General News.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20836, 21 April 1933, Page 8

General News.

A Frosty Morning. There was a frost of 6.9 degrees in the city yesterday morning, a degree less than the record frost for the year, which occurred last Monday. Last year the first frost oi' more than 10 degrees was recorded on May 24. Lake Coleridge Level. An increase in the level of Lake Coleridge by nearly two inches, as compared with last week, was recorded in this week's report, the level being at 1668.25 ft, as compared with 1668.1 ft a week ago. A year ago the lake level was at 1668.95 ft, or 3.5 below overflow level. South Island Air Pageant. The Auckland Aero Club has advised the secretary of the Canterbury Aero Club, under the auspices of which the South Island Air Pageant is to be held at Wigram aerodrome, on April 29, that it will be represented by no fewer than five machines. Letters from other clubs in the Dominion indicate that the pageant will be generously supported. Flood in Wainiakariri. The flood in the Wainiakariri. which rose to five feet above normal at four o'clock yesterday morning, fell steadily during the day, so that at 4 p m. it was less than three feet above normal at the Main bridge and was reported to be falling fast. The flood was caused by a fall of 4.'. inches of rain at Arthur's Pass, which accompanied the storm of Wednesday morning. Women's Votes. "It has been said that women do not value the vote because they got it so easily," said the president, Miss M A. Trent, at a meeting of the Christchurch Citizens' Association, women's branch, last evening. "This is not so, and I have ascertained that it was 46 years from the time Parliament was asked to give women the vote until they got it. Every woman must use her vote and use it correctly." Reading Matter for Camps. Many appeals have been received by the Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan, MP.) and those who are assisting him in the relief of distress caused by unemployment, for reading matter for the camps of single men relief workers. Without something to read the men, naturally, find time hang heavily on their hands. Mr Sullivan asks all who have books and magazines to spare to send them to the City Council Chambers for distribution amongst the camps. He hopes that booksellers and stationers also will do what they can to help. Drainage Board's Relief Works. It was reported to the Christchurch Drainage Board last night that the average weekly number of men employed under the No. 5 Scheme was 254. and that the principal works in hand were: widening and improving the waterway of the Heathcote river; improving the waterway of Dudley creek (completed); deepening of Wilderness drain from Milton street to Barrington street; and work on the Wigram block of the filtration area at the sewage farm. Music in New Zealand Schools. "I have been particularly struck with the standard of music in the schools here," said Mr John Brownlee, in speaking at the Boys High School yesterday, "and I always feel happy to see that the schools are doing so much. In this country, so far away from Europe, it is most important that young people should be trained in this way. Down m the south I heard some splendia children's singing, in part-songs and in choirs, and I think that if the schools carry on this musical work the people of New Zealand will be only too well repaid." Crown Mortgages. The Prime Minister, Mr Forbes, has replied to a letter from the Canterbury Progress League asking him to receive a deputation, when he next visits Christchurch, on the subject of rates on land subject to Crown mortgages, a matter that was discussed by a conference of representatives of Canterbury local bodies recently. Mr Forbes wrote that he would be very pleased to meet the deputation and would advise the league of a suitable time on the occasion of his next official visit to Christchurch. Judging by the replies received by the league from Canterbury local bodies the indications are that the deputation will be thoroughly representative.

An Alleged Exhorbitant Charge. The report of the finance committee submitted at the meeting of the Christchurch Drainage Board last night, stated that the secretary (Mr C. F. Champion) had reported that he had received an account of £3 3s for the use of the Sydenham Football Club's rooms on the day of the election. Being of the opinion that the charge was exhorbitant, the secretary had advised the club accordingly, and the club notified that it was prepared to reduce the account by 13s. The committee had instructed the secretary to pay the amended amount and to inform the club that the board would not use the rooms at future elections. Mr W. J. Walter suggested that the final sentence of the report of the committee might be deleted, but the chairman (Mr J. W. Beanland) remarked that there was no doubt that the charge was exhorbitant. The committee's report was adopted.

Technical College Board Election.

The member of the Christchurch Drainage Board delegated to exercise the board's vote at the recent election of a member of the Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College (Mr W. C. Large) reported at the meeting of the board last night that 11 local bodies were qualified *<• ; <:e their votes and 10 were represented. There were four candidates — Messrs W. G. Chapman (Waimairi County Council), A. Holden (Sumner Borough Council), M. E. Lyons (Christchurch City Council), and A. G. W. Williams (Heathcote County Council). On the first vote two candidates each received four votes, and two candidates each received one vote. On the second vote Cr. Williams (Heathcote County Council) received six votes, and the next candidate four votes, Cr. Williams being elected. It was an interesting fact that of the apprentices trained by Cr. Williams, five were now employed as instructors in technical schools in different parts of the Dominion.

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