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Evening Star, Issue 21621, 17 January 1934, Page 6

Fortunately not attended by persona! injury, a collision between a motor car and a truck occurred at the corner of Lower High and Burlington streets yesterday afternoon. With, a load of heavy screenings, the truck was turning from Lower High street into Burlington street, when the-car struck the bigger vehicle on the rear wheel. The truck did not appear to suffer to any extent, but the front axle of the car was snapped, the fender torn away, and one head lamp pushed back.

A class of vandalism that is fortunately rare in Dunedin was recently carried out to the plateglass window of a Stuart street shop. . By means of a sharp instrument the surface of the glass has been permanently marked with a series of deeply indented lines, which, because of the high cost of a new window, must remain as an example of the work of a particularly destructive hand.

High commendation of the ability and bravery shown by Mr A. T. Dalton, captain of the North Beach Surf Club, was expressed by the coroner, Mr H. P. La wry, S.M., at the inquest held at Christchurch yesterday into the death of Henry James Freeman, who was drowned at North Beach last Thursday evening. When Freeman was caught in the undertow, Mr Dalton went with other surfers to his rescue, first assisting four exhausted would-be rescuers to the shore and then going in again in an effort to find Freeman. The coroner, in returning a verdict of accidental drowning, said it was only right that some recognition should ho made of the gallant efforts of Mr Dalton. It seemed clear that any delay occasioned by the rescue of the four men by Mr Daltori did not jeopardise the chances of receiving Freeman. All four men needed his services, and the fact that he was able to rescue them and make a further attempt to find Freeman was deserving of the highest praise.;

Owing to the soft sand on the beach at Karamea, the Faith in Australia came on to Nelson last evening, landing at 8.30 instead of to-day, as announced. The plane proceeds to Blenheim.—Press Association message. Fortuqe-telling is on the increase in Great Britain;' At the present time it is estimated that there are more han 20,000 fortune tellers pursuing their calling, some in Great Britain earning as much as £3O a week. In many towns in the provinces the clientele is so large that appointments are fixed weeks ahead. There is also a bigger demand for lucky charms and tokens which are supposed to ward off-all kinds of evils. Fancy prices are often paid for charms which are mass-produced and cost a fraction of a penny to make. “ Superstition is more rife than ever,” a prominent social worker said recently. “ The only real fortunes are those going into the pockets of the people who profess to tell their clients’ future. _ It is surprising how people return time and again, clamouring for more knowledge of what is going to happen to them.”

The Wanganella, which arrived at Wellington from .Sydney last night, brought back the body of Miss Joan Madeline Croft, aged 26, the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Croft, of Auckland. Miss Croft was,killed near Gundagai, New South Wales, on Thursday, when a tourist motor coach overturned twice and burst into flames.

Consequent on an advance in the wholesale price, the retail price of petrol will b© advanced Id a_ gallon tomorrow in Dunedin. The last rise, of a similar amount, became effective on Christmas Eve.

Perhaps more so than in any other sport, bowls is a game, in which peculiar mannerisms such as following a bowl up the green after its delivery, or encouraging a good shot with an excited wave of a hat are common occurrences which sometimes appear very humorous to those not connected with the game. Spontaneous wit also has its place, and a particularly good example was supplied by a player on the Kaituna green this morning when he referred to a team-mat© as “ drawing bis shots like a dentist.”

A first folio Shakespeare, that had been in the family of Major Harcourt Vernon from shortly after its publication, was sold in Loudon recently for £2,800. It is slightly defective. The record price of £14,500 was paid by Dr Rosenbach for the late Lord Rosebery’s copy. At the same sale an apparently unrecorded edition of ‘ Pilgrim’s Progress,’ printed in Edinburgh in 1683, fetched £125. A French sixteenth century ‘ Book of Hours,’ with forty-three miniatures, went for £BOO.

A Roxburgh correspondent states :—- “ Weather conditions for the past two weeks have not been favourable for fishing, but notwithstanding this, some very nice fish up to 41b have been caught. Taking it all round it has been a good season to date. Three anglers were at Lake Onslow for the week-end and secured forty nice fish, heaviest 31b, all in good condition, and the opinion is that this Lake is coming back to what it used to be. Indications are plenty of fish. The Mount Teviot road is in fairly good order.” The charges against Charles Goldsmith, a company manager, and Henare Poananga, a clerk of the Native Department, in connection with alleged irregularities in unemployment relief expenditure, were mentioned at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Port Awanui.. On the application of the police remands to January 25 were granted.—Gisborne Press Association.

In the Police Court this morning Albert Edward Arthur Hamilton (27) was charged with obtaining credit by fraud (incurring a debt for £1 Iss with Lewis Francis M'Cormick). On the application of .Mr J. G. Warrington a remand was granted until Friday, Mr Warrington also appeared for Stephen James Dawson (36), who was charged with stealing a bicycle, valued at £7 6s, the property of William England. A remand until next Wednesday was granted in this case, the accused being released on his own recognisance of £2O and ordered to report daily to the police.

Save your eyes. Be wise and consult W. V. Stunner (optician, 2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old age.—[Advt.] The Railway Department advertises in this issue that special train at cheap excursion fares will run from Timaru to Dunedin on Sunday, ,21st January. Dunedin and suburban grocers will bo closed all day next Monday on account of the grocers’ annual picnic.

The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board draws attention in our advertising columns to the fact that now is tho time to order presents of prime New Zealand lamb for delivery at Home at Easter time. Under this well-known scheme anyone can have a single carcass of lamb delivered at any time to any address in the United Kingdom for the sum of 23s delivered.