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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18198, 19 March 1921, Page 9

, In consequence of the Wahine not getting away from Wellington for Lyttelton there will be no ferry service from the latter port to Wellington to-day. The Chief Postmaster (Mr F. J. Chisholm) advises that mails which left Wellington on February 5, per R.M.S. Tahiti, via San Francisco, arrived in London oq Mproh 15. /

In connection with the Easter holidays, the grocers purpose closing on Friday, 25th, and remaining closed until Tuesday, 29th, both days inclusive. In previous years Easter Tuesday had not been observed as a holiday as far as the grocers were concerned. “I suppose I would not be very far wrong in saying that the time of a ship of, say, 500 tons is worth from £4OO to £SOO every 24 hours,” said Mr H. »C. Campbell at the meeting of the Otago Harbour Board last evening when the question of imposing an additional charge of Is per ton on all cargo discharged from vqssels after ordinary working hours was being discussed. Our Palmerston correspondent) reports that at the monthly stock sale, held on Thursday, there was a small yarding of cattle and avlarge one of sheep. Bidding was very slow, yet prices in moat cases were in advance of those ruling generally. Mr T. H. Russell asked the chairman of the Harbour Board last evening at the conclusion of the ordinary business if he could tell anembers how the work of installing the new boiler on the tug Dunedin was progressing. Mr Galbraith replied that a progress payment of £5550 had been made to Messrs John Chambers and Son, and that the work was going on satisfactorily. Mr Cable (chairman of the Works Committee) -said that it was expected that the work of installation would b© finished within the next three weeks, and that it would require another three weeks to put everything in order. Messrs Chambers and Son were to be complimented on the manner in .which they were doing their work, and the board’s own staff was also carrying out its in a very creditable manner. At a meeting of the Otago District Committee of the Returned Soldier’s Association last night, Mr J. M. Gillies, the delegate from Gore, mentioned the case of a military funeral where the relatives wore charged by the Deten.ce Department for the transport of a gun-carriage. It appears that the ex-soldier before his death expressed a wish that his body should be buried with military honours. The Defence Department af Invercargill, when asked to supply a gun-carriage, replied that one would be sent on condition that no expense was entailed for the department, and that the freight charges for the transport of the carriage from Invercargill to Mataura and back were paid. The returned soldiers in the district provided horses and drivers, pallbearers, and firing party, and the relatives paid the money to the Railway Department for the transport of the guncarriage. Members expressed strong indignation at the action of the Defence Department, and it was resolved to send a letter of protest to the Minister of Defence. Members of the Otago Harbour Board were pleased last evening when a letter was read from Captain H. dayden, marine superintendent for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, stating that he had advised the company that he considered it safe for vessels of the Athenic class to load to 28ft draught at Port Chalmers. Captain dayden acknowledged receipt of a print of the steamer Port Caroline, which recently sailed from Port Chalmers on a loaded draught of 29ft. Vessels of the Athenio class would have to berth stern southwards to avoid swinging before departure for sea. In, moving that the letter bo received and its contents noted with approval, the deputy-chairman (Mr Soollay) said it I was good to sea that shipowners were realising the undoubted facilities here for the deep loading of oversea vessels. A greater draught than 28ft had already left Otago Hkrbour without the slighest difficulty. When a little more dredging had been done to further deepen the approach to the Port Chalmers wharves—and It would be dredged at an early date —the last possible vestige of excuse for vessels not calling on deep draught would be effectually disposed of. The forthcoming local elections for Mayor, borough councillors, and members of the Harbour Board ar« not yet evoking marked interest at Port Chalmers. The main roll of names of residents eligible to vote will be available at the beginning of next month, and as some days will elapse before the supplementary roll is closed, considerable activity will probably be then displayed in the matter of enrolling votem It is freely stated that the number of aspirants to the Borough Council is likely to exceed the number required, and in that case an election will be necessary. Mrs O. Millar, of Outram, whoso son Thomas, a member of the Main Body, made tha supremo sacrifice at Gallipoli, is among the recipients of the memorial casket, already described by us, which is being forwarded by H.R.H. Princess Mary to the parents of soldiers killed in the war in 1915. In the Hanover Street Church on Tuesday next a valedictory social is to be tendered by the Otago Auxiliary of the Baptist Union to Mr A. S. Adams, who has been recently elevated to the Supreme Court bench. Mr Adams has long and honourably been associated with the Baptist cause in this city, and has served nil the Baptist Churches in various capacities. His _ removal from Dunedin is felt to be a serious loss, • especially to the Hanover Street Church, of' which he has .for many years been a deacon, and .in which he has exerted a fine influence. All his Baptist friends felicitate him on his promotion and wish him great success in his new office, but deeply regret his retirement from the city in which all his life has been spent. Brief farewell speeches will be given at the social and musical items and nefreshments will fill in the evening.

The Dunedin Highland Pipe Band will play in the Botanic Gardens to-morrow afternoon, when it will render some of Scotland’s bek selections. New uniforms are required, and the members are doing their utmost to collect about for that purpose, and when the new uniforms are acquired the' Dunedin Highland Pipe Band will be the best equipped in the dominion. The Dunedin sittings of the Arbitration Court were concluded yesterday. The next sittings will be at Christchurch, commencing on^ April 5. Mr Justice Frazer leaves for the north by the second express to-day. We have received 7s 6d from “E. T.” forDr Barnardo’s Homes Fund. An advertisement of interest to residents of Taieri Plains-crum-Green Island appears in the religious advertisements column. We have been asked to point out that a correspondent was in error in stating yesterday that the price of oatmeal is to be raised. The price has actually been reduced lately by £3 per ton. Two thousand pounds are for saleby the United Starr-Bowkett Building' Society on April 5. Open to all members. The secretary for the Dunedin and Subur* ban Mutual Money Club (Ltd.) reports that applications for loans to the amount; of £740 were received by the trustees at this week’s meeting. The South Dunedin Branch of the New Zealand Labour Party will hold a meeting in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Caversham, on Tuesday next. The is the preparation for the municipal election campaign. Tho Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Building Society invites applications for shares in No. 4 Group, and notifies appropriations of £SOO each by ballot and sale in Nos. 3 and 4 Groups next Wednesday. Thanksgiving services for a bountiful harvest will be held to-morrow at the Hanover Street Baptist Chtjrch. Tho Rev. R. H. K. Kcmpton will preach. Harvest thanksgiving services will be held at Trinity Methodist Churqh to-morrow. There will bo special music rthd decorations. At the Glenavcn Methodist Church on Tuesday the cantata “The Rolling Seasons” will be’ rendered. The combined Methodist preachers of Dunedin will meet in Trinity Schoolroom on Monday, when the Rev. M. A. Rugby Pratt will deliver an address. Special services fo commemorate the seventy-third anniversary of the church and province will be held in First Church tomorrow. There will bo special music, including the “To Deum” and “The Hallelujah Chorus.” The Mayor and councillors will bo present at the evening service, and there will no doubt be a large attendance of “earlv settlers” at these services. The Rev. Graham H. Balfour will conduct both services. Mr W. Gemmell will sing “Abide With Me” (Liddle) and Mr W. Nr Satterthwaiip “Nearer, My God, to Thee” (Carey) at the, Methodist Central Mission gn Sunday eventing, the choir rendering tho anthem, “Seek Ye the Lord” (Roberts), with Mr Satterthwaite as soloist. The subject of the Rev. Clarence Eaton’s address will be “The Old Faith and the New Light.” Harvest festival services will be held at the St. Kilda Methodist Church to-morrow. Special musio will be rendered at both services, and in the evening a leading city soloist will sing “The Blind Ploughman ” A sale of gifts and entertainment will take jalaee on Monday night in the Sunday School

Stainer’s “Crucifixion” will be rendered at the evening service in the Moray Place Congregational Church to-morrow. The soloists will be Messrs J. Leech and Mortley Peake. Notices for the following _ Sunday services will be found in our advertising columns: — Anglican; St. Paul’s, St. Matthew’s, All Saints’. .Woodhaugh. Presbyterian —First, N.E. Valley, Opoho, Chalmers, Roslyn, Knox, St. Andrew’s. Greeh Island, Caversham. Methodist—-Central Mission, Trinity, St. Kilda, Glenaven, Woodhaugh. Baptist —Hanover Street. Congregational—Moray Place. Wesley—Cargill Road. Salvation Army. Church of Christ —Tabernacle. Theosophists—'Dowling Street Hall. Never a mechanical stop when you ride a Harley-Davidson motor. cycle. agents: W. A. Justice and Co., Imperial ''Garage. 292 Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt. For the weekly family wash use six /ounces of the pure Golden Rule Oqcpanut 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 World-lifting Association favours” the formation of a huge “world-lifting combine,” embracing all labour and employers’ 'unions, all churches, Governments, newspapers, educationalists, theatres —in short, everybody in every nation who can do some lifting in the direction illustrated by those 'wonderful lithographed pictures on the Golden Rule soap cartons. Obtainable from all grocers. “Where no vision is there the people perish.”—Advt. House furnishers, deal with the makers. Call and see our factory and showrooms, Bath street and Octagon. See the men working. That’s why our prices and quality can’t be beat in the dominion. We get there in our estimates. Our turnover keeps up. We give value. Call and see our extended premises lately occupied by Dr R. Martin. There’s a reason for our growth. Furniture, carpets, linos., pianos, and organs.—F. and F. Martin (Ltd.), 3 Octagon.—Advt. ■"Ladies’ Black Cotton H6se, double: feet and tops, greatest value ever offered; Is lid a pair at Mollisons, George street, Dunedin. —Advt. Akaroa, the fashionable health resort. The beauties of its harbour are unsurpassed in the dominion. Holidaying there is health-renewing. ■, Bathing, boating, outdoor games.—Advt. » A. ri. J. Blakeley, dentist. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets ' (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. Advt. Here’s u paradox Watson’s No. 10 is Al whisky.—Advt. Choice , Jewellery.—Large selection diamond rings, watches, brooches, pendants, and silverware. Compare our values. —Peter Dick, jewellers, 490 Moray place.—Advt.