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Evening Star, Issue 19772, 24 January 1928, Page 6

The members of the Wellington cricket team left by the _ second express to-day for home. They all oxpiessed themselves as delighted with the hospitality extended to them during their stay in Dunedin. A number of friends, " including officials of the 0.C.A., saw them off this morning and cheers and good wishes wore exchanged as the train drew out. The financial result of the match just concluded was not very encouraging, the total gate lor the three days being £176. No less a sum than £531 6s was paid during the period from January 1 to November 30 _of last year for _ blood transfusions given to patients in the Dunedin hospital. The Hospital Committee of the hoard has under consideration the cpiestion of charging people in a position to pay with the fee given.for the transfusion. There was a clean sheet at the Police Court this morning. A Gisborne Association telegram states that a car from Tokomaru Bay this ,morning went over a bank near Maugatura, falling 20ft. There were no passengers, and the driver escaped with a cut across the face. The Hospital Committee of the Hospital Board recommends, in connection with the provision of a block for diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, that a further sum be placed on the estimates for the year 1928-1929. Two Samoans, representatives of the Government schools in Samoa, arrived by the Tofua to study educational methods in New Zealand. Tawaa is a native superintendent of the whole of the schools’of Samoa, and Kirene is an inspector of schools there. They will visit technical and primary schools, training colleges, and normal schools in company with Mr Rutherford, Director of Education of Samoa territory.— Auckland Press Association telegram. An application by the Registrar of the University for provision of residential quarters for two students at the Bachelor Hospital has been declined by the Finance Committee of the Hospital Board.

Taranaki oil fields report—Waiapu No. 2: Well depth 3,080 ft in shale B}in diam, casing to 3,070 ft. Gisborne No. 1; Well cementing ineffective, now endeavoring to free casing and cement again. Gisborne No. 2: Well construction work in progress.—Gisborne Press Association telegram.

An Auckland Press Association telefram states that the Arawa, from London, this morning brought 137 immigrants, who are described as a good type. A good proportion are Scottish and Welsh, and include tan .young women on engagement as teachers with three years’ contracts, mostly in private schools. Eight daughters of British seamen are going to Flock House for training, while twenty-six domestic', have positions to go to. The Hospital Committee of the Hospital Board recommends adoption of the following suggestions of the visiting medical staff:—l. That Dr Macdonald’s clinic for mental diseases be continued as before. 2. That the medical superintendent, Seacliff mental hospital, conduct a psychopathic outpatient clinic on another day at the Dunedin Hospital, a day suitable to himself and the medical superintendent. The committee also recommends that application be made to the Director-General of Health for £SOO for rooms for mental patients awaiting examination.

Bound for Christchurch, where ,h<.y will assist in the management of the Pilgrims’ Hostel being opened there by the Anglican Church, there arrived today at Auckland by the Arawa four Hungarian sisters of the order of St. Elizabeth, sent from the Order's necdqm.rters at Ilcdcliffo Gardm*. London. Accompanying them are Miss D. Thwaitcs, who will be matron of the new establishment (and is an X-ray specialist), Sister M. Lovegrave and Nurse W. Dunmall, all of whom have been trained at a London hospital, and who arc attached to the Exterior Order of the Church. Investigations in connection with the Christchurch hostel were last year made by the Rev. Mother of the convent from which the sisters come, while Mother Alice, who will he in charge, has already arrived. Other sisters may come to New Zealand later, while several will be going to Australia. —Auckland correspondent. To last night’s meeting nf the committee of the Dunedin Ratepayers’ Association, Dr W NewJands, a member of the Hospital Board and a vice-presi-dent of the association, gave some information concerning the proposed new hospital laundry at Caversham. Dr NewJands stated that Dr T. .11. A. Valintine (Director-General of Health) would shortly visit Dunedin and approve or reject the proposal. The town members of the board were strongly in favor of purchasing, as an alternative to the Caversham proposal, the land in Cumberland street in close proximity to the hospital, as a laundry site. The committee decided to wholly endorse that view.

“ Quite a climb-down from the previous communication!” remarked Mr 11, Halliday, chairman at the meeting of the committee of the Dunedin Ratepayers’ Association, last evening, when a letter concerning the building of the new dredge was received from the Otago Harbor Board. Mr Halliday said a report had been made to the committee that in addition to Mr Robertson, the engineer supervising the plans and the calling of tenders, a member of the board was being sent to England. The association had asked for information on the question of sending a member, and had been told in tlie first reply to practically mind its own business. The association had pressed its request, and the board had now replied that any information, other than confidential, would be _ available to the president of the association. At Christchurch, Herbert Barrington, aged nineteen, to-day pleaded guilty to six charges of breaking, entering, and theft, and was committed for sentence. The evidence showed that accused slept in the Brighton sandhills for several nights. He had in bis possession a toy revolver, a miniature jemmy, and two keys.—Press Association.

An abundance of fish is being naught at the Pudding Stone, near Gape Saunders lighthouse, one of Otago’s favorite fishing grounds, reports a party of three Dunediuitos, who made the trip during the week-end. They used ordinary groper lines, and finished up with a hag of five dozen bine cod, thirty-eight ling, and six kingfish.

A glance ah the Regent Theatre reveals something like a hive of bees. Everything is running smoothly, and the men with their shoulders to the wheel are pushing along the construction at a rapid pace. For eleven hours a day concrete is being poured into the walls with all the speed of modern machinery and methods that science can devise. Carpenters, steel workers, ami scaffolders alike are working at top speed making ready to receive the concrete. The walls have now reached an average height of 20ft all round, while the concrete foundation for the stage is also well under way.

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