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Evening Star, Issue 23123, 24 November 1938, Page 12

A programme full of interest has been arranged by Dr T. Vernon Griffiths, M.A., for the next after-church recital to be held in tho Town Hall on Sunday evening. The items arc as follows: Festival Prelude on ‘ Ein Feste Derg ’ (Faulkes), Lemare’s ‘ Berceuse ’; 1 Allegro Marziale ’ (Frank Biidge); Fugue No. 1 on BA C H (Schumann); Spring Song (Hollins) ; Choral Prelude on ‘ Eventide ’ (Parry); and Epilogue (Healey Willan). The supporting artists will be Miss Ethel Wallace (violinist), who will play Handel’s Sonata in A major, and Master Lionel Loasby, whose contribution will be ‘ Where’er You Walk ’ (Handel). There will ho no charge for admission. Mr Justice Kennedy was engaged in the Supreme Court to-day in hearing a case in which Burrows Stokes Irwin (Mr I. B. Stevenson) proceeded against the Perpetual Trustees, Estate, and Agency Company Ltd. (Mr A. C. Stephens), claiming £ll 18s 4d as balance of moneys due. Mr Stevenson intimated that the real issue in this dispute was in relation to the principal represented by the interest claimed. The action was brought by the plaintiff as trustee against the defendant (also in its capacity as trustee) in order to obtain a judicial pronouncement regarding tire amount owing in connection with two sale and purchase agreements, one between the plaintiff and A. W. Douglas and the second between the defendant and Douglas. The point at issue was whether a deficiency on the revaluation for the whole property by the Otago Adjustment Commission should bo borne by the plaintiff or the defendant. After bearing lengthy legal argument. His Honour reserved bis decision, intimating that bo did not at the moment know whether ho had jurisdiction in the matter.

After hearing lengthy evidence yesterday in the case in which Iris Amelia Hawes asked for an order for specific performance of an agreement entered into with Margaret Sproule Holley, Mr Justice Kennedy reserved his decision. The action arose from a property deal between the parties. From the proceeds of the sale of property in Australia and New Zealand hospitals in the Dominion are to benefit, under the will of the late Mr T. A. Oreen, to the extent of £9,747 3s 7d. It was reported to the meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board yesterday that the board had received a payment of £1,133 2s from the estate of Mr Green, who died in England in 1916. The monthly meeting of the Green Island School Committee was held on Monday night, Mr E. Peterson (chairman) presiding. The head master reported the roll number at 301, and the average weekly attendances at, 215.6, 221.2, 244.8, and 243.9. Measles are still very prevalent. Accounts amounting to £l9 5s lOd were passed for payment. It was decided to hold a concert to assist the dental account on December 8 and the break-up conconcert on Thursday, December 15. The flags at the trotting meeting at Forbury Park to-day were flown at halfmast out of respect for the father of Mr J. A. Stanford, the trainer of Logan Derby. An automatic false alarm from the city electrical department’s stores, Cumberland street, was responsible for the City Brigade turning out at 3.15 yesterday afternoon. The attention of the brigade was also called to a chimney fire in Passmore Crescent at 5.50 last night. Unusual circumstances were revealed in a divorce action in the Supreme Court this morning, the case being that of William James M'Donald (Mr I. B. Stevenson) v. Alma M'Donald (Mr C. J. L. White). It was stated that the petitioner originally applied for a divorce on the grounds of the existence of a separation order that had been in force for three years. The wife filed an answer defending the proceedings, and later applied to the Supreme Court for leave to file an amended answer (still defending the proceedings), but herself praying for a divorce on the same grounds as alleged by the husband. The latter offered no evidence, and the wife was now proceeding with her petition for divorce as in her amended answer. After hearing evidence, Mr Justice Kennedy granted the wife a decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months. A decree nisi was also -granted in the undefended petition brought by Doris Juanita Wilson (Mr F. C. Dawson) against William Sydney Wilson (Mr A. G. Neill), on the grounds of adultery. “If we compare the collections in the Dunedin and Canterbury Museums we find that all the objects actually found in Otago are in the Otago Museum, so that, though Otago had only a comparatively small and unimportant Maori population, they have made the most of their discoveries,” said Mr 11. S. Duff, ethnologist at the Canterbury Museum, commenting yesterday on some rare Maori relics recently acquired for the Canterbury Museum (says the ‘Press’). “Canterbury, on the other hand, had a much larger and more important Maori population; but too often the relics recovered .have found their way out of their province.” “ I was very surprised and pleased, when I walked along the market place in Innsbruck, to see New Zealand apples for sale in a number of stalls,” said Mr H. E. Jggo, of Christchurch, who has returned recently from a tour of England and the Continent. He said that the apples were in excellent condition and were selling for about 4d or 5d a pound.” “ Holland seemed very prosperous, and 1 saw more expensive and smart cars than anywhere else on my travels,” said Mr H. E. Jggo, in an address to the Christchurch branch of the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association last night (says the Press’). Some of the homes and gardens were the most beautiful and picturesque he had seen. Some of the farmhouses were a contrast, however, as they included the cow byres and stables with the Jiving part in the centre. The loft was used for storing hay. Ho said that he was amused by the atmosphere of tranquility in one or two of the seaside towns, where all the men, dressed in typical Dutch clothes—complete with patches in their trousers—seemed to be “ doing nothing as hard as they could.” It was very picturesque and just as he had read in books.

Arrangements arc being made to hold the usual mayoress’s Christmas treat for the children of men on sustenance, and in order to ascertain the number to bo catered for, all “sustenance” men are asked to call at the central depot, 24a George street, as early as possible and register the names and ages of their children who intend to be present at this function. Government (pink) unemployment cards must bo produced when applications arc being made. As time is now very limited, an early response will be appreciated. No applications can bo entertained after Friday, December 2,.