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Evening Star, Issue 20313, 23 October 1929, Page 8

At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Shakespeare Club Mr Osborne occupied the chair in the absence of the president (Mr J. C. Stephens). Mr J. B. Flynn moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. This was seconded by Mr H. Chapman and duly carried. The election of office-bearers resulted:—President, Mr J. C. Stephens; vice-presidents—Messrs S, H. Osborne, H. Chapman, and J. Fleming; committee—Airs Murray, Miss A. Campbell, Miss L. Hale, and Air Dali; lion, secretary, Mr H. W. Hunter; lion, treasurer, Air C. J. L. White; lion, auditor, Air V. Thompson. The following plays were selected for study for the ensuing year;—‘The Tempest,’ ‘ A Alidsiunraer Night’s Dream,’ and ‘ Romeo and Juliet.’

Every day one hears complaints about the state of the Bay View road footpath on the right-hand side facing to the north from Forbury road to Pretoria avenue. The path has now so deteriorated that it is dangerous to the unwary at night. Asphalt "has been broken and scattered by pedestrians, leaving ragged holes to cause people to lose their balance, and if the path is allowed to grow much worse someone is likely to ■ sprain an ankle or meet with some similar accident.

A meeting ol trade union secretaries was held yesterday afternoon at Auckland to discuss the dispute between the Auckland Tramway men and Omnibus Employees’ Union and the Auckland Transport Board, particularly on the question of inclusion in the Local Bodies award. It was decided that the result of the discussion should not be divulged. The secretary of the union (Mr J. Liddell) stated that there was little likelihood of anything furthei transpiring until the weekend, when Mr J, Roberts, secretary of the Alliance of Labour, would be in Auckland, and a special meeting of the District Council of the alliance would bo held to consider the' position.

It is pointed out by a ‘ Star ’ subscriber that Ada Crossley sang in Dunedin prior to the concert referred to in last night’s paragraph. The writer is quite correct. The famous contralto appeared with Peterkin on her first visit to Dunedin, and opened with ‘ Caro Mio Ben.’ That fact does not, however, impeach yesterday’s paragraph, which designedly referred only to Ada Crossley’s last appearance here as being the one by which most of our concertgoers remember her. The answer to a question tacked on by the subscriber is that Miss Crossley was married in 1905 to Mr F. M. Muecke, an Austraian surgeon.

Athough farmers are crying out for rain, the unusually dry spell is not so far causing real concern in Otago and Southland. From well-informed country folk we have the assurance that, although the grain sown is shorter than is expected in mid-October, it is too early to say that the crops will be seri-. ously affected; in other words there is vet time to ensure an average harvest Dairy farmers are the most anxious. So far there has not been any spring grass worth speaking of, and the eking out of available nastures is a daily need for thought, though not to the extent of suggesting disaster The sprinklings of showers now and then do very little good. A soaking of the ground is wanted. In such circumstances it is very cheering to hear good news from the sheep owners. They say that in spite of tho shortness of the grass their flocks are doing well, and tho tentative but unofficial reports as to the lambing are to the effect that renal complaints are less troublesome than usual.

The Town Planning Board has upheld the Auckland ■ City Council’s decision refusing permission for the erection of bachelor flats in the city , as the board considers that the proposed building would not conform to recognised approved town planning principles.— Wellington correspondent

There is' good reason to believe that a new development has occurred having an important bearing on the deadlock between the Auckland Transport Board and the Tramway men’s and Omnibus Union. It was learned this morning that there is a distinct possibility of the withdrawal of the application made by the Auckland Electrical Power Board through tho Employers’ Association to have the Transport Board added as a party to the local bodies’ labourers’ award. Should this step be taken it will pave the way to a settlement of tho tramway dispute between tho board and the Tramwaymen’s Union.—Auckland correspondent. The Health Department .is leaving nothing to chance in connection with the proposition that the oyster is a breeder or disseminator of typhoid. Dr T. M'Kibbin, director of public hygiene, and Dr Fletcher Telford, medical officer of health for the Canterbury district, went to Bluff yesterday to begin a thorough investigation. The question has been raised in print as to whether the storage of oysters at Bluff is faulty and unsafe. Answer to that suggestion is to hand. The method questioned, of storing oysters under the wharves, within touch of refuse from berthed vessels, was abandoned many years ago. Tho storage now s in a run of clean water in the middle of the harbour.

Now that the air-minded people of Dunedin are to have a chance of soaring aloft at so much a flight it seems appropriate to recall the experience of three Wanganui girls who recently made up their minds to allow themselves the luxury of a ride in an aeroplane. At the moment when the resolve was at its firmest it so happened that their purses could not yield up the necessary fee. They therefore approached their 'employer, an insurance manager, and inveigled him into advancing them the required money on the instalment plan. The manager, however, insisted on one condition. Stating that one good turn deserved another, he asked them to throw bundles of leaflets overboard from the plane. At that time tho leaflets were wrapped up, and it was not until the girls were'well up in the air that they noticed they had been handed circulars bearing such cheerful titles as ‘ The Uncertainty of Life,’ ‘ Risk of Accident,’ and ‘lnsure Before It’s Too Late.’

Burglars last night broke into the rooms of Alessrs Williamson, land agents, in Manchester street, and attempted to open the safe (which contained £100) with a hack saw. The safe resisted their efforts, and they departed after upsetting the furniture.— Christchurch Press Association telegram.

Dunedin was intimately concerned, although our people at large did not know it, with tho fate of the Jews who were immured in Jerusalem during the recent trouble between Jews and Arabs. One of our citizens, the Rev. A. Astor, the rabbi, was very_ anxious as to what was happening to his parents, who were residing in one of the suburbs, until ho managed to get cable communication through the intervention of Sir Joseph Ward, thereby receiving the assurance that his father and mother were unhurt, though they and all their friends were in terror until the British troops effected a relief comparable to the relief of Lucknow.

An incident in connection with the visit of the Governor-General to Wanganui caused considerable discussion in the city to-day. Yesterday morning His Excellency was accompanied to the collegiate school by the mayor and mayoress and the Hon. W. A. Veitch, On arrival the Governor was immediately taken charge of by the teaching staff, while the Minister, the mayor, and mayoress were ignored and left standing during the ceremony.—Wanganui correspondent.

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A Caledonian fair and sale of work will be held in (ho Garrison Hall, Port Chalmers, in aid of tho Methodist Church tomorrow and Friday. The proceedings will be opened to-morrow afternoon by the mayor (Mr Love). There will bo a good display of drapery, fancy goods, and useful articles. The Dunedin Highland Pipe Band will render items to-morrow evening, and the Revellers’ Orchestra on Friday evening. There will be no charge for admission in the afternoons, but a charge of sixpence each evening. The annual concert of the Moray Place School will be held in Burns Hall to-morrow evening. Special programme. Dunedin City Tramways Band are kindly assisting.