News And Notes From Many Sources.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18939, 9 December 1929, Page 13

News And Notes From Many Sources.

Sale of Scots College. It is - understood (says the “Post”) that Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister has informed the Scots College authorities that, conditional on their being able to raise the fiViance, the Government vri p ’■elease them from the com* pletior he purchase. Nuisance at Band Concerts. “Noisy motor-cycles and hooting cars spoiled a fine concert given by the Woolston Band from the new city rotunda last evening/' stated the Chief Motor Inspector (Mr H. Macin tosh) to a reporter. “In front of the rotunda and on the other side of the river, the offenders moved up and down while the band was pjaying and the noise, coupled with the nuisance of dazzling headlights, spoiled an otherwise enjoyable evening. Motorists and motor-cyclists had plenty of opportunity to move between items, but many of them showed no consideration towards those who were enjoying the music.” Mr Macintosh said that if motorists and motor-cyclists continued to carry on as they did last evening, the roads close to the band rotunda would be closed to them during concerts. Aero Club Art Union. A permit has been granted to the Canterbury Aero Club, in conjunction with the Otago and Southland Aero Clubs, to conduct an art union in order to raise funds to provide the clubs with equipment for flying. This announcement was made yesterday by the Hon P. A. de la Perrelle, Minister of Internal Affairs. Recently the Auckland Aero Club ran an art union for a similar purpose, and this resulted in the club gaining £13,000. Mr de la Perrelle made it clear in conversation with a “Star” reporter that every precaution would be taken to ensure that the art union was conducted on proper lines. The conditions imposed in connection with the permit provide that the preliminary expenses must not exceed a certain ■ amount, that the books must be open to Government inspection, and that no broadcasting of tickets will be allowed. The Minister remarked that the pur--1 poses for which the art union was ’ being organised were laudable and that • had influenced him in coming to a de--1 cision on the matter. ; ' Ministers Have Busy Time. 1 Every Minister of the Crown has to , keep a diary. A “Star” representative coming from Lyttelton with the Hon G. W. Forbes and the Hon P. A. de la - Perrelle, yesterday, in the Ministerial car, had an opportunity of seeing how all invitations to Ministers are carefully [ listed'. ■ Ministers are careful to see that all [ invitations are acknowledged and ■ gatherings attended when possible. • From all accounts there will be many : deputations to wait upon the two Ministers in Southland when they will visit the Royal Show. They are in for a busy time. 1 Child Run Over. A distressing fatality occurred at the Centre Bush Railway Station, Southland on Saturday afternoon, when . Ronald George Whelan, the two-year-old son of a railway porter stationed there, received fatal injuries through being i run over by a truck in the station yard. Deceased, with two eider brothers, was playing in the yard while his father and two other men were engaged in moving some loaded trucks. I One was allowed to "go free, and they were about to push the other trucks i in the same direction when one of the elder boys called out that Ronald was under the truck. Deceased was discovered with the wheel of the truck over the lower portion of his body. Medical aid was summoned, but the boy died shortly afterwards. The Royal Show. The Royal Show is to be held this week in Invercargill. There will be exhibits from both Islands. From messages received, the Show will be a great success. Referring last evening to the Show the Hon P. A. de la Perrelle, Minister of Internal Affairs, who is the member for Awarua, said that it was pleasing to know that the management of the Show had done everything possible to make it a success. “This is Invercargill’s chance,” said the Minister, “and I think that down South they will maintain the reputa tion achieved in the Manawatu. I have had an opportunity of meeting many farmers in the North, and they are enthusiastic regarding the lands in Southland. They always say: ‘Why doesn’t. Southland go in more for dairy mg?’ My reply was: ‘They have some very fine farmers down that way, and they make the best of the lands they hold.’ ” Dairying more than ever before was going on, he added, and he predicted that later on Southland would come into line, quite apart from its sheep returns, and would equal some of the principal and famous dairying districts of the North.