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Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 10

An Airedale-mongrel dog has been playing havoc with sheep and poultry on the outskirts of Hastings West during the past three weeks (says an exchange). At least 100 fowls have been destroyed by the dog, which is still at liberty, though now bearing sears and wounds inflicted in a series of “ roundups.” Every effort has been made to trace the dog, but to date they have been unsuccessful. When the clog began its nightly prowls in fowl runs it was accompanied by a young fox terrier, but the latter was caught in the act one night and eventually destroyed. The Airedale has continued its ravages, and on one night was responsible for the death of more than 40 prize fowls. ■Just over a week ago Mr H. A. Green, the borough ranger, was able to take a long-range shot at the dog while it was worrying sheep. He scored a hit, for since then the dog has been seen limping about. On Tuesday he had another shot at it, after having to cross several paddocks of tall grass, and' scored another hit. Residents of the locality are being organised for a determined drive to track the dog to its lair. The life of a city valuer in Dunedin just now cannot be said to be a bed of roses. Indeed l , there was a touch of the thistle about an episode which occurred the other day while the queue of more or less irate protestors was waiting outside the official’s office. A lady with a pronounced Scottish accent was holding forth to an acquaintance who was also in the waiting queue. “ I tell ye,” she said, “ its nae guid losin’ your temper wi’ these buddies; an’ i’ll no’ lose mine—but, ma certes! If I dinna get my rates reduced I’ll gie yon vallyer a piece o’ my mind.” And the lady looked as though she would be capable of carrying out the threat. Another lady in the queue was heard to observe that the young man who had visited her place to make the valuation had mentioned that he was leaving shortly to join the Firing Corps. “ Evidently he thought that my rates might just as well soar also," said the lady, “ but I’m hoping to make it so hot for them that they will have to make a forced landing.’’ The community is becoming war-minded, au right, i

The city organist (Dr V. E. Galway) has arranged for his to-morrow night's after-church recital in the Town Hall a programme full of interest, including two items of ivhich special mention may bo made —viz.. ‘ Prelude and Fugue in B Flat ’ (Bach) and ‘ Allegro from Sonata No. 1 ’ (Borowski). Other pieces to be performed are ‘ Gavotte 1 from ‘ Iphigonia in Aulis ’ (Gluck), 1 Toccata in F ’ (Wider), ‘ Ave Maria ’ from ‘The Miracle’ (Humperdinck),

• Caprice in G Minor ’ (Crackel), ‘ The Sandman ’ (Brahms), and ‘ Finale ’ (Wolstenholme). Dr Galway will be assisted by Miss Dora Drake, who will sing ‘ The Child and the Twilight ’ amf ‘ The Maiden ’ (Parry), and Miss Blanche Errington, who will contribute ‘ The Praise of God ’ (Beethoven) and ‘ Ombra Mai Fu ’ (Handel). These two soloists will also be heard in a duet, ‘ 0 Lovelv Peace,’ from ‘ Judas Maccabeus ’ (Handel). There will be no charge for admission.

Although their daring leads to a sad number of tragedies, small boys still continue to go upon the sea in quaint and inadequate craft. TJiere is, at least, nothing wrong with young New Zealand’s nerve A door, apparently off some boatshed, was turned into a raft, one day this week, by two Lyttelton urchins, who, clad in bathing suits, and paddling their improvised craft with scraps of box wood, went for a cruise round the inner, harbour, and returned to port safely (reports the ‘ Star-Sun ’).

Three men—Jim Braithwaite (aged 30), a mill worker, Alva Vernon M‘Minn (aged 28), a labourer, and George Thomas White (aged 34), a bushman, who had been found guilty of stealing a quantity of liquor from the police cell at Tauniarunui. appeared for sentence before Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court at Hamilton. Each was admitted to three years’ probation, and ordered to abstain from liquor for that time. Each has also to pay a third of the costs of the prosecution, and a third of the cost of the stolen liquor.—Press Association.

There was no sitting of the Police Court to-day.

That factory-made socks were just as good as hand-knitted socks for the soldiers was stated by Mrs F. W. Shallcrass at a meeting of the Westland Provincial Patriotic Council at Greymouth- Another point in favour of factory-made socks, she said, was that they were much cheaper, costing only 2s a pair, whereas hand knitted socks cost 4s fid “ Some of the socks knitted for the soldiers would be better suited for elephants. They are almost as thick as the soldiers’ boots,” said Mr A. H. M'Kane. A member suggested that they might do “ Lofty ” Blomfield. Mr M'Kane: Yes. and some of the mittens would do him, too. They are ridiculous.

A recruiting officer in a district with a large Native population has remarked the curious fact that Maori recruits enlisting for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force almost invariably give the names of their father as the next of kin. Pnkehas, on the other hand, usually give their mothers’ names when asked for next of kin. The military officer has been unable to obtain an explanation of the Maori preference for the father, since the recruits whom he has questioned on the point usually smile shyly and say that it is the right thing to do.

A training aeroplane from the Taieri Aerodrome made a forced landing on tho new borough reserve in Robertson street, West Gore, when the pilot failed to locate the aerodrome at Knapdale (reports the ‘ Southland Times ’). He circled the town for some time before landing on the spacious reserve in Robertson street. The pilot informed a nearby resident that be had been unable to locate the aerodrome, and so was forced to bring his machine down on what he considered to bo an ideal landing gro^yid.

Those who attended the National Centennial Eucharistic Congress ceremonies in Wellington were impressed by the tremendous ovation which was given th-j Catholic men of the second echelon, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Under the command of Colonel 11. A. Row, D. 5.0., N.Z.S.C., and Lieutenant-colonel C. B. Williams, D. 5.0., .U.N.Z.A., the khaki-clad soldiers, carrying rifles, entered the grounds of St, Patrick’s College amidst a tumult of cheering. Another ovation was accorded a party of Catholic members oi the Royal Air Force. That there was nothing rehearsed about this demonstration was shown by the fact that the noise interrupted the words -

a priest who was giving instructions regarding movements on the ground. The cheers so lustily given for the men of His Majesty’s figliting forces made it apparent that the Catholic community in New Zealand is whole-heartedly in sympathy with the Dominion’s war effort.

Consideration is being given the establishment of a club to teach Morse to beginners by the Otago branch of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters. This chib would fill a long-felt want in Dunedin, and should receive support because of the interest taken in Morse generally throughout the city. No teachers of Morse, or any similar club, have yet been operating in Dunedin.

Fixtures for the current session of the Supreme Court have been made as follows by His Honour, Mr Justice Kennedy :—Monday, February < 12, divorce and" bankruptcy; Friday, February 16, Angus M’Millan v. the Commissioner of Taxes; Monday, February 19, the Public Trustee, as executor of the will of John M'Gregor v. Frederick George Duncan and Edmund Alexander Duncan ; Tuesday, February 20, in re Ernest John Percival Denny (deceased), E. M. C. Denny v. J. M'Ara and others, and William George Cleaver v. Mary May Cleaver and Alfred Chambers.

An almost incredible circumstance has come under the notice of court officials at Nelson. An elderly couple at Motueka applied recently under the Social Security Act for birth registration papers. The husband, it was found, to some surprise, had been wrongly registered at birth as a female. The occasions when such a mistake occurs are rare. Therefore when it was found that the wile also had been mistakenly registered as a male amazement was general. That two of the few persons wrongly registered should marry and later _in life apply together for social security benefits and thus cause the court to discover the wrong birth registrations simultaneously was a position that might happen, only once in a thousand years, remarked an official of the Nelson Court.

The case of attempted bag-snatching reported from Liverpool street a few nights ago has been followed by three more instances, in two of which the thief got away with his loot. The first of these cases occurred at Anderson’s Ray on Wednesday night, when a young woman walking along Jeffrey street found a youth suddenly come alongside her. He grabbed at her bag, in which there was a small sum of money. The woman retained her hold at first, but unfortunately the handle broke and the thief was able to get away. This incident occurred just past the Anderson’s Bay Police Station. The second victim was a young woman who was walking up Pitt street on Thursday night, when her purse was suddenly grabbed from her by a man whose identity was covered by the darkness. That same night another woman was attacked, this time in Albert street, but she was instrumental in retaining a hold on her bag, and the man made off, apparently without renewing Ms Qlts*

Shortly after midnight the City Fire Brigade turned out to what proved to be an automatic false alarm from Thomson and Co.’s building in Bond street. Later, at 6.20 a.m. another call was received to Watt’s road, North-east Valley, where a detached washhouse was completely destroyed. At 1.10 p.m. to-morrow station 4YA will broadcast recordings of speeches made by Mr Anthony Eden, Lord Bledisloe, and Mr W. J. Jordan, High Commissioner for New Zealand, in connection with the Centennial celebrations.

Notifications of Sunday services as enumerated below appear in our Sunday services advertising columns: —Anglican: St. Paul s Cathedral, All Saints’. Presbyterian: First Church. Knox Church, St. Andrews, Musselburgh, St. Stephen’s, Boslyn, Kaikorai, Maori Hill. Wakari. Methodist: Trinity, Central Mission, Mornington. St. Kilda, Caversham. Dundas Street, Abbotsford, Cargill'Road, Maori Hill. Baptist: Hanover Street, Caversham, Mornington, South Dunedin, Roslyn, Sunshine, North-east Valiev, Green Island. Congregational: Moray Place Church, United. Church of Christ: St. Andrew Street, North-east Valley, South Dunedin York Place Hall, Salyation Army, Playfair Street Hall, Christian Science. Theosophical Society, Spiritualists. The Railway Department will run a popu. lar day excursion from Dunedin to Timaru on Sunday, February. 18. Particulars of the trains and the special cheap fares are advertised in this issue.

The usual weekly dance will bo held tonight in the Early Settlers’ Hall. The Sports Orchestra will provide the music, and voca! numbers will be contributed by members of the band.

The Pacific Starr-Bowkett Building Society, on February 21, at 8 p.m., will dispose of £I,OOO by, ballot in group 8 and £I,OOO by sale in group 9. Applications for shares in group 10 are invited.

The Army Department advertises by advertisement in this issue that 69 recruits are required to fill vacancies in the Royal New Zealand Artillery. The period of engagement is five years, which may be extended. Applications should be made to the nearest Defence Office by noon on February 16. In connection with the enlistment of nonflying personnel for the Royal New Zealand Air Force, the Selection Committee will be in attendance at the Drill Hall on Monday, 12th February, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, 13th February, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Vacancies exist in the New Zealand Naval, Forces for stokers, gasmen boys, short-ser-vice seamen, assistant cooks, assistant stewards, artificers, etc. Particulars are ad-vartisadio-ihis-issue.