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Evening Star, Issue 17953, 26 April 1922, Page 4

The collection at His Majesty's Theatre yesterday afternoon amounted to £42 5s 9d. It was a record meeting in every way.

The monthlv meeting of tho executive of the local branch of tho British and Foreign Sailors* Society was held in the Rest,'Rattray street, on Monday evening, the president (Mr John ’Wilkinson) in the chair. The treasurer reported that he had received tho animal gift of ten guineas from the Harbor Board, £3 18s from the Amalgamated Public Subscriptions _ Association, £9 9s collected in tire Port Chalmers Presbyterian Church by Miss Johnstone, £l3 6s 6d collected by Miss Tnglis in the city, and £0 8s Id from the Shaw- ’ Savill Shipping Company (an amount allotted to the society from collections made aboard tho company’s vessels). Tno treasurer further stated that tho general fund of the City Rest was in credit £2O 8:i 7d, the. Port Chalmers general fund in credit £ls 16s 3d, and the renovation fund stood at £l4 9s lOd. The chairman announced that the trustees of tho site for a seamen’s home which had recently been bought back by the Harbor Board were prepared to hand over the amount which had accrued while they Had held tho site, and that ho had endeavored to secure Harbor Board debentures for the amount, but had found tho loan fully subscribed. Mr Buchan reported that four overseas vessels had been in the port, and that some of tho crows of each of them had been welcomed to tho Rests and l entertained. Tho business of the Otago Educational Institute’s executive meeting on Saturday centred upon tho recently-gazetted graded list, and' it appeared that there was wide dissatisfaction in (he district. It was pointed! out that students from the Training College were placed above teachers with two years’ experience, ami that teachers in other districts had been raised more than tho same group of teachers in Otago. Mr J. M'K. Miller was appointed ‘ho institute's advocate at the sittings of the Appeal Board, and it was resolved that the graded list he the first subject for discussion at the evening session of tho forthcoming conference. It was unanimously resolved to oppose tho scheme of the. New Zealand Educational Institute which has to do with the administration of local education committees acting under the general direction of a National Education Board. It was decided to ask the New Zealand Educational Institute to accept the following remit for tho May conference; —“That tho compulsory retiring ago for all women teachers be uniform throughout tho dominion.” It was further resolved to ask tho New Zealand' Educational Institute to obtain a legal opinion as to whether an education board could hold up an appointment for an indefinite period. It has been found that there is still a fair quantity of wool that missed tho previous sales through one cause and another; consequently it lias been decided to hold a round of sales during the coming month. Tho places at which sales arc to bo hold and tho dates are as given below; Timaru, May o ; Dunedin. May 5 : Christchurch. May 11; Auckland, May 16; Wanganui, May 18; Napier, May 22; Wellington, May 25. It is anticipated that the May sales will bring about a very full clearance of wool, so that the nest season will open with the market bare so far as New Zealand is concerned unlees there, are wool growers who are holding their clips for an improved: market, and who are not known to the brokers. “As to the effect upon New Zealand commerce of the fall in the English bank rate,” said a big hardware merchant to an inquiring Wellington pressman, “ lake it from me the effect will be negligible. Keep my mime- out of this,” he begged l smilingly, “and don't tell tho hanks where you got tho statement from; but what wo very badly need over here is a competitive. bank along the lines, says, of the Australian Commonwealth Bank and Stale banks. Such competition would force tho loan rates down and the interest rales np. Look, for example, at the great deal of good done for flic public by tho competition with insurance offices in the dominion of the Stale Fire Office.”

J.T. (Port Chalmers) forwards ns £1 12s in aid of the Russian children’s fund.

T’ne Roslyn branch of the Workers’ Educational Association began its session proper on Monday evening in the .Baptist schoolroom, where the weekly meetings arc to ho hold. Mr L. H. Osborn (who has been re-elected chairman) presided over a largo attendance. The various class apopintments remain as last year, excepting that .Mr S. G. Brickoll replaces Mr Wriggl'esworth (who has left for England) as secretary. The tutor is again Mr J. Johnson, M.A., who has prepared a comprehensive lecture syllabus bearing upon ‘ National Welfare in New Zealand,’ approaching tho subject from social, economic, and political standpoints. The series is intended, tho lecturer explained, to promote a definite search for tho realities of prosperity in this country, and that portion of tho initial paper inquiring ‘ What is National Greatness?’ in itself onened up a wide scope for constructive thought. Judging by tho attentive interest shown by tho students, tho success of tho present course seems to bo assured.

A message from Kaitaia (Auckland) states that disaster overtook a motor car occunied by Mr Goorgo Fenwick, of Auckand Ids father,'Sir Fenwick, on Sunday morning, on Ninety-mile Beach. From tho northern point, at which, tho car entered the beach, the run is sixtv miles. Tho car had covered

about twenty miles, and when skirting a rocky point which Williams (an experienced Auckland chauffeur) considered ho could safely pass, an advancing wave got to the magneto and stopped the engine. The car had to be abandoned.

The recent amendment in the lav/ relating to Anznc Day states most plainly that it°shall be regarded in all respects as a Sunday. In the opinion of Mr Browett, officer in charge of tho Dunedin office of the Labor Department, this provision governs wages and everything else in relation to the day. Tho further question as to who are to bo paid depends on the award under which ho is working. If on an hourly wage or a daily wage, and has the holiday, he is not entitled to bo paid for it. If on a weekly wage, and has the holiday, ho just lifts tho ordinary week’s wage’; but if he is called to work on the day he receives double pay, or whatever the award entitles-him-tqi-foKWorking-.pn a Sunday,

Mr Paulin advised at noon : —S.W, winds and fine for twenty-four hours. Two minor outbreaks claimed the at tention of the city’s fno department yes lordav. The first call was received at 1] 25* a m. to a fire which had occurred in' a storeroom at Messrs Strachon and Co *6 brewerv in King .street. liio bngud-rj found that ‘the firo was amongst some crates and bags of empty bottles, borne, of the crates and bags were burnt, but no damage was done to the building. Iho ..pcond call came in at 6.57 p.m., when tho citv firemen and the crew from the Month Dunedin sub-station were summoned to \llon avenue, Musselburgh. It was found that the call was to a chimney firo in a house at tho end of tho avenue. It was extinguished before any damage Was done to the dwelling.

'J.'lio Dunedin city treasurer (Mr 11. H. IHnderscn) informs ns, in answer to an inquiry, that £125,000 of tho W-aipon loan of £2OO 000 is in band, and that on present prospects the bulk of_ the balance is likely to be subscribed within a month. The corporation is still carrying on its public works without taking more money for that loan, and probably will not need to issue further works debentures for six months.

Three of tho four concrete cricket pitches on tho Ova! have been broken up by the Deserves Committee, and the work of turfing tho ground Unis disturbed is to bo carried out under Mr Tamiock’s .supervision. It is believed- that the necessity for concrete pitches is now passed, tho Oval having become firmer. One of the concrete pitches will, however, bo allowed to eland for tho use of practising boys and as.a general stand-by. Wool merchants are not prophesying very willingly, but one of the big Loudon firms cabled” to its Dunedin house on Monday that indications point to a sharp advance in cross-brede at tho next series of sales. Tho indications, one may suppose, are pretty definite, or such a message would not be sent by the very reliable firm referred to. In tho Juvenile Court this morning, before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., two lads, aged thiitccn. and fourteen years respectively, pleaded guilty to charges of breaking electric bulbs in Belmont lane, Musselburgh. Sub-inspector Lrwin explained that the boyo broke the bulbs throurfi throwing stones at them. Each of the offenders had -broken one. iho boys belonged to very respectable homes, and their previous conduct had been goal-. The Juvenile Probation Officer announced that tho general conduct of the lads wao good, and that they came from good 1 homes. Tho magistrate said that, as the offenders had -been already punished by their fathers, he would not enter a conviction. Ho hoped that it would bo a warning to them.” They would bo admonished and discharged. The parents of each lad were ordered to make good the damage (8s) within, one week. Keen interest is being shown in tho forthcoming choir competitions, which commence ’at Christchurch on Monday week. Six choirs are competing, includiW one from Ashburton. The present holders of tho shield are St. Albans, Christchurch.

A colored man’s troubles wore ventilated at a meeting in bankruptcy at Wellington, when Fitzgerald Clark, restaurant-keeper, a negro married to a white woman, met his creditors. His debts were £745 % lid, and his assets £525. The bankrupt said ho returned to New Zealand in Juno, 1921, with £7OO. Of this amount he put £4OO in the hank for the purpose of commencing business as a restaurant-keeper. His wife purchased a number of things in the bouse, mid conducted the business, but a little time ago she left him and had gone to Australia, taking from £-450 to £6OO belonging to him. When she had gone he found be was in debt, and paid out what money lie had to Ins creditors. Realising that he was in difficulties, bn called his creditors together, but bis landlord gave him notice, with the result that be had to get rid of his hoarders, otherwise he would have been able to pay the rent. The matter was left in the hands of the Assignee.

On the 3rd March of this year tho fine City Hall of Montreal, with its valuable contents, was destroyed by lire, the estimated loss being ten million dollars. The members of the City Council evidently thought there was little or no risk, for tho reason that insurance for only 200,000d0l was effected. Tho interest on a replacement loan of the lost 10,000,000d0l will be £oo,ooodol. What would the Dunedin ratepayers say on the question of economy of non-insurance on waking up some morning and finding that the tramcars had been destroyed by lire, that there was no insurance, and that a loan of £150.000 would bo required to make good the loss? Railway and shipping mailers claimed a good deal of attention by the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce at its meeting on Monday evening. Mr IV. Cow, at thn conclusion of a discussion on the excessive railage charges on goods from Port Chalmers'" to Dunedin, said that local merchants were being harshly treated in more, ways than one. He referred to the berthing of the oversea steamer Tainui at Port Chalmers to discharge Dunedin cargo. He, as well as all the other local merchants, wanted to know why the ships did not come up to Dunedin. The position was a very serious one. Dunedin would have to wake up, and some effort would have to he made by the chamber to bring pressure; to bear on tho shipping companies. The companies should be compelled to bring the vessels up to Dunedin to discharge local cargo before such vessels commenced their tramp up and down tho const to load outward freight. He moved that some immediate action in the matter be' taken by the chamber. Several members supported Mr Cow in his remarks, and it- was decided that the Imports Committee bo asked to make representation to tho shipping companies concerned for better treatment.

Tho postal authorities advise, that an Australian mail, ox tho Niagara and Manuka ot Auckland, is expected to roach Dunedin to-morrow evening. The mail comprises thirty hags. 'Tho Ulimaroa. is duo at Wellington to-day from Sydney with Australian mails, the local portion of which should come to hand to-morrow evening.

Tho Taiori branch of the Otago Expansion League met on (Monday evening, and transacted an amount of routine- business. Tho secretary reported that the- membership was strengthening, and road a statement showing the financial position to bo satisfactory. A motion of sympathy was passed with Mr W. -B. Sled (Dunedin) in tho bereavement caused by tho death of his son. Mr Paterson tabled a notice of motion that the league eet up a ratepayers’ and amenities committee. In response to two applications, tho secretary was instructed 1 to make inquiries ro erecting signs on Thames and Renton streets. Amongst other items discussed was tho need for watching Mosgid’s interests in, connection with the appointment of the governing body for the new hydro-electric power district, in connection with which a conference had been held recently in Dunedin,

Mr G. M’Carthy owns a 'couple of sections in Livingstone street, Morningside, says tho Auckland ‘Star.’ He had not paid them a visit of inspection for several months until Saturday last. Then ho found that one section had been im-proved-—very much improved. In fact, there was a nice house on it, nearly completed. Visions of a fairy godmother were dispelled when, upon inquiry, Mt McCarthy discovered that the purchaser of another section had made a mistake and gone ahead with a building on tho wrong block. Now the man who made tho blunder will cither have to pull clown the house or buy the section on which, in some incomprehensible fashion, he started to build five months ago.

Mr Alfred Hill, professor of harmony and composition at the Now South Wales Coiwervatorinm, proposes to come over to Hew Zealand shortly on a six months’ visit. Mr Hill has written to Wellington to say that ho would like to eco some of his works performed while he is in the dominion. Ho would like to begin in Wellington with a revival of his_ cantata ' Hinomoa,’ and later have his latest operas, ‘The JUjah of Shirapoor' and Mnsterj? mwjMn. cantata., style.

The Salvation Army _ to-day began its annual congress in Wellington, which will extend to Slay 2. Over 400 officers, with 200 bandsmen, are present. Six largo gatherings will ho conducted by Commissioner and (Mrs Hod dor, the first of which will bo a musical festival! on Saturday, April 29, when seven bands will participate.

Tlie big building scheme by Messrs Bryant and May, match manufacturers, to utilise' tho slum area *n the heart of Wellington, is held up Giving to tho housing legislation restrictions, ,nd the company announces that unless tho tenants of a number of the dilapidated dwellings agree to vacate under generous terms the whole scheme for a factory may bo moved to Christchurch. Tho latest Melbourne scandal concerns an ex-member of tho Legislative Assembly. Alexander Frederick Parker, who has been committed for trial on a charge of having broken into Messrs Contis Bros.’ shirt factory and stolen forty-three dozen shirts, valued at £lB5. Detective Fowler said that the shirts taken from tho factory had been found in tho possession of accused. His 'explanation was that ho had bought them from a man who bad called upon him one morning. He- did not know the man, and ho could not produce a docket or receipt to substantiate his statement. Counsel for Parker said that he would produce witnesses to testify ns. to Parker’s whereabouts on the night of the robbery: also a witness to substantiate Parker’s story of a man caking at business places offering shirts for salo and representing that he was from tho Conhra Shirt Company on tho same date as Parker said ho had called on him. There was also the fact that Parker had openly displayed these shirts in his Melbourne shop window.

"The King, gentlemen!” and the toast wus honored in tlio King of Whiskies— Watson’s No. 10.—[Advt.]

Tho bear.lv of “No Rubbing” Laundry Help i s that, while it washes clothes spotlessly' dean, it cannot injure the daintiest fabric. A. Allan and Go., agents for No Rubbing.”—£Advt.)j A girl of fifteen years has been: missing from U o?maru district since the 19th inst. Her full description is advertised hi this issue, and anyone locating her is asked to communicate with Her parents.

Two hundred sample jars St. George's .Tarns, 3d per jar—Todd’s While House, George street. —[Advt.] The United Starr-Bowlrctt Building Society advertises £S,OOO for disposal. New members 80. 6 group may participate in ballot on April 27. Watson’s No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the money.— [Advt.] The Otago Mutual Starr-Eowkett Society start now groap (No. 3), commencing Monday, Ist May, and invito early application for shares.

Attention. C drawn to the advertisement, in this issue of a W.C.T.U. meeting. Tho matter to be discussed is unusually urgent and important. New season’s photographic goods; mmL lent stock now arriving. Cameras irora bs. Bend ycut order early to H. «L Gdl. 11 a “ d 13 Frederick street, Dunedin. Phone 1,144. -£Advt.]