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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20069, 8 April 1927, Page 8

Speaking at the conference yesterday afternoon between members of Parliament, county councils, and the Otago Motor Club, Mr Sheat (chairman of the Bruce County Council) said it was probable that in the near future the main highway in Bruce County would be proclaimed a main road.

Thirty pupils of Columba College, accompanied by four teachers, left for the Hermitage .by the first express yesterday. The party will return to Dunedin on Saturday night. This is tho fourth excursion of school children to the Hermitage conducted by the Mount Cook Motor Company. Twenty men will leave Dunedin this morning to work on tho Queensto-wn-Cromwell highway. There will still, however, be 194 unemployed (88 married men and 106 single men) on the books of the Labour Department. A recent issue of the New Zealand Gazette sets forth dates and particulars concerning the opening of the shooting season for native and imported game. For mallard duck, Canadian geese, Californian quail, grey duck, spoonbill* duck (or widgeon), and black swan the season is from May 2 to June 30 (both days mclusive), the areas excepted being Tomahawk Lagoon, section 22, block IV, Sutton district, the property of Mr Acton Adams in Tuapeka County, known as “Wilden,” and section 121 c, block IX, Dunback and Hummockside districts. Paradise duck may be shot from May 2 to May 8 (both days inclusive). For piikeko, excepting in Maniototo County, the season extends from May 2 to May 31 (inclusive). In Maniototo the shooting season for pukeko is from May 2 to June 30 (inclusive). For godwit, subject to certain conditions, the season is from January 2 to February 12, 1928. _ The detailed conditions are set out in the Gazette of March 14 last. Tho Canadian Government steamer, Canadian Challenger, which arrived in Auckland yesterday morning, reports very severe winter on the Atlantic coast, ofAmerica. When the vessel left Halifax on February 27 (reports our special correspondent in Auckland) the port was almost completely blocked with ice. Halifax is Canada’s chief Atlantic port during the winter when the St. Lawrence is icebound, and has never before been blocked. Navigation on the Nova Scotian coast was made very difficult and even dangerous for small vessels. The unusual conditions are believed to be the result of a severe storm which visited the coast during the last week of February. The Family Allowances Act, passed last session, has now been in operation for a week (states our special correspondent at Wellington), and a number of applications for assistance have been received by the Pensions Department. These applications are now being considered by the department, and in those cases which are approved, tho first payments under the Act will be made on April 25. Groat interest was aroused last year in a reading of Masefield’s ’‘Trial of Jesus,” given at Otago University. Next Tuesday, evening this powerful drama is to be read again in the Allen Hall at a meeting held under tho auspices of the University Christian Union. Those giving the reading are for the most part members of the Dunedin Shakespeare Club, though the club is not officially responsible for tho reading. A telegram from the Education Department was received by the chairman of the Otago Education Board yesterday stating that tho Duke and Duchess of York had requested that a week’s holiday should be granted at all schools at Easter to commemorate their visit to New Zealand. The Prime Minister, the communication stated, had asked all boards to close the schools on the Wednesday before Easter, and to resume on the following Thursday. He also requested that secondary and technical schools should be notified. The Otago primary schools will close down in accordance with the Prime Minister’s wishes. The Otago Boys' and Girls’ High Schools will also close down from Thursday afternoon next until the following Thursday morning. A movement has been set on foot with the object of erecting in the Dental School a permanent memorial to the late Professor Bell. It is intended that the memorial shall take the form of a brass tablet. Robert Oharlston Cleghorn, who was convicted of drunkenness on Wednesday, was brought before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday on a similar charge. Senior Sergeant Quartermain said that a constable had found .Cleghorn in a drunken state on the railway station yesterday morning. Defendant was in a pretty bad way, and a remand for seven days would bo in his interests. The remand was granted, and defendant was removed protesting from the box. A first offender, who did not appear, was fined the amount of his bail, 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. A conference of “Fada” Radio dealers was hold in the Employers’ Association’s rooms yesterday for tho purpose of discussing matters of mutual interest. Mr E. L. Eastgate occupied the chair, and representatives from all parts of Otago and Southland were present. Tho chairman extended a hearty welcome to those present, and explained that their deliberations would cover the field of wireless generally, and their own activities in particular. During the day papers and addresses by Messrs J. M Prentice, D. G. Wyles, Forrest, and J. Cunningham were dealt with, these relating to tho technical, commercial, and publicity sides of their activities. Those present took a keen interest in the proceedings, and tho various subjects brought up for discussion were gone into thoroughly. The quarterly returns of the Dunedin (Supreme Court for the period ended March 51, 1927, are as follows, tho figures for the corresponding period of 1926 being shown in parentheses:—Persons sentenced 12 (4); petitions filed for divorce 13 (7); decrees nisi sealed 9 (8); decrees absolute sealed 13 (7); probates and letters of administration sealed 131 (109). Nineteen (21) civil actions were commenced, the amount claimed being £12,392 (£14,940); three (3) of these were before the judge alone. The amount recovered was £2556 (£4880). The total fees collected amounted to £996 15s 6d (£1529 12s). Mrs Jones-Neilson (president of tho British Immigrants’ Club, Dunedin) was the speaker at a public meeting in Invencargill on Monday evening, at which tho following resolution was carried: “That tho Government he urged to qpen up receiving depotf for immigrants in tho four centres, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch. and Dunedin.” “If tho railwaymen of New Zealand are not careful, the Minister of Railways will soon have filched from them all their Sabbath rest,” declared the Rev. G. W. Lochore, of Whangarci, at the Edendala Presbyterian Church on -Sunday morning (says the New Zealand Herald), when referring to tho Sunday railway excursions that were run by the department. “And all this has been going on and the press of the Dominion has kept silent,” said the preacher. ‘Tf this is what the Reform Government stands, for, then the sooner it is swept into oblivion the better.” Sunday trains to Rotorua were now frequent, and at Whangarei, where he was stationed, the department had organised cheap trips on the Sundays to the Bay of Islands. Tho Sunday, instead of being a day of quiet Sabbath calm, was now given over to pleasures and outings of all sorts. While fishing in the Rangitata at Swaney's pool, some three or four miles up from the mouth (reports our Temuka correspondent), on Sunday evening, Mr L. 11. Trumper, Orari, landed four very nice quinnat salmon, tho smallest of which i weighed 101 b and the largest 15ilb. Some other fishdrmen also met with success, but not to the same extent. The Rangitata is in very nice order just now. At the Temuka River on Monday evening, Mr W. S. Grant and Mr D. Grant had varying experiences. The latter took 15 nice fish up to 2-)lb with the bully, while tho former, with tho fly, and fishing almost the same water, got only one. Mr W. B Grant, who is a member of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, considers it rather remarkable the way the fish have gone off the fly this season. At tho Portobello Road Board meeting yesterday, the Chairman (-Mr H. Macandrew) stated, during a discussion, that the next monthly meeting of tho board would probably be its final meeting. Its functions were about to be taken over by the new Peninsula County Council, which was recently elected to supersede the road boards on the Peninsula. The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister of Marine) announced yesterday (reports our special correspondent in Wellington) that the coming into operation of the regulations governing the use and strength of fibre ropes has been postponed to June.

The commission appointed by the Government to inquire into the proposed operations of the Proprietary Articles Trade Association is now preparing its report (reports our special correspondent in W ellington). This will be presented to the Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hon. A. D. M'Leod) at an early date, and will bo placed before Cabinet for consideration. The Wembley Club is arranging another dance in the Early Settlers’ and Art Gallery Halls for to-morrow night. _ Two dance bands will supply the music, _ included in the numbers being “Moonlight on the Ganges,” “We Have No Ice To-day, Lady.” Eyes are precious. At first sign of weakness go to the qualified and experienced (20 years) , optometrist, W. V. Stumer, D. 5.0.1., G.A.0.V., Octagon, Dunedin. Most up-to-date equipment, including electrically lit testing charts.— Advt. Eczema, Varicose Ulcers, and all skin irritation successfully treated by Hoffman’s Skin Treatment Write particulars Hoffman’s Pharmacy, 17 Princes street, chemists and optometrists (next Begg’s), Dunedin.—Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley and W. E. Baglcy,. dentists. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859. —Advt. Make no mistake. For hoqeet value in jewellery, watches, and optica' goods, “Peter Dick,” the most reliable watchmakers, jewellers, and optometrists, 490 Moray place (opp. City Hotel). —Advt.