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Evening Star, Issue 22026, 11 May 1935, Page 14

The ‘ Sporis Special ’ with the sporting news of the day and the week, will be sold oh the streets to-night. After a brief retirement, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the Auckland Supreme' Court case m wh(ch James Killen, a farmer, of Matangi, was charged with negligent /driving, causing the death of Rose Morrison. The accused got into his car, which was parked in the street, and (not realising it was in gear) pressed the selfstarter, so that it bounded forward on to the footpath, and plunged along for 77ft. Mrs Morrison, who was doing her Christmas shopping, was knocked down, as well a§ seven others, who had to be taken to hospital. Others were knocked down, but were not seriously hurt. Dr Galway’s organ recital in the Town Hall tomorrow evening will feature items suitable to the current jubilee celebrations. Mention may be made of two outstanding items—- ‘ Imperial March ’ composed by Elgar, for the diamond jubilee or Queen Victoria, and ‘ Trumpet Tune and Air ’ (Purcel), which was played during the entry of their Majesties to the jubilee service in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Other items will be ‘To Cloe ’ (Mozart), Toccata in D minor (Bach), Andantino from the' Piano Concerto (Tschaikowsky), Offertoiro in D (Batiste), • Sunset Melody ’ (Vincent), Military March ‘ Pomp and Circumstance ’ (Elgar). Dr Galway will bo assisted by Mr Ileg. Suttonn (violinist), who will play ‘ Avo Maria’ (Schubert-Wilhelmj), Miss Tui Salt, who will sing ‘ Caro Nome ’ (Verdi), and Mr Allan Cox, who will contribute ‘ King Charles ’ (Valerie White). There will be no charge for admission. The postal authorities advise that the Maunganui left Sydney on Thursday for Wellington with 21 bags of Australian mail and 11 parcel receptacles for Dunedin. The mail should reach the local office on Tuesday afternoon.

Commencing to-night, the astronomical observatory on the Town Belt will bo open to visitors on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. At present conspicuous objects are the moon, the planets Mai'S and Saturn, and the star groups round the Southern Cross; A 12iu reflecting telescope and a 3in refractor are the principal instruments used.

The postal authorities advise that the Monterey, due at Auckland next Friday from San Pedro, has_ 92 bags and parcel receptacles of English and American origin for Dunedin. The mail should reach the local office on Monday morning, May 20.

The City and South Dunedin Fire Brigades received a call at 5.35 p.m. yesterday to Mailer street. Mornington, where a receptacle containing fat on the premises of Messrs Nelson and Son had caught fire. The outbreak was extinguished before any damage was done. Two chimney fires occupied the attention of the Roslyn Brigade during the evening, the first call, to a dwelling in Wallace street, being received at eight minutes past 7. The second, at 10.40 p.m., was to Kenmure road. A machine from the Central Station turned out at 11.11 p.m. to a malicious false alarm at the corner of King and Duke streets.

An appeal for blankets for people in poor circumstances has been made by the mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox). His Worship states that, with the approach of winter, hundreds of families are without sufficient bed coverings. “ Many people in more comfortable circumstances will be purchasing new blankets,” said the mayor, “ and I would appeal to them not to lay aside the old ones for emergency, but to send them to the Town Hall for distribution among needy families, widows, and oldage pensioners. As the Government is providing a supply of blankets for relief workers, this appeal is not made on behalf of the unemployed section of the community.”

As a result of the demand for export, the values of farmers’ seeds, such as Chewing’s fescue and brown top, the finest grass seeds, have strengthened. The season opened with values fairly high, but they dropped considerably. The overseas orders have increased and prices have risen, although they are not yet at the opening quotes. Brown top is fetching 2s a lb and fescue Is 10d a lb to the farmer. The other seed markets are quiet, this being the dead period of the year.

The services of common jurors, who were required to fix the amount of damages, if any, in the divorce case set down for hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday, will not now be needed, as the question of damages has already been settled. The petition for divorce will bo heard by the judge alone.

Thanks to the hot weather experienced in the autumn' this year, an orange tree in a sheltered garden at St. Clair ripened its fruit. The oranges, though not much larger than tennis balls, were perfectly matured and palatable. A neighbouring fig tree in the same garden also produced fruit that was quite eatable. The goods train that left Oamaru at 9 o’clock last night for Dunedin came to a standstill at Evansdale owing to a defect in the engine, and had to remain there until 8 o’clock this morning.

At thq services held this morning at the Dunedin Synagogue a special prayer and thanksgiving were rendered in recognition of the Silver Jubilee of His Majesty’s accession to the Throne. This service, specially prepared by the Very Rev. the Chief Rabbi (Dr J. H. Hertz) in London, was being observed to-day by . all Jewish congregations throughout the Empire.,

The Poppy Day total for Otago has reached £2,002 3s Bd, the following additional returns being acknowledged by the secretary of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association:—West Taieri (R.S.A. Committee), £l2 18s 2d; Mosgiel (R.S.A. Commitee), £9 8s 4d,

Under the will of the late Mr John George Brady, who died at Dunedin on April 12, after certain legacies have been provided for the whole of the residue of the estate is under the terms of the will given in equal shares-to the St. Joseph’s Boys’ Orphanage, Waverley, and the Roman Catholic Order of Christian Brothers at Dunedin. There was a clean sheet at the Police Court this morning.

Now that the people of the' dominion have settled to real business after the interruptions of the holidays and the local elections, it is noted that in the Stock Exchanges there is a and increasing demand for sound business shares that return anything round about 4 per cent, and have in them the possibility of capital appreciation. Such appreciation has actually come about in some cases. Take, for example, a concern that before the slump paid 8 per cent., then had to reduce to 6 per cent., and now returns 7 per cent. That is what is meant by “ capital appreciation.” Thoughtful investors do not overlook the difference between stocks that may thus improve and those iu which the only possible change is a fall. On the other hand, there is the fact that in Dunedin yesterday a premium was offered for the shares in the newly-formed Mortgage Corporation of New Zealand. It seems to have already caught the public fancy. After deliberation for five and a-quar-ter hours, a special jury in the Supreme Court at Timaru gave a majority verdict in favour of an award of £2,500 damages to Mary Barton Amy Shaw, of Fairlie, the amount to be divided between herself and her 10 children. The plaintiff claimed £5,000 from the chairman, councillors, and inhabitants of the Mackenzie County as damages arising out of an accident in which her husband, William George Shaw, was killed on November 6, 1934, while he was a pa’ssenged in a motor vehicle owned by the defendant.

When you can’t sec —See Stunner. —W. V. Stunner, Optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. Consulting Opticians: W. V. Sturmer, F. 1.0., N.Z.; A. K. Watson, P. 1.0., 5.D.0., N.Z. —[Advt.] Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue of the programme for National Hospital Day celebrations, 1935. The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of a special cheap excursion Dunedin to Invercargill on Sunday, May 19. Two fast trains will bo run, returning the same day. The Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Building Society will dispose of £1,500 by sale on Wednesday night. .loin the happy crowd of satisfied patrons of the Wembley Club to-night, at the Early Settlei's’ Hall.