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Evening Star, Issue 18137, 29 November 1922, Page 6

Cr Hayward, • chairman of the General Committee, asks us to state, in answer to “Health” and others interested in the Kaikorai baths, that he will bo pleased to meet them at tho baths about 7.50 on Monday evening and discuss iho matter with tnem.

Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs i Tho office of the Grand! Secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Now Zealand has just been removed from Dunedin to Christchurch under tho peripatetic) system upon which the executive system of tho Grand Lodge is managed. The Grand Secretary (Colonel George Barclay) now holds the position, and his staff spend periods of two years in each of the four centres of the dominion. ’lire present Christchurch period is just beginning, and for tho next two years the executive of the institution wall* bo situated in Christchurch.

Messrs Mandeno and Fraser, of Dunedin, have been instructed by Messrs Coulls, Somerville, Wilkie to accept a tender from the Fletohor Construction ComCfor tiio erection in Wellington of a storv warehouse in reinforced con- * crote. Iho building is to cost considerably over £20,000, and the contractors .are under heavy penalty do not complete within ten monthS.

An Association message from Wellington states that William ’Robert Thompson sued tho Hansford Mills Construction Company, Ltd., for £I,OOO damages and compensation for an accident whereby his leg was broken during work on the now parliamentary buildings. The company admitted liability for compensation, bub tho amount paid (said plaintiff’s counsel) was inadequate. The defence denied that the circumstances of tho accident warranted a claim for damages. The jury returned a verdict for defendants.

A Wellington Association message states that the Meat Producers’ Board has decided to standardise all grade marks on frozen meat. No bills of lading will he issued for parcels of less than 300 sheep or lambs, thus reducing the cost of handling and sorting, and also securing an improvement in the -condition and appearance of the meat, andi a hotter net return to the producer. The mayor acknowledges having received the -following -amounts towards the Russian [Famine Relief Pun-d, which have been collected in Gore and Invercargill Gore Russian Famine Committee, £174 12s lOd ; ‘-Southland Times/ £193 10s 9d ; ‘Southland News/ £lB Us 9d. Those girls and women who have been annoyed by the disgusting actions of a youth in the Town Belt, Roslyn, during the past few months will be relieved to ‘know that the offender has -been dealt with. Robert 'Sinclair Gardner Johnson was (before the court this morning on three charges of wilful exposure, and was ordered toy Me Bartholomew, S.M., to bo detained for reformatory purposes for a period of three years. Sub-inspector Ecdcs said that accused was eighteen Years of age, and the) eldest of a family of seven, and, although -he appeared to be physically and mentally weak, his condition was -not such as to warrant the prescribed examination ‘by two doctors. The magistrate in passing sentence said that -the probation officer had put in a full report on the matter, and it wm obvious that the accused was more or less of a degenerate. The only proper course was to send him for reformative treatment.

The members of the Arbitration Court (which sits here again to-morrow) will leave for Christchurch on Saturday morning. Said a reporter to the Mayor of Dunedin ; “ What impressions are left on your mind as a result of your visit to the Industrial Exhibition at -Christchurch?” Said His Worshipi “I was at once struck with the crafty workmanship in many of ■the exhibits. The poods are cleverly made, and their finish is up to the highest standard. This set me thinking about the men wbo did the work, and from them to the employers, and it was with more than W little satisfaction that I found that many of the men who are now masters or managers have graduated from tho ranks and won their positions by mental and manual ability. - From what I know I feel euro that the artisans of to-Eay are of as good stuff as their predecessors, and there is'every reason to believe that if our economic conditions were more aettled, and there was a better understanding between the various classes in the com-munity—-if, in short, wo ceased our senseless arguing about tho rlcrhts of one and ■the wrongs of another, and addressed ourselves instead to the day’s duty as it is oeen immediately ahead—w© Now Zealander's would be a great people. We possess 'a wonderful little country, and if we made the moat of it wo could supply practically all we need. It vexes me to (note ®o many imported articles in cm* shops. Half the goods we bring from overseas can bo produced quite as well in our own country. The lesson of the exhibition, to my mind, ia that on© would do well to drop a lot of the foolish and valueless debating that irritates class against class, and settle down to work. If everybody agreed to that plan of life we could easily double our wealth and increase the general happiness.”

Now that summer is approaching and the water is “warming up,” sharks are becoming more numerous and are beginning to haunt tho foreshore at Ngahauranga (Wellington) in the neighborhood of the meat works outfall. One which was landed recently measured sft 4in in length.It was the irony of fate (says the Auckland ‘ Star ') that recently a seafaring man should apply for relief when so many ships are held up. “ Seamen cannot live without work' any more than any other class of the community. A holiday is only good if people can afford it,” was the comment made by a member of the Belief Committee.

Visitors who ate staying at tho Spa Hotel, Taupo, are being treated to a fine sight by the “Crow’s Nest," which is playing regularly every four hours. The geyser plays continuously for 30min, throwing to a height of between 40ft to 60ft. lor months the “ Crow’s Nest” has been dormant, but now the river is high it is playing regularly and providing a magnificent eight. * Argument,’’-—Monowai left Dunedin early June, J. 890. Watson's No. 10 ia • litU* dearer thaj «o&t whiskies, but 1* worth the money.-* [Advt.l “Karrio Kunnie" DollW Hospital for all doll disasters,—Todd's White House, 133 George street.—[Advt.] Pho Dunedin Cabaret will, by request, hold one mono dunce on Saturday nest. Six ounces of “Golden Rule" Soap with one email packet of “ No-Rubbing ” Laundry Help is oun favorite receipt for washing clothefl scientifically clean, P, Carolin and Oo.—[Advt,] A number of busiheest men ore to speak in the King’s Theatre to-morrow night, when they will present the case for Prohibition from the business man’s point of view. New season’s photographic good®; excellent ebook now arriving. Cameras from 6s. fiend your order early to H, J. Gill, 11 and 13 Frederick street, Dunedin j 'phono 1,144. —{Advt.l Port Chalmers people are notified that Mr John Robertson opens his new butchery premise® on Friday.—[Advt.] The nip for nippy winter weather—Wation’s No. 10, fine old Scotch whisky.— tAdvt.l