General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20089, 19 November 1930, Page 10

General News.

The Governor General was made to say in Monday's Press that "Gloucestershire cheese" is no longer made in Gloucestershire. Tliis should have read "double-Gloucester cheese." "Single-Gloucester" cheese is still made freely in the county, but "doubleGloucester," which is coloured with anatta, and in appearance resembles Cheshire, ia made no longer. The committee set up by the Cliristchurch Fire Board to consider the purchasing of a new fire engine reported at the meeting of the Board last night that it bad been decided to purchase a Morris chassis. A meteor was observed from Mosstown, Wanganui, on Saturday, at 8.20 p.m., reports the "Wanganui Chronicle." The meteor was travelling in an easterly direction at an angle of about 45 deg/ces, and bohir.d it trailed a tail of blue sparks. The annual inspection of the Christchurch St. John Ambulance Brigade Corps, men and women, is to bo lie'd on Saturday in Latimer square. Colonel Barclay, Deputy Chief Commissioner in Charge, will conduct the inspection. The police get some interesting enquiries at times, remarks the "Wanganui Herald." .Recently one came from the Old Country enquiring for a man who, when last heard of, w.ib "lumbering rubber trees in the upper roaches Of the Wanj, - .nui river." An unusual accident occurred during practice by the Waitara Firo Brigade on Wednesday evening, states the "Taranaki Ilorald,'' when Superintendent 0. C. Limmer lost control of the nozzle of a hose, and was struck in the face by the stream of water. The Superintendent had one eye seriously injured.

Yesterday's trip of the Air Travel j Service's do Haviland 4-scater oeroplnne to Dunedin and hack was un- ' eventful. Two passengers were carried on the out journey and one was accommodated on the return trip. To Dunedin the Jteroplane kept to time, j but on the way hack tho nor'-west ! ■ul caused a abght drop in the speed Tb« M#yor r.f (\tr !{ 8. Black) says that the question of rloa:ing down tlie unemployment (relief dfpot is to be considered. The neces- j sity for this action is lack of monetary I support. Tho depot has ample supplies ' of clothing but its chief activity 13 the I l.pply of food, and as money is not i forthcoming to enable food to bo pur- j •based, the depot has lost its main usefulness.—Press Service. Arrangements are being made to hold a New Zealand shop window display in Christchurch on a large scale in tho early part of next year. Tho j Retailers' Association have been asked ] to assist and to arrange datea most . suitable to themselves. Greymouth is ! expecting to hold a iVew Zealand shop 1 window display in February next, when ! Ohrist-hurch firms will be asked to par- \ cicipatc. In compliance with the request from she deputation representing the Nt. John Ambulance Association, which waited on him last week, the Mayor Mr J. K. Archer) has called a public meeting, to be held in the City Council Chamber at 3 p.m. next Tuesday, to organise assistance in connexion with the Association's building fund j campaign and the providing of addi- i tional new ambulances for a free ser- ■ vice. The Mayor expresses the hope I ■hat all interested will attend the I meeting. "Although tho position appears to >e normal at the present time, it may ">e most necessary to have some very rlefinite information regarding n itand-bv plant bofore next winter, as he Lake Coleridge supply may again >e adversely affected if weather conditions are not helpful," states the mnual report of the Canterbury Manufacturers' Association. The report '■dds that the thanks of the Association are due to the special committee *?hich was set up to keep in touch vith the supply authorities, and which iras linked up later with the Chamber if Commerce. A Henderson family and their neighbours won £6OOO in Tattersall's sweepstake on the Melbourne Cup. Those vho shared in the syndicate are all >eoplo in the Massey district, five miles from Henderson, With the exception if one girl, the winners are: Mrs G. W. Sinton 5s share; Miss Ada Sinton, aged 19, as 6d share; Mrs Sandford, 2b Gd share ;Mrs Ron. Smith, 2s 6d share; Mr Jack Meynall, os share; Miss Myrtle Wlialen, Kapuni, Taranaki, 2s (3d share. The syndicate drew the lucky number of the horse Second Wind, which finished second to Phar Lap in the Cup.—Press Service. The report of the Superintendent of the Christchurch Fire Brigade, presented at the meeting of - the Board last night, stated that during the last month there had been 22 calls. Of those 14 were actual fires in or on oronerty, three were hedge and grass fires, one a chimnev fire, find four were false r.larms, of which one was given maliciously. The estimated total fire loss during the period was £I2OO, the insurances on buildings and contents £5200. and the estimated values of property actually affected by fire £7980. "There has never been a time "in the history of New Zealand when the demand for New Zealand-made goods is coming so much to the fore. We have educated the nublic to ask for New Zealand-made foods aid trust now that the rota'l bouses will do their best to strr-lc [roods which can be produced in the Dominion. Tf thi<* is carried out many complaints which have come to us will soon disappear and New Zealand _ workers will once again come into their own " states the annual report of the orgartiiwr of the Canterburr Manufaoturera' Association, Mr E H). MarrineF.

Since the new sewers were opened 10 °SO houses have been connected. ; Last month 157 connexions were in- j spected and surveyed, In order "to provide for the representation of outside bodies on tho General Committee of the St. John Ambulance Association it will bo proposed at the next meeting of the . committee that tho number _ of vice-presm-enta be increased to eighteen. The block of marble for the Captain Cook statue is on board '.. he steamer Waikouaiti, which is expected to reach Lyttelton from Dun.din on November L'sth It is understood that some important modifications in connexion with tho pedestal of tho statue are contemplated l>"t have not yet been decided upon. According 1° :l report, submitted to tho Drainage Board at its meeting last night by the engineer (Mr .Tames Cullens)* the probable cost of extending the sewerage system i:i New Brighton road, Shirley area, would lie JK.H675, the estimate being subject to revision on a detailed survey being made. The details are to be supplied to the Burwood regressive Association. which asked for the information. "When a friend comes to visit 11s at home, wo make him comfo. table with an easy chair, but when anyone comes to church we show him into a hard pew," said the Rev F. T. Harris at the Methodist Synod Koeial last evening. "I do not know that there is anything saintly about a straight back or a hard board across our shoul-der-blades. It seems to me that over some ci.urcn doors should be written 'All comfort abandon ye who on It.here.' '' An application to amend the hairdressing trade apprenticeship order to include fomnles was before the Arbitration Co'irt yesteidav afternoon. Mr DI. Macdonahl \vho appeareu for the employers of female apprentices, stated that owing to the holidays last week he had been unable to get into touch with all the parties concerned. The case was adjourned to a later date. His Honour Mr Justice Frazer, Messrs \Y. Cecil Prime (employers' assessor) and A. L. Mont-eith (employees as'-ssor) comprised the Court. . "Letters of thanks are being received by many local bodies," r«martced Mr J. W. Beanland at last night's meeting of the l'rainage Board, nftcr a letter from the Canterbury Rowing A sociation had been read. It set out that at tl •> annual meeting of tin; Association the president had remarked that he had never before seen the river Avon so clean, and it had been resolved tr. write to the Board thanking it for the excellent work done. A wish had

been expressed that something could bo accomplished to deepen the river, end it was .rusted that tho Board hn<! still this aspect in view. The let tor was received. The rusli of work occasioned by Carnival Week has kept the City Traffic Department so busv that as yet tho new automatic signalling system installed nt the corner of Colombo street arid Cashel street lias not been put into 'general operation. It is expected, however, that this will he done within a few days. Meanwhile, it will be necessary to erect sums, three or four chains from the intersection, notifying tlie public that the signal.-; arc now in use. The signs will carry tho followinc information: —"Automatic signs now in control." As onlv lott turns will be allowed at the intersection when tho s stem is working, signs to this effect wilt he erected beneath each of the signals. The seeming absurdity of laying t!. f newer near tho centre of the riverside boulevard betweon Bracken street and the eastern end of Retreat road, was referred to by Mr 11. G. Livingstone it Inst night's meeting of the Drainage Board, and he asked for an explanation. The Board's engineer, Mr Jas. Cullens, said that the ground cncoun tered in the roadway was bad enough, and was one of tho worst pieces of ground that sewers had been put in. As regards the footpath, not only had the channelling and kerbing been put in, but trees had been planted, and there was a strip of asphalt. They had kept as close to the kerb as possible, but chains of kerbing had fallen in, nnd would have to be repaired by the contractor. Some considerable time ago the Waiinairi County Council mado application to the Highways Board for a subsidy on the basis of £2 for £1 for the purpose of paving in bitumen the Marshland road The distance involved was about five and a half miles. The Board was unable to grant the whole of the request, but agreed to a portion of the road being proceeded with and accordingly a bitumen pavement was constructed from Nortn Parade tb McSavenev's road (one mile 20 chains). The Council is anxious to see the balnnce (to Chaney's Corner on the Main North road) put down in bitumen and has written to this effect, but up to tho present no reply has been received from the Board'. If the subsidy is agreed to the Council hopes to have the work completed before next winter. The Railway Department advertises fares and arrangements in connexion with the Forbur.v Park Trotting Meeting at Dunedin on November 27th and 2t)th, also the Otago A. and P. Show on November 25tli and 26th. Excursion tickets are being issued to Dunedin. A special horso train is being : run from Ohristchurch to Dunedin on November 26th, and a special train for passengers nnd horses will leave Dunedin for Christchurch at 7-.30 a.m. on ' Sunday, November SOth.

Assistance hhd to be called last week at the Railway to control our large fleet of tasis. which has been in threat demand since we started in our branch garage, opposite the station, where vou can pet n Gold Band Taxi at any hour. 'Phones 34-075 or 35572. Thank you. —1 Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd., authorised Ford dealers. Travelling representatives: W. C. Wilson and F Meyer; manager, A. Q. Prestney. Rangiora. 'Phones 87-88. —3 If you see a Gold Band Taxi returning to the Square or Depots empty, hail it, and it will only cost you 6d for one or four passengers except from Races, Matches, etc., when you will find that our fares are the lowest. 'Phones 34-075 and 35-572. Thank you. —a The P. and D.D. Perfect Potato Planter With our improved Machine und two or three horses, one. man single-handed, can plant from 3 to 4 ftci«s a day. with fertiliser- up to scw*s per acre, making a better lob than hand planting. TTsing on© ot those machines. Mr E McCarthy last year cot a remarkable crop at Prelibleton Another fourteen purchasers got excellent results P and D. Duncan Ltd.. 196 Tuam street. Christchnrch and at Ashburtou —6 British Fordston Tractors—built in Ireland —now definitely in the 6-horse team equivalent class, i.e.. 3 furrows deep ploughing, 4 furrows skimming, and all top work of similar team power From a value viewpoint, there's no other Farm Tractor proposition that begins to compare with the new British Fordson. £215, f.0.r., Timaru. Booth. Maedonald and tV>.. Ltd. OB