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Evening Star, Issue 18809, 6 December 1924, Page 6

One of the many signs of activity in Dunedin is the briskness in regard to building constructions and alterations. Mr Gough, the city building surveyor, informs ns, in answer to a question, that the permits, issued from April 1 to December 4 just over eight months—-repre-sent a total value of £491,000, and that since December 4 the permits include one for a job estimated to cost £13,000. the total estimated value for the, period from April 1 till to-day being £509,303, or over half a million. This is a record for Dunedin. The extra, buildings at the Exhibition are not included—only those for which contracts were signed awhile ago. The figures given arc exclusive of St. Kilda.

The High Commissioner asks by cable for full particulars as to the building at tho Big Exhibition in which the art exhibits will he housed—the provision made for fire resistance, damp resistance, and so on. The inquiry suggests that the collecting of British pictures for (he Exhibition is well advanced, seeing that the information needed obviously refers to insurance.

The Borough of Napier was constituted on November 25. 1874, and in commemoration of the jubilee the ‘ Hawke’s Bay Herald ’ issued a special supplement on Saturday last, giving a mass of interesting information as to the progress of the town and district. The population of Napier in 1874 was about 2,500; it. is now nearly 19,000. There was so little of a harbor in 1874 that returns of the number and tonnage of vessels arriving were not kept. The coasters of that period that called at Napier went into a little inlet commonly known as the Iron Pot. Napier is now the fifth port in the dominion in regard to the value of its imports and exports, and as a wool-export-ing port it ranks second. The marine parade, which is the admiration of visitors, arid is said to be without a rival in the Southern Hemisphere, was undertaken in 1888, after an affrighting storm which caused the ocean to threaten toe town.

A demonstration of the vigilant automatic fire alarm. under the direction of this Christchurch company’s representatives, was given on Thursday afternoon at the Exhibition buildings : n tiro presence of Superintendent A. G. Napier and Deputy-superin-tendent J. J. Salmon, of the Dunedin Fire Brigade, together with representatives of the Otago Fire Underwriters’ Association and several others. A number of thermostats were fitted to the ceiling of the transportation building and connected by wires to an indicator cabinet. The alarm was subjected to a particularly severe test on account of the open and unfinished condition of the building and the exceptionally high ceilings. A small fire was started on the floor about 35ft below the ceiling, and the thermostat immediately responded and signalled the alarm. Other tests were made with equally satisfactory results. Reports by Superintendent Napier and the inspector for the Fire Underwriters' Association will now be* submitted to the authorities concerned, as the matter of fire protection for the Exhibition is at present under consideration The Canadian Government has cabled that it is willing to co-operate with private exhibitors in making a display at the Big Exhibition that will be worthy of the elder dominion. Details as to space, etc., have no doubt been dismissed with the general manager (Mr Hainsworth) when ha was passing through on his way to Dunedin.

The building operations by Fletcher and Love at Logan Park are not being eased off in any way on account of the question of a postponement being raised. The disengaging ox some of the laborers, mentioned a few days ago, comes about in the ordinary way. On all large contracts there is a'demand at one time for more unskilled labor, and at another time for more skilled labor, and this putting of! of men is just that sort of compensating operation. Fletcher and Lovo are well up to time on this big contract—a bit ahead of time, in fact—and could easily go on to completion before the named date if speed was desirable. The jubilee festivities of St. Matthew’s Church are drawing to an end, and to-morrow will mark the close of one of the-most successful weeks in the history of the church. Ideal weather prevailed for the young people’s and parishioners’ picnic at Foroury Park to-day. Games, novelty events, and races were the order of the day. and a happy time was spent by all. Tne success of the picnic was largely due to the efforts of the Social Committee, .

The november number of the Monthly Abstract of Statistics records that the index number for the three food groups as at October 15 was 1,557, an increase of 6 points over that for tho previous month (1,551) and of 45.51 per cent, over that for July, 1914. The decrease of 14 points in the groceries group is enused mainly by falls in tho prices of potatoes and oatmeal in several towns. Increases in the prices of butter and eggs have caused a rise of 24 points in the dairy products group. In several towns increases in the price of mutton have been recorded, causing a rise of 16 points in tho index number for the meat group. The Perpetual Trustee, Estate, and Agency Go., Ltd., has advised the Otago A. and P. Society that the company will donate tho sum of £5 5s as a special prize for the Summer Show and £5 5s to bo competed for at the 'Winter Show. The committee appreciates this generous offer, and the executive will recommend in what classes these special prizes will he competed for. A fair number of entries have been received for the export cheese competition, for which the society offers £2O in prizes and the Otago Harbor Board a trophy valued 25gs. For tho lucerne and field turnip competitions tho Kaitangata Coal Company offers three six-ton trucks of coal for tho best three acres of swede turnips grown in different districts.

An encouraging letter has been received by Mr H. R. Spence from General Richardson, the Administrator of Western Samoa. He writes thus from Apia ; “The matter of Samoa’s representation at the Exhibition is one Which the Secretary to tho Administration (Colonel J. W. Hutehen), who is now in Wellington, is attending to, in conjunction with the Department of External Affairs. No doubt yon will have heard from him before receiving this letter. In any case, you may he assured that as soon as space is arranged for everything' will ho done, to assist your Exhibition, and incidentally assist Samoa.” The idea, it is understood is that tho display shall bo on the same lines as the display at Wembley Tho North-east Valley School Commit tee held its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, tho following being present:—Mr J. Elliot (in the chair), Mosdamns Peart and G. B. Elliot, Messrs Laing, Malison, Reekie, Little, and Regg. A letter was received from the Education Board asking the committee to pay over the balance of the money due on the now playing area (£4O). It was decided that tho money be paid, the treasurer to wait on the Education Board and point out that tho work had not been done in a satisfactory manner, and to ask for an assurance that it he set right. The repairing of the fence on the Main road had not been done, and the attention of tho board is also to bo drawn to this. Tho head master’s report slated that the roll number' was at present 681, and that the average attendance for the quarter so far had been excellent. Measles had appeared in the infant school during the past, few days, and it was Imped that the outbreak would he only a mild one. Mr Magnus Thomson took up the. duties of first assistant at the school on the first of the month. The break-up of the school is to be held on Thursday, the 18th inst., the junior classes in the afternoon and the seniors at night. It was reported that, following on a deputation to the City Council regarding accommodation in the Town Hall, authority had .been granted the General Committee to provide tho extra seating accommodation asked for, so parents and friends will not ho inconvenienced by the want of seats at the break-up, as they were at the recent school concert. Mr S. Little reported having added thirty new books to the library. The Ex-Pupils’ Association asked, for permission to present special prizes at the jbreak-up, and this was granted.

Tho Government Meteorologist’s weather summary for November stales: “ The weather returns for November again show a higher temperature than is usual for that month. Tho rainfall was above the average in tho Auckland, Taranaki, Nelson, and Marlborough provinces, owing to two ex-tropical disturbances, one at the beginning of the month, and another culminating about the 18th. Westerly disturbances also passed on the 2nd, 16th, and .27th, hut except for tho one about (he 15th they were only of moderate indensity. The barometric pressure was somewhat unsteady, hut was mostly above normal. Many parts of tho country report warm, sunny conditions. A phenomenal growth was experienced except in some parts whore the rainfall was deficient.”

A lady visitor called at the Telegraph Office this morning to use one of the telephone boxes. Three-quarters of an hour after departing she discovered the loss of her purse and returned to the Telegraph Office to make inquiries. Subsequently the lost purse, containing £5 in notes, some odd silver, and two return train tickets to Christchurch, was retrieved with thankfulness from the telephone box.

All the claims on the Kawaran River have now .men applied for. and every day the mining company is receiving applications for claims or shares in claims. Hi these circumstances, in order to try to oblige inquirers, the company has sent out a circular to claimhoklere asking that if they wisli to sell or propose to throw their claims into companies they will notify the company, and thus enable direct answers to be promptly sent to applicants.

A human skeleton lias been found in the Wangaeliu River, just below Mangainahu (states a Wanganui message). The remains aro believed to bo those of William Tyler Vowles, aged thirty-four, a now arrival from Australia, who was seen to deliberately enter the stream when in high flood in July of hist year. He was on the way from Wanganui to Manga - inahu, where lie was to take up road work.

The summer show of the Dunedin Horticultural Society is always an attractive and popular one. This is largely because the rose is the dominant flower exhibited, and the beautiful shades of color as well as the delightful perfume that is associated with the rose, is a sufficient reason why the national emblem of England has so many admirers. The rose show is to lio held in the Art Gallery on 'Wednesday, ami, (though it is always called the rose show, many other flowers, besides fruit and vegetables will be exhibited. The decorative and floral work should be a feature, as many promises of exhibits have been received. Entries in the competitive sections close on Monday. The progress of the study of oak scale and parasites was dealt with in a, report submitted by Professor R. J. Tillyard, of the Cawthron Institute, to the Christchurch Domain Board to-day. The professor stated: “We have now established tho fact that two broods of the young scale insects occur normally in New Zealand—viz., one at the end of October in Nelson, and probably at the beginning of November in Christchurch; and a second at the end of February. This fact probably accounts for the increased virulence of the scale in New Zealand, as it appears to he single brooded. Tho scale is the chief cause of the great damage done to normal trees in New Zealand. A small new consignment of parasitised twigs have been received from Boston (U.S.A.), per favor of Dr Howard, of Washington, and an examination shows the scales to be well parasitised. As soon as we get the parasite thoroughly at home in Nelson we will send supplies down to Christchurch. We shall stick to this research until we succeed with it.”—-Our Christchurch correspondent.

Otago _ anglers have been getting good sport since the commencement of the season from the Shag River. The Tomahawk Lagoon has yielded well until quite recently, and if cooler weather comes this water will probably be quite good again. The Owaka River has been disappointing, and is still so. Leo Stream has provided good sport occasionally. Deep Stream, always late in coming into condition, 's expected to be all right about the New Year. The Waipahi is reported to be low and weedy, but fair fish have been taken there with the fly, and the cricket bait has come to hand this season much j earlier than usual, j

In tho Juvenile Court this morning a girl of thirteen (for whom Mr White pleaded guilty) was charged with stealing a watch, a pair of scissors, and a pencil (total value £2' 2s Id). Sub-inspector Eraser said that the girl and her brother went into a shop in the suburbs and removed the articles from the counter. Mr White said that the girl was one of a family of eight. The mother and father were hard-working people. They had no knowledge of tho theft. Ho asked for lenience. The magistrate (Mr J. R. Bartholomew) said that from tho reports in front of him it seemed that the _ fault seemed to lie in the homo conditions. Tho matter would be adjourned for twelve months, tho girl to bo under the supervision of Ensign Coombs. At the Supremo Court, Gisborne, George Dclvin Byford was found guilty of receiving stolen property. Sentence was deferred. At Wellington William August Callaghan, aged fifty-eight, who pleaded guilty, and James Merrick, who was up for sentence for indecent assault on small boys, were sentenced, the former to reformative treatment not exceeding eighteen months, and the latter to twelve mouths’ hard labor, and thereafter reformative treatment for five years. A Press Association message from Christchurch states that a heavy thunderstorm, with rain, passed over the city yesterday afternoon. The lightning was startlingly vivid. One flash set the dry grass on "Mount Pleasant alight, but rain soon extinguished tho flames. The, fire brigade was called to tho corner of Fendalton road and Clyde road, where a telegraph pole was on fire as a result of having been struck by lightning. The Health Department has declared venereal disease to be an infectious disease within the meaning of tho Health Act, 1920. Doctors will now have to notify eases to tho medical officer of health, and those sections of the Act as to isolation and penalties will apply to this class of disease.

A correspondent, Sergeant-major Bozar, writing to tho Wellington ‘Post’ with reference to (he late Colonel R. J. Collins, states: “Probably I am the only man in the Wellington district who know Colonel Collins as a boy. With his mother and other members of the family Robert, then eight years of age, arrived at Malta, in the year 1856 to meet his father, who had just landed with tho 57th Regiment, ‘ The Diehards,’ from the Crimea. Hi.s father was a very popular man in the regiment, and little Rob naturally shared his popularity. I have, it may ho well remembered, taken an interest in Robert Collins’s career during tho sixty years I have been in this country. There are only four of tho old regiment, ‘The Diehards,’ of that date left in the dominion.” A largely-attended meeting at Gisborne of sheep farmers and others interested was hold to discuss the refusal of the woolbuyers to include Gisborne in the roster. -H was decided to urge upon the Woolbrokers’ Association an extension of the selling season next year, and 1 tho inclusion of two sales at Gisborne, in December and February.—Press Association. A now direct separate cargo service between Canadian and New Zealand ports will soon bo in operation. This service is being started by the Canadian Government Merchant .Marine Line, and thcslearners appointed will sail from Halifax during the winter months, and from Montreal during the summer months. The steamers call at all the main ports ’ n the dominion, thus obviating the present system of transhipping cargo landed at Auckland. _ The new service will bo commenced with a steamer leaving Halifax on January 25, and other vessels will leave at monthly intervals. The steamers will bring the ‘usual lines of Canadian merchandise, and will return direct to New York, Boston, Halifax, and Montreal with dominion products. The continuance of the service will depend on the support given the line by importers and exporters. A man who is alleged to have said he was the “Rev. M. Haslam” was arrested at Kooweerup, South Gippsland, Victoria, recently. Ho had hymn books and a clerical collar in his possession. According to the police, last month a foreign-looking man, who gave the name of the Rev. Donald Harvey, made tho acquaintance of Mr Trogcar, a Methodist minister, at St. Nil da. Through Mr Tregear’s agency lie obtained a room in St. Kilda, and arra'iige.d to preach a sermon at (he local church. One morning, however, it was found that ho had disappeared, and clothing and a wrist watch belonging to tho other boarders were also missing. Inquiries by a detective led him to Kooweerup. At Catania, eight miles out, he found that the man had been representing himself as the Rev M. Ha slam, a Methodist clergyman on furlough from Adelaide. He was to have preached at the local -Methodist Church on the following Sunday. The Milford Track this season, according to Mr S. J. Collett, chief clerk of the foulist Department, who has returned to Wellington from a visit of inspection there, is in splendid order, a comparatively mild winter and a capable staff, which-was sent down early this year, contributing in a large degree towards this state of things. From the number of bookings received at Glade House the season promises to be a very busy one.

“ All this talk about the possibility of paying logs for a .suit on account of the high prices being realised at the wool sales is nonsense,” remarked a member of one of the largest outfitting firms in Palmerston North, in conversation with a ‘Standard’ reporter. “ Even with wool at its present price, and assuming that the now ruling rales aro maintained, the price of suits and suitings will not increase more than froiu 10 to 15 per cent.,” ho added. “Tho main thing to be considered is the cost of production of the manufactured goods, and labor costs are the dotermininofactor in the price of the finished article more than is (he charge for the raw material. It takes three and a-quartcr yards of _ material to make a suit, and a yard weighs lib. Take the increase in the price of wool and estimate tho total increase on the price of a suit, and it does not amount to a great deal. At the, most the cost of a suit will not increase more than 10s, and that will not happen for twelve months at least, as all our materials for next winter arc bought.” He added that quite 75 per cent, of the suits gold in New Zealand were manufactured in the dominion.

Complaint has been made (o the police that kitchen and fruit gardens at Warrington are being robbed. In some cases the whole of the vegetables have been removed. The police are inquiring. At the regular meetings of the Council of, Christian Congregations there is generally a largo Scottish element present (says tho Auckland ‘Star’), and these representatives aro always keen to issue a warning note with regard to anything which may tend to disturb tho quiet and sanctity of the Sabbath. At the meeting this week a gentleman with a strong Scottish accent said that the previous Sunday the worshippers in the church which he a C tended had been much disturbed by the number of motor cycles which passed "along the road during church hours. He asked the executive of the council to take the matter up, so that something might be done to stop what was becoming a regular nnisa’ re. Many of the other members smilej at the magnitude of the task when the president said the matter would be brought up at the executive’s next meeting.

“ Nine thousand crates of onions and ten thousand cases of apples left Vancouver in one week for New Zealand.” writes the Auckland ‘ Star's ’ Canadian correspondent. Every liner sailing from this port for the last few months which has refrigerated space and is bound for the Antipodes has carried British Columbia onions. This has come about through tho embargo in New Zealand against the Californian product, and it is understood that the Canadian article has been so favorably , received that its market ean now be said to bo permanent. Tho fact that Vancouver has captured the Antipodean onion market has caused considerable chagrin among the Californian producers, and to make matters worse there is now raging another terrible outbreak of foot-aim-mouth disease, although on this occasion it is confined to Texas State,

In reply to /a, question why Native school teachers have not participated in the recent increases _in the salary, the Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister of Education) says that this was a mistake. They will share with the rest. In reply to the claim that head teachers have as much right to increases as others, Mr, Panpoints out- that the recent extra vote was expressly to help the lower-paid grades, but even' yet if the department has a little to spare it may ho able to consider the head teachers. “ F.B. ” sends us 5s for the Benevolent Institution Christmas cheer fund.

Notification of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in onr advertising columns:—Anglican: St. Paul’s Cathedral, AH Saints’, St. Matthew’s, St. Peter’s. Presbyterian; First Church, Knox Church. St. Andrew’s, Port Chalmers, Northeast Valiev, Musselburgh, St. Stephen’s, Kaikorai, Mornington, Caversham, South Dunedin. Chalmers, Maori Hill, and St. Clair. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, Cargill Road, Bellcknowes, St. Kilda, Woodhaugh, North-east Valley, Dundas Street, Ravonshounie, Roslyn, Maori Hill, and Caversham. , Congregational: Moray Place and King Street. Baptist: Hanover Street, Roslyn, Caversham, Mornington, North-east Valley, South Dunedin. Church of Christ: Tabernacle, South Dunedin, Roslyn, North-east Valley. York Place Hall, Christadelphians, Playfair Street Hall,' Salvation Army, Christian Science, Gospel Hall, Thoosophical Society, Spiritualists.

Misses Audrey and Phyllis Wilson will sing at the evening service on Sunday at the South Dunedin Church of Christ.

Yes, we have plenty unbreakable metal dolls’ heads from 2s 6d.—Todd’s Karrie-Kan-nio Dollies’ Hospital, George street (next Plaza).—[Advt.]

The dosing sendees in connection with St. Matthew's, jubilee will be hold to-morrow. At the Chora! Eucharist the preacher will he the vicar (Rev. W. A. Hamblett), and at Choral Evensong the Ven. Archdeacon Fitchett. The Rev. I. L. Richards, vicar of Palmerston, and a former curate at St. Matthew’s, will give the address at, the children's service in the afternoon. To-day a parishioners’ picnic is being held at Forburv Park.

Illingsworth’s British-made roll film is issued in all standard sizes to suit nil makes of cameras. .Obtainable at all dealers.—H. J. Gill, Frederick street.—fAdvt..] Special services in memory of the late Rev. Alfred North will be field to-morrow at the Hanover Street Baptist Church, the preachers being the' Revs. R-. K. Knowles Ivoraptoiii and Charles Dallaston. Appropriate anthems will bo rendered by tho choir.

Cr ,T. B. MacAfamis will deliver an address on ‘Municipal Affairs’ an the Labor clubroom to-morrow (Sunday) night at 7 o’clock. Iter. R. Raine will resume bis ministry at Moruington Methodist Church to-morrow. The evening' service will commence at 7 o’clock.

You will find gift selecting easy at Williamsons, the jewellers (next The Bristol Co.). You get quality at moderate prices. —[Advt.]

‘Dunedin’s Greatest Sin’ will he the Rev, Guy Thornton’s subject in the South Dunedin Baptist Church on Sunday evening. The popular dance will be held as usual in the South Dunedin Town Hall to-night (Saturday); best music; dancing 8 to 12.

The Dundas Street Methodist Sunday School anniversary will be held to-morrow. The music by the scholars in part singing, choruses, solos, and duets will 'bo a. feature at each service. Preachers: 11 a.m.. Rev. Eric Evans; 3 p.m., Mr R. Blair; 6.30 p.m., Rev. E. 0. Blamiros. Concert on Wednesday. The anniversary of the opening of the Octagon Hall will be held at the Centra! Mission to-morrow. In the evening the Rev. W. Walker will preach on ‘The Man of Sorrows.’ The Dixie Jubilee Singers will render sacred solos.