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Evening Star, Issue 19855, 2 May 1928, Page 6

A letter from the Prime Minister to the mayor (Mr Troup) assures him of the Government grant of £15,000 for the erection of the campanile on the Mount Cook site to house the_ Wellington cariilion. —Press Association telegram. An Auckland Press Association telegram states that, replying to the Labour members of Parliament, the Prime Minister wired that the Government since the middle of February had placed 435 men on relief works in the Auckland district, and that arrangements were being made to find work to absorb an additional 400 as soon as possible. When the contractors commenced operations in connection with the new railway station the Premier added that the position should bo considerably eased. In the Police Court, Sir Graeme Lockhart aged thirty-one, charged with being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor car, had his license cancelled for twelve months and was fined £SO, with the alternative of three months’ imprisonment.—Auckland Press Association telegram.

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that petitions bearing thousands of signatures are pouring into the head office of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. They come from North Auckland and from as far south as Invercargill, and are all devoted to the same opposition to daylight saving. Alleging that the experiment with Mr T. K. Sidey’s measure has inflicted unprecedented hardship on the country districts, the New Zealand Farmers’ Union recently set out to collect the signatures of all members of the fanning community who are against the reintroduction of the summer time experiment. Already many sheets of signatures lie in the union headquarters, and whether the protest will have effective backing the next few days will show. The completed lists are to be laid before the meeting of the dominion executive on Thursday. On the ground tiiat the members of the association held different political views, the Canterbury Master Builders’ Association decided to take no part in local politics. The matter arose as the result of a letter from the Christchurch Citizens’ Association extending an invitation for members of the Builders’ Association to join that body. Mr J. Mander said he thought it was up to the association to support the Citizens’ Association. “Labour is getting a strong hold in this town and in the Government, too,” he added, “ and it is up to us to join. Labour does nothing for us.” The view that it would not he wise for the association to join the Citizens’ Association was expressed by the chairman (Mr G. D. Simpson), and the meeting endorsed this attitude by motion. Christchurch correspondent.

An Association message imn Auckland states that the divorce petition of Wirnam C-ecrgo Bright against Maria Catherine Bright, on the ground of mutual separation, details of which were published last week, was dismissed by Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court. The judge,said the fact was established tl - t the separation had been brought about by the wrongful conduct or petitioner himself. And, thr '; being so, it seemed to him that the pet.tion should be dismissed. On the recommendation of the engineer, the Harbour Board, at its adjourned meeting last night, decided to accept the tender of the Westport Coal Company for the supply of 1,000 tons of coal at £2 per ton. The board further decided to call for tenders for the supply of steel plates, angles, and rivets. Contrary to a statement which has been published, we have authority to say that Mr T. K. Sidey has not yet decided whether he will be a candidate at the next election or not. Mr William Wright, M.A., of South Dunedin, is announced as another United Party candidate.

Tenders to the Government for the erection of houses, at Abbotsford, Corstorphine, and Calton Hill close on May 12, i '• May 5, as stated in the “ Home Builder ” column last evening. Very keen interest wins shown at the Tomahawk School meeting, which was held in the school on Monday evening. In spite of the bad weather a very large attendance of householders joined in the discussion upon school matters. The meeting was unanimous in regard to the need of a new school for the district, as the seating accommodation for scholars is totally inadequate, A lovely crop of brassica, grown by Mr W. 1. Mosley, of Stirling, was one of the sights of that district this autumn. Out of it Mr A. W. Macdonald, of King street, bought 7,000 or 8,000 cabbages and 1,000 cauliflowers and quickly resold at a profit. This lot came off a patch of an acre and aquarter. Prom the constant sounds of shooting at Waihola and Waipori yesterday it may bo assumed that the men with licenses were getting at the clucks and swans to some effect. Game is said to bo plentiful in the Clutha district. A Dunedin man who tried Henley on the opening day of the season says that he did not find many ducks, but took a fair bag of pukeko. Next Tuesday, the Bth, will be a big day in London for New Zealanders—the wool sales, affecting the income of many of our sheep farmers. Cabled advices are that only 29,000 hales will he available instead of the usual 40,000 to 50,000. This shortage in the New Zealand supply is, of course, caxised by the heavy selling at the auctions in the dominion, growers being content to accept the high prices then obtainable. It is considered probable that the reduction in the offerings at London may lead to a slight increase over the pi ices ruling at the March sales. There will not he any change to a winter time-table with tho Dunedin tramways, either as to route cr clocking. The last alteration was in sending tho cars for Howe street from St. Kilcta instead of from the Main South road. The idea at the time was that the St, Kilda route would supply more passengers for the railway station Ilian the Caversham route did, and that expectation has been realised. Thinking out a tramways time-table plan is no light task, and it is a matter for congratulation that this was so well performed in Dunedin that no change has been necessary for nearly nine years.

Otago shippers of apples to South America this season are somewhat disappointed with their experience. The fruit that was sent was plentiful, and of the varieties that the South Americans ask for, but these people like big apples with plenty of colour, and the fruit sent this time was lacking in both those respects, owing to the peculiarity of the season.

His Honour Mr Justice Sim sat this morning in the Supremo Court to make fixtures for the hearing of divorce and civil cases. To-morrow the case of Ellis and Burns (plaintiffs) v. Hutcheson (defendant), a. claim for possession of the Victoria Hotel, will he heard, and on Friday His Honour will deal with undefended divorce cases. Fixtures for other civil cases were made for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week. It was intimated by Mr H. E. Barrowclough that the case of Stott and Stott (plaintiffs) v. Macassey (defendant), claim for cancellation of an agreement in connection with the sale of the Thornbury Hotel, had been settled, and it was struck off the list.

Probate has been granted By His Honour Mr Justice Sim in the estates Caroline Johanna Benson, Warepa (Air R. 11. Grigor) ; Herbert Webb, Dunedin (Mr W. Allan); Peter Fahey, Dunedin (Air J. 11. AI. Lemon); Enid Aliriam Halsted, Dunedin (Air A. C. Stephens); John William Ward, Olekura (Mr H. C. Alloo); Lilian Alarion Duncan Reid, Dunedin (Mr E. Aslin); Bertha Pickering, Dunedin (Mr E. Aslin) ; Robert John Allan, Port Chalmers (Mr W. R. Brugh); John Jack, Dunedin (Mr A. H. Tonkinson); Isabella Boyle, Dunedin (Air R, R. Aspinal!); Elizabeth Alma Howard, Dunedin (Air J. R. Lemon); Robert Shaw, Oamaru (Air R. R. Aspinall); James Kearney, Sawyers Bay (Mr C. B. Barrowclou'gh); Jean Sonqnet, Mount Cargill (Air J. AI. Paterson). Letters of administration were granted in the estates of Benjamin James Jefferis, Oamaru (Mr G. J. Kelly); Alatilda Latham, Dunedin (Air R. R. Aspinall)3; Jane Jones, Dunedin (Air J. Wilkinson); Elizabeth Cotton Smith, Dunedin (Air C. J. Payne); Priscilla Alay APKenzie, Palmerston (Air E. A. Duncan;. In the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court Harold E. Goggin, acting-secre-tary of the Aletrojvolitan Trotting Club, and AV. H. APDougall, totalisator proprietor, were charged with—“ That on March 11, at Christchurch, lifting servants of the New Zealand Alofiropolitan Trotting Club, they did unlawfully permit to be received an investment on the totalisator otherwise than on the tclalisaor itself.” Tile cases were adjourned sine die on the application ol the Crown Prosecutor .—Press Association telegram.

For spectacle? that soothe tho eyes consult W. V. Stunner, D.S.O.L, G.A.0.C., 2 Octagon. Our busiress fi exclusively optical lAdvt. I The annual meeting of the Dunedin Amenities and Town Planning Society will bo held in the Town Hall at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow. Those interested in the objects of the society are invited to attend. Tho Otago branch of the Economic .Society ot Australia will hold its annual meetin" in the University Club, Dowling street, to-morrow night. Sir James Allen will deliver an address on ‘Empire and International Economic Organisations.’ All interested are cordially invited.