General News.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18403, 9 June 1925, Page 8

General News.

The Selwyn ford, according to advice received by Mr J. S. Hawkes, secretary-organiser-of the Canterbury Automobile Association, is still unfordabje.

1 The inclement weather last night wag responsible for no quorum beina pre-i sent at- the monthly meeting or the 5.P.0.A., ' which was adjourned till next Monday evening. A petition frpm residents of Mowbray street, complaining of the bad condition of the sfcreet, clue to diverted heavy traffic from the railway yards,' \ was presented to the City Council by Cr. £'. 11. Cooke last night, and referred to the Works Committee. j In reply to Cr. D. G. Sullivan at the meeting of the City Council last night, Cr. W. E. Loadley, chairman of the Reserves Committee, said the committee would not lobo sight of the idea of utilising subdivision ~ reserves as chil- ! dren's playgrounds. . A petition has been received by the City Council from 59 master butchers against the erection of a cooler at the Abattoir, and the Abattoir Committee has arranged for a conference with the master butchers oh the matter this month. Weather . permitting, Miss Marie Burke and Mr Gus Bluett will drive thrdugh the city to-day behind Jenny, the donkey' which figured in "Wiidflower." At the Square a collection will be taken up in aid of the Hospitals' Destitute Patients' Fund. The annual 3>ominion conference of the Returned Soldiers' Association, which will be held in Dunedin this yea?, will commence on 17th inst. The conference, which will be attended by about twenty delegates from Associations throughout the Dominion, is expected to sit for three days. Owing to the death of his sister, W. D. Lysnar was unablo to appear yesterday at tlfe Royal Commission which is enquiring into the sale of the Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Company to Vestey 8r05.,-, and the Commission was adjourned until this morning. In connexion with the visit of the American Fleet to Wellington in August next, the Wellington. Harbour Board has allocated a sum of up to £I2OO to be spent in providing necessary landing stages, erection of barriers, etc., for the handling to and from the visiting ships. The next mooting of the executive of the Canterbury progress League will be the last one prior to the annual meeting, and will ibe one of the most important held for some time. In addition to the discussion on the report of the League's special committee on the Main Trunk railway, postponed from last month's meeting, reports will be presented on main highways, Lake Coleridge, and the afforestation of waste lands in Canterbury. "The coal mines in the Ohai district at the present time arc working at full pressure," said a gentleman interested in the industry to a representative of the "Southland Times" on Saturday, and there appears to be plenty of orders on hand to keep them going for some time to come. With the setting in of the colder weather the demands for local coal have increased considerably, and during the month of May the outputs of the various mines have shown considerable increases when compared with those for the same month of last year. The increased area developed this year no doubt is also a factor in the volume of coal being handled, but from enquiries it ia evident that the demands of northern centres for the Southland product are having a very beneficial effect on the i industry generally." ' ._

The Mayor stated at the meeting of the City Council last night that notice had been served on the Council on behalf of a taxi owner claiming" £5 damages arising out of the recent cutting off of the .telephone at the Grand Theatre taxi stand. Arrangements had (been niade to defend the action.

Regarding the Upper Orari Bridge, between the GeraJdine and Itangitatn Bridges, the latest information received bv Mr J. S. Hawkes, secretaryorganiser of t>e Canterbury Automobile Association, i's that it will be closed to all traffic as from 8 a.m. on the loth inst. A previous announcement was that the bridge would be closed for a fortnight as from June Ist.

When the question of entertaining the school .children was being discussed at a meeting of old pupils in the Richmond school last evening, Mr J. A. Flesher recalled the time when the old school was opened. "As a treat to mark the occasion," he said, "the children 3-cceivetl bread, butter and jam, and they enjoyed it."

The iiact that mid-winter is drawing near was very evident yesterday when a cold spu'-wester, carrying a thick, drizzling rain, blew all day. The morning broke dull and cloudy, and fairly heavy rain commenced to fall at about 9 o'clock. Later the rain settled down into a steady drizzle, aud continued into the night. The rainfall registered at "The Press" observatory up to 1 a.m. to-day was .47in. The Department of Internal Affairs has advised the City Council that a Commission, consisting of Messrs Wyvern Wilson-, Stipendiary Magistrate, G. H. Bullard, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and 1), H. Puliar, District Valuer, has been appointed to go into the matter of the proposal to exclude a portion of Papanui from the city and include it in Wainiairi County. Mr Wilson will act as chairman of the Commission.

Tho Electricity Committee- informed the City Council last night that a letter was received from the ' Bridge of Remembrance Committee, recommending additional lighting, and offering to bear tho cost of its erection. The proposed lighting included two bracket lamps and one flood lamp. The committee was of the opinion that the Bridge was sufficiently well lighted ana was unable to recommend that the Council should hear' the added cljarges of three additional lamps. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Justices of the Peace last night, comment was passed on state-, mehts made by certain newspapers relative to a recent motor-car case which came before Justices and had been considered by some of the. public as having been dealt with rather severely. It was pointed out that the whole facts of the case had been submitted to the Minister of Justice, and be liter? confirmed tho action of the Justices as had the Senior Magistrate.

The evergreen subject of street name duplication was mentioned by Cr. W. E. Lea-diey at the meeting of the-City Council .last night. Cr. Leadley enquired if. the By-laws Committee would give the matter early consideration. Cr. 0. P. Agar,' chairman of the committee, said the committee would endeavour, as opportunity offered, to bring down a comprehensive report on the matter. The coramittoe, however, had more important work to undertake at the moment. They wanted to tackle the by-laws, the traffic problem, and transport and staff organisation. "I donsider that the rural postal service bystem will stand as a lasting monument to your energy in Canterbury," said Mr S. B. Broker, head, of the parcels branch, when addressing Mr. J. E. Broadfoot yesterday at a large gathering of Post Office employees who had assembled to bid farewell to their chief, who has retired from the Service. "You have done a great deal to raise the Service in the estimation of tho public, who will always have something to be thankful for." Several other speakers paid equally fine compliments to the retiring chief post* | master.

At the election to-morrow to fill the vacancy on tho AVaimakariri River Trust, caused by the resignation of Mr 0. H. Opie, only ratepayers can vote. Persona owning property valued at under £IOOO have one ivote; those with property valued at £IOOO to £2OOO have two votes; and those, whose property is valued at over £2OOO have three votes. The first name appealing on the valuation roll in respect, of any property is that of the person entitled to vote; there is no provision by which the qualification possessed by a husband is also possessed by his wife, or by which the qualification, possessed by a wife is also possessed by her husband.

Motorists are warned regarding the condition of the road fronitWesfc Molten to Aylesbury, which is reported to be in a very bad condition. Oil the middle portion of the road fairly large river shingle was put on towards tho end of last year, and though a heavy traction -engine has been uriven over it, the shingle is still too rough for traffic. As a consequence traiuc baa been using both sides of the road, with a result, that at present the usable parts of the roadway are a serks of potholes-—not small ones, but big ones, xt is reabmmended . that' light cars should not be driven over this road at a greater speed than 10 miles an hour, and heavy cars at a greator speed than 12 miles an hour. Other roads in the Malvern County 1, are reported to be. in a fair condition.

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