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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19405, 14 February 1925, Page 9

Probate has been granted by his Honor Mr Sim in the following estates: —Alexander Gemmell (Alexandra.), Julia Ann Taylor (Dunedin), Helen Sophia Bee (Oamaru), Ann M'Auatin (Oamaru), and Mary Jane Puddy (Waikouaiti). Letters of administration have been granted in the estate oi Sarah Ann Cockburn (Roxburgh). The estate of the late Mr Horatio Arthur Massey, of Invercargill, in which probate has been granted by his Honor, Mr Justice Sim, has been sworn at £450,000. There ore no public bequests. Deceased was engaged as a sawmiller in Southland, and died in Invercargill on December 16 last. He is survived by his wife and daughter, his two sons having been killed in the war. Dairymen are elated at the latest advices from Home that the dairy produce market is excited with heavy selling at an advance (reports our Palmerston North correspondent). Evidently the low prices ruling have caused Continental buyers to come into the market, and it is not surprising to find that the market is advancing. Whether chance or fate controls one’s destiny is a moot point, but it is interesting (says the Press) to recall just now that when the cure of St. Michael’s, Christchurch, became vacant in 1894, the then vestry offered the position to the vicar of a large parish church in North London. That gentleman replied by cable as follows: —“Regret unable accept; just received preferment; strongly recommend my senior curate.” The vestry adopted the advice, and the senior curate (the Rev. A. W. Averill) will, on April 20 next, become Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand. The Superintendent of Police has received advice that James Ryan, a single man, 30 years of age, watf thrown from a truck on the railway extension works at Miller’s Flat yesterday morning and killed. He was a native of Ireland, and had only been a year in *he dominion. "With a view to augmenting the fund that has been sot up to defray the expenses of sending the St. Hilda, Third Artillery, and Haikorai Bands to the New Zealand championship band contest at Auckland, a street collection was taken _ up all day yesterday and in the evening, when the public made a fairly generous response, as the citizens realised that the local bands have always been willing to assist any worthy objects. During the evening the three bands played in the city streets. The ladies in charge were: —Mrs Macfie, Mrs Goughian, and Miss Crolley (Jacobs’s corner), Mrs Horner (Stock Exchange), Mrs Jackson (Government Life Insurance corner), Mrs Thompson (Bank of New Zealand), Mrs Whitburn (Moray place comer), Mrs T Hunter and Mrs ■ Paterson (Octagon), Miss Davie (St. Andrew street corner), and Mrs Lees (Mollison’s corner). No(w that the salmon are running in the Waitaki, several inquiries are being made in regard to the proposed regular tions for netting salmon in the river (says the Oamaru Mail). A conference of the Acclimatisation Societies concerned was held in Timaru on November 17, 1924, and as the outcome of the conference, regulations governing the netting of salmon have been expected, but so far - they have not appeared. The area for whioh the licenses were proposed to be granted for netting on the Waitaki was from a line drawn across the river at Redcliffs up to the Hakataramea bridge. Experts consider that salmon taken so far up the river are in poor condition, and doubt if any will deem it worth while taking out licenses. Moreover, the opinion was expressed by the department, and. also at the conference, that the Waitaki was hardly a river suitable for netting. Most of the licenses will no doubt be taken out for the Rangitata and other more suitable rivers. Some interesting figures were given by the chairman of the South Otago Hospital Board (the Hon, A. S. Malcolm) at the meeting on Thursday. The cost of equipment of the Milton Hospital had been £1672 3s 2d; equipment Owaka Hospital £1617 8s 4d; while the cost of the Balclutha water supply had been £1468 ss. The land for Balclutha Hospital (56 acres in. extent) had cost £2350 8s 3d, and it was in his opinion a magnificent asset. The cost worked out at £42 9s 8d per acre. In addition there was the reading to the hospital site, whioh had cost £1952 9s Bd, and added to the cost of the land made a total of £4302 17s lid, which •forked out at £76 3s 2d per acre. This did not include the road to the quarry and the flat land.—Mr Pearson: The “Chinaman’s Garden.” —The Chairman: No. the quarry.—Mr Pearson: You were fortunate in having the quarry there.—The Chairman said the cost of the latter road would be about another £IOO. Then the treeplanting and protective fences had cost £243 17s 7d, and the levelling of the site £303 10s, but the latter item had been the means of saving an immense sum in connection with the building. A concession to the dairy farmers has been made by the Railway Department (reports tour Wellington correspondent) in ,the decision to permit the ‘bulking of cream consignments on the railways. Hitherto the cream was collecte dby lorries and brought to the station for consignment to the factory, each farmer’s cream being kept separate until the test was made. Under the new arrangement the cream will be loaded into trucks and consigned in one lot to the factory. The only stipulation is that cans shall be consigned filled to capacity.

It is expected that the result of the New Zealand football team’s first match against British Columbia will reach here early ■ to-morrow afternoon. It will be circulated from the Daily Times office upon the arrival of the cable message. The criminal section of the Supremo Court sessions was concluded yesterday, and jurors were ordered to be discharged from further attendance. The court will ait on Monday morning, when undefended dborco cases will be heard. Three very fine specimens of salmon caught in the Waitaki River wore received by the Marino Department this week, the first of the present season (reports our Wellington correspondent), and there seems to be every indication that the hopes for a specially good run this year will bo realised. The fish received were in splendid condition, and weighed 281 b, 221 b, and 181 b respectively. These best fish was sent to Government House. The dominion executive of the Farmers’ Union has made an extra call on the provincial executives only to find that they are also up against it (states the Manawatu Daily Times). Discussion at Saturday's gathering in Palmerston North revealed dead low tide in the Wellington exchequer, with the prospect of increased subscriptions to carry on. When the secretary (Mr Budden) read a communication from the dominion executive staftng that it had decided to increase the annual subscription from 7s 6d bo 10s, the chairman (Mr O. P. Lynch, Paraparaumu) pointed out that the dominion executive was in the same position as provincial executives. It was endeavouring to exist from hand to mouth, and it was impossible for the parent body to exist on the present subscriptions. It had therefore decided to make an increase to 10s. He, personally, was of the opinion that this would not be permanent because the executive had been relieved of an annual charge of £SOO. The only thing that was eating into the funds was the organising scheme. The dominion president and other members of that executive thought that the organising work should be increased, but the Manawatu executive had found it a very expensive arrangement, “not one of the organisers has shown a credit,” he declared and then proceeded to quote figures to substantiate the assertion. It was decided to leave the matter of the subscriptions until a future meeting, when the amount would bo fixed. Tire Ten Little Nigger Boys and the fable of the farm maid who counted her chicks before they were hatched are recalled to mind by the experiences of a country teacher who recently bought three dozen hen eggs from one of the Government farms (says the Auckland Star). He invested 30s in the purchase, and he counted on getting a fine collection of purebred chickens. But things seemed to go wrong from the start. First, the mail boy left the* eggs at the railway station overnight. They were brought along next day by a neighbour, but whether they got a thaking up in the process was never known. The fact remained, however, that of 14 eggs placed under_ a broody hen and the balance in an incubator, only 13 were hatched. In less than two days the number was reduced by death to eight. During the next week three more died, and then there were five. Only two of the* five were pullets. The five were thriving nicely when a weasel got into their coop and killed four. The sole survivor, a rooster, which was put in the run with other fowls, escaped from the weasel only to djo ignominioualy two nights later, the victim of a stray cat, and a few feathers were all that was left to tell the tale. Thus ended a promising investment in Government farm eggs. One need not go back to musty days to find humour in our Statute Book. The laws which are being administered to-day simply bristle with absurdities. Thus, if a person wilfully injures another and death follows as the result of the injury within a year and a day, the aggressor may be indicted for murder. But let another day dawn before the charge is made, and he can snap his fingers at the law. Similarly, you cannot charge a man with burglary unless ho not only “enter” but ‘‘breaks." Thus, if a door or window is obligingly left open, and he strolls in and takes your silver, he is no “burglar” in the eyes of the law. Nor is ho if the house chosen for his attentions is not a “dwelling-house,’’ or if he uses his jemmy at any time after 6 o’clock in the morning and before 9 in the evening, though the deed may be done in an hour of darkness. Such are a few typical absurdities of our laws. A social will be held in the Labour Club, 279 Princes street to-night. A good programme has been arranged. Hr W. Brown (secretary of the Waterside Workers’ Union) will deliver nn_ address in the Labour Club on Sunday night. The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society invites membership in its new No. 9 group, and advertises £6OOO for disposal during February and March. Shares are still available in the No. 3 group of the Otago Mutual Starr-Bowkett Uilding Society. Those desirous of participating in the first ballot are advised to join up at once. At the Central Mission to-morrow evening, the Rev. W. Walker will preach on “Standing True Amid Perilous Conditions.” Mr L. A. North will render two solos. Mr Samuel Glanville, of the China Inland Mission, will speak to-morrow evening at the Hanover Street Baptist Church on “Marshall Feng, the Cromwell,” and on Wednesday next will give an account of the “Revival Among the Miaos of S.W. China.” At St. Paul’s Cathedral to-morrow the men of H.M.S. Veronica will assemble for church parade at 10.30 a-m., and not at the usual hour, 11 a.m. The preacher ,will be the Bishop of Melanesia. The celebrant will be Archdeacon Woodthorpe. In the evening Bishop Averill, Auckland (Archbishop-Elect), will be the preacher. Notices of the following Sunday services will be found in our advertising columns:— Anglican: St. Paul’s, All Saints’. Presbyterian: First, Knox, St. Andrew’s, NorthEast Valley, Roslyn, Caversham, Maori Hill, Kaikorai, Momington, South Dunedin. Methodist: Central Mission, Trinity, St. Kilda, Dundas Street Baptist: Hanover Street, Cargill Road. Congrofational: Moray Place. Salvation Army, iowling Street Dancing.—Mr F. Reads Wauchop, who has lately returned from America and Australia, will teach at the Wentworth Dance Chamber, Stock Exchange Buildings, from Tuesday, February 17, all the latest ballroom dances, including Fox Trot, Modern Waltz, One Step, and Tango. Prospective pupils interviewed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. from February 17 onwards. Appointments can also bo made by ’phone 2044.:—Advt. Beautiful Shini-indirect Electric Bowl Fittings just landing.—Barth Electrical Supplies (Ltd.), 61 Princes street; also all Electrical Supplies, Jobbing, and Contracting promptly executed. —Advt. Williamsons, Jewellers, can again supply their popular Welden Lever Watch for men. It’s fine value. —Advt. A. B. 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. D.8.0.A., F. 1.0., London, consulting and oculists’ optician.—“ Peter Dick,” jewellers and opticians, Moray place, Dunedin.— Advt.