General News.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20920, 29 July 1933, Page 10

General News.

i j "Rule of the Flight" lor Cyclists. ; "Cyclists should observe the 'rule 'of the right.' It is the only sale way in a city such ns Christchurch." declared Mr K. D. Mosley. S.M.. in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. He said" that it was a matter of opinion whether "a bicycle might be termed a ''vehicle" under the motor regulations, but any reasonable man would agree that the same onus should be placed on cyclists to give way to traffic on the right as was placed on motorists. "I am afraid that while motor traffic is well regulated in Christchurch the cyclists are ill-regulated. Frequently we see them riding three or four abreast, refusing to give way to motor-cars, even when there are vehicles approaching from the opI positc direction." Improvements at Post Office. At the Chief Post Office. Christchurch. provision is being made for more airy and better lighted accommodation for the accountant in the north-east porlion of the building, where a corner has been partioned oif. The room formerly occuuied by the accountant is to be thrown into lh:' existing space for j the ledger windows of the Post ; Ouice Savings Bank, where addi- ! tional accommodation for the public will be provided. I Drainage of Lake EHcsmere. Arrangements have been made for the Hon. .J. Bitchencr. Minister for Public Works, to inspect Lake EHcsmere in its relation to the proposed drainage scheme, on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 2. The Minister will be carried by aeroplane over the lake so that he may have an unobstructed view of it and its vicinity. The inspection is to take place at 2 p.m.. and at 4 p.m. the Minister will receive a deputation in the hall of the Chamber ! of Commerce from the Canterbury Progress League, the EHcsmere Land Drainage Board, and the settlers around the shores of the i lake. Others who are desirous of i supporting the proposal for the drainage of 'he lake are invited to I attend, i Dray or Motor-cur? An indication of a change of outlook among farmers, and of a return to the horse, is reported from Dargaville. At a clearing sale recently a farm dray, about 15 years old, was sold for £ 15, while a motor-car. not nearly as old, was sold for £5. The condition oi 'he car is not stated. "The Age of Buttons." "The gramophone and the wireless are the cause of people ceasing to learn music," said Mr F. Moore, examiner for the Royal Academy of Music, London, in an address to the Auckland Rotary Club. "This is the age of buttons." he said. "You press a button and you go down in the lift; you press another button and you go home in your motorj car; you turn a knob or a handle and yo\i lislen to your wireless and I your* gramophone. It is all much j too easy." 1 I Medical Examination of Ships. The Minister for Health is to be I requested to discontinue the system | I of medical examination by the port j health officer of vessels arriving at Auckland from intercolonial ports. • according to a resolution passed by j the Auckland Harbour Board at its I meeting this week. It will be j pointed out to the Minister that I | medical officers are now carried on j I all passenger ships, and that medi- j cal examination at Australian ports! ' has not been in operation for some j years. The decision to approach , | the Minister on the matter was j made without discussion, the board | merely adopting a recommends ion j of the finance committee. Until j about a year ago all vessels arriving} from overseas were boarded bv the • port health officer in the stream, j hut at the present time vessels from ( Australia come direct to their j I beiv.hs. and are inspected bv the I I nort doctor v.-he-n ihev pre r.t. the | wharves. TT"der this arrangement I no one r allowed off a ship until i pratique has been granted. The Red Flag. 'T have a message for you to take back to your fellow workers." stated Mr J. H. McDonald, chairman, to the Hastings representatives at a conference of Napier and Hastings relief workers' delegates. "All workers who wish to live nixie' - the Pled Flag should pack their bags and be on the Wellington wharf when the Prime Minister arrives back from England," he said. "Mr Forbes will say just four words— Tree passage for all.'" (Laughter.) White Sticks for Blind. Man}' enquiries have been received by (he Ne/v Zealand Institute for the Blind concerning the scheme to provide blind people with white walking sticks, as an indication to vehicle drivers and others to exercise care. The director of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, Mr Clutha Mackenzie, said this week that so far 250 white walking sticks had been issued to blind applicants throughout New Zealand. They had expressed their pleasure and \v:d found the sticks very useful. All the motorists' organisations had been communicated wiih, and had commended the scheme, promising to give it every publicity in the interests of the blind members of the community. New Ice Skating Area. The artificially formed ice-skat-ing field which has been made at the foot of Mount Harper, in the upper Rangitata river-bed, will be opened this week-end, when a skating carnival will be held there. A large gathering of en*husiasts is expected from Timaru and Ashburton, and also from Christchurch. The ice, of which there is a wide expanse, is in very good condition, and provision has been made for instruction to be given to beginners by experts, who-will be in attendance for the purpose. The route to the area lies through Peel Forest, from which it is 24 miles distant. From Orari, the most convenient point on the railway, it is 42 miles. The road surface is good throughout. At the recent trials held at the Lincoln Agricultural College the Duncan Drill was the winner in every test against all makes, both imported and local. Farmers are invited to view >ur newty-designed drill fitted with the latest spring pressure, and adjustable coulters and compare our machines and their prices with all others. P. and D. Duncan, Limited, 19G Tuam street, Christchurch and at Ashburton. —6 A new fleet of the very latest and expensive De Luxe cars have been added to the Gold. Band Taxi fleet with no marks or brands, specially for weddings, funerals, balls, parties, private trips, and shopping, and only at ordinary taxi fares, so if you want a plain car ask for it when 'phoning Gold Band Taxis. Thank you. —4