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Evening Star, Issue 20510, 14 June 1930, Page 14

Tlio ‘ Sports Special.’ with the full illustrated story of to-day’s match, Britain v. Otago, and all sport of the day, will be sold on the streets to-night.

The Government Statistician has notified Palmerston North Borough Council that the town has the requisite population for city status, the number on April 1 being 20,150. Application will be made immediately for the issue of a proclamation declaring city status. —Press Association.

A third plane, an all-metal De Haviland Moth, has been added to Wellington’s local fleet. Over fifty civil aircraft are registered in New Zealand.— Press Association.

Dr P. Marshall, petrologist of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, who was tho dominion’s representative at the recent Science Congress in Brisbane, states that the decision of the Australian Association for the Advancement of Science to change the name to the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Sciciico is the result of a thirty years’ battle. He says that a Tetter was received from Otago by the association, and he thought it would bo pigeon-holed, but he was asked to speak and without much further ado the change was made.

Following his practice in Dunedin, Dr Price has ministered to varied tastes and differen, degrees of knowledge in his programme for Monday’s recital on the Town Hall organ. ‘ Tho Swan,’ by Saiut-Saons, a romance by Rubinstein, and tho _ ‘ Serenade Badine,’ by Gabriel-Marie, are items of tho graceful and so-called “ sweet ” order; the overture to ‘ Martha ’ and a Turkish march by tho Dutch composer Edward Silas are works that tho unlearned can appreciate; and young organists will listen attentively, us learners, > Dr Price’s treatment of such .majestic compositions at Bach’s prelude and fuguo in A minor and tho march from Lainmens’s ‘ Pontificial Sonata.’

In tho Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., further consideration was given the ease in which Francis John Robert O’Connell pleaded guilty, through Mr E. J. Anderson, to four charages of selling milk below standard, Mr W, D. Taylor, who prosecuted, said that tho proscribed standard of milk solids was 8.5 per cent., and in one of tho samples taken the percentage was 7.91, and in tho other 8. One sample contained 10 l>cr cent of added water, and the other 9.1 per cent. After an inspection of the milk cooler had been made,. His 'Worship said that it was extremely difficult to see how- the water could have got into tho milk through the cooler. Such a thing was very unlikely, but if water had got in it showed gross carelessness on tho part of tho defendant. The court must look upon tho matter as a serious one. On one charge of selling milk the defendant would be lined £ls, with court costs (10s), analyst’s fee (12s 9d), and solicitor’s fee (£3 3s). Ho would take into consideration tho fact that the defendant was in a small way, and on each of tho other three charges ho would order tho payment of court costs (10s) and solicitor’s fee (£3 3s). In one case tho analyst’s fee (12s 9d) would also have to be paid.

Within the last day or two more of the wrecked Manuka’s contents have been emitted, leading to the opinion that another hold has burst. A roll of carpet was about the best of the findings at this combing of the beach. Nothing of the vessel is now visible, except perhaps with a very low tide. It is a common joke in the district that some of the beachcombers who hastily planted their spoils in the bush have involuntarily re-enacted the role if Old Mother Hubbard, of whom it is written that “ when she got there the cupboard was bare ” —-in other words the plants were sprung by other persons who found it easier to search the bush than to hunt about the beaches. All this week there have been clearances from bond of goods upon which the Prime Minister’s hunt for money may impose extra duties. So far as Dunedin is concerned the clearances have been particularly largo in spirits. And it is said that this clearing is originated not by the merchants, but by their customers, many persons ordering on a heavier scale than usual. The Hon. W. G. Forbes’s threat to mako the Customs duties retrospective if the nature of the clearances warrants such a step is being keenly debated. Parliament can of course pass any constitutional Act that it likes, but could a retrospective duty be enforced? That is the proposition round which the argument is pursued. “ Three or four years ago,” said one merchant, “ Parliament agreed to a retrospective duty on oil, but difficulties arose and the Act was not enforced. That .was the only instance of the sort I can remember in a forty years’ experience.” This gentleman added: “ If the Prime Minister is serious, about economising I offer a. hint. Lot him abolish the Legislative Council and ‘ Hansard ’ and save nearly a million. Such a proposal would of course load to difficulties, but not of a greater kind than ho is now facing.” The final results of the Y.W.C.A. dominion membership drive are:—Dunedin 54 per cent., Timaru 33 per cent., Palmerston North 20 per cent., Auckland 19 per cent., New Plymouth 15 per cent., Christchurch 12 per cent. Tlie campaign has lasted since Jume 2, and the principle upon which it has been run has meant that each association has aimed at securing a certain number of new members for the girl citizen organisation, the quota in each centre being based on the town’s population. Dunedin, therefore, has secured a creditable win. In addition to presiding at the N.Z.E.F. reunion next week, Majorgeneral Sir Andrew Russell, K.C.8.. K.C.M.G., will be the guest of the Otago Officers’ Club at a mess dinner It is hoped that all officers holding the King’s commission will be present, ns, in a letter to the president of the Officers’ Club (Lieutenant-colonel J. G Jeffery, M.C.), lie said that he was looking forward with great pleasure to meotiaig those officers who had served under him during the war, and also those who wore carrying on in the Territorial force. The special prize for the best bulldog at the Fanciers’ Show went to L. A. Darracott. Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.. in the Police Court this morning Edward John Henery was charged with failure to maintain his wife. In asking for a remand till Friday, Chief-detec-tive Cameron stated that the defendant would then be < charged with bigamy. At the same sitting William Ovens, a statutory first offender for drunkenness, was fined 20s, in default fortyeight hours’ imprisonment. The police have been informed that a Bnick car was stolen from Thames street, Oamaru, about 7 p.m. yesterday. The car, the registered number of which is 147,412, is a 1927 touring model, coloured blue with a white line around the body, and a spare wheel attached to the rear.

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, Knoi Church, St. Andrew’s, St. Stephen’s, North-cast Valley, Mornington, Caversham, South Dunedin, Chalmers, Musselburgh, Maori Hill, St. Clair, Green Island, Kaikorai, Opoho. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, Cargill Road, St. Kilda, N.E. Valley. Dundas Street, St. Clair. Baptist: Hanover street, Caversham, N.E. Valley, Mornington, South Dunedin, Roslyn. Congregational; Moray Place, United. Church of Christ: Tabernacle, Roelyn, N.E. Valley, South Dunedin, Filleul Street, York Place Hall, Playfair Street Hall, Salvation Army, Christian Science, Theosopbical Society, Spiritualists, Christa-' delphians, Gospel Hall, Orango Hall, Evangelical Hall.

One of the assumptions That is fairly common is that young people, if they attend church at all, do so in very limited numbers. Like many other popular assumptions tho clement of truth in fhis is very limited. As a matter of fact, most, oi tho churches are teeming with young life The strength of the Bible class movement in some of the churches boars strong evidence of this. The difficulty often comes when the ardour and fires and enthusiasm of youth have died' down. Middle life in its early stages is proving to be the period above most when people drop out of churcn connection. ' Whether this’ fs the result of disillusionment or disappointment with life, or just the pressure of life, which is mostfelt at that period, is a debatable matter. At any rate, the fact Ixllll3loß that idealism is m danger of losing some of its grip as men, and women approach early middle life. “ Youth Sunday ” is being observed to-morrow in connection with the house-to-house campaign of tho Council of tho Christian Congregations. All tho young people’s organisations arc asked to rally to their churches at the services. Your children are growing up: they won’t bo 'ittlo long; and there will be no regrets if you keep a picture record of their childhood. Have new photographs of them now.—Rembrandt Studio. 199 George street. —[Advt.] Tho annual social gathering of the Dunedin Burns Club, to be held in the Early SGiil?"-’ Hall on Wednesday evening next, ai V.+i, will take the form' of a basket social, with an extended danco till 12 o’clock. ‘ Virgil the Seer 5 is tho subject of a lecture by Professor R. Lawson, to which tho public are invited by the Classical Association, on Monday evening. Attention is directed to tho railway advertisement appearing in this issue giving particulars of excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with first test match at Dunedin oh Saturday, June 21. The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of issue of holiday excursion tickets and train arrangements in connection with football match, All Blacks v. North Otago, at Oamaru, on Wednesday, Jnno 18. Your eyes are Nature's most precious gift Take cure of them. Consult W. V. Stumer, optician, 2 Octagon. Dunedin.—[Advt.J Williamsons guarantee every Clock they sell, and their Alarms are good value. Next The Bristol Piano Co. —[Advt.] S. E Ferguson, qualified optician and rcfractionisl, G.P.0.C., 45 Gcorgo street, twenty years', ctperienco in Bight testing and spectacle fitting. If your eyes trouble you consult us. Doctors' prescriptions carefully attended to. [Advt.J „