LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 18999, 22 July 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Fire Brigade Superintendent Napier's report, submitted at yesterday’s meeting of the Dunedin Fire Board stated that twenty-one calls had been received during June. In describing the outbreaks, the superintendent classified, them as three on property, sixteen in chimneys (the cold weather was deemed responsible for the increased number of chimney fires), and one a hedge fire. A justifiable false alarm had also caused one turn-out. Tho buildings and plant were reported to bo in good order and condition, and the number of times that St. John Ambulance motors had been in commission was given as ninety. Tho question of the erection of a campanile and carillon as the Wellington citizens’ war memorial was considered at a meeting of the committee last evening (says a Wellington telegram). It was decided to proceed forthwith with the original proposal to erect a silent symbolical memorial on Parliamentary Grounds’ site. Conditions regarding the competition lor competitive designs will be announced in the immediate future.

The Customs officials at Wellington last night raided tho Dutch steamer Hermes unloading oil from Singapore, and captured 41b of opium valued at about £IOO, packed in tubes instead of the usual tins. Nothing was found at thb first search, but a second was more successhil. Another seizure was mado while the vessel w r cs in Auckland An Auckland message reports that the late Mr Isaac Hopkins, at one time Government apiary expert, has bequeathed an amount estimated at about £3,000, to the Cawthron Institute, Nelson, for the purposes of oco culture and research. At the rabbitskin sales at Wellington yesterday prices were 3d to jOd per Jb better for good winter skins. One firm secured the remarke price of 102 d nr lb for a line of super blacks, which is said to bo a dominion record. Super winter bucks fetched 97d, uid super wintei does OSJd*

The Dunedin Advisory Committee of the Pearson fund held its monthly mooting at the Town Hall yesterday. The mayor (Mr H. L. Taplev) occupied the chair. There were also present Mesdame# King and Jackson, and Mvssr- Jas. Brown. Nees, King, and Drew. The first case dealt with was one in which surgical treatment had been given' a blind man, the patient being present in person. Mr Drew said that he had advised this man to proceed with the operation. Dio action was confirmed, the Auckland committee being recommended to pay the expenses. It was reported that bedding to the value, of £2O, and < lothing to the value of £lO, had been provided for two families, a request for similar assistance from the country being recommended. The committee approved of two cases involving £2OO each for setting two men up in business. In the case of a local man making application to be set up on a farm, Messrs Noes and Brown were appointed to

co'-e in the direction of finding a suitable place, the Auckland Committee having expressed a willingness to fin a nee the venture. A request for assistance to set up in business in a country town was referred to the secretary for further inquiry. The cases of .several men who had been assisted r»» ma.v#u"”s or tuners were reported upon. All seemed to be doing well, .■'vpr'riation was expressed lor free treatment given in a certain case by Dr Carmel], and for tbe assistance rendered by the presidents of the Rotary Clubs of Invercargill and Oamaru in two other instances.