General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 25 November 1930, Page 10

General News.

The Government does not intend to obtain from Prnfossnr P (i Hornell a. full <J e tailed report on the Wnitaki hydro-electric scheme, stated the Minister for PnMif Works (flip Hnn W. B. Taverner) yesterday.—Press Association.

The Wellington Cathode Education Trust Board has just received a gift of 47 acres of land from Mr George Lambert, of Bosworth terrace. The property is situated in Tokomaru, about seven miles distant from Shannon, and will be a valuable endowment for Catholic education.—Press Association.

"It seems that the larger the demand for a firm's goods the less protection it has for its trade marks for the reason that other firms quite frequently copy the manufacture and the mark," paid Mr J. C. Peacock, of Wellington, in the Christchurch Supreme Court yesterday. Ho was appearing in a case in which infringement of trade marks was alleged.

"Any man who is. drunk in charge of a car must expect to lose his license," said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. "I used to make some exceptions in the cases of men who earned their living by their cars, but the offence has become so common that I can no longer do that. I don't mq.ke the lines very high: in some other centres they arc much heavier than here."

The proposal that the New Zealand Government should send the Wellington War Memorial Carillon on loan to the British Empire Exh : bition at Buenos Ayres in March next h«R fallen through. The cost worked out at £1760, and the Prime Minister could not see his way clear to authorise the expenditure under existing circumstances. The bells are now being packed ready for shipment to Wellington on December 4th.—Press Association.

Th« first meeting of the Amalgamated Domains Boards, comprising the Cashmere Hills, Beekenham, Spreydoa, and Bichmond Domainß Boards, originally was proposed to be held yesterday, but fhe Under-Secretary, Department of Lands and Survey, has advised the municipal authorities that probably the amalgamation will not be effected till December Bth, and suggesting that the date of the first meeting should be arranged for early in the Now Year. Until amalgamation has been effected the control of the separate domains will continue under the City Council, the Keserves Committee of which will make a recommendation to tho Lands and Survey Department as to the dato of the first meeting of the Amalgamated Board.

Application is to b© mad© to th© Department of Education and to the Senate of the University of New ZeaHnd for the establishment of a Chair of forestry at Canterbury College.

For the position of caretaker at the Christchurch Boys' High School, two hundred and sixty seven applications have been received. A committee from the Canterbury College Board of Governors is now busy sorting them out.

Forty-seven applications have been received by the Canterbury College Board of Governors for the position of matron for Helen Connon Hall in place of Miss A. Thomson, who retires at the end of the year, after having held the position for eleven years.

Accidents in which trams were concerned durum October were as follows Collisions with motor-cars 14, alighting from cars in motion 7. motorvycies colliding with trame 1 cycles colliding with trams 1, passenger's fintrers crushed in door 1, collision vitb pedestrian 1. collision with motor truck I : total. 26.

The Public Service Entrance Examination was continued yesterday, and other papers will bo taken to-da" and 'o-morrow. boys sitting for their subjects in the Caledonian Hall, and girls in the Canterbury College HallThe Junior National Scholarship Examination will bo conducted in tho same halls on Thursday and Friday.

' Mr Eric Kiddiford, ot Orongorongo, has presented the Marine Department with a site at Baring Head for the transfer of the lighthouse and fog signal from Pencnrrow Head. The site was selected by Marine and Public Works, Department officials last week, and equipment will be transferred to Baring Head in due course. It is described as u natural site for a lighthouse. —Press Association.

''We lire at present about i;2(XX) overspent," said Cr. J. W. Beanland, chairman of the Water Supply and Works Committee, at last night s meeting of tho City Council, when be was asked if the Council could give its attention to the paving of certain streets in the City, and to other works. Cr Beanland added at a later stage that the money had been overspent on ordinary works, not loan works.

A request by the Sprcydori IVowhng Club for permission to'play a match on part oi trie Spreydon Domain on Sunday towards the end ot tho year has been refused by the City Council. Reporting to the Council last night, the Reserves Committee stated that the club desired to play against a visiting Timaru club but, as organised sports in City reserves on Sunday were forbidden l).v the by-laws, the club had !>een informed that its request could not be acceded to The report was adopted.

ill tho hearing oi a c;«se in the Supreme Court yesterday, in which infringement of a trade mark was alleged, a witness, New Zealand and Australian representative of the plaintiff company, Ransoines, Sims, and Jefferies, Ltd., of Ipswich, England, makers of ploughs and shares, was when the predecessors of his comnany commenced business. "In 1789," he replied. ''While Dr. Johnson was alive," commented his Honour, Mr Justice Adams. "I wonder if lie ivrote anything about it!"

A numerous and representative attendance is anticipated at the public meeting this afternoon, called by tho Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer), to net up a Citizens' Committee to assist in tho campaign to raise funds for the creation of a building for the fat. John Ambulance Association and Brigade in connexion with the free ambulance service recently established. A large number of invitations have been issued to prominent and representative citizens. Tho meeting is to be hold in the City Council Chamber at ?> o'clock.

Was tii© thoroughfare between Manchester street and High strec-t, beside tho sito of the old Clock Tower » thoroughfare to be used by motorists was a question asked at last night'fc meetinc of the City Council by Ci E. I'arlano, who stated that he haa asked the question at a previous meetin!!, and had been told that action was to bo taken against a certain motorist for using tho street. Cr. E. 11. Andrews, chairman of the By-I.uvs Committee, answered that such an action had been contemplated, hut had evidently been allowed to lapso. The road was now accepted as a thoroughfare.

There were 18 canes o£ infectious and other notifiable diseases reported in tho Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts during the week ended noon yesterday, a decrease of nine as compared with the previous week; there was. however, an increase of four deaths, none having been reported the previous week. Details of the cases reported are: Canterbury: Scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, 1; tuberculoids, 1; pneumonic influenza, 1; pneumonia, 5; eclampsia. 2; hydatids, 1. Deaths: Tuberculosis, 2; pneumonic influenza, 1; puerperal sepsis, 1. West Coast: Scarlet fever. 1; tuberculosis, 1.

Claiming that the City Council's traffic inspectors were unduly hard on the drivers of tramway buses, especially on wet nights, by preventing overcrowding, Cr. A. E. Armstrong asked Cr. E. H. Andrews, chairman of tho Uy-laws Committee, at last night's meeting of tho City Council, if he would use his influence to see that such drivers were not Riven too much attention. "T ennnot be a party to a breach of the law." said Cr. Andrews Cr. Armstrong stated that he understood that private buses were not subjected to the same attention aa tramway buses. Cr. Andrews said that buses were licensed to carry n certain number of passengers, but wert» nenerallv allowed to carry a few over The by-laws were ito+ enfnr"ej to" harshly.

The detailed programme of business and entertainment for the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of New Zealand, to take place in Cliristcliurch this week, is published by advertisement in this issue of The I*BES9. Tl<e Communication will open at 10 a.m. to-morrow, at the Masonic Hall, Gloucester street, and the installation of liia Excellency Lord Bledisloe as Grand Master, and the investiture of Grand Lodge officers, will take place at the Civi Theatre at 7 p.m. Arrangements have been made for visiting ladies to attend a garden party at Mrs Duvid Crozier's residence in the afternoon. On Thursday afternoon, there will be a motor drive to Otaliuna, and in the evening a conversaziono will be held at the Metropolitan Trotting Club's tea kiosk. An appeal is made to Brethren for the offer of more cars for the Otahuua drive.

If you sea a Gold Band Taxi returning to the Scjuare or Depots empty, hail it. and it will only cost you 6d for one or four passengers except from Races, Matches, etc., when you will find that our fares are the' lowest. 'Phones 34-075 and 35-572 Thank you. • —a

i'or 'Xinas Gil'ts, the sweetest and happiest thought is a Steffauo Webb Portrait. The recipient will treasure such a picture, because it is you—on paper. Steffano Webb, Photographer, 252 High street (Petersen'* Buildings) 'Phone 35-457.

Travellers by rail will be able to eet a Gold Band Taxi at their Brunch Garage, opposite the Railway Station, as from November Ist In the moantime, 'phono .'3l-075 or 35-572. it will pay yon handsomely- Thank —4i