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Evening Star, Issue 19443, 29 December 1926, Page 6

The Christchurch tramway receipts dropped by £329 in the period December 24 to 27, as compared with last year, the unfavorable weather affecting the traffic. The figures for Christmas Eve were slightly better than last year, but Boxing Day showed a decrease of £3OB.

From December 1 to Christmas Day 10,560 passengers booked at Wellington Central railway office, and from December 15 to December 25 9,025 booked at Thermion —a total of 19/385. Last year’s figures wore 9,410 and 0,926 respectively—total, 19,336. —Press Association.

The Grand Opera-house, Wellington, was entered early yesterday morning by burglars, who apparently expected to find the takings during the holiday period deposited in the theatre itself owing to the banks being closed. This, however, was not the case, and the raiders were disappointed.—Press Association.

The third annual camp of the Anglican Girls’ Bible Class Union of New Zealand is being held at Palmerston North, 120 delegates attending from all parts of the dominion. They were accorded a civic reception last night. The fixture will last ton days. Mrs York (Canterbury) is the camp mother.— Press Association.

A Wellington Press Association telegram states that Jack Stanley Miles, a ship’s baker, and Thomas Bailey Wilson, a laborer, who were found on the wnarf with 1001 bof flour and eleven tins of condensed milk in their possession, .were charged with the theft of the goods from the steamer Mahana. Miles was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment, to be placed aboard if the vessel sailed sooner. The ether man got the benefit of the doubt of knowing that the goods were stolen. The goods were seci’eted in the side car of a motor cycle.

A most peculiar circumstance was noted on the Wingatui racecourse yesterday. There was a breakaway at the start of the Juvenile Handicap, and the horses separated before regathering at the mark. Mr Fisher’s filly Tembroney, making her first appearance in public, got rather far back, 70yds or 80yds away, and there she stuck while the others were despatched to a good start. The explanation is that she was not seen by the starter. He looked back to see that all were assembled, but a gig standing alongside the course was in his line of sight and hid the filly. Mr MTvor was quite frank about it. He can afford to be candid about all his doings, for the' Dunedin Jockey Club lias never had a better starter, if one as good. Pleasant summer weather was enjoyed in the early part of yesterday, but it was observed by the Wingatui racegoers who had Manngatua in sight that”a heavy vapory cloud hung obstinately over that range in spite of the north-easterly breeze, and the sign proved too true, for a little before 4 o’clock the wind changed to the west, after an aerial clash that brought rain, and the remainder of the day was simply miserable to those persons with whom weather is a primary consideration, the only consolation being that the temperature did not appreciably drop. Pure onlookers and mere dabblers in tho betting—classes of racegoers who are continuously increasing in number are all more or less interested in analysing the statistical outcome of a race meeting, and for their information it may bo stated that at the two days’ fixture of the Dunedin Jockey Club just concluded there were 136 starters for the sixteen events and the total of the first dividend was £73 Is Gel, so that if any man still pursues the blindfold betting system of putting £1 on every horse it would have cost him £133 (three brackets account for tho difference between 136 and 133) and his loss would be £59 18s 6d. The biggest dividend' was on Wingatui in tho trial Stakes, and the smallest (the only one less than even money) was on Martis in tho Taihoa Handicap. Business done at tho annual meeting of the Kawarau Gold Mining Company, held yesterday afternoon, was of a formal nature. The report and balance-sheet were adopted without discussion, and the retiring directors— Messrs R. H. Barron and J. G. Neil —were re-elected. Mr H, H. Sykes was reappointed auditor. The special resolution to alter the articles of association to enable the claim-holders’ representatives to sit on the board of directors was passed, and the election of Messrs R. Powell (Queenstown), J., R, Fairbairn, and J. A. Hopcraft (Dunedin) will now take place.

American newspaper agencies have not sent anything to this part of the world about the great Stamps Exhibition in New York, probably the greatest of the sort ever held. Private information has reached Dunedin that one honor was awarded to Australia, a Hobart exhibitor receiving a gold modal.

Tho weather has been wet for the holidays (wires our Clyde correspondent), but the beneficial effects will bo very great. Visitors to the Central are numerous, and to-day they are enjoying fine, warm weather. ,

There was no business in the City Police Court this morning.

For glasses guaranteed to suit consult W. V. Sturmer, G.A.0.C., D. 5.0.1., 2 Octagon, Dunedin; 'phone 7,525. —[Advt.]