General News.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18230, 14 November 1924, Page 12

General News.

* The United Amateur Swimming Club's Carnival will be held at tho Municipal Tepid Baths to-night. An organ recital will be given in the Cathedral by Dr. T. Haigh. the visiting examiner for the Associated Board, on Thursday next, at 8 o'clock.

Under tho will of the late Mr P. C. Mills, of Eiverton (who was drowned a few days ago in the Hutt River), the following bequests have been made: £IOO to Aparima Masonic Lodge, £IOO to Wallace Hospital, and £IOO for the Eiverton recreation ground. Our London correspondent records that when Newport was leading tho All Blacks with three minutes to go> one Welsh spectator, who had secured for himself a seat on the roof of ono of the grandstands, became so excited that he fell from his perch on the heads of the people below. But the enthusiasm was running so high that none of the parties concerned seemed to suffer any injury.

It is probable that, the competition for the best-kept garden will be revived this summer. Representatives of the Beautifying Association and tho Horticultural Society met in the latter's room on Wednesday evening, when a tentative arrangement was agreed upon. The idea is for th© Horticultural Society to award three prizes for the best-kept garden, both back and front, whilst the Beautifying Association will award trophies for th® best garden as seen from the street. The date suggested is tho third week in February.

Tho latest figures issued by the Defence Department show that the total number of passengers carried in civil flying in the Dominion during the current year to date was 613. In 338 flights approximately 5642 miles were flown, an average of 16.6 miles per flight, and the total time in the air 74 hours 29 minutes. There has been a large decrease in the number of passengers taken up for flights in the last four months. In fact, the total was only 46. This is accounted for by the fact that the aerodrome at Kohimarama in Auckland, has been taken over by the Defence Department, and is no longer controlled by private enterprise.

The powers of the police when they find men on licensed premises after hours, and the extent of then- rights in dealing with alleged offenders, were brought into question at the Magistrate's Court at Palrnerston North during the hearing of a licensing case. Mr L. Cohen elicited from a police witness that the six defendants in the case had been locked in the bar and brought out one by one to give an explanation. The witness said lie had a right to do as he had done, but this Mr Cohen denied, asserting that he had no legal right to do more than en-, quire the names and addresses of the defendants. The officer, he said, had no right whatever t£? demand any explanation from the men. The Magistrate said that he did not agree with Mr Cohen. While the police had no right to demand an explanation, they could ask for one. Counsel demurred and held to his point, further submitting that defendants were, at the time of the alleged offence, placed under illegal a,rresi.

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' Extraordinary purchase of high class dainty French Flofal Organdie Muslinß by T. Armstrong and Co., Ltd. A consignment of 40 boxes of very highclass 44in. Organdie Muslins was left in the hands of shippers here. Yesterday cable instructions were received from London: "Clear for Cash to the Highest Tenderer." We offered a ridiculous price, we had the cash, we got the goods. You now have the opportunity to get them at less than half price. 44in. Figured Organdi Muslins, dainty French designs. Usually priced at 3s lid and 4g lid. Forty boxes only—2ooo yards clearing 1b Hid yard. It's an education in high class French designing to see these gopds. Come and view them. 6