LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16353, 16 February 1921, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There ore 1782 members now enrolled by the Canterbury Automobile Association, according to a report made at last evening’s meeting of the council of the association.

A ladies’ class in physical culture will be Conducted at the Y.AI.C.A. this winter by Mr Spencer Green, the association’s physical director. A ladies’ club is also being formed for instruction in methods of self-defence, including fencing and ju jitsii. “ It is sometimes said of farmers that they are not business men.” said the Prime Minister at Rangiora yesterday. Hut I think the farmers in this country are just as well able to bargain and hold their own as any set of business men.”

‘T have seen a great deal of the world during the last lour or five years but as a picture of agricultural prosperitv the Canterbury plains will be very hard to beat in any part of the world,” said the Prime Minister yesterdav. ‘ ; I have seen nothing to beat them- So , as am able to judge the wheat yield will be ail average one, and possibly a little more. If it is average, we shall have enough wheat in this country for our requirements. 1 do want to see sufficient wheat grown in this country for ourselves.”

Mr Massey, addressing school children at Rangiora yesterday, said that there was one branch of education a hich he did not see represented. “Where is your Xen- Zealand flaA ” he asked. Mr W. A. Banks- We couldn’t find one. Air Mauser: I won’t take that excuse. It should he part of the education of everv New Zealander to he taught to respect the Xew Zeau 1 * ,^ a t ” —ip other words, the way in which the rising generation are taught to respect tlieir country. Wo in the British Empire live under the freest Government of the world. Next time T visit this school I do hope to see a flag worthy of the Empire at the top of the pole here.

“The country lives by its exports, and it we don’t produce and don’t export we sbnll come to financial disaster,” said the Prime Minister at*Ran«*iora yesterday. “ 1 don’t sav that, we are gomg to do that. T don’t- believe JJ ™ r OT| w moment. The people in 1 aruerbury seem, to be putting their backs mto the work T hope the whole oj tho country will follow- their example, because that, is working to save us anything in the way of depression. Li depression comes along the fault will bo our own. It is my duty to keep tho finances c/i the country in a- satisfactory condition, and T cannot do that unless VS. ”*°P le of the country back mo up. I bonevo that they are backing me upI have never seen New Zealand as a uholo looking as well as it is looking at the present time. It l la * been a marvellous season, and, other things being equal, we shall come through without serious difficulty.” &

Mr N. M. Orbell, afc last evening’s meeting of the council of the Canterbury Automobile Association, directed attention to the fact that whereas the Gity Council insisted on motorists takmg intersections on the right side of the road, the council’s own drivers frequently ignored the by-law, as did many other horse-drivers. He o-ave recent instances of such infringements -D r V ei f\ °5 horse-drawn vehicles. -Ur 15. L'alck also narrated similar incidents, and urged that a vigilance committee should be active in checkino- offenders, motorists and others. It°was agreed to write to the City Council and direct attention to complaints. Mr E. V» . J ohnston said that there were many poor drivers of cars about, and he wondered how such inesponsibles got certificates. Some of the motorists he saw should be entrusted with nothing stronger than a perambulator. At a recent conference of the New Zealand Federation of Woollen Mills Employees the following delegates were presentPetone, Messrs Anderson and Boyos • Itoslyn, Messrs Edwards and \\ rigglesworth ; Kaiapoi, Messrs Murphy and Bennetts; Oaraaru, Messrs M atson and Blacklook ; Onehunga, Mr 11. Thompson; Mosgiel, Mr Henderson; Ashburton, Mr 11. C. Lovell. Mr S. Edwards (Roslyn) was elected president and Mr S. Breen (Roslyn) secretarjk It was decided, that the headquarters for the ensuing year should be at Dunedin.

'1 ho Prime Minister was in reminiscent mood at Amberley yesterday. ” I happened on one occasion to bo* at the Newton end of Auckland, with which I am not familiar,” he said, ” and, wishing to get back to the lower end of the city, 1 asked a constable about tho running of the trams. He gave the information I desired and, being a friendly constable, (I was not- as well known to the police then as 1 am now) he said ‘ May I ask if 3*oll are from Canterbury ? ’ ‘ I am not,’ I replied, { but I know something about Canterbury. Why do you ask?’ ‘Well,’ he replied, ‘you look so well, sir!’” If you want the finest wool where do you come? ” asked Mr G. TY Greenwood, addressing the Prime Minister afc Amberley yesterday.' ‘‘lf you want the primes fc mutton where do you come ? To North Canterbury! If you want wheat to feed our people where do you come? To North Canterbury! And if you want a champion record-breaking horse, where do you come?” Mr Greenwood’s answer to liis question was drowned in laughter. Mr Greenwood is a well-known owner. “Last night, when 1 shook hands with the Prime Minister.” ho concluded, “he recogniscd me, I suppose by these ('motioning to the ends of his somewhat elongated moustache). ‘ How is Gloaming ?’ said The qualification for enrolment for the drainage extension poll was discussed shortly by the Drainage Board on receipt of legal opinions regarding the matter. The board’s solicitors stated that the board’s Act of 1020 was widened to the fullest; extent to permit of the enrolment of all electors in the district affected by the poll, and the roll would be identical in form to the roll for the election of members. Mr T F. Martin expressed the opinion that until April 1, the persons entitled to vote on the board’s loan proposals were all persons who, if the drainage district were a borough, would be qualified to be enrolled" us electors of the borough including persons having the freehold, rating or residential qualifications, and their husbands and wives. Instances in which local bodies have exceeded their authority iq connection pith building permits, were mentioned in a Board of Trade memorandum received by the Ttiocarfcnn Borough Council last evening. The memorandum said;—” From information received from various carts of the Dominion, it would seem that some local bodies are placing a wider interpretation upon the delegated powers than was intended by the board in its original memorandum of June, 1920. ! beg to remind vou that you are appointed to issue permits only for dwelling houses, including alterations, additions anil repairs, and essential farm buildings. Applications for all buildings or construction works outside this category you should forward through the District Inspector of Factories. Alterations and additions to dwelling houses do not cover private motor garages, and in any case where there is a doubly about your authority T.<i issue a permit you should forward the application ,to the inspector.” A very sensible present to make to a bride is a set of stainless cutlery. Look afc the worry and labour it saves, apart from its superior appearance. Hich grade Sheffield make from Hastid. Bull and Pickering at from 40s r>er half-dozen. 1 We produce portraiture that pleases because of ife naturalness. Our prices are moderate, too. Steffano Webb, 27,2, High Street. ’Phone 1999 l