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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21390, 18 July 1931, Page 10

For the nine months ended June 30 the revenue received by the Harbour Board from various sources amounted to £125,671, the proportion of the estimated revenue for that period of the year being £130,322. There is thus a discrepancy of £4651 between the estimated and the actual receipts from October 1 to June 30. The proportion of estimated expenditure for the same period was £128,868, of which £126,298 has actually been spent, leaving an amount of £2570 underspent in comparison with the estimate. It will thus be seen that for the nine mouths the total expenditure of the board exceeds the actual revenue by only £627. It was not expected that the J. C. Williamson English Comedy Company, which hag been appearing in the north, would be able to include Dunedin in its itinerary, but owing to a rearrangement of dates, this has now been found possible. As a result the company will appear at His Majesty’s Theatre on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next, when it will present the comedy entitled “ The First Mrs Fraser.”

The Tramways Committee of the City Council has received notice from the Dunedin Tramway Employees’ Union of the intention of the union to apply to the Court of Arbitration for a variation of the recent order of the court relating to the 10 per cent, wages reduction to permit of the members of the union being excluded from the operation of the order. The necessary steps are being taken by the committee to deal with the matter when it comes before the court.

The General Committee of the City Council has declined the' application of a man for a permit to sing in the streets of the city.

A resident of Castlecliff (Wanganui)' drew Cockrow, the winner of the Grand National Hurdles at Flemington, in TatfersalTs sweep, and wins £SOOO. This slice of luck came at a very opportune time, as the winner is unemployed, and has several sons also out of work. Another Castlecliff resident drew a horse in the same sweep, and wins £7O.

The meeting of creditors, in the estate of Lionel Charles John Storey, bus proprietor, of Brighton, which was adjourned on April 1 for three months in order to ascertain, whether the bankrupt could make any offer to his creditors, was continued yesterday afternoon, the official assignee (Mr J. M. Adam) presiding. After the bankrupt had explained his present position, which disclosed that his weekly earnings mounted to approximately 30s, it was decided to adjourn the meeting for a further three months.

The City Council, at its meeting on Wednesday night, will consider a resolution authorising an application for sanction to divert certain loan expenditure, as - under: “ That pursuant to public notice duly advertised, the Dunedin City Council hereby resolves to apply to the Local Government Loans Board for sanction to divert the unexpended balance of £BOO of the loan of £44,000 raised for the purpose of laying the 14in main from Sullivan dam to the Beta street reserypir, to the construction of a service reservoir at Glenleith and the reticulation for water supply purposes of the Woodend and Glenleith districts.”

Cargo for southern ports will be discharged from the seamer City of Kimberley next week (says a Press Association telegram from Auckland), and will be despatched by coastal steamers a* opportunity offers.

The spell of hard frost in the Cromwell district broke on Wednesday, when there was a pronounced thaw., All day Thursday conditions were still mild (writes our correspondent), and in the evening heavy rain fell on the flat country for a few hours. During the_ night snow fell on the mountains. It did not extend to the flat, but on the high country there is a heavy coating, ■ With a southwest wind, snow is still falling on the mountains in the south, and the weather generally is very unsettled. ,

Particular interest attaches to the municipal organ recital to be given by Dr V. E. Galway on Wednesday evening next, as it will be the first Dunedin performance of the eminent Christchurch pianist, Mr Frederic Page, who is coming down specially to play the solo piano part in the great Concerto for Piano and Orchestra by Delius. This will ..be the second performance of this work in New Zealand, and as Delius ranks as one of the greatest modern composers, the performance should be one of much interest. ■ An attractive programme of organ 1 items has been prepared, the principal one being the great Siegfried’s Funeral March from Wagner’i ring cycle the “ Twilight of the Gods.

The existence of a serioua state of affairs at Stewart Island and what he termed the pressing need of a suitable ferry service to the island were stressed by Mr A. S. Russell at the monthly meeting of the executive of the Southland League on Thursday evening. The county clerk of Stewart Island (Mr William Oswald) wrote to the league in regard to a deputation of residents from Stewart Island which waited on the Bluff Harbour Board recently in connection with the ferry service and asked the league to press the claims of Stewart Island on the proper authorities. Mr Russell outlined the facts of the case and sought the support of -the league. At the conclusion of a short discussion it was resolved to support the Stewart Islanders and the Bluff Harbour Board in their efforts to persuade the Government to undertake a suitable service to and from the island during the summer months. Carved from bone hy a French prisoner* of war in Dartmoor Prison, some 150' years ago, a perfect model of a French: ship of, war of about the year 1790 is in the possession Of the Wanganui -Museum -V. authorities. The length of the model, without the bowsprit, which is broken, is. 26 inches. The name of the battleship from which the model was designed is not known at present, but it was a threemasted vessel carrying 128 guns. Every part of the model is in perfect proportion, and even the guns and carriages—miniatures about an inch long—have the characteristics of full-sized' cannon. The planks in the decks have been made separately and laid on to wooden bases and secured with brass spikes. ’Tween decks are carved so that a glance through the gun-ports reveals the furnishings of the ship as they would have been in the original; the stern is beautifully chased, and on the poop is the royal crown; , and anchors are perfect miniature models. At present the model is bare of rigging, and the three masts have been stepped, but the fittings and most of the missing pieces are in the possession of the director the museum, Mr J. S. Burnet, who will superintend the refitting the model before it is placed on exhibition.

According to the annual report of the State Forest Service, 19,147 deer were killed as vermin during the year ended March 31, 1931. The report states that to the limit of funds available, the service continued its war on herbivorous animals in State forests. It carried out the destruction of 27,260 wild pigs, 28,474 rabbits and hares, 6880 deer, 386 goats, 951 bush rats, 49 wild horses, and 32 wiW cattle, a total of 64,032 animals. Private hunters in the South Island accounted for 12,267 deer, on which a State bonus of 2s a tail was paid. The report points out that the ultimate solution of the control of wild life lies in the successful exploitation of the hides of the animals.

The consolidation of schools in country districts is a distinct advantage, according to Mr T. B. Strong, Director of Education, who returned to Auckland on Tuesday after a visit to the northern parts of the Auckland Education Board’s district, where he investigated proposals for the extension of the consolidated system. The director said that the Ruawai School was an example of the success of the department’s policy in disestablishing small country schools and conveying pupils to a central, well-equipped school. The people of Ruawai were fully convinced of the many advantages conferred upori the pupils, and the committee stated that tue district was growing in a measure owing to people being attracted by the wellorganised school. Mr Strong said he believed that the consolidation system would do much to stem the tide of migration from the country to the cities, and would tend to encourage town people to live in the country. A consolidated school showed that a country district could possess all the educational advantages of a town area without the disadvantages.

Although the trend in Australia has. been definitely towards the amalgamation of newspaper interests, news which reached Wellington this week indicates that in the country districts of the Commonwealth at least there is still room for the smaller paper of the bright, tabloid variety. In Dubbo a new tri-weekly, the Evening Post, has made its bow, and its founder and part-proprietor is Mr Alan C. Baume, a former New Zealand journalist, who in recent years was associated with the publications of Smith's Newspapers, Ltd., Sydney. Mr Baume, with many other newspaper men, was left without a position, after the recent merger* in Sydney, but he lost no time in launching out on his own account. Acquiring an interest in a printing business in Dubbo, he decided to establish a paper, and the-result , has been the successful publication of a 12-page tri-weekly conducted on tabloid lines. Copies to hand indicate substantial advertising support and thf inclusion of attractive features. Ml Baume is a son of Mrs E. W. Kane, ®f Wellington.

The Public Library has received an interesting gift from Mr J. M. Smith, of 83 Baird etreet, Invercargill, in the form of the diary which was kept by his father, Mr W. T. Smith, when on the voyage to Otago by' the ship Ben Lomond, which sailed from the Clyde on October 10, 1862. The diary is a most acceptable historical record, and a special letter conveying the council’s thanks has been sent to the donor.

“ In the past the white man has robbed the birds of their homeland, most of their homes, persecuted .them, and destroyed them in all manner of ways, laid waste the forests with fire, and imported planteating' animals in a seemingly hopeless endeavour to attain prosperity,” states the latest bulletin issued by the New Zealand Native Birds’ Protection Society. “The Maori did not daily toil, from 8 to 5 and lived in health and strength in the- same land for 800 years without laying the land waste. It has been aptly said that we should give the country back to the Maori .and apologise for making such a mess of it. -A ray of light is now, however, appearing on the distant horizon, and it may be that the white man will before long realise that he must work with Nature, not against her, ’est be perish.”

It has been reported that an object resembling an aimlessly drifting boat has been seen by the lighthouse keeper at Waipapa Point and others. It is probably the same as one seen a day or two previously by Mr T. Ro.derique and those engaged with him in oystering in the Hirere. In the latter case the object seen at daybreak in the Straits proved, on close inspection, to be ah immense tree with fairly long limbs. When seen it was about midway between Ruapuke and Dog Island. Mr Roderique considers it could be easily mistaken for a boat, and he regards the tree as very dangerous to shipping, especially to sm'all craft.

The fortnightly meeting of the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board will be held on Wednesday night, when the Works Committee will submit the following report—" Storm water, Patrick street: That authority be granted to proceed with the construction of 9in storm water sewers and mud tanks in Patrick street and Haywood street, at an estimated cost of £7l* to be charged, to the contingency item in the £IOO,OOO loan schedule. The scheme is designed to deal with the disposal of storm water from the whole of the Patrick street area and from Neidpath road to Haywood sfteet. Font street. That authority be granted to . serve notices, pursuant to the boards Acts, on owners, of properties m the township of Auburn and part ot M'Kenzie’s subdivision abutting on Font Street, Kaikorai, of the board’s intention to lay a pipe sewer through the said properties. The sewer is required to replace an existing 6in storm neater., sewer which is in bad condition and is periodically blocked.”

Miss Muriel Eagar will present her pupils’ recital in the Town Hall Concert Chamber on Tuesday, August 11, when the programme will be comprised of items of more than usual interest and variety, inducing a juvenile fairy operetta in costume, entitled A Rose Dream. • iu , e proceeds will be devoted to the Childrens On August 8, Miss Hoeline Parker, the well-known Dunedin artist and P°P ul /; r producer of juvenile and other entertainments, will present two musical “The Doll’s Wedding and Jho Pnnce and the Demon’—both of which nave many beautiful and spectacular settings, and are full of novelty and humour. The initial social and dance of the , newly-formed Balclutha School Ex punik' Club, Dunedin Centre, will be held in Fhe Somerset Lounge next Wednesday, JU The 2 - 2 ’Pacific P 'starr-Bowkett Building Society will dispose of £IOOO each by sale in its No. 5 and No. 7 groups on July 21, and £IOOO in group No. 6 on August 18/ Shares are still available in. No. 8 Br The’ United Starr-Bowkett Building Society will dispose of £2SOO by sale and baßot •^ a^ g^ n^ersoUj dental surgeon, Princes street, Dunedin, visits Waipiata Thursday, July 23; Ranfurly and Patearoa, Friday, July 24. -Adyt. - ----- gave your eyes. Be wise, and consult W. V Stunner (optician, 2 Octagon^, thus conserving good vision for old age. J Blakeley and W. E. Bagley, dentists. Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 12-359.—Advt. New lines to hand: Shavex, Liquid Nail Polish, Is; Tangee Lip Sticks, Is; Fausta, mew French Face Powder, Is 6d; sample Coihbs to suit everybody; Wave Setters, Is a card of six.—H. L. Sprosen, chemists, corner Octagon and George street, leading toilet specialists, agents lor Zann Pile Cure. —Advt. , _ , Supplies still available of the Listeners Guide, 2s 6d copy, 2s lOd posted.—Barth Electrical Supplies, Ltd., 06 Princes street. —Advt. _ ' _. . . , To see well, see us.—Peter Dick, jewellers, watchmakers, and opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin.—Advt.