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Evening Star, Issue 21881, 19 November 1934, Page 8

A Wanganui Press Association message states that Norman Tyler, "’ho was charged with the theft of £9, the property of the Waitotara County Council” was remanded until November •28. Other charges are pending.' The charges arose out of the administration of relief work in the county. A pioneer resident of Christchurch, who desires to remain anonymous, has offered to present to each of the boroughs of Sumner and New Brighton a clock and tower, and the offer has been gratefully accepted. The value of the gift to New Brighton will be £BOO. An estimate of the cost of Sumner’s gift is not yet possible, though the amount will probably be the same.-

An Association message from Auckland states that Mr Clyde Pangborn, the famous American long-distance airman, said his projected round-the-world flight, which had been mentioned in the cables, would start towards the end of July. The scheduled time was four days five hours, not four days eight hours, as cabled. The flight would be a nonstop one, his scheme being to refuel in the air at Moscow and Chita, in Siberia. The total distance would be about 16,100 miles.

A Christchurch Association message announces that the dispute concerning the payment of overtime on the •steamer Tees has been settled, and the vessel will leave for the Chatham Islands on Tuesday.

In accordance with usual practice retail shops will be closed from noon on Wednesday on the occasion of People’s Day at the Otago A. and P. Society’s Summer Show at Tahuna Park.

On the grounds that training in salesmanship is not an essential part of primary school education, a local parent who is not disinterested in school committee work has uttered a strong protest against the practice of staging queen carnivals as a means of raising funds. “In my young days,” he said, 11 we used to give people something for their money. We would entertain them at school concerts or extract coins more or less painlessly at sales of work or bazaars. Now, however, the youngsters (or those who send them out with carnival queen tickets) expect money for nothing or for a slight chance of a win in a competition of some sort. To say the least, it is not an inspiring method of augmenting the educational coffers.” The speaker concluded by suggesting that, as an alternative scheme, school committees should try the expedient of amplifying concert funds, if necessary, with the sum procured from a penny-a-week subscription from each child attending the school, the money to go into a general fund for the provision of school amenities.

In our Footlight Flashes published on Saturday the death of Edwin H. Lemaro was recorded. This worldknown organist and composer will be remembered in Dunedin. He gave a recital on the Knox Church organ on June 14, 1906. It attracted an audience numbering about 2,000. The Rev. W. Hewitson, in his opening remarks, ex. plained why two of the pieces asked for would not tie played. In size and compass the church organ was not adequate tor a satisfactory presentation of the ‘ Tannhauser ’ overture, and the 1 William Tell ’ overture was one of the items on the published programme prepared by Mr W. Paget Gale. Mr Lemare added, after making his bow, that in the matter of compass the organ wanted only one more tone. Its top note was G, and A was needed for the Tschaikowsky overture. Of the items performed by Mr Lemare the Bach prelude and fugue in D major and the No. 6 sonata by Mendelssohn found most favour with the audience, Mr Lemare’s exposition of these being voted as simply glorious. His own romance in D flat, a work very popular at the time, proved somewhat disappointing, in that Mr Lemare had no fresh beauty to reveal—other organists had evidently explored the work thoroughly. Amongst the many recent improvements at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s course, one that will give pleasure to the owners of cars when they drive in on Thursday, and Saturday ot this week is that the inner motor paddock has been filled in since the Winter Meeting, in some places to a depth ot ,‘lft. Mr L. Carr, the caretaker, undertook that job in plenty ot time, and the grass on the raised area is now we 1 established, the surface quite solid The beautifying of the Plunket street entrance is. another work that is worth while. A rockery has been formed oh each side. The lawns and flower borders have received special attention, and the spick-and-span condition of all the appointments helps to confirm the oft-expressed opinion that Forbury is one ot New Zealand’s prettiest trotting courses. It is also notable for the view of the racing,, the background of hills being an aid in noting the changes of position in a race.

Less inviting than last week-end on account of the more threatening weather, the beaches were visited by comparatively few people over Saturday and Sunday. Saturday afternoon saw the biggest crowd, whilst yesterday there were surprisingly few visitors, since it was the warmer day of the two. Bathing was not greatly in evidence at any time during the week-end, and the surf at the most popular times was inclined to be more treacherous than last week. However, members of the hie saving clubs were not required to turn out to effect any rescue.

One thing that may be made quite sure of by persons who attend the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s show that opens to-morrow is that they can go abput dryahod, whatever the weather may be. lahuna Park cannot bo flooded in the heaviest rain. Stockowners appreciate the advantage of being in a park that has sand for a bottom, and onlookers need not go in gum boots e ven if a rainstorm conies on. Most or the mestock to be shown will arrive to-night from' both north and south, and the arrangements as perfected by Mr A. I*. Dnthie, under the direction o the executive, are such as to guard against delay in starting the judging of the cattle, sheep, and pigs. It is to begin at 10 o’clock to-morrow, and the sheepdog trials are to commence at the same time. The maiden jumping and hunting contests are to be to-morrow afternoon. All indications point to this being one of the most successful of the series of fifty-eight promoted by the society. At the office of the more work campaign a reporter found evidence of excellent progress in the big canvass now going on. Already seven districts have been completed, and reports of steady progress have been received from many others. Out of the £50,000 m work which the committee hopes to realise, no less than £36,000 has already been promised, a splendid response, which eives the committee every encouragement in the conviction that Dunedin can and will secure the £50,000 aimed at. The postal authorities advise that the Kangitanc, from London, due at Wellington on Wednesday, at noon, has 1,000 bags of English mail and 200 parcel receptacles for New Zealand. Ihe Dunedin portion is due at the local office on Thursday afternoon.

A large number of farmers visited the Imlay freezing works to wttiiess th 6 killing of 120 head of dulled beet which will be railed to Wellington and shipped, states an Association message from Wanganui. This is the first attempt at exporting chilled beef tiom these works. The carcasses include the prlz6-winners in the New Zealand beet championship class at the recent show. In the membership campaign contest between the Returned Soldiers’, Associations of Dunedin and of Christchurch the figures at November 15 wore Dunedin 2,168. Christchurch 2,053. Don’t delav with eye troubles; they lead to other troubles. See the optician without delav. To give satisfaction is the ideal r.f W. V. Sturmer, optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. —[Adrt.)