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Evening Star, Issue 20022, 13 November 1928, Page 6

The City Brigade was called out at 7.25 las*t evening to extinguish a chimney lire in the Eainow Private Hotel, St. Andrew street. Two hours later, a chimney fire occurred at a residence at 43 Royal terrace. Both outbreaks were attended to immediately, and no damage was done. At the Napier Supreme Court, in the case of Jean Cowan v. the King, arising out of an accident between a Government railway bus and a lorry in which the plaintiff was travelling, the full claim of £286 14 s 6d was granted. The claim was the sequel to a collision on the Waitaugi Bridge last year, when the pupils of the Technical College were returning from their annual picnic, plaintiff’s arm being seriously injured.—Press Association. When Armits, Ltd., wore convicted last week in respect to vending cigarettes by an automatic machine after dosing hours, the magistrate deferred judgment to allow his decision to be considered in view' of an appeal. Today be imposed a fine of £l.—Wellington Press Association telegram. The Marlborough Aero Club has appointed its president, Mr J 11. Dix, as its delegate to the International Civil Aeronautical Conference at Washington in December. He leaves by the Aorangi from Auckland on the 20th inst., and has agreed to represent the Auckland Club.—Blenheim Press Association.

Seven more purchases have been made from the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society’s exhibition now open in the Pioneers’ Hall—namely, ‘ Autumn, Canterbury,* by Archibald If. Nicoil; ‘ The Shores of Munapouvi ’ and ‘ The Uplands by the Coast,’ by W. Allen Bollard; ‘On the Onebunga Wharf,’ by Alice F. Whyte; ‘ Seiinan Cove ? Cornwall ’ and ‘ Wool Village, Dorset, by C. 11. Howorth; 1 Grey Day, Titahi Bay,’ by 11. M. Gore. Mr Nicoll’s painting'is in oils, the others are watercolours. The first of the afternoon teas is to be provided by the ladies to-mor-row.

On tho next trip of the motor vessel Maui Pomaro siie will make Dunedin her first port of call, and is scheduled to arrive on December 2. If the bananas that she brings are landed in condition equal to the last lot she brought they will bo eagerly snapped up, and the railage from Lyttelton of Is per case, paid on tho previous merit, will bo saved.

Entries arc coming in freely from country as well as town for the wordbuilding competition promoted in aid of the funds of tho Dunedin Tramways Band. The special section for juveniles has evidenty caught on. The competition is of a novel and interesting nature, the prizes" worth winning, and the cause deserving of widespread support.

A yachtsman who has forty years’ experience of the Otago Harbour, in all kinds of craft, from the seagoing yacht to the mere box that some lads take their delight in, says it would be unjust to argue from the very sad calamity of Sunday last that this harbour is unsafe for pleasuring. Mishaps here are no more to be feared than in other harbours. In all there are dangers to be guarded against, and lie stresses as a fact the statement that here and elsewhere the greatest number of accidents is not at the tricky parts, as this last one was, but in the neighbourhood of well-protected water. The first cherries of the season to reach the Dunedin market were auctioned this morning. They were a. good sample, grown in Canterbury, and realised up to 2s 3d. per lb wholesale. They cherries from Central Otago will shortly come to hand.

.The Chevrolet car. belonging to Mr G. A. Waghorue, which was removed from the Octagon a 'few nights ago, was recovered undamaged in a street at Kaikorai.

One of the victims of the Quarantine Island tragedy, Mr James Jeffrey, was stated to have heeu employed as gardener to the late Sir John Ross, whereas he was gardener to Sir John Roberts.

At a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., judgment by default was given to the plaintiffs in the following cases:—John Chambers and Son, Ltd. v. J. M'Cntcheon (Mataura), £147 IDs, hire instalments; Robert Storer v. John Milne. 14s 4d, an account duo: Brown, Ewing and Co. v. Malcolm Macdonald (Lauder), £4 9s Bd, goods supplied; Annie Thomas (Waianakania) v. Steel, Ward, Ltd., £49 14s 4d, eggs and crates supplied. On a judgment summons, _T. Penson was ordered to pay J- H. Scott £5 Ss 6d, for milk supplied, in default six days’ imprisonment. Do vou mffer from eye strain? If so, go fit once and consult W. V, Stumer, G.A.0.C., D. 5.0.1., 2 Octagon, Dunedin. —[Advt.] You will remember the quality at Williamsons’, the jewellers, long_after the price is forgotten. Next The _ Bristol.—[Advt.] Train arrangements and fares in connection with the Otago A. and P. Show arc announced by the Railway Department in this issue. The Railway Department advertises in Ibis issue the running of special trains between Dunedin and Moegiel on November