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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19205, 23 June 1924, Page 7

Fifteen bankruptcies were notified in last week's issuo of the New Zealand Gazette, 10 of tiio number being in the North Island. Our Wellington correspondent informs ua that two new members of the Legislative Council are to bo appointed soon. The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times states that one name moat prominent in this connection is that of Mr A. S. Malcolm, formerly member for Clutha, and ex-Chairm»n of Committees in the House of Representatives. The City Fire Brigade attended two chimney fires on Saturday. No damage was done in either case. Tiro first call was received at 9.20 a,m. to Messrs Collie and Pullen’s premises in Princes street, and the second at 3.20 p.m. to promises in Garden terrace, Carroll street. The tenders for the Arapuni hydro-elec-tric works—an ambitious scheme—have been submitted to a very close scrutiny by the departmental officers (says our Wellington correspondent), and are now- in the hands of tho Minister of Public Works, who will in. due course submit them to tho Cabinet. A petition to Mr Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Home Affairs, is being locally signed, embodying an appeal to the British Government to provide for tho transference to the. dominions of the pension rights that would have been enjoyed by immigrants overseas if they had remained in Great Britain. * Tho illustrations in tho Otago Witness to bo published to-morrow include a page ot the British Empire Exhibition ders of Wembley,” and another of “The Jubilee of tho Waikaka Valley Settlement,” The Australasian sculling championship at Dargaviile. winners at the Dunedin fanciers’ show, international sport ("The Nations Grouped Around tho Davis Cup”), a group of directors, delegates, and departmental officers present at the annual conference of tho Fruitgrowers’ Federation, the aeroplane flight from tho West Coast to Christchurch, and a variety of other pictorial subjects aro also included. Mr-.L O. Begg (secretary of the Astronomical branch of the Otago Institute) writes to correct a statement which we published on Saturday morning in regard to tho shortest day. Early yesterday morning, Mr Begg says, the sun attained its extreme northern declination. Sunday night was therefore the longest night of the year, and to-day will be tho shortest day. The danger of meddling with electric installations is not realised by some people The other day the staff of the Electric Power and Lighting Department of tho city learned that a woman householder at Maori Hill had taken what might be termed dangerous steps to cut off hc r electric power. She was repapering a room, and desiring to remove the switch, she simply took a pair of scissors and cut le wires in two. The repapering work Jone, she bound tho cut ends together "gain with a piece of tape. Subsequent sue discovered that what she had done might not be really effective, and .she rang up the department to report her action. Needless to say, the department was rather startled to hear of the method adopted to cu„ off the power, and as a result of its Vigorous protest it i 8 quite unlikely that the householder will over again adopt such a risky course. bcfiTTr * h ''w'l 5 ° f a maintenance case day Mr r csiar^ Undl0 ’ S ' M ” on S a t ur . ci, Mr Lallan, who was cross-examining he plaintiff said: “Keep to the point witness. We shall be here for hou°,if you don t answer my questions.” 'The Magistrate (glancing out of the window) : lomark which caused smiles. In the City Police Court on Saturday mommg. oefore Mr 11. W. Bundle. S.M a young man, Norman Rossiter, was charged with haying, on May 8 last, at Christchurch, with intent to defraud, obtamed the sum of £3 3s 6d from Robert Ashworth of the New Zealand Shipping Gazette by falsely representing that ho had obtained the consent of tho Philadelphia Battery Service, Christchurch, to the insertion of an advertisement in the gazette On the application of Chief-de-ed,ve Lewis the accused was remanded to appear at Christchurch to-morrow-. Bail was allowed m his own recognisance of and one surety of £25. Allegationsi that the methods employed by the (southland Electric Power Board in he prosecution of the scheme were wasteful and extravagant were expressed b v several speakers at the annua! provincial conference of tho Southland Farmers’ Union on i riclay (says the Southland Times). Tho mam point of contention wa a that many of the lines being erected wore along roads whore there was not a possible chance of revenue oemg received, and that the board s officers wore not thoroughly nr . quamtecl with the district through 'which the reticulation was being carried out. A wanton waste of material was also said to trs' 1, r,i k “-'““W ttoli resuit of this alleged lack of supervision m the W T belnff un,hl 'y Penalised m tho matter of expenditure, for which ney would eventually bo rated in order to make up the deficit to bo faced in t] lo early years of the scheme. the Hoi) 8 * T As ® oci “ tio " telegram stales that , Uol] - J. G, Coates was entertained at « banquet at Stratford on FridaT ntb over 100 .guests being present. The Mhos’ ei, who was warmly welcomed, stated that tho Government intended to lay a ~,1 manno cable g Coofc gt . > ■ r X°:i,T:r ;sr.“r" *■**• .1mi.1,1 U phone communication with any other per son in the dominion. 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Mr P. Barr was erroneously reported as having said, at the annual meeting of the Perpetual Trustees Company, with reference to tho work of the Taxation Commission, that “knowing tho strong views hold by tho chairman on the subject, ho thought they might reasonably look for a reduction in their taxation." Mr Barr actually spoke of tho strong views hold by “certain members of the Commission.” A. E. J. Blakeley, dentist, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office], Telephone 1853. — Advt.

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