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Evening Star, Issue 20959, 25 November 1931, Page 8

Last night the weather was very cold in this part of the dominion, and a light frost, such as sometimes occurs in October, damaged early potatoes and scarlet runners in certain parts of Dunedin. Up country the frost was severe. One Roxburgh fruitgrower, telephoning this morning, said his orchard was ruined for the season.

Vagrant dogs are a nuisance in parts of the Dunedin suburbs. They assemble after sundown and romp about wildly, imperilling children and defiling the streets. One cause of their multiplying is that children adopt puppies as pets and turn them loose when they grow up and are liable to the tax. St. Clair is suffering very much from the annoyance of untended dogs roaming about the beach and the streets. But the laying of poison is not the proper way to diminish the nuisance, and it is satisfactory to note that the Otago Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a reward for information that will lead to the conviction of any person or persons who lay poison in St. Clair or any other part of the city. The society has scientific backing for declaring poisoning cruel. A Dunedin resident, wishing to end the misery of an old pot dog in a merciful manner, asked one of our medical practitioners to prescribe a lethal dose. The doctor refused to do so, and added that even the swiftest poison caused a rending pang. Ho" advised the applicant, as the dog was small, to place it in a dry kerosene tin, chloroform it, and drown it, thus ensuring death without pain. An address on ‘ The Piper in Scottish History ’ was given recently to the Wyndham St. Andrew’s Society by Dr J. 11. Elder. At the conclusion of a very interesting and instructive treatise on this colourful subject the chief of the society announced that the society had decided to donate £5 towards the fund being raised to equip the John M'Glashan College with a pipe band. In thanking tho society for its generous gesture, Mr T. Ritchie expressed tho hope that when tho band had reached the stage of proficiency at which it could give public performances one of its first duties would bo to visit Wyndham. Later in the evening a member of tho audience voluntarily donated £1 towards tho fund. In co- sation with Invercargill at 10.30 this morning it was stated to a business man at this end that it was snowing in tho southern town. An address of more than usual interest will be given to-night at the studio of tho Otago Radio Association’s station, 4ZB, by Dr Jack, professor of physics, Otago University. _ The subject to bo dealt with is ‘ Television,’ and will bo illustrated by means of lantern projections and experiments to tho limited audience which can be accommodated in the studio, and to cater for tho largo number who have express 1 a wish to ho present, but who cannot bo provided with seats, the executive of tho association has decided to suspend the usual Wednesday night musical programme and broadcast tho, talk through 4Z.8.

At Christchurch, William Biddolph Blackwood, aged sixty-seven, described as a draper, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment by the magistrate (Mr E. D. Mosley) for obtaining £lO bv fraud and also a steamer ticket valued at £4l, from Kate Bates, by falsely representing that he was a brother of the Marquis of Dufferin and had an interest in big estates.

If the alteration in the basis of sterling, duo to the shift of Britain from the” gold standard, has created some problems for New Zealand, it is now bringing some benefits (writes a Wellington correspondent). It is announced that a large American firm trading in stock foods and many products used by farmers is now planning to operate in New Zealand in order to keep the business which it has held for years past. The concern is one of the largest in the world, and has a big trade throughout the Pacific. The amount of capital to bo invested is not stated, but it will be more than sufficient to hold the New Zealand trade of the past, with the difference that the work of manufacture will now be done by New Zealanders. Other American firms are inquiring into the position here preparatory to embarking on New Zealand manufacture. The splendidly-varied programme prepared by Dr Galway for his recital on the new Knox Church organ to-morrow evening is one that will display to full advantage the wide range and the fine qualities of the new instrument. _ The fact that he is to have the assistance of such well-known vocalists as Miss Evelyn Shepard and Messrs Ernest Drake and Wilfred Kershaw, and that the combined choirs of First Church and Knox Church will bo hoard in two wellknown anthems, ensures an attractive and nicely-varied programme in which everyone will find something to his liking. Mr C. Roy Spackman will be the conductor of the choirs, which will sing ‘ The Heavens Are Telling ’ (Haydn) and the ‘ Hallelujah Chorus ’ (Handel). The now organ itself is well worth hearing. Its action is electropneumatic, the system of relays and switches being all electric, a new form of action recently developed by the builders (Messrs Hill, Norman, and Beard Ltd.), and here introduced in New Zealand for the first time. The console, which is the only, one of its type in New Zealand, is the latest and most up-to-date console designed by the builders, and embodies many unique features making for greater accessibility, ease of control, and compactness.

In the Wellington Supreme Court today the case was continued in which an insurance company is resisting payment to tiro -widow on a policy taken out by Dr Moser, of Masterton, on the ground that death was by suicide. Expert evidence was given to show that tim circumstances were consistent witu death by misadventure —that it was an attempt to cure himself, not to kill himself. —Press Association tclegiam. A deficiency of £6,736 was shown in the income tax returns for a period of four years forwarded by Joseph P. Goulding, part proprietor of His Lordship’s Hotel, who was fined £SO, a total of £2OO, on each of the four charges by the magistrate, Mr Lowry, to-day. Tiro sisters of the defendant were each fined £2. The charges were of wilfully making false returns. The Crown said that the yearly profits ranged from £2,200 to £s,l4o—Christchurch Press Association telegram.

There is a general wail among business men owing to an embargo having been put on Wanganui bj\ Ratana, wiiosc followers are not allowed to trade with that city. This is the result of a recent prosecution. There are some GOO permanent residents of the pa, besides a large number of others resident in the district, and most of their trade came to Wanganui. Some four years ago a similar embargo was put on.— Wanganui correspondent. As a pleasing contrast to cases of bicycle stealing, an instance is recorded of Jin unattended motor bicycle being left on a country road and restored to care, The owner is the orphan lad who was thrown on his way to a farm, and carried by a passing motorist to the Milton Hospital. The P.S.S.A. is advised that the motorist subsequently went hack, found the bicycle just where it Jet the lad down, and took it to Waihola to be looked after until the owner goes for it. It is now decided that the Otago Art Society’s Exhibition is to close to-mor-row evening at 10 o’clock. Tbe High Street Scnool pupils attended this morning, ifurtner sales are of «. uasil Honour's ‘ August Afternoon,’ Inly Scott’s ‘A Roadside Scene,’ W. A. jJawson’s 1 i’rom the High Road, and c. Williamson’s ‘ Primroses.’

The Mayor or Dunedin (Mr R. S. ulaek) says lie will led much obliged ,f well-wisners toward the mayoress’s party for the children ol the unemployed will bring gilts of toys as soon as convenient. Ino party is to be on December 19. It is expected that about 5,01)0 children will be present. Between November 9 and November 14 further liberations of brown trout fry from the Otago Acclimatisation Society’s fish hatchery at Waitati have been made as under: —Pleasant River, 10,000; Waikouaiti Lagoon, 10,000; Waikouaiti River (extra), 10,000; contour channel, Fulton’s Creek, 20,000; Silverstream, at Wharo Flat, 10,000; Southern Reservoir, 8,000; Water of Leith, 8,000; Tomahawk Lagoon, 8,000; Shag River, 6,000; Swinburn Greek, 9,000; Taieri River, at Ranfurly, 15,000; Manuherikia River, 21,000.

Just on 200 inmates of the various orphanages, twenty members of the Blind Institute, and the inmates of tho Montecillo Homo were tho guests of the Dunedin Operatic Society this afternoon to witness tho performance of ‘ The Boy.’ January 16 of next year is tho date fixed for the Port Chalmers regatta. The committee met last night, and decided on a sixteen-event programme, the first race to commence at 2 o’clock. There will bo nine rowing events—youths, maiden, junior, and senior fours, youths, maiden junior, and senior sculls, and senior pairs. There will be races for 14-footers and 18-footers and under, and an all-comers’ yacht race. Motor boat races will be over a course of seven miles or under, and seven to fifteen miles, and speed boats will compete, and there will be tho Wakefield Cup event. The total prize-money will bo £Bl.

There was a phenomenal hailstorm at Seafield yesterday, hail the size of small hen eggs falling from live to ten minutes. Many windows were broken. —Ashburton Press Association telegram. A wall in Mrs C. Walker’s house at 121 Harbour terrace was damaged by lire this morning, the brigade turning out at 10.45. The outbreak originated from a painf.r’s blow lamp. About half an hour later the brigade attended to a chimney fire in Dr Williams’s house, in High street.

Save you*- eyes. Bo wise, and consult VVT V. Stunner (optician 2 Octagon i thus conserving good vision for old ago. - fAdvt.l , Tlio Railway Department advertises in this issue ro delay to trains in connection with wrestling match in Town Hall, Dunedin, on Thursday, November 26. Yesterday’s winning tickets in the. froo (light competition which is being conducted by the Otago Aero'Club in connection with the Aero exhibition at the D.I.C. arc numbers 667 ami 255,

On account of the numbers who turned out in the rainstorm to visit the garden party held last Saturday at Glcnlcitb ColIg£TG - tho organisers have extended then arrangements to cater for a large crowd when tho effort is repeated next Saturday afternoon. Despite the downpour last week-end many scores of people took tho opportunity to sec what is one ot the most beautiful stands of native bush in the district. In the intervals between showers groups gathered about tho points of interest—tho largest kauri in the South Island, amongst tho largest larches and pokaka, tho tracks through the native bush, tree ferns and rhododendrons, and the waterfall and miniature lake. When tho fete continues on Saturday next there will be, in addition to these features, entertainments and side-shows of every variety for the enjoyment of young and old The stalls have been resupplied, and there will bo a large selection of sweets, fancy goods, drapery, light refreshments, and afternoon tea. As a grand Show Week attraction Palais Dansant advertise a monster carnival dance, and will shift into tho Main Town Hall this Saturday. In addition to other novelties, a fox-trot and waltz competition will be hold for those who have never won a prize.