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Evening Star, Issue 19713, 14 November 1927, Page 6

The concrete wall along the Anzac highway—an important part of the overbridge construction between .Elanover and Frederick streets—is now completed, also nearly the whole of the filling for the ramped approaches, this job taking about 30,000 cubic yards of material. As to the'construction work, about 75 per cent, of the abutments, wing walls, and pier is finished, and some of the temporary trestling for the superstructure is in position. An unoccupied nursing home in the Maxuxkau road, owned by D. M'Carten and leased by Nurse K. Crossan, was partly destroyed by lire at 2_a.ni. yesterday. The flames practically destroyed three rooms, and the other four rooms wore badly damaged. The building was insured for £9OO and the furniture for £275. —Auckland Press Association telegram. Quite a little flutter of interest amongst rowing men was aroused at Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon bv the launching from the Queen’s Drive shed of the flowing Association’s new eight-oar skiff. Veteran oarsmen and yoxing recruits attended, these including visitors from the city and some rowers from the Awarna Club who arc on the Bluff tug at present at Port Chalmers. The big skiff looked well, and those who were out lor the several spins she made said she shaped as well as she looked. There are now two eight-oar skiffs in the harbor, and towards the end of the present season regatta events in that doss should figure attractively on rowing programmes.

Although there was lacking the iron grip of warship discipline, the whale ship C. A. Larsen had her 200 odd incu on hoard and at their posts at sailing time; 7 o’clock, on Sunday morning. She was bound lor the ice. The circumstances did not spur human nature to exemplary demonstration. Looming ahead was a period of isolation, arduous toil, fighting Nature in the raw and with the mercury below zero. On one occasion a year or two ago the temperature dropped to 36 “ below,” and work had to bo temporarily suspended. It altered the relative flexibility of metals to an unworkable extent, and lor the time being spouting whales enjoyed the freedom of the seas. The C. A. Larsen left Port Chalmers yesterday morning for the ■ whaling base at Stewart Island, where she picks up her five chasers. On Wednesday they expect to sail for Ross Sea.

An engine shed detached from Kokatahi Public Hall, and containing an.engine, dynamo, and plant for running pictures, owned by Thomas Moore, of Hokitika, was' destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. It was insured in the South British Office for £250. but the loss is considerably more.—Press Association.

Having completed tho investigational work in the North Island for the creation of timber standards for the lumber industry, Mr 11. Ward, Acting Engineer of State Forest Products to the Forestry Department, is now in Christchurch. Mr Ward is commencing the collection of data in the Smith Island, and it is anticipated that this work will take at least a month. After this all will be toady for the calling of a conference by the Departmental Committee appointed hy the Minister of Industries and Commerce to deal with the problem.—Wellington correspondent.

At a recent meeting the executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union decided to request an inquiry by the Department of Industries and Commerce into tbo discrepancy between the prices of hides and those of tanned leather. The Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hon. A. D. M'Leodl states that on several occasions (he department has made inquiries into the selling prices of leather in comparison with the selling prices of hides. Recent investigation has revealed that tanners are not only not making unreasonable profits, hut that the tanning industry is in anything hut a prosperous position.—Wellington correspondent.

The Minister of Public Works has listened to the Roxburgh fruitgrowers in regard to the charge for the conveyance of fruit on the extended railway line from Roxburgh to Miller’s Flat, and it is now settled that the rate shall bo 2d per ' half-hundredweight, with a minimum of 2d. This arrangement, of course, relates only to the period during which the Works Department operates the section prior to handing it over to the Railways Department.

The Mayor of Dunedin (Mr W. D. Taverner) put off a trip into the country, arranged for Saturday, in order to bo pesent that morning at the meeting of ministers ,to consider what should be done in the way of receiving and caring for immigrants from the Old Country. A short report of that meeting appeared in our Saturday’s issue. As a help to the discussion Mrs Jones-Neilson outlined the work of the British Immigrants’ Chib in the past four years. Old age pensions were payable in Great Britain to all nationalities after 10 years’ residence, and it was unjust and unthinkable that our old people who came to join their families here have to be in the dominion for 25 years before they could participate. The Rev. W. Trotter said that the Presbyterian Church would take a very definite step. Ho would like to know why it was that the Salvation Army had preference in the dominions in being the only organisation who boarded the boats before they were berthed. Mrs Jones-Neilson pointed out that as far as she knew the Salvation Army was the only organisation helped financially by the British Government in placing our people. It was very necessary that ministers of all denominations should have an opportunity of getting in touch with these people immediately on arrival, not as it. has been, after the people have floundered about and endured untold hardships. The Dunedin picture theatre managements have come to the conclusion that the late opening hour does not suit patrons, and in response to numerous requests have decided to revolt to their usual hour of commencing the evening session.

In reference to an interview on liquor in America appearing in Saturday’s issue, Mr Percy Braithwaito states that he had no intention of conveying, to the interviewer that the American police were paid by the bootlegging interests to keep their eyes shut. His actual impression, he says, was that the police were inactive either because they were quite unable to cope with the matter or because they were interpreting it as an issue in which the will of the people was not behind, tjig tew*

The Kalkorai Band played in the Gardens yesterday afternoon and evening. Rain continued all the afternoon, but the patronage was sufficient to warrant tho band to play, and_ again at night. Although rain fell in the early evening, it cleaved off, and the band played to a large gathering oi appreciative listeners. The selection, ‘ Rose Mario ’ and xylophone solo ‘ The Spooks’ Parade ’ were the pieces that appealed to the popular taste. Other pieces played were the selection ‘Mignon,’ raise 'Love’s Dream,’ and hymn 1 Load, Kindly Light.’ Blr H. C. Campbell recently suggested to the Bluff Harbor Board that its new tug Southland, now at Port Chalmers, be brought to Duncdiii and thrown open for inspection, so as to let the people here see what a line boat she is for the Stewart Island ferry service. Tho secretary replied that this matter is under consideration,, and it is quite possible the reply will be iii tho affirmative.

Our Clyde correspondent telegraphs: —Cold, stormy weather was experienced over the week-end, and there were frosts on Saturday and this morning. Practically no damage was done to the fruit, but tho potatoes and beans suffered. Tho weather is porlcct this morning.

Steady progress is being made by the railway engineering staff, under Blr C. BE. Benzoin, with the duplication of the Port Chalmers line from Ravcnsbouruc to Burkestown, a distance of a little more than two miles. The filling and the rock wall work is finished for about a mile north of Ravensbourue. Tho attendance on Saturday at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society’s exhibition in the Early Settlers’ Hall was much larger than is usual on opening days, and to-day the exhibition was again freely patronised. Jt is to bo open all this week and all next week. The sales of pictures so far recorded by Mr R, IT. Neilsou are as follow : ‘ Coming Out of the Quarry,’ by John W. Brock; ‘ Morning, Queenstown Gorge,’ by G. BV. Carrington; ‘At the Hoad of Lake To A nan,’ by BV. Smaill; and ‘The Gorsc Hill,’ by BB T . Allan Bollard. Three exhibits in tho artcrafts division have also found purchasers—namely, a sandwich tray by Mrs I). Donald and two inlaid boxes by Bev. C. Dallaston.

The next sitting of the Supremo Court in Dunedin will be on November 21. on which date a civil case is set down for hearing. At the Te Henni Cemetery yesterday BEajoivgcucral Young unveiled a cross of sacrifice, the gift of Bfr and Mrs C. IT. Burgess, and erected in the soldiers' plot. The ci’oss is loft high, and is a replica of those elected in Franco and elsewhere, tho material used being Coromandel granite.—New Plymouth Press Association telegram.

A Blenheim Association message states that a seven-roomed dwelling at Spriiigland.s owned by Mr A. Jones and occupied by Mr Bert Renner was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. The building was insured for £I,OOO and the furniture for £2-50. both in the South British office. Practically nothing was saved. The charges against Janies Hassall and Albert Henry Chunn or keeping common gaming houses at Greymouth were disra&ised by Mr W. Meldrum, S.M., on the ground that there was no evidence of actual betting haying taken place. The police ■therefore withdrew the charge of assisting in keeping a common gaming house against James Bernard Tlencnian and also the charges against 11 men who were found on the premises. One of the men protested against his arrest, but his application for a day's wages was refused, the magistrate stating that the police were acting in the interests of the public, and it was not usual to allow costs against them.—Press Association telegram.

The North-east Valley Presbyterian Congregation, at its service on Sunday morning, decided to communicate with Mr H. L. Tapley, M.P., the member for its district, urging him to support the two-issuo ballot paper and the bare majority rule, and to oppose the extension of time between the polls, and all other retrograde proposals. The following wire was also despatched this morning to Mr Tapley:—“The Maori Hill Presbyterian Church Session, representing several hundred electors, looks to you to honor all pledges in connection with liquor traffic made at election time—viz., a two-issue ballot paper, decision on bare majority vote, no extension of time between polls.”

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