General News.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 8

General News.

V » - •- ,lri CifUtehttfch last month 60 pfcw'{Mttttf -tfMe 1 itwiiad, and- 'four- passports Wfft tfcnwadi ■ V is' tH®, Mi .day :on wbicb. ;f*totKtet-i6d by the llieoarton Botough ytftitjoij nifty b$ paid .Without periiuty. ':.' A civio WelebiM i& to be to jfc/ofd and Lady Baden-Powell by the Mayor (Mr Jl K. Archer) at noon to- > ii«> ;* >« *> Ths Canterbury Bslilcation Board has raceiftid.. advice or a grant from the Gtorornmdnt for the atecfcwa of an ndgUMon&l room at th© ScbOol w jbpwer Riccarton. ' . ' ,

Th & printitoß of the main roll to be Hsod J at the City Colmeil and other Ipoal body elections in Mfty has been eompjeted, nine dfaya-ahead of contract time, Copies are now available to the public*, • - lJuritig last u'feek r the Bqahi Bo lH6n under the TJii» emWdytaent Board's No. 8 Scheme. The" idajofiiy were engaged at inti Bqard's ; ahttigte jjifc"* fit Sockbtirtl; t>ther3 were employed' at the Board's qUdflry at H.M.S. Laburnum- is due at Lyttelton la-morrow, and the (Mr J;, K. Etcher) and the Town Cletk (Mf J. S. Neville), cohipany with the Mayor a~M Town Clerk of' Itfttelton, vrjjr pay an tilficial visit to the commander at The, plan# fdr the woisen'd • rest' room and lor the parcels MSefe 'in Cathedf&l Square, which were submit*' ted to the City Gounfeil At ltd meeting tin Jfebrnai-y Sad, when decision was jioetpined to enable . Councillors t6 'titiidy the plans, will be again before th<b Council Pi lt& meeting te-Uigbt for approval> ' t ~ •_ Sixty pounds of ripe plums Wera; in-; dud«d fit 1 ode haul Of a stu&k thiaf whobeen Vitftittg'orchard# in the Cashmere district recently, About « Week later the thief returned and tops s6ma more i)lU«9fi, . wWeb had not been rioe on the occasion of hisfij-st, visit. ffiiW a*W|w> MYWW choice bulhft we^e. tjfiken > not long efjto> IF is thought that, the thief, ifl/tehdfed: to' sell:, tnS bulbs, ad oflty :the ■bwj>'*we r * -

Any income tax levies which : have not been paid to-day ai<& liable to a penalty of five per cent. Returns wore due on February 9th and 21 days' grace was allowed.

In the building of the new memorial church at Tui Tftpu a piece of stdtt® fl-oin St. Paul's, London, will be used, and also ft pieeo from St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. It has beetl decided by the parish ioners thftt the memorial of' Lady Rhodes will be a beautiful East Window. The building is making geea progress.

Another instance has come to hand of the y<?fy vague knowledge some have of the geography of this part of the world, Says the "Marlborough Express." In art English ae» count of Guy Mettzics' Tasman flight it is mentioned casually that "much of the journey Hps over the open sea.' 1 Mr Menssitw* no doubt, would heartily endorse this fact.

The haul age of grain by the railways has dropped oft' considerably this year and plenty of waggons are now available. The Lyttelton line Is busy at the present time. The FukU Mai'ii is discharging a lar&e quantity of sulphur, and thp Port Alma a large general cargo. The Waimarino is loading a heavy consignment of grain for Auckland. V

The service for the dedication of the new ting of Mary's; /Addington, Guide Company, was held yesterday morning. The flag waa, presented by the St. Mary's Guide and - Brownie officets. Tho Rev. J.' Rich, of St. Mary's; Mervile, dedicated the flag, while it was formally presented to the troops bv Mrs W. 8. Bean, on behalf of the dpnors. There were several visiting commissioners and Guide ofll» eel's at the service,

The annual Welsh service was held ih the Anglican Cathedral yesterday afternoon (St. David's. Day). There was a special order of service, which included the sacred sola. "The Lord is My Light" (Allitsqn), sung by Madame Gower Burns, and the sacred quartet, "Oh, Come Evervone that Besteth'' (from ''Elijah''), BUng by Madame Gower Burns, Miss Vinsen, aitd Messrs J. Filer and E. Rogers. Archbishop Julius delivered the sermon. The organist--Was Mr A. M. Owen, the harpist .Mi* H./ClftyHher, and Mr J. Filer conduct- 1 the Choir.

Negotiations are in progress between the Ti'ftittWay Board and the Pupnrua County Council regarding the lifting of that portion of the lliccurton-Sock-b«i-n track between the Church Corner and the County Council office, on the Main Soth road. If the negotiations succeed the work will be dona under the Unemployment Board's No. S Scheme. In many places this portion of the track is below tho level of thu adjoining portion of the roadway, as the result of the levels having been raised from time to time. At present the Trnmwuy Board's proposal is being considered by the Paparua County Council.

"Ouf Christianity it.—l was going to eay, a poor thing—much too passivo. We are glad to bo able to worship in our dton church; we are glad not to bo persecuted' as the Churches aro in Russia, Perhaps it would be better it WO were, for Christianity thrives best when it is confronted with adversity. Now is the timo when wo must call upon all oUr steadfastness and forceful-' ncss, fts s6 many of His servants are falling, awfty from .Him, a.nd too many fotgef His ■ name."—Archbishop JulihS at the annual Welsh service held in tho Anglican Cathedral yesterday afternoon. * *

\ A further step in his representations to have tho old brick Bchool. at Jtich* mond replaced by modern open-air buildlMgß was made by Mr D. G. Sullivant SasP.f /eoently, when ho paid a surprise visit to tho school and the Omfdreh Werd given earthquake drill. With the consent of "the mistress- the alarm of, earthquake was giVen. _ Tho children were not in the least frightened, and Mr Sullivnn was pleased at the quick way in which they were marshalled and sent outside* Mr Sullivan was satisfied, however, that in times of real emergency quick escape Would be difficult, as there was danger Of congestion on the stairs* and at the doorways.

"Whatever sounds are capable yf ; ttfousifig pleasurable emotions in the hearer or of tuning themselves in sjm-, pflthy with a human mood are to be included in the term tttUßiCi" declared Mr 1\ Vernon Griffiths) lecturing at St. Michael's Church yesterday alter* , noon.' One group of gedple might prefer tfafe classical works; others, the compositions of the contemporary musicians; others, again, lighter fdrns ot ths art, especially those whttte foMtis .were specially suited for, the dancof In an absolute sense, none 1)1 tliei& forms was better than ariother,, feven dance music'might'give sion to a human mood and. be sincei'ely written; if it had these two qualifications, then.it wns legitimate, and,had at least; some, reason for being called' iood. >' I J ' - iX t \ Th® proposal to form an accountants' guarantee fund fctuJ refdfltod to by the Stairmaa, Mr W. ». nwrdl, at; day's meetings of members of the JNew Zealand B<%ty of AccouhtfttitS in. Wellington. Mr -ttevell said that the matter had been before the executive and the council on several occasions since the convention /last February, and conversations -With representatives Of the Law' Society had been held with respect to the proposal to form a Joiht guarantee fund. The Question was now before the' Law Society for discussion, but cbuld Met be dealt With by them until they met necrt March. "The proposal is fraught with some difficulties, but failing satisfactory arrangements being come to with the Law Sbciety, the council will Ctffisldefr the Question and endeavour to draft a satisfactory scheme 'for ' a separate fund," said Mr - Hevellt Bound the Bays in a Gol4 Band faxi will only cost you 10s-far five passengers. This* is cheaper than elsewhere, and it's a lovely trip fctt take Vdur friehds. . Don't hesitate, biit 'phone 84-076 or 3fi--£fra for a (told Hand Tnsi. Lowest fares apd best care, '.thank you. —1 Farmers intending to tojtrdrofes -this season should be to, sejHn our yard the latest pattern grid maSHine, an Eng. liSh patent, fflttfe-p England.'A flttb--stftntially built f-'toftehinei a perfect spreader/whichfde'als effectively with any quantities and all varieties. Demons* tinted to anyone interested. Only a limited number of machines in stock. We have two light slag.sobers for hire to do a few aeres for those wishing tef test their landi I P. and 1 fif. Duncan/ Hmited, 196 Tuam' street, Christchureh, and at Asjibttrten. —6 Sports should- always remember that the Gold Band Taxis do not charge any more on race days than any - other day. Our prices are always the Bame, itnd the cheapest, so Why pay more? Keep- on jphaning 34-07fS or 354j72 for tt Gold Band , Tarn and savtf yotfr dibney and have an efctra bet. Hank you. _ —2