CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19567, 14 August 1933, Page 5

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY. CHRISTCHURCH, August 13. Personal: Mr S. C. Loughlin (Wellington) is a guest at the Clarendon Hotel. Sir George Fowlds, of Auckland, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Professor T. A. Hunter. of Victoria University College, arrived from Wellington yesterday. Mr Melbourne Inman, the professional billiards player, is staying at Warner’s Hotel. Dr. Bradshaw has returned to Christchurch from holidays in Nelson and Timaru. He has now completely recovered from his recent illness, and will resume duties at the Cathedral tomorrow. Advice has been received from London that at the recent examinations held by the Royal Academy of Music for the licentiate diploma, Mr Noel Newson, of Christchurch, was awarded the highest marks for pianoforte performers. Mr Newson has booked a passage to Australia by the R.M.S. Mongolia, which was scheduled to leave London yesterday. He expects to return to Christchurch during the last week of September.

Building Subsidy Applications: Thirty-seven Christchurch applications for the Unemployment Board's subsidy have been approved since Thursday, making the total approvals to date 286. Applications to the total of 380 have been furnished to the board, and seventeen have been rejected. The value of the work proposed under the scheme is £282,979, involving a wages cost of £100,882.

Market for Eggs: There is an unlimited market for New Zealand eggs in the Home market and there is no reason why. Dominion producers should not take advantage of this fact to advance their industry, according to Mr Gordon Merrett. He recently returned to Christchurch after an absence of seven years in Australia, where he has been making a study of egg export possibilities. As an instance of what could be done by egg producers, Mr Merrett stated in an interview that Australia Had increased her egg exports during the past nine years from 600,000 dozen to over 18,000,000 dozen last season. Production had been phenomenal, and this season Australia planned to export 25,000,000 dozen eggs to Great Britain. Egg producing in Australia was numbered amongst the most prosperous of the primary industries.

Crown Tenants Discussed: “If there are cases like that in Canterbury, they are not known to members of the board,” said Mr. T. Gee, a member of the Canterbury Land Board, to-day, commenting on the statement made by the Minister of Lands (the Hon. E. A. Ransom) in Dunedin, that many Crown tenants were showing such a disinclination to meet their obligations that the Government was not encouraged to go ahead with any further irrigation, drainage, or developmental schemes. Mr. Gee thought that the Minister was referring particularly to the big irrigation schemes in Central Otago, and pointed out that there was nothing of that kind in Canterbury. The irrigation work at Seafield was only in its infancy. If, however, any cases of Crown tenants evading their responsibilities came to the notice of board members, the latter, would., take action, said Mr. Gee.

Lyttelton By-election: Now that polling-day has been fixed for September 13, and the writ for the election will be issued on Monday next, preliminary organisation work for the Lyttelton by-election is in full swing. The supplementary roll will close at 6 p.m. on Monday. Mr. A. E. Davy, Reform Party political organiser, arrived in Christchurch to-day, presumably on business connected with the election.

It is expected in Labour quarters that the men taking part in the opening of the campaign—Messrs H. E. Holland, leader of the Opposition, P. Fraser, and F. angstone—will arrive in Christchurch some time next week.

As the steamer Tecs is laid up in Lyttelton at present, and will not make a trip to the Chathams for a month or two, some anxiety was felt about the mail question, which involves the dispatch of the ballot and other papers necessary for the election. Retail Prices: Fish was far more plentiful on the retail market to-day and prices were very moderate. Whitebait has made its appearance on the market this week, and was selling to-day at 6/a lb. Meat and poultry were steady, and the first grade eggs dropped to 1/- a dozen. Prices were:— Fish—Groper 9d to 1/-, ling 4d to 6d, red cod 4d to 6d. gumfct 5d to 7d, blue cod 9d, butterfish Bd, terakihi 7d to 9d, soles 6d, flounders (white) 6d, yellow 9d, whitebait 6/-, whiting 4 for 1/-, skate 3d a piece. Poultry.—Boiling fowls from 3/6, chickens from 4/-, ducklings from 4/6. Meat.—Legs of mutton 6d to Bd, forequarters 31 cl to 4d, middle loin chops 6d to 7d, rib chops 4d to sd, cutlets lOd, flaps 2d, sirloin of beef 6d to 7d, rump steak 9d, fillet steak 9d, topside steak sd, gravy beef 3d to 4d, stewing steak 4d, pork 7d to 9d, prime lamb 6d to 9d. Butter.—Factory-made first grade l/li a lb, other grades lltd and 1/01, separator lOld. Cheese. —Mild Bd, medium 10d, tasty 1/6. Honey.—ln bulk 6d a lb, cartons 8d and 1 3. block honey, 7d.

Eggs.—First grade 1/- a dozen, second grade lid.

Appeal for Orphans: The big drive to help the strained finances of the Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist orphanages opened at 7.15 this morning, when seventy posts in the city and suburbs were manned. With an appeal for such a worthy object there was little difficulty in extracting cash from a tolerant holiday crowd and the results have certainly proved encouraging. In addition to the sum that will be realised from the street appeal there will be the added contribution from last week’s radio concert.

At 1 p.m. the street appeal had realised £435. and the proceeds from the radio appeal were £541. With nearly £IOOO in hand it was certainly hoped to achieve the £I6OO sought.

Canterbury’s Shield Chances: Although weather conditions in Wellington last Saturday were by no means favourable for a true summary of the ability of a side, enough was seen of Canterbury to ray that the team was not up to the standard of previous years. Appearances point to the match with Southland being the hardest challenge of the year. ff the holders survive the Southland match, they should retain the Shield, and the side should gain enough in experience to prove a formidable combination in 1934 Still the home team was superior to Canterbury on the day, more so than the points indicate, in spite of two "gift” tries that finally gave Welling-

ton their winning margin. Canterbury could count only on Cottrell, Manchester, Hartnell, Andrews, Hazelhurst and Dunshea as their most reliable players. Canterbury’s real strength lies in the forwards. All husky young players with tactical experience added by Cottrell. Manchester and Andrews, the pack, with the inclusion of King, will be as good as any in New Zealand by the end of August.

The backs, on their form in Wellington. lack penetrative ability, but they show possibilities, and their defence is powerful. The defence was well tested last Saturday, and, except for some indecision by Nolan in the second spell, when Wellington worried tire visitors with up-and-under kicking and fast following up that developed into dangerous foot rushes, they stood the battering in traditional Canterbury style.