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Evening Star, Issue 19274, 12 June 1926, Page 6

To-night’s ‘ Sports Special ’ trill give full details of the intenslaiid Rugby mutch, tho League fixture Otago v. West Coast, tho Edmond Cup threemile steeplechase, tho Incliau Aunj hockey team’s match with Canterbury, tho Ashburton Trotting Meeting and all local sport. The issue will bo illustrated by eight photographic blocks.

The Dunedin citizen and his wife who made tho offer through tho mayor to purchase tho Art Gallery on Logan Park and present ti to the city are Mr and Mrs P. R. Sargood, whose generous proposal is doubly gratifying because of tho fact that in the past they have made many gifts which have been of immense advantage to the citizens of Dunedin. Mr and Mrs P. R. Sargood are desirous of providing a memorial to their only son, who was killed at Gallipoli, and tho opportunity of utilising the Logan Park building in this way seemed an excellent one to servo both this purpose and that of giving Dunedin a first-class art gallery. The City Council is not able to take any further action in regard to the project until the University Council, on whose portion of Logan Park the building is situated, comes to a definite decision. A meeting of the University people is to be held on Tuesday to endeavor to arrive at some finality on tho matter. Intimation has boon received from the District Public Trustee, Auckland, that under tho will of David Latimer, deceased, late of 58 Manchester street, Christchurch, retired sergeant of police, who died at Dunedin on April 7, the sum of £2OO is bequeathed to the Free Public Library at Dunedin for general library purposes. Payment of this and other legacies is made subject to certain other prior charges on the estate.

The Arbitration Court lias, made an order converting the industrial agreement covering the wages and working conditions of the Otago and Southland cement workers an award of : the court, the application to have this done being made by both parties. The award provides for a forty-eight-hour week and for wages as follows:—Burners in rotary kilns, 2s Id an hour; engineers’ assistants 2s Id; mill gx-eascrs and coal drivers, 2s; baggers, Is ll£d; feeders, Is lid; all other workers, la lOd. The award is to remain in existence till May 28, 1928. The Reserves Committee of the City Council recommends that authority lie granted to arrange with the Aquarium Company, Ltd., for the purchase of the aquarium building at Logan Park at the price of £1,308 Is 9d. The council is asked to take over the premises at 60 per cent, of the capital cost in terms of its agreement with the company. The schedule of cost, as submitted by the company, has been checked, and the sum mentioned represents half the total outlay after the disallowance of certain items by the department.

Motorists and the people of Green Island Borough will be glad to learu that the disagreement among the public bodies concerned in the cost of the maintenance of the main road tlirough the borough has been satisfactorily settled without tho necessity of a commission being set up to allocate the various quotas or cost. The Green Island Borough Council and the City Council had agreed to the contributions set against them, but the Taieri County Council objected to its share, and held up the work of reconstructing the road. Happily tho Taiori body has now fallen into line, and is prepared to pay what was asked, the Otago Motor Club having generously made up a proportion of its share. Tho road, which was declared a main highway by the Highways, Board, will bo entirely reconstructed and tar sealed. The steamer Ulimaroa, which left Sydney yesterday for Auckland, has two bags and twenty hampers of mails for Dunedin.

The Government Seismologist states that last Saturday night’s earthquake apparently originated at Cheviot.— Press Association.

Various amusement devices in the children’s playground at' Logan Park are to bo purchased by the reserves department of the City Council at a total cost of £335. They will be erected on the children’s playgrounds at Cavorshara, Woodhaugh Gardens, Opolio, Moruington, and in the Museum Reserve.

Work in connection with the fifth Big Day that is being organised by the Commercial Travellers is progressing satisfactorily. The various sub-com-mittees are working energetically, and everything is well in hand. Despite the many calls that of late have been made upon merfcnajts and retailers, there is being irfade ), ready response. The success thait has Attended tho previous efforts olf tho .Travellers encourages the hope that Tt-his year the same' support wifi ho given by donors of goods and cash. With the aid of business people and the public generally, tho total s.-am through the efforts qv ' has been £5,870. What tlhi« has mea ll * to those unfortunates 1 in need of food, clothing, shelter, and other help can bo imagined. Tho City Council’s Genera! Committee recommends that the provision of telephones on all duly appointed cart stands be undertaken by the City Council, and that & fee of £1 10s per driver 1 he charged for tho use of occupying, standing, or plying for hire at anv such stand.

Mr A. E. Lynne, secretary of the New Zealand _ Small Shopkeepers’ Association, is in Dunedin organising, in conjunction with Mr G. S. Thomson, in connection with tho proposed legislation bearing upon small shopkeepers. There was some increase yesterday in the number of unemployed registered at Auckland. The total, which has boon round about 1,200 for some days, bus passed the 1,300 mark. The Department found work for thirtythree men on Wednesday, twenty-five on Thursday, and ten yesterday. Since the Unemployment Committee was established the Society of Engineers has placed eight men this week and the Returned Soldiers’ Association has found work for sixty-six in fei past ten days, although only twenty-five of the number obtained other than very temporary employment.—Press Association.

An Otaki Association message states that at a meeting last night a motion was carried unanimously expressing grave concern at the closing or reducing of the Otaki Hospital, and calling upon tho Minister of Public Health to retain the hospital and bring it to a state of up-to-date efficiency. A Press Association message from Gisborne states that David Polo, alias John Fry, who had escaped from Roto Boa Island and was arrested at Gisborne, was sentenced to tbrtHJ months in goal and ordered to be returned to the island. The General Committee has granted an application for a permit to deliver public addresses on religious subjects in Maclaggan street on the eastern sido at a point south of the Arcade intersection.

The stripping of breeding trout for tho Otago Acclimatisation Society _is still going on satisfactorily at tho Leith Stream and at the Waiwera and Mimihau Rivers. The egg-laden fish are not now so plentiful, but they keep coining in. The handling of tho rainbow trout for the same purpose at Lake Hawea will be later in tho year. The coldness of ihe lake water delays the stripping tune there. The matter of tho renaming of Upper Maclaggan street has been further considered by the Works Committee of the City Council, and it is now recommended that the previous recommendation that the portion of the street in question from Graham street to Maitland street be renamed Sutherland street bo approved. Play in tho Otago v. Auckland chess match will commence on Monday evening next. Tho number of players for Otago will be selected from the following;—Ahern, Allen, Balk, Barclay, Dr Barnett, C. M. Barnett, Cleghoru, Cohen, Coombs, Dunlop, Gale, Grigg, Hamel, Manning, Herbert, Marlow, Dr Merrington, Myers, M'Caskell, M'Dermid, jun., B. W. Stenhousa, W. G. Stenhouse, Tibbie, Watt, and Wright. Mr T. M. Gillies will umpire on behalf of Auckland, and Messrs Croaks, Lawson, and M.'Dcmid, sen., will act ns scrutineers.

An application has been received by the Works Committee of tho City Council from one of the oil companies for permission to construct a railway siding to the company’s works along Jutland street on the reclaimed land. As a result of the committee’s investigations, the company has been advised that the construction of such sidings across streets in tho reclaimed area such as Jutland street, Sturdee street, Halsey street, Bauchop street, Akaroa street. Ward street, and Fryatt street cannot he approved, but that in the case of Wickliffe street, the width _of which has been proposed ns two chains instead of the usual one chain, consent to railway sidings and tracks on the additional part of the width would not be withheld, provided tho proposed increase of width is carried into effect. The annual meeting of the Batchelor Hospital Sewing Guild wtis held yesterday afternoon. Mrs G. Callaway presided. Tho annual report and balancesheet wore adopted. Miss Every, matron of tho hospital, said that the guild was greatly appreciated, and referred to the need of a rest room in Dunedin. The following office-bearers were elected; —President, Mrs Callaway; vice-president, Mrs Cameron; secretary and treasurer, Mrs O’Neill; committee —Lady Ross, Mesdamcs Loudon, Ewing, Riley, R. Ritchie, Waddell Smith, Falconer, and Miss Williams. . , Authority has been granted the cu.y engineer to proceed with the work of paving Wharf street from Rattray street to Birch street. Tho Cost is estimated at £5,500, this being provided for in tho current year’s loan alloca--11 Owing to the scanty rainfall, the Mangahao power system is affected. The level of the water in the dam has been falling, and a call has been made cm the Evan’s Bay, city station, and Palmerston North station'to assist at the heaviest periods. The big increase in tho consumption has brought the demand on Mangahao up to capacity, but this will he relieved when the third dam is completed. A Public Works official states that there is no occasion for alarm, as assistance is required only during the peak loads.

An offer to the City Council for the purchase of two Graham buses will be submitted to the meeting of the council on 'Wednesday night for ratification.

The monthly meeting of the Dunedin Free Kindergarten Association was held on Thursday afternoon, Mrs T. K. Sidey being in the chair. There were also present Mosdames Batham, Gallon, Evans, E. I. Halsted, Lough. M'Gowan, E. Theomin, Taverner, and Wright. It was reported that the six kindergartens would be open on Tuesday, Juno 15, after mid-winter holidays, when it was hoped the attendance would again bo normal. Tho Education Committee appointed for tho ensuing year consists of Mesdames Brickell (convenor), Hutcheson, M'Lean, and the executive. A jumble sale organised by the Kelsey Yaralla local committee realised £9 15s, and the association is much indebted to the “fathers” for laying concrete paths and provid’ng funds for the sale. The Brothers and Fathers’ Clubs and Social Committee are anxious to purchase a section upon which they hope in the near future to build a kindergarten. The committee expressed appreciation of the enthusitsm shown by the members of the St. Kilda branch. The jumble sale was postponed until July. The collector handed in subscriptions amounting to £2l 19s Gd. 'The vacancy in the works inspectors’ staff of the City Council caused_ by the retirement of Mr F. B. Smith on superannuation has been failed by the appointment of Mr G. E. Pearce, who at present occupies tho posi cion of clerk of the yard at the Ward street depot.

A party of nineteen gipsies who arrived from Sydney by the Aorangi on Monday were returned to Australia vesterday by the Mamma on instructions from the Customs Department (reports an Auckland message). It is stated that the party was in New Zealand last year, and that as the result of trouble which arose then the action of the department was decided upon. ]n the present instance nine Dio gipsies who had unconditional permits to land in the dominion could have done so, but they preferred to return with their friends.

The mace that was made by the staff and students of the Dental School, and handed by Dr Piokenll to the Chancellor of the Otago University yesterday, was not tho old-fashioned mace that was originally a weapon or war for breaking metal armor. Its shape is not that of a destructive instrument of any kind; but is of the ornamental type which all the British universities possess, and which is carried before tho Chancellor on ceremonial occasions. The staff is of wood from an old Maori club. The bead, winch is of. pure silver beaten, represents the University arms with the stars m gold. Down the staff are, entwined bands ot silver, gold, steel, and copper ? representative of the various faculties in the University. There are also four diamonds in light blue enamel, representing the well-known University sports colors. It is a most, beautiful mace. Mr Sidey, in accepting the gift, said ho assumed it was given because of the fact that they were entitled to call themselves a university. “We have an ordinance,” he said; " but we hold m abeyance our right to coaler degrees. I feel certain the time must come when we must once more assume our independence as a separate university.’

A statement from the city treasurer of tho revenue and expenditure of the motor buses for the period ended March 31 shows a net surplus of £5,807 9s 6d. Tho Tramways Committee recommends that £5,000 of this sum bo utilised towards writing down the capital cost of the buses.

At a gathering at The Bristol yesterday Miss Clara Hughes, the accompanist to the soloists of the Kaakorax Band and Die Invercargill Battalion Band at Die TTxluhition contests, was presented by Mr W. P. Coughlan, on behalf of the Kaikorai players and Mr G. _Milward (of Invercargill) with a xylonite toilet set as a thankoffering in recognition of her services. Reference was made to the graciousness and the expertness ot Miss Hughes during this engagement and at other times. The young lady, who was genuinely taken by_ surprise, made her acknowledgments in a lew becoming phrases.

Two prisoners, William Tasman Morris and James William Tasman Morrisj who are relatives, escaped from Wi Tako Prison at Trentham on Thursday. One was recaptured about midnight by tho warders at Upper Hutt and tho other early on Friday morning about twelve miles north of Upper Hutt. The tramways manager has been authorised to act in regard to the matter of the erection of a suitable shelter shed on the Anderson Bay line at or in tho vicinity of Bayfield, iho question of the erection of shelters at the George street bridge and at the Caversham terminus is also receiving consideration.

There seems to bo no likelihood of the Dunedin district getting the use, at any rate in tho immediate future, ox a battery car such as it is proposed to start running on the railway lino between Lyttelton and Christchurch. Its introduction there is largely an experiment. The Railways Department had one of these rail-motors on the service between Wellington and Petonc, aml it did not answer. The one to be tried in Canterbury is of a different type, and hopes are entertained that it will serve. If so, others of the game sort will probably be ordered for use elsewhere.* Dunedin men who have seen this battery car say that it is commodious, giving plenty of room for fiftysix passengers. The chassis is imported, but local workmen have made tho rest of it. The proposal, it is understood, is to run it at slack times on the line, not to use it for taking big loading on the arrival of steamers.

A statement as to the doings at the Varieties Conference of the Otago fruitgrowers last week is printed in another column. As tho varieties recommended are at present named in what is merely a preliminary list, it is not worth while to give all tho details, hut it may be taken for granted that the following are amongst the chosen _ apples:—Cox’s Orange, Jonathan, Delicious, Cleopatra, Stumer, Statesman, Borne Beauty, Newton Pippin, and Stayman’s Vinesap.

'J ho Finance Committee of the City Council recommends that a grant of £25 he made to the St. John Ambulance Association as a contribution in aid of tho association’s local work.

Shareholders of the Ivawarim Gold Mining Company and others will be interested in the latest advices_ received from Mr David, the engineer in charge of the dam constructing operations at Frankton Falls. The divers have now cleared away the loose stono that overlaid the solid rock up and down stream at the spot where piers No. 6 and i No. 7 are to stand, and are commencing to place the boxing for the concrete coffer dams. It is hoped to complete the coffer dams in about fourteen days. Then it should be a simple and quick job to pump out the water and set about building up these two last pierss of the dam.

Notifications of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in our _ Sunday services advertising columns: —Anglican: St. Paul’s Cathedral, All Saints’, St. Matthew’s, St. Peter’s. Presbyterian: First Church, Knox Church, St. Andrew’s, St. Stephen’s, Port Chalmers, North-east Valley, Mornington, Kaikorai, Cavershara, South Dunedin, Chalmers, Musselburgh, Maori Hill, Roslvn, and St. Clair. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, Gargill Eoad, Belleknowes, St. Kilda, Woodhaugh, North-east Valley, Dundee Street, Eavensbourne, Eoslyn, Oavershain, Port Chalmers. Congregational: Moray Place and King Street. Baptist: Hanover Street, Roslyn, Caveraham, Mornington, North-east Valley, South Dunedin. Church of Christ: Tabernacle, South Dunedin, Eoslyn, North-east Valley, Mornington, Filleul Street. York Place Hall, Playfair Street Hall, Salvation Army, Christian Science. Thcosophical Social y, Spiritualists, Gospel Hall, Christadeiphianfi.

“White House” for Dolls’ Prams and Children’s Playthings; a large stock.— Todd's, 133 George street. —[Advt.l ' The St. Clair Methodist Sunday School anniversary will be observed to-morrow. A special feature will be the singing by a large children’s choir of Nickel's delightful compositions.

Tho Rev. J. M. Simpson will preach at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church to-mor-row. Misses Shepard and Sumner will be the soloists.

Itov. W. B. Scott will continue bis addresses at Cargill Road Methodist Church to-morrow night, tho subject being Ihe Relation of Heredity and Environment to Moral Responsibility.'

At DHildas Street Methodist Church Mr H. Austin and Rev. B. 0. Blamires will conduct the services. The evening subject will be 'A Great Awakening.’ Services at the Momington Methodist Church will bo conducted at 11 a.m. by Jdr Lowe and at 6.30 p.m. by the Rev. J. Richards. Miss Lily; Stevens wall sing ihe Gloria’ (Buzzi Peccia)

For glasses guaranteed to suit consult W. V. Sturmer, .G.A.0.C., D. 8.0.1., 2 Octagon, Dunedin j 'phone 7,525. —[Advt.J

■V choral service will be held in the Central Mission Octagon, Hall to-morrow ovenjng. Solos will bo rendered by Mrs il. Kindle and Mr W. Hilliker. Two of Gipsy Smith's anthems will be sung by tho choir. Rev. W. Walker will preach on Strength and Beauty in Character.’ Cash and Carry free bus service per Hart’s Reo do Luxe. See time-table page 22. You can get Aspros at Cash and Curry for Is 4d and 2s.—[Advt.] The Dunedin Choral Society will resume its weekly practices in The Bristol Piano Company’s concert hall on Tuesday next, at 7.45 p.m. The work to be put into rehearsal is Handel’s ’Judas Additions to the tenors and basses will bo we loomed. The society has paid for and taken delivery from tho Exhibition directors of 150 copies of tho part songs used by the Exhibition Choir, and also of 150 copies of Elgax's ‘Dream of Gerontius.’ The Musio and Finance Committees of the Choral Society would like to be able to make further purchases for their library. Here is an opportunity for some public-spirited citizen to assist.

The monthly meeting of the Dunedin Burns Club will be held on Wednesday nest, and will take the form of a basket social, with a first-class musical programme, to be followed by a dance from 10 till 12 o clock. Ladies are requested to bring a basket, and all surplus provisions will bo forwarded ffi an orphanage. Membership tickets obtainable at door.

Satisfaction is forced upon you at Williamson’s, the quality jewellers, 31 Princes street (next The Bristol). —fAdvt.l A gay scene was presented at Dixieland last Saturday night, .it being Dixieland’s first carnival night for the season. To-night the special attraction will be a novelty solo dance by Miss Rene Ward, a new dancer in this city. A debate will Like place in the Labor Club on Mondav night on the subject of ‘The Nationalisation of the Coal Mines of Britain.’

The Labor Party will hold its first meeting in the new Trades Hall to-morrow night, when Messrs Silverstone, Connelly, Robinson, and Mrs Herbert will speak on ‘The Progress of the Labor Movement.’

Rally month is being observed at the Salvation Army, find special evangelistic services are to lie conducted by Captain Allan Montgomery in the Fortress, Dowling street. To-morrow a recital of the origin of famous hymns will be given by the captain at the afternoon service, aw. _ A subject ’to which men are specially invited will be dealt with in tho evening service. Music will be rendered by tho ,Silver Band and orchestra. Hearty congregational singing will also lie a feature.

Dr V. T. Galway will give an organ recital at First Church on Wednesday evening met, at 8 o'clock. A programme of great interest includes the concerto for piano and orchestra in G minor by Mendelssohn. Miss G. Williamson will bo the solo pianist, tho orchestral part being played on the organ. The organ items include interesting works by Bach, Heme, Eheinberger, and Tchaikovsky; and a feature of the programme will bo a performance of the prelude and licbcstod from Wagner’s great opera ‘Tristan and Isolde.’ A collection will be taken on entering. Glad, singing housewives confront us at every turn, thanks to 11 No-rubbing Laundry Help,’ ’ the abolishcr of washboard sla-very.-—[Advt.]

The Children's Rest Home is a homo for children of sick mothers in poor circumstances, and is undenominational. A bazaar to raise funds for the extension of the home will be held in. the Art Gallery Hal] on Wednesday and Thursday, next. _ A good evening programme will be provided. The stalls will be stocked with all useful articles, smd ft is hoped that such a good cause as this will receive the support of all.

The thirtieth annual meeting of the Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Building Society will be hold in tho Oddfellows’ Hall, Stuart street, on Friday, Juno 25, when £2,500 will lie disposed of by s&lo and ballots—£l,ooo in No. 3 group by sale and ballot, £SOO by ballot in No. 4 group, £SOO by bailout in No. 5 group, and .£SOO by ballot in_Ko. 6 group. Shares are still available in the No. 6 group to participate in the ballot.

The Southern Starr-Bowkelt Society announces the disposal of £I,OOO on June 28. Applications for shares in No. 5 group are (dill being received, and intending members are advised to make application as early as possible, so as to participate in tho loan to be disposed of on Juno 28.

The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society advertises a further £4,000 for disposal in the various groups, and invites membership in tho now No. 10 group, commencing on July 12—£800 appropriations. The office will be open on Monday to receive applications.

In First Church to-morrow Ur E. N. Herrington will speak in the morning on ‘The Gospel of Encouragement.’ In the evening his subject will be 'The Divine Witness,' 'being the second of the series of addresses on ‘The Supremo Fads of Life.’ Dr Galway will preside at the organ, and special music will be rendered by the choir. During church rally month all who regard First Church as their own church arc asked to attend regularly, including tho parents of the children who attend Russell street ter-vice-s.

‘Christ’s Return—When?' and ‘The Christian Viewpoint of Confession 1 arc the subjects of addresses to bo delivered, by Mr Jos. J. Pranklyn at the Church of Christ, Argylc street, Momington, to-morrow, at 11 and 6.30.

Believing that a minister should himself do the wit of an evangelist, Eov. Inlloch YniUo, the minister of Knox Church, will next week conduct services from Monday to Friday in Knox Church at 7.45 p.m. The mission will begin to-morrow. The evening service will bo broadcaster].

Progressive enchre will bo played i-o-Tiight in tha Waratah Tea Rooms. The Dunedin Euchre Assembly- moots oil Monday owning at the Town Hall, South Dunedin.

Euchre will bo played in tbo South Dunedin Town Hall to-night, when ten prizes will bo given.

The Elite Dance Committee has another of its popular dance’s in store for patrons on Tuesday night next.