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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18171, 16 February 1921, Page 4

Tho South Island Dairy Association has received cable advice from London of an agreement to reduce cheese freights to lid per lb, plus 10 per cent., this reduction being retrospective to and including the November shipment. This has been accepted, and represents a reduction on the season's cheese freights to London- from tho dominion of at least £200,000. What tho conveyance of choese means to tho shipping companies may bo gauged from the fact that a farthing per lb on the season's output from the dominion represents approximately £250,000. A movement is on foot among tho old students of the late Professor Gilray to perpetuate his memory by establishing a manorial prize in English. A circular letter explaining the proposal came before the University Council from the Graduates' Association yesterday afternoon. Tho Vicechancellor (Sir John Roberts), who was pre- < siding, expressed the council's warm sympathy with tho proposal and the hope that the scheme would bo worthily supported. ''The Surprise Packet" combination which was to have opened its .season in His Majesty's Theatre this evening has abandoned it«i Dunedin season.

The University Council, at its meeting yesterday received a letter from the Hospital Board, stating that in all probability accommodation could not be found for medical bursars at the Dunedin Hospital during the coming year. Mr J. W. Sourr explained that the Hospital Board had been instructed by the Government that it must give nurses one day off in the week. That meant that they had to have more nurses and they would not have sufficient accommodation. It was quite certain that there would be no room for Ihe bursars. The matter was referred to the Medical and Finance Committee for report. With regard to local authorities obtaining the services of Government health inspectors, under the Health Act of 1920, on making an annual payment to the Government, out of 61 local bodies in Otago and Southland suitable for the complete inspection system, 46 have finally agreed to it. The only ones as yet undecided are the boroughs of Mosgiel and Port Chalmers and the road boards of Tomahawk, Otago Heads, and Peninsula, the meeting of these three not being held at freqent intervals. In connection with absorption of the Otago military district into a southern command, a number of details have been dealt with by Lieutenant-colonel Andrews, of the Headquarters staff, during his stay in Dunedin. ’ Lieutenant-colonel Andrews left Dunedin yesterday morning for Wellington, where a conference of officers commanding districts will bo held on Tuesday next to go into particulars of re-construc-tion and the staffing of districts. The Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children has decided to make an appeal to the community for assistance in defraying the liability, incurred by it in the erection of the extension of the Karitane-Harris Hospital, which was opened by the Prime Minister last week. With this object in view, a garden fete is to be held on next Saturday week in the grounds of Mr P. C. Neill, Chingford, North-East Valley. The scope of operations of the society is being considerably enlarged not only through the provision of additional accommodation for infants, but also through the extension of the facilities for the training of nurses, and it is confidently believed by it that the public appreciation of the work which is undertaken by it will be expressed in a substantial response to its present appeal. A girl of 18 years, named Vera Stephens, who absconded from the Caversham Industrial Sdhool on January 23, was charged in the City Police Court yesterday, on nine counts, with the theft of various articles of clothing belonging to other inmates. It appears that the girl returned to the school on February 5; when everyone was away at a picnic, and took what she fancied from the laundry. On Monday she was discovered in company, with a man, who said he did not know she was an inmate of the school, and she admitted to the police that she had been sleeping out at nights and subsisting as best she could. The girl denied five of the charges, which were dismissed. On the principal charge, the theft of a grey skirt, valued at £3, she was sentenced by Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., to be detained in Addington prison for reformative treatment for a term of two years. On three other charges, involving garments to the value of £2, she was convicted and discharged. The matron of the Caversham School (Miss O’Shea) said the girl was uncontrollable and would not be taken back. The civil case, Alfred King v. John M'Combie, claim for specific performance, or in the alternative £590 damages, for breach of contract, in re the purchase o£ a house, will be taken by his Honor Mr Justice Sim on February 22. The following divorce cases will also be taken on the same date: — William Sfiaw v. Elizabeth Annie Shaw, Flora M'lnnes v. John Dunne M'lnnes, James Joseph Smith Johnson v. Jane Horn Johnson, and Elias Henry Ramsay Lawrie v. Ethel Blanche Lawrie. The date of the civil action, Wilson, Balk, and Co. v- Robert Wilson, claim for £241 8s 4d, damages for refusal to take delivery of tea as agreed, has not been fixed, and neither has the date of the hearing of the appeal case, John Frederick Hammerly v. George Scrandrett, sergeant of police. The last-named case is a general appeal against the decision of Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., under which the appellant was convicted and fined £lO on December 13, 1920, on a charge of wilfully obstructing the sergeant while in the execution of his duty. The monthly meeting of the Dunedin A thenceunr Committee was held on Monday night. Dr J. Dickie presiding. It was reported that there was a net increase of 21 members since last meeting; that 51 volumes had been added to .the library; and that the following presentations had been received Acts of the Parliament of South Australia for 1920, and the New Zealand Statutes for 1920. The matter of providing new shelving for the* circulating library was referred to the House Committee with power to act, and the Reading Room Committee was authorised to report as to the question of obtaining a number of new magazines. It was agreed to purchase 19 volumes of new works in various departments of literature, which were submitted for the approval of the committee; also to order 13 volumes recommended by the Library Committee. The following subcommittees were appointed :—Library—Professor G. E. Thompson (convener), Messrs T. W. Whitson, W. Alexander, and W. H. Duke, Dr R. D. Milligan and Professor J. Park; reading room—Messrs J. W. Black (convener), J. L. Salmond, W. Alexander, Professor Thompson, Professor J. J?ark, and Dr Milligan; house—Messrs Salmiond (convener), Black, Clayton, and Duke. ' “Wo have overcome nearly all the old prejudices against New Zealand-made goods,” said Mr F. M. Hills, president of the Industrial Corporation of New Zealand, at thd annual conference in Auckland. “The great majority of manufacturers have had in the past to suffer for the poor quality of articles that a few irresponsible firms used to put on the market. Practically all those have some time since met with a well-deserved end, and during the war on account of the public, having to buy New Zealand goods for ladk of any other it was realised as never before how much and how well the dominion does already manufacture. With world competition once again active we'' must leave no stone unturned to see that the quality of our goods compares favourably with the world’s best.” A meeting of the Port Chalmers Progressive League was held on Monday evening, and owing to the indisposition of the president (thp Rev. H. S. Bishop), Mr Morgan was voted to the chair. The business dealt witli mainly concerned telephone matters — namely, the requests to various bodies, dealing with suggested additions to the local telephone exchanges. With respect to a letter received from Mr Henderson, electrical engineer, declining the request that the local sub-station attendant’s residence he connected by telephone, the secretary (Mr Young) was instructed to again write to the engineer and place before him urgent reasons why this particular convenience should be adopted. Other business dealt with was the necessity for more, letter boxes on the upper peninsula and in' the vicinity of Wickliffo terrace. The housing shortage was also discussed, as extreme difficulty was being experienced in obtaining houses. The annual meeting of the Waikouaiti Library Institute was held on Monday evening. The annual report and balance sheet was read and adopted. The latter showed that the credit balance for the year was £4O, as against £54 last year. The principal expenditure was incurred in renovating the piano and building a new chimney. The election of the committe for tho ensuing year resulted in Messrs T. Lang (chairman), B. W. Fell, R. Templeton, N. Stewart, S. Bray, W. Mudge, and C. Peterson being chosen. Messrs Lang, Peterson, and Fell were constituted a Works Committee. Mr B. Hallett was appointed secretary. The most important matter considered by tho Jewellers’ Conference yesterday was the shortage of boys as apprentices to the trade—a state of affairs which, it was considered, would produce a marked scarcity of watchmakers within a few years’ time. After fully discussing the matter it was decided to endeavour to get watchmaking made a subject at technical schools, and also to endeavour to obtain skilled tradesmen from England. during the afternoon t.h<» members of the local association look the visitting dole?;- .'3 for a motor to Henley, where afternoon tea was p/widod. After a most enjoyable outing the i-m-t* returned to town about 6 pm. and far, owning to business.

The business of the monthly meeting of the Dunedin Fire Board was got through yesterday afternoon with great despatch. Mr J. Wilson occupied the chair, and there ■were also present Messrs L Green, Wf A. Scott, J. S. Webb, and J. S. Hislop. The General Committee reported that accounts amounting to £1685 6s 5d had been passed for payment', and that the financial position as at February 8 showed a credit balance of £2261 2s 7d. The report was adopted. Mr Justice Sim held a sitting in chambers yesterday morning, when probate was granted in the estates of the following persons:—Benjamin Iggo, Clara Tregear, Ann Wood, Mary Campbell Gilmour, William Alfred Dimick, William Allan, John Evans, James Popham, and John Findlay M‘Kenzie. Letters of administration were granted in the estates of David Gibson Scott and Angus M’Diarmid. The action of the Patriotic Association in referring to the Finance Committee a proposal to do something in recognition of the services of the secretary (Mr J. Stewart Wright), who is going into the country under doctor’s orders, was the subject of discussion at a' meeting of the Returned Soldiers’ Executive last night. The matter was introduced by Mr Wood and supported by Mr M‘Nish,, who remarked that a soldier who was four years in the line was cross-examined when he .went to the Patriotic Association, and told that he should have a good banking account put by. It swa a resolved, on the motion of Mr M‘Crae —“That this association views with alarm the proposed action of the Patriotic Association to recognise Mr Wright’s work by a monetary grant, and is of opinion that he has been already paid for the services that he has rendered.” Mr Smeaton, having failed in proposing an amendment that no action be taken, voted against the motion, and said be considered they would be entirely outside of their province in criticising others in that way. Mr £J‘Nish rejoined that the Patriotic Association was administering public money. Mr Smeaton reminded them that jany man who left New Zealand was on active service so far as they were concerned. According to what he had read Mr Wright had suffered certain disabilities, and it would bo out of their province to pass a vote of no confidence in the executive of the Patriotic Association. The first admission to the membership of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association, under the new rule providing -for the admission of T.M.C.A. secretaries with overseas services, was agreed upon last night, when the committee accepted the nomination of Mr J. V. Hanna, physical director of the local Y.M.C.A. At their rooms yesterday afternoon Messrs Park, Reynolds, and Co. offered for sale by public auction close bn 80 pictures in oil and water colours from the collection of Mr Ambrose Chiaroni, the works being mostly from the brushes of a number of well-known artists. There was a fair attendance of art lovers, and while tha bidding generally was not particularly spirited anything that appealed specially to buyers met with an eager demand and good competition resulted. Both the oil and water colours attracted equal attention, and about half of the collection was sold at prices ranging from £4 up to £lO and £l2. Most of the larger canvases, however, were passed in, the majority of these being probably more suited for public galleries than for private collections. Following are the returns of infectious disease in the Dunedin and Lake Logan x ever Hospitals for the week ended at noon on Monday:—Diphtheria: Discharged one, remaiding 11. Scarlet fever: Discharged one, remaining two. Infantile paralysis: Admitted one, remaining two. Total remaining 15. An interesting as well as a significant feature of the ‘‘Jubilee Bazaar” which js being held in London in aid of Dr Barnardo’s Homes is the large stall containing a great variety of articles supplied by the generosity of New Zealand, and under the special charge of Lady Allen, wife of the High Commissioner, states the Daily News (London). We do not seem to hear very much about New Zealand now that the war is over. Few people realise how actively concerned are the people of this distant dominion, so genuinely British in blood and sentiment, in every phase of life, social, and political, in Great Britain, or how quickly their sympathies are aroused in any good purpose affecting the home of the Empire that they are asked to eerve. One cannot help thinking that if the British public appreciated more justly the close attention with which the course of Home affairs is followed in all parts of the Empire and the anxiety shown to discover our motives of action, there would to a heightened sense of responsibility on the part both of politicians and the press towards domestic problems as well as those which concern our brethren overseas. It is good sometimes, when occasion offers, to call attention to considerations such as these, for the strength and durability of the Empire must depend on . the oneness of its outlook, and on the extent to which the centre in its practical ideals can retain the confidence and active support of the .outlying parts. , That is Imperial conreduced to its simplest terms. An investigation has been made by Mr W. K. Dallas, orchard instructor, and Mr H. Shields (who has had experience in the fire blight area in Auckland), of the case of alleged fire blight discovered in a hawthorn hedge at Laiisdowne, near Tai Tapu (says the Christchurch Press). They found that no fire blight existed in the particular hedge, and that the appearance which raised the suspicion of that dissease was due to the hedge having been killed by its proximity to certain gum trees. They did not confine their investigation to this particular hedge, but inspected all the hedges in the vicinity, but saw no signs of fire blight. Mr Dallas informed a reporter that it would be well if people who have hawthorn hedges growing on their land cut them down to a height of five feet. A section in the Health Act, as amended and consolidated during the last Parlia--mentary session, will be of great advantage to the police or other authorities under whose notice cases of aged, destitute, or infirm persons living without proper care and attention may be brought. The Act gives the authorities power to take such a person before a magistrate in order that an order of committal to some suitable home or in-, stitution may be made, and, further, to enforce compliance with such order as may be made. In the past, many difficult cases have cropped up, both of aged people who refused to go to an institution, and, strangely enough, of difficulties which have arisen through the refusal of the authorities in charge of charitable or other institutions to take such persons under their care. Leave the traffic in your dust. Ride a Harley-Davidson motor cycle, and be first on the road.—W. A. Justice and Co., Otago agents. 292 Princes street. Dunedin.—Advt. For the weekly family wash use six ounces of the pure Golden Rule Cocoanut Oil Soap with one small packet No Rubbing Laundry Help. This is the most popular and effective recipe for washing all clothes perfectly clean.—Advt. The annual meeting of the Workers’ Educational Association will be held in the Town Hall, Dunedin, to-morrow (Thursday) evening, at 8 o’clock. Students, subscribers, and all invested are invited to attend. —Advt. , Best quality teased kapok at Is 6d a lb. Get some from Mollisona (Ltd.), George street, Dunedin.—Advt. We regard all children as shareholders in “The World-lifting Association” who make good use' of tfhe “Thinkers’ Pictorial” School Exercise Books. Price 4d.—Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley, dentist. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. Advt. • Heres n paradox. Watson s No. 10 is A 1 whisky.—Advt. Choice Jewellery.—Large selection diamond rings, watches, brooches, pendants, and silverware. Compare our values.—Peter Dick, jewellers, 490 Moray place.—Advt.