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Evening Star, Issue 20167, 6 May 1929, Page 8

This being Accession Day, the national Hug was hoisted over the Government buildings and the Town Hall in Dunedin. King Edward Vi I. died on .May 0, KtiU, and King George V., his second son, succeeded to the Throne, the iifty-sixth sovereign from Egbert, reckoning as one each of the two pairs (Ethelbald and Etbelbert, of the Saxons and Danes, and William ill. and Mary IE). The special meeting of delegates from the stock exchanges of New Zealand, held at Wellington on the TJth of last month, occupied only one day. Mr G. G. Crcagii, of Auckland, as the president of the association, occupied the chair. Ten delegates were present. The business was mostly to do with internal matters, nothing to uo with brokerage rates. The recommendations of the meeting are being submitted to the various exchanges tor confirmation or otherwise. Alter the meeting Ihc delegates interviewed Sir Joseph Ward and the Commissioner of Taxes on matters relating to the Companies Act and the Slam)) Act.

Ralclutha sliootists met with a fair measure of .success on Wednesday and following days. The places most"’patronised were the Puerua and Knitangata Lakes. Some of the best bags reported are those of Messrs liaslcr and falconer, who secured eighteen duck; aud twenty-two swans on the lake. Mr iS. Purvis and son got eight thicks and seventeen swans, Mr A. Campbell twenty swans, Mr R. Slackie eleven ducks aiui six swans, -and Mr (}. List seven ducks and eight swans. These sliootists were all operating on the lake. On the Puerua Messrs Elliott and Telford secured twenty-six ducks on opening day, and on the following day their hag comprised thirteen ducks. Mr Sinclair and party bagged seventeen ducks, wiii'e Mr - E. Hard ay secured eleven ducks, all on the Puerua. Considering the number of shooters operating in this locality, these arc goed bags. On the Wa kopek a Messrs Keen and Jenkins secured half a dozen ducks.. The Kaibiku was also \ isiv.ed by sliootists, but ilie ducks were not so pler.tdul in this locality, and from one to three was the average hag. Other good hags have been, secured on the lake during the neck-end.—Clntfca correspondent. ’Within the next year six new classrooms and a new hoarding house will ho built at Christ’s College. The scheme is to cost about £20,000. For .some time past the scholars at Christ’s College have been increasing, and the classes have been cramped for space. The need for more classrooms is urgent, so that these will ho built first. They will stand on the ground adjoining the Gardens. almost opposite the present main building. They will be up to date, and on the semi-open air principle, ail (ho northern aspect being open to the sun. • —Christchurch correspondent. “ The best thing that can he -done by poultry producing concerns in New Zealand is to send a representative io England to explore the markets there,’’ said Mr E. J. Ross (.chairman of directors’* at a meetim of the Canterbury Co-operative Poultry Producers, Ltd., on Saturday evening. “If the provincial associations will not combine in this object, it might even he advisable for this company te take such a step. Even if there is an expenditure of £OOO or L'fiOO incidental to <ho > project, it would he a more than paving proposition .’’—Christ church corrospordefi I. An Association message from Wanganui states that the escaped prisoner. George Hastings, was recaptured on Saturday afternoon in the lupins at Castlcelilf.

Tbo ;imount at present to the credit of the Hood relief iund is £'J,..'Jt) m; ml.

The Christclmrcli City Council position at noon to-day showed that eight candidates had been.elected —live <n the Citizens’ .Association and three id the Cabo or Tarty. They are A ndren Beanland, Heaven, Fleshor. -imM yens, of the Citizens’ Association, end. !~iidivan, Mrs M'Combs. and Ce.o\e. 'I lie last named was elected on the seventh count —Press Association ole. gram.

Probate has been granted by HE Honour Mr Justice Smith in the estate of Elizabeth Johnstone Ross, Dunedin (Mr IT. TT. Walker) ; William Hall, Dunedin (Air B. S. Irwin) ; Helen APAra, Dunedin (Mr I. A. Duncan) : Adam Pringle, Tapanui (Air W. .13. May lor) ; James Pringle, Kanroo Hill (Air I. L. Hjorring) ; Sarah APGrath. Oamarn (Air 1. I. Hjorring) ; Thomas Forbes Johnstone, Kaliuika (Air H. C. Alloo) : George Baltsilie, Dunedin (Air J. AM Thomson) ; Frederick Hill, Dunedin (Air A. C. Stephens) ; Catherine Black, Dunedin (Air A. C. Collier); Charles Roy Tuck. Dunedin (Air C. 13. BarrowelonglD ; Frederick AVilkinson, Dunedin (Air I. K. Neumogon) ; Agnes Barbara Alaekenzie, Dunedin (Air G. Callaway) ; James Fowler Anderson, Dunedin (Mr G- Gallaway) ; and Kimnelino Alice Kerr, Dunedin (Air AV. Allan). Letters of administration were granted in the estates of AAblliam David Shiels, Knrow (Air G. Gallaway) ; and Alary Jane Craig, Alosgicl (Air AM Allan).

Is it possible that Chicago, that notorious .American crime centre, lias a rival in South Dunedin? When crossexamining the defendant in an assault case which came before Mr H. W Bundle, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. Sub-inspector Cummings caused the court to thrill mildly when lie said to the defendant; “There is a gang in South Dunedin called the “Chicago Toughs,” is there not? Do you, know anything about it?” The defendant emphatically denied that he had ever hoard of such a gang. And the court breathed again.

The biennial refresher course of kindergarten teachers is to be opened at at Christchurch to-morrow. These courses an organised by the New Zealand Free Kindergarten Union, The first was held at Dunedin. The business includes lectures by local exports and demonstrations of teaching methods. Miss Dutton, principal of the Drnedio Association, went to-day by train, accompanied by four teachers.

From Mr H. 11. Sterling, general manager, New Zealand Hallways, we have received two maps (of the North and South Islands respectively) indicating by colours the contour and other surface characteristics of New Zealand in relation to the State railway system. Those maps wore designed with the object of indicating ns clearly as possible' the railway services that the department has available for supplying the transport requirements of the people. To a certain extent they do more than that, for, by an effective use of colours to indicate respectively, plans, foothills, and mountainous country, the reasons which actuated the designers of railway routes in laying down the tracks in the positions which they now occupy are made manifest. It is intended to give the maiis a widespread circulation overseas in order that they may help to supplement, by their exhibition in lending hotels and other public places, the very excellent range of overseas literature and films distributed by the Government Publicity Office, and so aid in bringing a still larger number of tourists to the dominion. This laudable purpose is sure to be well served. 'The imps arc a great credit to the makers. The workmanship is simply first class. Nothing better is to he found in publications of the kind that come from overseas. They ure so attractive as to commend an eligible place in the best hotel and offices.

The promises of the Auckland 31 cal Company, in Wellington street, Ancle land, were burglariously entered early on Sunday morning. The front door was smashed, the safe forced with gelignite, and between £lO and £l2 stolen. This is the third occasion within twelve months when a similar entry lias been made to the same premises.—Press Association. 31 r Frank Rrookesmith, E.N.8.A., has done so much for the uplifting of New Zealand art study as to make his name respected in all parts of tbo dominion, and there is no art collection so exclusive as to deny hanging space for an example of his landscape painting, unless at the risk of shutting out the Otago and Southland .subjects in which he specialises with remarkable fidelity. Such being the position, it i.s to be Imped that tlierc will be a representative party of bidders at the Park, Reynolds’, Ltd. Rooms on Wednesday, the day after to-morrow, when forty-seven of Mr Rrookesmith's studies in oils arc to be auctioned. It is of advantage to many would-be purchasers Unit all these landscapes arc unframod. in the opinion of cam’ioisv.cnrs, the collection is one of the best that 31 r Jirookcsmiih has offered to the public. His ‘ Lake Wanaka,’ one of flie newest paintings of that charming subject, carrying the date of 19211, is "exceptionally faithful as to colour and atmosphere. ‘ Hall’s Arm, Doubtful Bound,’ stands out by reason of its rich treatment generally, the glow on the mountain tops specially real. ‘ A Glimpse of Lake Hawca from the Cromwell Road.’ is remarkable for flic unfailing naturalness with which the scrub of the foreground, i.s depicted. An autumn scene on the slopes of Ren Lomond i.s inspirationally painted. The view of the Invercargill estuary is another masterly hit of work, highly successful in that it truthfully sets forth a homely subject and makes it interesting without any _ false glorifying. Many other choice pieces arc in the collection.

In the City Police Court this morniny during the hearing of an assault ease in which all witnesses had been ordered out. of court, the court orderly (Com stable W. Harvey) brought in a young man who, he said, had been going from the hack of the court to the witnesses’ room. Sub-Inspector Cum tilings said that that was a most ini proper procedure. Mr C. J. L. White, who appeared for the accused, sub mittecl that tho man had committed no offence in what lie was doing. Tho magistrate (Mr 11. W. .Bundle, S.MA said that witnesses were supposed to he kept apart so that they did noi know what was going on in court, and such an action amounted almost tp contempt of court. The man, who stated that lie was a brother of the accused, denied that he had been telling the, oilier witnesses what was happen' ing, and he was allowed to go after Icing warned to keep away from the wl f nesses.

An Association telegram from Gisborne stales that Oliver George Howie, aged J2. was committed for sentence on two charges of the theft of sums totalling LI-jO. the property of the East Coast Acclimatisation .Society, the .secretaryship of which lie resigned in December last.

In the Auckland Supreme Court, Air Justice. Blair sentenced John Edward Calvert, aged twenty-two, with previous convictions, to three, years’ imprisonment, tor fat-,- pretences, in obtaining possession of a, motor ear. —Press Association telegram.

Your Byes arc Nature's most precious gift. Take cars of I hem. Consult AV. V. Sturnier, opllci.m, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.— [Acivt.]