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Evening Star, Issue 19795, 20 February 1928, Page 6

The Royal Exchange Building, one of the biggest and most modern of buildings, fronting Cathedral square, in the centre or Christchurch, has been acquired by Messrs Fuller and Hayward, with Messrs E. J. Right on, H. Waters, and D. Spence, for a* picture theatre* with offices in front. The price is understood to have been over £IOO,OOO. — Press Association.

The secretary of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association (Mr J. M. White) reports that he still has a good many cases of unemployment among ex-soldiers on his books. At present he knows of twenty married men and two single men who cannot find work.. In addition, he still has a great number of fairly severely disabled men for whom it is very difficult to find employment. Most of these men depend upon the economic pension, but would be better pleased if they could find suitable work.

A quiet time was spent on board H M.S. Laburnum yesterday, the ship not being open to the public. Private visitors, however, were shown over the s'oop. Commander F. N. Attwood paid a return visit to the mayor (Mr W. R. Taverner) and the chairman of the Harbor Board this morning. The ship is to be open for inspection on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 2 to 6 o’clock.

The total receipts for the three days of the St. Clair carnival amounted to £1 7‘?o, which may be considered as very satisfactory, and as showing a desire on the part of the Dunedin people to do something tangible for the improvement of the beach. The amount received from the sale of badges was £6lB, the other £l,lOO being obtained from’the amusement park and the sale of ices, drinks, cake, flowers, etc., at the various booths. It is considered that, after expenses have been met, the society will have about £1.200 in hand.

The winner of the first prize for the lucky numbered badge on the second night of the St. Clair carnival was a little bpy about three years of age, whose father purchased it for him. When he was brought along to receive his two guineas on Saturday night, he was almost asleep in his father’s arms. His Honor Mr Justice Sim this morning heard an originating summons in connection with a will case. The facts were that on March 12, 1925, an order was made under the Family Protection Act, 1908, providing for the widow of the testator, John James Bardsley. The estate having further benefited by a devise on the death of the father of John James Bardsley, the matter was brought before the court for further provision. Mr F. B. Adams appeared for the Public Trustee m support of the motion, Mr J. B. Cnllan appeared for the widow, and Mr A. C. Stephens appeared for another party interested. An order was made in terms ot a draft ns submitted, the matter to be subject to a further settlement in chambers if necessary. The committee of the St. Clair carnival was very fortunate in having the city treasurer (Mr 11. H. Henderson) to ‘act as its treasurer during the throe days the show was in progress. Mr Henderson and three or four members of his staff worked at top pressure throughout in keeping a tally of the cash receipts up to date. Their job was one which kept them in a confined space on the pavilion all the time, and they were not able to partake of the fun of the fair in the way in which other workers wore able to do. Their “job” was an important one, and so expeditiously was the work done that at the conclusion of Saturday night’s show they were able to state, before the money was taken to the safe at the Town Hal! for safe custody, that approximately £1,700 was the total sum taken for the three days.

A number oi : small shopkeepers were granted exemption from the early closing of their shops under the Shops and Offices Act at a special sitting of the Magistrate’s Court this morning before Mr J, R. Bartholomew, S.M. it. Morrison, M. M‘Gour, D. M. Read, and W H Turley were granted an extension of time until 8 p.m. each evening, H. Bank being permitted to remain open until 0 p.m. on week days and 1 p.m. on Saturdays. C. G. Jtmcloll, of Portobcllo, was granted permission to observe the half-holiday on Wednesday instead of Saturday Jhe applicants mainly comprised fruiterers and confectioners, small grocers, ana newsagents. The magistrate commented upon the fact that the shopkeepers were not entitled to employ assistants during the extra time t oj remained open.

An election was held under the Post and Telegraph Act on the 15th nist. for the purpose of electing to the i.ost and Telegraph Promotion Board a. representative of the officers. It resulted in the return of Mr H. M. Patrick bj a majority of 239. Mr Patrick is actii'K supervisor of the Public Service gaiace in Wellington, and he replaces on the board Mr L. 1;. Hills, who did not seek re-election.—Press Association .

On Saturday evening, about 10 o’clock, a five-sea ter Chevrolet car, occupied by a man and Ins wife and their child tipped over a bank on the Mount Cargill road, and the occupants escaped without hurt. Thick fog and ram obscured the view, and the driver is supposed to have mistaken the corner just ahead.

An eight-roomed house in Panmnrc road, owned by Mr Daniel Ryan, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Mr and Mrs Ryan escaped when the budding was enveloped in flames. —Auckland Press Association telegram.

The Magistrate’s Court sat this morning to resume the hearing of a case in which John Cecil Hope and Harold George Douglas Hope (Mr P. b- Audeisou) claimed to recover £193 iroiu u . Gregg and Co. (Mr R. L. hairbairn) for damages alleged to have been caused as the result of a collision on July 14, 1927, at the intersection of Cumberland street and Albany stieet between plaintiffs’ motor bus and defendant’s motor truck. The collision was alleged to have resulted from the negligence ol defendant’s servant, the driver of the truck. Further evidence was heard on behalf of the plaintiffs, after which Mr Fairbairn submitted that plaintiffs should be nonsuited, for it had not been established that defendant’s truck was travelling at an excessive speed. Ho submitted that plaintiffs’ driver had committed an error of judgment in swerving to the right instead of to the left. The magistrate ruled that it was not a case for a nonsuit, and Mr Fairbairn said tnat tho cftsc 10/ the defence was that the speed of defendant’s driver along Albany street towards Cumberland street did not exceed twelve miles an hour, or fifteen at the outside. Evidence would be brought to show that the plaintiffs’ bus had travelled between Frederick street and Albany street at a speed of thirty-five miles an hour. After hearing evidence for plaintiffs, the magistrate (Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) reserved his decision.

For spectacles that soothe tho eyes consult W. V. Sturmer, D. 5.0.1., G.A.0.C., 2 Octagon. Our business .s exclusively optical.—[Advt.] Gilchrist and Moir,resume boxing classes to-morrow night in Roslyn Library, Highgate.

Attention is directed to tho railway ad' vertisement regarding workers’ tram, Burn' side to Dunedin, commencing to-morrow.