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Evening Star, Issue 19843, 17 April 1928, Page 6

Daylight saving was unanimously supported by tho Dunedin Chamber of Commerce at the council mooting last night. The following motion by the chairman (Mr James Taylor) was earned This chamber has always supported this reform, and alter a five months’ trial this summer is all the more convinced of its advantages.” A farmers’ excursion train from the West Coast is to bo run to Dunedin during Winter Show week in Dunedin. Reporting on the plans to the council of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce last night, Mr James Taylor said that the visitors would arrive in Dunedin on Juno 2, after spending two hours at Bushey. On Monday they would bo invited to attend tho show and the races and on Tuesday they would visit the factories. Wednesday would bo occupied with a motor drive round the Taieri. A committee of five to complete tho programme had been set up, the committee to consist f representatives of the A. and P. Association, the Fanners’ Union, the City Council, tho chamber, and the Manufacturers’ Association.

The not'd lor a night express between Dunedin and Christchurch was again stressed at last night s meeting oi the council of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce. Mr E. A. Roscvcnr considered that, although tho request mul been refused last year, it was time another appeal was made. Dunedin was losing business, as throe days had 10 be spent ou a. trip to Clinstcuiuc.). while Christchurch business men lost only a day in travelling to Wellington at night. The chamber decided to approach the Railway .Department. Visitors to Queenstown this Easter noted as uncommon absence of autumn tints in the loliage m tho domain park and private gardens, on the hillsides, and on the various routes to Wakatipn. Usually at this time of vear the landscape Irorn Rue’s Junction up to the Lakes on one road and from Balfour onwards by Die Waunea Plains railwav is adorned by patches of wondrously vivid color. This season fliers is so far no such beautifying. An inexpert opinion about the matter is that tho lack is attributed to the dryness of tho summer.

The little church building Hint was presented by the Catholic Apostolic Church to St. Peter’s parish, and moved from Maclaggan street to the crescent in St. Clair, was dedicated by Bishop Richards at a service on Thursday evening last week. His Lordship road tho service and preached the sermon. Others of the clergy present were Archdeacon Fitchctt, the Rev. 11. Davis (vicar of Hampden), the Rev, 1. LRichards, tho Rev. 0. Moreton (who acted as (lie bishop’s chaplain), and the Rev. J H. Rogers, who is iu charge of the daughter' of St. Rotor’s, known as St. Peter’s the Less. There was a large congregation, enthusiastic over the prospects of useful work by this daughter church..

Our La wronco correspondent stales that the Blue Mountains were visited by a good number of deer-stalking parties during the Faster holidays. The deer are said to ho plentiful enough, affording good sport, but the heads are very poor.

Jn a letter to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Mr Collins, Secretary to the .Department of .Industries and Commerce, states that the postponement of the visit of the Mow Zealand delegation to Nine and Samoa on the initial trip of the Maui Pomarc was duo to the unsettled conditions in Samoa. It is proposed later to reorganise tho trip as originally arranged.- Press Association.

Erne.-a James I’citv ami not John GartlnvaiU* was Uio dolcudanl in the charge brought by Iho City Corpnration against a man in the City Police Court yesterday for using through a hose water not supplied through a meter, and contrary to an agreement in writing.

The Molyneux River was in high liood on account of heavy rains in Central Otago during the week-end, and in consequence the punts at Tuapeka Mouth and Clydesvalo arc temporarily out of action. The latest information from the postmaster at Tuapeka Mouth is that the river rose at Alexandra loin last night, and had recoded oin this morning. The effect ot this rise and fall (says our Lawrence correspondent) will not be felt until late this afternoon at either of the above-mentioned punt sites. It is anticipated that the rise at both sites will be about Gin, and the punts will not be available for transport until the river recedes. The capacious building in Cargill road that was recently erected as a _ social and educational adjunct to the jj’illsido Hallway Workshops—hall, dining room, apprentices’ room, etc.—is now being put to use. the library in pro cess of removal from the old hall in the main property on the oilier side of the road. There will be an official opening, but this is put off for perhaps three or four weeks, since it is the desire of all concerned that they should have the presence of Mr C. Graham, the Workshops manager, who takes a lively interest in the new building and its functions, and lie is called away on departmental duty.

Making his second appearance, within two days, George lliloy, on a charge oi drunkenness, was fined 110 s, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, at the Police Court this morning.

'The great rainfall ot several days ended on Monday with a downpour of a few hours’ duration, which was tiie heaviest of the period. The Glutlia River was still running in high Hood yesterday, but the Kawarau. which drains more- precipitous country, was falling slightly. On _ Monday morning it was at the 15ft Gin mark, but this morning it is down to Lift Gin. The weather for the past twenty hours has been clear. This morning there is a cold wind, hut a clear .sky.—Cromwell Correspondent. A little epidemic of scarlet fever in Dunedin is giving the officers of the Tlcallh Department some extra work. Dr Crawshaw says that the cases are not of a serious typo, and the outbreak is well in hand.

Humorous personal war experiences were related by ex-soldier members of the Knox Church Alen’s Club at their meeting in Jay’s Lounge. There was no lack of material, and after much uproarious laughter the chairman bad t) apply the closure to enable supper bo served. It was the first meeting of the season, and the officebearers were elected For 1923 as follow;—President, Rev. Tulloch Ynille; vice-presidents, Dr W. J. Porte.ons and AI) John M'Crae; secretary, Mr Allan Gardiner; chess convenor, Air G. Simpson, debating convener, Mr John M'Crae; committee—Messrs R. Bonn, A AT'Donald, A. Flett, J. P. Scott, and W. A. Scott, It was arranged that the social gatherings in 11)23 be held on the third Monday. A special visit is to be paid to the Observatory on April 30 under the guidance of Air John C. Begg.

Three burglaries took place ou_ Saturday evening at Lower Butt within a short radius of each other. Fifty pounds' worth of jewellery is said to ho missing from one house, £3O worth of jewellery from another, and also clothing, and clothing from a third. In the first instance xho wife was left alone at home, and, hearing a noise, she went to investigate, but the intruder switched off the light and vanished through a window,—Wellington Press Association telegram.

Tho postmaster at Cromwell advised at 8-30 a.in.: No rain since 10 a.m. yesterday. The river has fallen to the lift mark. Some residents in a certain quarter of North Dunedin consider they have a very real grievance, which takes tho form of a persistent, nerve-reaching noise emanating from the local school hall They find themselves especially tormented at night time, when the hall is let for dances and for gyrations ot members of various spm-ts and training clubs. Although they are quite m sympathy with the necessity for youth to have its fling, they maintain that the building, which is jammed up aganst a number of household sections, is wrongly situated. Moreover, the place is so constructed with a voluminous air space underneath that the slightest noise on tho floor is many times amplified, thus justifying its comparison with a huge drum. Mainly ou behalf of sick people lying within range of tho sounds coming from the hall efforts have boon made in the past to have tho matter remedied, but so far nothing has been done, it has been suggested that a suitable structure for dances and training could be provided in tho open ground opposite the public gardens. Twenty railway trucks, with a passenger car at the rear, got out of control between the Southdown and Ren rose stations. Tho danger of a collision was noticed by the driver ol the passenger train from Waikato, who backed his train slowly, with the result that there was nothing worse than a rather sudden jar as the trucks were brought to a standstill. A later message from Auckland states that-the railway officials make light of the account of "tho runaway trucks, and state that the goods train came to a stop owing to the slippery rails when the passenger train endeavored to assist its progress. Failing this, the goods train was divided and tho difficulty was overcome. There was some delay, hut the officials scout the previous report of a, startling occurrence, there never being any danger of a collision The annual conference of the Church of England Men’s Society was opened at Wellington to-day. An address was given by Bishop Sprott, in which ho ascribed tlic failure of (he society to increase its membership as being principally due to the groat upheaval in religious matters- generally. -Press Assocafion telegram.

The biennial conference of the stall officers of tlic Now Zealand military forces opened to-day, and will extend over Iwo days.—Wellington Press Association telegram.

For spectacle* that soothe the eyes consult W. V. Stunner, D.S.O.L, G.A.0.C., 2 Octagon. Our business ,s exclusively optical. -[Advt.l Jjoap year proposals lead fo Williamsons (next The Bristol Piano Co.), where the good rings are made at fair prices.—[Advt.] The Bricklayers’ Union is holding a benefit conccrr to-morrow night at Burns Hall in aid of a member who has been incapaciUl - d through the loss of Ins eyesight.