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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20006, 25 January 1927, Page 8

The postal authorities advise that the steamer Ulimaroa, which is clue at Auckland to-day from Sydney, is bringing a large Australian mail for New Zealand. The Dunedin portion, consisting of 60 bags and six hampers, is expected to come to hand on Thursday afternoon. The steamer Karetu, due at Bluff on Thursday from Sydney> is carrying 15 bags and 37 hampers containing Australian mail matter for Dunedin. This mail should arrive on Thursday evening. Now Zealand mails which were despatched from Auckland by the Niagara on December 21 for the United Kingdom, via Vancouver, arrived in London on January 22. An eight-year-old girl named Irma Timms strayed from her home at 25 Kettle street, Now Brighton, at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon (reports our special correspondent in Christchurch), and her parents have not seen her since. The police are seeking information as to her whereabouts. Substantial legacies (reports our special correspondent in Auckland) will bo paid to the Jubilee Institute for the Blind and the trustees of St. Andrew’s Churchi Epsom, during the next few days. The bequests are from the estate of the late William Greenwood, one of the Auckland's pioneers, and have become available by reason of the death of certain beneficiaries under the will who wore given life interests in a portion of, the estate. The Public Trustee in Auckland, who is the sole trustee under the will, estimates that a sum of approximately £2500 will be available for equal distribution between the institute and the church.

Sitting in Chambers in the Supreme Court yesterday, his Honor Mr Justice Sim granted probate in the following estates:— James Joseph Henderson, Hilderthorpe (Mr A. J. Grave); John Thomas Crossan, Roxburgh (Mr B. S. Irwin); Thomas M‘Millan, Dunedin (Mr A. H. Tonkinson); Henry Valpy Fulton, West Taieri (Mr H. Webb); Mary Pattison, Kirkland Hill (Mr J. Wilkinson) ; Anna Hayward, Dunedin (Mr G. H. Thomson) ; Edward Charles Holmes, Dunedin (Mr W. L. Moore); John Allison, Moneymore (Mr R. M. Rutherford).

The notification of infectious diseases for the Dominion for the week ended yesterday- were:—Scarlet fever 22. diphtheria 21, enteric fever 8, tuberculosis 27, poliomyelitis 2, pneumonic influenza 3, pneumonia 13, erysipelas 6, pueperal fever 10, eclampsia 1. hydatids 1; —total, 114. The official opening of the recently completed portion of the Medical School ia King street will take place on Wednesday week, when the chief speakers will be the Hon. W. Downie Stewart (Acting Prime Minister) and the Chancellor of the Otago University (Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P.) The meetings’ of the Australasian Medical ® Congress, which will be opened on Thursday week, will be held on the new building. Owing to financial reasons the Dunedin Waterside Workers’ Union has deemed it advisable to postpone its annual picnic, which was fixed to take place to-morrow, until towards the end of next month. The secretary of the union said yesterday that it must not be taken for granted by other unions that the waterside workers intend to forego their claim of a privileged day. Work on tho shipping in port will, therefore, be carried on as usual to-morrow. The shipping companies do not appear to be in accord with the decision to postpone the annual outing, as the time-tables of several vessels, fixed to load at Dunedin, had been rearranged. The annual picnic of all waterside workers’ unions is held on January 26, so that all the ports, with the exception of Dunedin, will be idle tomorrow. The following are the returns of infectious diseases at the Dunedin and Fever Hospitals for the week ended yesterday.— Diphtheria—admitted 1, remaining 1; scarlet fever—remaining 2; cerebro spinal meningitis—remaining .1; poliomvelatis — remaining 3; lobar pneumonia—admitted 1, remaining 1. Totals: Admitted 2, remaining 8. A four seater motor car belonging to Mr G Parkinson was stolen from the parking aiea at the New Brighton gala on Saturday evening (reports our special correspondent in Christchurch). The car, which is valued at £l5O, has not yet been recovered. A Maori centenarian wearing a very old top hat, probably brought to the district by a missionary, was presented to the Governor-Genera! at Keriker (reports our special correspondent in Auckland). His Excellency asked the Maori to exchange headwear, and the old man immediately put on the Governor-General’s cap. His Excellency put on the top hat, saying it was the greatest token of friendship to exchange hats. Sir Charles later brought the old Maori some tobacco on hearing that he had lost his pension owing to his ownership of some land, and could not buy any. What is that account for? asked the chairman (Mr L. Joel) at the meeting of the Otago Cricket Association last night when a bill was submitted from the New Zealand Breweries. “Painting the screen,” answered the secretary (Mr E. S. Wilson) with a significant smile. “Red,” interjected a member amidst hearty laughter, and the chairman remarked, “Passed for payment.” Who is responsible? That was the point which strongly exercised the members of the Otago Cricket Association last night when an account for 10a 6d was received from Mr J. Churchill, the cost of damages to a side screen in his car, the screen haying been broken by an Albion cricketer at the Oval. The writer stated that as all gattw were under the jurisdiction of the Otago Cricket Association he had been advised by the Albion Club to forward the account to tho association. Mr J. J. Clark said if the car had been standing next the Oval it had no right to do so. It was not a parking area.. The Chairman (Mr L. Joel) said the car could stand there for a time. Mr J. M'Phee said that the account was not worth bothering about. He would head a “shilling in” subscription to meet the bill. It was held, however, that a principle was involved, and that Mr Churchill be informed that the association could not accept liability for the damage done to his car. The English Field of a recent date contains an interesting history of the conferment of the honour of Knight Bachelor. From this it is gathered that up to the beginning of last year there was no badge “for the distinction of the most ancient and honourable of all degrees of chivalry, the’ order which is the foundation of all other orders, the degree of English Knighthood, which is now enjoyed by about 1700 gentlemen in' the British Empire.” The reasons for the lapse of the insignia a»fi given, and the honour for the origin and success of the new badge is awarded to tho Right Hon. Sir William Bull, Kt. and Bt., M.P., Maltravers Herald Extraordinary and Knight. Principal of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor. A beautiful reproduction in colour cf the insignia now granted is given as an inset in the article, and it is explained that the terms of the royal license to Knights Bachelor are “that they may henceforth upon all appropriate occasions wear upon the left side of the coat or outer garment a Badge measuring approximately three inches in length and two inches in width, as shown in the painting hereunto annexed, that is to say, upon an ova! medallion of vermilion, enclosed by a scroll, a cross-hilted sword belted and sheathed, pommel upwards, between two spurs, rowells upwards, the whole set about with a sword . belt, all gilt.” The _ issue of the handsome insignia has a particular interest to Otago people, as one of the first of the very handsome badges to come to New Zealand has been received by Sir George Fen vick. At a sitting of the Native Land Court, presided over by Judge J. W. Browne, the two owners of the Koru Pa reserve, Kehu Moepuke and her niece (a minor) took the necessary legal steps to hand over the pa sire to the Crown as a gift (writes a New Plymouth correspondent of the Evening Post). The site is to be set aside for all time as a scenic and historic reserve for the benefit and use of the public, subject to the usual restrictions to preserve it from damage. For many years Koru Pa was preserved in practically its original condition. It is the “show” pa of mid-Taranaki. The original wish and intention of Kehu Moepuke was to present the area on which the pa stands, about three acres and a-quarter, to Mr W. H. Skinner, who was instrumental some years ago in having it fenced off and protected from stock Mr Skinner, however, cculd not see his way to accept a personal gift of such a nature, and it was suggested ti Kehu Moepuke that the gift be made f> the Minister of Lands, on behalf of the Ciown.

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