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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18513, 25 March 1922, Page 8

Twenty-nine bags of mail matter from Australia and 110 bags from England were brought by the Palooim, which reached Wellington last night. The Pakmna arrived too late to connect with the flsrry steamer, but the mails were forwarded lasj£ night, and should arrive this afternoon and be delivered on Monday morning.

'Hie Dunedin Jockey Club purposes hold* ing a benefit race meeting on April 22, the net profits to go to disabled soldiers. An attractive programme has been adopted, the stakes amounting to £BOO for the day. The programme includes a steeplechase, and six flat races. As there will not be any free list it is anticipated tbat a good sum will be raised for this worthy cause. The fee for admission has been fixed at 5s for gentlemen and la for la dim.

The lice using of hawkers and pedlars, or travellers who were actually hawkers, was discussed by the Taieri County Gounod. Mr Messent, of Middlemaroh, wa» present ahd advocated the issuing of licenses. After a general discussion it was decided to consider the position of hawkers and pedlars, with a view to having them licensed. The annual ram fair held under the auspices of the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society will he held at Burnside saleyards on Tuesday, March 28. when sheep from the leading registered flocks in the South Island will be offered for sale under the regulations and conditions laid down by tho society. Intending purchasers will have the opportunity of selecting from sheep of high quality that have been entered for sale from Canterbury to Southland. The sale commences at 10.30 a,m. A most comprehensive and unusual collection of Defence Department stores is to be offered for sale by Messrs E. L. Macassey and Company at tho Kensington Drill Hall at 1 p-m. on Tuesday. It is stated that apart from wool sales this will bo the largest sale of goods ever held in Dunedin. There are 1000 lots to bo offered, and these include all manner of medical, engineering, and other stores. The list of goods offering gives a curious insight into the varied activities of the Defence Department or at any rate of the officials who acted as buyers for it. The list includes blackboards, bookcases, lamps, spring balances, fenders, many kinds of office and house furniture, grindstones, ropes, padlocks, flags, tanks, chains, fireworks, rockets, and coloured lights, electric bells, binoculars, telescopes, and range-finders. It is anticipated that the sale will occupy three or four hours, and every provision is made for dealing with a large and eager crowd. On Thursday afternoon last a young lady met with an accident which might very easily have had a fatal termination. The Senior Bible Classes of the United Congregational Church were enjoying a picnic at Longbeach, when one of the young ladies, Miss Lois Colvin, in a spirit of adventure, essayed to scale the cliff just south of the caves. She had reached - dangerous elevation when the leader’s attention was drawn to her predicament, and he called to her to be careful. Before he could get forward to assist her, however, a jutting rock which she had grasped came clean away in her hands, and to the horror of all her watching companions, the daring girl fell headlong. About 30ft below her a ledge of rook stood out some 3ft, and this she struck near the edge, literally bouncing from tho ledge dear of the foot rocks on to the hard sand 20ft'lower. The leader’s hurried examination of the unconscious girl revealed no indications of broken bones or serious wounds, so arrangements were made to carry her a considerable distance to meet a conveyance kindly furnished by Mr F. Driver. Dr Edgar, Port Chalmers, was in attendance in an hour and a-half, and after a careful examination he cheered the picnickers with the news that beyond numerous cuts and severe bruises and shock the girl seemed all right. The patient was conveyed to town in the evening and taken to her home, and Dr Ritchie assures her parents that there is nothing to fear. The Bible Class loader speaks in warm terms of Mr erd Mrs F. Driver and other Purakarmi residents for their willing assistance in a difficult situation, aided by the float-footed young men of the party. Elec trio safety lamps are coming Into very general use in British mines whore there is any risk of explosion. One clement in their safety is the fact that they cannot be unlocked by the miner himself. ■ A strong magnetic force has to be exerted in order to unlock the lamp, so that the battery may be taken out for re-charging. In the usual form of unlocking machine the current for the magnetic mechanism is usually applied until a certain batch of lamps is unlocked, when perhaps the current is still left on. This leads to waste of current and occasionally to damage to the lamps. In tho new appliance there is a tubular magnet so arranged that when the lamp is placed on the unlocker any portion of the magnet will operate the lock. The placing of the lamp on the unlocker depresses the switch and applies the current ; and when the lamp is taken away this switch automatically returns and cuts off the current. The action of the switch is thus entirely automatics. Oar Wellington correspondent wires that ■ the competition of raot.br lorries with the railways continues there, especially in the carriage of benzine to the country, and the lorries generally are able to get return loads of produce, Meantime the lorries are playing havoc with the country roads, the upkeep of which falls heavily upon the general taxpayer in regard to main roads, and upon the local bodies in regard to other roads. The present state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue much longer, and next session there may be a revival of tho Main Highways Bill, for the Government loses not only the railway freight, but also has to spend an increased amount on road maintenance. The Minister of Works has written to the local Automobile Club stating that there was a suggestion that representatives of the executive of the Counties Association, the Automobile Association, and the Goocf Roads Association should meet during the recess to consider the provisions most generally suitable for inclusion in tho Bill, and inciting the cooperation of the club in this matter, suggesting that such a meeting should be held in Wellington oarly in May, so that it may be definitely known before tho date when the House is to meet what are tho opinions held by the executives of these bodies as / representing tho interests most closely connected. It was understood that the department should also bo represented at the meeting. The olub appointed their delegates to attend the conference. In the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday (wires our Wellington' correspondent) a woman named Ellen Dosouaa was fined £25 for selling adulterated milk, and 40s for keeping milk in a dirty can. Subsequently, on the ground that 1 the woman was in a poor financial position, the magistrate reduced tho fine to £l2 10s. He said the case was as bad a one as bad coma before tho court An elderly man named Edward Richard Brewer, who resided at 407 Oar gill road, was ordered into the hospital yesterday, and while being conveyed in tho ambulance ho expired. The body was examined by Dr Billdiff when it arrived at the institution, but he could only pronounce life to be extinct Another evidence of the hard times farmers are up against was manifested yesterday (wire* our Wanganui correspondent) when a meeting of creditors in the estate of the late H. "V. Hammond was held. This estate was one of the most valuable in trio district. The assets represented £210,000, and the liabilities £200,000. Tho liabilities, with the exception of about £3OOO, worn all secured, Tho secured creditors comjiriso various persons holding first mortgages over different portions of the real estate, and Dalgety and Company, holding a second mortgage over practically the whole estate, upon which mortgage there was duo and owing at the death of the deceased about £77,000. 'The fact that an estate of such value was forced into bankruptcy is a reflection of the strenuous times through which farmers are passing. A meeting of the Dunedin stock agents was held yesterday to consider tho rneot ex ports i“a claim to deduct the Control Board’s levy of Id per head on sheep ami lambs, bought either privately or at auction. It was decided to resist this method of collection on the grounds that tho Government regulation clearly states that the amounts axe payable on export, and the discussion raised many other reasons against the method proposed. The Dunedin auctioneers consider, therefore, that the proper procedure to cover the charge is for the freezing companies to make an addition to their charges, under which buyers would automatically provide for it in their operafTons. Many farmers are under the impression that tho auctioneering firms are conniving at the proposed method but thv result of the above meeting will show them otherwise. Any deduction so far made from account sales is subject to revision when a decision applicable tie the whole dominion is •cxixed

Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., presided at tho Port Chalmers Court yesterday. Peter Bradley, who pleaded for leniency on a charge of violating a prohibition order by entering licensed premises during its currency, was convicted and discharged. Tho Otago Harbour Board urges that investors should assist ia taking up their 6i per cent, debentures. This it describes as a gilt-edged investment. Further, the ' objectionable Declaration Form relative to income will, under tho new Act, be eliminated after the first interest payment. The marked improvement in native health generally and sanitation in particular, during the past few years, was commented upon very favourably to a Star representative recently by Dr Hughes, officer m charge of the Health Department in Auckland. Ho stated that a. few years ago, when he was formerly connected with tho Auckland office, cases of typhoid among the Maoris through the whole of the district were very frequent Now the disease was kept well in hand, and invariably checked at the initial stapes. Tho improvement in matters of sanitation was very considerable, due to tho presence of medical officers constantly among tho native people and also due, to a very large extent, to the example set by the returned Maori soldiers, who had been well trained as to tho importance of those matters. The nurses resident among the Natives also had a very beneficial influence. “Altliougn it is not generally krown,” relinked Dr Hughes, “the old Maoris oould have set many of us an example as to sanitation generally. These matters were never neglected in the old time paa, and fhe importance as to the non-infection of the water supply was always strongly emphasised by them.” It was very satisfactory to note that the Government’s efforts among tho Native people were meeting with such marked success. Au incident, which led to a fracas that might have assumed ugly proportions, happened at the St. Patrick’s Day sports at Newtown, Wellington, on Saturday afternoon. A young man, David Thomas, 17 years of age, was dancing with his partner, an elderly man, in the championship Irish reel. Suddenly, without warning, a man leaped on the temporary platform, and called out, “You get down,’’ at Ihe same time making a blow at Thomas, which threw him from the platform. In a moment, a number of men jumped on the platform. An old man was among them, and he was quickly “at holts” with a y ranger man. Both struck blows. On the opposite side of the platform, another man, who stated afterwards that ho was the father of the young dancer, endeavoured to get into close quarters with the first in trader. The crowd became excited. Just as things were assuming an ugly shape, a sergeant of police and a foot policeman jumped on tho platform, and, by the exercise of great tact, succeeded in parting the combatants, and making several of them shake hands. Loud applause greeted the announcement of an official of the dancing that the youth would be given another opportunity, and he received a rousing welco/ho as he continued his dance. , C °PJ pamphlet, entitled Profitable Publicity,” published by Messrs J. Ilott (Ltd), Wellington, is to hand. It is specially interesting to advertisers. "Dm Rev. A. M’Callum, president of the Australian Methodist Church, will reach Dunedin tq-day, and will conduct services m inmty Church, Dundas Street, and Central Mission to-morrow. Among the prominent visitors from overseas who were P£ es ®ht ; at tho recent Auckland Conference Mr M Callum occupied an honoured place, his addresses always being of a very high order. The centenary tea meeting will be held on Thursday next in Trinity Methodist Schoolroom, to bo followed by a Methodist m the Octagon Hall. The Rev. A. M Callum will give an address, and representatives of sister denominations will briefly extend their congratulations to the Methodist Church on attaining its century of work in this dominion. The Mayor (Mr J. S. Douglas) has consented to be present and to offer the congratulations of the city, and altogether the meeting promises to bo of a memorable and historic character. The Mqrnington Soldiers’ Memorial Committee will hold a concert in Burns Hall this evening. The proceeds are to be devoted to paying off the balance of the cost of tho memorial arch recently erected at the entrance to the school. The best local talent has consented to help the committee. The Dunedin Starr-Bowkett Building Society notifies that the No, 5 Group will commence on May 15 next, and that £SOO will be disposed of by ballot and £SOO by sale in the No. 3 group, and £SOO by ballot and £SOO by sale in the No. 4 group on Wednesday next. ro-mprrow evening will witness the beginning of a venture by tho Anglican Cnurch in South Dunedin. The use of tho Town Hall in King Edward road has been obtained, and it will bo opened each Sunday evening at 7 p.m. for a simple type of mission service. The Bishop of Dunedin has promised to be present at the opening service to-morrow. rhe Band of the Ist Battalion will play at the Botanic Gardens to-morrow afternoon. Die Rev. Alexander M’Callum, President of the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australia, and formerly superintendent of the Melbourne Central Mission, will conduct tho evening service at the Methodist Central Mission, Octagon Hall, to-morrow evening. Special music will be rendered, including solos by Mrs Wilfred Andrews and Mr Archie Jones. Tho United Starr-Bowkett Building Society advertises £2OOO for disposal on April 27, and invites membership for the new No. 6 group. The annual meeting of tha local branch of the British and Foreign Sailors’ Society will bo held in tho Sailors’ Rest, Rattray street, on Monday evening. Die U.T.A. Spiritual Church mission services will bo hold at Kroon’s Hall on Sunday. ,i Mr Walter Nash, of Wellington, will give an address to-morrow evening in the Empire Theatre, on “Unemployment: Its Cause and Cure.” First Church will celebrate to-morrow the seventy-fourth anniversary of the church and of tha province. The morning service will be conducted by the Rev. Hector Macloan, M.A., M.So., and the evening service by the Rev. G. H. Balfour, M.A., B.D. Special music will be given by the choir at both services. Notices of the following Sunday services will be found in our advertising columns: Anglican; St. Paul’s, St. Matthew’s, All Saint’s, Taieiri-cum-Green Island, Woodhaugh. Presbyterian; First, Russell Street Hall. Knox, St. Andrew’s, Roslyn, Chalmers, Kensington, North-East Valley, Opoho, Stuart Hall, Pine Hill, Caveroham, Leith Valley. Methodist: Central Mission, Trinity, St. 'Kilda, Glenaven, Woodhaugh, Dundas Street, Ravensboume, Broad Bay, Kensington, Macandrew’s Bay, Highcliff. Baptist: Hanover Street. Congregational: Moray Place. Wesley: Cargill Road. Salvation Army, Dowling street. Church of Christ: Tabernacle. Theosonhists; Dowling Street Hall. Pentecostal Mission: Orange Hall. Spiritualists: Hnnover Street. Theomonists: Kroon’s Hall. Impossible to pass a 7-9 Harley-Davidson motor cycle on the road. Buy one of those machines yourself, and he first on the road W. A. Justice and Co.. Otago Agents, 292 Princes street. Dunedin.—Advt. A thrill of enthusiasm/ is running right through NeW Zealand in favour of No Rubbing Laundry Help gladdening the hearts of all “thrifty housewives.—Advt. Men’s warm Union shirts, collars attached. Refit grounds, with assorted coloured stripes ; splendid lino for winter wear; price 10s 6<l post free.—Mollisons Ltd.—Advt. Watson’s No. 10 is a little dearer than most whiskies, but is worth the money.— Advt. A E. J. Blakeley, dentist, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray rtrepta (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. Advt. Sava your Eyes.—Consult Peter G. Dick, D.8.0.A., F. 1.0., London, consulting and oculiste’ optician.—“ Peter Dick,” jewellers and opticians, Moray place. Dunedin.—Advt