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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18075, 25 October 1920, Page 4

There will be only one full delivery of mails by the postmen to-day, commencing at 7.30 a.m. A Press Association message from Auckland states that the Tainui, which arrived from Southampton on Saturday, brought about 400 immigrants, including 200 girls who have come out to marry ex-soldiers, Tho girls are of a particularly fine stamp." -In connection with the Gaming Bill (No. 2), which was introduced in the Legislative Council on Friday, our Wellington correspondent telegraphs the correction that the amendment made by the Council does not take away tho power of the proposed commission to recommend an inorease in the number of totalisator permits, but it takes away tho power of the Government to issue an Order-in-Council increasing tho number of permits upon the recommendation of the commission. Tho weather, although uncertain yesterday, remained fine until the wind oiove'd round from north-west to soutVw.st in tho evening;, and brought squalls of rain. A rumber of week-enders went to their crjbs at. various resorts on Saturday and joste*day. Many motor launches made their way down the harbour, some going- as far as the Spit for the day. lhe Band of the 4th Regiment gave its opening concert of the season at tho Botanic Gardens yesterday afternoon, when a splendid programme of standard music was performed with the band's well-known efficiency. A feature of the programme was the inclusion of numbers from the "Messiah ' and the 12th Mass, and an excellent rendering of these pieces earned the hearty approval of the audience. There were 15 or 16 starters in the Otago Motor Club's reliability trial to Clyde and back, which started from here on Saturday morning. Reports from Ciydo state that M'Dougall had gear trouble, Turner had tyre troubles, and ZaiFer had trouble with his side car, but all the other competitors got through successfully. They will leave for Dnincdin on. tho return journey this morning, and the first man is timed to arrive at 3.45 p.m.

Tho Tramways Committee of the City Council reports that preliminary proposals submitted by tho city eloctrical engineer and tramway manager with regard to tho lay-out of special track work required for the extensions to tile car depot have been approved. Quotations will now bo obtained England for the work required, and the building surveyor has been instructed to submit plans and specifications for the proposed extension to the building. Recently a well-known clergyman and social worker stated tliat in his opinion immorality was increasing in Dunedin. The statement provoked a good deal of comment, jnd some opposition. Some pertinent lemarks in this connection were let fall on Saturday by the Rev. G. E. Moreton, while at the annual meeting of tho Anglican Memorial Boys' Home. lie was speaking of the " terrible responsibility" vi Inch anyone who know city conditions must realise rested on each one to reach out a helping hand to those who needed it In many cases that had been brought under ms notice, said Mr Moreton, people were living in open adultery, and it was sometimes the children who had been neglected that thoy had to care for in their orphanages.

In view of the increase that has recently taken place in the operating expenses at Halfway Bush and the converter station it has boon found necessary by the electric power and lighting department of the City Council to increase tho tramways weekly bill for power by the sum of £12 10s. Tho Tramways Committee has agreed to the increase.

Just prior to the rising of the Arbitration Court on Friday, Mr L. F. Evans asked indulgence' to mention that tho delay in filing applications for the cost of living bonus had caused much inconvenience to both parties, and to obviate that inconvenience he suggested that the court issue a direction that officials whose duty it is to apply should do so as early as possible, and, further, that the court should deal with these applications wherever it happened to be sitting. Mr Justice Stringer said there was no .reason why the bonus should not bo paid, as from a date that the court would fix, as soon as the pronouncement as to the rate for six months was made. In cases where employers had relevant considerations to put forward they must be given an opportunity to be heard. His Honor suggested that the unions should file their applications straightaway, so as to let tho employers know what they were asking for, and where the employers assented as a matter of course their representatives might endorse the applications and they could be forwarded to the court. Mr Evans said that that concession would be a great advantage'. At the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday night the General Committee will recommend that the sum of £1800 be provided in next year's estimates to cover tho cost of the erection of a crematorium a; the Anderson's Bay Cemetery. Pinna of the proposed structure have been prepared by the city building surveyor. The Water Committee of the City Council formally reports that Mr A. Slinger has notified his inability to report, for some considerable time,, on the most efficient and economical method of increasing the water supply of the city. Under the circumstances, and with a view to obviating any further delay, the committee has instructed Mr Stewart to submit an independent report at the earliest possible date. Mr Stewart has been advised that his fee will be 50 guineas.

"At Auckland prison an Esperanto class was recently established under a prisoner who had studied the modern international language by correspondence with a wellknown and pliilanthropic Esperantist at Wellington," (states the anual report upon the prisons of the dominion. "Tho improvement upon the mental outlook of the prisoner referred to, after a couse of intensive study, of this subject, has been 'so patent and pronounced that the administration felt justified in carrying the experiment further. The need for an intelligent outlook for the prisoners in some definite direction has been keenly felt for some time past, and the timely aid of the gentleman referred to has enabled the department to find a vent for the stifled intellectual aspirations of some of the long-sentence prisoners, whose drab existence was formerly unrelieved by any outside interests.. The progress of this, our latest experiment, will be watched with considerable interest."

In order to prevent war medals from falling into the possession of unauthorised persons, it- is stated in a General Headquarters instruction that the replacement of lost medals can be authorised, only wlien satisfactoryproof of loss is forthcoming. Replacement of the 1914-15 Star will be made only on the following conditions:—Serving soldiersClaims for replacement will be. investigated by a board of inquiry. Discharged Soldiers—Applications for replacement must be made in the form of a statutory declaration, setting out the circumstances under which the loss was sustained, that six months have elapsed since the loss, and that every reasonable effort has been made to recover tho medal. All applications must be accompanied by a remittance of 3s 6d to cover cost of replacement The Defence Department may refuse to make a fresh issue if the evidence of loss is considered unsatisfactory or to indicate that the loss was tho outcome of carelessness.

Under the heading of "Escapes," the following passage appears in tho Prisons -Report for the past year:—"The number of escapes (11) was greater than usual, but all but two of them were from parties working in the open. In this connection it must be remembered that under the present system by far the larger proportion of our prison population is employed on farm work or under similar semi-free conditions. In fact, a partial ' honour system' is followed in regard to those prisoners whose escape would not be a menace to tho oommunity. . . . Really dangerous criminals are kept within the four walls of the central prisons. Escapes occasionally take place from such places, t as they do from the strongest of prisons in other countries; but if such escapes .are due in any way to the oarelcssness or negligence of prison officers, condign punishment follows." '

The Government steamer Hinemoa returned to Auckland from a visit to the islands of the Kormadec Group on Sunday, October 17. She left Auckland on October 8, and proceeded to Curtis Island. A land, ing was effected at tho island, and a depot erected for castaways. From Curtis Island the Hinemoa visited the Macaulay islands. Tho depot appeared to be in good order, but owing to bad weather a boat could not be launched. A call was then made at Sunday Island, where the depot stores were found to be in excellent order. Tho island is overrun by wild goats, which have ruined the fruit trees cultivated years ago by the Bell family. The outlying islands, including tho French Rock, were also visited by the Hinemoa. There were no indication' of any of the depots having been used by castaways.

There was no sitting of the City Police on Saiurday morning.

The Southern Starr-Bowkett Society announces the disposal of £2000 at the annual meeting to be held on Wednesday. The sum of £1000 is to bo disposed of in group No. 2, and £1000 in group No. 3. Snares arc still available in the latter group, and anyono joining now -will participate in the above appropriations. Applications will close on October 30 next for the new issue by the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury (Ltd.) of 6 per cent. "B" cumulative preference shares of £5 each.—23/10/20 Built for side-car work, 7-9 h.p. HurleyDavidson motor cycle. Call for a demonstration. Otago agents: W. A. Justice and Co., Imperial Garage, 292 Prinoes street, Dunedin.—Advt. No Rubbing Laundry Help is really wonderful. Washes clothes clean without injury ; Is packets do 7 weekly washings pe' fectly.—G. Spenco aad Co., agents for "No Rubbing."—Advt. Wool growers will be interested to know that they can buy extra heavy Hessian Beds made ready to fill with ch'aiT or straw, for 7s 6d, at Mollisons Ltd.. Dunedin.—Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley, dentist. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streo's (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859 — Advt. "Wateon's No. 10 is a, littlo dcorex than most whiskies, but is worth the money.—Advt. a YoU £. Eyes-TConsult Peter G. Dick. D.ii.O.A., F. 1.0.. London, consulting and oculists optician.—Peter Dick, jewellers and optioians, .Moray placo, Dunedia.—Advt,