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Evening Star, Issue 19725, 28 November 1927, Page 6

A malicious false alarm by telephone sent the City Eire Brigade to a shop near (ho Grand Hotel at 11.50 this morning.

The Kartigi, which left Sydney tor Auckland on Saturday, lias on board four bags and one hamper of mail for Dunedin. The lot is due here on Friday.

A Wellington I’rcss Association telegram states that Charles Edward Bell, aged forty-nine, a baker, was fined £2O by Mr Salmon, S.M., for being intoxicated while driving a motor car, and his license was suspended till March 31, 1929. Norman Andrew, married, aged twenty-nine, was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for assaulting a twelve-year-old girl in a picture theatre. “According to tho latest information received from Wellington, the end of the session will probably be reached by Wednesday evening, and it is therefore impossible to arrange for tho despatch of tho influential and representative deputation to interview_ tie Ministers on the petrol tax question, stated the mayor (Mr W. B. Taverner) to a ‘Star’ reporter to-day. H is the intention, however, of those who have taken the matter up, particularly tho Otago Expansion League and the Motor Club, to bring the matter prominontly boforo nil South Island meinbers during the recess and to_ enlist tho active support of other sections ol the community and municipal interests throughout the South Island, and to proceed to Wellington as a deputation at the opening of the next session, h is, of course, possible that the strong representations already gone forward may have the effect of persuading the powers that bo to review tho position. But one thing is certain—that, having placed their hand to tho plough, there will bo no drawing back so far as loca. interests arc concerned.”

Sailing ships were still the glory ol the sea when Air A. Laing, chief officer of tho steamer Sutherland, was serving his apprenticeship on the three skysail yarder Yallaroi. That dipper ship was one of Australia’s well-known wool carriers. She was kept in tip-top order, and ornamentation was not omitted from her renovation scheme ol attractiveness. Even the wooden hatches were holystoned and oiled. When she pulled into Circular Quay to load, the Yallaroi was so immaculately picturesque that people came down to the waterfront in tho evenings to admire her. The white paintwork was purest white, and everything so spick and span that to expectorate on the deck would have been a grave oftence. But it was not all tinsel. Thoroughness was the keynote of the game, and it extended from the knotting of a ropeyarn to the making of a smart passage with all tho gear intact at the end of it. Old sailors will insist that the romance of tho sea was not a myth, although it was in a way a many-sided picture. In accordance with instructions from the City Council, the Finance Committee has further considered relief works with a view to reporting as to finding further finance for providing work for the unemployed for at least another month. At the present juncture it appears to the committee that there is no prospect of finding additional^ funds excepting by the raising of additional loan moneys, involving in all probability a further increase in the general rate for next year. The committee is, however, further looking into the whole question, and will report fully thereon to the meeting of council a fortnight hence.

The last days of tire Dunedin annual art gallery in the Early Settlers’ Hall are proving highly satisfactory. Very seldom lias there been a better attendance at any of our annual art exhibitions that that of Saturday. It is noteworthy that the attraction this year is art and art alone, there being no aids in tlio way of teas or music. The interest, shown in tlio gallery by primary school children is also a feature. The latest sales reported by Mr R. H. Neilson are;—‘Track to the Franz Josef Glacier,’ by A. M. Wickondcn; ‘Wealth,’ by John L. M'lndoc; ‘Poplars in Anjou,’ by Leslie Greener; ‘ On the Sands,’ by R. T. Little; and ‘The Jazz Band,’ by Olivo Lloyd. As the catalogue prices arc cprito reasonable, it may be supposed that many more purchases will bo made before tho exhibition closes on Wednesday of this week. Onr Clyde correspondent wires. Shearing is now in full swing, and favorable weather is being experienced. Reports from nil parts of Otago Central suggest that tho clip is an excellent one.

A happy company of 377 immigrants landed at Auckland this morning from the Athenic after a voyage from Liverpool. They were met by representatives of the various churches and welfare organisations. They include thirty-seven young women trained in England for domestic work. —Press Association telegram. Though there were twenty-niue_ cases (mostly involving breaches of maintenance orders) set down for hearing in the Police Court this _ morning, only two of these were dofinitely dealt with. Nevertheless, considerable time was occupied in explanations by counsel and in comment by the bench before many of the cases were adjourned, or consent orders made, and tho proceedings lasted an hour and a quarter.

The postal authorities advise that mails which left Auckland on October 25 per Aorangi, via Vancouver, arrived in London on November 24,

“ Well, that just shows you what the world is coming to,” observed an old sailor last night at Port Chalmers, in reference to wireless. A trawler moored at the wharf was equipped with a powerful wireless set, and the loud speaker was anunciaring very effectively church services from Dunedin, followed by musical and concert numbers from Wellington. A fisherman these days, when he went fishing, went also to the church if it were Sunday, and during the week to the opera, so to speak. And while he was hauling in groper ho could he listening, for a change, to the news bulletins'which told him what was happenings all over tho world fheownci of the set said it was particularly good when the trawler was fishing at the Nuggets at night time. The old sailor, to whom ho was speaking, reckoned that wireless had as good as scrapped pianos and gramophones already, and what would come nest in the way of inventions “ goodness only knows. Tho practice of stealing cars for joy rides remains a popular one. On Saturday, in broad daylight, a car belonging to Miss Newbury was removed from Home street. The car was taken about noon, and was not recovered until late the same night in King street. Not only had the offender removed the car, bub he had practically wrecked it, and had even torn up the upholstering. A number of usefn 1 articles, including valuable medical hooks,, were also stolen. Gisborne Harbor Board, on the chairman’s casting vote, rescinded a resolution passed at last meeting to lower the salary of the engineer and reduce the engineering staff.—Press Association*

In tho Supremo Court at Auckland Leslie Ward, aged twenty-four, and Hilton Rickard Stanley were found guilty of forgery and uttering four money order telegrams of a total value of £i3s. Stanley, who had been a telegraphist in tho Post Office, was the moving spirit in the offences; Ward, by occupation a carpenter, had made a determined effort to get away from temptation. Mr Justice Reed admitted Ward to probation and made an order that ho repay £67 10s. Stanley was sentenced to reformative detention for two years. Frederick John M'Donald, on five charges of breaking entering and theft, and forgery, having a bad record, was sentenced to three years, with hard labor.—Press Association. In tho Supreme Court, Auckland, Mr Justice Reed sentenced Kevan Francis Burns to eighteen months, with hard labor, for bigamy. Ho became engaged to a second woman off tho representation that ho was a single man, and seduced tho unfortunate girl. Subsequently he went through the form of marriage with her. For breaking and entering and theft Jack Wilson and Ray Johnston wore sentenced to six months, with hard labor.—Press Association.

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On Thursday evening, in Mr E. S. Wilson’s board room, Princes street, £I,OOO will be distributed by the Otago Mutual Starr-Bowkett Society, as follows:—No. 2 group, £SOO, sale loan; No. 3 group, £SOO, premium loan. The fourth concert of tho fortieth season of the Orchestral Society will be hold in His Majesty’s Theatre to-night. Tho orchestral numbers include the overtures 'Rienzi' (Wagner), ‘ Barbier de Seville ’ (Rossini); suite, ‘Scenes Pittoresques’ (Massenet); selection, ‘Tales of Hoffmann’ (Offenbach); ' Polina ’ (Polish dance), and a minuet for strings, composed by Mr J. C. Easton; march, ‘Torok Magyar' (by request). Tho assisting vocalists arc Miss Valda M'Curdy and Mr W. Mitchell. Miss M'Curdy will sing ‘ Micacla’s Song, from ‘Carmen’ (Bizet), and ‘ Yilanelle ’ (Eva dell Acqua). Mr Mitchell’s items arc ‘Toreador Song’ (from ‘Carmen’) and ‘lnfelice’ (from ‘Ernani,’ Verdi). A feature will bo the well-known sextet ‘ What from Vengeance Yet Restrains McP’ from ‘Lucia, di Lammermoor.’ A limited number of 2s tickets may bo obtained at the theatre.