General News.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18659, 7 April 1926, Page 8

General News.

The auction announcements of MtKenzie and Willis, Nicholls and Co., Ltd., and Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., appear on Page 15 of this issue. A party of West Coast school children arrived in the City last evening en route to the Exhibition, and were billeted by Christchurch schools. The party will proceed this morning. Seven express trains left Dunedih for Christchurch yesterday, the latest commencing the journey at 10.45 p.m. All of the trains were full, and their complement of passengers could not have been less than 3000.

The Railway Department advertises in another column that the extra Sunday trains, which have been run on tho Lyttelton Line during the summer months, will be discontinued until further advised.

About 70 men are now employed on the work of levelling the ground in preparation for the construction of the new marshalling yards near the Middleton railway station. The land is being ploughed and scooped, and the ground is being levelled.

At a recent meeting the Heathcote County Council voted a sum of money towards the upkeep of the road from the Takahe Rest House to tho Sign of tho Kiwi. Yesterday, a man was put on the work with horse and dray, and a great improvement should soon be seen in the condition of the road.

At the meeting of the Philosophical Institute to-night Mr S. Hurst-Seager will give a paper 'dealing with the Art Galleries of Europe, making special reference to methods of lighting. Mr Hurst Seager has a very large collection of slides illustrating his address on the Art Galleries visited by «him.

Tuberculosis was . responsible for three deaths in the Canterbury health district last week, and a fourth was caused by diphtheria. The following cases of notifiable disease occurred during the week ending at noon on April sth:—West Coast: Diphtheria 3, tuberculosis -1. Canterbury: Scarlet fever 3, diphtheria 3, tuberculosis 6, pneuonia 1, infantile paralysis 1, tetanus 1. There was some doubt as fp whether the case reported as infantile paralysis was really that disease or rickets.

With the advent of Eastor, the reading season appears to have commenced. Anticipating that the holiday would bo a wet one, largo numbers of subscribers visited.the Canterbury Public Library oh Thursday last, to secure books for home reading. At the end of tho day, it was found that 1372 books had been isued from tho circulating library, 103 from tho children's library, and that ISB had been consulted in the referenco library. The librarian estimates that, with tho books returned, and those issued, the staff handled something like 3,000 volumes in eleven and a-half nours. A motor-car was travelling along Tuam street last evening at; <: 2S o'clock, when it came into collision with a taii which was travelling north up Manchester street. The taxi was struck in the rear, almost broadsidcon, with the result that one rear wheel was smashed and the mudguard antl running board knocked in. The force of the impact spun tho taxi round, ana then ihe oar which was driven by A. W. Furze, of 30 H&rdwcke street, Sumner, hit Robert Allen's cab and. damaged the shafts. F. W. Burlington was the driver of tho taxi. JNo one wai injured. ♦'Vaccination will give complete immunity," said Dr. T. Fletcher Telford, Medical Officer of Health, in answer to the enquiry of a representative of "The Press," who asked yesterday whether the Health Department was taking any special precautions, in view of the "outbreak of smallpox in California. "We have power to isolate areas, and order the vaccination of the inhabitants, and take other stringent measures under Section 76 of the Health Act," said the Doctor. "Meanwhile routine precautions are being taken." These included the inspection of every vessel arriving in Lyttelton direct from overseas by ihe port officer, Dr. Upham, and the disinfectants officer, Mr Annam. The former goes through the officers, crew, and passengers, and obtains particulars of the sickness on board, if any, from the time the vessel sailed, and" also after touching at intervening ports, in order to ascertain the risks run at each place. Dr. Telford added that he doubted whether the United States Government or the State Government Californa, had power t« order vaccination.

Armstrong's are selling, at both shops, Moreland's Full-weight Sports Wools, 2oz skeins, at B}d per skein, the usual price of which is Is sd. Tho wool for winter. Make a point of knitting your garments. You can have your own design, and the garments will be a greater pleasure to you than if you purc' d them ready made. Pufehaae while the price, lasts. All the most useful shades in stock. 1

Isitt's fire sale of slightly damaged Educational Books, 'Teachers' Handbooks, etc., affords a golden opportunity to all teachers to obtain the latest Educational Works at ridiculously low prices.—L. M. Isitt, Ltd., 112 Cashel street West, Christchurch. —6

Make sure you purchase Reid and Gray Ploughs and get the beet value procurable, fitted with latest and most effective tractor lift. Quality counts every time. Consult Harry Anderson, 193 Cashel street, Christchurch, o r Arthur Cates, Ashburton. Reid and Gray, agents. —6

J. Johnston and Son, Merchants, Rangiora. Estab. 1863. Sole agents in North Canterbury district for the famous Massey-Harris Canadian Farm Implements. Catalogues and prices on application. P.O. Box 1, 'Phone 4. -4

To Runholders and Rabbiters. — To exterminate rabbits by poison, no plough can hold a candle to our patent revertible all steel rabbit plough, weight 701b. It can be put into an ordinary sick or on to a pack saddle for transport on steep country. Fencing standards in ton lots £l6 10s, Christchurch station. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., 196 Tuam street, Christchurch.

Electric ranges, grillers, irons, and other household electrical appliances will receive expert adjustment and repairs by Wooff and Salvesen, Electrical Repair Engineers, 609, Colombo street, or ring Thone 4628 for prompt attentioxu —6