Untitled

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19966, 7 December 1926, Page 8

A few days since a paragraph appeared in the Otago Daily Times referring to the gdeat improvement that had recently been effected to the Queen's Gardens and drawing attention to the fact that the very narrow footpath adjacent to the memorial column completely spoilt the* surroundings of the monument. This defect has been commented on a good deal, and it is now satisfactory to know that the General Committee of the City Council has had the matter under consideration and has given instructions to widen the footpath to 12ft. . The trees at the four corners are to remain. The postal authorities advise that the R.M.S. Tahiti, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Sydney, brought 105 bags of mail (including 68 bags from beyond Australia) and eight hampers, for Dunedin. The mail is expected to come to hand this afternoon. The steamer Maunganui, which is due at Wellington to-day from Sydney, is bringing 12 bags and two hampers containing Australian mail matter for Dunedin. This mail should arrive here tomorrow afternoon. After being purged yesterday the roll of unemployed on the books of the Labour Department bears 126 names, or one fewer than were on it a week ago. Several new names were added yesterday, and one man was found employment grubbing gorse. The quarterly meeting of the City Licensing Committee was held in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and was attended by Mr J. R Bartholomew, S.M., chairman, Messrs J. S. Douglas, J. Mitchell, D. Larnach, and F* W. Knight. The only business for the consideration ofc the committee was an application to transfer the license of the Victoria Hotel from Percy G. Allen to Donald Hutcheon. Mr Aspinall appeared in support of the application, which wias granted without comment. At a special meeting of the St. Kilda Borough Council on Monday of last week it was resolved not to accept any of the three tenders received for kerbing and channelling, as the tenders were not satisfactory. The council decided to do the work with its own staff. Joseph Harvey Cornish was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday (says a Press Association telegram) for issuing a valueless cheque for £3. Detective Walsh said accused's record was not good. He first met him in Wellington when he was selling shares in ia patent to harness the tides. In August, 1923, he was sentenced at Palmerston North to 12 months on six charges of false prtences. An interesting event at the primary schools' swimming carnival to-night will be an exhibition by Owen Olds, aged three years, probably the youngest swimmer in New Zealand. This youngster is a favourite with many who frequent, the baths, and his skill in the water is really remarkable for one of his years. It is almost a laughable sight to see such a diminutive piece of humanity making a fair pace through the water, and doing better than many others who are his senior by several years. As a result of legislation passed last session the New Zealand University Senate v/ii" shortly cease to exist, and in future its work will be carried on by two bodies, the Board of Studies, with full executive and the newly constituted University Council (states the Lyttelton Times). At a meeting of the Canterbury graduates on Thursday evening the chairman, Mr J. R. Cunningham, explained thai the constitution allowed for the election ol five members to the council by the graduates of the University of New Zealand. Theoretically the election was to be carried out on a Dominion, and not on a provincial basis, but in practice provincialism was sure to intrude. He thought that two nominees should be selected by the meeting in order that the other centres might not out-vote Canterbury. The election would take place next month, and the nominations would close on January 10. Professor J. Macmillan Brown was selected as one of Canterbury's nominees. The Hon. F. J. Rolleston was mentioned as another) but the final selection of not more than two others was left to a sub-com-mittee. A carpenter who was being examined in the Auckland Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before 1 ' Mr W. R. Kean, SM,, complained (reports our special correspondent) that he could not pay his debt as he had lost £1 in wages every day it was wet. Thereupon the Magistrate remarked: "If you lose £1 for every wet day in Auckland if you oan't earn muofa."

The wearing of German-made gloves by traffic inspectors employed by the Auckland City Council was discussed at a meeting of the Auckland Provincial Industrial Association (reports our special correspondent), when a letter was read from the Canterbury Association asking whether cotton gloves were not made in New Zealand. The secretary (Mr J. Findlay) said he had replied to the Canterbury Association stating that the Auckland City Council was one of the most loyal supporters of New Zealand-made goods and was always ready to give preference to them. As far as he knew no firm in Now Zealand maui*factured cotton gloves. The president (Mr J. H. C. Allum) said the whole thing was ridiculous, and it was unfortunate it had received such publicity. A visit to the wharves would show where most of the country's goods came from. The council had always given full consideration to local manufacturers which had not been rejected by the local body on one occasion. A concert will be given in the Hanover Street Baptist Church Hall to-night, and the programme will include items by Mies Mabelle Esquilant (contralto), Mi--s Winifred M'Peake (soprano), Messrs L. Dalley (tenor), Arthur Lungley (baritone), the Macandrew Bay Glee Club, and the Rev. Ernest Tuckwell (recitations). The proceeds will go towards the West Ham Mission (London) Christmas Cheer Fund. Attention is directed to the railway advertisement in this issue announcing cheap fares to Invercargill in connection with the Southland A. and P. Show on December 14 and 15. Intending exhibitors at the Peninsula A. and P. Society's summer show are reminded ' that entries will be closed to-day with the secretary, Mr W. T. Rowlands, Macandrew Bay. This evening, at Burns Hill, Mr Marsh will give a lecture entitled "A Ramble Through Ancient Babylon," illustrated by lantern slides from his own photographs. Mr Marsh did a great deal of exploring work in Mesopotamia after the war, and his lecture promises to be of great interest to Bible and history students. Christmas greetings from the Brisbane Newspaper Co. (Ltd.), are heartily reciprocated. Owing to the unfavourable weather experienced for the past week, it has been decided to extend the period for receiving, entries for the Dunedin Horticultural Society's summer show until next Monday evening. . . As a dirt ejector and scientific laboursaver, "No-rubbing Laundry Help" holds premier position; Is packet does 7 washings perfectly. "So say all of us." Dunedin grocers. —Advt. Eczema, varicose ulcers, and all ekm irritation sucessfully treated by Hoffman s special remedy. Full particulars from Hoffman's Pharmacy, 17 Princes street (next Begg's).—Advt. ■■ - ISyes are precioiiß. At first sign o! weakness go to the qualified and experienced (20 years) optometrist, W. V Sturmer, D. 5.0.1., G.A.0.C., Octagon, Dun edin. Most up-to-date equipment, includ ifig test electrically-lit testing charts in stalled.—Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, eorrer of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Olfif-el Telephon. 1850 —Advt Make no mistake. For honest value in jewellery, watches, and optical goods, "Peter Dick," the most reliable watchmakers, jewellers, and optometrists, 490 Moray place (opp. City Hotel). —Advt.