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Evening Star, Issue 16264, 6 November 1916, Page 4

It is understood that a further batch of notices under clause 55 of the Military Service Act,—i.e., the "family shirker" clause—have arrived for distribution in Dunedin. The St. Kikla Band, under Conductor Patterson, turned out to a. man and pari a. visit to Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon, at the invitation of'Mr J. Warden, whose guests they were. In the afternoon and again in the evening a very pleasing programme of sacred music was played from the rotunda, and the public showed their keen appreciation of the musical treatby turning out in large numbers. A collection was taken up, and the funds of the local Women's Patriotic Association benefited to the extent of over £B. The Mayor thanked the visitors for their playing and &k thus helping the patriotic work. Stations are now allotted to the medical men who are to act professionally under the Military Service Act, The two" for the Dunedin district are Lieutenant-colonel P. R. Cook (formerly commanding officer No. 4 Field .Ambulance. Wellington, latterly O.C. on the hospital ship Marama) anil Major H. H. Barcroft (who has been serving at Trentham). Dr Cooks father was seme time ago postmaster at Dunedin. One of tho doc-tors appointed for the Canterbury district is Major J. Fitzeerald, of Dunedin, officer commanding No. 2 Field Ambulance at Dunedin, also group medical officer The other doctor for the Canterbury district is Major J. Whitton. who practised at Oama.ru, and hae done service with the Now Zealand Judical Corps. The duty of these and other doctors is simply to physicftllv examine the applicants, and take note of the men only, not their clothes nor their qualifications or disqualifications apart from bodily fitness. Each applicant will be known to the doctors simply by a number, this being a further help 'in the direction of making the examinations impeuonal and fair.

Quite a number of veteran Otago teachers, who, having served their time under the State, had retired, have willingly come back to duty so as to help the authorities over tho difficulty created by young teachers enlisting for duty as soldiers. The senior of these worthies is Mr Wm. Macandrew, who joined the emplov of the Otago Board in 1870, taught at Mataura and other places, and was in the Southland district at the time of his retirement. Mr T. G. Harrison's service dates from April of 1877, when he became head master at Wairuna. He afterwards had charge at Kakanui and then at Wakari, and retired in 1907. Xow he is in harness again at the Kensington School. Mr David Murray entered the service of the Otago Board in 1880 as head master at Outram, and was in charge of the Northeast Vailey School from 1888 to the vear of his retirement, 1910. He has been relieving at Hawea and Catlins, and is now teaching in tho Anderson Bay School. Mr John Reid joined in 1883, and is generally remembered in connection with tho Maheno School. He retired in 1912, and is now teaching again at Oamaru. Mr D. A. M'Nicoll began his career as a teacher at Queenstown in 1876, went to Outram in 1877, took charge at George Street in 1880, and kept in that position till his retirement in 1910. Since then he has done a lot of relieving work. He is now in the Nelson district, and we believe he is teaching there. Lady teachers are not often called opt of their retirement, but we mav men- ".°" on . e - Miss J- V. Hooper, ex-mistress at lorbury, has on several occasions resumed duty at the desire of tho board. Mr Paulin advises :—Squallv N.W. to b.W. winds, and electrical rain showers. Three jurors summoned for the "rand jury m the Supremo Court this morniirr tailed to answer their names when called on, and were each lined £5, unless th°y coukl show cause. They were Messrs Alexander Frasor, Earnest Alfred Driys and Robert Oasscls Glendining. Later they appeared before His Honor and made explanations, as a result of which the fine was remitted in the case of Mr Eraser but in the cases of the other two the explanations were not accepted. Notwithstanding all we hear about the Germans having so majry old men and bovs armj "' l * m bound to sav that tho 0,000 German prisoners we saw in a French camp on our way to Paris were the mo=t vigorous, strong, andliealthv men I have ever seen," .said Mr C. J. Pan-, M.P., last week m the course of his address at the Mount Eden Methodist Church. ,; Tlv»were all great big men of good physique—every one of them. They were a'cheery lot As we approached thev came to the barbed wire enclosing them, and in broken Jvnghsn asked us where we were goin<>\ whenthe war would be over, and whether the Kaiser was in.London vet? These prisoners were well fed and" wel' looked after by their captors. Indeed " S ? KI h j" Parr > " T am incli "ed to think that German prisoners are a little too well treated in England, here, and on the. Continent."

The offer of Mr Clement Wragge to present his collection of scientific." literurv, and artistic, valuables to the Takapuna Borough Council on condition, amongst others, that suitable housing accommodation be provided, was regretfully declined by the council. The. reasons for declining the offer were to the effect that the whole of the council's reeourees must be concentrated at present on good roads, water •supply, drainage, etc., and other matters however attractive, must be deferred. ' The new public school at St. Cla.ir will bo ready for use in Februarv, after the approaching holidays. The design is quite away from tbe familiar quadrangular plan. The rc'onw in the main building are all in line, facing the sun, therefore all are equally lighted. There are four of these rooms in the main building at present, and provision is made for adding one at each end _when tho attendance justifies the extension. The infant department is in a separate building. Notwithstanding the fact that the Government, through stress of war legislaition, were unable to pass a daylightsaving measure, as has been done in Britain and elsewhere, the wholesale softpoods and woollen houses in Auckland and "Wellington have adopted a daylight-saving scheme of their own, starting! at 8.30 instead of 9 .a.m., and closing at 4.30 instead of 5 p.m. Besides being no detriment from a business point of view, this, it is contended, should be a benefit to the employees engaged in this trade.

Our Chnstehurch correspondent wires: | Alexander Strachan, who hanged himself near Rakaia, was a resident of >losgiel. After his arrival at Rakaia on Wednesdav he was ill at his brother's residence, but nothing serious. The brother last saw him Rfive at 8.30 on Friday night. When his body was found hanging in a woolshed on Saturday morning it was fullv dressed, even to collar t:e, and hat. He owned two farms, but had leased them, and as "far as is known had no financial or other worries. At the inquest a verdict of "Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned. As one of the preparations for the Summer Show of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society, the whole area of the property at Tahuna Park has been reclaimed from the sand and properly "raised. . In carrying out this change tha trotting track has entirely disappeared. This year, therefore, for the first time, tlie.ro will bo no chance of sand or dust rising in the event of a strong wind blowing. The patronage of the C.J.C. races by Dunedinites this spring seems to be quite up to tho average. Last year the through excursion tickets taken out at the Dunedin station from the first day of issue to the Monday numbered 372; this vear, for the same period, the total was 395. An elderly man named Fred Baker, a, well-known fisherman of the Pelorus Sound, was rescued from drowning atHavelock a few days ago by the prompt and plucky action of a young lady, Miss I. Hutchison, who, hearing the cries of the drowning man, went to his assistance in a small boat and held him up until her companion, a little »irl of six, went for further'assistance. Baker had evidently fallen into the water from his launch while attempting to ship the anchor. The monthly meeting of the High Street School Committee was held on Thursday last, the following members being present : Messrs D. Wishart (chairman). G. A. Martin. J. T. Cooper. J. W. Blackwood, A. R. Potter, and H. 11. Wise. The monthly report gave an average attendance of 545, with an average number on the roll of 580. A letter was received from the Education Board advising that, provided the School Committee contributed one-third of the cost out of locally-raised funds, the work of asphalting and making a sandpit between the two halls of the school would be proceeded with at- a cost of £l2. It was resolved _ to have the work done, if possible, during the summer holidays-. It was also decided to get a price for tarring the whole of the school grounds, the secretary to get the information as to the ccst. It was decided to issue collecting cards for the pri/.p fund as usual. The Education Beard advised that four washbasins would be supplied, according to the request of the head master, but that tho board could not see their way to place taps round the building for cleaning purposes. The Visiting Committee foi the itonth are Messrs Tyson and Martin. Visitors-to Dunedin at the present time speak in glowing terms of the picturesque ■appearance of the City and suburbs. Tho glorious warm spring days have had a beneficial effect on tho gardens, and flowers that come in the early summer are now in full bloom. A visitor to the City from Auckland informed one of our reporters that nowhere in New Zealand were to be seen such beautiful private gardens and homos as those which ::boi;ud at Roslyn and Mornington and other suburbs. This visitor said that lie -:pent several hours on Sunday strolling about numerous shady thoroughfares and bypaths, and was simply astounded at the sights that met his eyes. ■New season's pholographio goods: Excellent stock now arriving. Camsras from 6s. Send your order early to H. J. Gill, 11 and 13 Frederick street, Dunedin. 'Phone 1,144. -{Advt.] Tho South Dunedin Presbyterian Church Ladies' Guild will hold their summer festival and sale of work in Rsid Hall on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Mr W. T. H'Farlanc will declare tho function open on Wednesday, at 2.45 p.m. Watson's No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the nlonev. — [Advt.] A glass of Speight's beer at lunch and euppcr is better than all the tea in China.— [Advt.] The annual bazaar for St. Paul's Cathedral will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Lower Stuart street. _ to-morrow from 2.30 till 10 p.m. It wi'.l be opened by Mr Geo. Fenwick, one of the doyens of St. Paul's congregation, and who has always taken a steady and warm interest in St. Paul's, both old and nc\f. We give £lO guarantee with every Is package of No Rubbing Laundry Help. J. H. Hinton and Co.—[Advt.'J The Allies—pure water, magnificent barley, perfect distilling. Result: Watson's No. 16 Whisky. Always wins.—[Advt.]