General News.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20183, 11 March 1931, Page 8

General News.

I , ~^7 During the hearing ill the Supreme 1 Court yesterday of $ motor'OQjlUion case,' a witness was asked if- the faefc I that the car was 9 new, t>nfe would, .make any difference '-to the of the broking tests he had Carried out with it. ,7 Not the slightest*?*. £9 answered,' smilingly. ,w wftSli't 1 o«r»,so .we didq't,. jnind how bard we applied the brakes," ' \ 'j ( t .The' Minister for itiiiw&ra (theJJon;* ,y?: ,&t < Veitch) annouoceo ' yesterday 'that? a senior officer of the;P»nartment fcftd been deputed to investigate the, rentals of railway dwelling! with' 'a view to removing imeaalia?, , The i«t*r mid that while thenw. method of emulating such .rentals was muflh '.nJore equitabie than tbe;pM system, it -was apparent that in some oases the .rental* tobe high,-. JjThe officer had beeiv&utliprised tor&v -afljwt all cases in TOWflrJhe rente to' be-charged are e?oesfiiva.~-Press Ms°(rffttion.., f v; - r - r .„ v ' A flyingSpartsm aeroplane belonging to New Zealand Aimss, Dwnedin, ■CaptaM T. Whit^ ? «rsTed at Wellington yesterday • from Aupkland, en route to Dunedin. Caggtabg'White leftAmlkjand. shortly W<WSSK« 'ft.ltt,' and arrived' at RongotaL Aerodrome about i3,90 / p.m His aliftftl; flying time. however, was "only ;fjk At i-^he stonped for' breakfai-fe Awwmp u ' and,made another to. fill'up with petrol;* tai-at about 4 FpWfT Service. • Widely, Icnown for, _jttf deists >Aerod?ome, R<mgotai Alport had Wi AaV usual visit on Sunday (says the "Pominion"). A pilot from the^' Canterbury Qlub, who attended the * pageant at Blenheim on Saturday was vefy desirous of 1 gaining first-hand experience . Of thought a return trip across Cook Strait to satisfy his curiosity was well -worth while. He arrived all right, and the City, Council charged him 2s 6d for landing. So now he has gon,e bajek to tell-his friends,.about it.. Gooda'to the value of abpiit £2O, irifelucUag and bediglo thing, wer? Amoved from the Methodist parsoqagti in Chester street by thieves to-' - wara the of last woejs, • The houso had been unoccupied since the aepar-' ture, .three weeks agol of the Rev. W. % Blight. Entry was gamed through a- p&ptrv window,- and P*careful selec tiop of household .goods made/' The property take a was owned by the ,to tfce discoyefcy of the burglary*, one of "the Church'trustees, Mb 0, W, Bowel], found a man jn the parsonage grounds, find hi» description li&s been pyven t<? police.. Equipped with a- full stalker's outfit. 1 which,- in addition to the usual littoral supply of, rfflas" and ammunition, comprised, V., collapsible caqoe, how a»d arrpws, "and, a full complement of fierce-looking weapons, at} Australia arrived in Invercargill, over the.-jveelc-end with the . intention of "venturing into $e wilds of South]and in search of, moos, which prehistoric animals (so he hfeen informed prior to getting out for"Npw Zealand) existed in,large numbers i» that province, Fprtnnnte'ly, hQWevor, before he pursued hie intention of visiting the. Crown Lpnd? .Office,'to apply .for We IPOa block, the, hoax ww espjasfd to the singer hy 4, .humane gofluauitiance to-whom he s ewJ heppeßfad to pention E^ans, 'SV/ Vi'=-;

City rates paid on Monday amounted to £o3lß 14s 6d,' the totaljpaid to date being £121,460 6s (id. Thar® is outstanding the sum of £287,244 <ls Hd as compared with £209,669 16s 2d oft ihe corresponding date last year.

Blackberry picking w proving % 'small source of income for a section «of Auckland's unemployed at present. Comparatively heavy supplies hare the city markets during or so from'more or less wiWpatc-hea «*ound Auckland. Several numbered amon& the pieiprs. • V ':. .<

; Dnnuevirke at the present time might well be renamed 'little Napier." The Dannwrke people have been wonderfully hospitable,, and hundreds of refugees have found a leaven in the Southern' Havfke'fi flay township since the disaster. The number of refugees in Dannovivke W«8 recently approximated as one refugee to every four residents.

By' arrangement with the War Graves Commission the Chvistchurelv City Council has made a big mont in .the aopearanoe in the soldiers' graves at the Brpmley Cemetery. "The ground is well laid down in .grass and' there are flowers in abundance," said the secretary of the braneh of the Returned Soldiers' Association (Mi* E. F.' Willcox)'yesterday. "There is a vast improvement on tho old state of affairs," he added.'

Enquiiy among Hamilton commercial men shows thai there has been a marked improvement in business during the last few week®. Farmers' requisites, which have been lying in stock for months, aro now selling freely, while drapers and others ,quite optimistic regarding the- future. It is generally felt that the Waikato bis been singularly fortunate,* as in spite of tho low prices for primary products the season haa been an excellent one, and a record output of butter and cheese has been produced.

\ Tho ' Sanafcto'ninn Service. Society formed in November last to assist patients resident in the Cashmere Snnatqrium, and also' patients who have been discharged but require after care, "been"functioning quietly but effectively. It was roportcd at a meetingl of ths executive jast, week, oyer which Mr V. H- Barns presided, that during. Christmas gifts narl been distributed Rmonftst the patients. Tho matron Was authorised to make arrangements for winter 4 outfits for thosQ thent< It was decided to fcall a raeetina Qf the general committoo after. Easter to discuss the launching of an Vnppdftl fot members. ■ Tha .phristeliurch Fire Board considered* in committee, at- its meeting l(Mt' night the estiipatps for 1931-82. On resuming, the chairman (Mr T. M, Charters) reported that the estimates aa amended, had been adopted. .They provided for an expenditure, oF £I2,GCQ, as opijipared with £14,300- for 1930-31. Superintendent Warner reported that the only plant required of an, important nature was. 2000 feet 1 of fire hose, and the mounting of the third panel on tho Duplex switchboard, the latter being a continuance of the Board's policy to replace the worn out Simplex street alarm boxes with those of the Duplex type. .

On the ground that a little sentiment/goes a long way and that it was a pity to "smash an ago-long custom/' a recent meeting of the North Island Motor Union declined to suggest -to affiliated associations , that; on, the .score of economy,: the interchange of "Christmas greeting should be cut out in future. One secretary said that he gent' 'out greetings to his Excellency the Governor-Geperal, and "to every-' , body Mownwards/' to clubs all, over New Zealand apd elsewhere. in the >world, and to all local SMuea/ "in order tq keep sweet with them,*' atid the total coat did not eicoed twenty.five shillings. One member suggested in facetioua mood the substitution- of collect wires.

The proverbial "luck of twine" is i illustrated in the e»«e. of three paiw of twins, all of whom are related, who are staying at the, Auckland' Qity Mission's t;amp for of Nepier reftageea at Surfdale. One,-pair of the tWiiM, , ??oel aad Noelioe, aged 11 montM, were inside a house when the .oooarred, Noel was thrown ■liy hia mother out of a landing 'ona gardep; «nhurt, while Noellno was earned t». safety. Another pair, Jack and Jill, aged nine months, wore In. Separate pranu on verandah -flf another Napiqr, Jaofc'p pram #a« thrown otf the fertnpan and oaj>tiaed, %» ,ehUd ««onpm« without inlury. • The pther praw, after oping buffeted to and fro, ranained on the rdrandalr, which the only portion of .the wsidenw left standing, Jill being sound nslwip tbrwghont. The third, p«U% twoigiirla, aged J4 years; were In a suburb of Napier and wero Jnjurtd.,i yiin't- superstition etill ■ aifeota * the. Maoris, especially' ,th® elders of the tribes, was demoimtratpd at TJrfenui , \t\tH week durirrfit the tan'gi proeeedi«gs h*ld ,aft«r 'the de*th of ; Xapinga r HcOlwthie, », chief< a few natives' l of ,tlxe lokbmaru anohoir .atone to the . New Plymouth \y»s rasenteq. by a large nnwfjei" ai --the' Atiawft' trllw. It wan predieted/6pon ' thnt', ,poQAaion W 'fivunta -!would follow: that -tr*n«wtiQp : , and that prominefttiy in : the wjd prwentation of , hi»t»ric atone\,WOUld die; - With i the death «f ,K|piw» prqfAecy, has,.bean.f\df?ijea, Maoris, f«n the laat.reihalniitf;FeeUni w still greater "urieasifles# 4 woit. the road when |«oeeeding\ frpjn Waitara to to. convey tjSi bofly" the burial krownd., 'A' 00 ysed. Most flf 4 ;lhe tribesmen had 1 that bwiaj-\ehon)d'■, take Rlaee at. Wnui, but ihs inflicting 909Tre».otthe giW4 and women nrevjfliletf. Thtfri djder cjoarider-that Mfehe an iirtße»ai»ffi> jHdam«nt v |o' be passedBound the Bays in 'a. Gqld ' Wnd Taxi will onlv cost ybu 15a for" five passengers." .This is cheaper elsewhere;, and it's.» lovelyr.trip to your fr,iends. Don't hesitate, " hut phone 34-075 or 35-572 for a' Qqlcl Hand Taxi. ' Lowest fares he.st* care. Thank you. '

John Johnston, "J/td,,'. merchants, established., 1863. pirfl§t import? pf . British nu'd American hardware wd , machinery, 'Phone- 4. . P.O, Box -3, Rangiora, • , , . - ' Sporty' .should' always remembW' tlie Hand Taxis do. not charge' any wore on dayS than ?my qtjsr day.Our prices axe always ths swie, p.nd the cheapest, eo why. pu>rs?' Keep on 'phoning 84-075 or 36,572 fdr A Gold Band Taxi qnd e&vq yQ«r 'tn6ney and-have an extra bet, TJjjtnk vbu. _ ,

' iWajera *' Intending to tftp-flre'ss thi , season'nhouldbe sure tor sea in our yar< the latest pattern grid m&chiire, an Eng lieh patent, ma4p la England 4. aub ptantlally built machine, & psjieci spreader., which deals effectively -witl any quantities all vwrtotiw, Demons t rated to anyone interested. Only ,$ limited number of in staefc We ' have two light alag pow«a for hire tc do a few acres for those wishing' to test their- lanc[, ■ J>, and D. Duncan, Limited, 196 Tqam street, ClmatAJmrch, and at - _ __<j Top Dressing.will help dispel depression I - Tije Boothfliao Double Drive Top Ureter. - th<}-bast machine in eight and '«pstß no more than- thfc alleged Must as good J" We will njfca ; IjWfti discount .for casn , and deliver free. •Terms also r where' quired: ; Booth, WacdwaW and.Co., W4« - ■ J A "