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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 722, 2 June 1923, Page 4

All Tong was lined £6O at Auckland yesterday for being in possession of opium in a form suitable for smoking.

At last night’s meeting of the West End School Committee it was decided to hold a concert on Friday, June 15, as a means of augmenting the school funds. Two crates of pigeons, the property of the Now Plymouth Homing Club, were released at the local railway station at 11 o’clock this morning.

For permitting premises to bo used as a common gaming house, Wong Sun was fined £lO at Wellington yesterday. About 20 other Chinese were fined £1 each for being on the promises.

As a result of the dance organised by the tearooms staff of Messrs CoTliuson and Cunninghame, Ltd., and held in the Empire Hall last Wednesday, the sum of £6 has been handed to the Blenheim Relief Fund and £1 to the Russian Save-lhe-Childreu Fund.

A fine of £2O on each of two charges of having entered into bets on a horse race at totalisator odds was imposed on Edward Byers, in the Police Court at Auckland yesterday. Two constables stated that they made bats with accused -n a hotel. The first of the extra Alain Trunk expresses to cater for the increased passenger traffic of this week-end passed through Palmerston North yesterday afternoon for Auckland. This morning the relief express for Wellington consisted of ten well-filled passenger coaches. A Press Association message from B ellington states that the coal owners executive has acceded to the request Mr O’Rourke, secretary of the Miners Federation, for another conference regarding the Ilikurangi mine dispute. The delegates meet at Hikurangi on June 7 It was mentioned at last night’s meeting of the West End School Committee that a lady resident had generously offered to paint two pictures and a cushion cover should tho committee contemplate the holding of an art union as a means of raising funds for the school. The members expressed their appreciation of the offer. Mr F. J. Poynton, S.M., gave judgment at Auckland yesterday in a case in which G. F. Lane was charged with interfering with electors on their way to the polling booth at the last City Council election by delivering to them cards containing the names of a “ticket and also the voters number. r lho Magistrate dismissed the case, holding that the tickets were a help rather than an interference. The people of Wellington are steadily preparing for the “gay week” to be held from July 7th to 14th, and to be_ known jus “Wellington Welcome Week.” Not only in tho Empire City, but all over the Dominion, keen interest is being taken in tin's great week of sport, amusement and shop displays. Thousands of visitors are already arranging accommodation, and many have actually booked to be sure of avoiding disappointment later on, Every class of sport and entertainment will be indulged in. Although a full programme is not yet available, it has been decided that fancy dancing, golfing, boxing, concerts, and horse-racing will take place. Billiard, football and hockey matches are also to be played. During “Welcome Week tho crowds of visitors need never experience a dell moment in the Empire City. An art union, with £3OO in prizes, is also being conducted. For influenza, take Woods' Groat Poppermint Cure— Advt.

Ladies’ black umbrellas with good coverings and best frames have the new military handles in erinoid and carved finish for 27s Cxi, 29s 6d, 32s 6d, 35s and 49s 6d at Collinson and Cunninghaina’s, all being strictly quality goods. With crook handles, plain silver mounts, also in erinoid, 12s 6cl, 13s 9d. 14s 9d, 16s 6d, 16s 9d, 17s 9d, 21s 9d, 32s- 6cl, 45s—a great range of prices.—AtM, Dependable worm remedy—Wade’s Worm Figs'. Children like them.—Advl,

A frost of 8) dgerees was experienced in Masterton on Wednesday night, At Fencarrow lighthouse this week the principal light-keeper's wife, Mrs Hart, through a fall, fractured one of her legs below the knee. She was taken to Wellington and admitted to a private hospital.

“Tho only ocea.sion on which I had to stay at an hotel was when 1 was in Bendigo, and I was eaten alive with mosquitoes," remarked Mr J. B. Gorrand during an interview on the subject of his recent visit to Australia.

“With a population estimated at 15.000 people Hamilton has 43 taxicars raid they all seem to pay well,” remarked a local resident who visited the Waikato show, in conversation with a reporter. The secretary, Mr G .Lyue, reported at last night’s meeting of tho West Had School Committee that a family which had recently taken up residence in the West End had found that, of live children of school age, only one (in the primer class) could be admitted in consequence the parents had sent all five to another school.

At the annual mooting of the New Zealand Dental Association the following motion was adopted; “That this conference communicate to the Minister of Health its confidence in the present school denial nurses’ scheme, and its opinion that ibis system should be extended by the employment of more dental nurses.”

At- a meeting in Auckland yesterday of a bankrupt builder, it was stated that the unsecured claims lodged so far amounted to £3556, in addition to which there were heavy liens against various contracts. The Oliieial Assignee stated that so lar as he could see there would not be a “brass farthing” for the ordinary creditors.

In the hope of discouraging the offence of cycling without lights Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., increased the fine at the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch from 10s to £1 (states a Press Association telegram). The defendants numbered 22, and the police said that ICO informations were pending.

“During my visit to Melbourne and Sydney 1 found the people very helpful and kind in the way they assisted the visitor to find his way about,” remarked Mr J. B. Gerrand in conversation with a “Standard” reporter. “Mr Harry Manson, the Now Zealand Government representative,” he added, “was very obliging and gave us every assistance.”

The bankruptcies in New Zealand during 1922 readied a total of 695, against 366 for-the previous year and 145 in 1920. Of last year’s bankrupts 133 were adjudicated oil die petition of creditors. The bankruptcies in 1922 were the largest since 1836-87, when there were over 10G0 filings. Of the occupations of rhe bankrupts, farmers, with 197, head the list..

In conversition with a “Standard” reporter, Mr J. 14. Gerrand, who has returned to Palmerston North after a two months’ visit to Australia, mentioned that in the Sale district, Victoria, when walking across the paddocks on the way to his old home, lie encountered a brown snake, which ho killed with a stick. “The reptile tried to escape,” he said, “and did not show light.

“A controversy is in progress _in Melbourne over the purchase of a picture by Van Eyck, which was acquired bv the Art Gallery at a cost of £52,000. The picture, 12 by 9 inches, depicts a Madonna, and is over 500 years old and of a type that could not be replaced. Many people think the price was too high.”—Mr J. B. Gerrand in the course of an interview on his recent visit to Australia Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follow at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Dental Association this week President, Mr George C. Tripe (Wellington); vice-president and presidentelect, Dr. J. G. Warren (Auckland); chairman of executive, Mr G. Lawrence Taylor (Auckland); hon. treasurer, Mr B. S. Finn (Auckland); hon. secretary, Mr Claude H. Moses (Auckland). An exhibit of exceptional interest was to be seen at the Waikato Winter Show this week in the form of a German super-tor-pedo, captured by Ji.M.S. Lion during s Channel raid, states the .Times. This has been presented by the British Admiralty for the benefit of technical education in the .Waikato, It is a marvel of internal complicated mechanism, and attracted widespread interest. The cost of the torpedo is sot down at £2OOO. Mr W, Bannerman, accountant of tha Dunedin branch of the Bank of New Zealand for 20 years, has retired on pension. He entered the service of the Colonial Bank in 1874, and was accountant at Invercargill when the bank was amalgamated with tha Bank of New Zealand in 1895. Mr Bannerman has been in the banking service for over 49 years during the whole or which time lie has been in the South Island.

Mr P. Verschafi'elt, who has been appointed Public Service Commissioner, joined the public service as a cadet in the Lands and Survey Department at Gisborne in January, 1904, and three years later was transferred to a clerkship in the head oiiice at Wellington. On the coming into operation of the Public Service Act, 1912, he was associated with the late Mr Robert Iriggs, Assistant Public Service Commissioner, us inspector, and in May, 1915, was promoted to the position of secretary to the Public Service Commissioner. In May, 1919, ha was appointed to Controller of His, Trusts and Agencies Division, Public liust Office, and in the following year to the position of chief accountant in that office. On the appointment of His Honour Mr Justice Frazer to the presidency of the Arbitration Court. Mr Verschaffelt succeeded him as Assistant Public Service Commissioner, in which position he* was associated with Mr W. R- Morris, C.M.G., 1.5.0.. until his retirement at the end of February of ibis year, from which date Mi Verschalfelt was appointed actmg-1 uWu Service Commissioner Mr Verschanelt is t Fellow of the Incorporated Society o Accountants (by exam.), and a member o) the New Zealand Society of Accountants. He has also graduated from Victoria Cpllegi as a Bachelor of Laws of the New Zealanc University, and has been admitted as : barrister' and solicitor of the Supremi Court.

A reminder is given of the dance n the Empire Hall on Monday evening under the auspices of the Old, Boys’ Football Club Messrs A. McKegg and j. Barnard will act ns M’s C.

Miss C W. Christie, late national lecturer for the Theosophical Society, has _ recently returned from an extensive lecturing tour abroad, including England. Ireland Scotland and South Africa. Ihe first of hei lectures, commencing on Sunday mglu, is advertised in another column Some of the numbers to be rendered at the Orpheus Society’s concert on Wednesday evening next are proved favourites, of which Elgar’s “Yea, Cast Mj From Heights of the Mountains ” Dudley; Buck s “On tho Sea,” Blumenthal’s “What Care I How Fair She Be,” and De Rifle’s “Waltz of Dreamland,” arc tho most popular. The society is now numerically .stronger and under the assiduous cure of the condiictoi, Mr J. Holmes iUmuicles, tho choir may ho expected to give one oi the best of their concerts.

For bronchitis or asthma inhale “Nazql.” Immediate relief will follow. Start taking “Nazol” to-day—Advt. The success of the Palmerston North Starr Bowkett Building Society has induced tho directors to open a new group. No. 7. Over £IOO,OOO has been advanced to shareholders by the society. Loans for homes, free of interest with repayments less than rent, Is per share per week, £IOO loan attached to each share. Apply now and be in the first ballot. Offices, 15 Rangitikei street.—Advt.

Hats—and hats—and hats, in fact nil the hats that are showing- upstairs in .the millinorv salon at the store for value are specially priced up till next Saturday, June 9th This week, then, will be just die time to pick out your fans/ without having to stop to consider your purse. He sure and pav the salon a visit, the 0. ---I• Loss bo, f Lt'd.-Advt..

Tiie great crockery sale commencing at Collinson and Son’s on Tuesday, sth June, will make such a crash in prices as to be hoard over the countryside. Some details appear in advertisement page 3, while the windows are attracting unstinted attention ami eliciting unbounded surprise with the uiiKodtudo of their valuy.—Advr