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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19476, 11 May 1925, Page 8

Our shipping news to-day appears on Page 7. Tho Mayor will leave for Wellington today to attend a mooting of the conference ox the Municipal Association on Tuesday, to bo a member of a deputation of members of tho Municipal Association and the Motor Association to the Minister of Internal Affairs on Wednesday, and also of a deputation from tho executive of the Municipal Association to tho Minister of Internal Affairs on Thursday to urge tho Government to bring in legislation at tho earliest possible moment giving effect to the remits passed at the last Municipal Conference. While in Wellington tho Mayor will represent tho citizens of Dunedin at tho funeral of the Prime Minister. Ho will return to Dunedin at the cn<J of the week. In tho Oiiy Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., John Freer, who ploirded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was fined 14s (including 4s cab hire), in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.

The president of the Otago A. and P. Society has received a letter from the Governor-General's private secretary advising that his Excellency regrets that owing to his engagements for the first week in Juno be will be unable to bo present at the Winter Show. His Excellency expressed a hope that the show would bo as great a success this year as it bad been in the past, and that the entries might even exceed those of former years.

The postal authorities advise that the R.M.S. Tahiti is due at Wellington this morning from San Francisco with European and American mails. The local portion is expected to arrive to-morrow afternoon. The cargo steamer Tongariro, which arrived at Auckland on Saturday from London, brought 1000 bags of mails and 400 parcel receptacles for New Zealano. The Dunedin portion will probably come to b ;in _ ( l to-morrow evening. The Maunganui, which is due at Wellington to-morrow from Sydney, is bringing a l*rge Australian Ciail for Now Zealand. The Dunedin portion should come to hand on Wednesday afternoon.

A full-page photograph of the late Prime Minister will be presented as a special supplement to the Otago Witness, to be published to-morrow. In the illustrations “Red Letter Days in Southland” occupy two pages' covering the opening ceremonies connected with the Monowai hydro-electric power scheme and tho Onai railway. A fine sot of golfing pictures appears under the title of “On tho Picturesque Links at Balmacowen,” and these include photographs of the winner and runner-up in the Otago ladies’ golf championship. Tho For. bury Park Trotting Club’s winter meeting and the Invercargill Trotting Clubs first meeting arc also of topical interest. Three Equine Champions” include Great Hope, winner of the' trotting championship of Australasia, Gloaming, and the The Hawk, which has arrived from Australia to measure strides with New Zealand champions. At the fitst with Gloaming on Saturday The Hawk was beaten. A fine selection of varied photographs is also published in this issue. The winner of the second competition crossword puzzle is announced and also tho third competitive puzzle, for which another prize of five guineas will be ciyen to the subscriber whoso first correct solution is opened.. The literary bill of contents is varied and pleasing.

Everything promises well for the Dunedin Horticultural Society’s winter show, which will be held in the Art Gallery Hall and annexes on Wednesday and Thursday. In addition to the season having been a good one, there are more enthusiasts who have boon cultivating the aneen of autumn flowers in tho last few years, more particularly tlio single flowering species of chrysanthemums. Decorative and floral work, as well as pot nlante, vegetables, and fruit will bo exhibited, as well as other seasonable flowers. Entries for the competitive classes will close this evening. The cargo steamer Willaston reached the harbour yesterday morning on her first visit to Dunedin arid steamed to a discharging berth at the Victoria wharf. The vessel came from Louisburg, St, John, New York, nncl Newport Nows, ■via PanauMi* wid north New Zealand ports. She loaded at the four Canadian and American ports named, tho cargo comprising motor cat's, general merchandise, and case oil. labile on route from Liverpool to Louisburg to load, the Willaston encountered heavy pack ice, and was eventually assisted to port by tho Canadian Government, ice-breaker Montcalm. On arrival at Louisburg the Willaston had about 7ft of water in one of her holds, while several of her plates were slightly damaged. Repairs wore effected at St. John, and the 'steamer then proceeded to New York, sailing from that port on March 7 for Auckland. After discharge tho Willaston will proceed to Westport to bunker. She has been chartered hy the Union Company to load at Pacific Coast povtf during June for Napier, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Something phenomenal in the way of French beans has been grown by Mr W. A. Scott, Tho pod is 15iin long and 1 9-16 in across. It is of extraordinary size, and is one of those freaks of nature occasionally met with. A sale cf work held in St. Peter’s Church Schoolroom on Saturday, with the object of augmenting the funds of the church, proved a great success, a fairly substantial sum being realised from the .sale of the goods offered. There was a produce stall, a sweets stall, a jumble stall, a guild stall, a pie stall, and refreshment rooms, all ol which were liberally patronised. These wore all presided over by ladies of the congregation of St. Peter’s Church, who managed to get all the goods disposed of by closing time in the evening. At Port Chalmers on Saturday Constable Oswald arrested a seaman on the Greek steamer EJoctra Stavroudi on a charge of assaulting the chief officer, who, as a result of the attack, was taken to the cottage hospital. The ship was being fumigated at the time. Opposition to dairy control, about which a strong protest was recently made by the Federated Chambers of Commerce, was referred to at the annual dinner *of the Wellington Chamber by the president (Mr H. D. ( Bennett) on Thursday night (says the Evening Post). “Tire policy of absolute control is viewed with tho greatest concern by commercial people,” said Mr Bennett, ‘‘and protests have come from many quarters against the board carrying into effect its decision in this matter. These protests have not been confined to business men, but many farmers’ organisations also share in this view, and it is significant that one of the largest dairy companies in Taranaki has quite recently carried resolutions objecting to the adoption by the board of a policy of absolute control. This chamber also made its protest, believing that such an important matter cannot be made the subject of anything in the nature of an experiment. We believe there is far too much at stake, and even if absolute control ultimately proves to be what the board thinks it will be the chamber is of the opinion that Parliament should not have risked such a national asset to the fate of such an experiment.” The refusal of the Government to entertain tho proposal, emanating from tho Auckland Chamber of Commerce, that 50 acres should be set aside ,in the Qrakei block for a permanent exhibition site, .is confirmed in a letter from the Acting-Prime Minister, Sir Francis Bell, read at a meeting of the Auckland Provincial Industrial Association last week. The purchase of the block, the letter declared, had entailed considerable expenditure, and the Government was now committed to receive competitive designs for the laying-out of the area as a model suburb and to remunerate the authors of the successful designs. Careful consideration was given to all requests for reservations received from Auckland institutions, but if these had been granted the greater portion of' the area would have been absorbed. The estaimated value of tho land, the letter continued, was not less , than £SOO an acre, and if it were still considered that tho locality was more suited to a permanent exhibition site than for the residential purposes proposed, the Government was prepared to consider tho question of disposing ol an area of 50 acres on the valuation basis. Tho chairman, Mr J. A. C. Allum, said it was interesting to note the valuation placed upon the land by tho Government. When tho new road was built to Orakoi, bringing tho block within 12 minutes of Queen street, the price would be very much higher than £SOO, and would probably bo prohibitive for the purpose of an exhibition site. The matter was deferred. Tho campaign against the Arbitration Court is being waged actively through the columns of the New Zealand Worker. Commenting on the recent open conference of the Alliance of Labour hold to formulate proposals for achieving industrial unity, the Worker says that “every union in New Zealand should take a live interest in this matter. If unity can be established it means higher wages end a higher standard of living for tho workers in the very near future. Surely this is worth the serious consideration of tho wage-worker* of New Zealand. A national organisation means something which can fight for tho workers as a whole. Without that national organisation tho workers must depend on the Arbitration Court. Dependence on tho Arbitration Court means the present low basic wage and the present bare existence level. Something must replace this obsolete institution, and the only thing that could effectively supplant it is a national organisation of Labour which can bargain for the wage-workers effectively.”

We learn that the statement published by us on Thursday last relative to the progress that is being made with the construction of the piers of the Kawarau Gold Mining Company’s dam at Lake Wakatipu was premature. The construction of the piers has not yet been started, and the built-in parts are not.yet all on the ground. Four trays of Central Otago apples are at the shop of Messrs T. E. Sagar and Co. awaiting Sir Harry Lauder’s acceptance. The apples, which are from the Lauder orchard of Messrs Francis Bros., aro of splendid quality, and » good sample of what Otago can produce in the way of fruit.

Satisfaction with the results achieved by the consolidated school at Piopio was expressed last Tuesday by the Minister of Education, Sir James Parr, in the course of a conference with Mr A. Burns, chairman of the Auckland Education Board. The Minister said the attendance at the central school was about 130. The experiment was proving a signal success, and was providing facilites superior to any that could be afforded by the former individual small schools. Apart from educational benefits, the consolidated system bad the desirable result of bringing children together from a wide area (reports the New Zealand Herald). Ho was of opinion the consolidated school system was a step toward the solution of the problem. Of rural education. The extension of the consolidated school system might do much to avert the drift of the rural population to the towns. In acknowledging the Minister’s expressions q{ appreciation of the board’s efforts Mr Burns said the experiment was giving very gratifying results. The indications fully justified the policy.

“It is certainly necessary for the human body to got more sunlight than it usually gets,” said a Christchurch doctor, when asked by a Christchurch Star reporter for his opinion on the formation of a society in London for sunbathing in Hyde Park. The doctor added that the body was usually covered with clothes for 16 hours a day, and was covered with blankets for the other eight. It was necessary for the body to get tho ultra-violet rays, which could only be obtained by allowing the body to receive direct rays of the sun. These rays were necessary for raising the fighting power of the blood; this was especially so in the case of tuberculosis. As on example of the benefits of open-air treatment, tho doctor said that the pupils of the open-air school at Fendalton were pf a much better standard of health than those who were in tho old classrooms at the same school. The design of the rooms allowed tho ultra-violet rays of the sun to reach the pupils for a certain period each day. These rays would not pass through glass, but they entered the room through the side which was totally open. He was of the opinion, however, that the rooms should only be used when it was imposible for school to be held in tho open. The opinion of the Government that tho duty on Highland pipers’ uniforms should be remitted is viewed unfavourably by manufacturers interested in supporting local industries (states tho New Zealand Herald). The Auckland Provincial Industrial Association was informed on Monday that representations on the matter had been made to the Acting-Prime Minister, Sir Francis Bell, by the chairman, of the Wellington Industrial Association (Mr L. T. Watkins). The Minister was reminded that the woollen mills wore experiencing difficulty in keeping their operatives employed, that the uniforms and materials, with the exception of sporrans, buckles, and dirks, could, and were, being made in New Zealand, and that tho clan tartans could be made as well here 1 as in Scotland. Nevertheless, Sir Francis Bell was still of the opinion that the concession should be granted. It was decided to renew the protest and express regret that the Minister had not stated the reasons for holding to his opinion. At the monthly meeting 1 of the NorthEast Valley School Committee the follow, irig committee were appointed:—Works: Messrs J. C. Laing, Thompson, Waterston, and Tyrrell. Band: Mr* Peart and Messrs Tyrrell, Elliot, and Thompson. Sports: Mesdames Peart and Elliot, Messrs Tyrrell, Moss, and Waterston. Library: Mrs Peart, Messrs Laing, Waterston, and Moss. Delegates to School Committees’ Association ; Mrs Peart, Messrs Begg and Laing. It was announced that the school had opened with a roll number of 650. Mr Jones, head master, reported the average attendance for the dast three years to be; 1922. 641; 1883. 624; 1324, 617. Owing to tho average attendance for the last quarter being lower, the committee found the quarterlv allowance much reduced, and as there is always a difficulty in making ends meet, even in normal times, it was decided to 1 hold a jumble sale at an early date to raise funds that are necessary for the committee's purposes.

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