General News

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27397, 9 July 1954, Page 10

General News

Bequest of £B5OO About £B5OO is to be divided equally between the Southland branch of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society and the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, Auckland. This is the residue of the estate of James Henry Mclnerney, formerly of Wallacetown, Southland, a retired farmer, who died on April 25. (P.A.) Mine Again Working

For the first time this week miners yesterday worked the Wallsend State coalmine. For the first three days miners held stopwork meetings. The men on Monday discussed the Government’s plan to abandon the flooded Tyneside mine, on Tuesdav the payments to truckers, and on Wednesday the failure of negotiations with the management about the payments. The men yesterday entered the mine promptly.—(F.O.O.R.) Christchurch Loan Subscriptions Total subscriptions towards the £30,000,000 Government loan handled by the Christchurch branch of the Treasury were £1,695,450, representing 1450 applications. Yesterday was a comparatively busy day 404 applications being received for a total subscription oi £269,390. The largest subscription yesterday was £15,000 and the lowest £5O. Pigs Disappeared

Four pigs and a cow disappeared without trace from the Mount Albert Grammar School farm last year, a report to the Auckland Grammar School Board revealed. “This seems strange,” said Mr F. J. Cox, acting-chairman. The board decided to ask for a monthly check on movements of stock. Motor Vehicle Re-licensing

If all the motor vehicles on the books of the motor licensing branch of the Post Office at Christchurch are in use, it appears that some 6330 drivers are taking the risk that they will not be detected and fined, and that they will not become involved in accidents which could cost them heavily. There are 40,318 vehicles relicensed so far, of a total of nearly 47,000. Auckland Property Deal

Edson’s Building, in Auckland, running from Queen street to Lome street, near the Regent Theatre, was soiu for £115,000 to an undisclosed buyer yesterday. It is a three-storey brick building occupied by shops and offices and has an area of 25,500 square feet. Tenancies in the building return more than £5OOO a year. The land is freehold, with a 28ft 6in frontage to Queen street, widening to a frontage in Lome street of 68ft, and has a depth of 152 ft. The property was offered at auction earlier yesterday, but the highest bid of £BO.OOO failed to reach the reserve price.—(P.A.) Naming of Trotters

His club was concerned about the spelling of the names of some horses by the conference, said Mr A. J. Nicbll (Ashburton) at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Conference in Christchurch. The conference should make every effort to correct the spelling of the names of several horses at present racing. Perhaps the worst example, he said, was one champion pacer, which was shortly going to the stud. “It was a slur on the sport in the eyes of educated people,” he said. The matter would be looked in to. said the president (Mr A. L. Matson). Greek Bridegroom’s Gift

The first donation -toward the rebuilding of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church. Ashburton, was made recently by a , Greek bridegroom. The "icar of Ashburton, the Rev. J. Froud. his church available to the Rev. Father Elias Economas. the Greek Orthodox priest from Wellington when he conducted the wedding of Mr Anastaslos Zervos and Miss Anna Bencich. The vicar was telling Father Economas about St. Stephen’s rebuilding plans, and as there was some change due from the wedding fees, the bridegroom suggested this should go to start off the building fund. Straying Horses

Horse* are roaming the streets of Westport, though many have been impounded recently. Considerable damage has been done by straying horses and cattle to lawns and gardens in various parts of the town, especially in the State housing block. “Snow” Trains For the first time this winter the Railways Department will run “snow” trains to Arthur’s Pass on Sunday. “There is snow there all right,” ‘said an officer of the department yesterday. Already the department has received 1000 bookings for the outing. <Two trains—one with two engines—are due to leave Christchurch at 8.30 a.m. They will have a capacity of 1150. which can if necessary be built up to 1500. “and if the demand was there we would even be able to put on a third train,” said the officer. Passengers will include many private and factory parties. Addington Parish Hall

An increase from £2500 to £3OOO in the parochial loan granted towards building a new parish hall at Addington has been approved by the standing committee of the Christchurch Diocese. The estimated cost is £6OOO. Plans of the proposed hall were considered and referred to the vestry for further consideration as to the site because of the proximity of the present vicarage—about 12ft to 14ft.