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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18687, 17 October 1922, Page 4

Tho Maunganui, which is duc at Wellington from San Frantisco on November 2, is carrying id 74 bags of mail (including 996 from the United Kihgdom) and L 93 parcel receptacles for New Zealand': The Acting Superintendent of the Post and Telegraph Office notifies that the hours of attendance to be observed next Monday (Labour Day) will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to midnight. Yesterday afternoon Messrs E. L. Macassey and Co. conducted a sale of unclaimed property left in the City Corporation, tramcars. There was a large crowd present, but the bidding seemed to be affected by a little doubt as to Iho actual value cf the “bargains.” The goods sold included ladies’ or men’s umbrellas, walking slicks, etc., made up in lots of six, dress-baskets full of collars, socks, books, etc., bundles of about half-a-dozen handbags, baskets of purses, handkerchiefs, etc., and articles of every description. The purchasing price in most cases ranged from Is to ss.

A Parliamentary Committee has heard a number of North Island witnesses m rogara to tho Dairy Produce Export Control Bill. Tho South Island witnesses will bo heard to-morrow (says a Wellington Press Association message).

Tho women's vote in tho prohibition plebiscite in Sweden in fhe last days 6i August was very disappointing to the prohibitionists, 57 per cent, of the women voting against prohibition. The total figures were 901,053 in favour of prohibition and 930,655 against. Tho monthly meeting of the Society for tho Protection of Women and Children was hold in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were present tho Yen. Archdeacon Curzon-Siggers (in tho chair), tho Mayor (Mr J. >S. Dougins), the Rev. M. Diamond, Mr J. M. Gallavvay, Dr Siedeberg, Mesdarnes Murray, Foster, Davey, Cameron, Hictt, Baker, Commandant Simpson, -and Sister Nora. A letter was received from the Hon. W. D'ownio Stewart, together with a copy of a Bill now before Parliament to amend the Crimes Act. The usual business was transacted, and the treasurer’s statement was passed for payment. Though the season cannot be said to have begun yet, business is already remarkably brisk at the local tourist office, and there is every indication of a record season ahead. A very large number of inquiries about the Milford track are being dealt with, and tho Mount Cook tours, under the new management, are now attracting much attention.

Lest week a seaman named Remus > was convicted at Wellington of smuggling opium. Yesterday (says a Press Association message) a Chinaman named Joe Lain was convicted of, having two tins of opium in his possession. The police stated that this opium was part of what Hemus smuggled from the Ulimaroa. Accused was fined £4O and costs. Ho was also fined £lO and costs for being in possession of a firearm —namely, a revolver—-which tho police found (fully loaded) on a table by his bed.

An informal meeting of fhe executive of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association last night had before it information supplied by our Alexandra correspondent regarding a resolution passed at a meeting of the Central Otago soldier settlers. Tho executive decided to advise tho settlers not to send, as proposed, a deputation to Wellington to ventilate their grievances, but to wait for the local sittings of Dio Lands Revaluations Board, which will tax*, place shortly. Failing satisfactory redress the association would bring the matter before Colonel T. R. M'Dondld with a request that he should take action. Our Wellington correspondent wives that the Public Works Statement and the Estimates arc to ho presented to the House of Representatives to-day. Tho Minister of Public Works (Iho Hon. J. G. Coates) will be away from Wellington, and the documents will bo placed before the House by the Prime Minister. Copies of the Statement and Estimates have been circulated by post, to be delivered to the various newspaper offices. The Minister of Defence announced yesterday that the High Commissioner, on behalf of New Zealand, had signed a contract for the erection on Gallipoli of a battle memorial to commemorate the exploits of the New Zealanders (says a Press •Association message from Wellington). Some difficulty was experienced in securing a suitable site, so that tho memorial would ho visible from both sides from tho sea; but the site chosen at Ghana); Bair seemed to satisfy requirements in that direction. In proof of this it is slated that a bell (cut erected on the site can bo seen from Chanak, eight miles away. The contract price for the memorial, which will bo erected in accordance with designs prepared. by Mr S. Hurst Seager, is £4822. The. Port Chalmers Council yesterday evening discussed a recommendation from its Works Committee that applications bo called for a dual .position of town clerk id inspector for fhe borough, such position to carry a salary commencing at £350 per annum. In order to give tho councillors opportunity to more fully consider it tho recommendation was held over for decision at, the next meeting of the council. . At tho Magistrate’s Court on Saturday morning Will David Anderson, mail contractor at Aria, was charged with committing an unnatural offence at Paharika on October 13 (says a Press Association telegram from Te Kuiti). A remand until Friday next was granted, bail being refused.

Indignation at tho employment of what was referred to as “the returned soldier stunt” by way of advertisement by political parties was expressed at last night's meeting of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association. Tho matter was raised by Mr S. Cameron, who said that in the last number of •‘Cheerio,” tho liquor trade’s paper, there was a picture of a “digger” holding up a dixie which, the speaker supposed, was intended to appear as containing beer. lie thought they should take some action in regard to this, as it was really a slur on returned men. The president. (tho Rev. Hector, Maclean) said that he had seen the advertisements too, but he did not think there was anything about them to show that they wore intended to refer to returned soldiers. Unless they could show that the advertisements did refer to them, tho meeting would scarcely be justified in taking action. Mr J. M‘Crae stated that the association took no part, in politics This being so, no political party had any right to work on the returned soldier stunt in any way.— (“Hoar, hear.”) Ho would move —“That this mooting enter its emphatic protest against returned soldiers being used in any way for advertising the cause of any political party whatever ” , The opinion was expressed that the publicity given to the matter would do good, and tho motion was carried.

A small dog met a cruel fate in Princes street early yesterday afternoon, being kicked to death by a shopkeeper, who stated that it bit him. The first kick spread the animal upon the footpath, and its assailant then proceeded to apply tho boot until the dog was kicked into the gutter, where it expired to the accompaniment of pitiful moans. The incident was witnessed by a number of people, and it was soon evident that among them were many who were decidedly hostile ■ to the shopman. A crowd, composed largely of women, gathered about him, and at least three men shook fists in his face and vowed that he would “go up for it.” One pulled the perpetrator of the deed out of the crowd, and wanted to fight him there and then. There was a good deal of relief noticeable, when a policeman arrived and proceeded to deal with the matter in the proper way.

A largely-attended meeting of ex-pupils of the North-East Valley School was held in th 0 Millar Street Hall last evening, to consider the constitution of the ex-pupils’ association. Mr H. Begg, who occupied the chair, eulogised the work of Mr J. J. Bardsley in farming the association. He said that at a preliminary meeting, held two months ago, tt committee had been appointed to go into the matter of constitution and office-bearers. Its recommendations were now prepared, and the meeting had been called to adopt these. They were as follow: —“That the objects of the association be to promote good feeling and comradeship among ex-pupils, and, by social intercourse, bring together all expupils to talk about old times and renew old acquaintances; and to assist the school in any manner possible. That the officebearers be as follow: —President, Mr Geo. Caldcr,' sen.; vice-presidents—Messrs J. Elliot, J. Sparrow, and H. Begg; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. J. Bardsley; committee—Mcsdames J. Kilgour. N. Webster, F. S. Wright, Messrs F. 0. Pizey, W. C. Reilly, D. J. Cakler. J. Evans, and W. Birchall.’’ The recommendations were adopted. The evening was concluded in social entertainment, musical items being contributed by Misses I. Christie, A. Inglis, Messrs Bert Rawlinson, and J. Swan. The information contained in a cable from New York that a serum had been discovered which could be used for the treatment of diabetes was mentioned in the House last night by Mr J. A. Young (Waikato), who said that he wished to bring it under the notice of the Minister of Health, because there were so many people who suffered from this complaint, and saw no hope of being cured (wires our Wellington correspondent). ,• Ho asked the Minister whether the Department of Health had any information on the subject, and, if so, whether the information would be made paiblic. In the event of tho information not being in tho possession of the department he asked that an endeavour be made to find out what the serum was, and whether it could bo used effectively. The Hon. C. J. Parr replied that ho had referred the matter to tho officers of tho department, who had informed him that they had no information on the subject, but were making inquiries. The cultivation of lucerne in Central Otago is rapidly increasing.' Pleased with their already well-established stands, many of the land holders have, this spring, doubled their acreage of this very valuable 'fodder, while it is acknowledged (writes a correspondent) that the present system of irrigation in that district accounts for success of lucerne-growing. The further cultivation of this leguminous plant will call for further irrigation. Mr W., S. Craig, of Coal Creek, has just completed the cutting of a water race through a mile or so of rugged country in order to carry an adequate supply of water to his now stand of lucerne. There is no doubt that lucerne chaff will provo a formidable rival to oat chaff in the near future, as horses, etc., are particularly partial to this cloverlike fodder.

A very great compliment was recently paid to M'rs Middleton-Murry (daughter of Mr Harold Beauchamp, of Wellington) by Princess Louise, who asked the New Zealand writer to contribute a book to the miniature library which is to form part of Queen Mary’s doll’s house, designed by Sir E. Lutyens. The idea is to embody into the tiny model, house the work of the beat living artists—whether designers and makers of furniture, painters, writers, etc. All the contents will be on a minute scale.,' For instance, the water colours that are being painted by a well-known artist are each the size of a postage stamp. The books in the library will be correspondingly minute. Mrs Middleton-Murry is, of course (writes our London correspondent), acceding to the Princess Louise’s request. This unusually gifted writer and her husband are regarded by the literary editor of The Times as two of the ablest reviewers the paper has ever had, and he considers that they should be given the cream of the work. Fortunately, Mrs Murry’s health has benefited greatly recently, and should there be no setback in this respect a brilliant future in literary circles waits her.

Ex-Superintendent M'Grath told a good story at th e social tendered to him last night on his retirement from the force after 44 years’ service. He was advising a young policeman never to miss an opportunity of doing a kindly action, and said that they always received their reward, even if sometimes it was of an unexpected nature. To add to his advice, he told of what happened to him in his young days. Tim incident happened in Wellington. Policeman M’Grath was on‘his beat, spick and span, shining buttons, and white gloves—that was the get up in those days. There were not many preliminary instruc tions for the novitiate, but a policeman knew pretty well (hat if ho saw a drunken man he . had to run him in, and if he saw a fight he had perhaps I to take a hand. Policeman M'Grath was, however, altogether unprepared for what did happen. He noticed a small boy, beautifully dressed, wandering about. Lambton quay, evidently lost, but he was not sure that it was the duty of a policeman to interfere with such a case. He, however, decided to pick him up, and quickly found that the child had been foolishly taught, by his parents to look on a policeman as a bogey man—“if you aro not a good boy I’ll give you to a policeman.” The hoy could only speak broken French, and when secured by Policeman M'Grath he scratched and fought, rolled in the street, and altogether made a pretty mess of the policeman’s new uniform. The boy, however, was finally cajoled to a lolly shop, and his fears quietened, but in the process of eating the lollies he further soiled his own clothes and ■ also the policeman’s nice uniform. The boy was then taken to the pow.-e station, where two frantic French parents were telling of their loss. The mother was aghast when she saw the state of her child’s clothes, ami started to turn her wrath on the policeman. “But, Marie,” protested the fond father, “the child is safe,” and he thereupon threw his arms round tho policeman and kissed him soundly. “That was a reward.” continued cx-Superintendent M'Grath. “I neither expected nor desired, especially as my mates continued to call me Marie for some months.” A Press Association message says that tho Wanganui Rowing Association last night decided to apply for a New Zealand championship regatta, to be held on tho Wanganui River in the forthcoming season.

The Baptist Conference will be occupied to-day with tho affairs of the Baptist Missionary Society. Reports and balance sheets and routine business will fill in the day, and in the evening a public meeting will be hold. The Rev, F. E. xiarry, of Wellington, will occupy the chair, and addresses will be delivered by tho Rev. E. N; and Mrs Goring, who recently returned from the field, and the Rev. J. J. North, who is shortly visiting the field.

Attraction will be lent to the St. Martin s Church annual bazaar this year by the appearance each evening of the Premier Follies, a band of entertainers who will present a programme of varied and amusing items. The function will be opened this evening by Sir ' George Fenwick. At the "social meeting ot tho Overseas Club next Thursday, the Rev. C. J. BushKing will give a. lecture on “The Turks and Constantinople.” The social will conclude as usual with a short dance. The United Starr Bowkett Budding Society advertises £I3OOO for disposal at tho annual meeting, to be held on October IS, and invites membership for _ new No. 6 group. Only 92 shares are available.^ ihe executive of the Plunket Society returns thanks for assistance rendered on Daffodil Day. £SO Reduction: 1923 model Harley-David-eon motor cycles, fitted with carriers, lamps, pump, tools, Goodyear tyres; best value offering. Remember, £SO per machine reduction. 1923 models now on view.—W. A. Justice and Co., Imperial Garage, Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt. Ladies, put your heads together to see hew quickly you can get all New Zealand using “No-Rubbing” Laundry Help, the famous dirt ejector.—J. H. Hancock and Co.—Advt. Right under the clock: High-grade tailored suits from £6 10s. ■ Serge suits, from £8 10s. Costumes from £8 10s. All coats tailored by hand.—G. S. Roberts, ladies and gents.’ tailor, Stock Exchange Buildings.—Advt. ..Viyella, tho genuine article, in plain cream anil plain grey, 31 inches wide; 6s 6d per yard.—At Mollisons Ltd.—Advt. The nip h r nippy winter weather, Watson’s No. 10 Fine old Scotch whisky.—Advt. A. E. J Blakeley, dentist, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets •next Tekgraph Office). Telephone lba9.— Auvt. Xmas Jewellery.—Just landed, large selection diamond rings, watches, 'brooches, pendants, and silver ware. Compare values. — Peter Dick, Jewellers, 490 Moray place.— Advt.