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Evening Star, Issue 19318, 3 August 1926, Page 6

At last night's meeting of the council of the Otago Acclimatisation Society a letter was read from the Department of Internal Affairs stating that it was decided for the present not to authorise the taking of opossums for the purpose of liberating them in any district. Mr J. R. Wilson said it was ridiculous to talk of the opossums doing damage to the orchards. Ho moved that the department be asked to give the reason for its action. The council, he added, should press for permission to distribute opossums. The chairman (Mr C. A. Wilson) said that tho department had given no reason for the step it had taken, but he supposed that it was thinking of the damage opossums might do. Tho motion was carried.

Full details of the New Zealand Interclub Photographic Competition, which was decided at Wellington last month, have now come to hand. The Dunedin Amateur Photographic Sociey won the championship with 1,127 marks out of a possible 1,300, Wellington Camera Club 1,119, Auckland Camera Club 1,018, Invercargill Camera Club (which had held the championship for several years) 1,011, Wellington Amateur Photographic Society 928. There were eight clubs represented, each of which submitted twelve photographs, no individual member being allowed to submit more than two. Two members of the Dunedin Society gained the maximum marks (100), Mr H. H. Gardner with ‘The Morn Awakes,’ and Mr G. Chance b9th with ‘Museum Entrance, Christchurch,’ and ‘Laborers of the Field.’ Mr 0. A. Weedon secured 98 with a picture of ‘ Victoria Quay, Dunedin.’ Seven competitors from other centres also secured the maximum number of marks.

Questioned just as ho was about to step on the train this morning, the Hon. J. A. Hanan said he is very hopeful about the chances of the Daylight Saving Bill passing the Upper House and being placed on the Statute Book this year. He intends to vote for it, as a staunch supporter, and has reason to believe that Sir Robert Stout, who is to bo sworn in to-morrow as a member of the Legislative Council, will also vote tho same way.' “The journey which the captain and crew of the Rapaki undertook and tho ordeals which they bravely faced in order to bring tho crane to Lyttelton is an indication that the courageous spirit of tho old sea dogs of England is still uppermost in the race, and that the sons of England to-day have inherited the bravery of their ancestors,” said Mr M. J. Miller at the Lyttelton Harbor Board’s meeting yesterday, when reference was made to the arrival of ho board’s eighty-ton crane at Lyttelton a few days ago. Mr Miller vent on to express his pleasure at tho safety of the mon, and his admiration for the way in which they had carried out their duty. Dr Thacker followed up Mr Miller’s remarksj and likened the voyage of the Rapaki to those that were made round the Horn in the days of sailing ships. He moved that a letter of appreciation be sent to the captain and crew of the Rapaki. The motion was carried unanimously.—Own correspondent.

Men and women belonging to the New Zealand Presbyterian Mission in China are all stationed in the Canton district, which is more than 1,000 miles from Peking and the province of Sbangsi, whore foreign missionaries are in trouble, as related in a cableghm published in last night's ‘Star, and. as explained by a 3) nedinite who recently came from China, it is unlikely that the disturbances in or about Shansi will extend to the Canton region. “It looks to me,” said our informant, “as if this was a local outbreak, caused by a conflict between two Chinese armies. Peking is generally recognised by the Powers ns representing China, but that is largely a diplomatic fiction. There are eighteen provinces,, and each is mainly concerned with itself. I hope that our mission is all right in Canton. But_ amongst the 6,000 missionaries in China there are a few New Zealanders _ scattered about everywhere, and of their position we know little or nothing. I don’t know how it came about that the American Consul intervened at Shansi. Perhaps there is no British Consul there now. The trouble that the foreigners would dread would be the savagery of an army in rout, and it is to lie remembered, though _wo sometimes forget it, that in China we English are foreigners.”

The desirability of declaring one stream a fly-fishing stream only was mentioned at the meeting of the Otago Acclimatisation Society, held last night. The Shag River had been suggested. It was decided that the matter be referred to the Angling Committee, 09 the understanding that the water above the Shag River bridge he reserved for fly-fishing. The chairman said that it was a question whether there was time to get the restriction into the regulations before the season started. Dunedin investors have freely taken up the debentures of the Christchurch 53 loan that were placed here. , The extra quarter per cent, caused them to go off like hot pies.

A Palmerston North Press Association telegram states that in fulfilment of the promise given that the borough would donate half of Mrs P. A.. M'Hardy’s property at Fitzherbert to the State, the rest being eet aside as a borough reserve conditional on the Agricultural College being established here, the Borough Council decided last evening to place a loan proposal for £IO,OOO before the ratepayers. Part of the property proposed as a borough reserve contains an area of excellent native bush. The section of the property to bo given to the State is to team part of the college site,

The Tomahawk Lagoon now contains 600 trout, weighing up to 51b, which have been taken from the Water of Leith.

A sentence of two months’ imprisonment was imposed in the Wellington Police Court to-day on Le Roy Thomas Ennis, a motor driver, aged twentyfour, who was charged yesterday with vagrancy, in that he was found by night in the possession of an implement for house-breaking. Accused when before the court yesterday was described as a deserter from the American navy.—-Press Association telegram.

A Whakatane Press Association telegram states that the back portion of Canning’s Tea Rooms caught fire at 10.30 last night. The brigade quickly suppressed the outbreak," and - thus saved a valuable block of shops. Tho premises are insured in the State Office. Ernest Macartney, a baker, who was sleeping upstairs, had a narrow escape. He was partially overcome by smoke, and jumped from an attic window.

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court this morning. Fivepence per annum per head of the population in the borough is charged tho St. Kilda Council by the Health Department for the inspections by its officers. In a letter to the council last night, the Medical Officer of Health advised that the total amount was based on the population of the borough as shown in the census taken on April 20 last. The charge of 5d per head was the same as previously, but the total charge payable changed every five years, when the latest census figures became known. In 1921 the population of St, Kilda was 6,084, and in 1926 7,948. Allowing for 300 or 400 being merely Exhibition visitors, he had deducted 448 from tho total, the charge being for 7,500 people. For the jiast few months inspectors had given an increased service proportionate to the slightly higher amount payable by the borough. “I am sure we do not begrudge the amounts paid _ to the department, for efficient service has been given in the past,” said the Mayor (Mr R. W. Hall). “The inspections have helped in highly satisfactory health reports made for the borough.”

Having moved from Albert street to a new green in Ings avenue, the Si Clair Bowling Club has asked the St. Kilda Borough Council to grant the same concessions as previously, and reduce the rates charged (£3l 18s Id). When the application came before the council last night Cr H. H. Leary said he had opposed previous applications. The club was not in the same position as the St. Kilda Club. The bowling club would become a rentpayer and not a ratepayer, while it -was a proprietary club. Moreover, when rates were remitted the amount had to be wiped off, which was difficult, as the estimates had been prepared, Cr E. Longworth said that the St. Clair Club did not own tho grounds. The club had a heavy mortgage and was in debt. It was fair that rates should be remitted to sports clubs. The grounds were only open half the year. The property took the same role as a park, as it was open for recreation to the public. On the motion of Cr J. Fleming, the council decided to hold over the letter till the nest meeting for a larger attendance of councillors.

Short-dated loans wore favored by two members of the St. Kilda Borough Council when a short discussion followed Cr H. H. Leary’s proposal to reduce the term of the proposed big loan to ten years. Cr Leary said his proposal would reduce the interest considerably, and the council should watch the ratefuture liabilities After a brief discussion Cr Leary gave notice of motion for a special meeting that the previous resolution fixing tho term at twenty-five years be rescinded. At last night’s meeting the Port Chalmers Council resolved to oppose the passing of tho Local Bodies Loan Bill in its present form, as the council thought it was detrimental to the smaller local bodies in regard to raising loans. Tho resolution was passed after consideration of a letter from Mr C. B. Buxton, of Wellington, on the subject. The advantage of promoting annual industrial exhibitions in conjunction with the Otago A. and P. Society’s winter shows was discussed in tho annual report of tho Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association, presented at last night’s meeting. Said the report; “ The possibilities of these combined efforts have been strikingly demonstrated by the experiences of the Auckland and Wellington Associations in tho past two years. Apart from the wide publicity secured for New Zealand manufactures, the financial results have been satisfactory, while the primary and secondary industries _ have been brought into a closer relationship that is much to be desired. Your executive has already conferred with the A. and P. vSocietq, and has indicated the willingness of manufacturers to cooperate to the utmost extent possible. As a first essential, it is necessary to have a suitable building or buildings available, and much may depend on what tho A. and P. Society finds it possible to do in this respect.” Tho part taken by the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association in ensuring tho success of the Exhibition Secondary Industries Pavilion was referred to in detail in the annual report presented at last night’s meeting. Some interesting statistics were quoted;—Total number of individual manufacturing exhibitors, 2U7; amount paid for space foes, £20,000; estimated expenditure on stands, £31,000; total length of frontages occupied by exhibits in the industrial pavilion, miles. Mention was made of the excellence and infinite variety of the exhibits and of the interest taken in them.

Steps were again taken to arrange for shop window displays of New Zea-land-made goods during Winter Show Week (says the annual report of the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association). It was realised that after six months of strenuous Exhibition activity neither the public, the shopkeepers, ior the manufacturers were in the mood for any very extensive effort. Nevertheless, about ninety sets of the succial show cards prepared by the association were called for by those who desired to make displays, and ns a result the merits of New Zealand-made goods v.erc attractively demonstrated in a largo number of city and suburban shops. The executive recommends that close attention he given to the organisation of the displays on a comprehensive scale in the coming year.

There has lately come into the pos session_ of the _ Hocken Library a number of interesting and valuable pictures. A water color by J. 0. Hoyte, ‘ Captain Cargill’s Cottage, Hillside, Dunedin,' has been hung on the south wall in the Otago section. This painting was recently presented to the Hocken collection by Mr F. Cargill Begg, of Cuekfield, Sussex, England. Oh the stand facing the south wall are placed two water colors by Barraud, ‘The White Terrace, Roto Mahana,’ and ‘ Oraki Korako, on the Waikato.’ These paint-ings-r-tho originals of the illustjations in ‘ Barraud’s New Zealand ’—were presented by Mrs Hocken. On the same stand may also ha seen a water color representing whale boats at Earitane, by Miss Wimperis, which was presented by Miss Joachim. Among the recent additions to the books in Hocken Library is one donated by Mrs F. A. Grant, Breakwater' road, Napier. This book, entitled ‘ Los Squatters de la Nouvelle Zelande,’ is an address delivered in Paris in 1835 by M. Paul De Rousiers, at the annual meeting of the fiociete d’Economie Socinle. M. Paul De Rousiers, who had never visited New Zealand, obtained his information from the late Mr Grant, a former early settler in Otago, while spending a, holiday in France.

The City Fire Brigade was summoned to a chimney fire in the house of Mr W. F. Edmond, Melville. street, at 8.40 p.m. yesterday. No damage was done. At 11.50 this morning the brigade turned out and extinguished a fire caused in . the hedge around the Kaituna Bowling Green —at the corner of Serpentine avenue and Queen’s drive—by a rubbish fire nearby.

For glasses guaranteed to suit consult W. V. Stunner, G.A.0.C., 8.5.0.1., 2 Octagon, Dunedin; ’phone 7,252. —[Advt.] Twenty-seater passenger bus leaves Webling’s, Castle street, Thursday, 9 aim., for Christchurch. Faro, £1 ss. Book Weblmg’s, ’phone 1,234. Travel in comfort.—[Advt.]

Dunedin ladies are to be congratulated on their decision that “ No-rubbing Laundry Help’ ’is absolutely indispensable on washing day.—[Advt.] Queen-crowning ceremony in the Town Hall, King Edward street, on Wednesday night. Tho function will represent the seasons of tho year, and the pupils of Hr J. T. Leech and Miss Pacey will assist. Practical experience—that’s the teacher. Williamsons (next The Bristol Piano Co.) have been ring-making for upwards of 30 years.—[Advt.]