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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19196, 12 June 1924, Page 6

A man nailed J. Sinai! who was temporarily employed on Mr Jas Burnett’s Halfway Bay Station at Lake Wakatipu to tend stock during the absence of the principals at the Dunedin Winter Show, is reported to bo missing (reports our Queenstown correspondent). The police were communicated with on Tuesday evening, and a party, under the direction of Constable Dunn, left Queenstown for Half-way Bay yesterday morning to search for the missing man. Small, who is about 40 years of age,'hails from the Lurnsden district. He is a married man with two children. At a special meeting of the Otago Land Board, held on June 4, application was made for a transfer of lea.se of a small grazing run, covering a considerable area, from James Mee to Arthur Stanley Moody and James M'Gill. The number of the run is 226 b. This run comprises the homestead of the old Lauder Station, which whs hold for many years by Messrs jioss and Glendining. The application to transfer was refused by the board on the ground that the consideration money was too high, the . lease having only four years, to run, and the question of subdividing the area being involved. At the .meeting of the board yesterday an application by the vendor for a rehearing was considered, and it was resolved to deal with the matter at next meeting of the board. In the meantime the property will be inspected by members of the board. Since 1914 there lias been a remarkable increase in the number of motor driven vehicles on the streets of Dunedin. Ten years ago there were 1344 registered motor cars, motor cycles, and lorries, and tcday the figures stand at 6296, an increase of nearly 6000 over a period of 10 years. The following figures give an idea of the increase in road traffic since 1922-23, the figures for 1923-24 being given in parentheses : —Motor ‘ cars, 624 (946) •. motor cycles, 290 (262); motor trucks, 56 (164); making a total for 1923-24 of 1372, an increase of over 600 on the figures for 192223. In lto-24, 376 drivers’ certificates ' were issued, as against 275 for 1922-23, an increase of 103. For a period of eight years the city traffic inspector has issued over 4000 certificates, declined two, and cancelled fiva.

Large entries of stock wore the order of the day at Burnside sale yesterday. Generally speaking, the supply was in excess of the demand, and consequently prices were a shade easier for sheep and fat and store cattle, while pigs suffered a big reduction. The fat cattle entry comprised 577 head, against 437 head a fortnight ago, when there was a double market. 9he proportion of prune cattle was small, unfinished bullocks, light-weight heifers, and cows lining much in evidence'. ’lire demand for prime bullocks and heifers was good at the commencement of the sale. Prime handy-weight bullocks sold at ' up to 32s 6d per 1001 b, prime heavy-weight-to 30 6d. medium quality to 295, prime heifers to 255, and prime cows and mediumquality heifers from 17s to 19s. At the close of the sale a slump took place, and about 100 head were turned out unsold. Fat sheep totalled 3334, against 3351 a fortnight ago. All qualities were represented, there being a fair proportion of prime sheep. There was a moderate demand, and, like cattle, earlier sates met the best market. Prices may be quoted at from bd to Is per bead below last week’s rates. Prime handy-weight wethers sold at from Vd to 7jd ; extra prime heavy wethers 6-jd to 63d, medium-quality wethers to 6jd, extra heavy ewes 4RI to 4Jd. prime handyweight ewes from 5-Jjd to s£d, and aged owes from 4cl to 4RI. About 1400 fat lambs were forward, compared with 950 last sale. The quality was patchy. Prime lamb sold a( from to 10J,d per lb, or a fraction dearer than a fortnight ago. About 250 store cattle were Warded. Two pens of three and four-year-old steers made £5 13s and £7 13s respectively, but other grades were difficult to quit at current rates. '1 here was a full yarding of pigs, and the demand was slow, prices receding folly 10s per head for fat pigs. Baconevs made up to 7cl per lb and porkers to Bd. A young rascal worked a cheeky swindle on a Dunedin shopkeeper the other day. tie went into the shop, threw what looked like half-a -crown on the counter, and asked for change. The coin was placed head up. The attendant handed the change to the lad, and on placing the coin in the till she noticed a “tail’’ on the other side. She called out to the proprietor, who chased the lad from the shop, but the young thief jumped on his bicycle and escaped. The coin was really a penny nicely silvered on the head side, but not so well disguised on the other, A rather unusual case came before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., at Tuesday’s sitting of the Invercargill Magistrate’s Court (reports our correspondent), when Arthur W. Simpson was charged with tampering with an electricity meter in his residence. The evidence adduced by the borough solicitor (Mr Longue!) was to the effect that Simpson had not paid his electric light bill, and consequently in December last the current had been cut off. However, last month it came to (ho knowledge of the Electricity Department that Simpson W'as using current, and an investigation of the matter showed that tho seal of the fuse box bad boon broken and tho current, had been connected up again by means of the substitution of copper wire. Defendant, who did not appear, was convicted and fined £lO and costs (£2 9s), the amount to he jriid forthwith, in default throe weeks’ imprisonment. For some two or three years the Christ’s College Old Boys’ Association has been considering tho adoption of club colours, and lias boon in negotiation with old boys in London. It appears (writes our London correspondent, on May 5) that a pattern recently sent to Christchurch has met with the approval of tho old boys there, and an order ha s been cabled to Bond on for ties and blazers. In tho tie the black-an-vvhite diagonal strino is retained, the black stripe somewhat wider than the white. In the middle of tho black stripe there .are narrow gold and blue stripes. The blazer has the same stripes except that tho black is wider and the blue and gold are wider in proportion. Both tho tie and the blazer are attractive o.nd distinctive, and are much .admired by old boy s in England. The designers were Messrs Foster and Co., of Oxford, and Sit. James’s square, tho wellknown club colour designers. It is understood that New Zealand old boys may obtain ties and blazers from the headquarters of the association or direct from the London branch of the firm. The old boys of England will bo meeting for their annual dinner in London sonic time in July, Mr Hal Williams, refrigeration engineer, has undertaken the duties of secretary. In 1923 from the public schools in Otago there were 247 competitors for- tho junior national scholarships and for the senior 120 competitors; 40 juniors (16.2 per cent.), and 11 seniors (9.2’ per cent.) were successful in gaining scholarships. Of the 241 junior scholarships awarded in the dominion, Otago public school candidates gained 16.6 per cent., and of the 134 senior scholarships awarded Otago candidates gained 8.2 per cent. Of tho 96 scholarships current in Otago at the end of 1923, 56 were juniors and 30 were seniors; 40 were held by girls and 56 by boys. Hasty decision is evidently not a characteristic of tho police administration in Victoria (says tho Age). On last Derby Day (November 3 Inst) the police strike riots took place in Melbourne. After an interval of over six months the following belated announcement appears in tho latest issue of the Police Gazette, just to hand:— “Owing to tho long and arduous hours worked, the honourable tho Chief Secretary has been pleased to grant seven days’ extra leave for the leave year commencing July 1, 1924, to ail those members of tho police torco who remained loyal during tho recent police insurrection.’’ The concession applies to all ranks, including members of the detective and plain-clothes branch. It has been joyfully accepted by tho police, some of whom worked night and day to restore order in the city during the looting of shops. At the Charter Day Dinner of tho Royal College of Surgeons (Dublin) tho president, Sir W, I. de C. Wheeler, wa s in tho chair (stales Sydney Freeman’s Journal of May 15). The Governor-General (Mr T. M. If only), who was cordially received, said the president had made some kind references to him, and he should like to say one kind word about a British statesman who had just left office—the Duke of Devonshire. There wore many despatches connected with the winding up of tho old regime in this country, and he wished to say of that nobleman that, never since he entered office. Conservative as he was, was there one of his despatches which was not in (ho kindliest and most; considerate frame Inwards the country. “I refer to this,” said the Governor-General, “because of a speech made in Australia by 'Archbishop Mnnnix, who declared that Mr Cosgrave had deceived Parliament and deceived the Irish public by submitting to the Duke of Devonshire a claim that the Irish flag might be flown at sea, and (hat this claim was turned down by the Duke of Devonshire, and that Mr" Cosgrave, suppressed it from Parliament and the Irish people. “No such despatch was ever written; no such despatch was ever received. What happened was, it was found in one Government department that a private paper had been irregularly published, and, then, with great ingenuity, a bogus despnteh was drawn up and placed in the way of tho .‘inspected gcnllem-in. The bogus despatch was cunningly contrived, and the next day it was found in certain organs, and unfortunately reached Melbourne. ‘ I have pleasure in announcing that all the Republican ironclads in Ireland may float their flags at the Kish, and with absolute impunity.”—(Laughter.) 'The Ashburton Pre.sbvtery discussed (he Foreign Missions Committee's report on the unsatisfactory state of affairs in the New Hebrides (says a Press Association message), and resolved—“ That this Presbytery, having learnt of the continuance of conditions in the New Hebrides which are profoundly unsatisfactory to all concerned, a, grave menace to life and wellbeing of the natives, and a scandal to civilisation, urges (he Government to take whatever steps are possible to ensure (he ending of (he eondominium and bringing tho islands under sole British control.” There is at present on view in the window of (he Bristol Piano Company a picture in water-colour by Air W. Allen Bollard that is bound to attract favourable attention, The title “Over the Hills and Far Away.” is happily suggestive of the subject, which presents a typical New Zealand pastoral landscape. The charm of the rolling countryside, with its fields and homesteads, softening away Into the bine hills in (ho distance, has bcon most successfully oxjuwwsaL

The record for the highest accuracy in watches has again hccn broken (says a writer in ‘‘Engineering’'). Official tests recently completed at Teddington gave the highest place to M. Paul Ditisheirn, of Switzerland. 11 is watch gained 97 marks out of a theoretically possible total of ICO. It is estimated by experts that on account of variations in humidity and atmospheric pressure, and also in Ihe recording instruments and observers themselves, no watch could in practice gain more than 98.5 marks. '■<> achievement of 97 per cent, is therefore all the more remarkable, especially as the successful watch is a plain level going barrel “deck watch" of robust construction. The previous highest, figure attained was 96.9 in 1919. At Lyttelton yesterday morning (says a Christchurch Tress Association message) Captain Ketllewell, of the Dorset, made a presentation of a sum of money to his crew on behalf of the father of Clermont Staten, of N’dw York, who fell from ah American vessel and was picked up at sea after having been in the wafer for nearly two days, by the Dorset on April 23 near Panama. The money had boon forwarded through the American Consul. Speaking at the tramways social last, night. Mr J. S. Douglas (chairman of the Tramways Committee of the City Council) paid a tribute to the courtesy of the conductors and motormen on the local trams. He said that, it was the usual thing hero to see the staff helping elderly people or cripples off the cars. lie had recently visited Christchurch. Wellington, and Auckland, and, to say the least, Dunedin in this respect had nothing to learn from the northern cities. Mr J. S. Douglas, speaking at the tram r ways social Inst night, stated that whether the Hovernment regulations were. in force or not it was the intention of the council to improve the service as quickly as possible A correspondent of a Brisbane paper, Mr T. .1. M'Mahon, F.R.G.S.. has discovered the oldest woman in Australia, Mrs Margaret M’Donald, of Goondiwindi', who was born in Ross-shire, Scotland, in February, 1818, and accordingly is in her 107th year. She arrived on Callandoon Station 70 years ago, and has not been out of the district since. She lives with her grandson and other members of the family, including a great-granddaughter. When being photographed by the correspondent she said, “Ah, 50 years ago I would have enjoyed all this,” and in posing, “Ah, but I’m a bonnio one !’’ Mrs M’Donald chats freely, is described as quite a charming old lady, and is very popular in Goondiwindi. Mr A. A. Paape, who returned to Melbourne from the Fast at the end of May, has. in his capacity as an honorary commissioner ,to the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, conducted an active publicity campaign on behalf of that project, and has lost no opportunity of advancing its interests. In both Australia and the East Mr Paape brought the claims of the Exhibition under the notice of the press, and in addition to this means of publicity he also approached the Government departments of the various countries and States which he visited. Dunedin is not without some experience of Mr Paape’fi publicity methods, and if his campaign abroad has been conducted with the same energy—and no doubt it ‘has the Exhibition should benefit, materially by his efforts, although, as he himself points out. in a letter to a member of our staff, it is rather early to estimate the actual results. Mr Paape expects to ho back in Dunedin in about a week’s time. The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society will hold the first ballot in the Mo. 8 group to-night, when £SPO will he disposed of. Applications for membership ■will he received up to 7.30 p.m. Membership is invited in the Pacific StarrBowkott’s new No. 5 group. The women of all the churches of the city and suburbs arc invited to a meeting to be held in Trinity Methodist, Church this afternoon with reference to the approaching mission to be conducted by Captain Gipsy Pat Smith, and also to consider the Pocket Testament League. Addresses will be delivered by Ensign Coombs, Mrs Guy Thornton, and Mrs Driver. Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds never fails. —Advt. A. E, J. Blakeley, dentist, Bank ,of Am tralasia, corner of Bond and Rattray street* (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1853. Advt Barth Electrical Supplies (Limited), 61 Princes street. Handiest shop "in town for Electrical supplies. Torches, Lamps. Wireless Apparatus in quantities. Repairs and jobbing done.—Advt Choice Jewellery ; compare our values; large selection diamond rings, watches bracelets, silverware, etc.—Peter Dick, jewel lers, 490 Moray place.—Advt.