General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20091, 21 November 1930, Page 10

General News.

Brandishing something that, it is said, had the appearance of a revolver, and allegedly pointing it at a man and demanding money of him, a youth caused a sensation in Manchester street at about 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It is stated that aftpr this, noticing a policeman in the distance, the youth ran off and entered the bar of a nearby hotel. Subsequently, it is understood, he was arrested.

In a letter written to the "New Zealand Herald" Mr A. E. Davy, formerly organiser of the United Party, announces his decision to work in future in the interests of the Reform Party. He says that he has accepted an invitation from the Manawatu area to commence an organisation campaign there. —Phes* Service.

The D.H .50 passenger aeroplane ot Air Travel Services, piloted by Mr M. C. McGregor, made a further trip to .Dunedin and back vesterday. On thfr oat journey, which took throe hours, two passengers were carried, and the same number were brought hack. The return trip took one hour 40 minutes Strong winds retarded the passage ot the aeroplane near Dunedin, and showers of rain wore encountered en route.

"It is no use standing grinning in thp box; what you want is to be put across your father's knee and Riven - a good trouncing," said Mr E. D. Mosloy, S.M., to a youthful offender! charged with theft at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. To Mr Tracy, who appeared for the accused, he addeu 'I nm not satisfied with this bov's .attitude at all. grinning as if he was at a picture show. I was inclined to deal with him leniently, but I do nor now fee] that I can do that." The youth was remanded to appear next week, so that he might have time to realise his position.

Enquiries have been made through The Preb< as to the highest point in the Avon Hiver which i„ affected bv the t'flfs. Mr J. Cullens. engineer for the Christohureh Drainage Board, stated last night that although there was no actual point fixed. tide* affected the Avon as high aa. Swann's road bridge at all tiroes, nnd when there were high spring tides the river was affected to a point a little above Stanmore road bridge. From a point m the vicinity of Barbndoes street the river fairly sharply and tides never affected it aa high at that point,.

"If we are going to put pleasure and liorse-racing before our Council business it is time we got out of it," combined Mr G .Chapman at yesterday's meeting ot the Waimairi County Council. The meeting had been postponed on account of Carnival Week. Mr Chapman contended that the alteration of the date was inconvenient"No other County Council does it," he said.

Leaving Blenheim early yesterday morning. Miss L'aulmo Bennett, of the Marlborough Aero Club, flying a tie Haviland Moth aeroplane, made tho journev across Cook Strait to tile Uongotai Aerodrome in 40 minutes. After breakfasting with her uncle, Mr S. D. Paul, o! Wellington toad, Miss Bennett lelt on the return flight shortly after 10 o'clock. The trip back to Blenheim occupied 50 minutes. — Pres< Service.

A protest against the inereasod railway freight on shingle, recently imposed by the Government, was voiced at yesterday's meeting of the Waimairi Coiintv Council, Mr W G. Chapman declaring that the tax was estimated to bring in an extra £29,000 a year, and looal Ixxlies should emphatically protest It was decided that the Government should be written to protesting against the increase, a copy of the letter to be sent to neighbouring County Councils.

All single men employed on the Hawca construction works have been dismissed, the Public Works Department intimating that they will be replaced by married men. Mr James Leckie. organiser of the Workers Union, states that the best shot firers and rock drillers had been dismissed, and that efficiency would lie impaired. It is also claimed that work at this isolated camp 13 not a married man's job. Messrs J W Munro, M.P , and W. A Bodkin. M.P. are making representations t.i the Minister for Public- Works (the Hon. W. B. Taverner) that the conditions are only tit for sinule men without a hope of town work.—Press Association.

That publication of the names of offenders was part of their punishmint, and that he would be doing the '••immunity a disservice by suppressing them, was maintained by Mr K. f>. Mos ley, S.M., at the Magistrate's (Vurt yesterday, when declining to suppress the names of two youths who bad been placed on probation for the theft of a motor-cycle. ''lt is only by in. indulgence of the Court that they can be put on probation instead of receiving other punishment," he said "Beyond their probation the only real punishment they receive is that they meet with opprobrium and public condemnation through the puhl'eation of their names. There lire far too many thefts of bicye'es, motor-cycles. and motor-ears, and they have to be stopped."

Expressing thanks to the newspapers for the publicity given to the activities of the Manufacturers' Association, the president (Mr 1. Woolf) said at the annual meeting last evening: "Their reports have been necessarily short, but they have always found space for something about our activities, and their comments have always been helpful. A sub-leader in The Prer-; yesterday was. I thought, in a particularly kind vein."

Arrangements for the celebration r>J Anniversary Dav. on Tuesday, Decembor l»ith. practically have been completed. The United Bowling, Tennis, and Croquet Club has kindly given the Pilgrims' Association the use of their grounds for the occasion. Tlm> programme will consist of croquet (to Iw played hy ladies in old-time costumes), tennis, nnd quoits, the first spring m Hngley Park from which the pilgrim:--obtnmed water for drinking purposes is to be dedicated, and o!d-time country dances, including the Sir Roger de Coverley, will l>€ danced. Bouquets are to be presented to the pilgrim ladies present.

The fact that a motorist had driven oyer 32 fi-et of raw concrete on tije North road, where paving operations are l>eing carried out. was reported to yesterday's meeting of the Waimairi County Council hv the clerk. Mr G S. Cowper. Notices had been erected across the rond closing it to traffic, and in spite of that the motorist had driven on. It was possible that tho concoreto would have to be relaid for that section, said Mr Cowper. The Council decided to prosecute the offender, whose, name was known.

"The other flay I met a man who said. 'Well, I see the Bishop is back again; ho has had a jolly good holiday,'" remarked Dean Julius at the welcome to Bishop and Mrs West-Watson at the Iladiant Hall last night. "I told him that the first part of his statement was true, but not the second, for the Church is much more canny than the State. While the State spends hundreds—perhaps thousands of pounds—in sending its Prime Minister to England, we in the Church send our Bishop there at hiß own expense and expect him to keep 'his nose to the grindstone' while he is there. I am afraid that the holiday on the voyage was the only one his Lordship got. He must have, come to hate the sight of telegraph boys, for, every week, we sent him a cable asking him to do something f6r the diocese, and then the week following we would send him another asking him to undo what he had done.'' (Laughter.)

A demonstration of a colfix sprayer arid road roller was given on Burnside road yesterdny afternoon before members of the Waimairi County Council Colfix was snrayed on the road surface shingle being thrown on and rolled in with a tractor nt the same time. The system could be used in any weather, was claimed to be ouick and simple, and caused nj blockage of traffic, which ootild on-ss o' r the road immediately A pressure pump forced the colfix through a spray, back and forth across the rond. At the meeting of the t-onnoil. held Inter in the afternoon, members took discussion on the demonstration in committee.

The payment of a subsidy of £lB3 on the basis of £l2 for £1 on labour costs for reconstructing a drain from Stewart's Gully road to the Waiinakariri River, and road widening, drain and fotpath construction on 11am road, was yesterday reported to the Waimairi County Council as having been authorised by the Government.' In forwarding the information, the Public Works Department wrote that the subsidy was on the understanding that the works were to be commenced with labour engaged through the Christchurch employment office. The Council's chairman, Mr C. E. Cross, reported that some of the work had 'been done already.

The Citizens" Association candidates for the forthcoming Tramway Board election will open their campaign with a public meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Hall at eight o'clock this evening. The Labour candidates, Messrs G. Manning, A. 11. Scales, It. M. Macfarlane, and O T. Thurston, addressed a meeting outside the Waltham School last evening. There was a fair attendance, and nt the conclusion of the proceedings the speakers were accorded a voto of confidence.

Railway passengers will be pleased to know that they will be able to »et a Gold Band Taxi at their Branch Garage, opposite the Station, as from November Ist. but in the meantime keep on 'phoning 34-075 or 30-/572 Thank you. _T7

Round-the Bays in a Gold Band Taxi will cost you only 15s for five passe?)gere; this is only 3s pei passengei and a lovely trip. Whv pay morel' 'Phone 34-075 or 35-572. and book ahead. Thank wn. j