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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21146, 2 October 1930, Page 8

2 Summer time will come into force at f am. on Sunday week, when ( 6 av,s r • Ae,B °ciation telegram from Wei mgton) the clocks will ne“d to be ai advanced half an hour. Standard tithe *** Recent reports that .Mr A. E. Davy anJear C fro 0r - eDtered the arew appear, from inquiries in official quarters, to be quite unfounded. Mr Davy” it will be recalled, served for some time as trfnEe^V he n 6f ”- m ?arty and then Srtv S all , to the. United : aty > which,he later attacked, on the tim lk had not honoured its election pledges, causing-a political sensation. h« «moval from the chairm&nthe Dominion.' Executive of the United organisation he has hot figured in political, activities, but i t has recently been reported that he has once more become associated with the Reform Party, pat he has taken charge of its New Zealand organisers, and that he is conducting the Reform campaign at the Waipawa by-election. Inquiries from the headquarters of the New Zealand Political Ketorm League, however, have brought forth the definite information that he is in no way connected with its activities, and the opinion locally seems to be that there is no prospect of his ever again filling an» official position in the. organisation of the Reform Party. Fat cattle were sold at advanced rates at the Burnside sales yesterday, the market being much firmer than has been the case in this section for several weeks past. In the fat sheep section prices for heavy prime wethers were unchanged, while medium-weight were disposed of at cheaper rates in the early sales, but firmed to some degree later. Unfinished sheep met with a slow sale and heavy ewes were sold at a reduction e f f om * s6d *° 26 P er bend. The first of the season’s spring lambs were yarded Onty two lambs comprised, the entry] which came from the Milton district, and these sold at 38s and 30a respectively, the price being equivalent to about Is 6d per lb. There was a fair demand for store cattle, and good quality bullocks realised satisfactory prices. There was little life in the pig section, and a drop in values was recorded. The fat cattle entry totalled 164 head. Very few extra prime animals were forward. One or two pens of extra good quality bullocks were offered, but the bulk of the entry was composed of medium heifers and cows. There was good competition, and prices showed an advance of £1 and £1 5s for all prime quality animals. ■ Extra heavy bullocks sold from £22 10s to £24 10s medium to £l9 Ms, and light to £l6; heavy heifers to £l4, medium to £l2 10s, and light to £lO 15e; heavy cows to £ls 10s, medium to £l3 10s, and light to £lO 10s. Extra heavy ox beef brought about 50s per 1001 b, prime light beef 52s 6d, heifers about 455, and cows from 30s to 35s per 1001 b. The yarding of 2200 head of sheep was made up of several pens of extra prime heavy wethers, a balance of light wethers, a few pens of heavy ewes, and a fair proportion of light and unfinished sheep. One line of heavy wethers was the best seen Burnside for some months. Extra prime wethers sold to 37e, prime to 34s 9d, and medium to 30s; extra prime ewes to 30s, prime to 28s 3d, and medium to 245. The prices obtained for heavy wethers were equivalent to 4f d, and prime light wethers about Sid per lb, while values for" heavy ewe ß were about 3id per lb. The entry for 65 store cattle included 15 three and four-year-old bullocks, but the bulk of the yarding conBieted of cows. One pen of forward bullocks sold to £l2 15s, and a pen of three-year-olds realised £9 17s 6d. The entry of pigs comprised 54 fats and 60 stores. Competition was not keen, and fat pigs eold at a reduction of about 5s per head. Prices for prime baconerg were equivalent to 0d and for prime porkers 9Jd per lb. A message from Waipahi last night stated that many good baskets were obtained on the river during the day, all the fish being of a nice size. Messrs A. P. Hoffman, P. C. Murray, C. Murray, J. Murray, and A. Mason secured the limit of 25; H. Jones 23, C. Turnbull (Wairuna) 18, G. Friend 17. and J Barlow (Clinton) 17. Two ladies were very successful, Miss Clutlia Trusler securing -I fish, and Miss T. Beccard 12. A youth (Walter Brown) landed 18,

Havoc was wrought to gardens on North Shore about 9.30 yesterday morning (says our Auckland correspondent) by one of the worst hailstorms that has been experienced in the district for some time. The storm lasted about 10 minute* and then passed on, leaving the countryside strewn with white. “It looked almost like snow," said one resident. Devonport, Northcote, Takapuna, and Birkenhead were all in the path of the storm which was hardly felt in the city. A considerable amount of damage was done to fruit trees and gardens in the district. A commencement has been made with the building of the new St. Leonard* Station, on the Dunedin-Port Chalmers railway duplication, on a site about a quarter of a mile on the Dunedin side of the present St. Leonards siding. The work is being carried out by the district railway engineer’s staff, and already the preparation of the foundations is well in hand. ' , Judge Samuel Greene, one ‘of the world’s leaders in the "Christian Science movement, whose lectures in Sydney, according to our special correspondent, aroused unusual public interest, will' be visiting New Zealand shortly, and Will lecture at Dunedin towards the close of this month.- In view of the interest in Sydney and elsewhere the Town Hall has been reserved for the ’ectures. Referring to the suspension of Sunday trains, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (Mr J. G. Coates), writing to the Mayor of Port Chalmers, states: “ Yo, ;r telegram of September 22, expressing the views of your council in regard to the suspension of Sunday train* on the Dunedin-Port Chalmers line, duly came to hand'. Representations were made to the Minister of Railways on the lines of your message. The matter has been dealt with by Mr Ansel) in the House, and it is hoped that the Minister will give due consideration to the views of those concerned.” * Some pertinent remarks, which might be taken, to heart by audiences generally were made by Mr Clitheroe when he announced portion of , his decisions at the Dunedin Competitions Society’s festival last .night. Mr Clitheroe stated that in order to enjoy the singing better the audience should refrain from rustling papers or whispering immediately a competitor appeared on the stage.' Some people did not seem to realise that the opening on the piano created “the necessary mood and atmosphere for the song which followed. By being unattentive during the opening beta ah audience missed something which was very necessary to the fullest appreciation of the song. There should be no sound or movement from the time, the first'note W’as struck on the piano until the last note was. played., ’. Apart from the loss musiealjy to the audience, such actions' as he had referred to were- disconcerting to the competitors. An outbreak of fire at the rear of Mr A. Lr S. Cassie’e premises in Moray place .resulted in the .City Fire Brigade being ’ summoned at 9.31 pan. yesterday. It was foiind that several packing casiw and some timber dind caught fire. The outbreak was quickly extinguished, ho damage being done apart from'the destruction of a few of the cases. An extraordinary incident occurred in. an Opotiki resident’s home recently. ‘Some articles of clothing were placed inside a window on a-wide ledge to be dried in the sun. Another member of the household skw the articles and placed them in a large silver rose bowl. When one of the inmates returned to the room some time later a smell of burning was noticed, and it was found that the sun,' striking the inside of the bowl, had used the latter as a "burning glass and set fire to the articles. A little while longer and the house would have been in flames, as the curtains were brushing against the side of the bowl. The Foet and Telegraph Department was becoming more and more the handmaiden of the Government, said Mr J. Madden, acting-assistant-chief postmaster at Auckland; at the reunion of the Auckland section of. the Post, and, Telegraph Employees'. Association on Saturday evening. The department’s title was almost a misnomer, It would be better described .as .the “ general utility depart-, ment.” A-ftremendous amount of money was handled for other departments of the Government. During the 12 months ended March' 31 last, the department handled £206,000,000, and its own revenue was only ■ £3,750,000. To show that the department’s claim to efficiency was nqt an idle boast, Mr Madden said that during the same 12 months 274,580.000 articles, comprising all classes of postal matter, were handled, and hr only about 3000 instances was it not possible to trace delivery. This represented a loss of 0.001 per cent. A commercial branch had recently been set up -to establish personal contact with the public, remove misunderstandings and draw attention to the various facilities offered. At present the activities of the. branch were confined to the telephone service, but no doubt they would be .extended in the near future. . Mr D. A. Strachan, formerly senior inspector of schools at Wellington, returned to New Zealand on Monday after a 14 months’ 1 tour of Britain and the Continent. Speaking to, an interviewer, he remarked: “ In London at the present time begging in various forms is ■ prevalent. You have the one who comes and crudely asks for money, and then the match-seller, who would be surprised if, when you tendered your penny or other coin, you took the box of matches which you are supposed to be buying. There are the street musicians and the pavement artists, who represent another class of what may be called mendicants, and a great many people seem to earn a living by offering squeaking or acrobatic toys, not so much for the purpose of sale as for the purpose of advertising their poverty.” On the other hand, in Naples, which had an historical record for mendicancy, no beggars were to be found. The Prime Minister, Signor Mussolini, had made begging a crime, and all the people were at-work. After the House 'of Representatives rose at midnight (says our parliamentary reporter) Mr W. A. Bodkin (Government member for Central Otago) stated that he had received advice from the Minister of Public Works (Mr W, B. Taverner) that a detailed survey and investigation of the foundations for a dam in the Idaburn Creek had been authorised. This scheme is an extension of the Idaburn scheme, and will irrigate about 1800 or 2000 acres, and in the event of the Idaburn being extended from the Upper Manuherikia scheme, it will serve to irrigate a considerable’ portion of the lower part of Ida Valley. 1 Hunter’s D.O.T. motor service, which has hitherto operated between Dunedin and Timaru, has now been extended to include a service between Dunedin and Invercargill, Cars will leave for Invercargill at 9 a.m. on Sundays and at 8 a.ni. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and will leave Invercargill at 10 am. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, arriving, in Dunedin in time to connect with the car for Timaru at 4 p.m. W. V. Sturmer, G.A.0.C., D. 5.0.1., optician. Consulting room, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. Most modern scientific equipment for sight testing.—Advt. A. E. J Blakeley and W. E. Begley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office) Telephone 12-359.—Advt. Your eyes! It will pay you to take cate ot them Why not call now and learn their true condition? I will not suggest glasses unless absolutely necessary.—S B. Ferguson, optician 45 George street.— Advt. Get your fishing tackle catalogue, post tree.—Barth Electrical Supplies, Ltd.. 50 Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt. Ladies wishing to improve the complexion should use the new June face cream Is 6d and 2s 6d. This is the latest English cream, and is giving wonderful results.—H. L. Sproaen Ltd. chemists, owner Octagon and George street, leading toilet specialists.—Advt. We succeed by successful testing.—Peter Dick, jewellers, watchmakers, and opticiana, 490 Moray place* Dunedin.—Advt,