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Evening Star, Issue 18741, 17 September 1924, Page 4

The first of the Government’s contributions to the International Exhibition came to hand this morning—a cheque for £12,500, this being half of the sum that Mr Massey promised. An Association message from Wellington states that, notwithstanding the heavy loss on the citizens’ ball, the balance-sheet in connection with the visit of H.M.S. Hood and other battleships shows a surplus of £175, which will be funded for similar purposes. The big residence at the entrance to St. Clair "corner of Valpy street, has been sold by Mr David Allan (now living at Wellington) to Mr Thomas Neville, of Ida Volley. The sale was effected by Messrs John Reid and Sons. Mrs A. Inglis built this dwelling, Mr Roach being the architect. Fully thirty to forty new houses will be completed at St. Clair in the next six months,” said one of the speakers of a deputation to the Education. Board this morning. Ho added that there was a chance of a largo sub-division taking place in the locality soon,’ and that that would probably mean another hundred houses m course of time. After receiving frhm Dr Pickerill a report on the visit of the Chancellor (Dr Cameron) and himself to Wellington in connection with the Dentists Act Amending Bill, the Council of the University of Otago yesterday passed a motion protesting strongly against the Bill. It was further decided that the Chancellor and Dr Pickerill shoidd draw up a letter of 5 retest, a copy to be sent to every memer o£ Parliament,.

The South Otago Hospital Board's hose hospital at Baldutha is to stand on Rosohill, the rise to the south of the township. The Fletcher Construction Company is to make a prompt start on the'wprk, Messrs Mason and Wales are tho architects. The construction is to he in brick, with concrete foundations and slate roofs. Each of the two largo wards is to hold fourteen beds with three auxiliary beds, so there will he accommodation for thirty-four patients. The administration block will contain the office, the X-ray department, the dispensary, and the offices for doctor and matron, with accommodation above for the matron and the maids. The nurses’ home, of two stories, is far enough away to give room for an extension of the wards. It contains fourteen bedrooms, two sitting rooms, kitchen, and lavatories. Tho laundry is to bo quite special—tho latest ideas in that line. The contract time is eighteen months.

The Otago Education Board this morning decided to give strong support to a suggestion by the Auckland 'Education Board that the Education Act should he amended to empower education boards to vote an honorarium to the chairman.

Persons who are anxious about the price of wool keeping up—and who is not?— will bo comforted by the nows conveyed in a cablegram received by Mr J. Harrison Jones this morning. It is to the effect that at the London sales which opened yesterday cross-breds showed an advance of from 10 to 15 pei; cent., scoured and slipe an advance of from 7J> to 10 per cent.

The application of the use of various apparatus as adjuncts to our modem educational system would be an (cyoopener to the educational authorities of years ago. I a many schools the kinematograph has been used to advantage, and tho latest idea is to provide gramophones. To the Education Board meeting to-day the Education Department wrote stating that subsidies for these would be available up to tho amount of £350 for the whole of tho dominion. Grants would he limited to £lO for each school. It was stated that suitable gramophones could be purchased for about £lO, and records at about 6s each, the purchases being made by tho department. It was decided to circularise the schools on the subject.

Messrs Ellis and Glue have started to build the pavilion on the western side of the Oval, near Maitland street. The surface of the Oval is still sinking a little, and another reminder that it was formerly used as a tip came to the nostrils of the men who dug the holes for the posts cf the shed. These men are quite prepared to support the argument that the Oval would have been an unsuitable site for the Exhibition.

A representative deputation from the St. Glajr School Committee waited upon the meeting of the Education Board tide morning to urge that increased accommodation should be provided for the -pupils of tire school. Mr P. Priest, the principal speaker, said the committee considered tnat extra accommodation was urgently needed, as most of the rooms in the school were overcrowded. It had been suggested that the gymnasium should bo divided to provide class I'ooms, but the committee did not favor that course. It was desired that two extra rooms should be provided as soon as possible. The population of St. Clair had increased rapidly in the last few years. Mr L. D. Ritchie also spoke. The chairman (Mr J. Wallace) said it was the intention of the department to provide two class rooms by putting a movable partition in the gymnasium. There was a chanco of a school being built shortly on the board's site at St. Hilda to provide accommodation for 250 children, and that would relieve the congestion at St. Clair to some extent. He thought, however, that the St. Clair School was entitled to another room. They know the department recognised that the school was overcrowded, and that from £6O to £7O had been authorised for tho movable partition in the gymnasium. Personally, ho did not believe in a gymnasium being used for classes, and ho thought tho board would do its best to get another room. After the deputation had withdrawn it was decided to make representations to tho department pointing cut the urgent necessity of an extra class room being provided. The chairman of the Education Board (Mr J. Wallace) reported to the board this morning that, as a result of a conference held among the representatives of the City Council, the Harbor Board, and the Education Board, it was decided, in accordance with authority previously given, to assure tho Harbor Board that, in the event of the vote of the ratepayers sanctioning the construction of the proposed highway, the Education Board would accept the now school site opposite the Pelichet Bay railway station, on the distinct understanding that, if the highway should nob be constructed, tho_ Education Board would revert to the site on Logan Park already granted. A letter •from tho Harbor Board indicated that it accepted the decision of the Education Board. The chairman said he was rather amused to see in the Press that he had been " talked to straightly at the conference.” ‘‘ You do not need to worry, gentlemen,” he added, “your representatives can look after themselves all right.” The meeting ratified the action of the committee which had dealt with the matter.

The Salvation Army, Port Chalmers, will hold « gift tree and sale of work in the S.A. Hall to-morrow (Thursday) and Friday. A first-class programme has been arranged. Dunedin and local friends, along with the Anderson Bay girls, will assist.

Illingsworth’s British-made roll film 1* Issued in all standard sizes to suit all makes of cameras. Obtainable at all dealers.—H. J. Gill, Frederick street.— fAdvt.l

Tho public is invited to tho classical Association Symposium to-morrow evening, when Professor Bamsay will lecture on ‘Martial,’ and Dr W. Marshall Macdonald on ‘Juvenal.’

Big variety dolls’ prams (new models), 21a, 255, JOe, 40b— Todd’s White House, Georga street.—[Advt.]