ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 32, 1 November 1932, Page 11

ITEMS IN BRIEF

About People and Events

SUCCESSFUL CHARITY PLEA

One of the most successful of the annual charity efforts in New Zealand, the Wellington City Mission’s “Silver Lining Fair,” produced a net profit of £750. The financial statement just issued in respect to the fair shows that receipts- totalled £1224. In spite of the prevailing economic conditions the Fair was organised with great optimism and £193 was spent on advertising. The justification for this confidence is found in Canon Fielden Taylor’s comment on the results; “The gross takings were greatly in excess of those last year, and having in mind the numerous calls on the public, we have every reason to be satisfied.”

St. Patrick’s Colleges. The annual sports meeting between the Silverstream College and St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, will be held at Silverstream to-morrow afternoon. Man’s Jaw Broken.

Struck by a piece of wood while chopping down a tree yesterday morning, Mr. W. Franz, Ward Street, Wallaceville, received a fractured jaw. After receiving attention from Dr. Tweed he was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulance.

Woman Breaks Thigh. Falling down some steps yesterday afternoon, Mrs. L. A. Bridge, who resides at 186 Oriental Bay, fractured her right thigh. She was , attended by Dr. Elliott and then taken to the Lister Hospital by the Free Ambulance.

Tramcar Off the Kails. A Newtown-bound tramcar went off the rails at the intersection of Manners Street and Cuba Street last night. Some difficulty was experienced in placing the car back on the tracks, several trains being held up until the operation, which involved much manoeuvring, was successful.

Boy Farmers. Mr. J. I. Goldsmith asked the Brooklyn Electors’ Association last night to support the scheme for sending 50 Wellington boys to Fenrose Farm for a month. The boys would be taught farming, and at the end of the month farmers would find places for them. The cost was £3 each boy for the month, and he asked the association to guarantee to raise .£3 to send a Brooklyn boy. The chairman, Mr. G. W. Slade, said the matter was outside the scope of the association, but the suggestion would be kept in view.

A Dangerous Corner. On the motion of Mr. J. I. Goldsmith, the Brooklyn Municipal Electors’ Association last night decided to write to the City Council, again calling attention to the danger at Tills Corner, Brooklyn, and asking for its removal. For the want of a few hundred pounds the lives of the public were being risked daily, said Mr. Goldsmith, and if a serious accident happened the City - Council should be held responsible.

Polar Research Work, Details of the grants made to the Polar gear committee by New Zealand philosophical societies were given by Dr. I E. Kidson, Government Meteorologist, at the annual meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society last evening. Auckland had donated* £25, Wellington £2O, Christchurch £l5, and Dunedin £5. “The nearer we get to the pole the smaller the donation,” remarked a member amid laughter.

Tangle of Regulations. Wellington’s by-laws should be consolidated, thus ending “a distinctly unsatisfactory position,” states the annual report of the Civic League. “In such a vital matter of city administration it is indeed strange,” proceeds the report, “that the city councillors have tolerated the present tangle of regulations, which is a standing reproach to the local government efficiency of the Empire City. It is sincerely hoped that this need will be effectively met at an early date.”

Generous Social Service. “The men and women who ungrudgingly give this social service to the community are deserving of the best thanks of citizens,” states the annual report of the Wellington Civic League in referring to the work of the hospital ■board. The report adds: “With the increasing demands for extra assistance from those who are unable to procure sufficient to meet the normal living demands, and the curtailment in the'expenditure of the hospital which the Government has insisted on, the members, of the board have had . no easy task to endeavour to. make ends meet.”

Unemployed Stenographers. The practice rooms for unemployed stenographers which were opened by Mrs. E. W. Nicolaus about five months ago finally closed yesterday. The facilities for workless girls have been greatly appreciated, and of the total of 204 women registered, 55 have been placed in permanent positions, while 98 have had temporary work. Sympathisers have donated equipment and loaned typewriters. Within a few days the Women’s Unemployment Bureau will be in a position to cater for the needs of workless typlstes.