ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 37, 7 November 1931, Page 9

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events INSPECTION OF RANGATIRA Owing to the many requests for an opportunity to view the new 6000-ton turbo-electric ferry steamer Rangatira by those who were unable to do so on Wednesday, the Union Steam Ship Company has decided to throw the vessel open to-morrow afternoon between 2 and 5 o’clock. A charge of 6d for adults and 3d for children will be made and the proceeds devoted to charities.

Sale of Used Cars. A sale of used cars in Wellington yesterday showed that the demand is still mainly for economical cars. Of the cars put up for sale, one went for £2, and others for various prices up to £125.

Art Union Drawn To-night. The drawing of the Cancer Fund art union will take place in the Wellington Town Hall Concert Chamber this evening. The proceedings will be open to the public, and the drawing will commence at 5.30 p.m. The results will be published in “The Dominion” on Monday morning.

Air Mail For London. The New Zealand-Sydney-London air mail will leave the Dominion from Auckland by the Ulimaroa on November 13, or alternatively from Wellington by the Marama on the same date. Rapid connection with the South Island will be ensured by an aeroplane which will leave Invercargill on November 12 and pick up mail en route to the north.

King Elliott Leaving New Zealand. Announcing his intention of leaving for the United States, the Wanganui professional wrestler, King Elliott, will contest ho more bouts in New Zealand.' Elliott will leave Auckland by the Aorangl on November 17, and will spend a month resting in Honolulu before going to the Pacific Coast, where he anticipates he will obtain a number of engagements. Funds For Missionary Work. It is learned that the bulk of the estate of the late Miss Helen J. Mure, whose Dunedin properties were sold at auction this week, has been left to the United Free Church of Scotland for missionary and other church work. The death duty payable to the Stamp Duties Department will amount to a very large sum. During her long life the late Miss Mure had been a constant subscriber to the funds of the Presbyterian Church of Otago.

Former All Black Fails. Attributing his bankruptcy to the fall in property values and decreased takings at his billiard room at Auckland, Timothy B. O’Connor, of Devonport, met his creditors. The deficiency was £lO4O. Bankrupt said that in 1929 his assets were £6lBO, and his liabilities only £BOO. O’Connor was a member of the first All Black team to Australia in 1884, and captained Auckland when the Britishers were beaten in 1888. The meeting was adjourned for an investigation of the bankrupt’s affairs.

Native Garden Competition. Entries for the Wellington Horticultural Society’s native garden competition will close with the secretary, Mr. A. R. Stone, on November 26. When presenting the ■ Bledisloe trophy, the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe; stressed the point that when drawing up the conditions the size of the garden was immaterial. The competitor whose garden depended for its beauty on the native flora, even if only a villa garden, was on equal terms with a larger area, part of which was native bush.

Maori Centenarian Dies. The death occurred at Opotiki recently of Makao Karatima, who was reported to be about 100 years.old, and to be the last survivor of the party of Maoris who murdered the Rev. Carl Volkner during the Hauhau War in 1865. During the Maori wars Makao fought at various times on both sides. He was born near Auckland, his father being a pakeha and his mother one of the Ngatira, a sub-tribe of the Whakatohea, Opotiki. His eldest son, Wahakaanga, aged 80, was recently drowned in the Wanganui River. Makao had six wives. ■ Dempster To Play For Old Boys. The management committee of the Wellington Cricket Association has decreed that C. S. Dempster, the professional coach, is to play with the Old Boys’ team in the senior championship competition this season. It is considered by some that it would have evened things up more if Dempster’s services had been allocated to University this season, as the students have suffered a severe set-back in losing the services of two such able players as E. .McLeod and E. J. Aim, who, through changing their place of residence to Lower Hutt, have thrown in their lot with the Hutt team in order to get the benefit of practice in the evenings. Congratulations For Harbour Board. “We desire to take this opportunity of congratulating the Wellington Harbour Board on the attainment of its jubilee, coupled with the sincere hope that the next fifty years. will enable it to extend its operations on an equally satisfactory basis,” states the annual report of the Wellington Civic League. “We recognise that the sound progressive policy of the board is a valuable asset to the city and surrounding districts, and commend it for the many beneficial improvements made in the facilities of the port, notably the jubilee which is now en rpute to Wellington.”