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Evening Star, Issue 22462, 6 October 1936, Page 8

The City Fire Brigade answered an accidental false alarm to the Law Courts at 12 minutes past 3 yesterday afternoon. A community sing was hold at Mosgiel last night, when the Coronation Hall was packed. The entertainment was under the auspices of the Taieri Women’s Institute and the Mosgiel Municipal Band. The proceeds were in aid of the proposed swimming baths and the band. The mayor (Mr A. F. Quelcli) gave a brief address, and the ‘‘ sing ” was conducted by Mr H. P. Desmoulins, assisted by Messrs >T. Himburg and A. Pcttitt. The assisting artists wore Miss Muriel Caddie;, Airs Hastie, and Miss .). Todd. Mr John White (president of the hand) thanked all who had helped to make the evening’s programme so successful.

“ We have evidence that rain fell at least 100,900,000 years ago,” said Mr T. G. Beck, resident engineer to the Public Works Department, Temuka, in an address on hydrographic surveying at Canterbury University College last evening. “ I have seen a fossil in the British Museum bearing an imprint, in mud, of a dinosaur, and on this mud are the definite spatter marks left by falling rain drops.” The troubles of the ratepayer who resides on the outskirts of a borough were illustrated at tho meeting of the Mosgiel Borough Council last night, when Mr James Brown, High street, waited on the council to discuss his application for a sewerage connection. He said ho had received a letter from the council asking him to contribute onethird of the cost of approximately £IBO. Mr Brown maintained that £GO, plus the usual connection fee of £O, was excessive, considering that he had paid rates on the drainage loans (which had reticulated the centre of the town) for over 30 years, and had received nothing in return. Those who resided in the reticulated area were called on to pay only the connection fee of £5 or £6, yet he was asked to contributed another £6O. The Mayor and Cr Hartstonge explained the position and the rule on which tho council worked of asking those who desired a connection in the area not yet reticulated to pay one-third. It was unfortunate that Mr Brown’s residence was so far from the sewer. Mr Brown replied that it might bo the council’s rule, but it was not a just one. He complained that the street in front of his place received poor attention, yet the council could give grants for substantial amounts to the proposed baths, band, etc. Pressed to state what he would contribute if the council would do the work, he replied about £lO. This being considered insufficient, the matter of a storm water channel only was mentioned. MiBrown said if this were granted he would put in a septic tank of his own. Eventually the matter was referred to the Works Committee to look into the matter of a storm water drain. At the meeting of the Taieri River Trust yesterday a letter was read from the Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs advising that the rates on lands within the Outram and Maungatua Ridings would this year be based on last year’s valuations. This would apply to rates levied by the trust as well as the County Council’s rates. The ordinary provision would, however, apply for other purposes; for example, the land tax and the new valuations for the current year would be used for such purposes. At a short sitting of the Magistrate’s Court this morning, presided over by Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., judgment was given, with costs, for the plaintiffs in the following undefended cases:—F. and R, Woods (in liquidation) v. Beatrice Dyhrberg, costs only, goods supplied l ; John_ Mill and Company Ltd. v. J. Trainer, costs only, goods supplied; Butterfields Ltd. v. William Campbell Smith, £1 4s 6d, goods supplied; R. Wilson and Co. Ltd. v. B. Donnelly (Ashburton) £6 Is sd, goods supplied; Butterfields Ltd. v. William Larson and M. Larson, £1 18s 6d, goods supplied; Sharpedyne Radio Company v. Sadie Knox, £5, rent on radio.

The sport of rowing has shown such progress in Dunedin recently that the Otago Rowing Club has decided to arrange a “ learn to row ” campaign, conducted on the same lines as the Otago Swimming Centre’s “ learn to swim week.” There is no doubt that such an effort should greatly increase the number of active oarsmen in the Otago Harbour. The campaign, which began yesterday, will continue until October 25. In the Police Court this morning, a first offender for drunkenness was fined 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. Mr J. , R. Bartholomew, S-M., was on the bench.

A Wellington Association message states that the representatives of the metropolitan newspapers conferred with delegates from the Journalists’ Association regarding the terms of a Dominion award to apply to metropolitan journalists. The conference failed to reach an agreement, and the dispute was referred to the Arbitration Court. The South Dunedin Fire Brigade answered an automatic false alarm at 8.27 this morning to the Hillside Workshops. The postal authorities advise that the Wanganella left Sydney for Auckland on Friday with 37 bags of Australian mail and 16 parcel receptacles for Dunedin, and also the London air mall of September 16. The latter should reach Dunedin on Wednesday afternoon, .at 1.30, and the ordinary mail on Thursday afternoon. The authorities also advise that the Eclipse left Sydney on Monday for Wellington with nine bags of Australian mail for Dunedin and the London air mail of September 21. The air portion should be to hand on Saturday or Sunday afternoon and the balance of the mail on Monday morning. Choice narcissi, grown on Beilly’s estate at Opoho and displayed at the Central Produce Mart this morning, attracted wide attention. Amongst an attractive range of incomps., barni, and trumpets were outstanding late varieties such as Merekara and Hades, with Border Queen, Nenet Beauty, Scarlet Queen, and Mrs H. L. Fell varieties also prominent. Eja strain —for eye comfort, for better vision, consult Sturmer and Watson Ltd., opticians, 2 Octagon. Dunedin. —fAdvt-1 The “ Rhesus ” of Euripides, in Gilbert Murray’s translation, will be read before the Classical Association in the Museum Lecture Room on Thursday evening at 8. The cast is: Mrs F. J. Gair, Miss Anita Winkel, Mr James Fleming, Mr H. W. Hunter, Mr F. J. Gair, and Mr Douglas Dali. The public is invited.