ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 30, 29 October 1932, Page 13

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events ST. JOHN'S ANNIVERSARY The 79th anniversary of St. John’s Church will be celebrated in the Willis Street church by special services tomorrow morning and evening. The anniversary is dated from November, 1853, when the first ordained minister, the Rev. John Moir, was inducted. Employment for B2 Men. The Benevolent Committee reported to a recent meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board that 20 Class B2 men—men who are not fit for work in the country or in camp, but who are fit for light work in town, had been employed at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, where there was an abundance of work for men of that class. Application had been made for a further 40, and those men could be steadily employed for a number of, months. Shearing Delayed. Tho recent rain has prevented shearing operations in the Wellington district, but with improved weather conditions over the next few days, shearing should commence near Wellington. New Molesworth Street P.O. The existing Molesworth Street and Wellington North post and telegraph offices will finally close to-day, and the new office at 53 Molesworth Street will open on Monday morning. Hire and Purchase. A remit that iu the opinion of the conference the time has arrived when the necessity for the registration of all hire and customary purchase agreements of chattels should be reimposed was rejected by the conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at Dunedin. Judgments Given. Two judgments were delivered in the Supreme Court yesterday, one by the Full Court and the other by the Court of Appeal. The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, announced that those were the only judgments ready at the moment. After considering when it would be possible to again get a quorum, the Court adjourned until Friday, November 25, when, other judgments will be ready. Large Profit Lines. The large margin existing between the factory cost of certain goods and the retail price was the subject of discussion at the meeting of the Dominion executive of the Farmers’ Union this week. One delegate said he know of a stock remedy selling at £3/3/- for which the ingredients cost lid. It was decided to ask the Department of Industries and Commerce to undertake an investigation, when details of specific cases could be collected. Wool Balti Fastening. The advantages of steel clips instead of twine for fastening wool bales were considered at the meeting of the Dominion executive of the Farmers’ Union this week. It was stated that clips had been used in Australia for. five years, and that there had been complaints that when the bales were secured by sewing there was a tendency for fragments of twine and jute to mingle with the wool. The executive decided to ask for the views of woollen millers and brokers. Contribution to Library. . Mr. Diamond Jenness, of the National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, and a graduate of Victoria University College, has presented an advance copy of his latest book, “Indians of Canada,” to the Victoria College library. Mr. Jenness is a leading ethnologist, and the book, which is beautifully illustrated, will be an appreciated addition to the college library. The volume was brought to New Zealand by Mr. George Reid, who represented the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation at the Ottawa Conference. Archbishop Taken Seriously. “I have learned the danger of making a joke,” said Archbishop Julius at the opening of St. Saviour’s Fair in Christchurch on Wednesday. “At St. George’s Hospital the other day I said they had forgotten to provide a lethal chamber for retired archbishops, exmayors and old people generally. I thought that was the end of it, but two days ago I received a letter from an old gentleman begging me to reconsider my suggestion. He thought that in these times the Government might take it up seriously!” Rate Notices Issued. Preliminary warning notices respecting the payment of rates are being served on city property-owners. This notice is accompanied by the formal intimation that the owner will be summonsed in the event of non-payment within a given period. Such drastic action is, as a rule, preceded by another notice. According to the experience of rates officials many property-owners are finding difficulty in meeting the rate demands ibis year, because of low rents and no rents. One half of the notices are out and the rest will be posted within a week.