SPEED WORSHIP.

Evening Star, Issue 20486, 17 May 1930, Page 14

SPEED WORSHIP.

Many people, while welcoming the grave nature of recent expressions concerning motoring accidents in. New Zealand which have been voiced from tho judicial and tho magisterial bench, have perhaps noticed tho absence .of ’ a lead as to effective measures for ensuring a much lower minimum. Only in one direction, it seems to us, has there been a tightening up. Heavier penalties on tho whole attach to the detection of those found in charge of a car who have imbibed too freely. It is the exception, however, for proceedings to be instituted unless some accident, whether a minor one or a serious one, attracts notice, eventually including that of the police, and affords the, stationary conditions conducive to identification of the offender. But it is doubtful if those heavier penalties really constitute a deterrent of much moment. Timidity is not the outstanding quality of tho inexhaustible supply of recruits to the ranks of motor drivers; on the contrary, willingness to take risks would appear to increase along with the multiplication of risks inci-. dent to the heavy increase in the number of cars making use of a given stretch of roadway. A misgiving that continuance, of a selfindulgence—ranging from a slight remove ‘ from teetotalism to frequent, although perhaps well-punctuated, recourse to stimulants—may detract from car-managing capability is speedily dismissed by a big proportion of those to whom the feel of the steering wheel has hardly lost its novelty. This, we are told on reliable authority, applies more especially to the younger generation, whoso retort to dissuading monition, however gently presented, is as likely as not to contain the information that 44 oldfashioned ideas ” do not march well with modern conditions.

English writers on motoring matters have evolved a new word—“carbarian ” —the .derivation of. which it is easy to guess. With improving road surfaces and the tendency of manufacturers to go on adding to the speed of their cars the field is favourable for the prolific growth of the “ carbarian.” He may he defined as one who practises the abuse of speed—namely, its use in the wrong place and at the wrong time. An expert enumerates some of these malpractices:—To halt a vehicle on. a corner; to overtake other traffic on a corner; to enter a main road from a subsidiary one without making sure that the way is clear; to change direction without giving reasonable warning in advance; or to overtake a vehicle on the wrong side. The penalties on conviction should be severe and not merely monetary. The police should check driving on these points much more thoroughly and not wait for accidents to occur. Police control of this kind would be far more effective than trapping on an open road, where the risk to traffic is less. It is also important that something should bo done at the start of a motor-driver’s career, since prevention is better than, cure. The most undesirable member of the road in respect of the abuse of speed would pass any driving test organised by the authorities. Therefore general driving tests to qualify for a driving license would add little to the safety of the road. Though speed is the fundamental element in accident car manufacturers receive no discouragement from any quarter to contribute their share towards lowering the death roll of the roads. It was recently announced that vehicle design of all types—car, coach, omnibus, van, lorry, and motor cycle —tends towards tho provision of higher speed capacities. . It has been suggested that machines should bo so built that present-day rates of speed could not be possible. Tho response is that in such circumstances motoring and commercial motor transport would be more costly. Increased speed capacity means increased efficiency, provided that a greater output of power is obtained for a given size of engine or for a given weight of fuel consumed—thus runs the trade journal’s argument. Wo are told that “ a relatively high average speed—allowing for safe and economical driving —is desirable, since, on a commercial basis, tho cost of a vehicle is less per mile the greater the mileage it covers in a week, a month, or a year. With lower operation costs passenger faros and goods conveyance charges can bo reduced, and this economy expands trade and assists development upon tho right lines. To maintain good average speeds maxima rates must, in tho present state of internal combustion engine design, bo sufficiently high to provide a reserve for acceleration and for high speed upon straight, open stretches of road where time can be made up. To condemn the motor car of to-day because it will do seventy miles an hour, or tho motor bus because it will do fifty, is therefore unreasonable.” Tills rends like commercialism’s confident challenge to the right to live.

The ‘ Sports Special,’ with all the sporting news of the day, and with special photographic blocks of tho arrival of tho British Rugby team, will bo sold ou tho streets to-night. The whole of the corporation’s electric tram service will bo suspended tomorrow. Buses will maintain a twenty-minute service on tho Nor-manby-St. Clair, Anderson’s Bay-Gar-dens, and St. Kilda-Albany street (in Castle street) routes. There will be neither cars nor buses ou the Opoho section or between Albany street and Howe street on tho Castle street line. A bus will be run on the Mornington route, and Roslyn will be served as usual by cable tram, and bus to Maori Hill from tho junction. On Monday tho restricted tram service previously announced will come into operation. i A public meeting of the residents of Leith Valley,, which was presided over by Mr J. Moss, was held in tho Leith Valley School on Thursday. Despite tho unfavourable weather conditions and tho absence of road lights, a good gathering of residents was present; Mr W. J. M, Wilson, president of tho North-east Valley Progress League, addressed tho meeting and gave a brief outline of the work accomplished by the league in North-east Valley. After passing a hearty vote of. thanks to Mr Wilson for his interesting and instructive address, the meeting unanimously desided that _ a Progress League be formed in tho district, and tho following officers and committee were elected: —President, Mr J. Moss; vice-president, Mr F. Drake; secretary and treasiirer, Mr W. M. Ashton. _ The following committee was appointed with power to add to its numbers:—Messrs T. Short, T. J, McCarthy, G. A. Donaldson, and James Booth.

The Gas Committee of the City Council reports that arrangements have been made to take a tenancy for a period of seven months from May 31 next of portion of the Shell Company’s premises in _ Anderson’s Bay road, opposite the city gasworks, for tho purpose of temporarily storing the gasholder material as it comes to hand from England. The council is to have the option of extending the tenancy for a further period or one month if so required. Tho rental is to be £2 per week. At the meeting of tho committee of the Dunedin, Amenities and Town Planning Society yesterday afternoon the chairman (Mr Crosby Morris) expressed the hope that the _ society would support the City in its action in forbidding the parking of cars in tho daytime against First Church grounds, thus interfering with the view from Princes street of the church and grounds—one of the prettiest views in the city. He wished to make it plain that the objection was to tho parking of cars in the daytime; he was not referring to night time. It was .resolved to write to the City Council endorsing its action in deciding to prohibit the area being used as a parking area in the daytime.

The New Zealand Educational Institute, now sitting at Wellington, had a discussion on the_ Bible in schools, turning on two remits, one in favour of the_ system and one asking for a plebiscite among teachers. Both were rejected.—Press Association. The New Zealand University Senate considered the report by a Special Committee on the question of conferring degrees in theology, and adopted a recommendation in favour thereof, the committee to convene a meeting of representatives of the churches in order to-advise the Senate and Academic Board as to the legislative and other requirements necessary.—Press Association.

In May, 1927, the. ex-pupils of the Lovell’s Flat School celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of tho establishment of the first public school in Lovell’s Flat, though there had previously been a school at Tuakitoto, and before*that private classes on the Flat. Since then annual reunions of the ex-pupils have been held, and as the celebrations this year coincided with the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the first church at Lovell’s Flat extra interest is being taken in the occasion. Among the earliest ministers to hold services in the district were the Revs. Bannerman, Bruce Todd, Arnott, and Bett, and after the erection of the church tho services wore conducted by the successive Balclutha ministers, Revs. M‘Ara, Morice, and Currie, Mr H. L. Gilbert was then placed in charge of the district as home missionary, and in 1897 the Rev. P. B. Fraser was “called” as the first minister of the Lovell’s Flat-Hillend charge, with his manse at Lovell’s Flat. The present church was erected in 1902. Notification has been received by tho City Council from the Local Government Loans Board of sanction to tho raising of a proposed relief of unemployment loan, 1930, of £20,000. The sanction is given, subject to tho following conditions, viz.:—(a) Term not to exceed fifteen years; (b) rate of interest not to exceed £5 10s per centum per,annum; (c) sinking fund to be established of not less than £4 12s 6d per centum per annum; and (a) no portion of interest or sinking fund to bo paid out of loan monies. Eight hundred men are now working on tho construction of tho Waitaki Dam—one of tho biggest jobs in the South Island. The river is low, therefore this is a favourable opportunity for pushing on the work. The first of tho damming will be on the Canterbury side. Mr Furkert (Chief Engineer, Public Works Department) and Mr Ball (district engineer) paid a visit to the site this week.

Mendelssolm’s ‘ Sonata in F Minor 1 has the place of _ honour in the programme of Dr Price’s organ recital at the Town Hall on Monday night. It is accepted as a worthy example of the composer’s genius at its best, scholarly, yet understandable as to meaning. Tho chorale in tho opening allegro mover ment will ■no doubt be gratefully listened to, and the impetuosity of the vivacious finale should be thrilling on the large instrument at command. For the general facts Dr Price promises a selection from ‘Carmen,’ one of the Hungarian dances by Brahms, and Rubinstein’s beloved and often-over-sugared ‘Melody inF. 1 Tho ‘ Fugue in D ’ by Guilmant is very bright and full of striking harmonies. The other items are well chosen. Tho annotations to this programme are peculiarly helpful. Arrangements have been made by the City Council with tho Hospital 13oard whereby applicants to the board for charitable relief will bo provided with work under the direction of tho superintendent of reserves to tho value of the allowance granted by the board, which has fixed Hie wages rate at 13s 4d per day. Payments by the Charitable Aid Board will be subsidised £ for £ by the council on tho condition that tho total amount to be found by the council shall not exceed the sum of £SOO.

Under tho will of Agues Finuie Harper, deceased, late of Dunedin, is bequeathed the residue of her estate to the Public Trustee upon trust to pay to tho Presbyterian Social Service Assertion, Dunedin, for tho benefit of the orphanage work of the association. The Presbyterian Social Service Association should benefit to tho extent of approximately £7OO under the will.

The City Council’s Finance Committee recommends that authority bo granted to make a payment of £2l 15s out of Andrew’s request fund to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Dunedin, to cover the sum to bo expended ou the purchase of three miniature rifles for tho use of tho reserves in competitive matches. From Mr John A. D. Adams, a real early settler of Dunedin, now residing in Perth, West Australia, comes a letter of thanks to Mr W. Paterson, secretary of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association, returning thanks for news about tho association’s reunipn .in March. The following extract is permitted;— 44 Wo Blundell passengers who survive are old. When I let my memory dwell on the days of ray boyhood and Dunedin as it was then, and remember that my hands helped to cut the bush from and form some of its streets, and that I spent many days and parts of many nights on that beautiful bay, and then call to mind others older than I who worked to lay the foundation of Dunedin as it is to-day—well, I seem to be lost in Dreamland. - Tom Bracken sang of 4 Dunedin from the Bay,’ and well ho might. I have travelled over not only part of Australia, but many parts of the Old World and America, and I can truly say that I have not seen anything more lovely than Dunedin from the bay or the bay itself as they were when I knew enough, to admire their beauty. Man has robbed them of much of their natural beauty, but they are lovely still. I often speak of our Early Settlers’ Hall ' and Museum, Please note the 4 our.’ Yes, I am a Dunedinite to the heart; no, from tho heart.

. Tho fine weather has enabled good progress to bo made with the Poolbum Dam. The excavating is now finished, and instructions have been given to proceed with the concreting. It is thought probable that a fair amount of that work can' be done before King Frost cries a halt.

On Sunday morning last the Robert Martin stained glass window in St. John’s Church, lloslyn, was unveiled by Canon Small and dedicated by Archdeacon Fitchett in the presence of a congregation that quite filled the church. The sermon was preached by Archdeacon Whitehead. For many .years Dr Martin was very well known in the city, and in his latter day's was a familiar and much respected figure in Roslyn. The window has been erected as a memorial gift from his widow. It was made by Messrs James Powell and Sons, of Loudon, a firm whose work is well known in Dunedin, and it can safely be said that this is the_ best example yet seen here. The design is treated in a simple and dignified manner, falling naturally into panels without the use of the canopies and other artificial means which are the standby of the unimaginative. The subject is that of St. John as an old man surrounded by' children and their parents. The grouping of tho figures is very beautiful, a remarkable amount of care and skill having been shown in tho placing of the colours so'that by grading _ and contrasts the maximum of brilliancy is obtained in the central figure without it being unduly attractive or outstanding. A recommenda i of the Finance Committee of tho City Council is that the sinking fund in respect of tho water department flood damage loan of £5,000 bo fixed at 41 per cent, per annum, which rate will provide a fund sufficient to. wholly extinguish the loan at date of maturity. The annual payment would bo' £225 per annum for fifteen years.

“The first practical necessity of a beekeeper is to house his bees in frame hives so that the combs ' may be readily removed for examination,” stated Mr S. O. Rhodes, apiary - instructor,. in the Magistrate’s Court at Waikouaiti this week. 'Ho further pointed out that this had been a requirement of the law since 1908, and had been continuously enforced since that time. Disease could not be properly' dealt with where the combs were fixed in the hive, though it could readily be treated in frame hives which also gave much better results generally. These remarks were made during tho prosecution ot two Waikouaiti beekeepers, B. W. Fell and J. W. Holland, foi keeping bees in other than tho proscribed frame hives. Each had hives of tho right type, but had hived several swarms in common boxes, and had allowed them to become established there. A fine of 20s, with 10s costs, was imposed ■in each case.-

A largo crowd assembled in the Wanganui Court this morning; when Frederick Herbert Manley appeared on remand on a charge of the murder of Gladys Cromarty. Counsel agreed to a remand till Juno 6, when the preliminary hearing will take place.—Press Association.

A Wellington Association message states that there was a break in the weather yesterday, welcome rain falling in the afternoon and overnight; 79 points had been registered up to 9 o’clock', and misty rain continues. The Finance Committee of the City Council recommends acceptance of the tender of Messrs James M‘Gill and Sons, Ltd., for the work of making sundry alterations to tho office accommodation in the Town Hall buildings as per plan and specification prepared by tho city building surveyor. Sis tenders were reived, one of which was subsequently withdrawn, and the tender recommended was the lowest of the re., mainder.

It was four years ago on May 12 (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) that the steel Avireless mast on Tinakori Hill Avas bloAvn down during a gale of Avind of unprecedented violence. Its velocity Avas placed by exports at 112 miles an hour. When a photographer took the picture of tho fallen mast ho was accompanied by tAvo other men, all three having to craAvl on their hands and knees to a post stump at tho top of the hill, holding on to this Avhilo tho photograph Avas taken. It Avas impossible to stand upright in such a gale. Tho original mast, 165 ft high, Avas replaced by a temporary one 60ft high, but the advance of wireless and radio telephony has necessitated the construction of a noAV mast of a height at least equal to the old one. This work is now under Avay. An English firm secured tho contract for its construction and the erection is being carried out by the Post and Telegraph Department’s engineering staff. The ucav mast will bo about the same height as tho original one, but will, in addition, have some stays as a further precaution against the unusual Avind stresses it is likely to experience. About a third of the neAV mast lias been erected, and Avhen complete it Avill play an important part in _ linking up Australia and Great Britain Avith Noav Zealand by radio telephony. The original steel mast Avas of American manufacture.

Mrs Hugh Nelson, an, elderly Avoman, of _ 2! Kipling street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Avhile on her Avay to the ferry boat at Wellington, walked too near the edge of the wharf and fell into the water. She was accompanied by David and Andrew Christie, of 50 Palm GroA'o, Lyall Bay. David jumped in to save her, and hold_ her up for some time, and Andrew jumped into a dinghy, and, Avith other assistance, helped them both out. Airs Nelson suffered from shock and injuries to her right arm, and was taken to hospital.

A Cabinet meeting was held at Wellington yesterday afternoon, but it was of comporatively brief duration, and lasted little more than hall an -hour. It was devoted to purely formal business and routine matters requiring attention, many of which would have been dealt with at Rotorua in the ordinary course of events. “ The meeting was solely in connection with administration business,” said Mr Forbes after Cabinet had concluded. It is not expected that Parliament will bo called together any earlier than usual.—Press Association

Nominations of candidates to fill two extraordinary vacancies on the Peninsula County Council closed at noon yesterday. The only nomination for the Otago Heads Hiding was that of H A. K. Burns, who was nominated by George Karatai and David Ellison and he was declared elected. For the vacancy in the North-east Harbour Riding the following candidates were nominated:—George F. Bewley (nominated by R V. Hellyer and G. E. Wallace), John Francis Marett (W. H. Riddell and F. V. Bayne), and John He liver (Hunter Macandrcw and W. T. Ilmvlands). The election for this riding will take place on May 27.

Myrene Edlin, aged nineteen, who (the police stated) had escaped four times from Point Halswell Borstal Institution, was sentenced at Wellington to three years’ reformative detention for escaping from the institution before the expiration of her sentence.—Press Association.

Motor registrations in New Zealand will suffer a I slump at the end of this month, when a total of 8,400 cars and cycles will be written off by the motor vehicle registration branch. These vehicles form about 4 per cent, of the total registered in the dominion at the end of February, the figure at that date having reatebed the dimensions if 217,000. The 8,000 cars now affected by the decision of the department are those which have been registered in 1927-8, but for which no license has been issued _ since. It is, of course, not imperative to reregister a car unless it is to be used on a public road, and each year the department starts its new financial period with a formidable total of “ dormant registrations ”—registraof cars which are lying in the privacy of a garage or shed. When the sum mer comes these cars are reregistered at an increasing rate. At the end of February last there were 16,000 such ears. It is- the practice of tho department to write off vehicles which have been dormant for two years. Twenty one thousand oars had been written off to the end of February.—Wellington correspondent. As the result of mild horseplay, which ended in a melee at Kilbirnie Stadium, Wellington, during a recent meeting, four youths made an appearance in tho Magistrate’s Court 9n charges of .having behaved in a disorderly manner. They were Alexander Love, Percy Love, Herbert Shaw, and Frederick Gardener. Constable Henry said- his attention was attracted to a‘ disturbance near the pit. He saw that a fight was on. Ladies were present, who told that there had been a lot .of bad language, and the occurrence was disgraceful. After hearing what defendants had to say, the magistrate said ho had no doubt they were all engaged in tbe brawl. Each of them was fined £2 and costs, and they were allowed fourteen days in which to pay.—Press Association. His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy has granted probate in the estates of Susan Smith, Hinahina (Mr J. T. Dawson); Peter George Dick, Dunedin (Mr F. G. Duncan); Alice Gleniij Dunedin (Mr J. M. Paterson); Joseph Crosby Smith, Dunedin (Mr W. Allan) ; Maurice Francis Goughian, Dunedin (Mr J. 8.Callan); Ada Elizabeth Garble, Oamaru (Mr A. J. Grave); John George Alexander Ruddenklau, Oamaru (Mr A. J. Grave); Annie M'Konzic Lindsay, Green Island, (Mr O. Smith); Walter John Yardley, Dunedin (Mr J,\ H. Main); Mary Matheson, Kurow (Mr H. J. S. Grater). Letters of administration were granted in the estates of Alphonsus Mooney, Dunedin , (Mr A. C. Stephens), and William Arthur Tough, Milton (Mr F. H. Thomson). The Council of Christian Congregations some time ago decided to ask the affiliated churches to agree to a house-to-house visitation of all the homes within the bounds of the city and suburbs, in an attempt to bring the whole church into closer contact with the people, and to help the to link up with their separate denominations. The canvass is now being carried into effect. Householders are asked by the council to facilitate the work of these voluntary canvassers, as far as possible, and give them the desired information. The simple facts x which are wanted are the name_ and address of the family, number in the tamily, number under fourteen and twenty-one years of age, the denomination and church preference of the inmates. Later the results will be tabulated, and the name of the denomination and church preferred will bo passed on to the authorities of that church. It is hoped that many children who do not attend any Sunday School will he linked up, and that numbers of people who have got out of touch with their church will be brought into the church again. Special cards of invitation to attend their own churches will bo left at each homo by the canvassers. It is hoped to complete the canvass not later than the first week in June, and if possible before the end of the present month Then the council has arranged that June shall be a special “Come to Church Month.” People are asked to keep these cards by them.

Mr J. J. Marlow has notified his intention to move at the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday night —“ That the application for tenders for 14in water mains returnable September 3be cancelled. In place thereof fresh tenders be invited on the same specification, returnable July 7 1930.” This notice of motion concerns the reception of tenders for the mains, valves, and fittings required for the new pipe line from Sullivan’s Dam. The Water Committee’s decision was that the arrangement whereby tenders are receivable on September 3 should stand.

Some time ago it was announced by cable that Kang Albert of Belgium was about to issue decorations to men who were connected with the of the Congo Free State as a Belgian colony. It is interesting to note that vesterday morning Mr D. K. Macdonald. now residing m Dunedin, has been included among those receiving honours, Mr Macdonald went to Africa in 1904, when the Congo was a Free State, flying a blue flag with a yellow star. It was in 1908 that the Congo was declared a Belgian colony,, and prior to this Mr Macdonald had been mainly interested in transport work, though he was associated with the Congo in many other ways. Before leaving Africa in 1917, Mr Macdonald had the privilege of touring with Mr Edgar Wallace when he visited the Congo as a representative of a London newspaper. The decoration received by Mr Macdonald includes a medallion featuring the head of King Leopold IL, who was the reigning sovereign when the declaration was made. The bright ribbons attached to the medallion represent the country’s present colours.

The Post Office advises that' the Maunganui left Sydney for Auckland on the 16th instant, with eleven bags of mail and two parcel receptacles for Dunedin. The mail should reach Dunedin on Thursday afternoon. - The deaconesses of the various churches in Dunedin are doing all they can to help distressed persons and families during the winter season now commenced, and they join in a request to the public for gifts of left-off clothing, worn boots, ietc., for distribution, promising to see that such articles go to the worthy. ■ ■■ Central Otago dun bats are in eager demand in the North Island for early winter sowing of green feed for sheep. A deal for 3,000 sacks was recently put through by Sir A. W. Macdonald, of Dunedin, who is on Monday shipping the balance, 460 sacks, by the Waipiata for Auckland.

Information received from Mr L. G. Hill (secretary of the Dunedin Jockey Club) is that the executive has decided that at the club’s winter meeting to be held on May 31, June 3 and 4 only genuine cases of unemployment will be engaged for the minor positions at the course. .The.reason for this step by the executive is that, knowing the gravity of the present unemployment position, it feels it should help in this way. Following a police raid on sly-grpg sellers, three Dalmatians appeared before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Auckland Police Court charged with selling liquor without a license. One was sent to gaol for two months, a second was fined £SO, and the third was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months. The man who was sent to gaol • had been fined £3O- in 1928 and £SO last year. He thanked the magistrate on hearing his sentence.

Notifications of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in our Sunday services advertising columns:—Anglican: St. Paul’s Cathedral, All Saints’. St. Matthew’s, St, Peter’s. Presbyterian: First Church, Knox Church, St. Andrew’s, St. Stephen’s, Port Chalmers. North-east Valley, Mornington, Caversham, South Dunedin, Chalmers, Musselburgh, Maori Hill. St. Clair, Green Island, Kaikorai, Opoho, Roslyn. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, Cargill Road, St. Kilda, North-east Valley, Dundas Street, St. Clair. Baptist: Hanover Street, Caversham, N.B. Valley, Mornington, South Dunedin, Roslyn. Congregational: Moray Place, United. Church of Christ: Tabernacle. Roelyn, NJS. Val'ey, South Dunedin, Fillcul Street, York Place Hall, Playfair Street Hall, Salvation Army, Christian Science, Theosophical Society, Spiritualists, Christadelphians, Gospel Hall, Evangelical HalJ, Higher Thought Centre. The Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Building Society on Wednesday next will dispose of £2,000. ✓ ' The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society, during this month, will dispose of a further £3,800. The opening concert and dance of the Dunedin Burns Club will be held in the Early Settlers’ Hall on Wednesday evening, at 7.45, when new members are assured of an enjoyable entertainment. Fuji Silk, 10 yards for lOd (worth 2s 6d yard), with each Sewing Machine sold in May.—Calder Maofcay Co., Ltd., 180 Rattray street.—[Advt.] Tho Railway Department advertises in this issue altered running of 10.35 p.tn. Dunedin-Mosgiel, Dunedin-Port Chalmers, and 11.15 p.m. Mosgiel-Dunedin trains on Tuesday, May 20.» The recital of music to be given by Mr Alfred Walmsley in the Town Hall Concert. Chamber on Wednesday, May 28, promises to be one of exceptional merit. Associated with Mr Walmsley on this occasion will be Dr V. E. Galway and Mr Gordon, the brilliant Christchurch violinist. Mr Walmsley has only recently returned from Europe, where he studied under some of the greatest living musical authorities. This will be his first appearance in a recital since his return. The. programme which he has. chosen includes some particularly beautiful works, many of which will be quite new to Dunedin music lovers. Dr Galway is heard far too seldom as a pianoforte recitalist, and his items will include some of the exquisite choral preludes of Bach. Mr Arthur Gordon, who has been specially engaged, comes from Christchurch. His Continental reputation is of the very best. _ The programme is under the concert direction of The Bristol Piano Company, Ltd. Owing to tho city tram service being suspended on Sunday the Town Hall concert prepared bv the St. Kilda Band will be postponed. 'The band, will broadcast from 4YA the same evening. Each happy vacation marks a distinct change in the child. But Photographs never grow up. Make an appointment for a picture during the holidays.—Rem. brand: Studio, 199 George street.—[Advt.l Your eyes are ’Nature's most precious gilt. Take care of them Consult W V Stunner, optician. 2 Octagon. Dunedin —TAdvt 1 Williamsons guarantee every Clock they sell, and their Alarms are good value. Next The Bristol Piano Co.—[Advt. 1 S. B Ferguson, qualified optician and refr’actionist, G.P.0.C., 45 George street, twenty years’ experience in sight testing and spectacle fitting. If your eyes trouble a consult ns. Doctors’ prescription* careattended to.—tAdvt.2