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Evening Star, Issue 20612, 11 October 1930, Page 14

Farmers throughout the Auckland province are interesting themselves in an endeavour which is being made to arrange a conference in New Zealand between the co-operative distributing organisations in Great Britain and the co-operative producers in New Zealand. The president of tho Auckland Farmers’ Union (Mr Ross) said to-day that the idea was to get organisations such as co-operative dairy companies into direct touch with tho co-operative wholesale people in Great Britain. Some scheme might then bo solved that would eliminate tho middleman engaged in the dairy business.—Press Association telegram.

Good progress has been made with tho arrangements for tho jubilee celebrations of tho arrival of the ' ship Auckland, which are to take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 10. To finalise the arrangements tho executive is calling a meeting of passengers and their descendants in tho Otago Early Settlers’ Hall on Monday next, October 13. As many supporters have not yet forwarded the enrolment fee, the secretary and . the treasurer will bo at the hall to enrol old and young, and issue tho jubilee badges, which will admit them to the afternoon and evening functions on the Saturday'. Those unable to attend are requested to communicate with the secretary The Ashburton 1 Guardian ’ to-day completed its fifty years as a daily evening paper. The occasion was commemorated by an enlarged issue.—Press Association telegram. A shipment of motor cars _ from Canada will be landed at Wellington on Monday next ex the Canadian Highlander, the first shipment to be received under .the new duty tariff, and as an indication of what the tariff means, the Customs duty cheque for one make of car alone amounts to over £9,000, being just double the amount that would have been payable under tho old tariff.—Press Association. If the Dunedin tramways manager (Mr W. H. Mackenzie) exercises the option given him by the City Council in the direction of authorising a putting green for golfers on the corporation property at St. Clair —a proposal which will meet with strong support—tho site will bo the vacant section immediately to tho west of tho band rotunda, to the right facing the sea. There is no thought of having tho green on the children’s playground near the surfing pavilion. is heard now of the objections to daylight saving. Statute law disposes of tho subject. It decrees that, whether the people like it or not, summertime is to commence at 2 o’clock tomorrow morning and end on March 15. This gets us out of bed half an hour earlier each day. When the dominion first adopted Sir Thomas _ Sidoy’s proposition, in 1927, the saving was of a full hour; but in 1928 and 1929 tho Legislature enacted, as a compromise with opponents of tho reform, that the limit of advance bo half an hour, and that is now a permanency until Parliament sees fit to restore the full hour and thus bring New Zealand into line with England and other countries. What tho ordinary householder will do is to nut on his clock and. his watch by half an hour before going to bed to-night. ■ The Secretary of tho General Post Office has been advised of tho following message received from Takaka (Nelson) A very violent and alarming earthquake,'lasting several seconds, was experienced throughout this district at 12.10 a.m. to-day. Tho direction was north-west to south-east. Many minor shocks, accompanied by loud detonating noises, continued throughorit the morning. No material damage is reported.”—Wellington Press Association telegram.

The Legislative Council met at 10 a.m. to-day. The Imprest Supply Bill, No. 4, was received from the House and put through all its stages and passed. The Council adjourned until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday.—Wellington Press Association telegram. At the Kelvin Grove railway crossing at about 10 o’clock this morning a car driven by S. J. Griustead was struck by a south bound goods train.. The engine of the train caught the front of the car with some force, and swung the lighter vehicle round until it was facing the opposite direction from which it had been travelling. Portions of the car were badly damaged. Grinstead was not injured.—Palmerston North Press Association telegram. - Community singing of the most spirited- order is a singularly delightful feature of the Saturday morning sessions at the Regent. This innovation has proved tremendously popular with the children, as the attendance and the rousing receptions accorded the programmes would certainly _ indicate. At an interval in the screening Mr Regan leads the children in singing those two juvenile favourites, ‘ Minnie’s Yoo Hoo ’ and ‘ I Lift Up My Finger,’ and it is. refreshing to hear their wholehearted . and spontaneous response. Then there are competitions in which keen interest is manifested, prizes being awarded for the best performances of one of these songs. The principal attraction is, of course, that. ingenious creation, * Mickey the Mouse.’ Tho appearance of tho celebrated rodent is invariably hailed with a roar of delight, There is also one of those intensely exciting serials that aro followed with breathless interest, and other features suitable for children. All these juvenile patrons have been constituted into a “ Mickey the Mouse ” Club that is enjoying a huge following. The City Fire Brigade turned out at 2.40 yesterday afternoon to the pro raises of Wilson Motors in Cumberland street where aa Overland car . had caught fife. The outbreak was extinguished with little difficulty, but not before- the wiring of tho engine had been damaged As a sequel to the prosecution' by the Auckland Dental Association of a man named He.addey, who was fined £3 for practising as an unregistered dentist, Alexander Howey Walker was charged before Air F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Police Court there with permitting an unregistered person to practise. He vas fined £3 and costs. Mr Moody, who appeared for the association, said it was the aim of that body to stop the practice of allowing unregistered men to work in surgeries. Air Terry, who appeared for the defendant, said that Headdey was a thoroughly competent man, who had been in tho profession for twenty-five years. Ho was unregistered because he had failed to pass all the groups of his examinations at the required time. Headdey had actually passed all the sections. It was not a serious matter, and when Walker found that Headdey had been served with a summons ho had dispensed with his _ services. Air Terry added that in view of the fact that Headdey had already ceased _to practise, and that ho had left his former employer, the present : prosecution seemed rather futile*

The water behind the 60ft dam at Waipori had reached the level of 59ft 7in this morning—three inches off the top of the dam. In addition to the water being used for the generation of power, a certain quantity is still being run off. There is now more water stored at Waipori than at any previous time in the history of the scheme the raising of the old dam from 43ft to 60ft having proved a boon to the department.

The postal authorities advise that tho Maheno left Melbourne for Bluff on Thursday with seventeen bags of mail and six parcel receptacles for Dunedin. Tho mail should reach here on Monda voveniiig. At tho Mosgiel Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, judgment was given for plaintiffs by default, with costs, in tho following casesH. Swallow and Co. v. Stephen Giles, £lO 8a sd; J. N. Dyke v. G. 11. Olsen, £l7 15s 3d, wages due. For leaving unlighted vehicles in the streets a fine of 5s and costs (10s) was inflicted on Allan M‘Donald, James Kenny, and Melville Roland Greenslade. For a like offence Andrew Fibbs 10s and costs (10s). For disorderly bobehaviour on September 27 in a luncheon room in Gordon road Andrew Robert Davidson was fined £2 and costs (10s). Ho pleaded guilty. James Brown was fined 10s, with court costs (10s) and solicitor’s fee (£2 2s) for illegally removing the surface from a borough footpath in i Green street, Mosgiel.

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, N.B. Valley, Mornington, Caversnam, 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, Roslyn, N.E. Valley, South Dunedin, Filleul street., York Place Hall, Playfair Street. Hall, Salvation Army, Christian Science, Theosophical Society, Spiritualists, Christadelphians, Gospel Hall, Orange Hall, Evangelical Hall. Mr Pilling (chairman) presided over a meeting of the Taieri Horticultural Society, at which there was a'good attendance." Preparations were made for the spring show, to bo held in St. Luke’s Hall on Saturday, October 18, afternoon and evening. Stewards and judges were appointed for decorative and floral work, children’s decorative work, industrial, baking, and children’s section for pupils of Taieri schools. The autumir show being a great success, it is confidently expected that the spring show will'bo up. to that standard. In the Maori Hill Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening Mr E.' Douglas Taylor, F.R.C.0., ■ A.R.C.M., the Director of Music in Schools, will give an organ recital. Mr Taylor is ■ an organist of considerable attainments, his recitals in the various centres being greatly enjoyed,' To-morrow’s recital will be given at the conclusion of the evening service, the programme being advertised in another column.

Tho City Corporation recently granted to the Dunedin Bowling Centre an option for a period of two years to take a lease of sufficient ground at Logan Park to make several bowling greens. Tho centre is calling a meeting on Wednesday evening next of residents in tho vicinity and others who' aro interested in the formation of the greens. It is hoped to place before the meeting certain proposals that will enable tho laying down to be done at a comparatively small cost. . The Children’s Rest Homo is urgently in need of funds, and a special concert 1 will be held in the, Town Hall at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October ISh The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society will dispose of £2,800 on October 16. The annual meeting of the society will bo held on October 23, when £3,000 will be distributed by sale and ballot. As advertised in this issue, tho Dominion Building Society will hold its twenty-first ballot meeting on October 30, when £6,000 will be disposed of by ballot. Tho Dunedin Burns Club -will hold its monthly concert on Wednesday evening next in tho Early Settlers’ Hall. A summer time-table will be observed by the Lawrence-Tapanui Motor Service Ltd. carrying the ‘ Evening Star ’ from Monday, October 13. Cars will leave Tapanui daily at 6.30 a.m. and from Lawrence at 7.30 a.m. Leave daily from Bond street, opposite new Post Oihce site, at 4.30 p.m. Parcels and luggage may be left at the garage. Station street (opposite north end railway station). Seats may be reserved at the garage (11-234) or Government Tourist Bureau, Rattray street (phono 10-755). — [Advt.] Wedding Time is “Gold Band” Time. Ring tho Wedding Fleet of'Dunedin. No increase in fares. Dial 18-066.—[Advt.] Your eyes are Nature’s most precious gift. Take care of them. • Consult W. V. Sturmer, optician. 2 Octagon, Dunedin.— [Advt.] S. E. Ferguson, G.P.0.C., consulting optician, watchmaker, and jeweller. Consult ,us about your eyes; our advice and long experience is at your disposal. Optical repairs a specialty; done at shortest notice.—4s Georgo street. —[Advt.] The new, goods are arriving at Williamson’s, the' jewellers, and there are many beautiful gifts.—3l Princes street. —[Advt.]