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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19802, 29 May 1926, Page 10

Described by the Magistrate aa ringleader of three young men who were charged with unlawfully converting m motor truck to their own use, Thom** Andrew M'Allister, aged 21, was yesterday sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment (says a Hamilton Press Association telegram). The other accused, Henry Le Baa and Thomas Leslie Prior, were admitted to probation for two years. The three accused were arrested by a constable when about to abandon the truck in the early hours of last Sunday morning.

It will be remembered that on the night of the closing of the Exhibition the St. Kilda Band paid a striking tribute to the band oi the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by playing in the Grand Court towards the close in honour of the visiting military musicians. From Napier Captain R. E Anderson, commandant of the band, sent the following letter of acknowledgment to Mi Lampen;—‘‘May I at this belated hour express my very warm thanks to you aa president, and Mr Dixon as conductor, and to al! those members of the St. Kilda Band who paid us so graceful a tribute on the night of the closing of the Exhibition. We were all very much touched both at the thought and at the execution of the scheme, and it will be for us all a very happy memory.” The Finance Committee of the City Council recommends that a special vote of £IOO be authorised as a subsidy on an amount of £IOO which has been forwarded by the Hon. Mark Cohen for expenditure on the purchase of equipment for the children's playground at Gflvarshant,

In connection with the statements under the caption “A Railway Grievance” in the North Otago notes in the Daily Times of yesterday, the district traffic manager has informed us that the train referred to was guaranteed by the Forbury Park Trotting Club for horses returning from the races. A car was, however, attached to tha train for the convenience of trainers and jockeys. Particular care was taken that this train was not advertised, as practically all the accommodation was taken up by horses returning from the races. Special train arrangements were made for Oamaru passengers returning from the races and the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, and these arrangements were well advertised. The condition, were abnormal owing to the Exhibition and it was not possible to increase the accommodation on the horse train. A.p-parent-lv the train was advertised in the race but for that the Railways Department does not accept responsibility. A stator, part of a _ 1000 kilowa.3. generator, which was being transported from Woipori to Dunedin on a 12-horse lorry on Wednesday, now lies submerged in the Waipori River. The generator was sold some time ago by the City Council to the New Zealand Government for use at the Waikaremoana hydro-electric development works, and was divided into sections for transportation to Waikokopu. One section was taken to Dunedin on Tuesday, but the lorry had gone only a quarter of a mile on Wednesday when a portion of the Gorge road gave wav under the wheels. The harness W"' under the strain, end the lorry slipped about 50ft down the bank, where some trees stopped its passage. The stator, however, broke away from the lorry and fell into the river. As the river is high at present the work of recovering the machinery cannot be commenced immediately, and in any case the work of salvage can only he done when the power house is not working at full pressure. Slings will be paced under the stator tomorrow, and it will be lifted during the week. It is not expected that the damage will be extensive. The stator originally cost about £IOOO. Dunedin and suburban schools closed down yesterday afternoon for the winter term holidays. They will resume on Tuesday, June 15. Country school committees have the privilege of fixing the vacation to suit their particular districts, some waiting until the really bad weather commences. A large number, however observe the dates specified for city and suburban schools. A line of craning heads on any street of Dunedin City to-day is an infallible aia-n that the proud but probably embarrassed owner of Russian boots is passing with mincing step. Lately the devotees of the new feminine fashion have increased in numbers, and practically every day a now type of elongated footgear appears in public, shrouding the legs of yet another slave of fashion. The utility of this winter innovation is undoubted, but its beauty is a matter of opinion. The comment, “Aren’t they awful?” made by a fair onlooker as a wearer passed yesterday, may have been justified, but the tell-tale green light of jealously shone from her eves. At any rata Dunedin ladies are taking kindly to the Cossack-like garb, and it promisee to become a popular fashion. "When the wearers have become used to the boots have passed the stage necessitating long pauses at every shop window containing a mirror, the new style will doubtless take its place with the ‘Eton crop” and other modern fashions. The special committee set up by the City Council to consider the advisability of tendering for the Art Gallery and the Festival Hall at the Exhibition was not able to come to a decision at its meeting yesterday owing to the absence of certain necessary information. A further meeting will be held as soon as the information comes to hand.

That the scripture instruction which is imparted regularly by ministers of religion and others in the Dunedin day schools is appreciated was shown one day this week at one of the central schools. A worker, who had voluntarily assisted in giving Bible lessons for five years, was on the eve of her departure for India. She had been teaching the younger children of the primary school, giving half an hour’s lesson once a week. On her last visit to the school she was surprised to find all the pupils assembled to mark their appreciation, and the head master made a presentation on behalf of the classes that she had instructed, and wished her bon voyage. It is pleasing to find such voluntary labour recognised 'n this fitting manner. Reports indicate that in most, if not all, of the primary schools of Dunedin and suburbs these lessons are given regularly, "ith general satisfaction.

The sum of £3OO has been left to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin under the will of the late Mr John Collins to be used for religious and educational purposes at the bishop's discretion. St. Kilda residents for some time have been looking forward to the day when the streets of their borough will be electrified, and it must have been with a certain amount of satisfaction that some of them observed last night that a chain of lights had been lit from Prince Albert road to Moreau street, and that the whole of the streets in the Tainui section of the borough had been dlurnmated by electric lamps for the first time. It was not known until the last minute that the newly-installed lights could be used, and the gas lamps had been lit, their faint Bickerings compared with the powerful glow of the electric lamps providing a striking contrast between the old and the new. The whole of the streets in the borough will shortly be electrified. Sitting in Chambers yesterday, his Honor Mr Justice Sim granted the following probates:—Bridget Konkel (Mr J. RM. Lemon); Letitia Redditt, Tapanui (Mr J. A. Moyle); John Offen (Mr H. E. Barrowcloughj; John Collins (Mr Garth Gallaway). Mr F. Waite, M.P. for Clutha, is in receipt of the following communication from the Minister of Railways:—“Adverting to the matter of installin; electric light at Stirling, and further to my memorandum dated May 4, I have to inform you that Stirling is on the list of stations at which it is propoeedto, install electric light during the current year, and the work will be put in hand as soon as circumstances permit. The lighting scheme for this station includes provision of a light in the vicinity of the level crossing at the south end of the station yard.” At the usual meeting of Exhibition directors, held last evening. Dr Barnett stated that a diversity of opinion was expressed by Dunedin booksellers in regard to the probable sale of the official record of the Exhibition, while Mr Somerville suggested that the sales would be satisfactory if sufficient inducement were offered to booksellers, who would then push the book. The question of the price of the Official Record was left in the hands of a sub-committee with instructions to report. The directors also discussed various tenders for the sale of Exhibition buildings, matters being formally left to a *ub-committee to report.

During the meeting of the Maniototo County Council the Clerk stated that during the past year the rates collected amounted to over £9500, as compared with £6900 the previous year. This was the largest amount collected in any one year. The arrears bad been reduced to between £BOO and £9OO. as compared with between £2OOO and £3OOO. The interest on overdraft last year was £203, as against £395 the previous year.

Contractors in Hawke’s Bay who convey children to school in the country districts are concerned as to how the new motor bus regulations will affect them (reports the Kapier Telegraph). “If the contractor in our district has to pay the heavy insurance for one coach, well, he cannot go or),’’ stated Mr W. Oates, Tokomaru Bay, at a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board last week. “Isn't there some way to enable school contractors to get relief?’’ he asked. “It means that a contractor who was getting £220 would have to pay somewhere about £SO out of it.’’ “The contractors are now taxed very much less than the ordinary bus,” said another member. “The question is whether there is going to be some further exemption or whthsr they will have to pay the full amount. It’s a matter that wants clearing up. Some of our contractors are running on so fine a margin of profit that if they have to pay more they will be giving" up.” It was decided to write to the Education Department and a-certain tne position, under the regulations, of contrtetors who carried children in their vehicles for education boards.

' That authority be granted to conclude arrangements with the [Education Hoard and the Public Works Department on behalf of the Police Department for an exchange between the council and the bodies mentioned of certain portions of land for th purpose of widening and improving portion of Jeffery street is one of the recommendations of the Works Committee of the City Council. Briefly, the proposal is that the Education Board and the Police Department are to dedicate 4.8 poles of their land in exchange for 3.1 poles to be given by the council from the area of the present roadway. In addition, the council is to erect a retaining wall and carry out sundry other works along the new frontages without cost to the Government. While a goods train was being shunted on to a side line at Milton yesterday to let tb« evening express from Invercargill ‘Ji rough to Dunedin a van and a roadside wagon became derailed. An hour passed before the line could ha cleared again, with tha result that the express, which should have arrived at 6.15 p.m., was correspondingly late. A Press Association message from Christchurch says that by the will of a relative Mr A, R. Galbraith, city engineer, is the subject of a legacy, the gross amount of which is in the vicinity of £21,000. The testator was his cousin, the late Mr Arthur Galbraith, an architect in England. Balclutha borough councillors on Wednesday night were faced with the knotty problem of how to deal with the street stalls which are being run in the interests of the various Queens of the Carnival. Eventually it was decided that in future street stalls will not be allowed on the footpaths, but n objection could be taken to the use of vacant lots for the purpose. The matter arose in consequence of a letter of protest from the Retailers’ Association, who complained that the stalls were having tha effect of keeping the country people away from the town on market days. In response to the petition presented to the City Council by several residents of Maclaggan street, the Works Committee of the council has recommended that the part of Maclaggan street between Graham and Maitland streets be renamed Sutherland street. The recommendation will come before the City Council on Wednesday night. The Tramway Committee of the City Council reports that authority has been granted the tramway manager to arrange for* a trial bus service to \Vakari on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons The bus will run from the Octagon—the fare to be 6d each way. The service will incidentally cater for visitors to the Hospital Board’s Sanatorium at Wakari. “It is with some feelings of regret that wo part company with the enterprise, but we shall take with us the pleasantest memories, and it is our sincere hope that the Exhibition will, in due course, bear fruit, and that the years of high endeavour which have gone to make it such an outstanding success, will bring their due reward,” wrote Captain G. J. Graham, British Commissioner at Logan Park to the Exhibition directors a few days before leaving Dunedin. The letter was received at the weekly meeting of directors held last evening.

The Temuka Flourmilling Company has just completed the first seven months of its operations, and has fully justified its existence (writes our correspondent). It has proved of great benefit to the local wheat-growers. Full provision has been made for depreciation, and the heavy initial outlay has been liquidated. The management has considered it wise to place its credit to reserve, and consequently no dividends have been declared. The annual meeting, held on Wednesday, was very successful, and was followed by a dinner at night, at which the shareholders expressed their gratification at the position disclosed, and their confidence in the future.

The Electric Pcv. er and Lighting Committee of the City Council reports that an application has been received from the General Electrical Workers’ Union for payment of full pay for statutory holidays to all members of the union in the council’s employ. At the present time such members comprise 3g linemen and 73 assistants. In view of the fact that these employees are working under an award which does not expire until March 9, 1927, the union has been informed that it has been decided that the proposal cannot be agreed to in the meantime.

The Rev. H. E. Belihouse will conduct both services in Trinity Methodist Church, Stuart street, to ; morrdw. preaching in the morning on “Why should we ask?” and in the evening on “The World of our Thoughts.” At the latter service Miss N. Boyle will sing. The Rev. J. M. Simpson will preach to-morrow evening at St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church on “‘A Good Sport’ who made a fatal bargain.” Mr J. Swan will sing. The “Square Deal” Euchre Assembly will hold a tournament in the South Dunedin Town Hall to-night. The Rev. W. Walker will officiate at both services in the Central Mission tomorrow. In the evening the subject will be “The things we do of which we are unaware.” Mr Walter Smith will render “Teach me to Pray.” . The congregation of Knox Church is celebrating its entry into the sixty-seventh year of its history and the seventh year of the ministry of the Rev. Tulloch Yuille. Anniversary services are being conducted to-morrow by their minister, and will bo the beginning of Church Rally month. In our advertising columns full particulars are given of the various subjects Mr Yuille will preach on for the next four Sundays. At the morning service the general topic will be “God: His Plans to Uplift Mankind,” and at the evening service “The Claims of Public Life.”

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, Mornington, South Dunedin. Congregational: Moray Place. Methodist: Central Mission, Trinity, St. Kilda, Dundas Street. Baptist: Hanover Street, Cargill Road. Salvation Army: Dowling street. Brigadier Bladin, of Wellington, who is head of the young people’s work of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, is visiting Dunedm. The Brigadier, who is known as the singing evangelist, will conduct a greet rally for young and old to-morrow in the Fortress, Dowling street. Ho will be assisted throughout the day by a band of young men and women known as corps cadets, who are training for future officers. Services will be held at 7 a.m., 11 a.in., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. At Moray .Place Congregational Church to-morrow the Rev. W. Saunders will hold evangelical services in continuation of the Church Rally which is being held throughout the Dominion. The choir will render Roberts’s “Seek ye the Lord," with Mr A. J. Parker in the solo part. At the Dundas Street Methodist Church the Rev. A. Hopper, in the morning, and the Rev. E. O. Blamires, in the evening, will conduct Divine worship. Mrs George Scott will sing two solos at the evening service. A concert will be held to-night. The Dunedin Euchre Assembly will hold a tourney to night in the Waratah Tea Rooms.

The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society advertises new No. 10 Group, commencing on July 12. Those joining now will participate in the first ballot. The office will be open on Monday next from GAO p.m. to 8 p m to receive applications.

Electric Radiators: Winter is here. An electric radiator moans comfort. > Best assortment in town at Barth Electric Supplies (Ltd.). 61 Princes street. Specialists in wireless accessories.—Advt.

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Bankers, Lawyers, Doctors, Journalists, Painters, and Mechanics all favour “NoRubbing Laundry Help” for washing clothes. —Advt.

All “Goodwill” Envelopes posted abroad advertise New Zealand effectively—2s for 6d, postcard size. All stationers.—Advt

Eyes are precious. At first sign ot weakness go to the qualified and experienced (20" 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 charts installed.—Advt.

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