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Evening Star, Issue 19766, 17 January 1928, Page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the St. Clair improvement Association held last evening the following sub-commit toes were appointed : Executive—Mr T. K. Sicley, M.H.R., Him. M. Cohen, Messrs l ( '. D. Bridgeman, G. A. Fenwick, G. W. Lanham; works—Messrs If. D. Brewer, H. H. .Henderson, 11. liampon, E. L. Macassey, E. Orhell, P. J. Priest, G. P. Sise, G. Stratton, A. Smiley, 11. F. Titenener.

'Die election of the officials of the Watersiders’ Union has created much interest on the Dunedin waterfront, the question of tilling the secretaryship coming in for special attention. The annual elections took place last Friday, and resulted as follow:—President: J). Copeland, 206 votes; W. Mnrland, 73 voles; informal, I. Secretary; W. Brown (present secretary), 93; j. Burton (a past secretary), 22 votes; S. McDonald, 139 votes; S. Wilson (last year’s chairman), 27 votes. As the rules of the union provide that the successful candidate to he elected must receive an absolute majority of the votes cast, the voting for the secretaryship necessitates a second ballot, and a ballot between Messrs Brown and M'Donald will take place next Friday. For the purpose of bringing down another mighty avalanche of rock broken into pieces suitable for the reconstruction of the mole at the Otago Heads the Harbor Hoard’s engineers are making preparations for another big blast. The men employed at the Heads are going to drive a tunnel on similar lines to the last, but the actual charge of explosive will be, if anything, slightly smaller than the previous lot. Mr J. M‘G. Wilkie stated this morning that work in connection with the stone wall was going on well, the mole having been partly built to a point l,0()0ft from the shore. However, although it was erected to the height which was required for the turning of the tide it had yet to be slightly widened. Mr Wilkie said also that in order to guard against a recurrence of the Leith floods the board was making preparations to raise the height of the Leith Canal between Forth street and Harbor terrace.

Though the holiday traffic on the railways in now fining dowm, and the Dunedin station-master (Mr Chambers) finds that ho can manage with two oi three fewer cars on the express ' rains, the passenger loading will riot be back to normal until after February J.l, the day up to which return excursion tickets are available. There is always a bit of a rush in the week before the schools reopen. This season the holiday traffic has been once more handled in such a capable way as to earn acknowledgements from persons of all grades. The railway men, though often pressed hard, seemed to he never bustled — that was the experience on all the lines—and their courteusness to perplexed travellers was frequently commented on The Arbitration Court will sit in Dunedin on February 3 and in Invercargill on February 7. If it does not complete its work hero before February 7 the court will probably return to finish the list.

Anomalies in the working of tlio new tariff on wheat from Australia were discussed at a meeting of the Auckland Grain and Produce Merchants’ Association. The millers and grain brokers, and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, wore also asked to be present. It Avas unanimously decided to ask the Comptroller of Customs to accept the f.o.b. invoice price as the current domestic value. Mr W. Pratt and Mr C. M'Cullougli were appointed to represent the views of the association to the Comptroller in Wellington.—Press Association.

The Grey district diamond jubilee celebrations are to be held at Greymouth betAveen February 25 and March 3 inclusive. A letter containing this information Avas received last evening by the Green Island Borough Council. The Jubilee Committee extended to the Mayor of Green Island a hearty invitation to bo present at the functions, and it also asked for the favorable co-operation of theAvhole council. As there were a great many West Coasters spread all over the dominion it Avonld bo much_ appreciated if a reminder of the occasion could be brought to the notice of those in the district.

According to tbo report of the Green Island Borough Council's engineer (Mr F. J. Williams) the holiday traffic over the main highway seems to have had a beneficial effect on the road’s surface. The report states: “ OAving to the holidays there has not been so much progress made on the reconstruction of the main higliAvay as during the previous month. The contractors have really just made a start again, ami arc directing their attention to the completion of those portions of the road Avhich require Avidcning—from Ross’s Corner to HarraAvay’s. The traffic during the holidays consolidated the newAvork, and as far as has been ascertained from an inspection, the traffic has done it good. Given good Aveather, the end of February should see a large amount of the construction Avork completed. The Main Highways Board is arranging the South Island inspection toAvards the end of the month, and no doubt will ho going over this work, and 1 suggest the town clerk keep in touch with if so that representatives of the council may be present.’ One of the entertainments that has been arranged for visiting swimmers to the iS'eAV Zealand championships is a visit to the Forhnry Trots on _ January 27. The Forhnry Park Trotting Club last night decided to issue invitations to competing swimmers from other centres to attend the meeting.

At Christchurch 1 lit* Concilhiluni Cmmcil discussed the workers' claim fur a new dominion award in 1 he clothing manufacturing trade. The .secretary of the Employers’ Association (Mr .Prime) made a statement revealing the general trade position, and suggesting an industrial peace conference, having for its object a five years’ truce in the matter of wages—increases or decreases (this address appears on another page). —Press Association.

Representatives of the Otago luhication Board and the Otago Hamer Board conferred last night with the Works Committee of the City Council with respect to loading and s; werage questions that require adjustmant ;n regard to the Albany Street School site. Several difficulties have to be overcome, but it is now believed that they are not insuperable, and that as a result oi t he conference finality will bo reached within a reasonable time ; One somewhat important element in that behol is that the Harbor Board lias lequr ed short-dated options over certain leases fronting Harbor terrace. “'Fluffy,” a black Pomeranian huch, was playing in a garden at Musselburgh use last February, when the O.ago Hunt’s pack decided to make a run over new ground. They broke through tho fence, sighted “Fluffy” lor a rabbit or cat, and tossed her From mouth to mouth. Tho Pomeranian died from her injuries before tho veterinary surge') i arrived. ‘ Fluff.’s 1 death was the cause of John M.“ Lonnan (Mr D. J. Simpson), of South Dunedin, suing the Dunedin Hunt Ciuh (Dir V. 0. Hay) in the Magistrate’s Court to-day ter £2O. Only tho value of the Pomeraniai. was in dispute, tho club having pint £7 10s. Tho case was still proceeding at tho luncheon adjournment.

There seems to he an idea current that the by-law prohibiting pillion riding on' motor cycles has been repealed in Dunedin, but such is far from being the case. In draft regulations circulated by the Government just before the holidays there was a clause permitting pillion riding under certain specilied conditions. Those regulations arc nob in force yet, and the clause relating to pillion' riding and other clauses in them were ohjecthd to by the City Council.

A six-roomed, house at Penrose, owned hv K. J. M.’Kinnon, was destroyed liv tire at 4.30 this morning. He had just time to amuse his wife and two eliildreu for them to escape in their night attire. The house was insured for £6o(l.—Auckland Press Association telegram.

Taranaki oil fields report-Waiapu No. 2 well: Depth 3,010 ft in shale, g-Jin diameter, casing to 2,990 ft, Gisborne No. 1 well: Cemented B(in diameter. casing at 2,445 ft. now preparing to test shut-off. Gisborne No. 2 well: Construction work in progress.—Press Association telegram.

An Association message from .1 aumaruuni states that Ellis Gray, the six-year-old child who was missing irom Mangapechi, was located yesterday at Kopaki, six miles from home, none the worse for her experience.

Air Donald Grant, general secretary of the New Zealand Students’ Christian movement, has received the iollowing letter from Mr 1- Koo, dated Shanghai, November 22 last;— “ 1 have taken up the matter ol my visit to Australia and New Zealand next year with my colleagues as well as members ot our Executive Committee. .It is the united judgment of these men that it would he unwise for me to plan such a visit, with conditions so uncertain in our own country, they felt that even if J. were to promise definitely to visit New Zealand next year I may he called upon to cancel the visit again at the last moment on account of unforseen developments in our situation here. Under the circumstances they lelt that J ought not to make any definite arrangement for this contemplated visit. \\ ith my last year’s experience fresh before me, 1 am inclined to agree with the opinion of my colleagues. Therefore, I regret very much to have to write to you to decline your invitation to visit the dominion early in 1928. Will you please convey this information also to your Executive Committee together with my very sincere regret in not being able to accept their kind invitation.” The N.Z.S.C.M. will continue its efforts to get an outstanding representative Chinese leader like Mr Koo to visit New Zealand. In 1926 the movement was responsible for the visit of Dr John K. Mott to the dominion ; in 1924, for the Key. E. C. Bewick, of India and Britain; in 1923, for Dr S. K. Datta, one of the most representative Christian Indian leaders of the present day.

A Napier Association _ telegram reports tiiat the Waitangi traffic bridge on the Main South road collapsed under the weight of two heavily-laden motor lorries this morning. Tho extent of tho damage is not known. All traffic was diverted inland, adding six miles to the route.