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Evening Star, Issue 22364, 13 June 1936, Page 14

The ‘ Sports Special,’ with the sporting news of the day and w.eek, will be sold on the streets from 7 o’clock tonight.

The smoothing coat to the Mam Highway between Pukeuri and Waitaki bridge has now been completed by the contractors, and the surface is in excellent condition. The whole of the main highway from Oamaru to the Waimate deviation a distance of 28 miles—is now tar-sealed. Four weeks of fine weather expedited the completion of this work. Beautifully fine, sunny days and clear, frosty nights continue to prevail in Oamaru and district, the weather experienced during May and June to date being the finest for many years. Yesterday 12Jdeg of frost were registered—the highest so far this winter. At Kurow the recording was 20deg, and a few miles up the Hakataramea Valley 22}deg were registered. So far this winter there has been an absence of snow in the back-country districts, although several comparatively heavy falls were experienced in February and March.

An inspection of the timber and hatch covers cast np on the east coast near Porangahau was made by Captain W. Stuart, of the Marine Department, yesterday, but nothing was found which 'links them with any particular vessel. He found that the timbers were old and had either been adrift for some time or were not cast up recently. Official inquiries leave no room for doubt that signals of some sort were made on the night of June 1, when rockets were reported to have been seen, but the origin of them and of the five hatch-cover sections cannot bo traced.

A meeting of local authority representatives called by the New Zealand Forestry League decided (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) to call on the Minister of Lands and of State Forests (Mr Langstone) yesterday afternoon to place before him the urgent necessity for having an inventory taken of all the watersheds privately held in the Dominion, with a view to influencing the Government to acquire them. In the Police Court yesterday afternoon, Leo Scrimshaw was proceeded against hy his wife, who claimed separation, maintenance, and guardianship orders on the ground of wilful failure to maintain. Mr \\ . 11. Carson represented the complainant, arid Mr C. J. L. White appeared for the defendant. After lengthy evidence by the complainant had been hoard the case was adjourned for .three weeks.

Support for an immigration scheme on the lines of that proposed in the Auckland province was given by the North Taranaki Executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday (says a Press Association message from New Plymouth), when grave anxiety was expressed regarding the farm labour position in tbo coming production season. It was said that fanners could not hope to compete with the public works wages of £4 for a five-day week. The Auckland scheme proposed the immigration of young, single men selected carefully to ensure their usefulness to New Zealand farmers.

Sample impressions of the date stamps used in post offices throughout New Zealand wore recently obtained by headquarters so that those which are giving indistinct impressions can be replaced. One of the interesting points discovered was that some of these date stamps whose impressions are so familiar to everyone have been in regular service for 20 years, and are still giving clear impressions. They are designed for long life, for the letters upon them stand out in high relief deeply engraved on steel. The changeable dates in the centre of the stamp are also of metal. The pantograph principle is used in tlio engraving machines, one arm of the pantograph following a stencilled plate on which lias been cut the letter to be engraved, the cutting arm of the machine reproducing this outline exactly but on the much smaller scale seen on the date stamps. The steel discs used are softened for engraving, and afterwards hardened so effectively that 20 years’ efficient use is not regarded as remarkable.

The popularity of the words “New Zealand ” in the titles of organisations and firms creates a little problem in connection with telephone directories. Careful thought is given to their arrangement, with the object of causing the minimum amount of difficulty in finding a subscriber’s number. Every entry has to appear in strict alphabetical order, so that the prefatory words “ New Zealand ” occurring in a large group serve to partly obscure a large number of the entries. The Wellington directory, for instance, has 200 entries commencing “ New Zealand,” but the Post Office is unable to make any rearrangement of this long list for the purpose of achieving easier reference, as the great majority of the entries are the registered legal titles of companies or incorporated bodies. The telephone service is growing fast, and looking ahead, one visualises the time when too many “ New Zealands ” in the list will become embarrassing, particularly to subscribers in a hurry. Prom a reference point of view, the most suitable title for a firm is that which gives an indication of its business in tbe first word.

The proposal to effect substantial alterations and additions to the City Hotel have now reached the stage when actual building operations will be commenced almost immediately. Yesterday the new landlord of the premises, Dunedin City Properties Co. Ltd., accepted the tender of Messrs M'Lellan Ltd., whose price was about £30,000. Altogether seven contractors, including one from Christchurch, lodged tenders with the architects for the work, Messrs Mandeno and Fraser, whose plans provide for extensive remodelling of the building both inside and out and the erection of a four-story addition at the rear of the hotel for more accommodation. With the exception of a central entrance to the hotel, the Princes street frontage will be converted into a row of shops. The tenure of the modernised premises will be held on a lengthy lease by the present licensee, Mr L. F. M‘Cormnek, who has already committed himself to a programme of renovation and furnishing commensurate with the character of the building alterations. The Minister of Railways (Hon. D. G. Sullivan) announced to-day that arrangements had been completed for taking over the bus sendees operated by the Bell Bus Company on the Wel-lington-Ngaio-Khandallah route, which will be operated by the Railway Department from July 1. The negotiations, he stated, were carried through amicably as between the vendors and the department.—Wellington Press Association.

The last opportunity of viewing t he Anzac stamp exhibition, being conducted under the auspices of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, will be given this evening. The association has had good reason to extend the date of the display, and the promoters have every reason to feel pleased with their achievement. The exhibition has aroused keen interest among both collectors and members of the general public, and it can be safely said that the collection is the best yet presented in Dunedin.

The mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox) has received a contribution of £5 to the crippled children’s fund from “ Lonely Widow.”

Instead of the usual organ recital in the Town Hall on Sunday evening, the combined choirs of the Christchurch Harmonic Society and the Dunedin Choral Society will give a performance of Stainer’s ‘ Crucifixion.’ First performed in London in 1887, this work still enjoys a wide popularity, and many will desire to hear this performance by the combined choirs. Sir John Stainer was. at one time organist of St. Paul’s Cathedral, where, as a boy, he had once been a chorister. He was knighted in 1888, and became professor of music at Oxford University in 1889. He was the author of several text books on musical subjects, and much of his church music is still esteemed, particularly the best of the hymns. Mr Victor Peters will conduct, and the organ accompaniment will he played by Dr Galway. The tenor soloist is Mr A. Walmsley, and the bass solos will be sung by Mr Spratt, of the Christchurch Harmonic Society, and Mr A. G. Fleming, of Dunedin.

Notification of Sunday services as enumerated below appears in our Sunday services advertising columns; —Anglican: St. Paul’s Cathedral, All Saints’. Presbyterian: First Church, Knox Church, St. Andrew’s, Musselburgh, St. Stephen’s, Roslyn, South Dunedin, Kaikorai. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington, St. Kilda, Caversham, Dundas Street, Abbotsford. Baptist: Hanover Street, Caversham, Mqrnington. South Dunedin, Roslyn, Sunshine, North-east Valley. Congregational; Moray Place Church, United. Church of Christ: St. Andrew Street, North-east Valley, South Dunedin., York Place Hall, Salvation Army, Playfair Street Hall, Christian Science, Theosophical Society, Spiritualists, Orange Hall. The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of special excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with King’s Birthday; Winter Show, and races, June 19 to 25.

The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of a, special cheap day excursion Dunedin to Invercargill, on Sunday, Juno 21. Two fast trains will be run to Invercargill, returning same day. The Dunedin Operative Bootmakers’ Union will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary with its golden jubilee ball in the Concert Chamber, 3 nil Friday, .lime 19. The music will he supplied by Ihe Sports’ Orchestra. The Pacific Slarr-iiowkelt Building Society's first appropriation in new No. 9 group of £I,OOO will be balloted for on Tuesday next. The monthly concert of the Dunedin Burns Club is to bo held on Wednesday evening next at the Early Settlers’ Hall, when a good programme of musical items and a short dance .will be presented.

The Elite Dance Assembly, held under the auspices of the New Zealand Labour Party, will hold an extended night, dancing from 8, in the Nga Maara Hall (near Gardens), on Monday. The music will be supplied by Pat Harbrow’s Band. The committee has been congratulated on the success of the carnival night, hold last Monday, by numerous dancers and visitors who attended, and has decided to hold another carnival night on .7unc 22. Particulars will he advertised later. Eye strain—for eye comfort, for belter vision, consult Sturmer and Watson Ltd., Opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.—fAdvt.] Watch Repairs a specialty with W. Strachan; satisfaction guaranteed. Dependable Wrist .Watches, reasonably priced and guaranteed.; 197 George street.—-f Advt.)