The Dunstan Times "Fiat justitia ruat coelum.” MONDAY, AUGUST 4th, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2677, 4 August 1913, Page 4

The Dunstan Times " Fiat justitia ruat coelu m.” MONDAY, AUGUST 4th, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The second annual ball under the auspices of Loyal Lodge ot Vincent, takes place at Omakau on briday, 2.2nd August.

Holiday railway excursion fares in connection with the Grand National race meeting at Christchurch, • are advertised.

The Alliance Box Co., Dunedin' advertise Dove Tailed Bee Hives and Beekeepers Requirements of every kind.

Preparations on a lavish scale have been made for the Bowling Club’s social which takes place at Clyde on Wednesday evening, and patrons can look forward to an enjoyable evening For the seven months ended July 31st the rainfall at Clyde has been 10.56m5. For the same period last year the fall was 7.50m5. At a meeting of the executive of the Otago Central Railway League held at Dunedin last Wednesday, it was decided—“ That the league desire to impress upon the Government the necessity of placing a sum on the Estimates to continue the construction of the line from Clyde to Cromwell, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Public Works, the Otago members, and those North Island members who participated in the trip through Otago Central.

Messrs G. Neill and Butterfield were In Cromwell last week on business in connection with their scheme to irrigate and transform the Cromwell Flat into a garden of Eden. In conversation with a representative of this paper Mr Neill expressed the opinion that the scheme would very soon be carried out, and he was most enthusiastic when discussing the ulterior advantages which would follow'—concluding an eloquent and characteristic outburst with the remark “The fulfilment of the project will lift Central Otago out ot the mire.” Mr Neill has spent both time and money in an earnest endeavour to benefit Cromwell and the surrounding district, and it Is to be devoutly hoped that the very near future will see the commsumation of his efforts.

The death is announced of Mr F. W, Keddell, of Grey mouth, an old Clyde boy and a son of the late Major Jackson Keddell. For many years the deceased held the position ol secretary' to the Greymouth Opera-house Com ‘ pany. He was a great assistance i promoting all branches of sport, and up to the time of his death he was secretary to the Westland Boxing Association, in connection with which he Is well known to many enthusiasts throughout New Zealand. Mr Keddell, in his younger days, was a wellknown athlete.

Melbourne is laughing over the feat of a lad who scaled the walls ot Pentridge Prison recently (writes the correspondent of a Sydney paper). From the ofiicial standpoint, the matter is no joke. During a game of football the leather was kicked over the prison walls, but a youthful enthusiast saved the situation by clambering the 20 feet high barrier, dropping down inside, procuring a ladder, and returning to the field. He Is probably the first person who has ever kicked a football inside the penitentiary.' The scaling of a prison wall by a boy in the light of day did not seem to attract the attention of the officials, and how much easier it would be for a determined man on a dark night to perform the same feat!

■‘Life" magazine has scored a distinct literary hit. It has secured the exclusive rights for Australasia to publish “Captain Scott’s Own Story” —the lull text and all the pictures as described in recent cables. This big magazine feature promises to be the most thrilling account of Polar adventure ever written, and few readers will care to miss it. It is a tail which, for pathos and splendour, is unequalled in literature—the splendour of human endurance at its highest point; of a courage that danger could not shake or death chill; of a great plan magnificently carried out; and of a great triumph not darkened but heightened, by death. “Captain Scott’s Own Story” will probably run through five Issues of “Life.” This special feature will begin in “Life.” for August— on sale about July 24—with a finely illustrated introductry article by Dr. W.H. Fitchett, entitled “The Great White Battlefields of the World,” In which he will tell the story of Polar adventure from the early days till the death of Scott. In succeeding issues of‘Life,’, the absorbing story of the expedition Itself will be told Irom Captain Scott s journals.

From the ‘Evening Star’ of 44 years the following is taken : —The Customs revenue for the year ended June 30 arti published, and show at a glance the relasive importance of the several ports. Dunedin was an easy first with £209, 473' Auckland second with £i7S»36B, Lyttelton next with .£81,877, Hokitika £7O 784, Wellington £60,397, Greymouth £'43,607, Nelson £30,807, Napier £22,989, Westport £26,668, Invercargill £22,597, Wanganui £Tg, 383, Timaru £9,59!. New Plymouth £5,667, Riverton £4,333) Har * bar £762. Furniture sale at Clyde on Friday. For Influenza take Woods Great ?«j?p**wtot Caw. H«w Ml ifr s/s

The Dunstan Hotel, at Clyde, one of the most popular hostelrles in Otago will shortly change hands, Mrs Kenning having disposed of her interest to Mrjas. Mack of Dunedin. We under, stand that the new proprietor takes possession on September ist. In reply to a question in the House Ministers stated that—Amendments of the Counties Act will be proposed this session, and opportunity offered to the House to consider Mr J. C. Thomson s suggestion that county councils be enabled to pay their chairmen a fixed sumj as permitted under the Harbor Boards Act.—The Government will continue the policy, as opportunity offers of purchasing blocks of land in districts which will be opened up by railways or roads.

The appointment of Mr Royd Garlick as a director of physical education at a salary of a year was revived by Mr Russell, who mentioned, inter alia, that in the largest school in Dunedin (Albany Street) the head master only received nyear, and yet the Minister, without calling for applications for the position, shoved a man into the Public Service at six hundred a year over the whole of these responsible officers. What would be the result of it? Perhaps it would end in Mr Royd Garlick sending in his resignation, and by this means getting rid of the greatest trouble the Government had at the present time. In Otago, continued Mr Russell, the Education Board had specialised in the question of physical culture for the last 13 or 14 years with trained teachers, and had carried physical culture to a higher state of excellence than in any other part of New Zealand. He wanted to know how tha Minister of Education was going to face those people when he with his supreme authority, had passed this important post over the heads of responsible officers. Residents of this district, and particularly those of the older generation, will regret to hear of the death of Mr James Hazlett, which occurred at Dunedin on Thursday last. The deceased gentleman who was born in 1829, first came to Otago in 1861, when he opened a general store in Clyde, on the site where the bank of New Zealand now stands. Branches of his business were opened in other parts of the Goldfields and his venture proved a profitable one. The deceased gentleman took a keen interest in public matters. For five years he held the office of Mayor of Clyde, and he was ' president of the Dunstan Hospital Board for a number of years Moreover he was elected a member of the Otago Provincial Council for the Clyde district. In 1878 he left Central Otago and removed to Dunedin, joining the late Mr J. T. Mackerras in establishing the business which became wellknown throughout New Zealand as that of Mackerras and Hazlett. With this business hj? was actively connected up to the time of his death. ! In their replies to 73 questions to-day the ministers were true to the economical policy of the Government, _ in that they were not extravagant in their information. Here and there the evasiveness was almost humorous, The gem was supplied by the Hon.W Fraser in replying to a question by Mr Wilford, who asked, in the course of 43 lines of nonpareil type, whether the Minister had noticed an sdvertisement as to the appointment of an inspecting engineer, and whether the proposed salary (L 600) should not be recognised, so that no injustice would be done to Mr Royd Garlick, who receives the same amount. The sarcasm in the question had been enjoyed by the Minister, who replied in two lines of type: “The advertisement referred to has not escaped my attention.” In vain is a net spread in sight of an old bird.—“Dunedin Star”

“Things will come to a head it an attempt is made ro force this costume, remarked the chairman at a meeting of the Wellington Headmasters’ Association on Saturday, in alluding to the dress worn by the lady members of the Government physical training staff de- -l tailed for duty at the public schools. Other teachers present also condemned the drees. Describing the, appearance of one instructress. Mr Grundy remarked: “She was dressed fittingly for an ordinary gymnasium, but not fittingly to appear before a mass of children and passers-by in the streets. _ , I can only say from the feeling evinced by my special staff, if there is any attempt to force this dress on the women teachers it will mean a large number of resignations. Quite apart from the details, which will no doubt be discussed in full by Parliament, it seems clear to us that the Legislative Councils Elections BiU is a measure that commends itself for approval of the whole community, for it is thoroughly democratic in principle, and in view of the proposed extension of the . system of proportional representation to the Lower House as well, the reconstruction of the Upper House on these lines will be a very useful experiment, from which the country will be able to draw the most valuable practical conclusion. —Auckland ‘Star.’

The question of whether farmers ; are getting the most for their produce on the London market cropped up at a meeting of farmers held at Hukanm recently. One gentleman present expressed the opinion that co-operative concerns could only solve the problem by opening retail stores and selling their produce over the counter. They would be in a position then to know to what extent, if any they were being taken down by middlemen.

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