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Evening Star, Issue 22515, 7 December 1936, Page 8

Quadruplets were born, at Hurstlionse road, Inglewood, at the week-end. They were the calves of a cow on Mr Carey’s farm (says a Press Association telegram from New Plymouth). Three were born on Saturday, and the fourth yesterday morning, 22 hours later. Two have died, but the other two and the mother appear healthy. The cow apparently cannot claim a record, however, since a cow in the United States some time ago gave birth to five calves. A Gisborne Association message states that, after being suspended since March owing to reconstruction work on the Gisborne aerodrome, the East Coast Airways service between Gisborne and Napier was resumed this morning. In addition to carrying (passengers, the plane inaugurated an air mail service, which is to be a regular feature in future. The annua! meeting of the Mosgiel High School Ex-Pupils’ Association was held on Saturday night, when the following office-bearers were elected tor the incoming year:—President. Mr G. A. M'Leod; vice-presidents, Messrs J. White and W, Kirk; secretary and treasurer, Mr G. R. Hendry; committee—Mesdames R. Smeaton, J. Brown, Misses W. Owens, L. Scurr, D. Thomson, J. Hendry, Messrs R. Smeaton, R. Wedderspoon, H. Millar, F. Smeaton, J. F. Frew, J. M'Grcgor, A. Murdoch, J. Owens, T. Smeaton; trustees, Messrs G. A. M'Leod and W. Kirk. It was decided to denote a special prize to both the primary and secondary departments of the school, and to hold a reunion about next Easter. Considerable interest is being taken in the auxiliary schooner Ranui, which is at present lying at Rattray street wharf. The vessel was built at Stewart Island to a Norwegian plan, and the hull clpsely resembles that of the Teddy, which won the transtasman yacht race some years ago. The Ranui is having her engines installed, and is likely to be at the wharf for some weeks. The favourable weather of the early morning attracted many Dunedin residents to avail themselves of the Railway Department’s excursion to Invercargill yesterday. Two trains were run, and these carried a total of 450 passengers. Group No. 252 working with the works department of the City Corporation under No. 6 unemployment scheme will report at the AVoodhaugh bridge at Malvern street at 12.15 to-morrow afternoon. The meeting of the City Council tonight will be the last for the year. The various committees will hold another round of meetings before the end of the year, and the council will hold its first meeting of 1937 on Monday, January 18. The most important items for the meeting to-night are the proposal to raise a loan of £IOO,OOO for public works and Cr M'Millan’s motion asking that a representative of the employees of each department should in future attend the meeting of the committee concerned. As English legislation had put British pictures “on the map,” so the quota restrictions recently adopted by the Commonwealth would bring Australia to the forefront, said Professor Lindley Evans, professor of pianoforte, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, who was a through passenger by the Aorangi for Vancouver. “ The industry is making rapid strides and, the prospects fothe future are tremendous,” he said. He is visiting Hollywood investigating the possibilities on the musical side.— Auckland Association message.

The Chief Postmaster has been advised that the Makura from San Francisco will not berth at Wellington until 11 o’clock to-night, and in consequence the English and American mails will not reach Dunedin until Wednesday evening.

Indignation has been expressed l that the sea-lion which has frequented the foreshore for about a fortnight has been removed from its recent haunts. It is stated that the sea-lion was coaxed l into a sedan car on the Portobello road and then taken towards the Spit, and that the intention is to make it the central attraction in a side-show. There has been some adverse comment on this proposal in more than one quarter, and it is a question whether it is practicable without the permission of the Marine Department.

The harbour board's old tug Plucky, recently dismantled, was towed to the Spit to-day and sunk at the breakwater, where the old dredge 222 was deposited. Both vessels had to their credit half a century of active service in Otago harbour.

Following an opium raid in Haining street fines totalling £ll7 were imposed on six Chinese by the magistrate today.—Wellington Press Association.

“ I am certain the people of Germany would not like to see King Edward abdicate. Ho is very popular in Germany. Long before other people thought about it he tried to get some friendship between the German and British people. H© is regarded as the man responsible for getting better relations between Germany and England.” This comment was made by a German author and journalist, Dr Ivar Kissner, a doctor of law of Erlangen University, who is a through passenger by the Aorangi from Svdney, collecting material for another book. “ The Fatherland is intensely interested in the British Empire,” said Dr Kissner. “The people of Germany are reading with interest articles published on England or the dominions.” — Auckland Press Association.

“ The destiny of this country is in the keeping of the people, and one would not be true to it if one let political differences cause stagnation,” said the Hon. 11. Semple (Minister of Public Works) at the turning of the first sod of the Hume (Cobb lliver) Electric Power Company’s hydro-elec-tric scheme at Stoke on Saturday. “ In Parliament,” he said, “ no one is spared. 1 spare no one when I have the gloves on; I have a lair dinknm ding-dong go, but oat of ‘Parliament all are good friends, there is no man living or dead who has written the last word on political economy, and if there is one who thinks lie has, the sooner he is dead the better. The world is a changing institution with nothing constant; we evolve, and it is that evolving that has made civilisation possible. It is the man who is sneered at one day and possibly hooted who has been appreciated the next day.”

Eye strain —for eye comfort, for better vision, consult Stunner ami Matson Eld., opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.-i-[Advt.] The Railway Department idvertises in this issue particulars of train arrangements for the Owaka A. and. 1 P. Show on December 10,