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Evening Star, Issue 18785, 8 November 1924, Page 6

According to reports received from the country the fruit crop, apples excluded, will not be so large this year as had been anticipated (states the Hawke's Bay ‘ Herald ’). Pears, plums, peaches, and nectarines will all be in short, supply, ;s the fruit has not set. This is attributed to the rains at the time of blossoming washing the pollen out of the flowers. Apple trees, which were late in flowering, promise a good harvest.

An Association message from Nelson states that the Riddiford Gup for the best secondary school Cadets in Now Zealand has been awarded to Nelson College, with Wauvarapa High School second and Seddon Technical College third, it is worthy of mention that Nelson City Cadets hold the Campbell Statuette for the best non-sec-ondary school Cadet company in New Zealand, and the Nelson Sea. Scouts hold Lord Jellicoe’s trident for the best Sea Scout troop in Now Zealand.

An Association message from Auckland states that an impudent theft of four packets of letters from a postman’s _ bag was perpetrateS in Short’s Buildings, Queen street, at 8.50 yesterday morning. The postman placed his bag in the passage while he delivered letters m another part of the building, and on returning found that his bag, which contained about twenty packets of letters of about 100 each was gone. It was recovered almost immediately in the lavatory on the same flour of tiia building, with four packets abstracted. The greater number have been recovered. There were about half a dozen registered letters in the bag. A Wellington Association message stales that the Alahana, which was detained through trouble with the firemen, sailed for Lyttelton last evening, to the surprise o fmany of the members of the Seamen’s Union and others.

The butter and cheese factories that aro joined up with the South Island Dairy Association commenced making, this season in September, as usual, but a week or two later than is customary, on _ account of the'dry winter and early spring. Up to now the deliveries have not been quite so large as in the corresponding period of last year, but the association has been able to fill all the space allotments for shipping, and butter and cheese aro now coming" in abundantly, with every promise of a really good season. The first ship to carry new season’s butter overseas was the Kaikoura. She took a small shipment. The Arawa, now on the coast, will have taken from the four southern ports (Bluff. Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton) 16,899 boxes of butter and 8,510 crates of cheese.

The New Zealand Licensing. Reform Association has passed the following resolution :—" That thin meeting expresses its keen disappointment that legislation for the reform of the licensing system was not finally dealt with during the session just closed, but, realising the difficulties the position created during the last days of Parliament, now strongly urges that licensing legislation bo _ made the first business of the next session.”

An Auckland Association message states that the Tainui called at Suva, landed SCO tone of cargo, and picked up a small quantity of Island produce. Tho passengers presented Captain AV. H. Hartman with a highly eulogistic address and a set of links and studs. This was his first voyage in charge of a passenger boat, and he proved extremely popular. The syllabuses for the boating and sailing clubs in Otago Harbor have not been completed owing to the clashing of dates. The programme arranged by tho Otago Yacht and Motor Bout Club has vet to he approved by the Yacht and Motor Boat Association, but the season will commence in earnest for all enthusiasts in a very short time. To-day a Sanders Cup trial race was sailed over the Ravensbourne course, starting at 3 o'clock, and next Saturday the Ravensbourne Club’s opening will take place, and the fourteenfooters will compete in' the fifth Sanders Cup trial race over the Broad Bay Club’s course. *

About £7O was realised by yesterday's street collection in aid of the St. Paul's Cathedra! soldiers’ memorial window fund. An Auckland Press Association telegram states that the Ta.inuj, from London, last night brought 500 passengers, including 316 assisted immigrant;. Those • booked for the south leave by train on Sunday night. The immigrants include 224 for the North Island, and seventy-one for South Island. Of twenty public school boys, four proceed to the South Island. The remainder stay in this province.— Preee Association telegram.

The well-known Auckland .Rugby halfback. Don. Wright, was admitted to the general hospital last Tuesday, and underwent an operation in the evening. He had complained of a pain at the base of tlie skull, and had been under medical observation for some days. The cause of the injury was not known, but it is surmised he may have received a knock in one of tire matches at the latter end of .the season..

The attention of grand and common jurors is drawn to tho fact that they are required at 10 o'clock on Monday to attend tho adjourned sitting of tho Supremo Court.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that in the Police Court George William Fisher, a waterside worker, who admitted the, theft of a bottle of whisky, the property of the New Zealand Shipping Company, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Accused, who was working cargo on the steamer Cumberland, was seen to take a bottle from a dumping hag and place it in his trousers-pocket. A case of whisky had boon pillaged and four bottles taken. An official of the company stated that on •m average £2O worth of grog was P|L lascd from every vessel arriving in Auckland from overseas.

A fire occurred in Lambten quay at 2.39 a.m to-day in a building owned by Root. Hiiprahan,’ which was insured in the Now Zealand Office for £2,000 (states a Wellington Press Association telegram). The occupants were Abraham Tossman (furrier) Mrs Lucy Katherine Oxspring (ladies’ tailor), and Phillip Tossman (hairdresser and tobacconist). Abraham lossman holds a policy in the Northern Insurance Office for £1.870, Phillip lossman in the Sun Office for £l.lOO, and Mrs Oxspring in the Commercial Office tor £5,767. Tho building and contents were badly damaged.

A Wellington Press Association telegram states that no men were-signed en at Wellington to fill tho vacancies caused bv the imprisonment of certain members of the crew of the Wahana, as the vessel still had a legal complement.

Mr S. B. Macdonald has figured out that the actual cost of Hie highway to the ratepayers will bo a trifle over threefarthings per head per year. This is the way he puts it; Or Taverner says, and quite correctly, that tho loan of £BO,OOO will mean an extra rate of l£d in tho £. But lie has not stated all the facts. He might have added, and I propose to make this quite clear at the citizens’ meeting, that the cost of the highway will he only about a third of the £BO,OOO. The balance is for drainage and other works that must be done whatever happens. A rate of Ud on a property valued at £I,OOO moans about 10s a year, and the third of that (3s 4d) comes to a tiny fraction over threefarthings per week—to bo exact, eeventy-sevon-imndredths of a penny. For that three-farthings per week the people of Dunedin are offered a free gift of sixtyfive acres worth not less than £IOO,OOO.

Mr E. J. lies reports that there are now fifteen men on the preliminary work of making the Kawnrau dam at Frankton Falls, and that a quantity of_ machinery and gear is being assembled, including a traction engine, an air compressor, and a rock drill. A lot of timber will be required to make the boxing for the concrete. ami the company is now getting together the big timber for the temporary bridge from which the dam will be constructed. Very fortunately there was a supply of big gums available within less than "a mile and a-quarter —fine matured trees that were nipped by the frost, hut .ore sound, and run up to 60ft lengths quite straight.

In the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company’s office this morning the staff was unpacking the copies of ‘The, Dream of Gcrontius,’ the first of the big choral works to be. put in rehearsal. -The supply as received from England includes a number in the sol-fa noiation. The first part of this work is rated at forty minutes’ performance, the second part an hour. There are four solo parts—Gcrontius tenor, (lie Angel mezzo-soprano, the Priest bass, the- Angel of the Agony bass. The soinichonis is set to be -sung by five sopranos, five contraltos, four tenors, and four basses, but Mr W. Paget Gale proposes to employ a greater number than that. Increasing interest is being evinced in the first practice of the choir, to bo held on the 17th in.st. With the view of assisting in the organising of the practices the conductor lias formed ft choir committee, of which Mr W. R. Don (who sang at the 1889-90 Exhibition.) is secretary.

Within the last eighteen months the rental values of eligible simps in the principal Dunedin thoroughfares have appreciably risen. One of our leading agents computes the advance to have now reached about 50 per cent, by comparison with tho rentals of two years ago. The increase in the number of shops is quite remarkable. They are spreading hi all directions, supplanting residences in several parts of the city and appearing on now sites in the suburbs.

A Fijian chief, Ratu Dove Toguivaln, accompanied by his son, Ratu George, arrived at Auckland by the Tofua- from Fiji on Tuesday. Ratu Deye holds the important Government position of Roko Tin Bas, or chief, of the province of Bua. Ratu George, his son, will bo remembered by many thousands of New Zealanders as George. "Browne, who was with the 21st Reinforcements at the front, and was one of the most popular men in the ranks. George, while still in his teens, being anxious to serve King and country, ran away from Fiji under the name of Browne, and enlisted with the New Zealand Forces, in which he had a distinguished record (slates the Auckland ‘Herald’). The voting Fijian chief was finally invalided from France, and was a convalescent patient at the Epsom Horne for some considerable time, eventually leaving for his native land still in ill-health. Ratu Devo and his son intend to tour New Zealand, and will not return to Fiji until after Christmas. The visitors will proceed south at the end of the week.

Notification of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in our advertising columns: —Anglican: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Ail Saints’, Bt. Matthew's, St. Peter’s. Presbyterian: First Church, Kuoz Church, St, Andrew’s, Port Chalmers, Northeast Valley, Musselburgh, St. Stephen’s, Kaikorai, Momington, Cavcrsham, South Dunedin. Chalmers, Maori Hill, and St. Clair, Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, Cargill Hoad, Belleknowes, St. Kilda, Woodhaugh, North-east Valley, Dundas Street, Ravensbourne, Roslyn, Maori Hs 11, and Caversham. Congregational: Moray Place and King Street. Bantist; Hanover Street, Roslyn, Caversham, Momington, North-east Valley, South Dunedin. Church of Christ: Tabernacle, South Dunedin, Roslynj North-east Valley. York Place Hall, Chnstadelphians, Playfair Street Hall, Salvation Army, Christian Science. Gospel Hall, TheoJopmoal Society, Spiritualists. The services at the Roslyn Baptist Church io-morrow will bo conducted by Rev. L. J. ]j. Smith. Evening subject, ‘ Digging Again the Wells of Our Fathers.’

lilingsworth’s British-made roll film is issued in ail standard sizes to suit all makes of cameras. Obtainable at all dealers.— -H. J. Gill, Frederick street.— f Advt. 1

The lectures being delivered by Mr Harry Isaac in the Station Street Gospel Hall have been well attended. Mr Isaac gives his closing address to-morrow evening. Mrs 0. T. Studd, hon. secretary of the Heart of Africa Mission, will conduct three services on Sunday, and deliver three lectures (illustrated with splendid lamtcrn views) during the week. The Moray Place School will hold its annua! concert in Burns Hall on Thursday evening next. A splendid programme has been arranged, and the following have kindly consented to render items.—Mes. dames Marlow and M‘Douga.ll, Misses Martha 1 Andrew, Winnie Geddcs, Pearl O'Neill, W. Long, Victoria. Knight, Eva Judd, G. Paape, and N. Robinson, Messrs Allan Young, Pom Wakau, T, H. De Spong, H. A. Napier, Arthur Clapp, Sidney Taylor, H. Russell, B. Franklin, .1. White. In addition, the infants of the school will give a splendid little item under the tuition of Miss M'Callum. The Highland Pipe Band will play from the Fountain. Seats may be reserved at Begg’s. The band rotunda at SC. Clair will be occupied to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon by the Kalkorai Band. A splendid programme has been compiled, including the popular selection ‘‘Maritana ’ (Wallace), and an arrangement of the hymn 1 Peace Be Still ’ bv the late Mr G. B. Laidlaw. The form of this popular band is greatly improved in auticipalidn of the forthcoming contest at Auckland. In the absence of Mr Davie, Mr J. Paterson will have the baton. A special collection will bo taken in aid of contest expense*. ■

Get the ring at Williamson’s, and 1 have good quality at a fair price. It pays you better in the end. —[Advt.]

Miss Rona Olsen will lecture at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Albany street, to-morrow evening, at 7, upon 'The Unveiling of Eternal Truth.’

A popular harbor excursion to Harrington Point will bo held on Saturday next, when, the Waikana will leave the wharf at 2 p.m. and return to Dunedin at 9 p.m. Tickets are issued by the Y.WjC.A. at 2s 6d for adults and Is for children. The proceeds of the excursion will lie used to send Girl Citizen-'delegatee to the Dominion Girk Citizens’ Conference, to bo held at Solway College in January. In Knox Church on Sunday evening Rev. Tullooli Yuille will continue his series of studies ‘ Concerning Womanhood,’ and will take as his subject ‘The Bible and Womanhood.'

The 'Macandrcw Bay Regatta Committee will hold a concert in aid of the regatta funds i nthe ball on Saturday next. Yes, tho best place for children's toys is Todd’s Toy Arcade, George street (next the Plaza). —[Advt.] Thinking men are invited to attend tomorrow evening’s service in the South Dunedin Baptist Church, when Rev. Guy Thornton will speak on 1 Is the Bible Infallible?’ To-morrow afternoon, in the Botanic Gardens, tho Dunedin public will have the rare pleasure of listening to the four most efficient pipe bands in the South Island —viz., tho Balclutha, Kaitangata, Milton, _ and Dunedin—who will discourse the music of Scotland. The four bands will leave the Dunedin band room at 2 p.m., marching to the Gardens in massed band formation.

A dance will be held in the Labor Club Room on Monday night. Mr M. Silverstono will deliver an address on ‘The Influence of Russian Foreign- Affairs on British Politics’ at the Labor Club Room to-morrow night.

At the morning service of the Hanover Street Baptist Church to-morrow Mrs C. T. Studd, hon. secretary of the Heart of Africa Mission, will speak. At 'the evening service the Sunday school scholars, assisted by an orchestra, will repeat the anniversary' hymns.

A euchre party will be held on Tuesday evening at Forbury Corner. Good prizes.

Tho Otago Mutual Starr-Bowkett Building Society invite applications for shares in No. S group. The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society announces that applications for shares an its new No. 9 group are coming in nqhdly, and those desirous of participating in the first ballot are advised to join at once.