DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 29 May 1935, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

N.Z. EARTHQUAKE DANGERS. (Per Press Association). DUNEDIN, May 28. In his presidential address at the Science Congress of the Royal Society, last evening. Professor Speight (Christchurch) covered a side field with his subject, “fhe relation of geology to some other branches of scient-i‘, ami some of the learned professions,’’ appealing for encouragement of all branches of research dealing- with fundamentals'. Stressing the fad that the ■whole Dominion was liable to severe earthquakes, he expressed dissatisfaction with the response to the Society’s urging that building regulations should be ciiforce<l adequately to ensure the safety of life and property. He advocated the establishment of a volcano observatory, either on Tonga riro or White Island, pointing out that, although our volcanoes had no obvious connection with our major eathquakes, (he whole question of the stability of the fabric of our country was bound up with the proper observation of these phenomena. DUNEDIN BURGLARY. DUNEDIN, May 28. Obtaining entry' to a room in Carroll Street, an intruder stole £2O belonging to the Watch Tower Bible Tract Society. PUBLIC BEQUESTS.’ OAMARU, May 28. Under the will of Air Hugh Robertson, late secretary of the Oamaru Trotting Club, and the North Otago Rugby Union, the following bequests are announced: Australian portion of a fine stamp collection to the Dunedin Museum; £5O to the Union Cricket Chib, Oamaru; £5O to the North Otago Rugby'Union; £lOO to the New Zealand branch of the British Empire Cancer Campaign Society; £lOO to the Oamaru Borough Council for the benefit of the public gardens; and the residue of £750 equally between the New Zealand Cancer Campaign, the Oamaru Borough Council and the Oamaru Hospital. The Public Trustee is the executor of the estate.

ALEURY MURDER MYSTERY. DUNEDIN. May 28. Some clue to the identity of the. girl victim of what has been called the “pyjama girl” murder, near Albury, New South Wales, is possibly contained in information despatched to the police from Dunedin. About four years ago, a girl, employed as a typist in the city, left Dunedin for Sydney, where she was to be married. It became known later that when she arrived at Sydney, she learned that the man was already married. From that lime her former employer heard nothing further from h«*r, hevond receiving a letter staling that she liked Sydney. Although he had seen the published re productions uf the dead girl, he did not connect them with his former employee. The likeness was, however, commented upon by a former acquaintance of the girl, who brought tin* matter before the police. When her former employer was interviewed ami the ac^na 1 photographs of the murdered girl were placed before him. he immediately recog nised these as bearing a striking resemblance to the girl who had worked in his office. Moreover, the pi“ticulars he gave concerning the girl, co'responded closely with those in respe -t of the victim. r Ph<' particulars were sent to the Sydney police three weeks ago. CONFUSING BANK NOTES. WELLINGTON, May 27. The similarity in colour of the Reserve Bank £5O and ten shilling no«e?. has been the subject of a letter from the New Zealand Dank Officers’ Guild, to the Governor of the Reserve Dunk. The secretary of the Guii 1. "Mr 71. P. Al ou ran I, slated that in January last, the Guild, through the chairman of Associated Banks, drew the at ten tion of the Governor of the Reserve Bank t) the grave risk of loss to which bunl-i officials and the public would be subjected through Hm similarity in <-o!/’ir between the £5O an J 10/-’ notes of the Reserve B-m.-i. In the course of his reply, the Governor of the Reserve Bank stated he. considered the risk of loss was negligible. The Guild replied at length, setting out reasons in support of its state ment, but. to date, no reply had been received from the Governor. Complaints regarding the similarity

in appearance of the notes mentioned have been made from time to time, ami have also appeared in the Press. Already numbers of cases have come to light, of mistakes having been made in transactions whirh involved the Reserve Rank £5O notes. COOK ISLANDS. WELLINGTON, May 28. Colonel F. w. W. Dawsoty Astrist-ant-Medical Officer of Health at Christ churchy who has returned from Rarotonga, after relieving tihe Chief Medical Officer of Health there for three months, says the islands have made a wonderful recovery from the effects of the hurricane and Rarotonga is practically back to normal. When he arrived there, there had been

a heavv loss of fruit. The islander were one of the happiest peop'e he ha t ever seen. They fared Ihe setback ver l ojiimistical.lv and impressed him :• being one of the fines'! types of native lie had encountered. In sanitation an. clothing they had reached a higl standard. FEES RAISED. WELLINGTON. May 28. In view of the urgent need for mor. revenue, the Wellington Acclimatise tion Society, at the annual meeting last evening,' agreed with the prin eiple of an increase in shooting an' fishing license fees, from the exist ing £1 to a figure which the Counei of the Society shall deem sufficient t< meet requirements.