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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19182, 27 May 1924, Page 6

Last night, in tho Museum class-room, Mr 11. D. Skinner, lecturer on anthropology at Otago University, gave an address, under the auspices of the Workers Educational Association, on "The Beginnings of Civilisation." Tho lecturer considered the two views as to the origin of civilisation —(1) That it was to be traced back in its separate elements to an immensely ancient past, and (2) that civilisation was an organism which came into being somewhere about 18,000 yoars, 8.C., in the region of Babylonia. . The lecture was illustrated by a number of diagrams and by exhibits from the Museum collection. A meeting was held in the Albany Street School last night to arrange matterß in connection with the school's jubilee. Over 50 ex-pupils and teachers wore present, but it was decided to postpone the eleotion of committees till June 10 owing to the inclemency of the weather. Detective Hart arrested a man yesterday on a charge of issuing valueless cheques to the value of £2O. Ho will appear before the court this morning. At the annual meeting of the Taieri Expansion League last night, it was resolved that a meeting of the delegates who have been appointed to consider the question of organising a Taiori bay at the Exhibition will bo held at an earty date.

There was no call on tho Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday morning owing to tho death of Mr D. Crawford, ono of the members. Tho following awarda have been filed in Dunedin by the Arbitration Court, therm, being complete recommendations from tho Conciliation Council in each case:—Dunedin Wax Veßta Employees' award (operates from March 23, 1924, till March 22, 1926); Dunedin (12-milo radius) Paint and Varnish Manufacturers' Employees' award (operate* from April 4, 1923, till April 3, 1926); Otago and Southland Paper Mills Employees' award (operates from May 9, 1924, till May 8, 1926). An order ha« been mado by tho court amending tho Otago and Southland Hairdressers' and Tobacconists' Assistants' award, tho amendment providing for tho payment of overtime to the tobacconists' shop assistants ait time and a-half rates, and double time for holidays and partial holidays. It is also provided that an employer who wishes to work an assistant on a holiday or partial holiday shall give prior written notice to tho secretary of the union of his intention to do so. In imposing a fine on a youth who was convicted in the City Police Court yesterday on a charge of riding a bicycle at a speed that was dangerous to the public, tho magistrate (Mr H. W. Bundle) said there was no doubt that bicycles travelled at a mosc unreasonable speed through the town. A bicycle travelling at 15 miles an hour -was often more dangerous than a motor car going at 30 miles. As the by-law dealing with tho matter had not been rigidly enforced in the past, this being the first case brought before the court, the defendant would be fined ss, with costs (7s). The prevalence of diphtheria at Port Chalmers was referred to at the Borough Council meeting last night by Cr Anderson, who said the council should find out if proper steps had been taken to deal with the outbreak. Cr Borrie said, everything possible had been done. He described what had taken place. When three or four cases occurred in a class they were swabbed. Diphtheria was infectious at a distance of three feet from '•'carriers." Dx Borrie said he personally regarded a public entertainment as being responsible for tho spread of diphtheria at i'ort Chalmers; In July next the Otago Harbour Board will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. The sub-committee set up in connection with the jubilee recommended to the meeting yesterday that a dinner be held on July 8, the nearest convenient day to the anniversary of the date of the first meeting of, the board on July 6, 1874, and that, as an act of goodwill towards the board's employees, past and present, a social evening and dance be held in a city halL These recommendations were unanimously agreed to by the board. The Otago Harbour Board intends to place on view, in the Exhibition a model of Otago Harbour, similar to the one sent Home to the Empire Exhibition. The Port Chalmers Borough Council last night discussed the lighting of the town olock, which hitherto has not been brilliantly illuminated at night time. At a previous meeting it had been decided to substitute eleotrio lights for gas. Last night the Mayor said the clock could be more effectively and more cheaply lighted by gas than by electricity. He said tho town clock in Dunedin contained 24 electric lights and a distributing roflector. It would be cheaper to increase the number of the present gaslights in the Port Chalmers olock. The council resolved further to investigate the matter before taking any steps in the matter. Residents of Maori Hill had to be content with candle light last night, the reason being that the insulation on the pipe leading the overhead wires to the transformer station had broken. Darkness prevailed from 5 o'clock till 7.30, when normal lighting was again established. It was not long, however, before the lights again failed. Owing to tho unfavourable weather conditions it was a difficult matter to effect repairs, but it is believed tho* the breakage will be permanently repaired to-day. A meeting of the newly-formed Provincial Dairy Companies' Association discussed co-operative purchasing of manures and supplies (reports a Hamilton Press Association telegram), and decided that something should be done to bring about a better system of uniform prices for butter and cheese on the local market, and a uniform system of deliveries and discounts. The weather lately has been fairly good, with occasional sharp frosts and good, aunny days (reports our Middlemarch correspondent). Farmers are shaking hands with themselves over the mildness of the weather seeing that there is not too much winter feed about. A certain section both of the British and American press was criticised by Mr Charles •D. Hurrey last night as tending to spoil the harmony of the relations between these nations. He had been sorry to notice from time to time, he said, columns in New Zealand and Australian papers makingfeatures of such items as the oil scandal, prohibition breaking down, the Ku Klux Klan, and so forth. That did not convey anything about the splendid work for humanity being done by leaders like Dr John R. Mott or John D. Rockefeller, or about the great educational movements in America. Wo suffered to-day from vested interests, and plain people sometimes wondered how. they were to get at the truth. He bclievod the Hearst papers had done irreparable damage to the cause of international goodwill. An influence that was hard for some Americans to bear was the apathy and indifference and hostility to the great cause of prohibition. Facts favourable to prohibition were suppressed. He spoke in an Australian city and gave an interviewer what the pressman considered good copy about prohibition, but the paper would not publish it. Ho had a similar experience in another Australian city. In India and Ceylon he found everywhere in the press a tendency to ridicule prohibition. The majority of Americans failed to understand why at a time when the great body of the American people were fighting to remove a menace from their national life there should be so little sympathy and so much apparent hostility and ridicule. This was a menace to understanding and friendship. A Pahki'fcua Press Association message states that a section of the spectators at a football match at Hnkamui took umbrage at the referee, Mr O'Dea, ordering a player off the field for striking another, and hooted him. Tho game was described as being very rough. The annual card tournament for the Stevenson shield commenced last night at Port Chalmers, the local Fire Brigade, Friendly Societies, and other organisations being represented. The United Starr-BowkeW Building Society invites members new No. 8 group, and advertises first ballot June 12. An organ recital will be given in First Church this evening. A feature of the programme will be the first performance in Dunedin of Cesar Franck's symphonic variations for piano and orchestra. Miss Koa Oliver will play the solo piano nart, and the orchestral accompaniment will be plaved on the organ by Dr V. E. Galway. I?or Children's Hacking Cough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt. Get a good Alarm Clock from Williamson's, The Jewellers, next The Bristol. They are the practical people and guarantee every sale. —Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley. dentist. Bank of Au* tTalasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. Advt. 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