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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19259, 25 August 1924, Page 6

There is no definite news in regard to the appointment of the new GovernorGeneral for the dominidn (says our Wellington correspondent), ‘but there is still the possibility that a general who gave distinguished service in the war ,may be appointed. An impression has got about that the soldier who ma« possibly be appointed is General Sir Alexander Godlcy, but such is not the case. Ten bankruptcies were notified in the latest issue of tho New Zealand Gazette, seven of the number being in tho North Island.

Tho Standing Committee of the Harbour Board at its meeting this afternoon will receive a delegation from the City Council to ask that the council have the Logan Park area secured to it for all time instead of on a 99 years’ lease as at present proposed. The deputation will also submit from the C*ty Council an amended proposal in reference to the highway from the railway station to Logan Park. Mr Massey will go to Levin to-day (reports our Wellington correspondent), and during his visit the question of th e locality of the agricultural college will be raised by a deputation which will urge the Prime Minister to establish it at Levin. In view of the criticism of the New Zealand section at tho Wembley Exhibition a full-page illustration of a part of the frozen meat display in the Otago Witness to bo published to-morrow is of special interest. Tho Meat Producers’ Board is responsible for the exhibit, and it appears from the photographs to bo very complete. If other primary products are comparatively as well represented the dominion has certainly nothing to be ashamed of. The Albany Street School jubilee claims an interesting page, and the Otago Hunt Club’s meet af Seaview is a reminder that “the sport of kings” has not been neglected in Dunedin despite the modern vogue of king petrol. Two interesting pictures show the method of raising the sunken German fleet at Scapa Flow, while in the realm of sport the Grand National carnival at Christchurch, the New Zealand cross-country championship at Wellington, the Varsity ■'College annual hookey match, the Rugby charity match at Carribrook, and other events claim attention. In adclitic a large and varied miscellaneous collection of camera impressions are included. A deputation from the Citizens’ Housing Committee will wait on the Standing Committee of the Harbour Board this afternoon with a view to securing the board’s interest and co-operation in meeting the housing problem. The secretary of the Chaco Expansion League has received the following letter from the Hawaiian Tourist Bureau: —We registered with the Public Health Service here a common complaint from your country that second and third-class passengers were obliged to be vaccinated before being allowed - ashore in Honolulu, with a result that we have recently been advised by the Chief Quarantine Officer that these restrictions were lifted on June 21, 1924. This means that at present any and all passengers from Australia and New Zealand may come ashore either for the clay cf the teat’s stay in port or for a longer period without being vaccinated. We are also gratified beyond measure with tne flow of traveller* to Hawaii this summer from your country. The number has been absolutely unprecedented, and it is safe to say that travel will b© even heavier next year because every one of your people with whom we have come in contact here seems to have fallen in love with our Islands and to be enjoying the experience immensely. Mast of them have arranged to spend about three weeks in tho islands so that they can see the volcanoes in Hawaii National Park and other outlying attraction* of this territory, and from what we hear they have not found their stay too long; in fact, a number say they intend to return here next year for an even longer visit. Tho sugar duty which tho _ House cf Representatives has agreed to is, of course, already in force (says our Wellington correspondent), but before it can be made finally operative a Bill will hove to be passed through Parliament. There was some doubt at first whether a Bill was necessary, but the authorities now seem agreed that a Bill will be necessary. A fairly close division on the Ril] may bo expected in the House of Representatives.

Three little boys who were brought before the Juvenile Court on Saturday morning pleaded guilty to having, on August 11. stolen £1 15s lOd in money, a packet of cigarettes, and a box of matches, the property of Bridget Rose Agnew, the total value being £1 16s Bd. Chief-detective Lewis stated that Mrs Agnew had a shop in Harrow street, and (he boys went there on August 11. Two of them went into the shop, while tho other boy waited outside. On that occasion they got some mcnoy. and came out and divided it. One of them decided to go back to get another lot, and was near the till when he heard Mrs Agnew coming, and he crouched down behind the counter. Mrs Agnew saw him and chased aud caught him. He then had some money in hie possession. The other two boys were located, and they told whore they had hidden their money. The boys had been going about taking pies, lollies, and other things. Mr Lock, the juvenile probation officer, stated that two of the boys had been before the court in 1922. Tho older boy had been placed under his supervision for 12 months, and he had had no trouble with him. Tho younger boy had been admonished and discharged. Tho master of the school which the boys attended had slated that he had never had any reason to complain about the younger boys. The Rev. E. O. Blatniros asked that, the boys be dealt with leniently, and Chief-detective Lewis, in reply to Mr J. R- Bartholomew, who was the presiding magistrate, said that tho whole of tile money had been recovered. The mother of two of the boys stated that she was in a position to keep a watch on them, and the father of tho other boy said he had had no trouble with his son. Mr Bartholomew, in addressing the two boys who had been previously before the court, said they were really not entitled to a chance, but he would give them a further one, on condition that they behaved themselves. The charge against them would be adjourned for 12 months, during which time they must remain under tho supervision of the juvenile probation officer. What ho had said also applied to tho third boy. Ho would give him a chance, but if his conduct were not satisfactory ho would be brought before the court and dealt with.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Middlemarch, on Friday last, before Mr H. J. Dixon, S.M., Thomas R. Connolly, of Hyde, was fined £5 and costs (£1 2s) for failing to destroy rabbits on his Round Hill property, Hyde. The Magistrate remarked that he felt he was letting the defendant off 100 lightly, as he had only trifled with the rabbits from start to finish, and he thought it was little use talking to him, ns he would still continue to trifle with them. The defendant complained in his evidence that he was suffering from the negligence of his neighbours.

A meeting of the residents of the Otokia district was held in the schoolroom on Saturday evening. Mr Steven (chairman) stated that the Dunedin City Council was prepared to supply electricity at an early date. It. was decided to appoint. .Mr I. J. Lough to supervise the installation work. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Mr Stevens for the work he had devoted to the matter of arranging for the supply.

Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.. who presided over a sitting of the City Police Court, on Saturday, fined John MTntosh 10s, with the alternative of 24 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. The offender had not been before the court since 1918.

The Prime Minister stated on Saturday (says our Parliamentary dbrrespondent) that when the House meets tomorrow he intends to proceed with consideration of Government Bills, about a score of which are already on the order paper. The Government Statistician’s figures for the past 12 months show a tendency for the cost of living to increase, but not to a very serious extent (says the annual report of the Industrial Association). It must be borne in mind that if a considerable increase takes place in any particular article of food or clothing, it does not necessarily increase the actual cost of living of a family to the same extent. The statistician, for the purpose, l ! of comparison. allows the same quantity per family whatever the price, whereas, as a matter of fact, as an article becomes higher in price a lesser quantity will be used, and cheaper articles will be substituted. Self-help on the part of a community, instead of constantly going cap in hand to the Government, has been happily and very usefully expressed by the residents of Roseville, a picturesque suburb on the Nferlh Shore of Sydney; and the example may perhaps be emulated in New Zealand. Already they have considerably improved tneir local railway rooms, furnished them with linoleum, easy chairs, a.nd tables, together with other comforts, such as mats and mirrors. Pictures of views in the district will also bo displayed. The officers of the Railway Department are cooperating with the residents. The idea is to make waiting for trains as comfortable as possible. The residents are also erecting a shelter shed at the railway steps, to protect both the ticket collectors and the passengers against wet weather. If the Railway Commissioners do not pronounce a benediction on these good works, it only in the hope that others will do likewise (says our Sydney correspondent), it will look something like base ingratitude. This manifestation of self-help is only one of many similar acta by the Roseville people. They are their own little Government.

A rerharable story of a irtolen bicycle, and how it was recovered, was told to a Gisborne Times representative by a local resident. In 1918 he had specially built a new racing machine. When only a few days old, the bicycle was stolen, and nil efforts to recover it proved fruitless. The number stamped on the frame of the machine was known and given to the police. There .the matter stayed until a few day* ago, when the police discovered a bicycle lying abandoned at the back of an hotel in town. The machine was taken to ihe polio© station, and there it remained until a claimant asked for the return of the cycle. Questioned whether it was his bicycle, the man replied in the affirmative, and the police then asked for an explanation as to how the machine came into hit possession, as it had been stolen from the owner in 1918. The claimant stated that he had bought tl;*, bicycle from another man who is now in Australia. The real owner and the claimant effected a compromise and took 50-50 cn the parts of the machine, the former taking the 1 frame and handle bars, while the other retained tho wheels, etc.

At a meeting of the council of the Taranaki Acclimatisation Society a letter was received from the Department of Internal Affairs stating that permission to import English wood pigeons could not ,be granted. The bird in question (says an is considered to be entirely injurious to the agriculturist. Owing to lih© large number of hydro-electric schemes in the dominion, the council decided to forward a remit to the annual conference of acclimatisation societies urging that the Government legislate compelling fish ladders to fce put in all streams where works are''in operation or proposed, to give free access to trout travelling to headwaters for spawning.

Anglers will be interested in the news that occasionally quinnnt salmon are being caught off the Lyttelton wharves. It has been known for some time (seiys the Lyttelton Times) that these fish frequented the vicinity of Lyttelton and various bays round the peninsula, and it is genera! !v agreed that the alleged huge moki which have made their appearance at Taylor’s Mistake about January each year lately are salmon working their way along the coast to enter the mouth of the Waimakariri. These fish are such game fellows that they invariably break away, so that it has been difficult to ascertain definitely their species. At Titnaru, too, there have been hundreds of small quinnat caught during certain months each year for some tim© past. Not long ago, Mr H. W. Webb, a well-known angler of Christchurch, caught a small quinnat at Lyttelton, and the other evening at about 8 o’clock, when fishing tor whiting, he bagged another—a beautifully-con-ditioned four-pound female. It was taken with ordinary light sea tackle, baited with n strip of herring, and put up s. good fight for fully 15 minutes. Mr Webb states that other anglers have recently made similar catches, and remarks also that he and his friends have heard sonic “whoppers” splashing about the harbour after dark. The largest they have seen in the harbourweighed probably 201 b. Lyttelton resident* will remember that on one occasion last year, when the _ graving dock was emptied, a huge quantity of small quinnat were left behind, and were quickly scooped up by onlookers. Undoubtedly the quinnat is becoming very firmly established in these waters.

During the past seven months no fewer than 246 motor cars and 11 motor cycles have been stolen from Sydney and its suburbs (writes our correspondent), and of the total only six cars have been recovered. Recent occurrences have led the police to believe that stolen motor cars have not always been used merely for joy riding, but have been actually stolen in the strict sense of the word. The police urge owners to take every precaution against the theft of cars by fitting safety devices to the ears preferably to the engine, and by not neglecting these devices when their cars are unattended. Sydney has a small staff of detectives whose work consists solely of watching unattended cars and, of trying to recover stolen cars.

The quarterly meeting of the Council of Christian Congregations wdl be hoW tomorrow evening in tho Oawi©dral Crypt at At °iU° C meeting on Thursday next the Modern Association will hold a symposium on the work of Walter De la Mare, possibly the most elusive and original figure among contemporary poets and novelists. A recent criticism in the English Review speaks of D© la Mare’s latest romans© “The Midget” as destined for centuries to come to be a andmark in tho history of English prose-fiction. . . _ . Wood's Great Peppermint Dire for coughr and colds never fails.—Advt. Ever miss a train? It’s mighty irritating. Buy your watch at Williamson’s, tho quality jewellers, and be sum.—Advt. The Pacific Starr-Bowkett Building Society invite applications in the new (No. 5) group. £IOOO free ballots and sales, office, 86 King Edward street.—Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley, dentist. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. Advt. Save your eyes.—Consult Peter G. Dick, 1) 8.0. A., E.L.0., London, consulting and oculists’ optician.—“ Peter Dick,” jewellers and opticians, Moray place, Dunedin.— AAvL