General News

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21081, 5 February 1934, Page 10

General News

Conscience Money. A notice in tne Gazette acknowledges receipt of' conscience money. Three amounts of £2 each and a sum of £1 10s were sent to the Land and Income Tax Department, two amounts of £1 10s each and an amount of £1 were sent to the Customs Department, and the Railway Department received an amount of £1 and one of 3d. Heavy Railway Traffic. The resumption of schools tomorrow meant a heavy day for the railways on Saturday. The express for the south which left Christchurch at 8.35 on Saturday morning consisted of 19 vehicles and two engines. There were 16 carriages which carried 520 passengers. The train from the West Coast brought about 400 passengers, a large number coming from Arthurs Pass, where they had been spending the school holidays. The other inward trains were also heavy, and it is expected that there will be more than the usual traffic to-day. Reserved Churchmen. "We have oftpn been told how stiff and unfriendly the Church of England is," said Bishop West-Wat-son, in an address yesterday. "Well, we may have a certain reserve: I think most Englishmen have, but it is our constant eflort to show that that reserve does not mean any lack of sympathy or spirit of fellowship. The church believes that within its folds can the only true fellowshiD be found, and in such a building as this new parish hall can we show how that fellowship works in practice." City's Gardens Admired. Admiration of the public gardens in Christchurch was expressed in a sermon given by the Rev. J. T. Holman, a visitor to New Zealand, who conducted the service at the Church of St. John the Baptist yesterday morning. "I suppose that few visitors to Christchurch fail to take away with them very vivid recollections of the great beauty of your public gardens," Mr Holman said. He had a great admiration for those who appreciated and cultivated the beauty of gardens, in which was often found the source of great spiritual uplift. Subsidy for Church Hall. That part of the cost of the erection of the new parish hall for St. Luke's Church was met by a subsidy under the Unemployment Board's building scheme was mentioned by the vicar. Archdeacon F. N. Taylor, when speaking at the dedication of the hall yesterday. "We had £l4l of the Government subsidy to help us, and we are proud to think that the Government is, so far, the largest subscriber to the building fund. There have been many generous monetary gifts, but we are still hoping for some contributor to better the Government's amount," Mr Taylor said. Eager Investors. As previously reported, applications for the full amount of the Christchurch City Council's supplementary roading loan of £22,000 have been received, but a later development is that some of the applicants are anxious to deposit the amount of their investments. As the money is not wanted immediately, the City Treasurer has not been able to meet their wishes. The difficulty which has arisen between the City Council and the Riccarton Borough Council about the reconstruction of Riccarton avenue, to which the major portion of the loan is to be devoted, will further postpone the actual raising of the loan and the issue of the debentures.

New Mission Vessel. An appeal for the remainder of the money necessary for the purchase of the new vessel, the Pntteson, which has been built for mission work in Southern Melanesia, is made by the Board of Missions, in the "Church News" for February. The new boat is described as a ketch, 45 feet long, with a 13 feet beam, and driven by a 25/30 horsepower Diesel engine, in addition to its sails. The boat is now in commission and was to start her trip to the New Hebrides early in January. Of the purchase money, no to January 16, £1633 had been received, of a total of £2200 required. The board's appeal expresses the hope that the splendid rise in the price of wool would make the matter of securing the remainder more easy.

Carrying Sail. A yachtsman who lias a reputation for carrying sail and for devising extra sails, Mr Haydon Fan. skipper of the Cherub, excelled himself during the race for yachts more than 14 foet and less than 26 feet at Lyttelton on Saturday. Cherub, which is ketch rigged, made the final run carrying an inner and an outer jib, a mainsail, a watersail beneath the main boom, a spinnaker, with a watersail beneath, a mizzensail with watersail. and a mizzcrt spinnaker, this also with a tiny watersail under the boom. The display v/as completed with a pair of trousers hung on one of the stays. Had Cherub been placed, however, she would probably have earned disqualification as, it is stated that the rules of the Yacht Racing Association (England), under which the regatta was sailed, prohibit the use of sail under the boom However, 'he display made by the cheery crew of the Cherub delighted the spectators, as it was intended to.

Display of Courage. A remarkable display of courage combined with a spirit of independence was shown by a returned soldier with one leg, who was stranded at Christchurch and set out to walk to Dunedin on Friday on crutches. He had covered the first 16 miles of his long journey of 243 miles and, apart from calloused hands, showed little ill effects from the trip when he was picked up at Rolleston by a passing motorist who gave him a ride to Ashburton and oirected him to communicate with the Ashburton County War Relief Fund Society. The traveller's only request to the society was for a pair of new rubbers for his crutches, but the case was considered worthy of riore assistance, and the man was placed on the ssuth express on Saturday morning and given his ticket to Dunedin. He served with the Main Body in the Great War and had his ,left leg amputated followirg an accident in New Zealand.

At the recent tricls 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 our newly-designed drill, fitted with the latest spring pressure and adjustable coulters, and compare oui mr.chines and their prices with all others. P. and D. Duncan, Limited. 196 Tuam street, Christchurch, and at Ashburton. "~ 3