles an hour." said Mr McLachlan. 'T shall also know-how to treat that of S miles an hour. ' said the Magistrate. Mr E. .D. Moslev S.M To be used for the erection of homes tor married blind people, two and three quarter acres of land have been 2ivon to the Jubilee Institute for th© Blind at Auckland. The gift has filled a long felt want, states the annua! report of the Institute, as before °_'cn cases had b&en prevented from coming to the- Institute because of the difficulty of obtaining housing for their wives and families Valuable for the work and welfare of the blind hare been brought back by the Director of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind. Mr Clufta N. Mackenzie, who has recently spent sortie time in inspecting sister institutions in Ensland. The result has been most gratifying, states the annual report of the Institute, and the Directors efforts are much appreciated by the Board. ( Mr W. H. Bayard, chairman of the Organised Unemployed and Relief Workers' Committee, applied yesterday to the Hospital •authorities' for the renewal of the issue of rations to him. When his original application was granted, it was on. the understanding that, he did some work in return; and as Mr Bayard did not comply with that condition his application yesterday for a renewal was declined There is a possibility that the Organised Unemployed Committee will, take the matter up with the Minister, for. the purpose of obtaininjg a ruling as to whether Restitute persons who apply to the Board for relief are under any necessity to do work in return for rations. . "Railway passengers/' please note that owing : to deputations from our opponents to the Minister for Railways we haVe been compelled to remove our 'phone on. the Railway Station and would advise you to ask a Red Cap or porter to 'phone 34075 or 35572 for a Gold Band Taxi; they will willingly do so with a tiice smile and, it wilf save your money. Thank you ; _i Babies will grow, and every stage of growth is charming> Have your Daby photographed often at the Steffano Webb Studio His l baby pictures are the very personification of babyhood I 252 High street —6 John Johnston, Ltd., merchants, established 1863. Direct importer? of British »nd American hardware and machinery. 'Phone i. P.O. Box 1, Rangiora. —1 The climax to an afternoon's shopping—afternoon tea at Cooke's. Delicious Tea with- scones, sandwiches, and cakes are very welcome, after a hard day's shopping. More so. when you have them at Cooke's or Tudor Tea Rooms. High street. . —l> Every * Railway Passenger" will be disappointed to know that we have been compelled, to remove our 'phone on the station, but it you ask at the Enquiry Office a Red Can or Porter to 'phone 34075 or 35572 for. a Gold Band Taxi they will do so willingly. Watch for our next movo; we will give our opponents something to think about. Thank vou. —2

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