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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20354, 10 March 1928, Page 10

Mr Justice Sira has granted probate in the estates of the, undermentioned deceased persons:—John Malcolm, late of Dunedin, storekeeper (Mr J. W. Thomson); Marguerite Henrietta Taylor, widow, late of Dunedin (Mr J. S, Stephens); Mungo Allison, farmer, late of Hawea Flat (Mr A. I. W. Wood); Samuel Spratt, draper’s assistant, late of Dunedin (Mr C. J. Payne); John Chittlebargh, late cf Dunedin, gardener (Mr G. Gallaway); and Mary Mead, late of Port Chalmers, widow (Mr K. G. Roy). Letters of administration were granted in the estates of Catherine Maitland, late of Dunedin, married woman (Mr F. B. Adams), and Annie Gray, late of Hillcnd, widow (Mr Rutherford).

An extraordinary happening occurred ar Balfour last Tuesday afternoon (says the Southland Times). Miss Lyla Grant, who is a keen swimmer, was sitting on tho banks of the Mataui-a River prior to taking a plunge. Her hands wore dangling near the water when a three-fool ©el suddenly bobbed its head out of the water and grasped the finger next tho thumb. Tho finger was rather badly lacerated with the network of teeth, and the eel was lifted clean out of the water before releasing its grip. To add to the confusion, Miss Grant slipped off the bank and had to swim a considerable distance before reaching safety. Picking oysters during the close season is a very expensive pastime. Two men caught by inspectors of the Fisheries Department plucking them from rocks (reports our special correspondent in Auckland) were Hugh Dobbie and R. A. Kiddoy, both of whom appeared at the Police Court yesterday morning. Dobbie was fined £4, and costs, while Kiddey, who took only two oysters, had to pay for his at the rate of £1 each. Tie was fined £2, and costs.

No fewer than 11 motorists^—RobsrtWilliam Bain, John Walter Becker, Frederick Edward Calcy, James Henry Duncan, Vincent Matia Horn, George William Jenner, Patrick Martin Kerr, Victor Constantin© Meehan, George M'Kmght, Stewart William Pitt, and Robert O’Connell Shiel —came before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., at the City Police Court yesterday on charges of dangerous driving. All these motorists were either on their way to or from the races at Wingatui, ana, according to the evidence, passed through a police trap near Green Island at speeds varying from 51 to 31 miles an hour. The constables operating the trap stated that they had orders to charge anyone driving faster than 30 miles per hour, and counsel who appeared on behalf of several of the defendants pointed out that under the new regulations, which had recently been framed, 35 miles an hour was considered a reasonable speed outside a • borough. After considering this point, the magistrate dismissed all the charges.

Claiming that there was no harm in the game, which engendered the social spirit and had no effect in the encouragement of gambling, a meeting of card players in Auckland on Thursday evening protested at the ban placed on progressive euchre tournaments by the recent decision of Mr Justice , Adams in Christchurch. The resolutions of protest (says a Press. Association telegram) will be forwarded to the Minister of Justice and to the Minister of Internal Affairs.

The new • motor regulations, which have now been gazetted, impose many fresh obligations upon motorists. In order to bring these before motorists and the general public, and to clear up any misapprehensions, Mr A. I. W. Wood has agreed to give an address on the main alterations at the meeting of the Otago Motor Club on Tuesday night.

An inquiry concerning the disappearance of a duck (since deceased) from a pond at the Auckland Domain, was held by Mr W. R. MTCean, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday morning (reports our special correspondent), when Andrew E. Kelly was charged with taking the bird from the Domain. The defendant pleaded guilty to “taking,” but not to stealing it. Subinspector M’Carthy said that Kelly was seen by two men to place the duck in a sack. “ I killed it because it was in misery,’’ said Kelly. “ There was a bag nearby, and I placed it in the bag. When the two men-spoke to me and (old me that they knew who owned the duck, I gave it to them'then and there.” “Oh, I see; the bag happened to bo there all ready,” said the Magistrate. The Subinspector asked defendant whether it was not a fact that his companion was armeu with a catapult. Kelly denied this, stating that ho had no companion. Ho was lined £1 ICs, and costs {£l 19s).

The City Fire Brigade responded to a call at 5.50 yesterday morning- to a fourroomed wooden house at No. 10 Crown street, North-East Valley, owned by Mr H. D. . Maw, and occupied by Mr F. Smitheram. Before the blaze could be extinguished the bathroom was badly damaged and the attached outhouses were destroyed. The cause of the outbreak is unknown.

A musical treat that will long be remembered by those who had the pleasure of listening to- it was provided by the Dunedin Philharmonic Society in His Majesty’* Theatre last night, when a concert was given for the benefit of the children attending tho primary and secondary schools. The object of tho society is to assist the younger generation to develop a love of music and to assist them to acquire a. bettor knowledge of the ideas of the composers whose works were presented to them. The effort of the society is a most commondablo one, and if the movement which was inaugurated last year is carried on in the future it cannot fail to be of great benefit to the community in general and to the musical section in particular. There was a largo attendance, and practically all the primary schools in the city and suburbs and a few private schools were represented by fairly substantial contingents of scholars. The programme presented was much the same as that which was given on Wednesday night, and it need only be mentioned that the performance, under the able guidance of Signor Squarise, was quite up to the usual high standard, those present being delighted with the items. Additional interest and educational value were added to the programme by brief explanations of the various themes, which were given by Dr Elder. Leaving his home at 8 o’clock on Thursday evening, Robert Gudsell, aged 64, disappeared, and nothing has eince been heard of him (reports our special correspondent in Christchurch). Gudsell is a storekeeper at the corner of Madras street and Edgeware road. It was his custom to go for a walk in tho evening with his little dog, but on this occasion he left the dog at home. Gudsell’s wife was not at home at the time. There ia no clue at present as to what has become of the man nor can any reason be suggested for his prolonged -absence. The missing man is about sft ICin in heigna and of fair complexion. At the time of his disappearance he was wearing a darl£ brown tweed suit.

New Zealand ex-service men have been invited to take part in an Empire pilgrifnage to the battlefields of France and Flanders, organised by the British Empire Service League. It is proposed to muster BCCO British ex-soldiers in Londonduring July next, representing the inany units of the forces which served during 1914-18, to journey through the battlefields, terminating with a march through the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres. The New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association has been requested to endeavour to send a minimum of 100 men. The association is not in a position to spend , money on sending men, and the New Zealand delegation, therefore, will have to be composed of those who are fortunate enough to be able to pay their own fares. It has been suggested that the delegation should travel to England via Canada, and in, that event the Australian party would probably travel with the New Zealanders. The Canadian Legion is prepared to welcome and arrange entertainment for the men, who, of course, would benefit by a reduction in charges. It was originally intended that the pilgrimage should be led, by the late Earl Haig. At least one member of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association will make the trip. The Wellington Fire Board (says a Press Association telegram) received a letter from the Dunedin Fire Board asking support for an appeal to the Government for a refund of the tax impbsed on petrol used in fire brigade . operations ' and also fop the exemption from the annual payment of license and other motor vehicle fees. No action was taken, the board holding that the whole purpose of the Act was to equalise road taxation. In the course of inquiries into the efficacy of the various methods of slaughtering animals, a special committee which reported to the last meeting of the committee of the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Wellington was informed that numbers of pigs received into the city, which- had been killed and dressed on farms, showed evidence that the killing had not been done as expeditiously or as humanely as desired, and that through ignorance needless pain had been inflicted. “We are of opinion,” the committee reported, ‘‘ that the society should make every effort to correct this. Your president has accepted” an offer to write a short article which it is hoped to have distributed amongst farmers so that the methods used may be brought up to date and suffering minimised.” The committee said that it had paid a visit to the bacon factory of Messrs J. C. Hutton and Co., New Zealand, Ltd., end saw the process from the live pigs in the yard to the finished bacon. The members were particularly impressed with the expedition and efficiency with which the pigs were handled and killed, and with the general cleanliness of the works. The well-known Chinese Christian student worker, Mr T. Z. Koo, made a tour in the interior of China in October, November, and December last, and noted that many Chinese had remained loyal ‘ Christians during the recent revolutionary crisis, in spite of great difficulties and dangers (says tho Auckland Star). He remarks: “ I found in these (military) retreats also that more Chinese Christians. to-day than in the past are trying to do their own thinking in religious matters, whether it bo on ritual, doctrine, or church policy. In my contacts also with Nationalist leaders I have found their attitude towards Christianity changing. Instead of the former unreasoning prejudice against all tilings Christian an attitude of appreciation "of the motive and character of Christian work is growing up among them. During ray visit to Nanking we announced a public meeting, to which were invited representatives of Labour unions, people’s organisations, farmers’ unions, etc., most cf whom were antagonistic to Christian institutions. Much to our surprise, nearly 900 people attended the meeting. They wont away from it feeling that these Christians, whom they have been attacking, are after all serving the common people along the very lines they have been talking about. People’s schools, work for street boys, citizenship training, vocational guidance, care for wounded soldiers, etc., are some of the features of our programme in Nanking which particularly appealed to them.”

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