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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21019, 7 May 1930, Page 10

A special appeal is being addressed to all retailers to support, the City Corporation in its efforts to conserve electrical energy under the present abnormal conditions. The public can best assist -by doing their shopping early so ns to ensure that business premises will be vacated promptly on closing time. This will enable shopkeepers to switch off their lights with a minimum of delay.

According to police information circulated to the Stock Exchanges, four New Zealand Government bearer bonds valued at £IOO each were stolen from the office of a Wellington solicitor on April 29 (states a Press Association message)..

The Tire Brigade received a malicious false alarm to Somerville street, Anderson’s Bay, at 10.53 last night.

A Press Association telegram from Weilington states that immediately after the Parnell by-election, the Leader of the Labour Party (Mr H. E. Holland) will tour the Dominion, speaking at Whangarei, Hamilton, Thames, Taupo, Wairoa, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Otaki, Christchurch, Waimate, Dunedin, and Baidu tha. The value of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Show as 'an advertising medium for breeding stock is shown by the- experience of the Ruakura State farm. A committee from the show executive visited Ruakura some time prior to the fixture and persuaded the manager (Mr H. Munro) to depart from his usual practice and exhibit some of the farm’s pedigree Berkshire pigs. Five exhibits were entered and secured three firsts and two seconds, the North Island championship and the points prize for the breed. For some time, prior to the show there had been a slackness in the demand for Ruakurn pigs, but since that fixture the management has. been inundated with applications from the North Cape to Invercargill. AH the surplus stock has been disposed of and over 100 applications have had to be declined.

A fine of £lO, or a month in gaol, was’ the penalty inflicted at Wellington yesterday on John James Smith, an American seaman, for assaulting R. Montgomery, nightwatchman on the steamer Golden Cross, Smith knocked Montgomery down on the wharf, rendering him unconscious. He had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. Nothing adds more’ to the effectiveness of a window display than good lighting, and it is rather unfortunate that the period chosen for “Made in New Zealand Week ” should fall at a time when the City Council is asking consumers to economise their lights so as to conserve the power at Waipori. In past years the retailers have made the town very bright with the extra lighting they used, but the 4 manufacturers have unanimously agreed to ask the retails to respect the council’s appeal and to refrain from evening lighting this year. The various displays will, however, be well worth seeing., in the daytime. * • i Mr Justice Kennedy has granted probate in the estates of the following deceased. persons;—lsabella Hay, widow, Lawrence (Messrs Mazengarb, Hay, and' Macalister, Wellington); Janet Walker Milne, widow, Caverebam (Mr W, L. Moore); Sarah Renton, Dunedin (Mr W. L. Moore); John Maloney, farmer, Burkes (Mr W. L. Moore); Alex. Watt, furniture maker, Dunedin (Mr R. R. Aspicall); Janet Cameron, spinster, Dunedin (Mr E. E. Collier); Elizabeth Reeves, widow, Dunedin (Mr 6. M. Lloyd); James Johnston, publisher, Dunedin (Mr J. B. Callan); George Stuart, farmer, Brydone (Mr *C. E. Davey),

“As a back-country runholder seriously affected by deer, I should like to put before those interested « few fecte regarding the control of them ’* (writes “ Runholder ’’ to the Christchurch Press). “ For years the Acclimatisation Society has protected deer, and until quite recently, and then only in restricted areas, v has it done anything’to cope with the menace. One hesitates to attack the as no doubt it is . doing its best, but, being elected by sportsmen purely for the protection of sport, and as a body haying no interest in control over land, little can be expected of it. It stands to reason that it would be far better for the country if the control of deer were handed over to the Crown Lands or Forestry Departments, both of which departments have very large interests in the affected areas, and have competent rangers inspecting the country. The Forestry Department has recently sent men through parts of the North Canterbury forests, and although these men were not familiar with the country they traversed, and did not know where the deer were thickest, they killed about 800. With the knowledge they have now gained they are the most competent service to try and check the pest." • “ The method - employed In feeding the hounds belonging to the Otago Runt Club at Tabuna Park harks back to the 'good old days,*” stated Mr L. S; Meroier at the meeting of the Dunedin City Ratepayers’ Association last night. It was quite a common thing, he added, to hear a pistol shot ring out on a Sunday afterboon, and investigation showed that this was due to the shooting in the head of a horse to provide food for the animals. This was done in the park in full view o{ the public,, and sometimes children were watching. The whole carcass was hung up on davits in the open and left until ! it had been consumed by the dogs. This was undesirable from a hygienic point af view, as' the Tainui School was 1 only 300 ' yards away. It did not seem right that I horses should be despatched in the open and that the carcasses should be hung up to attract flies and vemin. The bounds'! should_ not be housed in the present manner, as residents within a mile and ahalf of the kennels had to endure not only the yelping, but also a dull roar which went on for hours at a time. It was finally decided to draw the attention of the Health Department to the conditions under which the animals are fed and to ask for the enforcement of different methods; , '

Postal matters briefly occupied the at* tention of the West Harbour Borough Council last night, and several councillors commented in strong terms on a letter from the chief postmaster’ at Dunedin in which he stated that the question of having a special clearance of the posting box_ at the Ravensbourne Post Office at 10 p.m, daily had been fully considered, and it was regretted that such an, arrangement ivas not considered necessary, at the present time. Arrangements had, however, been made for an extension of the closing of mails at Ravensbourne from 3.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Mayoi (Mr H E. Holier) said tbe council should inform* the postmaster that improved arrangements would be expected when there was only one north express running from Dunedin, daily. Cr J. Robb said the letter was entirely unsatisfactory, and he thought it should be returned to tbe postmaster with a request thdt a better service should be instituted. Tbe people of tbe ■ district had every right to demand that there should be a letter clearance at the Ravensbourne Post Office at 10 p.m. each day. After some further discussion, it was decided to notify the postmaster that his letter was not satisfactory and that a deputation consisting of the Mayor, Crs J. Robb, C, G. H. Wilson, and J. M. Kay would wait on him and point out that the people of the district urgently required a more satisfactory letter clearance each night.

What is claimed to be u case of spirit control, similar to that which inspired the artistic yvork of Mr W, H. Atkinson, recently reported from London, is advanced by a resident of Linwood, Mrs M. Chapman, who is 74 years of age. According to Mrs Chapman, the pictures which she produces are drawn by her hand .while it w under the control of the spirit of Hyrziel, whom she believes to have been a Persian. An extensive range of pictures, mostly if considerable size, cleverly drawn and sometimes highly coloured, bear testimony (says the Christchurch Press) to the delicacy and surety of tench that crested them, but Mrs Chapman says’she cannot draw. She has never studied art, yet when her hand is “ controlled ’’ pictures of graceful contour and charming colour are evolved. They are carried out in pencil . and crayon. In the selection of crayons. I as in the shaping of designs, Mrs Chapman says she has no part. Her hand goes blindly to the box containing the arayons and the desired colour is picked up. The designs are practically all Oriental in character. Mrs Chapman says she does not know' what it is she is drawing, nor Ims she the slightest knowledge of the significance of the symbols that eve often incorporated.

Justice of the peace at Port Chalmers held two sittings of the local court yesterday to deal with chargee of theft against members of the crew of the overseas steamer Tairoo. In the forenoon Mr R. D. Poison, J.P., and Mr A. Gable, JJ*. f found Edward Taylor (trimmer) and William John Jenkins (fireman) guilty of stealing paint, valued at £3, from tha engine department of the vessel. They were each fined£7, or three week's im- , prisontaient. William Pendleton (fireman) and> Michael Cray (seaman) were convicted of stealing pickles, valued at 30b, from the provisioning department of the steamer. They were each fined £6, or 14 days’ imprisonment. Constable Kirk arrested the men as they were taking the goods ashore on the previous evening. The second officer identified the stolen goods as the property of the Shaw, SaTjU, and Albion Company. . Another drum of paint was missing from the engine storeroom, and yesterday afternoon Robert Clarke (fireman) was charged with stealing it. The case was, however, dismissed by Mr N. Dodds, J.P., and Mr A. Cable, J.P., as the evidence was considered insufficient. ,

The question of rates was discussed at last night’s meeting of the West Harbour Borough Council. It was decided that the rates for the current year should be the same as in previous years. .

“An undue hardship has been imposed on country moving-picture entertainers as a-, result of the new Act," said the. town clerk of West Harbour, when a telegram was read last night from the Explosives Department, Wellington, to the effect that no license had been issued to screen pictures in the Public Hall at Ravensbourno. The telegram also stated that the .conditions of the ball were unsatisfactory, and that the department had notified tha picture entertainer concerned that the department would prosecute if further screenings were undertaken without a license. The town clerk went on to say that the new Act practically spelt the doom of small outlying picture halls, as it stated that must be fitted with fixed seats. This would not be done at the Ravensbourne Hall, as it was used for various purposes. The Mayor (Mr £L E. Moiler) said the position was an unfortunate one, as he thought pictures popularised the district. The old conditions under which the pictures had been shown in the ball had satisfied the Ideal fire brigade officers, but it was quite evident this was not sufficient for the authorities in Wellington. Cr C. J. Hayward said; the new Act was affecting mil country moving-picture halls. The Mosgiel Council bad got over the difficulty by making a fixed row of seats, which could be readily removed when the ball was requited for social functions. The Mayor said the council was helpless, and tha residents. had beetv deprived of a picture entertainment.

The fact that a start has not been made with the laying of the 14-inch pipe line from Sullivan Dam to tiro Rose Creek reservoir, though the work was sanctioned by the ratepayers in January, was a subject of discussion at the meeting of the Dunedin City Ratepayers* Association last night, and the following motion ■' was carried:—“ That thia association views with great concern the dilatorinese of the Water Committee of the City Council in regard to the commencement of the laying' of the pipe line., particularly on account of the fact that the starting of the work would help considerably in relieving unemployment.” .

The following cabled account of the anniversary service, which was held in First Church on March 24 last, which was attended by Rear-admiral Byrd and the members of his staff, appeared in the New York' Times on the following morning;—" To-day Byrd and the members of his party, who will sail in a few days to rejoin the expedition ships at Panama, attended service at the First Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Among those with the admiral were Charles E. Lofgren, his persona) officer; Harold J. June, one of bis aviation pilots; Captain. Gustave L Brown, master of the Eleanor Bolling, and Innea-Taylor. Thankfulness to 'Divine Providence for the safe return 6f the Byrd Expedition was expressed in prayers at the service, which was held in commemoration of the eighty* second anniversary of the founding of the province of Otago. References to the work of the expedition in the advancement of science and the promotion of international goodwill were made in tht sermon preached by the Rev. Allan Stevely, of Melbourne, who read tbs fob lowing message to d large congregation:-!- ' The moderator and office-bearers of First Church most heartily welcome Read* admiral Byrd and the members of his party. We feel’honoured by their presence, and we congratulate them on their great achievements in the interests of science and international brotherhood, Our traditional feeling to Americans has, been that of first-cousins. Our present feeling is that of brothers. . Our prayer is that Admiral Byrd and all associated with him in his Antarctic expedition may reach their homes in safety, and find their loved ones full of gratitude for their return and confidence that Hod, who has watched over and protected them in the past, will be their guide and protector in the future. The ties that bind ,Uf arc far stronger than the seas that separate US, for they are spiritual and we are all one in Christ.* ”

Last evening two women, who aye said to live in the country, were found on the Town Belt, neat Mornington, in an exhausted condition. It is understood that they are under the influence of some form of religious mania, and during the past 10 days they have had practically no food. They were odmitted to the Hospital suffering from exhaustion and exposure, but their condition is not such as to cause alarm;

In connection with the celebration of National Hospital Week, the annual re-; union. of past and present nurses of the Dunedin Hospital Training School will be bold on Saturday, afternoon, and special hospital Sunday services will be held on Sunday—at St, Joseph's Cathedral at ll* a.m„ and a,t Knox-Church at <3.30 pan. On Saturday last 10 senior girls interested, in uursing, chosen from each of the seven secondary schools in Dunedin, accepted the Otago Hospital Board's invitation to visit the Hospital, and later were entertained at afternoon tea in the Nurses'Home.

When a household fowl decided on Frl- ■ day night to roost on the hood of a road* ster, it little realised that it would shortly earn the distinction of being the first hen in recorded history to attend a political meeting (relates the Auckland Sun). It was pleasahtly warm in ’the garage, and the hood was soft and nest-like. That was what the ben thought when sunset closed another fowlyard working day. But hen# oro pot owls—-they are not by habit nocturnal. So, in due course, it was an astonished bird that smelt /bansine and felt her perch throb and back out into the chilly night. From Mount Albert to ~ Mr W, Downie Stewart’s meeting at Romuera was’ a long way, but the feathery - passenger stuck it. The girl at the wheel could not understand what it was that eo interested people in her car, nor could she comprehend the bulging eye of the traffic man who gave her the right of woy in Newmarket. Through the glare of Broadway, in and out among the traffic, the hen hung on. In time the roadster pulled up at the halT in Remuers and the rider on the hood was still then.' But all the politics had been shaken out of the scared bundle of feathers. Instead of dismounting, as others did who went to hear a former Minister of Finance, the , fowl from Mount Albert tried, to appear insignificant and buried her head in the hood, in the manner of ostriches in the sand. "So that’s why everybody, wa* looking at my car,” gasped the girl as aha alighted, /

The Beverley-Begg observatory will be ••opened for the winter next Wednesday sight, and after that it will be available every Wednesday and Saturday night to those interested in the etudy of astronomy. An incident which occurred near Hastings on Friday was reminiscent of the air patrol service over the forest areas in Canada (says the Hawke’s Bay Tribune) A local pilot flying over the forest reservation on the Paki Paki road noticed a bell tent pitched in 'the centre of the plantation, and saw smoke rising. It would have been quite impossible for either the smoke or the tent to have beeu seen from the road. The police were notii fied, but when they arrived the intruder had decamped. The Main Trunk daylight limited express between Wellington and Auckland is to be run all the year round. This statement haa been issued in Auckland (states our special correspondent), and has given great satisfaction, as. the train is very popular with Auckland people. An interesting poifit was raised at the Conciliation Council in Christchurch on Monday (says the Christchurch Times) prior to the hearing of a dispute' in which an increase in wages from £4 to £4 Is a week was asked for cleaners (members • of the Shop Assistants' Onion). Mr Creswell, one of the employers’ assessors, pointed out that the increase in wages asked for would preclude any- of the workers affeited from claiming any benefits under the Family Allowance Act, and he suggested that because of that theexlra shilling might not be for. (The Family Allowance Act provides that where 'the husband is receiving -not more than £4 per week an allowance of 2s per week is payable for each child in excess of t\ro to the age of 15 years.) In the subsequent hearing of the dispute, the union assessor did not take the point into consideration, and the increase in wages to £4 Is a week wap agreed upon. A contribution of XOs-froin Mrs H. H. Allen to the Obstetrical Chair Endowment Fund is acknowledged. In our report of the meeting held to make arrangements for the'jubilee of the North Taieri School it was stated that the jubilee would take place in December, whereas it will be in September. Sixteen acres exceptionally rich land, Mosgiel, with splendid brick house, 5 rooms, etc.,) estate late George Rutbven,. being offered by auction on 14th inst.. by Messrs Tamblyn and Rhodes. See auction advt.—Advt. Shop at the practical jewellers and know satisfaction and promptness.—Williamsons, ring makers (next The Bristol Piano Co.). —Advt. W. V Stumer. G.A.0.C., D.5.0.l optician. Consulting room, 2 Octagon ■Dunedin. Most modern scientific equipment for sight testing.—Advt. 'A. E J Blakeley and W E. Bagley dentists. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office) Telephone 12-359 -Advt S. E. Ferguson, qualified optician and refraotioniet. G.P 0.C.. 45 George street Twenty years' experience in sight-testing and spectacle fitting. If yom eyes trouble you consult as. Doctors’ prescriptions carefully attended to.—Advt. * Choice Jewellery —Compare our values Just lauded, large selection Diamond 'Rings, Reliable Watches Jewellery and Silverware.—Peter Dick, the moat' reliable jewellers, watchmakers, and op. ticians, 490 Moray place. Dunedin.— Advt.