General News.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20103, 5 December 1930, Page 14

General News.

A meeting of creditors of Malcolm VcJLean, lvarainea, storekeeper, is to Ijo held to-day in the Chamber of Commerce at 10.30 a.m. Mr W. T. Sloe, Deputy-Assignee. Westport, arrived in f'hristchurch last night in connexion vitli the matter. A suggestion of the Wanganui and District Development League that the General Elections should bo held ill November instead of in December, when it interfered with retail business, was received by the Council of the Chamber of Commerce last evening and referred to the Retailers' Committee. Advice has been received by the City Engineer that the Pcgson tamper, for use in repairing asphalt footways and potholes in tar-macadam streets, which was ordered some time ago, has been shipped and should reach Christchureh soon. The machine satisfactorily passed the demonstration tests instituted by t?ie consulting engineers prior to its purchase.

It was reported to a meeting of the advisory committee of the Sir Arthur Pearson memorial fund for the blind, yesterday afternoon, that arrangements ! ad been made for two blind people to have a holiday at the Jubilee Institute in Auckland, at the Institute's ex'>ense. Applications for assistance; were received yesterday and rcoommendn'ions will be sent on to the trustees irt Auckland. Mr 11. Holland, M.P.. presided. For the remainder of the financial year, the Educntion Department will not pay subsidies on contributions rnised to aid the funds of school libraries, according to advice rceived by Hir Canterbury Educntion Bonrd yesterday. A curious position arises for. it is stated, a number of school committees have already committed themselves to expenditure. The whole question will be discussed by the Board nt its next meeting. An additional 17 men from the ranks of the unemployed were put on Christmas relief work under the City Council yesterday, bringing the total up to 115. They are at work on street-widening operations on Springfield road, Watford street, Ford road, Stanmore road, River road, Retreat road, Jerrolcl street (Lincoln road end), South Crescent road, and Cumnor terrace. Others are engaged building a retaining wall at Eastern terrace, and others are getting sand at the Spreydon pit. The membership of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce continues to show steady though gradual expansion, and the total now exceeds 480. The chairman of the Membership Committee (Mr P. E. Jones) reported to the Council last evening that a programme for next .year had been considered. In spite of admittedly difficult times in business generally, the committee was confident that with the assistance of members of the Council, which had in the past been ■riven so cordially, the membership roll v.-ould be greatly extended in 1931. "I am sorry to say that the South Island i 3 very backward in sewerage matters," said Mr E. P. Scott. A.M.1.C.E., when lecturing to the Christ'•hurch branch of the Town Planning "nstitute of New Zealand last evening. "The fact that localities closely settled r nd carrying a fair population per acre have no water-carried system appears to many to be no drawback," he continued, "but it is just possible that rublicity of the fact that sewerage facilities are lacking, and are likely to be lacking for many years, may deter an unjustifiably large number of people building on small lots too far outside i sewerage area. With the demand for improvement in living conditions and rho growing enlightenment of the public in health matters, the value of and the necessity for sewerage facilities will I*9 more and more ieeogai3«d a tt

"1 think that before long all those men wno are anxious ana willing to uurii will oe lou.iU it," suid iUr Geo. li-.iui, a inemuei of the Unemployment liearcl. at Auckland on iVionua,y. iUr i' lnn, wno was presiding at a geneial ck ■ittuntleo mooting ot the Auckland .uanutaeturers' Association, had been ci ti"ratulated by members on ins api 1 111 Linent. lie said tliere was plenty i,'l work available, it was oniy u question of organising it. Some of the visitors to Mount Somen, for the opening of the new railway and mine yesterday were shown over the quarry wliero Mr L. 15 Wendelborn, the contractor, is pron ring supplies of stone for the Lady Bliodes Memorial Chunb at Tai Tupu. 1' nk linicsLone of excellent quality, to be used in the inter,or, is being quarried. and blocks of stone, cream in colour, .suitable for exterior use, are being obtained from the hillside. No information is available regarding tlio financial result of Wednesday's siieet collc-tioti m aid of the Summit l'.oad Reserves Poard. A reporter was i< ferred by the organising secretary, "if H. O. EH. to the treasurer, Mr E. .? Wooif, who staled that lie could i> it disclose the amount collected. It was not, however. a satisfactory amount. Mr Woolf ascribed this to the number of -treet appeals that had boen held lately. During a visit to the Paris Opera Mouse. Mr Walter linpett, of Auckland, was amused to find that silence was obtained in the audience before each act by the expedient of hammer-;,-g on the stag,-; before the rise ol the curtain. "The custom, it would anpear, is of long-standing,'' said Ml linpett. "but it is a most barbarous one The noise resembles the blow of a sledge hammer. It is in strikiii'.' contrast to the practice at Bayreuth during the performance of the Wag nerian operas, when silence is obtained riy the simple expedient of lowering tin; lights gradually before the curtain goes up." "Should not those City areas which are subject to flooding be marked on townplann'ng maps as insuitable for the erection of dwellings, and steps be taken to prohibit any structure from being nlnccd there that might adversely affect the free discharge of flood waters'?" asked Mr E. F. Rcott, A.M.T.C.E., when addressing the Christchurch branch of the Town Planning Institute of New Zealand on drainage and town planning last evening. "The earlier these questions are looked into and decided, the better for the community as a whole and the less likely there are to be claims for compensation due to limitation of the use of the land affected," Mr Scott added.

"This tender arrived at ten minute* j.ast twelve, which was the hour of closing" said the clerk to the Auckland Klectrif Power Board on Monday. "Shall I open it? 1 * The hoard tolI wed itR iiMia) practice by deciding not to consider any tender received alter the scheduled time. A member sup ires totl that the delay in delivery ir.ielit have been the fni'lt of a mes-w-r.wr or an office boy. and the clerk mentioned that the tender had been delivered hv hand "Tn earlier rlnv* ! nnvor entrusted tenders or important documents to a me-senrter or o"i-e f'.TV T nhvavs delivered thern mv«elf said Mr M. J. Bennett "Remind® one "f the old savinc, 'T)o it vourself,' " remarked another member. Discussion on the relative merits of tnanila and cotton lines for surf lifesaving purposes was heard last even - ii' Pf at n meeting of tlie Canterbury Surf and Life-Saving Association, aiul in support of the claims of the nrinila line the Wnimairi Surf Club wrote as foil s:—"Wi + 'i the recent standard lino supplied to us we have pulled in swimmers, a trawling net, and the surf boat, and so far it has stood the test. We think that if a novelty event in the form of a tug-of-war were included in a competition, the lino would he eminently suitable for this also." "A very thorough test," commented the chairman, Air W. 11. Benson.

The civic survey map of Christchurch, recently forwarded to the Town Planning Board, consists of 55 sheets, each 20 inches square, including margins. Tho scale is 2J chains to the inch, and the area comprised in the City as at present constituted is dealt with. A considerable amount of detailed information is given, and the different character of the buildings, such as shops, factories, residences, and public buildings is indicated by distinctive colours. Christchurch is understood to be the only City in the Dominion that has compiled it's civic survey maps from an aerial survey. This method has reduced the cost,, and has permitted tho work to be done expeditiously.

A suggestion that tho Canterbury Chamber of Commerce should co-operate in a movement for the consolidation of the trading interests of the Paiific Ocean was received from the Vancouver Board of Trade at last evening's meeting of the Council of the Chamber. The executive secretary (Mr \V. 13. Payne) wrote that, it had often occurred to members of the Board, particularly those interested in the development of Pacific trade, that there was great need for an organisation directly located on tho Pacific which would embrace in its membership all the countries bordering on that ocean. He asked the Chamber to bring the question before its members for a preliminary discussion. The matter was referred to the Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand.

"1 just hato the very sight of cows ; milking at £1 per week gets a chap nowhere." was the outburst of a young fellow who recently applied for help to the Auckland Relief Committee because he was jut of work. "But yon would lie producing something if yoi went milking on a farm," said a kind•v gentleman from a country district. The youth, however, reiterated that be iust Via ted ;ows He wanted to wait till ho eould tret a iob on relief works whore the milk was brought to the '■atnn and where there were no rowvards. Last Christinas he was on n •"arm and the rows hid to he milked, and he eould not get off for even a ■lay to have Christmas dinner at home n> Kiinrmcerl —o~.Tir> 11" <7 to r"'"'" <ows. but be W"iild never take on the iob nrain. On a cow f arm there wn notbin" talked but cows and calves from mornin<r till Anv'vr>T. it was not a man's iob eleanin" "lillv enns. "Too mtic l ' now" soon cot ~n a fe'low's nerves. This vnunn man has his father and brother out of work.

At Wef'ncsdav'a incptinpr of the New ""ealanfl TTn ; on, Messrs T. A. A. C. TTitto, anrl E. Wvlie "-crc annnintef) delegates to the N"w r »'r..>v. Tlr T Olvrrmic AssopinHnn and the British Empire Games Committee. If yon see a Gold Band Taxi returning to the Square or Depots emptv. hail it and it will only cost ynn GcJ for one or four passengers except from 'laces. Matches, etc.. when vou will r, nr! that our fares are the lowest 'Phones 34-075 anrl 35-572. Thrml' 'ou. • It is a well-known tact that reptiles ;ire skinned to make shoes for ladies. 'Tis also said that husbands are similarly treated to pay for them. But the James Shoe Stores are selling smart Courts and Straps at 39s 6d. For Quality Shoes at low cost in lovely rlesjo'iis. coloured suedes, and kids see the latest window display. 6 Travellers by rail will be able to <?et n Gold Hand Taxi at their Branch Ciurage opposite the Railway Station ■is from November Ist In the mean time. 'p' lr >ne 31 075 or 35-572. It will pay you handsomely. Thank you. __y