General News.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20710, 22 November 1932, Page 8

General News.

After enquiring at Gisbornc into (lie fares and timetables of the motor services operating between (lisborno and Napier, the chairman of the transport authority announced that the iare would bo reduced from IJ5s to -7s Gd. —Press Association. A carnival for tho children of the relief workers employed by the Christchurch City Council is to be held on Linwood Park on Saturday, December ;i7th, which will be attended, it is estimated, by over ,1000 children. There is to be a Christmas tree, races, plenty of sweets, and refreshments. "That we approach the New Zealand Labour Party with the object, of securing support in agitating for the immediate removal of tho sliding scale of wheat duties, as counter tactics to the millowners' policy of reducing wages" was a resolution unanimously carried at a meeting of threshing mill workers held in Waimatc, following a report on tho adjourned conciliation proceedings in Timaru. —Press Association. Petrol is to bo sold at service stations from to-day at Is lid per gallon for iirst grade and Is lOd for second grade, as announced in The Puksh yesterday. Tho position was considered yesterday afternoon at a meeting of tho Canterbury branch of the Now Zealand Motor Trade Association, who subsequently issued a statement to tho effect that it had been decided to take no action, and to leave it to individuals to adopt their own policy in regard to prices. An exhibition tennis match by wellknown ' players over 71) years ot ago would bo a feature of tho ieto to held at Wilding Park on December Urd, stated tho chairman (Mr K. Browning) at last night's meeting ot tho organising committee. Tho players wo'ttld probably bo Messrs .7. 11. Kirk, P. E. He..n, Geo. Fisher, and ]C. <)• Ross. Another exhibition match would be played by "girls over fifty years of u position to give their names, howover." Mr Browning added amid laughter. "The National Expenditure Adjustment Committee recommended that the pensions should be cut by 10 per cent., whereas the widows' and ehildrens' pensions have been cut by 17i per cent., tho amount concerned being 3s 9d !l week," said Mr G. W. Lloyd at last nirWit's meeting of the executive ol the Oliristcliiireli Returned Soldiers' Association. 311- Lloyd added that members of Parliament did not know what they were voting for when they east their votes in favour of such a reductiou. Tic considered Hint tho tion should keep up its agitation against pension reductions. In some eases, he said, the pensions ot soldiermothers were higher than those <-l soldiers' widows. In addition to the exhibition of the work of the manual training classes in all Canterbury manual training centres (domestic scionce and woodwork) at the Normal. Phillipstown, ilml Sydenham centres during the week* which starled yesterday, there will be a dis»play of the work on Monday next in one of the windows of Messrs Beath and Company. Tn respect of the exhibition of the work ol: the pupils taking domestic science, the exhibits will be changed three times in tho window during next weelc. Invalid cookery will be shown first, then meals for children, and finally meals for adults. The exhibition of woodwork done t>y the boys will include articles of use in the lionie us well as examples of all classes of woodwork.

According to a statement made by Mr R-. T. Bailey at yesterday's meeting of the Christehureh Unemplyomenl Co'mmittee, most, of the local bodies in and around Ghristchursh are rationing relief work as a result of the recent reduction in the Unemployment Board's weekly allocations, rather than reducing the number of men. The unusual sound of hearty applause in a church was heard in St. Thomas's Church, Wellington South, at the conclusion of Mendelssohn's oratoria, "Elijah," which was given by the clioir, when the vicar, Ihe Rev C. V. Rook, rose and said. "If you wish to.shoiv your appreciation by acclamation, I have no objection." The response was immediate. The opinion was expressed ai yesterday's meeting of Iho Christehureh Unemployment Comniitteo by Or. Annie I. Fracr, that unemployed men outside of Canterbury should be warned against coming to Christehureh. She had been stopped in the street by a man who had come from tho West Coast with a family of five, and who asked for food. The chairman (Cr. Ti. 11. Andrews) said that it was a difficult matter to deal with. People came to Christehureh in circumstances like those referred to, and they could not be allowed to starve. ''During the past wee;: boys have been placed by the committee and of this number 10 went to the country and .10 secured town positions," said Mr N. G, Gribble, at a meeting of the Auckland Boys' Employment Committee. "If wc can keep this number up we shall have reason to congratulate ourselves." lie mentioned that the A\t Force had staled that there was very little likelihood of any boys being placed in the force. When the last lot of vacancies was advertised a total of 1200 applications had been received for 20 positions. When reporting ori the removal of the Free Ambulance station from Ingli.i Bros.' building to the store lately in the occupation of E. W. Mills and Co. in Cable street, Wellington, the superintendent, Mr F. Kofl'e, reported to the Board that the only drawback to the temporary premises was that there was no daily mail delivery in the street, and as a consequence he had to hire a Post Office box for three months at a cost of 7s od. ATembers of the Board expressed the view 1 but it was extraordinary that there should be no mail delivery in such a central thoroughfare within "half a mile of the G.P.O. When the provision of transport to Wilding Park for the fcto <-' i December lird was being discussed at last night's meeting of the organising committee, tho suggestion was made that the Christehureh Tramway Boaril should bo approached with a view to securiiif an augmented tram and bus service' for the day. Tho chairman (Mr It. Hi-owning), said, however, that from his past experience of suc»i matters he did not think they would get much satisfaction. He remembered that on a previous occasion—when the Xew Zealand championships wero being held at Wilding Park. in fact—lie had asked tho lramway Board for an increased service, but very little had come of it. The case of u relief worker who died in the hospital yesterday was mentioned by Mr George Maginness, _ Paparua County Clerk, at yesterday's meeting of the Cliristchurch Unemployment Committee. He said that the case was a pretty hard one, and relief workers employed under the Paparua County Council had been contributing sixpence a week each towards the support of the man's family, and their contributions had been augmented by contributions from the County's staff. Last week tile 0s allowed for rations had been deducted, which the man's wife thought was pretty hard. Mr It. T. Bailey explained that once a man was off the pay-sheet he ceased to bo a charge on the Unemployment Fund. A request not often niado to a local body is contained in a notice of motion which has been lodged by Cr. G. T. Baker for submission to next month's meeting of the Christehureh City Council. Cr. Baker is to move: "That all the business done at last Council meeting, held on November 14th, in committee. be made public." It is understood that the mover refers particularly to a discussion on tho I'apnnui Memorial Hall Management Bill which, on Tuesday last, was withdrawn in tho Houso at tho instance of its sponsor, Mr 11. Holland, M.P. for Christehureh North. "It was far too rough to cook, and we only had dog biscuits and water to amuse ourselves with," says Mr Trevor Silk, in a letter to his parents, Mr and Mrs E. M. Silk, of Wangaiuti, giving an account of a gale through which tho yacht rTeartseafio passod on her way from Whangarci to Suva. The yacht left New Zealand on October 4th and arrived at Suva on November 9th. On account of the wireless batteries being affected by salt water, it was impossible to transmit messages, but the receiving set was in good order, and Station L'YA was heard by the crew. On October 17t.h and 18th the yacht was becalmed, and the engine had to be used. A decrease of eight infectious and other notifiable diseases was reported in the Canterbury Health District for tho week ended noon yesterday, as compared with tho previous woek. The total was seven, as follows:—Scarlet l'ever, 12; diphtheria, 23; infantile paralysis, 1; puerperal fever (not ordinary), 1; hydatids, 1. Tho case of infantile paralysis reported, like tho ono reported tho previous week, did not occur in Christchurch or its vicinity. It is not unusual for isolated eases of this disease to be reported when hot weather is experienced, and not much significance is attached to t.hcni from the point of view of a probable epidemic. This is the second successive! week during which no cases of infectious diseases have been reported from the West Coast Health District. As the result of a misunderstanding n number of relief workers under tho Summit lload Trust reported for work yesterday morning. Referring to the matter at yesterday's meeting of the Christehureh Unemployment Committee, M r R. T. Bailey said that on account of the rationing of work ciuite a number of men wero notified on Thursday last that they would bo stood down this week, and that their places would be filled by other men. Mr 11. G. Ell had •a man stationed at the pay offico door advising tho men who had been told To stand down to report on Monday morning for work. If there had been any inconvenience, Air Ell |i tt <| ], ocn responsible, and not tho Labour Department. If tho men had done as they were told there would have been no trouble. M.r F. W. J. Helton said that if the men got notice from Air Bailev they had no right to take notice of anybody else. We aro still selling and servicing tho Vega Cream Separator, }vhich is cheaper and better than over. Write us for foil particulars as to prices, etc., of this sterling machine. Booth, Alacdonald and Co., Ltd., Box 9'J, Cliristchurch. —(j Drastic Taxi fare cuts only by tho Gold Band Taxis—Round tho Bays 12s Gd; Woodend Beach, lGs; The Pines, 18s; Diamond Harbour, lGsWaikuku Beach, 19s; Governor's Bay 78; Solwyn Huts, 18s; Brighton Pier' 4s 6d; Sumner, 7s. Plus 2s per hour waiting time for live passengers (Sundays only). —j