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Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 4

The Public Works Office in Dunedin, the maker of more buildings than any one firm, is housed in cramped and inconspicuous quarters in one of tho oldest of our public structures. This is to bo at once remedied, ana not a day too soon. Mr C. J. M'K-enzia and hia staff have hardly room to turn in. tha offices above the Custom-house. A fine suite has been engaged on the third floor of the N.Z. Express Company’s Building, and removal will be effected without delay. The premises thus vacated are to be rehttod to suit an extension of tho Telegraph Office. Some of the owners of motor cars that were lent for the soldiers’ reception last night wore annoyed this morning on finding that the paint on the mudguards was badly scratched by matches being struck on them whilst the cars were standing in the square. The City Fire Brigade received two calls this morning, one at 5,50 to a bush fire on the Town Belt behind London street, and the other at 11.15 to a fire in the hedge surrounding the Kaikorai Football Ground. The only approach to a muddle over the reception of the returning soldiers yesterday originated in Wellington. Our Dunedin people understood from Saturday’s newspapers that the special train would arrive on Sunday evening, and everything would have been qnita plain but for the telegrams received irom Wellington by the next of kin. We have seen one of those telegrams. It states that “Private So-and-so has reached Wellington, and will be in Dunedin on Monday.” This message left Wellington at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, and was delivered about 8 o’clock. Tho result was to put the relatives in doubt—■ they did not know whether to believe the newspapers or the Wellington officials —■ and tho telephones by which communication may be had with Major Dampen and his staff were kept ringing all Sunday. At tho social tendered by the fire brigades of 'he Dunedin district lo tho delegates who recentlv visited this City on their way home after attending the con ferenco of the United Fire Brigades’ Association at Invercargill, the association's gold star for 25 years’ active service as a fireman was presented to Captain El Monk (Dunedin Railway Bn'gade), Fireman W. Foster (Cavereham and Dunedin Brigades), and Fireman W. Wheeler (Dunedin Brigade). Fireman Wheeler was also presented by the theatre auxiliary staff of the Dunedin Brigade wrth a Morns chair. Atthough Fireman Wheeler had only just received his gold star, his connection with the Dunodiu Brigade dated back to the year 1876. Mention was made of* tho fact that he had been an employee of the City Corporation continuously for 48 years Fireman Wheeler is still on tho theatre staff of the brigade. The sittings of the Industries Committee of the House of Representatives have been adjourned until April 14, when they will be resumed in Wanganui. Last week the committee concluded their itinerary of the South Island, after visiting 12 towns and gathering a large amount of valuable information, which will furnish tho basis of their report to Parliament. Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs:—ln tho course of an address on Saturday night Mr J. M'Combs, M.P., said that the New Zealand Labor party had made no pronouncement in favor of Prohibition. State Control, or Continuance. Although he was utterly opposed to Compensation, as he had been to the undemocratic manner in which the liquor question had been put to the people in the past, he did not consider that that was any reason why he should not avail himself of tho opportunity of casting his vote against Continuance. Mr Paulin’s forecast: —Squally S.W. to N.W. winds, with electrical rain showers. The number of patriotic societies in the Dominion coming under the supervision of the War Funds Office was 586 at March 31 last. In addition to those there were 415 sub-centres acting ae feeders for the Red Cross central bodies. Only 27 of these .oeietics, however, were incorporated under the War Funds Act (and by virtue of that entitled to receive and disburse moneys), while 478 fulfilled the function merelv of collecting and transmitting. The Mavor was waited upon this morning by some of tho North Dunedin Boy Scouts, who banded him tho sum of £8 10s 6d, which they had raised among themselves and by a small sale of produce they had collected. The money is to be expended in obtaining extra comforts for the soldiers in hospital. St. Patrick’s Dav was obr-arved as a holiday in the offices of the Supreme and Magistrate's Court. The following candidates were successful at the last practical examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, London, the results having been pending completion of the theory" The names are arranged alphabetically in each grade:—Advance Grade, Piano: Honors — Agnes Irene Cameron (Miss B. Collinsnn); pass, Georgina V. Brooke (Miss Barth); singing, Madge Torrance (Mr Harold Browning, L.A.8.). Intermediate Grade, Piano; Pass, Nancy- Holmes (Columba College, Miss J. Jones); singing, Molly Vickers (Mr G. W. Johnstone, L.A.8.). A P.A. message from Westport states that Mr 11. Holland was unanimouslyselected by the Westport Labor Union for tho Buffer seat at the General Election.

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