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Evening Star, Issue 22383, 6 July 1936, Page 8

Another Dunedin golfer Las holed in one. A Macandrew Day Club member, Mr J. L. Grimaldi, a' junior player, performed the feat yesterday, “ The Chasm” being the hole. He played a perfect raashie shot, and the ball dropped from the heights to the green and bounced four inches into i the hole. The club’s captain (Mr D. was on the green at the time, and had an unusually' close view of the record shot. “ The Chasm ” is a mental hazard, the shot having to be played across a deep gully to an elevated green; if the player is not across, he is usually compelled to play his third from the tee. The distance is 107yds. On a calm day, the hole is safely' played with a mashie, but the high wind yesterday added merit to Mr Grimaldi’s shot.

Representatives of the New Zealand Poultry Producers’ Federation, headed by Mr Burt (Vauxhall, Dunedin), attended _ the Taieri show on Saturday and discussed the formation of a branch in Mosgiel with the poultry fanciers, ft was decided that they attend the next committee meeting of the Poultry Society and continue the discussion. It would appear from Saturday’s conference that a branch will be formed. The effect of the mild weather experienced this winter has been very favourable to the condition of stock in Otago and Southland. It is reported that winter feed stored by the farmers has lasted well up to the present, and unless severe weather comes later, stock will come through the season quite well, and probably without serious loss.

From north and south, cast and west, pipers will invade Dunedin on the occasion of the Otago-Southland Rugby match on August 1. Fo.r the game itself, there will bo 100 pipers present from Southland to urge their team on to victory with the defiant skirl of the pipes. Hut if the permission of the City Council is forthcoming, Dunedin will witness, on August 2, ono of the greatest pipe band displays ever staged in New Zealand. It is anticipated that COO pipers from all parts of the South Island, including Blackball (West Coast), will take part in a massed display on the Caledonian Ground. The display is being arranged by the Caledonian Society, and this is probably but the forerunner of further activity by this old-established body.

The Union Company advises that Waiana is the name chosen for tho vessel to replace the Wingatui in the Dunedin-Auckland trade. She will be of 3,850 tons on a draught of Oft Cin and with an average speed of 12 knots under service conditions.

Though there has been no general increase in the price of meat on account of recent legislation, it was stated this morning that a rise could be expected about the end of this month, or during August or September. This would not be unusual, however, as it was customary for the price of stock to rise about 20 per cent., about that time of the year. The increase in wages was not expected to affect the price of meat to any large extent except in the smallgoods line. Scarcity of fish occasioned by the fishing craft being unable to put out on account of the stormy weather of the last two days has caused an increase in the price of fish by about 2d a. lb. Government legislation has not had the effect of increasing the price of this commodity, and it is not thought that it will, provided that an increased price for petrol and oil does not affect the fishermen. The price of fish, however, is generally regulated by the state of the weather. In the membership campaign between the Returned Soldiers’ Associations of Dunedin and of Christchurch, the figures at June 30 were Dunedin 1585, Christchurch 1,324.

Since its introduction into England many years ago by Sir Truby King, the Plunket system had'proved of immense value and was now considered the best of its kind, said Dr Helen Gray, of London, who arrived from Sydney to-day on a holiday visit. Unfortunately, there were not sufficient trained Plunket nurses, but Cromwell House, London, the training ground for nurses, was now endeavouring to meet the demand .—Wellington Press Association.

Lord Bledisloe, former GovernorGeneral of New Zealand, will broadcast to the Dominion and Australia at 4.37 (New Zealand time) on Thursday afternoon of this week. He will speak from the Empire station at Daventry on ‘ Agriculture in the British Isles. This will be the final talk in a senes broadcast by the station.

Two business premises were burgled during the week-end. The office of T. L. Maclean Ltd., engineering firm, in Jervois street, was entered and £2 10s was stolen from a drawer. The back door had been left unlocked, and the intruder had no trouble in getting in. The office of Smith and Smith Ltd., in the Octagon, was also visited, a back window being forced, but nothing was stolen. The office was ransacked.

The South Dunedin Fire Brigade extinguished a chimney fire in Scott street at 4.58 p.m. yesterday. Advice has been received from the Automobile Association of Otago that three to four inches of snow has fallen on the Pigroot, but traffic is ifot held up. A strong wind is assisting _ the men to clear up the roadway by driving the snow away. The conditions are still unsettled, however, and further snow is expected. There is also an inch of snow at Ranfurly. The three who escaped from the Borstal Institution at Invercargill on Friday afternoon have not yet been recaptured, despite a continuous search by the police and warders. All three are strangers to the province. On Friday evening a store at West Plains, five miles from the city, was entered, and a quantity of clothing, two attache cases, a horse cover, and matches and cigarettes were stolen. Although it received a license about 12 months ago, Aviation Development Limited has decided not to go ahead with the proposed service between Auckland and Wellington. _ Mr G. W. Hutchinson, chairman of directors, said to-day that, although they had been granted a license for an Auckland-Dun-edin service on the application of Mr Trevor Withers, they had decided not to proceed further with the project, being assured that Union Airways would be extended to Auckland with all possible expedition, and that the company’s objective of securing an air connection between Auckland and _ the other main centres would be attained. Opposition air lines would undoubtedly be unprofitable.—Auckland Association message.

The Hon. R. Semple, owing to an attack of influenza, spent yesterday in bed at Auckland, but left this morning for Dargaville to meet Mr Coates and inspect the uncompleted railway. He returns to Auckland on Thursday. Mr Sullivan arrived by railcar last night and continued his journey north this morning to inspect the Dargaville railway. He returns to Auckland tomorrow evening and opens the Winter Show on Wednesday.—Press Association.

While being shunted in the yard at Paekarakariki railway station at 6.30 last night (states a Wellington Association message), a heavy wagon contain ing empty cream cans left the rails and caused a blockage of both the up and the down main lines. As a result, the Limited express and the northbound and south-bound excursion trains between Palmerston North and Wellington were delayed for several hours. The lines were cleared_ by 11.25 p.m. The cause of the derailment is unknown. The heavy wind and rain gave considerable trouble in replacing the wagon on the lines. The task was within sight of completion eight or nine times, hut it slipped over again. A slip on the Main Trunk between Utxku and Mangaweka, also the failure of a signal in the King Country', caused the Limited to be 84 minutes late in arriving at Wellington to-day r . —Press Association.

Hugh Ormsby' Chant, a billiard saloon proprietor, was fined £25, _ at Wanganui, for keeping his premises as a common gaming house.—Press Association.

The Minister of Labour (Mr Armstrong) is taking steps to investigate statements that some country _ local bodies are discharging men in anticipator! of certain legislation, and .that in some cases tenders are being called from ordinary working men for regular county work done by local bodies. —Wellington Press Association. A harbour officer at Port Chalmers told a ‘ Star ’ reporter that the glass was the lowest this morning he bad seen it at Port Chalmers in the past 30 years.

Yesterday afternoon at Port Chalmers a new pulpit and a communion table were unveiled in the Congregational Church to the memory of the late Rev. W. M. Grant, who was minister of the congregation for a number of years. A dedication sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr Wallace, and the singing was led by the choir, assisted by the choir of the Kavensbourne Congregational Church. Mr K. G. Roy was at tho organ. After the dedication ceremony communion was dispensed by the Rev. J. Sands, assisted by the Rev. J. Gilmore Dunn, and tho Rev. T. A. Pybns. Eye strain —for eye comfort, for better vision, consult Sturmer and Watson Ltd., Opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. —[Advt.l Watch Repairs a specialty with W. Strachan ; satisfaction guaranteed. Dependable Wrist Watches, reasonably priced and guaranteed. 197 George street.—fAdvt.l Tim annual dance for ibo Wavcrley Boys Band lias become recognised as one of tlij social functions of tho year, and Uio work being done by an energetic committee indicates a successful function on July 14 in the Early Settlers’ Hall. Particulars arc advert iscd.