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Evening Star, Issue 21053, 16 March 1932, Page 6

An invitation in French to attend the SOOth anniversary of the University of Poitiers was received yesterday by the University Council. It was decided that the registrar should arrange with Dr G. E. Thompson for a suitable address to be forwarded to Poitiers expressing the goodwill of Otago University. A request that the University Council should consider the establishment of classes in Spanish was made to the meeting of the council yesterday by Mr J. M. Paterson, who wrote on behalf of various students in commerce. A similar request was made by Mr J. A. Johnstone, Vice-consul for the Argentine. The Chancellor (Sir Thomas Sidey) said this matter had come before members on previous occasions, and they had taken up the attitude that if it involved extra expenditure they could not undertake it. If the fees of the number of students offering would pay for any additional remuneration to the professor, then they might arrange the course. It was decided to refer the requests to the Finance Committee.

The Civil servants, in conference with the retailers (says a Press Association telegram from Auckland), passed the following resolution: —“ We believe that a policy of deflation, and in particular the reduction of salaries and wages, is not _in the best interests of the dominion, and we urge support of Now Zealand industries.”

Discovering that a parcel addressed to a Chinese contained opium, Wellington Post Office officials communicated with the police, and when a Chinese claimed and was given possession of tho parcel he walked right into the arms of a detective waiting outside for him. The parcel, which was addressed to R. Lum, caro of Peter Chan, was posted at Auckland. The Chinese who collected tho parcel, Kwok Dick King, aged twenty-six, failed to prove that he was in innocent possession, and a fine of £SO was imposed. Security for appeal was fixed at tho amount of the fine plus £lO 10s.

An executive meeting of the Otago Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held in the office of the secretary (Air E. S. Wilson) yesterday afternoon. The Rev. W. A. Saunders presided over the following members; — Messrs H. L. Tapley, Id. C. Reynolds, W. Cooper. C. L. Nelson, and A. Lawrenson. The chairman extended a welcome to Messrs Reynolds, Lawrcnson, and Cooper as new members of the committee. Mr Reynolds was appointed to fill the vacancy as treasurer caused through tho death of Mr W. E. Sligo. Communications were received from the Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury Societies, Messrs A. E. Ansell, M.P., E. Jones, AI.P., tho Hon. Downio Stewart, and Sir Charles Statham in reply to tho society’s request to give their support to the Bill for the compulsory dehorning of cattle. Tho inspector’s monthly report was adopted. Ex Sierra, from Los Angelos, due Auckland on Friday, eighty bags of English and American mail will arrive hero on Monday morning Ex Niagara, from Vancouver, due at Auckland on Monday, twelve bags of Canadian and American mail will arrive here on Wednesday, the 23rd iust. No English mail is carried by the Niagara. The monthly meeting of the St. Clair School Committee was held in tho school office on Wednesday evening, the Bth inst., Mr D. M. Fastier (chairman) presiding. The head master reported that the average roll for February was SSS, and the average attendance 565. The weekly attendances averaged 97 per cent., showing that the health of tho children has been all that could be desired. Tho school cricket season for 1932 opened this month, and tho A and B teams each won tho only match played. The visiting committee reported that all classes were well attended, and the scholars had settled down to their work. Inside the school was very clean and tidy, and left nothing to bo desired. The grounds wore in good order, with the exception of the tennis courts, which require topdressing, and fences require allontion. The garden was looking very well at present. Accounts amounting to £ls 3s lid, were passed for, payment,

Several numbers of outstanding merit are included in the programme drawn up by the city organist _ (Dr V. E. Galway) for the recital to-night. Wagner’s greatest orchestral overture, ‘ Die Meistersinger,’ is one of the principal numbers, and other items of great interest are tire ‘Passacaglia in C Minor,’ by Bach, Guilmant’s ‘ Sonata in 1) minor,’ a ‘ Toccata,’ by Cesar Franck, and pieces by Handel, Reinecke, and Faulkes._ The supporting artist is Miss Maizie Wood, whose return to the Dunedin concert platform will bo welcomed by all music lovers. Miss Wood will play a bracket of pieces by Frank Bridge, and, with Dr Galway at the organ, the solo piano part in Liszt’s great ‘ Hungarian Fantastic ’ for piano and orchestra. A first offender for drunkenness was fined £l, in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, in the Police Court this morning. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., was on tho Bench. So far none of the jobs that the Public Works Department has at present in hand in Otago and Southland have been stopped. One of the principal operations is the Omakau irrigation scheme, which is occupying 150 men on tho construction or the Manuherikia Dam, and 100 on the race work about Lauder. Next in importance in regard to numbers • engaged is the Te Anau road towards Milford. 116 men. Other works include the Pourakino Settlement road-' ing (27), the road from Waikawa to Corio Bay (39), the strengthening of the Eweburn reservoir (14), and the Dunedin-Portobello highway (22). In addition there are four special relief works for which single men’s camps are provided, namely, tho Deep Stream deviation (83), the HivertonOrepuki main highway (42), the Hindis Pass road (17), and the Steward Settlement water races (13). About 50 men are employed in metalling various roads, their wages coming from the special revenue provided by the petrol tax. Counting in all the works, great or small, in this district, tho total on the pay rolls is somewhere near 950.

On February 6 the residence of Hr Herbert on the Terrace was broken into while tho doctor was away, and clothing, jewellery, a camera, and a, gramophone, of the total- value of £132, were stolen. Frederick Fisher (twenty-six) and Allen Edward Taylor (seventeen), described as labourers, were to-day charged with the crime. They pleaded guilty, and wcrc_ committed for sentence. In his evidence Dr Herbert said all tho property had now been recovered. —Wellington Press Association telegram. The steamer Brunswick, bound from Wellington to San Pedro, called at the Gisborne roadstead this morning and sent ashore a stowaway named Jack Hansen, aged forty-two, a native of Sweden, who was brought before tho court and remanded for a week. Hansen stowed away in a lifeboat at Wellington on Tuesday, and remained hidden till tho ship was well at sea. His calculations went astray, however, and when he emerged last night he was convinced that the ship was two or three days from New Zealand. Hansen then discovered that the coast was still within easy range, and wirelessed instructions were given tho master to call at Gisborne, where the police were waiting in a launch and took the man into custody.—Press Association. ]\[ r J. B. Tulloch’s drapery premises and stock were destroyed by lire last nhdit. The stock was insured for £2 800 in tho Alliance and Phoenix Office and the building (owned by Mr h. Hartley) for £1,700 in iho_ Alliance Office.-—Pahiatua Press Association.

Save your eyes. Be wise and consult W. V. Stunner (optician, 2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old ago. [Advt.J The judgment Bono versus M'Ncil published in yesterday’s report of the Magistrate's {,'onrt was entered in error. The Orkney rtml Shetland Society will hold theif annual social in the O.K. Gaft on Saturday .posts