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Evening Star, Issue 15915, 22 September 1915, Page 4

The Otago University Council decided at then- meeting, yesterday afternoon that m view of the large .number of students who had already volunteered for active service they could not concur Wihr sch'.'me put forward by Auckland University College Council for the raising of a University Battalion for the front. In the Supreme Court at Masterton yesterday the trustees of Morrison's Bush Hall were awarded £4OO damages from the Featherston County Council on account of the destruction of the hall l>v a fire caused by sparks from nn engine attached to the defendants' road roller. The Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Bill introduced in the House of Representatives last night provides for the raising of £50,000 for assisting returned soldiers to go on the land. The measure also provides for assistance being given to tiiem in the .way of building bouses, supplvinnstock, implements, and other fanning re" uuisnes. and deals with the tenure''and conditions oh which the land mav be held. The tenure (wires our parliamentary reporter) will be the same as that under the Land tor Settlements the optional tenure. Provision is made to prevent anything in the shape of speculation in these lands. Private advices by the last mail state that over 40 German submarines have been captured by the. British Navy many of these under-water craft being now ready for use in our service. Mr James Mackenzie, 1.5.0 F 11 G s Under Secretary for Lands, accompanied oy i\lr L. T. Sadd, Commissioner of Crown Lands for qtago. is at present Hi the Lamscleugh district in connection T i *"?, bonri g-operations now being conducted tlierS. To-ihorrow hight the'members of the Land Board will join Mr Sadd at Clyde and the party will proceed to Morven Hills oil Land Board business principally the repassing of runs, subsequently going td Galloway Run to deal l? 1 ™ the question of .lit application bv a. Mr Whelan for one of the runs on this property, which he desires as a lambinu ground, to be utilised in coniunction with ins present holding. The application is opposed by residents in the district on the ground, that the area applied for should be let as a separate ruii The party return to Dnhedin at the end of the week. For absenting himself from dutv without leave, a fireman named W. Bell from the steamer Hurunui was brought before Messrs D A De Mans and t. Scollav. .1-P.s. at the Port Chalmers Court yesterday afternoon. He pleaded guilty was convicted, and ordered to come for sentence when called on, also to pay 7s Court costs. The Dunedin Horticultural Soeietv proposfe having a flower stall at their Spring Show, which takes place in the Garrison Kail on Saturday, at which pot, border plants, and cut flowers will be sold, the whole of the proceeds of which ( will be Handed to the Patriotic Committee for the purchase of waistcoats or Christmas presents for our soldiers at the front. Mr B. S. Irwin (president) in pointing out the vorthv object of this further effort of the society, hopes that friends will again come forward to make a success of the stall. Constable Brockbahk, a vouncr nfher-i was applauded by those who witnessed his plucky act yesterday afternoon in stopping a runaway horse. The infuriated .animal, which attached to ;i fourwheel cart, came dashing down Rattrav street to the crossing at Scott's corner, jji Rattray street, where the officer rushed in and caught the reins, which were lying loose. The constable hung On to the reins and also on to the shaft, and gradually worked his way up to the horse's held.. The Animal was still going at almost top .speed; but the officer pluckily hung on. The horse did riot have a bridle;, which made the constable's task all the harder, but once lie got to its head he caught the animal by thU nose and brought it to a standstill in High strtiet, opposite the" Oiagb Club. It was - a risky bit of work, cleverlv

Mr Paulin telephoned at 1.45 p.m. as follows :—Strong N.E. to SJE. winds, and electrical rain showers. The Drainage Board last evening Instructed the Works and Finance Committees to report to the next meeting of the board as to what money is actually required for the harbor foreshore scheme and for future draius-ln-eommon. The Financb.-Committee will alsti report on the ways arid means by which the board's standing charges can be reduced. Some amusement- (wires out- ■ Parliamentary Reporter) was caused in the House of Representative* yesterday afternoon by a-question by Mr Voitch (Wahgahui), who asked whether the Government would seek the opinion, of the. Crown Law Officers as to the legality of the Hon. ''A. L. Herdmaii retaining control of the Police Department, seeing that the .Act provided for the. Control being vested in the Minister of Justice. It may be mentioned that before the formation of the National Government Mr Herdman was. Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. In the National Ministry, however, Hon. Dr M'Nab is Minister of Justice.

At the annual meeting of the Anderson • B;l ", Club held last week, the advisability of entering a team in the ■grade matches this season was discussed. The meeting bore marked evidence of the effect of the noble response of the members to the Empire's call. From the beginning it was apparent that those present were unfavorably disposed towards continuing the- play. The following motion was adopted—" That out of respect for the large number of club members who have enlisted and are at the front 'the Anderson Bay Cricket Club shall stand down for the season 1915-16." In order, however, that support may not be. withdrawn from the association, the meeting decided to pay tho annual registration fee fto the. association. A Nelson telegram estates that the secretary of the Nelson Advancement Society tins written to the executive of the sick and wounded fund urging a national conference, aiici asking the Government to consider the question of making provision for orchards for returned soldiers- in the Nelson district, and pointing out that n-reat results are possible from a' comparatively small expenditure of capital. The House of Representatives spent about another lunlr yesterday discussing a petition for compensation for a spddle and bridle which were lent by a Waikato resident to the mounted "specials" at the time of the strike two Years and which went astray. Tho Petitions Committee recommended that favorable consideration be- given to the claim, as thev were satisfied as to its fairness and equity Many members strenuously obi v cted to the recommendation, and twitted a certain section of people in the Waikato with lack of patriotism. Mr Buiek (Pal merston North) said it was a disgrace to bring such .-,. paltry claim before Parliament. Hie result of the discussion, which surely represented an extravagant' waste ot time, was that the report of the com-' m.ttee w as _" talked out/* the dinner adjournment intervening. At the Auckland Police Court to-day George S. Mackay, a clothier lately carrying on ousmess in Queen street'(says* a Press Association telegram), was charged with incurring a debt of £SO when he could have had iui reasonable or probable expectation of being able to pay. He was sentenced to one month in prison, without hard labor 11| r Fraser, S.M..' said he had no doubt that defendant intended to he honest, but the law protected the commercial community from the rash optimist ■•hat gambled on the mere chance of wiling out of difficulties, instead of putting the position clearlv before his credi-

A Welli,io,t< )u telegram states that three employees of the Public Works Department. Ilimi ed Joseph Holmes, Ambrose f ?% n nml , Rlcl,ard Yin <*- were each fined £lO ? t the Magistrates Court to-dav for conveying li( lU or into Trent-ham Camp After the ship JJai.sford had left Xew lork on her last trip the. chief officer disrnvered five boxes of tobacco secreted in y.-mou.s pan* of the hold. These had been taken irom a ease which, on the ship discharging .-.t Duneuin. was found to be empty. One other box came 'to light in t.ie cour.se of the discharge, leaving two unaccounted for.

New lessons psotographic goods: Excellent stock now arriving. Cameras from 6». U Fr ß T r - ? f e ? Tl ? to ?• J - Gill, 11 and rfo!r, nck fitreet - Dunedm. 'Phone 1,1*4. —LAdvt.J In aid of the Belgians a sacred service of song will bo held to-morrow nHit a t (he Iliiyfair Street Hall, Cnversham. . Deicsjatea leave by 8.30 a.m. express oil Friday to attend half-yearly meetimr at Lawrence of M.U.1.0.0.F.. Ota go District. Don't forget bottle department at the Kxcelsior Hotel, 'Cowling street. Absolutely best brands at lowest prices. Try it.—[Adtt.] War intercession service. S. Matthew's Church lu-night. 7.45. All invited. Books provided.—[Advi.] The- Anderson Ear Horticultural Sorielv wll hold an exhibition of .spring flowers in the o,d church to-moriow. Admission in Hie evening will be free. Watsons No. 10 is a little dearer than rTdvtT S ' but i,s wpl ' th the money— The usual intercessory service iu connection with the war will be held in First Church to-morrow, between 12.30 ami 1.30 p.m. A glass of Speight's beer at lunch and supper ib better than all the tea in China.lAcvt.J U.A.O.D. fOrago I.odge).-Officer.s and numbers are requested to attend funeral of late Bro. George Thompson io-morrow (Thur*day). in l3o !. I ' l C ' initnat:ure spirits. Watson'* No 10 whisky is fully matured and verv mellow' —LAdrt.J