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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18516, 29 March 1922, Page 4

A health campaign in the city and 1 suburbs, in the prosecution of -which the Health and Education Department will 00, , operate with the Plunket Society, will be ’ begun on Saturday next, and will be carried | on until the following Wednesday. Dr Truby King, Director of Child Welfare, , will address meetings at night in South Dunedin, Mosgiel, Burns Hall, and Port Chalmers in that order, and afternoon meet--1 ings for mothers will be conducted at South Dunedin, in Bums Hall, and at Port Chalmers by Miss Paterson, a qualified and experienced nurse who accompanied Dr King to Europe on behalf of the War Victims Relief Committee. At a meeting of the committee of the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association last night, after the secretary had read correspondence relating to the recent discussion on the Waipori pipeline tenders, Mr W. C. Burt said he had noticed that tenders had been received for a 25-ton electric crane. There was no reason why it should not be made in New Zealand, Auckland had recently had one made, he added. It was decided to write to the City Council asking why tenders had not been called for locally. Mr J. S. Fletcher mentioned the instance of the electric diggers, which are working at the southern dam, and for which he said no tenders had been called. Speaking of the rate at which the machines are doing their work, Mr Fletcher said he had noticed an advertisement in an American paper in which the same quantity of material was being handled in the same time with one digger. Mr W. Stevenson expressed the opinion'That the trouble was caused by the inadequate method employed in carting away the excavated material. The Appeal Court refused the application for a new trial in the case of Thomas Fearon, who was convicted at Auckland in February last of stealing £35 from A. M’Guire (says a Press Association message from Wellington), The application was 'made on the ground that the verdict was against the weight of evidence. The return of infectious disease cases dealt with at the Ihmedin and Fever Hospitals during the week ending at noon on Monday last is as follows;—Diphtheria—admitted 8, discharged 3, remaining 10; scarlet fever—admitted 3, discharged 1, remaining 7; erysipelas—admitted 2, discharged 1, died X, remaining none. Total remaining 17. A sale of military stores was commenced at Kensington Hall by Messrs E. L. Macas sey and Co. yesterday, and was continued for several hours. The articles offered at auction are too numerous to refer to in detail, but amongst them were suits, such as men wore when engaged in work, which ora minus buttons, owing to the dangerous nature of the occupation; quilts, blankets, rope-soled boots, sheerlegs, trucks, rope, anchors, and electric torches, and an immense variety of electrical instruments and contrivances. The results of the auctioneer’s efforts were that a very large quantity of the goods was disposed of, but there still remains a great deal unsold. Many bargains were made, and, from an onlooker’s point of view, purchasers were perfectly satisfied with their investment. The bidding was brisk right through. The highest price realised for a pair of sheerlegs was £32; for a telescope, £l2 10a; for range-finders, £6; for electrical instruments, £5; for office desks, £3 to £4; and for binoculars, up to £4 ss. There was a good demand" for coloured blankets. Twentyfour pairs were offered, and sold up to 15s a pair. Military rockets fetched up to 30s a ca»3, and all went to one purchaser. There was good competition for flags, which brought £5 10s a set (27 to a set). There was also good competition for doors with brass fittings, which fetched up to 18s for a lot of four. Probably about half of the articles were disposed of, but there still remain plenty of handy, useful articles for sale. The auction will be .continued at 1 p.m. to-day, and will probably last till about 5.30 p.m. Our London correspondent mentions that, in reply to a question put to the House of Commons by Mr Malone, Captain Guest (Secretary for Air) said: “In accordance with the agreement made with dominion Prime Ministers during the Conference last summer, the Government agreed to suspend the disposal of airships and airship material until the Prime Ministers had had an opportunity of consulting their Parliaments in regard to the establishment of an Imperial airship route. The replies from the dominions and India were not yet complete, but the Governments of South Africa and New Zealand had stated that, owing to financial reasons, they were unable at present to participate in such a scheme.” Owing to an attack of influenza (says our London correspondent), the Hon. J. W. Fortescue (president of the Royal Historical Association) was unable to attend the anniversary meeting of the association, but Mrs Fortescue read a chapter from the coming volume (No. XI) of her husband’s ” History of the British Army.” It deals particularly with the status, life, and habits of the private soldier after 1815. Most of the recruits were country lads of good enough physique who, but for the bad industrial conditions, would probably have drifted into the city factories. The worst things the soldier had to contend with were bad housing and drink. Guardsmen Jived in barracks in Knightsbridge, seven or eight to a room eight feet square. They slept four in a crib. When they married their wives come into the some quarters, and their children were bom in the presence of their comrades. They had nothing to do in their spare time, there was no football or any kind of recreation, and they were mostly illiterate. The result was that they took to drinking. The canteens were run by rascally contractors, who paid heavily for the rights, and ruined the soldiers with the worst forms of drink. Sir George Prothero, who was in the chair, referred to the great loss the society had incurred through the death of Viscount Bryce, an hon. vicepresident. As an historian his name would always bo famous, and his “ History of the Holy Roman Empire ” had become a British classic. It was a great loss that he did not live to complete bis “ Study of Justinian and the Roman Law.” The Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, who has returned to Wellington, has formed a very high opinion of the settlers he met in the backblocks during his visit to Westland and Central Otago (wires our Wellington correspondent). He has brought bock with him samples of vegetables grown by irrigation in Central Otago, anil remarkably fine specimens they are. He was tremendously impressed with the productivity of Central Otago as the rr-mlt of irrigation, and thinks there might ■be a great future for the district when the settlers know exactly -what to do to get the best results from irrigation. Everywhere ho was most hospitably received.

In Messrs Puttlek and Simpson’* sole of postage stamps (says our London correspondent) a stamp of three slightly creased 1855 New Zealand penny, red on blue paper, realised £2O. At another sale a pair of the 1849 France, 1 frano Vermillion, sold for £125, and an unused copy of the 1860 Newfoundland Is, orange-vemullion, brought £SO. The Minister of hae decided to call a conference to discuss the important question of main roads. He hopes to have representatives of county councils, municipalities, and the automobile associations present, and to oome to an understanding as to what should be done in the general interest (wires our Wellington correspondent). Last session’s Bill will be amended as the result of what is decided at this conference, and it will be reintroduced next session. A military funeral was yesterday tendered the remains of Sapper Patrick Heslin, of North-East Valley, who saw service as a member of the Tunnelling Corps. On his return to the dominion Sapper Heslin resumed duty in the Railway Department, but illhealth compelled his retirement, and he passed away at hie home on Saturday last. The interment took place at Anderson’s Bay Cemetery, a largo number of mourners being present. Xiieutenant Gilman represented the Defence Department, and Regimental Sergeant Bugler Napier sounded the " Last Post.” The deceased soldier leaves a widow and one child. Our London correspondent states that the High "Commissioner has received from contributors in Dunedin the sum of £1232 for the purposes of famine relief in Russia. Already a New Zealand kitchen has been established at Saratov, one of the more sorely stricken districts, and Sir James Allen has agreed with the Committee of the Save the Children Fund that this further amount shall go to the extension of the work in that particular part of the famine area. At a meeting yesterday afternoon of the committee of the Dunedin Amenities Society, Mr A. Bathgate presiding, the proposals to remove the Dr Stuart statue and the Cargill monument were discussed. The following motions were carried:—“ That this society disapproves of placing the Stuart statue in the centre of the tramway balloon loop, and recommends that it be erected on the'' site at the northern end of the Early Settlers’ Hall; that in the opinion of this Society the space in the centre of the tramway loop should be left open and free from any obstruction other than a simple plot of grass and flowers, without trees or shrubs; that the City Council he requested to have the Cargill monument put into repair, and that this committee advocates that the monument be retained in its present position.” While Sir James Allen was Administrator of Samoa he formed the opinion that much could be done in the way of stemming, if not eliminating, some of the tropical diseases there. Since coming to England (says our London correspondent) he has not lost sight of the matter, and has recently been in touch with Sir James M‘Kelly and Sir Patrick Manson, of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. They are prepared to send out an expert to Samoa and pay his salary if the New Zealand Government will find the laboratory (which is already there), and one or two assistants. The High Commissioner has put this proposal before the Government, and he hopes that they will take advantage of it. He maintains that a great deal of good will bo done by New Zealand by thus setting on example in the Pacific. Ankylostomiasis, the padticuUr disease to which attention will be paid, can be cured in a tew davs, but it is likely to return as soon as the patient exposes himself to the worm that causes it. The matter, therefore, will not be a metrical investigation so much as an hygienic problem, and the destruction of the parasite will doubtless need a considerable-expendi-ture of money. There was a good -deal of advene comment at the annual meeting of the Rugby Union last night (wires our Wanganui correspondent) concerning the interference with sport by compulsory territorial and cadet parades, which always fell on Saturday afternoons. It was maintained that territorial training should not be carried on after the age of 21 bad been reached, and a resolution to that effect was carried. Burglars wore active again last night (wires our Wanganui correspondent), a couple of places of business having been visited. The large hardware store of Mason, Strothers (Ltd.) was broken into, but the thieves got away with little of value. They were unable to get any ready money, but took a sporting rifle and a quantity of ammunition. After April 1, no teacher of any school, whether State, endowed, or private, will, if a British subject, be permitted to be employed or continue to be employed, unless ho or sbe has taken an oath of allegiance or made a solemn affirmation as required by the amendment to the Education Act passed last session. The forms which the teachers must sign have been distributed by the Education Board to State schools and by the Education Department to private schools. The managers of private schools are required to see that the termi of the Act are complied with, the penalty for neglect being £SO. The forms may be signed in the presence of a justice of the peace, a solicitor of the Supreme Court, the obairrmiTi of the Education Board, or of the governing body or controlling authority of secondary or technical schools or of the school committee. The Education Board has issued the forms for State school teachers to head masters, whose duty it will be to see that arrangements are made for the oath td be token by their staff's. The folly of attempting to travel in a first-class railway carriage on a second-class ticket was impressed upon Ronald M‘lnnea at the Greymouth Magistrate’s Court on Monday by Air Meldrum, S.M. (telegraphs the Christchurch Press correspondent). Senior-sergeant McCarthy said the charge was laid under section 27 of the Railway Regulations. The offence was not a serious one, as the amount involved was no more than one penny, but there was a principle at stake. The defendant entered a firstclass carriage at Wallsend, and travelled to Blackball, on a second-class ticket This was against the regulations, and the guard was liable to get into serious trouble if he did not enforce the regulations. The defendant was twice asked by the guard for the extra penny, but he refused to pay, saying to the guard. “You are too —— officious.” The defendant, in his evidence, said he went into a first-class carriage to see a friend about the sale of some beehives. The Magistrate said he could not treat the charge as a first offence, as the breach had been deliberate. Defendant was convicted and fined j.vs, with Its costs. The Outha Free Press understands that the secretary of the South Otago Hospital Board (Mr William Roy) has been advised by Dr Wylie (Director of Hospitals) that his department cannot approve of Clarke’s site, as selected by the board, for the base hospital at Balclutha, on account of the expensive drainage works that would be necessary and the unsatisfactory quality of tha water supply. The chairman of the board (Mr North), when the matter was referred to him, said the department’s decision was not final, and that the adverse report came from Dr Whyte, who inspected the site as to the drainage. U.T A. Spiritual. Church Mission service in Kroon’s Hall, Moray place, to-night A sale of produce, provided entirely by residents of the Taieri, and comprising goods of every description produced on the tariqj. will be held in the Early Settlers’ Hall to-morrow in aid of the funds of the Plunket Society. After evensong at the Cathedral on Good Friday the mem herd of th© Church of Eng. land are arranging a procession of witness from the Cathedral to one of the theatres, whore a lantern service will be held. Pull, pull, pull; that’s all the HarleyDavidson motor cycle knows. Otago agents; W. A. Justice and Co., Imperial Garage. 292 Princes street. Dunedin.—Advt The beauty of “No-Rubbing” Laundry Help is, that while it washes clothee spotlessly clean, it cannot injure the daintiest fabric.—W. Brookman, agent for “NoRubbing.”—Advt. Athletic corsets, sires 22 to .26, white only. The most comfortable corset on the market. Price, 8s lid, post free.—MolKsons Limited. 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 street* (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 18S9. - Advt. Save your Eyes.— Chnsnlt Peter Q. Dick. D.8.0.A., F. 1.0., London, consulting anq Mullets’ optician. —“ Peter Dick,’’ jeweller* tad opticians, Moray place, Dunodjo.—A4ta