General News.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20176, 3 March 1931, Page 8

General News.

Entries ' for the Canterbury Art Society's annual exliibition . will close on Friday next.

Yesterday was the last day for playing income tax without incurring the Ave per cent, penalty. Payments were ( made freely both at the offices of the and the General 'Post ffifice. So far the progress of the payment# is on a par with last year. Poppy Day will be observed oji April 24th. In'e, Christchurch •'Branch of the' Returned' Soldiers' Association, is now, making Arrangements ifor-" the appeal ' in the ; \ outlying districts. During the course of the '6tfe fair at Amberley yesterday a ladies' committee took the opportunity of disposing of a number of the emblems in advance. The question whether a father is eligible to employ , a son under any, of the Unemployment Board's schemes was .referred to the- Board v by . the - Christchurdh Unemployment Committee, and the Boara'p reply was read at yesterday's meeting of the Committee to the effect that the Board had adopted the principle that employera cannot employ their own relatives under any of the Board's schemes. ' f . ' Alt increase of six cases o£, infectious and Sther notifiable diseases in the Canterbury and West Coast Health Districts was 1 reported for tpe week ended poon yesterday as compared with tap' previous week* The ,iotal was 20, OA follows:' Canterbury: Scarlet ffever, d;. diphtheria, lj «nterio> fever, 1; ttitertnlMft, 3 J J«fperal f1ep6i8,.2: erysipelas?' 1. wast Coast ScarM fever, '1; diphtheria, 6: erysipelas, 1. were -three deaths from tubsrCflloflip in .the Ctinterbury district. " ' Yesterday was theladt day on which ,tbe: Biecftrton Borough rates could be -paid withoiit the 10J per cent, penalty ,being incurred, and at o R.m. there was <still' an amount of £BOOO outstanding in unpaid fates. Amounts posted .before 5 o'clock last,night, an£ received m to-day'* mail, will not incur, th« penalty. The Borough 'Council has usually to inflict tn© penaltr on rated amounting* w about £IOOO each year/ The amount last year wW £JIOO. ' With » dog sitting on the tank in front of him, a motor-cyclist recently attracted the .attention of-two traffic in Colombo street. The inapeotors, ■ as Mf] Hl* Macintosh ; (Cmor Traflfo Inspector) - explained m the Trafi&c Court yesterday, thought the, procedure wfs unsafe. ,-The defendant Said the dog, was a. spaniel, four months old: "1 do not think the-practice is "conducive to safety in riding," said Mr- E: D. Mosley, S.M., in .fining, defendant £1 and costs' for driving in a manner dangepous to the public. ' SeveriQ of .the Vigilance of the- Canterbury of Commerce,"and the Canterbury MaunfftCturers' Association-yesterday afteiv tooon Visited the powdr stand-by plant site at Lyttelton, and were met by Mr Jt, G. Mad Gibbon, District Electrical Eagiifeer. .Good progress is being made with the erection of the building. The -Vigilance Committee will submit a report onMtoe matter to,the meeting of the Council, of the Chancer- 6t Commerce ■ on Thursday evening. / Sitting'as the for tttfisrr-ifr i#, night, heaw;w •WAWtS' alter tll&" i*6ate-'6f .titftir 'existitfggervide from Ohristcltttrch, which ■ now. .runs, after leaving CHUrdh corner, and the Main -West Coast "rOliij .tOt a route via Hornby* Texttpieton, and Church xtifed,' W the West Cbdßt road. Mr A. Freeman obpQ&ad the application, v on behalf .of "the PapaW County Council, stating jfchat the roßte.wouXd "«over roadfc -not £toited to puch ^ ,ji vras 'Adjourned for a fortnight, in cutder that inspection couli »(iiu% .> T , r •. A the Kaikoura -couiity i apthoritiW should recdive v o%ial infer-1 jriatioft as/'to what -is possible to -be | ««&»*• the unemployment Board's ; pr. -5 k. 'h: Willis, post-•-mMter.' at Kaikoura, suggested at yesterday's ineeting of the Christohnrati tuaeinplojanetit Committee,' that Messrs CHptie and Leadley should*'visit .KaiJtoUra and address'the Lbcal UhemjMoy.rnen| >Committee. They hadj>: he said, said .'that Mr teaaley. was the lOMtibgl of the, Week~, r ' b'ut' the. r|%rmb' %uld'W';Wjrtbi J r iivjfaiiid'' :knU.

A human bone was found on Sunday afternoon on the fontfihore at Pleasant Point, South Brighton, and is now in the possession of the New Brighton police. '

Sneak thieves are prowling about Christchurch suburban schools. IV is reported, that during school hours at Heathcote School yesterday afternoon a thief visited the bicycle shed and stole several parts of the pupils' bicycles. The thefts are being investigated by the policy, . The Town OJerk (Mr J/ S. NeVllle) reported to tie City Council last night that.the district electors' list for the year commencing. April lati . 1031, had been duly opened for. inspection in pur« suancc of the regulations. No objections had been made.

Badly behaved young men have annoyed Hanmer residents so much recently that a vigilance* .committee has been appointed to deal .with a misohievous nuispncc. It committee's intention to take fix™ action against ■the irresponsible youth* who find pleasure at night in damaging gates and fences; :

At a formal meeting last evening the Eiccarton Borough Council approved of tho electoral roll for the forthcoming borough elections. The Mayor (Mr 11, S. S. Kyle, M.P.) and Crs. W. Machin and B. G. Malcolmson were appointed to sign the roll as required; by Statute. The Department of Lands and Survey having informed the City Council that the Beckenham, Sproydon, Bichiriond, and Cashmere Hills Domains Boards had been amalgamated under the title of the Christcliurch City and Suburban Domains Board, the Council, which constitutes the Board) sat in that capacity last night and transacted a certain amount of formal business.

Good progress is being made with the Construction of the new bridge over the Avon river at Seaviow road, New Brighton. It was reported to the Borough Council last evening that the last ten piles had boen driven ii»tO position, "and further concrete work completed. The tests of the concrete have been satisfactory.

An, unusual mishap occurred at Prebbleton the other day. While a threshing mill wfts travelling through the village the elevator of the combine became entangled with" telephone wires overhead. Tho strain was so"great that the wires were Wrenched- off a near-by residence.

On the recommendation of tho Bylaws, Finance, and Departmental Oommitteo the City Council decided last night to give permission to the Christchurch Eeturned Soldiers' Association to soli poppieß on the streets on Friday, April 24th (Poppy Day).

It was reportod to the City Council last night by tho Watar Supply and Works Cominittco that it had instructed the City Engineer (Mr A. B. Galbraith) to call for tenders for the erection of the tram shelters in Cathedral square in accordance with the plans submitted to, and approved by, the Christchurch Tramway Board.

It was claimed at a meeting of tho New Brighton Borough' Council last evening that the borough was doing its share in providing work for unemployed men. The Mayor, .MrJ. . H.. Shaw, mentioned that 80 men had been em* ployed last week under ■ the Unemployment Board's No. 5 Scheme, and that indications were that the Council would be able spon to employ 100 men.

A by-law prohibiting the owner, 'driver, or conductor of a vehicle required to be licensed from touting for fares, or, for tho purpose of advertisement of any trade or business, using, on or near a street, "any musical instrument, gong, drum, bell, gramophone, megaphone, dr loud-epoaker," without permission in writing from the 'Council, was passed at last night's meeting of the City- Council. The by-law will 1)6 confirmed at a subsequent meeting.

"Since 1911 £58,000,000 has been borrowed by local bodies in. the Dominion. The total proceeds of the New Zealand wool oiip would not be sufficient t& pay the interest on this debt," stated Mr W. Machin at the Biccarton Citizens' Association meeting last evening, when dismissing' a proposed Tate redaction of |d in the £l. "There is urgent that lotal bodies should cut down expenditure.. Any of us. could think of a hundred ways of spending money and providing works that .would benefit the borough, but'it is all Very well to money on improvements if, you have not got to think of repaying it." - Christchurch City Councillors and Waimuiri County Councillors will meetin a cricket match, "at, Elmwood Park oft March 18th.' Or. E. H. Andrews .stated' at last night's meeting of the .City. Council' that he had a list" of 11 councillors able and willing to play. Or, J. W, Beanland remarked; "Will-' ing, perhaps!"- Or. Aadrawa said that . tlie, Waimairi players stipulated.underarm bowling. He urged all councillors to practise in the meantime. "Get busy in your backyards/' he said, "And don't let me hear of any defaulters." ,It was reported .to the'"City Council > at its meeting last night by the Abattoir, Markets, and Reserves Committee tfyat during the recent seVore gales sev--oral heavy limbs on the''old willows •along Park terrace collapsed into the river and were removed. Although'many , of these treei had now attained their maximum growth and would deteriorate to < such an extent that they would be ( better r&moved, yet many of the others could be kept in & healthy condition for a number of years by , carrying out lopping operations similar to sthat which was carried out to the *rees along River road last' winter.

The unsatisfactory state of Rigcar--1 ton road from the Park gate to. the Hospital was referred to jit last night's 1 meeting of the City, Council by- Cr. M. I E. Lyons, who stated that at present | the road Was undescribably ( bad, and I should be attended to, as it made a 1 poor impression on those entering the City from the sojith. The road from Moorhouse avenue to Hagley avehue. ,'also required attention. Cr, J. W. Beajiland .BBai t ' that the Riccarton Borough Council's share of the main-' .tenancy of the road through tfyfe Park 1 was 33 1-3 per cent:' This question liad .been discussed ifrith the Ricchrton , Borough Council, and it was hoped that a cheaper itaeans of improving the road would be found after Match 31st,' hut until then .the matter wojild have to lie in abeyance.' Sanatorium visitors will find it is cheaper to' 'phone for a Cold Baiyd Taxi than to go in the train and then by taxi" from the bottom-of"the hill; so save your money and;'phone 84-0?5 or 35-672 for a Growl Band Taxi. You will not regret it. Thank you. ~*3 , Mauv duties .pvit otf from day to day Aife - remembered with regret when it is too late 14 Have tfcat portrait z*'&d3 to-day ,by Steffano 'Webb, Phbto,(?raoher, 252 High street (Petersen's Buildings, Christohurch). Telephone) 36-4Sr. • ' - ~6. Brides and Bridegrooms, we are for yoU to call and engage the most Up-to-date Bridal- Cars in • New Zealand, and the demand is'so great that you should book up early and. avoid disappointment," as we were compelled to, turn somd-aWfty JaSt Easter"Phones -84-o*s and ,36-572, Thank you.-.* , - —4