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Evening Star, Issue 23092, 19 October 1938, Page 10

A Press Association telegram states that the Christchurch Citizens’ Band Contest. Committee has been successful in obtaining the financial guarantee required by the New Zealand Brass Bands Association to conduct the Dominion brass band championships. The contest will be held at Christchurch in February, 1939. The secretary of the Automobile Association (Otago) has been advised that tar-sealing has been commenced on the Main North road between Merton and the Kilmog, and that traffic between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. will be diverted daily via Seacliff. Vehicles proceeding north will turn olf the main road at Evansdale, and those coming south will turn off at Merton, and notices to that effect will be displayed on the road. In making the dbtour motorists are advised to take care at the railway crossings. The measles epidemic is still taking its toll of victims. The most striking feature of the epidemic is that it is a very ,prolonged one with a slow spread. The incidence of the complaint in the schools is less, but when least expected it seems to bob up in places where it has not occurred before. While the spots are coming to light in various parts, of the country, both coastal and well into the Central Otago district, it is gratifying to learn the epidemic is definitely oil. the wane. There have been very few serious cases, one or two fatal, but, in the main, the attacks have been mild. However, in some cases where violent rashes have occurred temperatures have risen as high as 105. There is one young man in Dunedin whoso dignity received a rude shock on election day, and the wrath engendered in his breast thereby is only now subsiding. The man in question, a keen follower of things political (wo will not say in what direction his leanings are), went to the poll to vote. He walked up to a booth to give his name to the official, but before he could do so that individual asked: “Are you 21?” Apparently the fresh-complexioned, cherubic countenance of the young man before him gave the impression that here was a youth trying to “ pull his leg.” “I wouldn’t be here if I was not on the roll,” was the tart rejoinder of injured'pride. A scrutiny of the roll verified his statement and the young man proceeded to vote, afterwards to stalk from the polling place with all the dignity his 25 years could muster. Suggestions for the formulation of a scheme for a '■general appeal to the Dunedin public in the interests of the University were brought forward in a report from the Professorial Board and considered by the Council of the University of Otago at its meeting yesterday. The suggestions included special lectures in the various departments, broadcast talks, poster advertising, appeals to graduates and prominent citizens by circular, an appeal to the City Council, preparation of a printed report dealing with University requirements, and the preparation of a series of newspaper articles on University topics. The report was referred to the board’s Finance Committee for con 7 sideration.

Three alarms, two of them received almost simultaneously, _ called the City Brigade out this morning. There was a tire iu the lupines along Victoria road. St. Clair,' to wdiich a machine w'as called at 8.40, there being no damage. At the same time the brigade w'as called to a butcher’s shop in Glen Avenue, a w'orkman inadvertently setting alight a quantity of pitch without causing any damage. 'iVo detached sheds were badly damaged later in the morning at a property at 145 Kenmure road. The brigade W'as summoned at 10 o’clock, but on its arrival the sheds were enveloped in flames. Another shed was saved from damage. The cause of this outbreak is unknown. - There was an automatic false alarm from the Chief Post Office that caused machines to turn out at 0 o’clock last night. “ It is most difficult for anyone to he a Christian in Japan,” said the Rev. C. W. M‘Do«all, a missionary on leave from North China, in an address to the Anglican Synod last evening (says the Christchurch ‘ Press ’). He contrasted the result of missionary work in China—where, ho said, there were probably 4,000,000 Christians to-day—with the results in Japan, in which there were no more than 500,000. “ Accurate statistics are not available for China,” he said. “If they could have been gathered iu this time of turmoil they would have been incomplete.” Associating themselves with the protest made by the employees of the chemical manure works at Otahuhu against the provisions of the new' award drafted by the Arbitration Court, the employees of the chemical W'orks at Hornby stopped work for two hours today.—Christchurch Press 'Association*

To-day’s community sing in'the fair Theatre was held in aid. of the funds of the St. Hilda Municipal Band, and was attended by a large number of patrons. A large quantity of goods was sent in for auction, the sale of these, together with door collections, realising the sum of £3l Is 3d. Mr R. M'Kenzio and Dr Noel North were again associated as leaders, and Miss Olive West was the accompanist. Items were given by Mr Ted Heeney s PianoAccordion Band, Master D. Christensen (cornet solos), Mrs Woodhouse (songs), and Messrs Grahame M Kmlay and W. A. Finnie (duets). The normal railway service through the Manawatu Gorge w’as resumed today following the clearance of the slip which blocked the line for several days. —Press Association. The totals given in the Invercargill figures for tho national licensing poll w’ero incomplete. The total of for national continuance was 7,140, and for national prohibition 4,824. Frederick Brown was fined 10s, with costs (3s), in the Police Court this morning on a charge of Sunday trading. Mr J. P. Ward, on behalf of the defendant, stated that the sales were made by a young girl in the absence from home of the defendant. The girl, he added, knew nothing of the business and had actually charged the wrong price for the tin of pineapple, which was purchased by a member of tho police force. Eye strain —for eye comfort, for better vision, consult Slurmer and Watson Ltd., opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.—[Advt.] The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of a cheap day excursion to Gatlins River branch on Labour Day, October 24,