FLASHES FROM WELLINGTON

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18008, 19 November 1926, Page 9

FLASHES FROM WELLINGTON

(Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON, November 19. The Hutt Seat. The monthly meeting of the Hutt Labour Representation Committee adopted Mr Walter Nash, national secretary of the Labour Party, as the Labour candidate at the next general election. For Use in Fogs. The secretary of the Marine Department announced yesterday that a radio beacon (spark system) with a wave length of 1000 metres and a range of fifty miles, has now’ been installed on the island on which is the lighthouse at Cape Maria. On and after Decernber it will operate as a radio fog signal on all occasions when low visibility weather exists at the cape, and when it is apparent at Three Kings. Parliament Buildings. _ The work of renovating the old Parliament Buildings is proceeding apace. The first coat of paint is now almost finished. A proposal to remove the tower over the Bowen Street entrance was discussed and abandoned. The necessary alterations are being made to Bellamy’s. Clmrch of St John’s. St John s congregation, the pastorate of which was vacated some time ago by Dr Gibb, may call the Rev T- R. Blanchard, of Perth. A meeting decided on the call, which will remain at the church for the next three Sundays for signature. Mr Blanchard, who is a comparatively young man, has held some important positions in Australia, including the moderatorship of that country. lie is known as the “ sky pilot,” his parish extending over such a large area that he travels from place to place in an aeroplane. Widening of Kent Terrace. The question whether the City Council should be permitted to proceed with the proposed work on Kent Terrace reserve with a view to providing more space for traffic needs of the future, which has been a subject of violent controversy, and the granting of a Supreme Court injunction, is at the instigation of a section of the ratepayers being argued before Mr Page, S.M. Mr Page was appointed by the Government under the terms of the Land Act to determine whether a proclamation should be issued wholly or in part allowing the council to proceed. Mr O'Shea appears for the City Council and Mr A. L. Hunt for the objector*. The council’s case rests mainlv on the ground that Kent and Cambridge Terrace provide a main route to all the southern suburbs and that the taping of a strip off the reserve for widening is essential.