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Evening Star, Issue 18332, 20 July 1923, Page 6

Tho diamond jubilee of the Otago High Schools will bo celebrated shortly. At yesterday’s meeting of tho High Schools Board of Governors a letter vvas read from tho Jubilee Association asking permission to charge admission to school grounds for a garden party on the occasion ot tho diamond jubilee of tho school. _ _ Tho board granted the necessary permission.

The Te Awamutu police captured _ a motor-car load of liquor that was being taken illegally into the _ King Country. For some considerable time efforts havo been made to catch “ droppers,” and on this occasion tho Te Awamutu police motored to the boundary of the King Country after a suspect had passed northward earlier in tho day. They drew their car across tho road, effectively blocking progress, and tho suspected car, which arrived only a few minutes later, _ .was forced to pull up, actually in forbidden territory.

Tho commencement of tho downward path of the criminal is frequently very difficult to determine (says tho Melbourne ‘ Age ’). Often, it would seem, a prisoner commences his criminal career in quite a big way, with dramatic suddenness, and becomes absorbed in vice almost as soon as ho starts. In the great majority of cases, however, the beginning is trivial; usually some trifling,_ unpunished and little-thought-of crime in childhood or adolescence. Tho part that parental neglect plays in tho production of criminals has never been really thoroughly analysed, though that it plays an immense part is certain. Of course, most people are familiar with De Quincey’s whimsical description of the downward path, whose reversed application to the facts of life is left to tho imagination of the reader. “ Everyone,” wrote Do Quincey, “ who indulges himself_ in murder very soon comes to think little of robbing, and from robbing ho comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination. Once you havo begun on this downward path yon never know where you are going to stop, and many a man has dated his ruin from some murder or other that perhaps ho thought little of at the time.” The Boy Scout movement has started under very auspicious circumstances in Suva (writes the Auckland ‘ Herald’s ’ correspondent), and it is hoped that it will extend to oilier portions of the colony. Already there are tliroo full troops in Suva, and tho lads show much enthusiasm. The Governor is Chief Scout and takes a keen interest in tho progress of the boys. Some generous donations have been received from private sources, and Lady Rodwell organised a twonights’ entertainment, when she and other local amateurs, including the Colonial Secretary, tho Attorney-General, and the Colonial Treasurer, staged a triple bill, consisting of ‘ Between tho Soup and the Savory,’ ‘ The Twelve Pound Look ’ (J. M. Barrie), and tho farce ‘ The Bathroom Door.’ Tho show was a great success, and the Boy Scouts will benefit to the extent of some £9O. It was Lady Eodwell’s last appearance on tho local stage, as she purposes leaving for England next month, and she met with a very cordial reception, and groat armfulls of lovely flowers.

Discussion took place in committee at this week’s meeting of tho Auckland University College Council as a result of tho ofiicial complaint made by tho City Council concerning the conduct of tho recent students' procession through tho city. It was resolved to postpone further discussion pending a report from the Professorial Board.

Captain Pollock, Governor of American Samoa, lately made interesting references to his visit to New Zealand. Addressing a gathering of Samoans at Manilla ho said; “Recently a trip to New Zealand brought me in contact with some of your distant cousins, tho Maoris, whoso characteristics of hearty hospitality and welcome showed that they were your cousins, although they spoke a rather different tongue. They have a tree called the manuka, which they took from Manula with them. I presented the chief with a kava root, but had to explain tho kava ceremony, ns kavo will not grow in that climate. Tho Maori chief asked mo to thank his cousins for tho greetings, and said that ha would always keep tho root and would tell all tho other Maoris about it. A tapa was also given him to show what his ancestors wore in Samoa.” Tho children of tho Paeroa District High School, Auckland, recently carried out a campaign of collecting empty bottles, tho proceeds of which are to ba used in beautifying and improving their school grounds. As a result of tho campaign no fewer than 15,578 bottles were collected as follows;—Beer, pints, 2,113; beer, quarts, 2,511; whisky and wines, 2,713; coffee, 507; vinegar, 378; pickle, 271; medicine, 3,236; lemonade, 745; miscellaneous, 3,104. It is expected that the net proceeds from the sale of bottles will amount to £6O. The money raised by the children will carry the Government subsidy of £ for £. A site for tho Church of England Hospital, which has been Canon Wilford’s chief aim and object in life for some time past, has been secured on the Papanui road at the end of tho two-penny tram section. The property was bought from Die Christchurch Gas Company. Although tho hospital executive has not yet gone out to collect money, it has paid for tho site, and has nearly £3,000 in hand. It will be ono of tho finest private hospitals in New Zealand, fitted wifh two operating theatres.—Our Christchurch correspondent. Tho rating in tho Oamaru borough is on tho rental value. In tho suburb of Nowhorough it is on the unimproved value. The question as to how these differing systems would affect individual ratings adds to tho interest taken in the proposal for amalgamation which was considered by tho Commission this week. Both tho borough and tho suburb petitioned for amalgamation, but there are objectors from both sides, and it was to hear the evidence for and against that Mr Bundle and Mr Sadd sat this week. Their report will bo made to the Minister of Internal Affairs,

Tho freehold of tho ground that was used at the Rnnfurly nursery was offered at auction on Die 12th inst. Tho area is 14 acres 1 rood 26 poles, divided into fourteen sections. The total upset price was £2,355, and the sale produced £2,602. Dr Byers bought tho homestead and six of tho other sections.

On the day that tho article appeared in this journal concerning tho movements and tho duties of Mr F. A. Grant, Die railways' commercial agent for the South Island—that is to say, on Tuesday of this week —Mr Grant was travelling to Dunedin, He spent all Wednesday and part of the next morning in Dunedin, strung representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and other business men about railway matters.

A motion of sympathy with tho relatives of Dio,so who met. their deaths in the recent Alain Trank railway accident was passed by the meeting of Dio City Council yesterday afternoon. It was decided to forward a copy to the Minister of Railways,

“ A.B. M sends ns a donation of £5 towards tho work of the Rev. V. G. Bryan King.

Tha town clerk has received from tho Public Works Department a letter stating that both the plans and tho draft Order in Council for the Opoho tram route have been carefully considered. Tho plans were found satisfactory, but it was necessary to make a considerable number of alterations and additions to the copy of tho draft Order in Council, and these are to bo explained when a copy of the draft Order is forwarded to the City Council for its concurrence. The Order is now being considered by both the Post and Telegraph Departments, which departments have been requested to deal with the matter urgently. Immediately the remarks of those departments are received the draft Order will bo finally considered by the Crown Law Office, and, if it secs no objections from a legal point of view, the Dunedin City Council will bo advised immediately, so that it may put tho work in hand.

A Wellington Association telegram states that in tho case affecting tho right of persons to import Victor gramophone records from America for private use, the Full Court uphold tho judgment in the S.M. Court that no false trade description had been made, and dismissed ■ the Customs Department’s appeal. The court, however, expressed the opinion that if different ground had been taken, the Collector of Customs would have been entitled to an order of condemnation.

At an acrimonious mooting of shareholders of the Waikato Shipping Company it was decided to go into liquidation, Mr A. English being appointed liquidator. It was shown that the steamer Prance, which was the cause of tho company’s ruin, cost over £28,000. When sold, without having bean put into use, silo realised only £4,000. —Hamilton Press Association telegram.

The paragraph in vesterday’a issue regarding the voting for members of the High Schools’ Board of Governors did not state the position accurately. Voting papers,_ if delivered, must be delivered to the High Schools’ office before 5 p.m. to-day, but they may he posted any timo to-day. Any vote sent through the post will bo valid unless tho returning officer is satisfied that, it was not posted till after to-day. Tho votes will, howovor, not bo counted. until Friday next.

Tho adjourned meeting of the City Council resumed yesterday afternoon to consider in committee the proposed now working agreement with the tramway workers. There were present tho deputymayor (Cr J. S. Douglas), Crs Bogg, Chirk, Hancock, Taverner, Scott, Siucock, HulUday, Mitchell, and MacManoa. The discussion lasted for over an hOur, the recommendation of tho Tramways Committee, as follows, being .adopted:—“That tho agreement be sent to the anion with an intimation that the council regards it as final, .and that it bo regarded as tho agreement of working conditions as from August 1 next.” Tho following letter has been received by the secretary of tho Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association (Mr A. C. Laing) from tho officer in charge of tho War Accounts Office, Wellington I have been requested by Lieutenant Kenneth W. M. Lowe, whose present address :s Societe des Agcnces Rennies, 42 Ruo du Bac, Paris, to ask you to notify former members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force that if they require any help or information that ho could give he would gladly he of assistance.” This will give an opportunity to ex-members of tho N.Z.E.F. who wish to renew acquaintance with Frenchmen they mot during the Great War. Tho programme of tho Christchurch Brass Band Contest for February next provides a total prize money of £1,500, in addition to the Besson Shield, tho liawkes Shield, tho Boosey trophy, and tho Alice Gunner memorial gold medal. For the A grade contest the prize money is £SBO, for tho B grade £325, and for the quickstep £l6o.—Our Christchurch correspondent.

Wilson Hodges, agent for tho Provident Assurance Company, was committed for trial for alleged misappropriation. The amount involved is £96 —lnvercargill Press Association telegram.

Tho Port Chalmers Fire Board decided (at a special mooting last night) to accept a tender from Levy and Co., Wellington, for new uniforms for the members of (ho brigade. Tho board made the annual inspection of tho brigade, which was complimented on tho efficient manner it had carried out its duties during tho year and on the clean, natty appearance of tho station. Tho plant was also favorably commented on. The members of the board were afterwards entertained at a social. Representatives of tho City Eire Brigade were present. Tho long service of some members of the Port Chalmers Brigade was referred to by the chairman of tho board, who made special reference to the fact that Captain W. McCormack had twenty years’ service to hia credit, and Fireman J. Percy nearly tho same.

The E.S.A. Savage Club ladies’ night ig postponed until further notice.

Reduced Prices. —Clearing all school hooks. —“ White House,” George street.—[Advt. j Hr M’Ewan’a lecture in Ros’yn Theatre tomorrow evening has bean postponed owing to influenaa in the district.

Worth its weight in gold;: "No-rubbing” Laundry Ho!p; a seven weeks’ supply can he purchased for Is cash. —MTarlano and Go.—[Advt.] At Gulling Park to-morrow Kai tain gala will meet Maori Hill at 1.15 and Taieri v. Mornington at 2.45.