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Evening Star, Issue 19004, 28 July 1925, Page 6

The inquisitive pukepo is making deadly enemies. His depredations at Waipiata have brought down on him the wrath of tho agriculturist, and a week’s war has boon declared on him by tho Acclimatisation Society, which is seeking tho permission of the Minister of Internal Affairs for tho declaration of an open season in the district. A peculiarity of the pukepo was mentioned at last evening’s meeting of the council by Mr Hutchison, who said it was in a district one year and gone the next. Fears that the innocent would suffer with the guilty wore expressed by Mr Cowie, who said that if tho season were extended half the paradise ducks would be shot. But tho motion was carried, nevertheless, and the fate of tho pukepo—and perhaps a few luckless paradise ducks—rests with the Minister. At yesterday’s meeting of the Selwyn Plantations Board Mr W. Machm (chairman of the Canterbury Provin-ial Committee of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition) explained the objects of the Canterbury Court at the Exhibition, stressing particularly ihe fact that a strong feature of the court would be the forestry exhibits. He desired a contribution from the board. In reply to a question from tho chairman, Mr Machin said there would not lie any legal difficulty about the grant. All tho local bodies had promised assistance. It was decided to grant the sum of £SO to the Exhibition fund.— Our Christchurch correspondent.

Pig shooting and doer stalking are among the suggested amusements Otago is to provide for the officers and men of the United States fleet who visit those parts. If the sailors got more liberty th in some sections of the community are inclined to afford them, the “ pig ” many will want to kill will bo different from the four-legged animal; and of manv seafaring gentlemen it is still true that there is an “a” instead of an “e” in the quarry they prefer to stalk. For those who arc satuT.ul with the game which comes under its jurisdiction, the Acclimatisation Society decided last evening to afford every facility possible, but it wants to know if the” Minister proposes to furnish any financial assistance.

The sloppy weather during the past week has only made inconvenient and unpleasant the work of putting in the foundations for the main gates at the Inhibition and starting on the erection of the refreshment rooms. J’letclier and Love are going oh with those contracts, and have not had to put men oil'. A beginning lias also boon made by the same firm with the fitting up of the New Zealand Government Court. The partitions are now being made. Portions of this court are assigned for a post office, for the tourist Department, for the accommodation of the Governor and Ministers of tlie Grown, and there is to ho a theatre, accommodating ‘IOO, in which an educational kinoma show will be running continuously. Another contract * entrusted to Fletcher and Love is _ to erect the partitions and inside linings of the Imperial Government Court. Plans for this, the first instalment of the British Government, have been sent on in advance to Mandeno and Fraser, as supervising architects. Iho cost will bo not much below £2,000. Captain Graham will put in hand the balance of the work of the British Court when ho arrives in September. All these undertakings have been entered upon in plenty of time, andthoie is no reason to doubt that the contractors who completed the mam building three months ahead of the contract date will he sharp up to time with their .undertakings in regard to fittings. Nowhere has it yet been announced that soloists arc to appear with the Exhibition Choir for the performances of ‘ Faust ’ and other operas the choruses of which arc in rehearsal, so it may he as well to state, to avoid misconception, that the music of those operas will ho given in its complete form.

One of the horticultural curiosities of Dunedin is the big Japanese phnn tree in tho garden of Dr Jmnos 1 itzgerfud, London street. Year by rear it is a picture in tho dead of winter. This season it lias blossomed since Juno.

Tho first consignment of goods from flic Old Country for display at tho "Big Exhibition has come to hand by tho Waimana, and it is understood that other British exhibits aropn tho steamer Port Dunedin. Our friends in the Homeland are not so slow as they are sometimes made out to he. A Christchurch Press Association telegram states that a sentence of two months’ imprisonment was imposed on William Arthur XJrcn Johnson, a hawker, who was.charged with assaulting a little girl at Fendalton. He had called at the house while the parents were absent. In connection with the celebration of tho sixtieth anniversary of tho establishment of a municipality in Dunedin, a combined service will he held in First Church next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, under the auspices of the Council of Christian Congregations. The Rev. Tulloch Yuillo (chairman of tho council) will preside, and the address will ho delivered by the Rev. Canon Neville. The mayor and councillors and ex-mayors and ex-councillors will meet at tho Town Hall at 2.45 pan., and will march in procession to First Church. On the Monday evening tho mayor (Mr H. L. Taoloy) is tendering a social evening in the Tudor Hall of tho Savoy, to" which councillors and representatives of public bodies have been invited. vShort addresses appropriate to the occasion will bo given. At Wellington to-day the Appeal Court dismissed the appeal against a now trial granted by Mr Justice Adams in tho divorce case Tran tor versus Trantor and Lamb, on petition of tho co-respondent on the ground that tho damages awarded by the jury were, excessive Counsel for co-respondent stated that solicitors for the parties had agreed, if tho court found in tho way it had, that damages would ho minced from tho £1.500 awarded to £6OO, each party paying all its own costs. Tho mattci - was referred to tho judge to enter judgment by consent lor the agreed amount. Press Association.

'Dunedin citizens are becoming more and more sceptical of the truth of tho appellation “ safety zone ” to tho raised island in front of the Stock Exchange.' To-day a little old lady, crossing tho road, tripped on tho concrete and fell suddenly clown. Her nose was bleeding and her clothes covered with dust. Someone called a tifxi, and she was taken home. The other day,_ a Dunedin man, who had been in Christchurch for some weeks, injured his leg in a fall at the same spot.

Port Chalmers.—J. Watson’s winter clearing Rale general drapery, clothing, fnrnisbiniT, hoots, and shoos now proceeding.— [AdvL] Tho office of tho Dunedin Stair-Bowkctt Building Society will T>o open from 5 pan. to 7 p.m. = to enable intending shareholders to take up shares in tho first ballot to-morrow (Wednesday), when £I,OOO is to -!>o disposed of in Nos. 3 and 5 groups.

Yes, wo have, plenty unbreakable metal dolls’ heads from 2s 6(l.—Todd's Karric-Kan-nie Dollies’ Hospital, George street (next Plaza).—[Advt.] A euchro party will be held to-morrow night in the South Dunedin Town Hall; first prize value £8 Bs.

True, conscientious s«rvicc under every condition: that’s what Williamsons, the jewellers, 31 Princes street, assure you of. —[Advt.J Have you scon tho Lavender Crepe do Chine Trousseau Set in the windows of ‘■The June,” Utilities’ Buildings, George street?—[Advt.]

Under the auspices of the newly-formed Albany Street School Association the first annual reunion of cx-pupils, teachers (past end present), and well-wishers will_bo held in the Early Settlers’ Hall on August 17. The reunion will be in the nature of a conversazione, with a concert programme, refreshments, dancing, and cards. All interested are invited to attend th.o function, at which an opportunity will bo given to enrol as members of the association.