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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19316, 31 October 1924, Page 6

November 20 has been fixed as the date , for the taking of the poll of the Dunedin * citizens on the question of raising a loan ' of £BO,OOO for the main highway to Logan r Park. ! Sir Sam Fay and Sir Vincent Raven, i members of the Railway Commission which is at present inspecting the New Zealand railways, arrived at Gore last night, having 1 made a rapid survey of the South Otago i railway system on route. To-day and to- ■ morrow they will bo engaged in the Inver- , cargjll district, and will arrive at Queenstown to-morrow night. Oa Monday the party will journey to Cromwell, and is 1 due to arrive in Dunedin at 5.55 that night, i Dunedin and Port Chalmers will ho inspected on Tuesday, and the commission will leave for the north at 8 a.m. on the ' following morning, when the balance of 1 the, Otago district will be visited. Canteri bury will receive the commissioners’ atteni tion on Thursday. Mr H. P. West (dia-, trict traffic manager) will accompany the commisisAners during their stay in this dis--1 trict. Yesterday morning the express from Invercargill was delayed 20 minutes at Stirling to allow the train containing the commission to cross. The Htm. Sir Francis Bell intends to introduce in the Legislative Council to-day (reports our parliamentary correspondent) an amendment to the British Nationalities Act to allow Samoans to become British subjects without a knowledge of the English language, which knowledge is necessary at present. Hia Honor Mr Justice Sim has granted probate in the following deceased estates:— James Taylor (Kokoamo, near Oamaru), Mary M'Dougall ißradshaw (Oamaru), Chas. Jonos Johnson (Dunedin), Randall M‘Donnell (Dunedin), James Howard (Dunedin), Margaret Murdoch (Dunedin), Gertrude Louie Archer (Dunedin), and Diana Amy Bremner (Dunedin). Letters of administration were granted in the estate of Mary Ann Dawson (Dunedin). An interesting history is attached to the oversea steamer Karroo, which visited Dunedin last week with cargo from New York. Throughout the war the vessel was employed in transport work, being employed in this capacity af both the landing and (ho evacuation of Gallipoli. From 1916 onwards she was used to convey troops from Canada to England, and on several occasions had skirmishes with German submarines. On May 22, 1917, whilst In midAtlantic, she engaged in a battle with a submarine. During that time the submarine fired no fewer than 195 shells at the Karroo, and the vessel still bears scars of the conflict. A high explosive shell fell on the roof of the chief engineer’s cabin and blew the cabin to pieces, fortunately missing the engine room by inches. The present chief engineer, Mr A. Arthur, was on the vessel in several of those encounters, and holds the D.S.C.

It is asserted that the cause of Heather capsizing at Macandrew's Bay last Monday afternoon was the mishap to her rudder, and not as the result of the boat carrying too much sail. He&tfter's owner informed a Daily Times reporter yesterday that he had the craft well under control when she was it at such a furious pace after the spinnaker had been set. The craft was "yawing" to a greater or. le&s degree, but she would have carried on safely, ag sh© was "squared away" every time a g-ust struck her. She was pounded by the cross seas, which placed a heavy strain on the rudder, and at a critical moment the gudgeon pin broke. This rendered the rudder absolutely useless, and the end of a- sparkling exhibition •of seamanship quickly followed. It has been pointed out that certain risks will have to be taken in regard to sailing these small boats if Otago wishes to regain possession of the coveted Sanders Cup. It is generally known that the crews who have sailed the Auckland champion 14-footer Rona in the actual contests have never "reefed down," no matter how the wind may have been. Heathor was towed up from Macandrew's Bay on Wednesday evening and placed in Mr J. M'Pherson's boatshed, where the necessary repairs are now being effected. She will bo towed to Port Chalmers to-morrow by Mr C. W. Sundstrum's launch Norana, and will be a competitor in the trial race to be sailed over' the Port Chalmers Sailing Club's course to-morrow afternoon. The following telegram has been sent to the Prime Minister by ths Dunedin Jockey Club: —The Dunedin Jockey Club congratulates you upon carrying the Bill, especially as it contains a clause making 7st compulsory. Since 1913 this club has been endeavouring to have this clause included in the Rules of Racing, and- has made the minimum weight 7st upon all its programmes issued since 1917, with most . satisfactory results. ; A rummage Sale was conducted by the South Dunediil branch of the Salvation j Army in tha Army Hall, King Edward road, yesterday afternoon and evening, , when a large quantity of discarded gar- ( ments was dieposod of. ' The proceeds of ( the sale were in aid of the self-denial fund, i and, judging by the, attendances, particu- 1 larly in the evening, the fund should bo « augmented considerably. Ensign Copm.be, ' who was assisted by a band of willing ' helpers, was in charge of the" sale. Thoro was a. "olean sheet'' at the City 1 Police Court yesterday morning. * The Italian Art Gallery, which was re- j cently opened in lower Stuart street," has t had nrany interested visitors. The colleo i tion on exhibition is an extensive one, ajid contains many exquisite works of art. The exhibits vary in character and all are most c artistic. It is indeed an exhibition where t high art is the prevailing feature. The t works displayed are well worth inspection. ° ——~* ' —■ i A. E. J\ Blakeley. dentist. Bank of Aua- o tralasia, corcsr of Bond and Battray street) o (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1869. I Advt. tl Save your eyes.—ConsuJt Peter G. Dick. D.8.0.A., F. 1.0., London, consulting ana tl oculists' optician.—" Poter Dick," jewellers a and optician*, Moray place, Dunedia.— A