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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18126, 23 December 1920, Page 6

" Under the regulations recently issued, api pea-Is by secondary school teachers against e their classification as gazetted on December x 9 should be lodged in Wellington on January 8 (says a Wellington Press Association message). Owing, however, to . a mishap in connection with the despatch 3 of copies of the classification list, many r teachers did not receive notification before , the schools broke up for the holidays, anct - might, therefore, not be in a position to a lodge an appeal in the middle of the school e holidays. Under the circumstances the r Minister of Education has announced that = appeals from secondary school teachers will a be received up to and including February 12. Teachers will receive individual notification of this extension of time on or before the date of re-opening schools in the first week in February. The Port Caroline, which sailed from Port Chalmers on yesterday's midday tide went away on a draught of 27ft 9in for' ward and 29ft aft. This is said to be the biggest loaded draught to leave here. She had on board a deadweight load of over 7030 tons, her loading consisting of frozen and other produce, portion of which had beon taken on board at Wellington and Bluff before the steamer came here. Another feature of interest attaching to the Port Caroline is that she made Otago harbouir her final port of departure from the dominion. This will meet the approval of stoppers. The Port Caroline's practical demonstration of the suitability of Otago harbour for deep loading is said to be likely to induce steamers of other lines to also take advantage of it. The Port Caroline is owned by the Cunard Company is chartered by the C. and D. Line, and she loaded to the agency of Swift and Co of this city. ' For several weeks past a blue crane has been frequenting the shallow sandy beaches in the Lower Harbour. This bird is said to be a rare visitor, and the settlers in the vicinity have taken quite an interest m it. Yesterday they were gratified to see another one arrive in the locality. The birds were both seen on the foreshore, but they were over a mile apairt. Whether tlio two will provo to be mates remains to be seen; meanwhile observers are expressing the hope that no one will be tempted to use a pea rifle against the welcome visitors. A child named Norman Gardiner, six years of age, living with his parents at 33 Howe street, fell from a oar last night and fractured his right thigh. He was taken to the Hospital. Picnickers who desire to spend a day at the St. Kilda Beach will now have no dimculty in securing a plentiful supply of hot water. Through the instrumentality of the Domain ■ Board and the St. Kildo, Boroug-h Council four gas rings have been installed in the grounds surrounding the band rotunda, and a plentiful supply of water has been laid on. A coin placed in a conveniently situated receptacle is aJI that is required to secure a sufficient supply of gas to boil a fair quantity of water. " This man pleads guilty and wishes me to express his gratitude to the police for the care they took of him," said a city solicitor as a man charged with drunkenness steppsd into the dock at the Police Court yesterday morning. He had a lot of money in his clothes at the time, and no doubt he would have lost a good deal of it if ho nad been loft to himself." " That speaks very well for the police," remarked the magistrate (Mr Widdowson, S.M.), " but ho will further show his gratitude by paying a fine of 10s." The Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Building Society met last night, Mr Dempster presiding over a small attendance of sharelolders. The 96th appropriation of £500 in tho No. 3 group was offered for sale, £400 being sold at a premium of £10 per cent. In No. A group in the 17th appropriation of £500, disposed of by ballot, cluster No. 155 was drawn by two shareholders. A meeting of the Management Committee of tho New Zealand Uhess Congress was held in tho Otago Chess Club's rooms, Liverpool street, last evening, the president of the New Zealand Chess Association (Mr RA. Cleland) being in tho chair. Final arrangements were made regarding play and agreed upon, it being decided to play one game a day, commencing at 2.30 p.m. each day. The Entertainment Committee reported that it was intended to entertain tho visitors at Portobello on Sunday, January 2, and the presentation of prizes would take place in the club rooms on Wednesday, January 5, when a smoke concert would be held. Judging from tho reports received from the various sub-com-mittees it is fairly evident that the thirtieth. Now Zealand Championship Congress will be fully up to the average of former meetings, and it is anticipated that there is a. strong probability of the coveted Now Zea-la-nd Championship coming to the South Island this year. A Hastings messaga states that a fire about 5.30 >estorday morning, destroyed a six-roonwd house, owVed and ocoupiod by Mrs A. M. Jones. Only a few effects were saved, and Mrs Jones and her son suffered slight burns m getting out her grandfather Mr John Collins, ex town clork. Tho houso w " insured for £550 and iho furniture fee £200.

Our Invorcargill correspondent wires that advice was received by Inspector Fouhy yesterday of tho arrest at Arrowtown by Constable M'Mahon of David Witham, alias Law, alias Dick Desmond, alias Hugh Rex M'Leod, who was wanted by the police upon two charges. The first offence was in Dunedin on July 17, and the charge was one of having obtained, under false pretences, from Messrs Kenipthoro, Prosser, and Co. veterinary surgical instruments and medicine amounting to £46; the second charge was that of forging and uttering a cheque for £25 on the Commercial Bank of Australia at Auckland, tho chequo being signed H. li. M'Lood. The latter offence was committed on or about November 25. Law, who is an American, is reported to bo not entirely unknown in Invercargill and Winton. Hβ will be remanded to appear at Dunedin.

A boy of 14 years was brought before Mr Mowlem, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court at Middlemarch, charged with falsely stating to the postmaster (Mr S. Burns) in September that he posted a packet containing a money order for £5. Chief Detective Bishop proseouted, and Mt A. O. Stephens (Dunedin) defended. Evidence was given by; Detective Palmer, tho postmaster, and two cadets. It appeared that tho boy's mother had given him a letter to post and £5 with which to take out a money order for Auckland, and that he had subsequently made a fraudulent claim on the post office for tho amount, stating that the order had been issued. The boy was convicted and fined £2, with costs (£2 7s), and was also placed on probation for two years.

A German version of tho battle of Jutland comes from von Haase, a gunnery officer on the Dorfflinger, who, describing the "death-voyage" of tho battle cruisers, Bays that the Germans were cut off from their base, almost entirely surrounded, and in the " wurstkessel" (i.e., sausage-boiler, or in the last extremity). The cruisers and torpedo boats were ordered, if necessaiy, to sacrifice themselves ruthlessly to save the rest of the fleet, and even to attempt to ram the enemy. The Derfflinger at this stage was crippled and helpless, and at tho mercy of her foes. Her guns wero out of action, her signalling apparatus had been destroyed, and 3400 tons of water was aboard when suddenly the action was broken off. " When the sun rose on the morrow," says von Haase, " a weight fell from our hearts, for the enemy was out of sight."

A gig accident, in which the Rev. W. J. Gow, of Romuera, Auckland, had a romar.kn.ble escape, occurred in the Maungaturoto Gorge last Sunday. ' Mr Gow, who is a retired Presbyterian minister, accompanied by Mr M'Millan, was driving from Waipu to fulfil a preaching engagement at Maungaturoto, when the horse, shying badly, backed the vehicle over a cliff some 50ft high. Mr Gow was unable to jump clear, and went over in the gig, which apparently remained in an upright position until near the bottom. Mr Gow was thrown out, but scrub broke his fall, and he escaped with a few bruises. The horse and gig landed in a few feet of mud and water, and snstained little damage.

/ The Public Health Act, 1920, which comes into operation on January 1, throws upon local authorities the duties of the sanitary inspection and the control and investigation of infectious diseases. The Marine Boroughs Association recently discussed these aspects of the Act and resolved to recommend the boroughs on the North Shore to embrace the offer of the district health officer (Dr T. J. Hughes) to employ an officer of the Publio Health Department for theSe purposes, the cost to be proportioned on a population basis.

The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas during November nmounted to 825, as against 792 in October an increase of 33. The deaths in November were 431, a decrease of 56 as compared with the previous month. Of the total deaths males contributed 227, females 204. Seventy-five of the deaths" were of children under five years of age, being 17.40 per cent, of the whole number. Fifty-two of these were under one year of age.

The Wellington Harbour Board last night passed a resolution (states a Wellington, Press Association telegram) recommending the Harbour Boards' Association to convene a conference inviting representatives of all Harbour Boards, Chambers of Commerce, and representatives from other institutions and interests with the object of fully discussing a new policy dealing with operations on the waterfront of the dominion with a view of standardising the policy and its general improvement, both as regards the interest of the public and the workers, such conference to be open to the press. A Wellington Press Association message states that the Wellington Hospital Board yesterday discussed a letter from the Otago Board asking its support to the protest against the proposed training of women to carry out the State dental scheme. The chairman (Mr F. Oastle) said that he hardly felt prepared to support the protest, as the scheme might prove a beneficial one for all they knew. The medical superintendent (Dr Wcodhouse) said he was inclined to differ from the chairman, as he was of opinion that the scheme would affect hospitals. He went as far as to say that it might deprive the Wellington Hospital of some 30 nurses, as it offered a shorter course (two years, compared with three at the hospital), and greater remuneration and less work Mr J. W. M'Ewan said that though they had secured a number of probationers they were still short of their requirements. Now they stood the risk of the Government Dental Department taking those who would probably take up hospital work. It was agreed that the board was not prepared at the present juncture to support the protest of the Otago Board.

The election of delegates under the system of proportional representation for the triennial conference of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants has resulted in the return of the following South Island representatives:—Northern district: M. Connollv guard Greymouth; W. J. Elliott, ganger Lyttclton; P. Gaines, guard, Christchurch; T. J. Stokes, painter, Addington. Southerndistrict: R. Todd, electric lineman Inver«urgill; W. Sullivan, tinsmith, HillsideA. Duncan, guard, Dunedin; T. O. M'ClelLan, fitter, maintenance wqrkshops Dunedm.

The representative of the National Dairy Association, which is a North Island organisation, and of tho South Island Dairy Association yesterday considered an offer recently made through the High Commissioner of the reduction in freight on cheese (says a Wellington Press Association telegram). ■ The Tonnago Committee of the Shipowners' Conference asked whether tho rates of 1 5-16 d, plus 10 per cent., would decided that the offer was not satisfactory and that a greater reduction should be asked for. They brought the matter before the Prime Minister this afternoon, and Mr Massey promised to communicate with the tligh Commissioner again.

A poll yesterday on tho question of raising a loan 1 of £129,500 for improving and extending the waterworks, drainaso and streets in Stratford (states a Press~Asl sociation telegram) was carried by 378 votes to 89.

A ,,r t^?' storey wooden apartment house on Wellington terrace, also a small garage which was used as bachelor quarters wa completely destroyed by fire last night (says a .Press Association telegram). Many of the occupants escaped in their night attire, and practically nothing was saved. Tho foe was quite a spectacle while it lasted It was feared adjoining houses would bo ignited, but, apart from slight damage to a roof, no harm was done. The house was owned by Mr A. A. Marryatt, and occupied by Mr J. Trim. The insurance on tho house was £80 in tho Atlaa office

Why should a policeman rido free while a city councillor has to pay his faro on the trams?" was the subject of debate at the last Auckland City Council meeting when the manager of the tramways reported that no faro was required of police in uniform or of police in plain clothes who cculd show a railway pass, this being a custom perpetuated from tho time when the trams were privately owned. Mr M. J. Savage took the view, that a, policeman was sworn in to be on the job all the time, whether he was in uniform or not, and the police regularly assisted tramway employees in keeping thinge going smoothly, but others held differently, expressing tho opinion tliat a policeman in uniform should bo paid for by tho Government, not the council, while out of uniform he was a private citizen. The matter waa referred to the Public Service Committee to resort,

A Dargaville Press Association telegram states that the Minister of Education has approved of tho establishment of a district high school for Dargaville, which will open in l'obruary.

Attention is drawn to a notice in our advertising columns prohibiting pig-huntuwr or any other form of sport in "Mount Misery run tho property of Mr James Rodman, Herbert. Tho winner of tho Sutlwrknd Memorial antlimotie prize at the Kaikomi School was Join Wood, ajid not Ivan Wood, aa stated. NVo acknowledge and reciprocate tho season s greetings from tho Clutha Loader Iropnotavy from Mr and Mrs Arthur Myers (Auckland), from tho staff of tho District Traffic, Manager's Office (Dunedin), and Charitable Aid Board and from the executive of the Otago District M.U 1.0 O F Iho president and committee, of the Society for the Protection of Women and Onildren acknowledge receipt of a donaS°V f £ 2Q "* Chriatmas box from Mrs to ' ? tom "" fc Wostwoorf, Crookston. We acknowledge receipt of 5s for the Dγ •tSarnnrdo Fund from " F. T. B."

Never a mechanical stop when you ride a Harley-Davidson motor cycle. Otago r ß(?ntS: %>■£: Justioe and Co- Imperial Garage. 292 Princes streot. Dunedin.— Advt. Dunedin is tho centre of great commercial activity just now, duo in part to the heavy demand for Golden Rule Soap, "No Rubbing" Laundry Help, and the "Keep Smiling Boot Polish -Advt

Huge purchase of ladies' flannel and twenr? costumes. Usually 6 to 7gs each-selling at

The early ehopper gets tho best attention. £ n - . selec , fc your toys.-Todd's White .House Toy Arcade.—Advt. / If you don't suffer from hay fever, spend a few days with, the hayseeders. You'll havo tho time of your life at the Vincent meeting on Bth and 10th January.—Advt. My skin is quite rough. Perhaps you are not using suitable soap. Use Diadem Ss.-Ad?r improvea ** «**'<*«. A. E. J. Blakeley. dentist. Bank of Ausn tralasia corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859 _ Advt.

Watson's No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the monev — Advt. J '

Christmas Jewellery.-Large selection diamond rings, watches, brooches, pendants and silverware. Compare our values.-Peter Dick, jewellers, 490 Moray place.—Advt