GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16796, 30 March 1920, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

The matter of communication between tho Port and the City was mentioned at the meeting of the City Council last night, and it was decided to hold a special meeting to consider the question, and to appoint delegates to attend a conference of all local authorities in Canterbury.

The following members of the Canterbury College Board of Governors retire on June 30th: —Messrs G. T. Booth. W. Brock, A. E. Flower, J. C. Adams, and C. H. Opie. Nominations for the election will close on May 31st, and tho elections, if necessary, "will be held on June 7th.

A Rot or n a telegram states that Charles Turner, wholesale wine merchant, was convicted on a charge of selling a of whisky, in contravention of the Licensing Act —it was his second offence —and was fined £25 and costs. His license was cancelled, and he was disqualified from trading for two years.

The Mayor of Ashburton (Mr 11. Gplbraith) at+errdsd a meeting of the War Trophies Committee at Timaru, on Saturday. Snme 30 Gorman machine-guns of different types were allocated as. follows: Ashburton and Tinnru districts 8 each; and iJernldine 5 enc.w Temuka 4. The for Ashburton will bo divided between Mayfield, "Rakp'a, Methven, Mount Somers, T'nwnld. Hnmpctend. and Ashburton, the l~st-n°mcd rlnce nlrendy havine one trophy. The committee requested the CoTtrmnndi'njr Officer 2nd (South Canterbury) "Regiment to try to obtain German rifles and bpynnets for distribution, and also at lenst one German field run for each of the South Canterbury boroughs.

Tho Canterbury College Board of Governors yesterday received two requests in connexion with War Memorial proposals. The first was for a donation to the High School Old Boys' Association War Memorial Fund. The communication stated that it is proposed that the memorial should be in the form of an arch and gateway at the entrance to the new school, which is about to be built at Riccarton. It is estimated that £2500 will be r.equired for the erection of the memorial. The request was referred to the Finance Committee. The Canterbury College Professorial Board sought co-operation in the matter of the Canterbury College memorial to fallen students of* the College. Tt was explained that it was pronosed to fill the north window of the College Hall with stained or painter", glass, and the estimated cost was from £1300 to £1500, a sum which the Professorial Board expected no difficulty in obtaining. Tin's matter was referred, to the College Committee.

Yesterday's rivor report was as fol- | lows:—Waimnkariri (north branch),' clear; Waimakaiiri (south branch), clear; Rak.-.ia. rlo tr; Rangitata, dirty; > Opiiii, clear; Waitaki, fishablo. |

The City Council last night, when considering the question of wages of employees, decided that all manual workers shculd receive, including bonus, not less than a minimum of Is Bid per hour. j Tho following tenders were received j bv the Citv Council for the erection i of a library buiidin?r at frt. .\lbans:—G. L* Bull X. Mc- : Hillivray £2743. Mr Bull's tender | was accepted. I

The funeral of the late_ Mr John Bushell, postmaster at Kaiapoi, took place vrs-erd'y, the cortoco proceeding from Iv iapoi to the I'ipanui cemeicry. The Post and Telegraph Department was largely represented among the mourners.

The City Council Inst night received a petition from residents of Avonside, asking the C umcil to take a poll of the ratepayers of Avonside with a view to authorising tho rr.ising of a loan for the rPstl'W. W : th j water ni"cs for high-p'essure water sun-' nh*. The petition was referred to tho "Waterworks Committee. \

As it is anticipated that during the winter months the supply of current ; will bo taxed to its utmost, tho Elec-: tricity Committee has instructed the city electrical engineer that no further connexions for power an:! he .tmg pur- I poses are to be made unt : l sirh as j the applications have been considered i and granted by the committee. |

Tho rateable value of tho Borough of Ashbu ton for 1920-21 has been assessed at £-10.7C0, an increase over the preceding year's valuation of £0000. No objectors appeared at tho Assessment Court to dispute tho valuations. Tho increase to the borough's revenue will be £525 on the general rate, and £225 on the special water rate.

"To my mind, the state of the streets in the l:ist month or two has been very distressful,'' declared the Mnyor to tho City Council Inst night, in dealing with tho matter of street sweepings. He p.dtied that the process of elenning up tho streets was a slow one, and the chief trouble was due to tho presence of the Council stables in the central area. Ho hoped that with the removal of the stables to outer localities the trouble would be minimised.

An Auckland telegram states that a shipment of some SO.OCQ cases of bananas, which arrived bv the Navua from Fiji on Thursday, is now being unloaded, and the fruit is in a shock'ng condition. It is estimated that probably only a quarter of the shipment will be saleable. As the consignment was intended to copo with tho Ens tor rush, tho loss to importers is particularly heavy. The' oninion amnne certain fru ; t importers is that the Nnvna has insufficient ventilation in the holds.

Cr. A. Williams, chairman of the Water Supply Committee, detailed at tho meeting tho City Council last night the steps involved in tho proposal to purchase two acres at Cashmere from the Huntsbify Syndicate, durine whicK t^e_ nrice nci-ed gradually advanced from £25 r ) to £650 per acre, tho negotiations culminating in a claim for £30 odd by tho syndicate for delay in private sale duo to the Council's notice of intention to acquire compulsorilv. Tho Coimcil decided to admit no liability and to terminate negotiations.

Applications for three settlements for discharged soldiers closed at the local office of the Lands and Surrey Department yesterday afternoon. There were p 6 applications for the seven sections into which the Lyndhurst Settlement (Rnkaia-Methven railway line), ha 3 been divided; 48 for the seven sections in the Mountford Settlement, situated three miles from Kirwee: and 26 for the five sections in the Woodlan Settlement, near Prebbleton. The applicants for sections in each of these "setfoments will be examined bv the Land Board tomorrow; the billots will be probably held the same day.

Tho Canterbury Progress League travelling library scheme will be inaugurated to-day, when four boxes, each containing 30 selected volumes dealing with various subjects, will be, sent out to Darfield, Culverden, Hinds, and Mayfield, in each of which a local resident has offered to act as hon. librarian, so that residents can attend and make a choice of reading matter. Country people may obtain the books free of all charges, as the Progress League is subsidising the Public Library spccjnlly for this purpose. This form of library is much used m America, where it has become very popular, the_ boxes, being deposited at fixed points in the rural districts. The Christchurch scheme has been organised by the librarian of the Canterbury Public Library.- and although it is on.a much smaller scale than the American system, it is expected that it will extend to several other Canterbury districts when it becomes more widely known. Up to the present the libraries have been supplied to districts where no public library exists.

The present system of sanitation in the borough of Woolston is most unsatisfactory, and numorous complaints have been made from time to time as to the manner in which tho work is carried out. Recentlv the Borough Council went into the question of improving the position, and at a public meeting held last night in the Oddfellows' Hall, Woolston, .the Mayor (Mr Chas. Hill), who presided, stated that it was proposed to take a poll of the ratepayers* to-morrow to sanction the raising of a loan of £1850, with which to purchase new plant, the principal items of which would be an electric truck at a cost of £1425. Owing to the danger to health, said the Mayor, it was necessary that the scheme should be put in hand immediately, especially as thero was no chance of the sewerage system being extended to Woolston for some vears. Cr. G. T. Owen suggested that tho Government should be approached with a view to having the duty on the plant remitted. If this could be brought nbout, it would effect a snvincr to borough of from £250 to £3"0 The following motion was carried: —"That the ratenayers present pledge themselves to assist the Council in the proposal to purchase an electric truck, as placod before this meeting."

The nine Education Boards in the Dominion were represented at the conference of Education Boards' architects, held in Wellington last week under the chairmanship of Mr G. Penlington, architect to thp Canterbury Education Board, at the suggestion of which body the conference was convened. Mr Penlington informed a reporter yesterday that the conference had been of great valne in giving an opportunity for the Education Boards' architects to get acquainted, and as a result there would bo no hesitancy on the part of the architect of one Board approaching the architect of another for information and assistance. Tho climatic differences found between North Cape and the Bluff were responsible for no very definite conclusions being reached on several matters, including open-air schools, and the heating and ventilation of schools. Almost everv aspect of school architects' work was discussed, including the question of school sites, architecture, and school furniture. Amongst the papers read was one on "The Assembly Hall Type of School." by Mr Hodges, tho architect to the Wanganui Education Board, another on "Open Air Schools," by Mr C. H. Moore (Taranaki Education Board), and another on "School Furniture," bv Mr (t. Penlington. The conference Fat for three davs, _ and the opportunity was taken to visit 6orne of the most up-to-date school'? in Wellington. It us proposed to make the conference an annual fixture, and it was to hold the next reference at Wanganui during Easter, 1921.

No work will be done on the wharves at Lytte'ton this morning, as tho will be holding a stop-work meeting. Winter apace, and it is well to renv.'mber that after the summer everybody's blo-d is thinner—impoverished— in some eases more than ethers. This impoverishment is resnon-ible for colds, and no end of o'her ai'ments. Tone up your blood with Loasby's Xerve Tonic and Blood Enric.her—it makes rich, red blood. 2s 6d and 4s 6d, all Chemists nnd Lorxsby and Co., Chemists (opp. Ballantyno's')." 6 Christchurch husbands seem to have taken a fresh lease of life since their wives "jumping for joy" because "No Rubbinc" I -nundry Help washes nil clothes clean without rubbing or injury. 6 Quite the finest lunch in town is obtainable from 12 to 2, at the King Geo'-rc Restaurant, opposite in Cashel street (over Dennis Bros.). Sours, hot and ''old joints, grills, fish, sweets, etc. Minimum charge Is 3d! Oysters and fish at any hour—Pacific Trawling Company. " 6 No >no likes moving, but the wort can be made much lighter if competent in en are employed. J M. Heywood and Co. Ltd , hnve them, and thrw up-to-date Dantochnicons. Telephones 250, 1211, and 2174. 6

SPLENDID VALUE IN USED MOTOR-CYCLES. We have at present in stock a fine selection of second-hand motor-cycles, taken by us in part payment for new motor-cyclcs or motor-cars. Thcso are offered at cxreptionally moderate prices, to stimulate quick sales. Following is a brief description of a few of the machines: 4 h.p. 8.5.A., 3-speed (hub rear), £3-3; 5-6 li.n. twin-cylinder "King Dick," 3-speed, £50; 4 h.p. Triumph, 3-speed, £75; 4 h.p. Triumph, 3-speed, counter-shaft gear, £8!): 4-J h.p. B S.A., 3-srieedj counter-shaft gear, quite up-to-date, £95; Standard model 7-9 li p. twin-cylinder Excelsior, 3-speed, £95; electric, model 7-9 h.p. twin-cylinder Excelsior, 3-speed, together with Canoelct side-car, £140. These machines, in most instances, carry lamo and horn, and are quite ready for tho* road. Early inspection is recommended, as the demand is very keen for second-hand at present. Adams, Ltd.. 152-154 High street. 6