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Evening Star, Issue 17312, 27 March 1920, Page 6

Lions for the Gardens" is a heading in this weeks report of the Reserves Committee of the City Council. It aopears m this way: "An offer has been received from .Mr J. J. Bovd, proprietor of the Zoological Gardens at Auckland, to sell to the Council young lions bred in ~se\v Zealand, ,aged three or four .years, at £IOO per pair—male and female". After due consideration, the committee have decided not to accept the offer in the meantime." Said Mr J. Johnson last night at the Christian Students' meeting : " Some say that our schools are godless. The wonder is that the people are what they are, seeing that they have gone through those schools." The Arbitration Court have filed orders increasing the war bonus in the Dunedin butchers' and gardeners' awards. An order has also been made amending the bosworkers' agreement. One of the speakers at the Christian htudents' meeting last night let off the happy remark that the war is tfver and peace has broken out. The Conciliation Council in the moulders' dispute, after an adjournament for two days, reached a complete agreement yesterday afternoon. The' points remaining in dispute on Wednesday last were wages, "smoke, oh," and "dirt" monev. The employers had offered/2s, pins *3d per hour bonus, for journeymen moulders, and Is plus 3d per hour, for machine moulders. Agreement was arrived at by the ( workers giving way on the "smoke, oh" and "dirt" money clauses and the employers increasing the rate for machine moulders to Is lid flat rate, with 3d per hour bonus. The term of the new award is for one year, from April 2. A proposal by Mrs M. E. Lawlor. of Anderson Bay, for the establishment of Municipal golf links at Chisholm Park has teen considered by the Reserves Committee of the City Council, who report that thev are not prepared to support the scheme The Electric Power and Lighting Committee _of the City Council report that in view of the rapid increase in the load during the past few months, duo principally to heavier demands from existing consumers, it has again become necessary to impose certain restrictions on all kw" applications received for power services, and in the meantime no new applications for heating services can be received. The position is not due to lack of generating power, but arises from the fact that transmission pl3nt, ordered from England in July last, has not yet come to hand.

During the Auckland coachworkera' application for a new award, embodying an increase in wages, the extent to which prices have risen since January last was .raised, Mr Martin (f o >: the -anion) contending that there wa» an average increase approaching 25 per cent, over the Government Statistician's calculations made in January. Ho -was apparently suggesting that the bonus should be made on the basis of this increase, for the President pointed out the advisability of adjustment only every six months," at which intervals the Statistician furnished iiis review. The next review was due in April. Mr Martin.said the position miplit arise that the union would be told that they had got a new award in March and yet they were applying for an extra" bonus. His Honor replied, however, that the bonus, when it came out, would appiv to this award. If Mr Martin's suggestion were earned out (he added) they might have unions coming forward at three", four, or five months' interval. The six-monthly period was fixed so that there would ba no adjustments made in the intermediate period Mr W. Scott remarked that he had n- one into matters in Wellington, and it would probably be found that next April there would be an increase of about 10 per cent, which would work out at 2d pe<hour. l The granting of tramway passes to limbJess soldiers was recently discussed at. a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Association. The Tramway Committee of the Citv Council this week report having had under consideration for some time an application for passes tor those men. Jhe matter, adds the report, is beset with many difficulties, ' and in order to meet the applicants, the com- | mifctee now propose that free tramwav | passes be granted to any disabled soldie"- 1 i undergoing medical treatment who may [ apply for same, such pass to be limited |to four journeys daily. This proposal is accordingly submitted to iho council for ! approval.

The brass bands' festival that took place this month did good service to Dunedin, not only in regard to the circulation of money—though this was important—but in advertising the City and showing its enthusiastic side to the visitors. Mr Helracr Davie mentioned at the Kaikorai Band social that quite a number of bandsmen had expressed a wish to settle here if business opportunities presented themselves—they liked the look" of Dunedin, and realised that brass band playing was taken seriously here. In view of the undoubted success, of the festival, and tlrs fact that the success was largely due to g u od -r mana ? ement > ** is P leaain g to hear that Dunedin may be the place fixed uuon for another function of the sort in about three years' time. There is a money surplus from this month's competitions, and that will be put away as the nucleus of the financing of the next contest. A poll of ratepayers of Milton Borough was taken yesterday on the Borough Council's alternative proposals to raise: (1) A special loan of £16,523 for water supply • (2) a special loan of £54,423 for a con> bined scheme of water supply and drainage. Of 480 ratepayers-on the roll, 268 exercised their right to vote. The voting was as follows:—Water scheme : For l&b. against 72. Combined scheme.- For 162against 96. At the declaration of the poll the Mayor (Mr A. Bonnie) congratulated the ratepayers for the forward step they had taken that" day, considering thataix lyears ago they had turned down a proposal for a similar water scheme, estimated then to cost about £6,600,

In tho moulders' dispute tho union proposed an innovation—an extra pay for certain work as " dirt". money. One of the members of the Conciliation Council said that moulders' work was all dirty work. Whereupon an employers' representative vigorously declared: "Moulders' work is not dirty work—its just the color of it." The other members of the council laughed, and tho speaker adding that "Baking was just as dirty, and not as healthy.'' - The street collection in aid of the St. John Ambulance Association fund realised £304 8s lid yesteTday, which should mount to £SOO when the. country returns come to hand. The City Fije Brigade received a call at 3.27 p.m. yesterday to Leckhainptcn Conrt, Caversham, where it was found that a gorse.firo had got beyond control. The flames spread to two dwelling houses, but the outbreak was quickly euppreaed, only.slight damage being done to a few weather boards." The South Dunedin Brigade were also in attendance. The General Committee of the City Council recommend that the fees for slaughtering sheep and lambs at the City Abattoir be increased from 6d to 7<l per head. The increase is necessitated by reason of tho recent increase granted to the slaughtering -contractors. Tho ratepayers' poll for the adoption of the Southland scheme of hvdroelectricity ie being taken to-day. " The president of the Otago Expansion League (Mr C. Todd) has sent a telegram to the promoters wishing success to tne poll. The question'of limiting street collections will be brought up at""the next meeting of tho City Council, when the General Committee will report that an application from the Y.M.C.A. for permission to takeup a collection in the streets has been declined, the committee being of tho opinion that the time has now arrived when street collecting should be limited as far as possible. Suit prices are still soaring; Those charged by local tailors vary. The highest wehavo heard of was £l9* for a. sac'suit. Prices generally may be said to run from £8 Ss to £l6 or £l7. The average trad* appears to be between £8 8s and £l3 13s. One local firm of old-established tailors is turning out the sac" suit in verv be-st material at £l3. There is not much profit in it at that price, but the firm believe that the higher prices may fnrc<» tyr:de to th.*> lactones. At these prices there is ample trade offering under present conditions. Tweeds of l.'ocd nun lit v are difficult to proc.ire. and first-class labor is scarce. Our. reporter was shown two small packages—one containing half a dozen boxos of black machine silk and tho other a small roll of black silk The l w *f worth over £lB and tho other &i(. Both could be carried uikW ove arm, almost in one hand. Tt was sr--gestrd that the tailor should put* them in Jib strong room. Elsowhere prices ai-e oven higher. Dunedin has for years boon toe cheapest tailored town. > The Christchurch prices run from £lO 10s to 10s, the average being £l3 13 S .

Notification of Simdav- sen-ices as enu merated below appears" in our advertising ?n n Q S: ~". All^ ?a, ! : St - rru,l ' s Cathedrnll Krnr rr s 't I ?^'"'™ : First Church, Knox Church, St. Andrew's, North-east Valley, Musselburgh, St. Stephen's. Kaikorai g r.° n ' - M T , HiU ' ' c *ver S ham; t£ U *i r J ? uneai S'- ? oj!yn ' a,KI St - Clair Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, .Jornmgton Cargill Road, Belleknowcs S„. Kilda. Woodhaugh, N.E. Val'.ev, Dundai fct.ee, Ravensbourr.e, Itoslyn. Maori HiU and . Cavercham. Congregational: Morav : hticet, Roslyn, Caversham, Inoraington, N E \aliey, and South Dunedin. Church or Chn«t: Taoernacle. South Dunedin. Mornmgton,-Roslyn, North-east ValW mA Fl.ieul Street. Choral Hall, TheosopWal* Uirretadelphians, Plavfair Street Hall Spi-jl tuahsts' Church, ChriGtian Science. Salvation Army: Dunlin, Xdnh-east Valley, and Soutn Dunedin. New season's photographic goods- excellent stock now arriving. Cameras from 6s bend your order early to R. J. Gill, 11 and 13 Frederick street, Dunedin. "Phone 114; —j.Advt.] TJnited S'tarr-Bowkett Society invite inquiry regarding new group", and advertise £I,OOO for disposal. The annual meeting- of the Association Football Club will be held in the Council Chambers, Morninston on Teeedav eveiiinsr. ~ " J A tailoring firm whose ?oods givo service and satisfaction, and ba'.e cone so for main years past: Ansell and Co., Octagon [Advt.] Special services will he held at the Caversham Methodist Church to-morrow, en thp occasion of the heavest festival. The preacher at the morning service will be the Rev. I=aac Sarginson. and at the evening service the Kev. S. Griffith, who is retiring after 39 years of circuit, work, will preach his farewell sermon prior to Ids departure for Auckland on Thursday next. A farewell social will take place on Wednesday evening. No lady should be without Martin's Apio/ zed Steel Pills. Sold by all chemists and stores throughout Australasia.— L'Advt.] Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the Dnndas Street Methodist Church tomorrow, morning: and evening, when there will be appropriate anthems and address Preacher. Rev. W. J. Oxbrow,

Mr Lintl's subject in the Oddfellow*.' Kail Roslyn, to-morrow ni<>-ht will be "The Second Coming of Clirist and the Higher Criticism.' Watson's No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the raonev [Advt.] J To-morrow- night, at Trinity Cliurch. the Rev. Ruo-by Pratt wli give another of his " talks for the times," when his theme will be"*' Getting "Rid of God.' Tho vocalists are Mrs West and Hiss Phyllis West.' The train arrangements fv?r the Easter holidays will bo- found ou page 1 of thh issue. "No Rubbing" laundry help has captured the women's vote, also our.?. Allan and Smith.—[Advt.] Our Sale proved an attraction that we were unable to servo all our customers on Friday night, so wo have decided to continue it until Easter. Rusbatch, jewellers.—[Advt.] An illustrated lecture by Mr Owens will he given in tho Empire Theatre to-morrow night at 8. For last, week of sale our whole stock of gold and silver jewellery, etc., at reduction of from 20 percent. to 25 per cent. less than usual prices. Kusfjatch and Co., George street.—[Advt.j Mx W. Owens. 8.A., secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at Hyderabad, India, at present visiting Dunedin, is announced to deliver a special address at the Central Mission on Sunday evening. Mr H. A. Brown wiii sing a solo. "White Houec," George street. —Best value in fruit and jam jars. Todd's, next Plaza [Advt.] Tho St. Kilda Municipal Band will oceupy the rotunda af; tho Gardens to-morrow afternoon, when an e:-;oe!lent programme of nii"-ic well be rondered, included in which are tb« two A grade .test selections,- "Boberti i'l Diavolo' and Wagneifc. works, and the public, especially those 'who were unable to be present at the recent contest, will be assured of an enjoyable outing in visithi"- the Gardens. ° Blended correctly, aged correctly—Watsons No. 10 Whisky, clean, soft, mellow—[Acvt.J + v,T l r^ re xT t t p , opi,^.r , Hoiel in dunedin is the City Hotel. ■High-class accommodation, liquors par excellence; in tVt, even-thim* is of tho best.—[Advt.] a The Dunedin Starr-Bowkctt Buildm- Society offer shares in No. 4 group, and will dispose of an appropriation by sale uext Monday. . The high Cost of Living being the burning question of tho day, the study of economics ought to appeal to all thinking peonlc. «f « a! V* h fcl ?'l ob J ect - under the ausnices °1 Education Association, starts at St. Clair on Tuesday evening next. New Zealauders on sm-ioe found that there is no brandy like Cognac brandy, and. no Cognac brandy like Kartell's.—[Advt.] , v °" ev r^ i,: f> » l Church, Mr vir. Paget O-ale will give another of h's interesting and.-od-uoative recitals. A programme oi good organ music has been prepared, and will include pieces not. previously heard in Choice Jewellery —Large selection diamond rings, watches, brooches, pendents, and Silverware. Compare our values. peter Dick, jewellers, etc., 490 Moray place(.Advt.] ,