LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16335, 26 January 1921, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Christchurch St Patrick’s Athletic vSports Association will hold its second annual sports gathering at Lancaster Park on Saturday, Match 19, entries closing on March 2. Arrangements are beins made, for a deputation to wait upon Air F. Kibblewhite, Mayor of New Brighton, for the purpose of requesting him to allow himself :o b© nominated for the mayoralty of the borough for a further term. “ I’ve been wanting a truck for over a week now, and I’ve heard there aro eight miles of trucks somewhere in Christchurch,’’ said a member of the executive of the North Canterbury district of tht> Farmers' Union at the executive’s meeting to day’. 11 Have you communicated with the general manager?" said the chairman- ‘‘ It's not a bit of use seeing anyone else. The general manager's the man to see." The executive of the North Canteri bury district of the Farmers’ Union at [ its meeting to-day decided to invite ! Sir Thomas Mackenzie to address n meeting of farmers at an early date. The matter was brought ut> by Mr D. Bates, who moved a motion to that effect. Mr Bates said they must all recognise the great services rendered to the Dominion by Sir Thomas Mackenzie. Me had accumulated a great fund o? knowledge which must be of rnhio to producers if Sir Thomas would place it at their disposal. Sir Thomas had indicated to the speaker that lie would be pleased to address a meeting of farmers if ther so desired. Sir Thomas could give them facts about the marketing of their produce. They could protect themselves as far as local markets were concerned, hut as regards the Home markets they were quite at sea. No better illustration of the need for enlightening producers could be got than the marketing of wool this venr. To put it plain Iv. woolgrowers "had the wind up.’’ If there were someone in London*, to advise them they would not fie working in the dark. Mr Bates’*? motion was carried, arrangements being left in the hands of the executive. We produce portraiture that pleases because of its naturalness. Our prices are moderate, too. Steffano Webb, 2-52, High Street. ’Phone 1989. I The scarcity of Lawn Mowers hae been relieved by a shipment just received by Hastie, Bull and Pickering, 113. Cashel Street. These include Canada’s best—“ The Dominion ’’ and the “Empress" ball-hearing. Mowing with thorn is a pleasure. 1