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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19759, 9 April 1926, Page 8

Sixteen bankruptcies were notified in last week's issue of the New Zealand Gazette. Ten of the number were in th„ North Island. The two-masted cruising launch Rakanui arrived at Tauranga on April 1 from Whangarei, and sailed on Easter Saturday in continuation of a cruise round New Zealand. " .. j s< ., of i last night, regulations governing the grading of primary school i.-acuers are rooked (reports a Frees Association message from Wellington), and a new set of regulations has been brought into force a? from anuary a last. At a meeting of the Moa Dairy Company (reports our Inglewood correspondent), a resolution was carried favouring the ward system of the election of members of the Dairy Control Board, and also : n favour of each supplier cxeicising a vote for the election of members. There were about 70 suppliers present. Palmerston North has been fairly immune from car thieving (reports our correspondent), but e town’s good reputation was shattered on Tuesday night, when Mr C M, Ross found, when coming out of the pictures, that hie oar. which he had left on the parking stand, had completely disappeared. The car was a light model Blue Rover, and all efforts to trace it have so far proved unavailing. • It would appear from our report yesterday of the discussion in the City Council on the Reserves Com mi t tee’s reports that the chairman of the committee is under the impression that the Free Kindergarten Association had secured a title to the freehold of certain Land at Caversham for which the City Council had paid The president of the Kindergarten Association desires us to remove any misapprehension that might arise from - the publication of our report. The land to which the Kindergarten Association possesses a title was not paid for by the City Council, but was purchased by the Hudson Family for the purpose of placing on it a kindergarten school as a memorial of their late father. The following is a summary of the notifications of infectious disease received at the office of the Director-general of Health at Wellington during the month ~f March:— Scarlet fever. 2 (Ot.ago 3, Southland 51: pulmonary tuberculosis, 25 (Otago 17, South land 6); hydatids, 4 (Otago 4); diphtheria. 10 poliomyelitis, 1 (Otago 1); lethargic encephalitis. 1 (Otaso 1): total 49. The deaths were as follow*: —Diphtheria. 1 (Otago 1); pulmonary tuberculosis, (Otago 6, Southland 1); puerperal sepsis, 1 (Southland 1); hydatids. 1 (Otago 1); —total. 10 Amounts received by way of fines, together with half the net. revenue derived from fees and royalty with reepect to the taking of opossums, have been apportioned as follows to the Acclimatisation Societies: Auckland. £35 15s Id: Duller, £132 5s lid; Grey, £195 12s 4d; Hawera. £l2 Os sd; Nelson, £266 Is lOd; North Canterbury, £’o9 4s 6d; Otago, £698 8s lOd; Rotorua, £225 6s lid; South Caiitcrburv, 17s 7d; Southland. £157 11s 2d: Stratford, £8 9s 3d: Taranaki. £ll7 19s Id; Waimate- £26 6s lOd; Wanganui. £175 16s 3d: Wellington. £1494 4s Id; Westland. £402 12s lid. Total. £4159 13s. The labours of the Home Science students during the recent summer vacation to establish a fund for extending the w ,of the School of Home Science have been attended with very substantial success. Studholme House, the hostel of the Home Science Faculty, was leased by the University Council to the Home Science alumnae, who conducted it as a hostel for the use of Exhibition visitors The students freely gave their services for several months in waiting on the visitors, and by this means " sum of £IO6O was raised. The University Council is being asked to hold this in (rust for some expansion scheme to be suggested later by the Home Science alumnae. Various .xpressions of tisfaction with the present system of hospital control were made by i..embers of the Waikato Board yesterday 'says . Press Association message from Hamilton). Despite the remark* of Dr MacEachern relative to the benefits of running a hospital with honorary staffs, the members considered the existing system a better one. Speaking with reference to remarks by Sir Lindo Ferguson at the recent conference of Hospital Associations in Dun. edin that hospital boards were incompetent to select medical superintendents for hospitals, several members f the board cited the position at Waikato Hospital as an adverse commentary on Sir Lindo Ferguson’s assertion, and added that the selections made by the Waikato Board in its medical officers had given ’'e utmost satisfaction. They considered that Sir Limb Ferguson had met with a remited rebuke from the Minister of Health -for his statement.

In regard to a point raised that the visitors at Dunedin will unduly raise the population of the South Island, and affect representation of the Country districts and also the number of representatives the North Island is entitled to when the electoral districts are automatically revised, the Government Statistician does not hold out any hope that this can be remedied (says a Press Association message from Wellington). In the British Ernpire. except Canada, the population is always counted on the district in which the people are located when the census is taken. The United State*, Canada, and some other countries have a system by which those temporarily present are excluded and temporary absentees included, hut it is difficult to work and is not entirely accurate.

Mrs Joncs-Neilson has received an intimation from the Secretary of State for the Dominions, through the GovernorGeneral, that the provisions of the Imperial Old Aee Pensions Acts. and of the Widows and Orphans Contributory Pensions Act. 1925. do no; extend to persons resident in New Zealand. In connect ion with the approaching visit of Dr John R. Mott to the Dominion, arrangements are being made for the holding of a representative missionary conference in Dunedin from .April Z7-2S Dr Mott is chairman of the International Missionary Council, and has an intimate knowledge of the facts and problems of missionary work throughout (he world. Outstanding features of the conference will be Dr Mott's rddressp* on "Co-opcrnfio'n at the Home Base and in the Mission Fields. "The Awakening Ea«t." "The Problem of the Pacific and New Zealand’s Relation Thereto." and ‘"Die Spiritual Resources of the Church." Surveys and papers are being prepared by committees of experts in New Zealand on various themes, includ ing such important questions as the child race* of the Pacific, and the effect upon them of the contact with Eastern races: Maori missions, with special reference to Ritannism and other religious developments peculiar to the Maori people. A strong local committee consisting of the most representative leaders of the various Protestant churches, is in charge of the arrangements for the conference, under the chairmanship of Professor Hewi’tson. It is expected that missionary lenders from all parts of the Dominion will he present, and (hat (he conference will he of unique authority and importance in regard to missionary work at home and abroad. ‘‘Mv first remark is in the nature of a eomplaint." said the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergrusson, in opening his address at the annual meeting of the St John A mb"'lance Association on Wednesday evening (telegraphs our Auckland correspondent). At last rear’* meeting, he said, he had come without monev, :nd was unable ti put anything into the collection box. When it was handed to him that evening, remembering his former experience and determined not to he caught again, he had brought a contribution, and the box had not been near him. (Laughter.) Sir Charles then handed the monev to the secretary. Later, the Mayor, Mr George Baildon. referring to his Excellency’s remarks. said that the lady in charge of the box could not be blamed. She had approached Sir Charles, but he was »o en crossed in conversation with Archbishop Avprill that he did not notice her." Similar incidents some , time' happen in tram ears.” said the Mayor. —(Laughter.) It remained for Sir Charles to cap the joke, “His Grace," he said, "has just whispered to me that it sometimes happens in church.’-

Owing to the frequent stoppage# which have occurred of late on the Mornington cable car line, the minds of those who depend .on this service for their daily trips to and from the city, have been for the past few months in a state of considerable unrest. It will doubtlese come as a relief to these hill dwellers to knew that i Tuesday last there was landed from th' Mahia, direct from England, a new cable, which is to be kept on -band for installation when n ecessary. Mr P. Coyle, president of the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, at a meeting of Wanganui hotelkeepers yesterday was asked (says a Press Association telegram) if he thought the trade would have a longer period between the polls. He replied that he thought the Government during the coming Parliament would introdr 'e legislation on the basis of the 1924 °arliamentary Committee’s recommendations, which included provision for a longer tenure. The formation of a sister organisation to the Mothers' Union, but on undenominational lines, was- approved at a meeting of women convened by her Excellency. Lady Alice Fergusson, yesterday (aays Press Association message from Auckland), The new organisation wil' have aims similar to those of the Mothers' Union, which pledges its members to endeavour to maintain a high tanr of home and -o inPuence the development of character in children. Lady Alice said that by adopting the proposal it would be possible for all mothers in New Zealand to unite in a world-wide organisation with common aims, pledged to certain definite objects in the upbringing of their children and bound together by common prayer and by fixed endeavour to maintain a high standard of home life. The question of a suitable name for the organisation was referred to a co nmittee. Lady Alice agreed to accept offic as president of the n-w organisation. A Press Association message fr Auckland reports that the City decided last night a adhere to its former decision not to grant permits for kerbside petrol pumps. A pronosni to consider the question of permitting pumps ip secondary street met with only three supporters. The courses of popular lectures in music at the University will be continued this year. The first course of six lectures on “ Great periods in musical development will be commenced in the physics lecture room on Tuesday next at 8 p.m. The lectures will deal with the Keyboard Suites of Bach, the “48” Preludes and Fugues of Bach, and three characteristic Sonatos of Beethovan. Illustrations wjll he supplied by Miss G. Williamson, Miss M. Y. Service, Miss F. Roberts, and the lecturer. Dr V, E. Galway. Eyes are precious. At first sign of weakness go to the qualified and experienced f2O years) optometrist. W V. Sturmer D. 5.0.1., G.A.0.C., Octagon, Dunedin. Most up-to-date equipment, including test electrically-lit testing chart# installed. —Advt, A. E. J Blakeley and W. C. Bagley, dentists. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray street# (next Telegraph Office) Telephone 1859. —Advt. For diamond Knvragement etngs. Hoi.. £lO to £2OO .and lifetime watches —Peter Dick, jewellers and optometrists 490 Moray place. Dunedin. Send for catalogue.—Advt.