LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 18335, 24 July 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At tlio rehearing into llio loss of the scow Edna near North Capo on February 1 tlio court was of the opinion that the master, Henry John Burke, committed an error, of judgment, in not aligning the course more to the northward when heavy weather was threatening between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. It was also of the opinion that the deep-sea lead should l have been kept in place, where it could have been obtained at any time when the necessity arose ; but in the special circumstances disclosed (he court thought that to have used the lead after (he chip was hovc-to would have served no useful purpose. The court did not propose to interfere with the master’s certificate, and it made no order as to costs.

, A well-attended meeting of week-enders and residents was held at To Koangi crib, Company’s Bay, on Saturday evening tc discuss the question of building a bathing shed and forming an improvement society. The following wore elected a committee, with power to add to the number;—President, Mr 11. Davies; secretary, Mr S. Brettell; committee—Messrs A. R. Bond, J. Scoullar, P. Roberts, Knowles, and C. Ross; Ladies’ Committee —Mesdames M'Anlifi'e, Bond, 11. Roberts, P. Roberta, Ross Cockane, Dawson, Carrington, Davies, Graham, Scoullar, Burns, ITinldcy, Barclay, Tait, Richardson, Knowles, M'Arthur, Bills, Brown, and Misses M. Borne, K. Hooper, G. Barrie, E. M'Kerme, I. Joyce, 11. Bretfell, 0. Lo Strange, R. Simpson. Subscription lists were drawn up and handed round, and the district will bo canvassed. The committee hopes to bo 'able to start the building short!#, and to have it ready for summer bathing.

The weekly session of tlio Religious 'Education Training School, held in tlio Waddell Hall last evening, was addressed by the Rev. H. E. Bellhonse on the subject of ‘Travel Lessons in the New Testament.’ Mr Bellhonse showed how very largely records of travel arc interwoven with all the stories of the New Testament. He traced tlio life and ministry of Christ from the beginning, indicating tho significance of His constant journeyings and of other journeys associated with His life. If they took from tlpe Acts of the Apostles the narrative of jofirncys half tho book would bo gone. He ''drew attention to the remarkable extent of the journeys of Paul, and to tho spirit of enterprise and tlio intense devotion that inspired them. This prominence -of travel in the New Testament indicated that tho Gospel was intended to bo a travelling Gospel going to the ends of the earth. Miss F. S. Warner, directress of tho school, delivered the last of a series of eight addresses on ‘ Child Psychology.’ She asked teachers to watch closely and study the physical development of the bovs and girls of the intermediate or early adolescent ago. They must never lose their sense of wonder at tho beautiful dawn of womanhood and manhood in those lives. She touched on the awkwardness of tho boys and tho shyness of tho girls, the sex instinct, the social instinct, the tenacity of purpose, the self-consciousness, and the instinct of enthusiastic hero-worship. She longed for the day when boys and girls would be given more freedom to use their fair idealism and white-fire enthusiasm for the cause of God.

A meeting of provisional directors of the Exhibition Company was held last night in the Town Hall. In 'the absence of the mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley), Mr J. S. Dougins (deputy mayor) was voted to the chair, and there were present Messrs S. Solomon, J. H, Walker, B. S. Irwin, H. E.

Noes, .7, London, A. Barnett, P. Halsled, T. Somerville, C*. Speight, I!. Hudson, W, C.' Burt, W. E, C. Reid, and J. Paterson. The following were appointed to the directorate: —Messrs P. W. Mitchell, 11, P. Sincock, W. R. Hayward, and J. Evans. The memorandum and articles were all signed, and a sub-committee was appointed to make arrangements for further canvassing. It was decided that the provisional directors meet weekly On Mondays until the £50,000 is subscribed and the shares arc allotted.

The usual monthly meeting of Court Pride of tho Valley, Juvenile Foresters, attached to Court Pride of tho Leith, was held on Saturday evening last at the Albany Street Hall, with the C.R., Bro. S. Harbrow, in charge. There was a largo attendance of members. Five new additions were made to the roll. A special vote of thanks was conveyed to the secretary for presenting tho officers with a full set of the new regalia. An official visit war. received from Court Advance. Following the meeting, the anniversary of the court was celebrated in the lower hall, when a large gathering of members and their friends were present. The chair was taken by the president (P.C.R. Bro. H. H. Gaston), who welcomed the visitors and friends. Harmony was contributed by Bros. J. R. Swan, J. F. Biirrow-s. H. M. Bain, D. N. Fckhoff, I). Smith, M. H. Gaston, R. _K. Walker, and J. Uenfell, and Sister Sandom. An acceptable item was given by Mr R. Turnbull with his talking doll, and a community 11 sing was also held. During tho interval the president of the Juvenile Council (Bro. R. S. Vercoe) presented prizes to Bros, A. Davies, D. M. Campbell, J. R. Swan, E. Williams. S. Harbrow', J. E. Gaston, J. R. S. Bunting, and AT. IT. Gaston, and special prize to Bro. E. F. MTntosh. The challenge cup for membership was won by Bro. J.-C. L. Mason, a silver medal going to Bro. J. A. Bartlett. After tho concert a dance was held till midnight, tho music being supplied by Bro. R. K. Walker and .Miss 1 Paget.

An interesting case, in which an Italian fisherman named Francisco Cataldo was charged with smuggling 200 cameos into New Zealand and unshipping them at Wellington without a permit, was heard before Air E. Page, S.AI. Tho Crown Prosecutor (Mr P. S. K. Macassey) conducted the ease for the prosecution, and the defendant was represented by Air J. S. Hanna. Mr Alacassey said the defendant had arrived in New Zealand from Italy on Juno 6, 1921, and had 200 cameos in his possession, 104 of which he sold to a local jeweller, S. G. Ross. The case was then brought under tho notice of the Customs. Tho greater number of the cameos were recovered. Basil Waning (clerk in the Customs Office) gave evidence that the Customs Duties Act, 1908, imposed a duty on all goods imported, with certain exceptions. On various fancy goods the duty was 30 per cent. Cameos imported wore classed as fancy goods, and this had been the case for the past fifteen years. According to tho Finance Act of 1915 a duty of 1 per cent, was duo on nil goods imported ‘to New Zealand. In June, 1923, the Minister definitely stated that cameos made from shell were fancy goods. The purchaser of the cameos said that she bad no idea at the time of the. purchase that tho goods had not been through the Customs. The defendant said that he purchased' the stones from a person on the boat which came alongside tho steamer at Naples. Decision was reserved.