General News.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19162, 19 November 1927, Page 14

General News.

The auction advertisements of Wright, Stephenson and £p., Ltd., National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., L. P. Devlin, Ford and Hadfield. Ltd., H. B. Sorensen, Commissioner Crown Lands, Lohrey and Co., Ltd., McKenzio and Willis, John Eeid and Sons, Ltd., P. S". Nicholls and Co., Ltd., and H. Matson and Co. appear on page 23 of this issue. The Drainage Board is inviting tenders for the plant for nine pumping stations. These tenders will close in March.

Registrations of men out of work recorded at the Employment Branch of the Labour Department yesterday numbered six—all married men.

Close upon twenty railway picnic trains have been arranged for the remainder of this month and part of the next. The next Otira excursion will be run on the 4th of next month.

Railway goods traffic from the West Coast, which has shown a falling off during the past two or three weeks, is improving and getting hack to normal. On Thursday 1750 tons were dealt with.

A successful trial of the Railway Department's new electric car has been made, a trial run to Springfield and back having taken 1 hour 20 minutes on the outward journey and 1 hour 12 minutes on the return journey. It is intended to run the car for moonlight picnics. Sewer-laying operations on the south side of Riccarton road have been completed, and when the pipes are cleaned out they will be available for use. Three weeks should see the finish of the operations in a portion of Opawa and Woolston. but the sewers will not be usable till a pumping station in Richardson street is ready. The work in connexion with this pumping station is in hand. The curricula or Syllabus Session Committee, which was set up by the Minister for Education about a year ago, commenced its fourth sitting in Wellington on Tuesday, and yesterday afternoon adjourned till February 21st. A great amount of work has been done. Draft reports have been prepared for consideration of members, and finality is hoped to be reached early next year. —Press Association.

".During a lapse; in the conversation when we met the King, Lowry, the skipper, rilled the breach by asking him if he could give a tip for the Derby, which was to be run the following week. The King smiled, and, mentioning the name of a horse, said: 'Don't take any notice of any of my tips.' " —Mr M. L. Page,, at the welcome to himself and Mr W. Merritt, given at the High School Old B.oj's 1 Association rooms last evening. The two Maori-carved canoe sternposts sent out through the High Commissioner in London have now been received by the Auckland Museum. For the past 30 years they were in the possession if the Alliance Assurance Company, in London, but very little is known of their earlier history. They are acknowledged to be fine specimens of Maori art, and the thanks of the Auckland Museum lis being conveyed to the donors and to the High Commissioner.

Sixty-six cases appeared on the divorce list to be dealt with before Mr Justice Herdman, in the Supreme Court, at Auckland on Thursday. Wives' petitions . predominated, numbering 38, against 28 in which the husband was the petitioner. In 16 cases desertion was given as the ground for seeking a dissolution of ihe marriage, in 15 eases mutual separation is cited, and in 12 cases failure to com-v ply with decrees for the restitution of conjugal rights was given as the basis for action. There was six petitions for the restitution of conjugal rights.: The small boys of Mount Albert who derive much pleasure from trolley riding on steep grades of concrete roads and undulating footpaths are to learn that the Mount Albert Borough Council has decided to make the following by-law operative: "No person shall, within the borough, in New North road, Edendale road, and Mount Albert road, toboggan or ride in, or on any child's cart, trolley, or scooter, or similar contrivance, unless the same is drawn by some person not riding therein or thereon; the Council may from time to time by resolution make this section also apply to any other street or portions thereof." Reference was made by Mr C. S. Thompson (chairman) at yesterday's meeting of the Canterbury Education Board to the condition of the old Papanui School. we don't soon do something," he said, "we won't have any of it left." There were not two windows remaining undamaged in the building, and. the doors had . been wrenched off. "Will you move that the question be referred to the Waimairi County Council?" asked Mr E. H. Andrews. Mr Thompson said it was a case of wanton destruction, and should be referred to the police. "It's the joy rider who is to blame," said Mr W, P. Spencer. Owing to a breakdown by one of the Riccarton-bound cars about 11 o'clock last night, traffic on the line was disorganised for about half an hour. When the tram from Riccarton, which should have connected with the last cars from the Square, reached the Christchurch Hospital, an outwardbound car was found to be in distress and holding up following tram traffic. After much shunting between the hospital and the cricket ground, the disabled tram was transferred to the inward line, town passengers were transferred, and the string of Riccarton cars was able to proceed outwards. A slow journey was made, to the Square by the inward-bound tram, which pushed the disabled one ahead, the Square being reached at 11.35 p.m. instead of 11.10 p.m. '

Record Awards, Royal Show, 1927. Two exhibits for special mention. Gold Medal for one, Elevator Feeder and Band Cutter; Silver Medal for the other, a Potato Planter. The two best inventions on the ground. P. and D. Duncan, Ltd., 196 Tuam street, Christchurch. —6

The Hotel Federal's new and up-to-date dining-room is now completed with accommodation for 200 guests, and specialising in casual luncheons from 12.30 to 2 p.m. Six courses (including grills), 2s 6d. 'Phone 1040 to reserve tables. —S

Mowers, rakes, and threshers, and duplicate parts thereof held in stock at reasonable prices. T. and S. Morrin and Fenwick, Ltd., 377 Moorhouse avenue, Christchurch and Auckland. —6 Johnston's N.C. Motor Co., Ltd., Cen trai Garage, Rangiora. Complete plant and staff fox repairs in motor-cars and tractors. Tyres, Petrol, and all accessories in stock. Garage 'Phone 87. G. Ecroyd, Travelling Rep.; W. C. Wilson, Travelling Rep.; A. Prestney, Manager. Private 'Phone 88. —1

Visitors to the General Assembly are heartily invited to browse round the enormous stock of new and second-hand Theology and general literature, and see the big values in envelopes, and paper at Isitt's, 112 Cashel street. —6 Twin City Tractors are winning their way to the front in the estimation of discriminating farmers—especially those farmers who have had experience in tractor farming. They, particularly, realise the, advantages offering in the Twin City—the ample power, the accessibility of important parts, the up-to-date equipment, and the renewable cylinder walls, etc. Fullest particulars post free. Booth, Maodonald and Co.. Ltd. 0521