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Evening Star, Issue 21543, 16 October 1933, Page 8

Judgment for the defendant, with costs, lias been entered at Wellington by Mr W. F. Stilwell, S.M., in a claim by William Fcilding, an architect, of Wellington, against Leyland Motors Ltd., for £2lO for fees for the preparation of plans for a proposed building. Mr Stilwell said the plaintiff had taken his chance of his plans being accepted.

Edgar Carryer, head of a men’s clothing business at Stratford, has been missing for several days. Search parties (says a Press Association message from New Plymouth) have combed the suburbs and the country side without success. Carryer is aged fifty-seven years, and is seini-retiri I. Ho has been living at New Plymo.; b for some months, and seined to bo in good health when he was last seen.

A step was taken by Cabinet on S; turday which definitely looks forward to the time when New Zealand will be linked by direct air service with Britain. It was decided to make contribution by this country towards the cost of tho air mail service which is about to bo commenced from Britain to Sydney via Karachi. Even without an air service across the Tasman, it is estimated that, if good connections are made, this will reduce by no less than eighteen days tho period of transit between England and Nwc Zealand.— Press Association.

A quaint bowling incident was witnessed on the Port Chalmers Club’s green on Saturday afternoon. Tho president, after making the openingday speech, called on visiting bowlers, a number of whom were with him on tho sward, to say a few words. When it came to the mayor’s turn, a visitor stepped forward and announced to the audience round the green that unfortunately the mayor was very ill. Therefore he, as tho mayor’s representative, proceeded to convey the civic good wishes, and concluded by declaring, tho green open for the season. There were two very much surprised men there. One was the mayor himself, and the other was the president of tho club. The ■ latter immediately entered into an earnest discussion with the impersonator, and both walked off the green together. ' The president returned alone, and called on the real mayor to speak. Meanwhile the audience were laughing at tho best humorous turn they had witnessed for many a day—and tho humorist was a stranger whom nobody seemed to know.

A meeting of the combined Buller Labour Representation Committee was held at Westport yesterday to consider the selection of a successor to Mr H. E. Holland as the member for Buller. Interviewed afterwards the Hon. Mark Fagan, M.L.C., who represented the National Executive, said that certain decisions had been reached and would be conveyed to the executive in Wellington. Nothing would be made public in the meantime.

Sixty troops in the Wellington district were represented at a Scout demonstration in honour of Lord Blcdisloe, Chief Scout for the dominion, in St. John’s Hall, Wellington, on Saturday- afternoon. A Press Association telegram states that His Excellency presented Sir Alfred Robin, metropolitan commissioner in Wellington, with tho order of the Silver Wolf, the most coveted distinction in the Scout brotherhood, and read a letter from Lord Badon-Powell conferring the honour.

The special loan collection of paintings now available to the public m chambers G, H. and I of the Art Gallery at Logan Park is to be open until the 28th of this month, a run of a full fortnight, so that connoisseurs, students, and mere art-lovers will have ample opportunity to examine intently and frequently some pictures that many persons have heard of and few have seen. Expressed in guineas this collection represents a sum which to persons of ordinary means would bo a fortune. No charge is being made for admittance, but the donation box stands in its usual place. A Dannevirke Association message states that a lad of six year, John Peck, received a compound fracture of the left leg when struck by a motor car in the main street on Saturday evening. A cyclist, Colin Delaney, was knocked from his machine by an overtaking lorry, and received facial abrasions. In neither instance did the drivers of the motor vehicles stop.

Rain of considerable value to crops and pastures fell throughout Canterbury during the week-end, breaking a long drought and relieving the anxiety generally felt. Farmers are now jubilant, for the spring growth should flourish.—Christchurch Press Association.

The excursionists to Wethorstones yesterday derived considerable amusement by watching from the train the frolics of the spring lambs on the many sheep farms in the Tuapeka County. Conditions this spring have been very favourable for the lambing season, and the liberal supply of rains has helped in providing an abundance of green grass to further delight the farmer. Chimney fires in Dundas and Leith streets were attended to by the City Fire Brigade at 9.40 p.m. on Saturday and 12.3 p.m. on Sunday respectively, and a malicious false alarm turned out the City and South Dunedin Brigades to the corner of Arawa and Aotea streets (Anderson’s Bay) at 8.41 p.m. yesterday. The Green Island Brigade was also called out to a chimney fire in Main road, Green Island, at 9.15 a.m. yesterday.

Mr •F. H. S. Ibbetson, of Surrey street, Dunedin, is the possessor of papers and painting that embody a veracious chapter of history relating to Napoleon’s detention at St. Helena from October 15, 1815, until the day of his death, May 5, 1821. This collection came to Mr Ibbetson by inheritance from his great grandfather, General |3anzi) Ibbetson, who was assistant commissary at the island in the period stated. One of the documents is the abstract of supplies to the Longwood estate for January, 1821. Another item in the collection, now very valuable, is the pencil sketch by General Ibbetson from which he made two oil paintings as Napoleon lay in bed on the morning after his death. One of those paintings was secured by Sir Hudson Lowe, who gave it to George IV., the other was unearthed by Mr Theodore Hook in later years. Accompanying the sketch is a lithograph copy of ono of the pictures. Caricatures in pencil of Marshal Bartrand and others of Napoleon’s staff are also in the collection, as well as a series of coloured views of St. Helena, one of these showing Napoleon’s tomb, which was a stone vault Bft deep and sJft wide, with a stone coffin embedded, the lid being a single stone that carried no inscription, and was placed In position by machinery made for the purpose. The ground was consecrated by an English clergyman and a French priest, and the priest conducted the funeral service. Three guns from a British ship ended the ceremony.

Persons whose business takes them on foot to Auzac square note with pleasure that many motorists have taken the hint that to guard against accident they should drive very carefully and unhurriedly in the vicinity of tho railway station. The taxi drivers seem to lead the way in adopting that precaution. Timid women and enfeebled men who cannot dodge the traffic in sprightly manner would feel more at ease in that locality if all drivers were as considerate. The smoothness and spaciousness of the square constitutes a temptation to accelerate at once, but vigilance is necessary to prevent the ever-present possibility of running into some pedestrian who is not walking warily.

A paragraph in Saturday’s ‘ Star ’ concerning tho reserves department’s work gave the impression that Mr W. Reid was in charge of the forestry activities. Mr Reid has asked us to state that during Mr Tannock’s absence Mr M. IL Hkipworth has entire control of all forestry work.

Save your eyes Be wisp and consult VV. V Stunner (optician. 2 Octagon), thus ■■u,-serving good vision for old age.—[Advt.)

Attention is drawn by advertisement to the 4YA Trafalgar Day concert, which is to be given to help the mayoress to provide a Christmas treat to the children of the unemployed. Tho booking arrangements are at tho D.I.C.

Fox-trot competition, dancing demonstration*, Dunedin Smith Town Hal!. Monte Carlo. A good night's entertainment. Ad-j.ii.-.do::, C<J.