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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18323, 13 August 1921, Page 9

Mails which left Wellington on June 30, per R.M.S. Marama, via San Francisco, arrived in London on August 7.

The City lire Brigade turned out at 5.20 p.m. yesterday, the cause being a chimney fire in Arthur street.

The General Committee of tho City Council reports that further complaints have been received relative to noise from the George Street School Hall, and it has been decided to advise tho school committee that steps must be taken to remove the cause of complaint befefe the expiration of the current licenatL

A single man, George Hatcher, son of Mr John Edward Hatcher, farmer, Portobollo, waa found dead at the Excelsior Hotel on Thursday evening. In recording the fatality in yesterday’s issue we published tho name of tho deceased as Thomas Alexander Dale. Mr Dale was the one who discovered the body, mistaking his way and finding tho deceased in the bottle collar. An inquest is to be held to-day.

House-breaking is becoming prevalent in Wellington (says a Press Association message). For tho past few weeks the police have been busy inquiring into offences of this nature. The officials consider that offenders are becoming more numerous than has been the case for some time past. Tho latest case is tho theft of tweeds from an ( establishment in Vivian street valued at £iOO. Tho police are confident of success in' discovering the offenders. Tho baths’ filtration plant, with the exception of tho motor, which, so far as is known, has not yot boon shipped, has boon received, and is at present stored in tho Hanover street yard. Arrangements are now being made by the city engineer for tho fitting up of tho plant in the baths at an early jjpto. There is now a district nurse at Clinton, Miss Pascoe, recently appointed by tho South Otago Hospital Board to the position, having taken up her di..;es. Tho chairman of the board yesterday stated that she should prove an acquisition to tho district. At the meeting of tho South Otago Hospital Board yesterday, tho chairman (Mr A. North) stated that diphtheria had occurred in the district, cases being reported at Kaitangata and Ratanui. One family was responsible, the trouble arising in Dunedin and members of the family being sent to Kaitangata and Ratanui. Dr Stenhouso had stated that it might be necessary to isolate the cases or a serious outbreak might occur. Mr North characterised the attitude of tho family as almost criminal, tho contacts moving about in an irresponsible manner. On tho motion of Mr Gumming it was decided to draw the attention of tho Health Officer to the matter, and ask him to deal with it, strictly and drastically. The chairman was empowered to take whatever action might bo necessary in the event of an outbreak occuning. Vandalism in the direction of destroying trees has been growing to such an extent that the Reserves Committee of the City Council has given instructions to prosecute three boys who wore discovered by tho acting superintendent of reserves in tho act of cutting down a cabbage tree on tho town belt. The head masters of the city schools have been asked to impress upon the children their responsibility as future citizens for preserving public property from damage, and to make it quite plain that in future it is the intention of the committee to prosecute any person caught in the act of committing any such damage. His Honor Mr Justice Sim has granted probate in the estates of the following deceased persons: —William Needs, Catherine Boatwood, Robert Johnston, Thomas Bryant. Harriett Ann Ford, William Wallace, Helen Gow, James Beveridge MTntosh, Jane Lockhart, William Hendrickson. William John Baxter. Jane Tait, Mary Phillips, and Josiah Lye. Letters of administration were granted in the estates of John Hughes Fitzgibbon and Margaret Johnston Bremner. In tho divorce cases Elizabeth Campbell v. George Campbell, and Milly Martha Odal v. Emo Margido Odal, personal service of th© citation and petition was dispensed with. An abstract of the citation is to be settled by the registrar and advertised, the respondent to be allowed 42 days for filing an answer. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., presided over a sitting of the Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon, when a 15-year-old boy was charged with a pair of dress trousers, valued at £5, and four electric torches, valued at 17s 6d each, the property of Percy Braithwaite. Chief Detective Bishop stated that tho stolen articles had been taken from the Octagon Theatre. The boy for some time stuck to a story that they had been given him by another boy, but eventually confessed. The trousers had been recovered from the boy, who had previously been under Mr Axelsen’s supervision. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon at any time until ho was 21 years of age, to place himself under tho control of Mr Axelsen, and to. make restitution of £1 17s fid. Respecting tho introduction of fruit barrows in the streets of Dunedin, tho General Committee of the City Council reports that eight applications for permits for this purpose have been received. One has been granted, and tho remainder are under consideration. The applicants are required to provide a vehicle in accordance with a standard design to be prepared by the building surveyor, provide efficient protoe tion from contamination of the fruit from dust and flies, and ply for trade only from standing points to bo selected by tho com mittee. All applicants are further required to appear personally before the committee in support of their application. So far To Hindus or foreigners have applied, and as a matter of fact, one of the applicants is a fruiterer who wishes to extend his business by street selling. The stand allotted to tho applicant who has already received a permit is in the recess at the intersection of Dowling street and Princes street.

The Otago High School Old Boys’ Society’s annual re-union was held in the Savoy lounge on Thursday evening, Mr W. J. Strong (president of the society) presiding over a largo assembly of old boys, wtio were well represented, boys from the "sixties” to quite recent years being present, and when the members of each decade were asked to come forward, they wore received with rousing cheers. Mr E. J. Anderson proposed the toast of the school, which was responded to by the ’rector, Messrs Peter Barr, and R. L. Fairmaid. Dr Marshall Macdonald proposed the toast of the ‘‘Sports of the School,” and Messrs G. S. Thomson and D. M. Spedding replied to this toast. In the course of Mr G. S, Thomson’a remarks, ho stated that this was the jubilee of tho Rugby football in the school, and that tho first game of Rugby played in Dunedin was played between the High School and a team from the Otago University on September 9, 1871—the High School being captained by tho lion. G. M. Thomson, and the University team by Professor Sale. Mr J. A. Park proposed tho toast of the visitors, which was replied to by Mr Hunt, on behalf of tho Christchurch Boys’ High School, and Mr E. C. Clowes, on behalf of tho Waitaki High School. Vocal items were supplied by Mr W. Strang ami Mr W. J. Strong, Mr W. J. Morrell anting as accompanist, while Mr J. E. Caldcr told an amusing story. Tho proceedings ended, as they were begun, with tho singing of the National Anthem. Despite the wot weather yesterday brisk business was done at Jacobs' corner, whore a sale of work was held by the soldier patients in hospitals and convalescent homes. Beaut ifid leather work and basketware of all descriptions found a ready sale, and tho takings compared favourably with those of previous street sales. Misses K. L. Miller and E. Macasscy and a number of the ox-soldiers wore in charge of the stall. Goods were received from tho Montecillo, Woodsidc, Dunedin, Pleasant Valley, and Wakari patients. The receipts for the day amounted to £62 2s 9d, which is considered very satisfactory, when the inclement weather conditions are taken into consideration. The soldierg wish it understood that the unsold portion of the goods may ho purchased at Montccillo and Woodside Hospitals. Tlie question whether legacies to stepgrandchildren are to be subject to succession duty at tho rate of 2 per cent, as if tho legal cos were grandchildren, or at the rate of 10 per cent., was yesterday decided bv Mr Justice Sitn in favour of the higher rate (reports a Wellington Press Association message). The case was one in which tho executor of tho will of the late Mrs E. S. Andrew appealed against the assessment of tho Commissioner of Stamps of the succession duty on an estate of £4,960 loft in equal sharer, to the grandchildren of deceased’s husband.

Captain Mallard and Mechanic Mayo, of the Now Zealand Aero Transport Company, who arrived in Dunedin from Tim.aru on Tuesday with an Avro machine, have been most unfortunate owing to the weather, which has been unsuitable for flying. The machine is at present on tho Anderson’s Bay foreshore, and it is hoped to give passenger flights during the week-end if weather conditions improve. It is probable that tho machine will leave for Christchurch on Monday.

The following cablegram was sent to Archbishop Mannix on Thursday on behalf of the members of the Irish Self-determina-tion League, Ophir:-—“ Members of the Irish Self-determination League of Now Zealand, Ophir, send you their heartfelt congratulations with thousand welcomes before you. Long may you Lo spared to Ireland and Australia. —(Signed) Fatheh O’Dea.”

Tho Minister of Defence yesterday announced that tho Government had decided to issue a free railway pass to all bona lido competitors attending tho annual meeting of tho Dominion Rifle Association (says a Press Association message). Tho association was being asked to assist tho Government in the exercise of tho strictest economy by ensuing that only bona fide competitors in service matches should receive free passes. It wag not desired that persons who wore neither good shots nor anxious to promote the interests of rifle shooting should be .able to obtain a free pass costing several pounds merely by paying a few shillings entrance money. Tile Sanatorium Committee of the Hospital Board is recommending that tho previous decision of the board as to contributing towards vocational training at Pleasant Valley Sanatorium be revised and tho board now contribute 10s per week towards the poultry' instructor’s fee. Mr Justice Herdman, in two judgments in Supremo Court in divorce yesterday, dealt with clause 4 of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act of last year, which makes divorce easier than .before (says a Christchurch Press Association message). In oach case a separation and maintenance order has been made by the magistrate against tho husband, and in each case the husband petitioned for divorce on the ground of separation for at least three years under tho order. His Honor dismissed both petitions.

The Defence Department is making satisfactory progress in the distribution of war medals (says a Wellington Press Association message). Tho Issue of the 1914-15 star is completed as far as traceable recipients are concerned. Tho department has a surplus of 2000 medals, and is unable to trace tho owners. Notices were sent to all entitled to receive the decoration, and in case of death, to the next-of-kin. In many cases there was no response. Persons who have not received tho medal are asked to communicate with tho War Medals Branch. The British war medal is now being distributed alphabetically, at tho rate of 500 per day. Supplies of tho Victory medals will next receive attention. Tho Pakeha haa a consignment of 50.000. Stamping and despatching these will be undertaken as soon as the general service medals are disposed of. Finally, clasps will be distributed.

In tho past-passengers to Stewart Island from the north have felt that tho system of obtaining orders from the tourist bureaux and the tickets for the steamer from the Harbour Board offices at Bluff is somewhat inconvenient, consequently the Tourist Department has written to tho board suggesting that the bureau should issue the actual tickets (wires our Invercargill correspondent). The board’s secretary' is to write to the department pointing out that the proposed system might result in people securing tickets when they would not bo able to cross on the particular day. It has been decided that tho board and tho department should negotiate with a view to reaching some arrangements to the benefit of tho board and tho department. Some time ago tho Postmaster-General notified the Bluff Harbour Board that henceforth tho mail subsidy of £450 vjould be withdrawn (wires our Invercargill correspondent). This would mean a serious thing for the board, which does not make an appreciable profit out of tho Stewart Island service. The member for Awarua (Mr J. R. Hamilton) has been advised by the Postmaster-General that no action regarding tho subsidy will be token until Mr Hamilton personally places tho position before tho Minister.

The through trains from north and south yesterday afternoon and evening were heavily crowded with people coming to town for the first test match. The afternoon express from the north consisted of 13 carriages (seven more than usual), drawn by two engines, and carrying about 500 passengers. The second had 11 carriages, also drawn by two engines and carry 553 passengers. The evening express from the south took on additional cars at Clinton, lialolutha, and Milton, arriving in town 25 minutes lute, with about 620 passengers, crowding all the 15 cars. The Otago Central train was not loaded to the extent anticipated; the passengers numbering probably about 300. The railway officials have been advised that if the weather is at all promising this morning the special train from Oamaru will be heavily loaded, and the same applies to the special train coming Up from Invercargill. A special train, consisting of 14 or 16 carriages, left Christchurch at 10 o’clock last night, and is expected to arrive in Dunedin shortly after 6 o’clock this morning. In view of the congestion in getting away again from Dunedin, the department earnestly advises passengers to board the south train at the Dunedin station and not at Caversham. It should further bo emphasised that excursion tickets for Milton, Bnlclutha, the lotwrcnco brand), and the Catlins branch, and all intermediate stations will not be available for return by the 5.10 p.m. train today ; holders must travel on tho special train.

In the course of his lecture last night Professor Pringle made interesting comment on tho cabled news of the break-up of the conference about Silesia without agreement and tho return of Mr Lloyd George to London. He expressed tho hope that none of his audience would bo unduly disturbed by this. Franco could not afford to part with the United Kingdom nor the United Kingdom with France. The two countries must go forward in the general reconstruction of Europe. , They must work gido by side. Whore he thought French statesmanship had failed since the armistice was that it had not roused tho people gradually to a consciousness of tho real position of France. To a very large extent the financial position of France, her indebtedness and dcpcndanco upon other countries had been concealed from tho French and their own Allies. Tho great blunder that her statesmen had made during tho last two years was that they had not seen tho necessity for making their policy coincide with the real needs of France.

An indication of the increased production of dairy produce that the ruling high prices have called forth is contained in figures given by tho secretary of the Bluff Harbour rioard to our Invercargill correspondent. For tho actual season (from October 1 to September 30), 93,667 crates of cheese were produced in Southland for expert alone, irrespective of tho amount for homo consumption. This represents an increase of over 1300 tons on tho figures for the previous season. Tho opinion among those who are in a position to judge is that tho returns for the next season will showeven a greater increase.

The report, of tho commission dealing with tho claim of tho South Otago Hospital Board against tho Otago Board was not dealt with publicly at the meeting of the former hoard yesterday, hut it is presumed that the board wont into committee after the members of tho pross had been asked to retire.

Mr F. N. Bartram, M.P., will speak tomorrow evening in the Choral Hull Government's Immigration Policy and Unemployment; An Indictment.” A special sports service has been arranged to take place at tho Central Mission, Octagon Hall, to-morrow evening. Tho llr.v. Clarence Katon will give an address on “Life a Onma of Football.” Mr W. Gcnimell will sing a solo, and Mr Charles A. Marlin will render on organ selection. At the evening sendee at tho Hanover Street Baptist Church to-morrow the Rev. Knowles Kcmpton will address young people especially on ‘‘Lessons from tho Football Field.” A social hour will follow the service. Notices of tho following Sunday services will bo found in onr advertising columns: Anglican: St. Paul’s, St. Matthew’s, All Saint’s, Taieri-eum-Grccn Island, Woodliaugh. Presbyterian: First, Russell Street Hall, Knox, St. Andrew's, St. Stephen’s. Chalmers, North-oast Valiev, Opoho, Stuart Hall, Pino Hill, Maori Hill, Caversham, Fast. Taieri. Methodist: Central Mission,' Trinity, St. Kilda, Glenavon, Woodhaugh. Dumbs Street. Ravenshmirne. Baptist: Hanover Street. Congregational: Moray Place. Wesley: Cargill Road. Salvation Army. Church of Christ. Tabernacle. Theosophists: Dowling Street Hall. Pentecostal Mission: Orange Hall

The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society advertises £3OOO for disposal on August 25. Members aro invited for the now No. 6 group, commencing in September. In connection with the work of the branch of the Salvation Army in King Kdward street, South Dunedin, a *’ spring fair ” will bo held, on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of this month, and will bo onened by the Mayer of St. Kilda (Mr J. AVi Dove). Quite a largo number of stalls will be open to the public, and in addition there will bo bran dips,, refreshment rooms, and numerous competitions, including nail-driving, hat-trimming, and candlelighting. A concert will bo held each evening. The programme for the Orchestral Society’s concert to be hold on Wednesday, August 24. includes suite “ Hiawatha,” by Coleridge Taylor. This suite has not previously been given in New Zealand; in fact, when the music was ordered, some* eight months ago, it was not out of the printer's hands. Coleridge Taylor is a well-known British composer, and the society is to be congratulated on its promptness in introducing this work to the public. The overture “Hansel and Grot el (Humperdinck) and selection “Lohingrin” (Wagner) arc also included in a well-selected programme. A programme of exceptional merit will bo presented by Miss Bay Jackson’s students at their annual recital to bo given at Bums Hall on Thursday. Several promising young singers will make their first appearance at this recital, which promises to provide an enjoyable and instructive evening’s entertainment. The box plan will open at the Bristol on Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. With a view to bringing together in the off season tennis players and their friends the Otago Dawn Tennis Association has arranged to hold a tennis ball in the Art Gallery Hall towards the close of this month. The idea has caught on with the various clubs, and the committee arranging the ball has reason to anticipate a most successful social function.

On Thursday everting next, in the Coronation Hall, a concert will be given in aid of St. Hilda Harrier and A.A. Club roll of honour. The programme arrangements aro in the capable hands of Mr G. Bcnuet. assisted by the chib’s secretary, Mr C. M'Crone. The artists who ore giving their valuable services aro: Misses L. and W. Ooddes (violin and piano duet), Doreen Dore (Highland Fling), Mr Gilbert Sturgcas (English character comcdiian). Miss Thqna Vivian (pong), Mr Lea. Carter (juggler), Miss Sophie Vivian (song), Mr E. Turnbull (ventriloquist), Mr Do Spong (humorous item), Miss Doreen Dore (song), and the Jacksons (comedy sketch artists). The Mayor of St. Kilda will preside, and Mrs H. Isaacs will act as accompanist during the evening. A dance will follow the concert.

Special services for planting the Gospel Oak will bo hold at Mosgiel to-morrow. A procession of Sunday school children and church neonlc will be held in the afternoon. Mrs W. Allan, tho Mayoress, has consented to plant tho tree.

The monthly concert of tho Dunedin Burns Club will ho held in the Art Gallery Hall on Wednesday next. A short address on ' Robert Louis Stevenson’’ will bo given by Mr A. G. Butchers, M.A. The Anderson’s Bay Glee Club will complete its fourteenth season by giving tho public an opportunity (on Tuesday, 23rd inst.) of hearing the works studied during the year, and as tho membership is larger than for some years and the work has been keenly entered into, the result should ho well worth hearing. The principal number to be given by the club is a “Fantasia on British National Aira,” for chorus and piano, by Dr Vincent, in which some clever and effective writing brings new beauty out of tho old melodics.

Full, pull, pull: that’s all tho Harley Davidson motor cycle knows. Otago agents; W. A. Justice and Co., Imperial Garage. 292 Princes street. Dunedin.—Advt

“Go-slow” and “No-rubbing” aro opposed —the latter finishes the laundry work by 9 sharp!—Advt.

Here’s a Plum. —20 only jute sofa squares, 7ft x 4ft, good colourings; usually 65s—to be cleared at 39s 6d each.—Mollisons (Ltd.), Advt. “Cheerio.” Conviviality and friendship suggest the best—Watson’s No. 10 whisky. —Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley, dentist. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. Advt. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. Save Your Eyes.—Consult Peter G. Dick, D.8.0.A., F. 1.0., London, consulting and oculists’ optician.—“ Peter Dick,” jewellers and opticians, Moray place, Dunedin. —Advt