General News.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20181, 9 March 1931, Page 10

General News.

If * \ ' We have received a shilling from "Anonymous" for the Veronica fond.. The Gazette announces that 12 acrea | or land have been set aside in the I Eyrewell plantation as part of a per- I manent State forest,' i Over iSSOO acres of land are to be I added to Arthur's Pass National Park, | and to ho administered by the National Park Board, states the Gazette, | The will of the late' Mr J, S. Bar* I Tett has- been lodged. for probate and I the estate, has boen syrorn at under a | value .of £60,000. There are no public l beqtiests, the estate beincr' left to the I children. I A lengthy - list of additional streets in Napier in which, the water supply and sewers have, boen restored has been received by the Christchuvch municipal authorities, and can be Consulted W those interested at the offices of.the City Council. The .Rev, E. E. Smith officially 'opened ' the Mona Boyer memorial baptistery at the" St. Albans Baptist Church last evening; In the morning a .children's dedication service - was held. "Originally the tern. 'Gothic' was a term' of derision, used by the Italians, when referring to the Renaissance. Nowadays, when applied to architecture. it means just the opposite,"— 'Mr P. A. Shurrock, of the School of Art, in. an address at St. Michael's Church yesterday afternoon. Arrangements for the reprint of the - New Zealand , Statutes, which ' was authorised by tho (government last, year, are .now being made :n- London- by Mr J. Christie, chief law draftsman, Mr Christie is consulting with Messrs Butterwortha, _jvh6 1 will undertake the work of printing the new edition'of the statutes, which will be issued in 1933 i AH the volumes of' the Consolidated i Statutes of 1908 are, now out of print, as are the tessioaal volumes of 1909, 1910, and' 1911. The new arrangements are for the publication of an annotated edition of the Fttbiie General Acts now in fqree, with all tfye amendments incorporated in their Appropriate places, tomirting only those Acts the reprint of which would'serve,-nfo useful purpose; £ . :

The number of men employed by the Heatheote County Council under the Unemployment Board's No. 5 Scheme reached a total-of 548 last week. Since the scheme came into operation the amount of tho total wages paid has progressively increased as follows: — First week, #627; eecondweok, £986; third week, £897; and fourth week, £lOl3.

An interesting explanation of the origin of tie game of fives wag given by Mr F. A. Shurrock. of the. School of Art, in a Lenten address at: StMichael's Church yesterday afternpon. The gain© was originally played by the choir buys of cathedrals, the low ledges on the outside of Gothic buildings being used for the purpose, he said.

"Superstitions ate. responsible for many strange . beliefs. In the year 1000 it was believed that the end of the world had come. Even in these enlightened days we hear the most peculiar prophecies about things that do not come to pass," said Mr F. A. Shurrock, of the School of Art, in a Lenten address at St. Michael's Church yesterday.

Visitirtfc . athletes,. including the Americans, Bufus. Kiser, George Simpson, and Harlow Botliert, were entertained by the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at a picnic at Bipa Island yesterday. The party were the guests y of Messrs H. A. Bhind and B. L. Kennett on the! Island. The Americans *leave for Motueka this morning.

Or. Annie I. Fraor, who returned on Saturday morning from Wellington, after attending a meeting of tho Prisons Board, told a reporter that (she had been gratified to find that, as a result of the publicity given by the newspapers to the requirements of tho Contral Relief Depot, there had been quite a number of parcels of clothing received, and for theeo she was very grateful.

During the past wepk 242 men liave been employed by the Eeserves .Committee of the City Council under the Unemployment Board's No. 5 bchewe. It is proposed to take on en additional toil men* to*day. Iho innjority of the men have been employed extending the Spreydon Park, where an additional three acres are being prepared ? and on the area in.the Burwood district recently purchased for cemetery purposes.

According to Mr H. G. Ell, good progress bus h,een mode br the three men employed on tbe construction or the walking track to "connect ..the Summit road with Akuroa. At present the track has been constructed tor two mites beyond "The Sign of the Packhorse," and has been pegged tor an additional two miles, lbo track ia opening up entirely new country, nud at some points is at an elevation of 2600 fe«t. A

A lorry-driver, proceeding along the Wakapuaka road towards Blenheim on Saturday morning reported seeing an aeroplane in difficulties, and on fire, appearing to crash in tho sea some tilee miles distant. Enquiries have resulted in all aviators likely to be in tho vicinity being accounted for, And it is believed that the observer jivust have been mistaken, —Press Association. '

After lenrningVof what is being done in North Island centres to rebeve unemployment, Cr. Annie L told reporter on Saturday thnt she was impressed with tho manner in which the local bodies in and around vhnstoliurch are working together for the rrnod of the unemployed, and she thouglit that some other cities of the Dominion could copy them. 'One liltos to pay a tribute to jjpo s own people when thoy .can do so truthfully, Cr. Fraer added.

- A largely attended meeting of supporters of the United Political Party, throughout the pnmnce.was held on Fridav niglit, Mr W. Hfayward prosiding, when matters of wnsiderable importance were discussed. As Mr Hayward has been selected by the Citizens Association their candidate for «« Mayoralty lit the forthcoming Municipal election, he expressed ft wish w resign the chairmanship of. the com* mittee, as he wished to jgo before the electors free of Party ties. His desire is to represent the WL«« 4 whble, and not any particular Party, and ho felt that he could better do that by ceasing to hold prqnuu ent -position in any Party. .Mr Mayward's resignation was received witn regret, members wishing his success in his Mayoral campaign 1 , and promising him their support. Mr J. K-. vuningham was unanimously, elected chairman.

| About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Redcliff* yaolit Bluebird,, manned bV A. E. Tyson and J. MoKessar, overturned in mid-channel in .the vicinity of tho Beacon rock. Tho crew were ongaged in setting tho spinnaker wh™ jibbed, overturning the bon and throwing the occupants into the wuter. Members of the Sumner Lifeboat Instxtuto who wcr© od duty ftt tho manned the dinghy Hope, the crew being P. Priest, W. Bowman, And K. B. Allen. Meanwhile, Tyson and MeICessar were holding on to their overturned craft, but had received assistance from a nearby rpwrog-boat. ,Tfle Hope was soon on tho scene'and towed the yacht to the beach, where it was righted and baldd out- The «r«w wore then able to take their boat back to Redcliffs.

/ H. Nevill-SmitK's < water-coldur paintings ar» now on vifew at H. G. Livingstone and Co.'s auction gallery, JO9 Hereford street. A sale, will take place on Wednesday, at 2 p.m. ~~Q Round the Bays in a Gold Band Taxi will only cost you 16s for five passengers, This is cheaper than- elsewhere, and it's a lovely trip to take your friends. Don't hesitate, but '[phone 34-075 or., 36-672 for a Gold Rand Taxi. Lowest fares and best care.. Thank you. ' —1 Farmers intending to top-dress this season should be sure to see in our yard the latest pattern grid machine, _an English patent, made in England, A substantially built machine, a perfect spreader, which deals effectively with any quantities and all varieties. Demonstrated to anyone interested. Only a limited number of machines in stock. We have two light slag sowers for hire to do a few acres for those Wishing to test their laird. P. and D. Duncan, Limited, 196 Tuam street, Christchurch, and at Ashburton. —6 Sports should, always remember that the Gold Band Taxis do .not charge any more on race days than any other day, 0«r prices are always the same, and the cheapest, so. why pay more? 'Keep. on 'phoning 34-075 or 35-572 for a Gold Band Taxi . and save your, money and have an extra bet. Thank you. —2