LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19004, 28 July 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Taranaki Oilfields Company has issued a report by Dr Clapp respecting the gas in tho Moturoa bore. Dr Clapp says: “The quality of the gas has no significance as regards oil occurrence. Its presence is encouraging, but proves nothing regarding oil. Oil operators generally consider tho discovery of gas in the upper sand as a favorable indication, and say that drygas is not derogatory to deeper oil existence. The composition of the Moturoa gas shows that it is not of volcanic origin.” At a sitting of tho Police Court, Palmerston North, Cyril Nordbye, a settler of Auckland, formerly' in business at Palmerston North, was charged under the Bankruptcy Act that within three years of being adjudged bankrupt bo bad, by means of a false statement of bis affairs, obtained on credit goods to .the value of £SO, which had not been paid for; also that he did quit New Zealand with money which ought to have been divided among bis creditors; also, that he did dispose of his stock-in-trade otherwise than in the ordinary course of business. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed tor trial, bail being allowed. A public meeting at Wellington last night, was addressed by Dr W. A. Chappie, formerly a member of the British Parliament, and Mr Leigh Hunt, on tho necessity of the dominion adopting a progressive policy towards securing a sufficient number of suitable migrants from the United Kingdom every year, thus providing for the defence,' prosperity', and progress of New Zealand and .at the same time relieving tho Mother Country of portion of her population. It was also advocated that full advantage he taken of tho British Government’s offer of a credit for development works in the dominion, thus making largely increased migration possible. It was also suggested that tho Wellington Cli amber of Commerce convene a dominion conference of representatives of chambers of commence,, farmers’ unions, and industrial associations for the purpose of investigating every aspect of the immigration question and presenting its case to the Government during the present session of Parliament. After the addresses had been delivered, tho above recommendations were framed in tho form of motions and carried. The increasing importance of the expert specialist in nil branches of business is demonstrated in a little illustrated booklet, entitled ‘Giving the

Small Advertisement a Business Education,’ which lias been published by iho Charles Haines Advertising Agency, Ltd. It describes what that firm has done towards improving the quality of the small announcements that appear in the daily newspapers, and gives a glimpse of the wide ramifications of the advertising profession i to-day. We learn that the Haines or- ! ganis'ation comprises over sixty persons, including many skilled writers and artists, employed solely in the production of publicity for the Nerv Zealand Press. Any of our readers can secure a copv of this “ small advertisement ” booklet by writing to the Charles Haines Advertising Agency, Ltd., Trustees and Executors Building, Dunedin. At a meeting of the Thorndon branch of the. Amalgamated Society of ! 1 tailway Servants, the Wellington I Shunters’ Council reported that its I members had decided to ignore the | Board of Inquiry set up by the Minister of 'Railways to consider and report on the prievnnccs of shunters throughout the’dominion. Tim reasons given were that the board consists of .departmental officers who would bo virtually trying themselves, and that the two I Rccond Division members of the board | do not have the confidence of the Wellington shunters. It was further con- | tended that the Board of Inquire ■ should be composed of unbiased and j impartial men outside the railway seij vice altogether, and that the s, E , ' , P a should be open to the Press and the public. A meeting of the lliorndon Association decided whole-heartedly jo 'support the Shunters’ Council in its attitude. At a public meeting at Timani last, nmht, which was addressed by bir Harry Reichel and at which Dr MarsI den (Assistant Director of Education) | was present, it was announced (repom a Press Association message) that the New Zealand Government had .cabled ! to Dr IValford Davis, Director ol Music ! for the Welsh Universities, asking him Ito recommend two qualified men .0 arrange a curriculum for tuition m music in New Zealand similar to that in Wales. The St. Kilda Harriers’ Social Club enjoys an increasing popularity, as was evidenced last Saturday evening, when the clubs held another very successful dance in the Coronation Hall, St. Kilda, there being about ICO persons present. The well-known “ Bawi ” Orchestra supplied the music, and the dancers entered heartily into tiny proceedings. The onerous duties of the M.C.s were carried out by Messrs J. Kelson and A. Williams, and under their capable handling everything went smoothly. Dancing went on till midnight, the general verdict being that this dance was the most successful one yet held.