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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20309, 18 January 1928, Page 6

The Arbitration Court, presided over by Mr Justice Frazer, will sit in Dunedin on February 3, and at Invercargill on February 7. Under legislation passed last year Lawyer’s Head is now vested in the D ean Beach Domain Board. The area . 'tnpvises 25 acres, extending from the St. KUda Beach to the outlet of -the Torn ah;. Lagoon. It is probable that, as funds b«come available, the beard will bca* 3fy area by planting it with ' -cm a;id making - ' , J fcs here and tb^re.

[ Two young men, Frederick Thomas West ' In 1927 building permits to the value of : and Frank Edward Yates (the former a £1,936,866 were issued (says a Wellington ' member of the now notorious “ Chevrolet Press Association telegram) compared with Gang”) appeared before Mr J. R. Bar- £1,937.187 for 1926. tholomew, S.M., at the City Police Court j A representaUve meeting of the members yesterday, and pleaded guilty to having j of ' tlle executive of the new political party failed to comply with the terms of their which H , g understood, is to be styled release on probation, in regard to West, United Party together with reprethe probation officer (Mr J. Garbutt) said £entatives o{ other polit i ca l organisations, that he was released on probation only on held in Wellington yesterday (says a December 14 last and during the holidays Pres 3 Association telegram). It is exhis conduct had been anything but satis- d fchat the deliberations will last two factory. His people were away, ana he K had got into bad company, and was drink- j aySing about the town. His Lapse appeared j A Press Association telegram * r °? l to be due more to youthful folly than any- Napier reports that the Waitangi traffic thing else, and as he had now been in cus- bridge on the Main South road collapsed tody for 10 days, he had no doubt realised | under the weight of two heavily-laden where his folly would ultimately lead him i motor lorries yesterday morning. The exMr Garbutt said he understood that the j tent of the damage is not known. All accused had work to go to, and suggested | traffic was diverted inland, adding six that he be given another chance. Yates, I miles to the route. who was a canvasser was ielea=ed on A Press Aasociat.on telegram from Tau- ■ September 8, and as his work required I marunui says that Ellis Gray, the six-year- | him to go into the country a good deal, i c hild who was missing from Mangapehi, ;he was allowed to report by letter This ; was [ ocated on Monday at Kopaki, six he had failed to do, and had also neglected ; m ;j e3 £ rom home, none the worse for her to make restitution. His people had been experience communicated with, however, and they had _ , , .. ~ agreed to take him m hand and make The problem of perpetuating to m restitution. Moreover, he had been assured f° r e sts of the Dommion by prac icai of employment, and the week he had put economical methods being mv ® s in in custody had probably taught him a ky Messrs C, E. an * * lesson. His Worship warned the delm- °, t^e i , an i el "t'tTJpsont conquents against any further breach of their School of Forestry, w o ar a p - probation and intimated that another ««*mg regard: inquiries on the tet lapse would result in their being sent to Coast. They sae rnnlantinff is i rr j • . . tion of the nmu forests by replanting « gaol. He agreed, however, to g.ve them on gcOM of COSI another chance, and convicted and ais* , , . . „ charged them both. there arc great hopes for jeg nera ion b hy systematic logging over the areas just As the daylight limited express, which left felled. The lumber would not be burnt Auckland yesterday morning, was passing but the growth allowed to spring up over through Manurewa it ran into a norse it. Thus the seeds would fall from the and cart wh.ch was being driven over the cut branches of the old treas and the young crossing by Mr F Stanley, of Massey road, trees would not be damaged. Hitherto Manurewa. The train was brought to e much damage has been done by fire destandstill, but (says our special corrcspon- stroying the young growth over the felled dent) when it was ascertained that both areas There is ample evidence in wet the driver and horse had escaped injury the gullies on the West Coast which have been express continued on its way after a left unscathed by the fire that usually folslight delay of two minutes. The cart lows felling that the young rimu does was badly smashed. sprout from seed and grow up through the undergrowth. The investigators are tryA literal demonstration of the meaning £ 0 discover the rate of growth under of the figurative expression “a bolt trom different conditions of logging and fire the blue” gave a young man in Lower pro(ect i on , an rf also the amount of seed Stuart street an unpleasant shock early w hich germinates, and the most suitable yesterday afternoon. By the look on the conditions under which it does so. TEis is unfortunate man’s face after he had re- the method ifhich gives most hope for the gained his bearings it ia to be feared that regeneration of our native rimu forests, his curiosity concerning the peculiarities of and the method has been used in American English idiomatic usage was not such as forests with gratifying results, to make a practical explanation altogether The la t q uinnat salmon caught to welcome. The young man was passing far this fishi geason> was landed by Mr the premises of Messrs P Hayman and A of Rak aia, e t the mouth of Co and was walking on his right side tha R;vcr during i ast week (says of the footpath, when a sharp blow on the fche Christchurch Press). The fish turned top of his head all but felled him to the tho at 34 p oun ds. Although a good ground. Bewildered, and it must be ad- number o{ ro ds were out at the mouth mitted, not a little annoyed, he fumbled the Ashburton end Rengitata with his soft felt hat for a few seconds, rivors during the week-end, only a few smoothing out the dents, and returning Bmal] ’ trout were landed, the largest weighit to h© correct angle, and then he turned about 51b. Both rivers were in good to face his aggressor. However, he found or § er but an easterly wind made condirepnsals unnecessary, for behind hun lay t ; ons unsuitable for obtaining good catches, the corpse of a common pigeon, which a ... .. few minutes before had been circling round Applications for various posi ions 1D the top of the warehouse. The cause of Massey Agricultural College (writes our the bird’s sudden fall to death is unknown, London correspondent on December 14) .as the young man wasted no time on fur- are being invited by the Govemmen ther investigation. positions include lectureships in “organic chemistry and soil chemistry, in botany j At a meeting of the committee of the and field husbandry, agricultural economics St. Clair Improvement Association held and bookkeeping, veterinary science and on Monday evening the following sub- a n,mal husbandry, agricultural bacteriology committees were appointed:—Executive— an'd agricultural zoology. Each of thesa Messrs T. K. Sidey, M.P., Mark Cohen, lectureships carries a salary of £7OO a year. F. O. Bridgeman, G. A. Fenwick and G. Applications are to be received in London W. Ganham. Works—Messrs H. D. by February 20, and in New Zealand by Brewer, H. H. Henderson, F. H. Dampen, March 15. The advertisement is appear* E. L. Macassey, E. Orbell, G. P. Sise, ing in the Times, the Scotsman, Glasgow P. J. Priest, G. Stratton, A. Smiley and Herald, Belfast Telegraph, and all the H. F. Titchener. leading agricultural journals, incuding the , ~ , , , . journal of the Ministry of Agriculture. The A glimpse of human nature possessing lotion of director of the Massey College highly undesirable features was related a £ a la lary of £1250 was advertised some at the annual meeting of the Fitzroy Surf ti m6 ago,' and applications are due on Club recently (says the Taranaki News). December’24. The story, vouched for by Mr L. Richards, of the seaside society, was that a resident _ advertisement in this issue the near the Fitzroy Beach came upon the „ y Secretar y ( Wellington, invites apthree boys engaged m running lighted f the position of petty officer matches along th© lifebelt attached to the t>vp nins* D r. is.-sr SJSS Stdent, it was said, had only two hands, edin. „ r ; __ but with then* fie ca “f t two o£ the t £ll a wmfortaWe. too. and punished them. Whether the two who the p ne2 , t t he Bristol.-Advt. bore the punishment passed it on to the ™ Malcolm , Rheumatic Expert, is third was left untold As a result of the g shortly. Read new advertisement scorching the line will be retested tmmedi- pa g e of this issue.—Advt. a * e * y- Many years' experience, pins the most A party of three Thames fishermen, com- up-to-date equipment scientific optometry prising Messrs Gay, G. Challis and L. ca.. suggest, entitles W. V. Stunner, Sinclair, had an exciting experience whilst 6.A.0.C., D. 5.0.1., Octagon, Dunedin, fishing for schnapper og Brighton recently guarantee complete satisfaction in all eye (snva t.hft Auckland Star). The Dartv had troubles. Advt. _ _

A party of three Thames fishermen, comprising Messrs Gay, G. Challis and L. Sinclair, had an exciting experience whilsi fishing for schnapper o 5 Brighton recenth (says the Auckland Star). The party hac set 12 nets, which were being hauled ii when a churning of the waters led to the conclusion that a monster shark was en meshed. The conclusion was effectively proven when the receding tide disclosec that a largo mako had ripped two nets t< ribbons before floundering into a thirc net, in which it was drowned, A measur ing tape put over the catch when the tide left it high and dry on the beach disclosed a length of 14ft 6in. The jaws had six rows of perfectly-shaped teeth, which were bought on the spot for £ls by an Auckland resident, who, along with 30C campers and visitors to the Brighton Beach, excitedly watched the capture. When opened up the remains of three porpoises and two sharks, varying from 6ft to Bft in length, were found in its capacious interior. A party of Maoris comandeered a sledge and four horses to remove the carcass, which, they said, would supply their food requirements for the winter. The fishermen claim that the catch is in the nature of a record for weight and length for big fish caught in the Gulf, over that established about 15 years ago hy Mr W. Reddish, who caught a monster shark weighing about one ton and a-half, and containing, when opened up, the remains of four porpoises and three sharks. On that occasion, the teeth, which have a commercial value, as watch chain adornments, were sold at two guineas each.

That the export of fresh whitebait from the Westland district represents a substantial industry is indicated by an inquiry made by the Westland Acclimatisation Society as to the quantity railed to Christchurch (says the Greymouth correspondent of the Christchurch Press). The information supplied is to the effect that the railways carried over 30 tons of fresh whitebait from Westland County, Ross, Hokitika, Kumara and flag stations during last season, representing some 2373 packages From Greymouth and flag stations 267 packages were railed, representing over, eight tons of fresh fish. The total fish railed was upwards of 40 tons, being, in actual weight, 38 tons 15cwt, and in all 3340 packages of fish. In addition, of course, there were the fish supplies for the local canning, and that usod in local consumption which would more than double these quantities.

Half a ton of dynamite, or even a hundredweight, would end Auckland’s present water shortage (says an exchange). This is the assertion of a German geologist, at present visiting Auckland, who has seen dynamite used to produce rain many times in Germany. “It would cost £3OO or £4OO to do it, but apparently it would be worth it,” he remarked. “ You pack the dynamite and send it up in a balloon with a time fuse. In half an hour it will go up anything from 14,000 to 20,000 feet. It would be a particularly good place to try it over the Waitakeres. The force of an explosion will probably have an effect 20 miles either way, but it neves does any damage, he force going upwards. Under present cloudy conditions, I should think two hundredweight of explosives would give rain to fill the dams.”

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Negotiations for the supply of about 500 pair of quail for restocking the Poverty Bay district have been entered into by the East Coast Acclimatisation Society, but so far it is not certain whether it will be possible to secure the birds The quail are to be secured from Norfolk Island, where they are not protected, and the society is awaiting permission from the Government to purchase them. Of late quail have become very scarce in the district, and the society is anxious to secure fresh stocks. One hundred pheasants have been ordered from Auckland by the society, and these will be delivered at Gisborne and released at the end of next month or early in March. Poverty Bay breeders of pheasants have been successful this summer, and the society expects to secure at least 150 birds from them. Although so ft ■ only 100 birds have been ordered from Aackland, it is possible that the society will later take a further hundred.