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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21598, 19 March 1932, Page 10

Good-bye to Summer , Two events at the beginning ~of next week definitely intimate that ; it is a case of good-bye to summer. on_ Sunday the clocks go back 30 ; minutes and Summer Time ends, not to be resumed again until October next. , Many will look upon this aa a misfortune, but it is the law of the land and must therefore be obeyed. The other event is the Autumnal Equinox on Monday, which is an indication that for the next six.months in this part of the world the sun will be below, the horizon for a longer,' penou than it is above it. However, for only three of those months will the days be getting shorter and shorter, Aftdr June 21, the shortest day, the optimist will begin to look forward to spring and summer again. i

Tasman Flight Cancelled i A Press Association telegram ■ states that the Wellington representative of Greater Australasian Films received a cable message yesterday to the effect that the proposed flight across the Tasman after the Sydney bridge opening has been cancelled.

The Sloop Laburnum The sloop Laburnum will be open to the public for inspection between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to-day and to-morrow. A special service will be held in St. Paul’s Cathedral at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow, when part of the sloop’s company will be in attendance. During the Easter holidays sailing and rowing races will probably be held between members of the Laburnum s crew and members of the Otago Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Thoughtful Little Folk

A pleasant little incident happened the other day, when a basket of eggs was handed in at one of the Salvation Army depots. The thoughtful little people from the “Happy Musical Folk” of Miss Tui Hutton’s pupils presented the gifts, which were distributed to sick and elderly people, and were received with yery grateful hearts. The little people yviil early learn the joy that comes from- giving. Relics of Whaling Days

Memories of the days when the Otago Harbour was the base of a thriving whaling industry are revived by the presentation to the Otago Early Settlers’ Association by Mr J. Ellison of a try-pot,'a number of spears, and a ladle which were used in the operation of trying-out at the Weller Bros.’ whaling station at Otakou as far back as 1831. Although over 100 years old and considerably rusted, the objects are in fairly good condition. The pot, which is circular in shape, is about four feet across the top, while the iron ladle, with the wooden handle still intact, is about seven feet long. The harpoons, some still with fragments of rope attached, have heads shaped like arrows, while the spears have a pear-shaped point like the assegais of the Zulus of Africa. New Office Preml.es One of the oldest buildings in Dunedin, facing Bond and Crawford streets, will shortly be demolished to make way for the erection of new office premises for the Alliance Assurance Company, Ltd. The building was originally erected in 1871, and was for many years occupied by the New Zealand Shipping Company, Ltd., and is at present occupied by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages and by the Otago Employers’ Association and others. The site was purchased by the Alliance Assurance Company, Ltd., last year, and it is the company’s intention to erect handsome and up-to-date office premises. The Bond street frontage will be occupied by the Alliance Assurance Company, Ltd., and the Crawford street frontage and first floor will be available for tenants. The building will be of fire and earthquake resisting construction, and the Bond and Crawford street frontages will be faced with artistic terracotta. The architects are Messrs Mandeno and Fraser and the contractor is Mr Hugh Naylor. It is intended to commence the work almost immediately. »

A Prospector'll Cradle An excellent model of the prospector’s cradle will be on view on Monday in the window of Messrs R. S. Black and Son’* premises in George street, and should be of particular interest to those intending to try their luck in seeking for gold. Local and British Industries

A very large open-air was addressed at New Plymouth last night by Mr W. Thomson, editor of the New Zealander, on the desirability of buying British goods and encouraging local industries. A resolution was passed (says a Press Association telegram) affirming the intention to support local and British industries, and calling on Parliament to end forthwith the grave menace to British shipping of the Matson Line by imposing such conditions as America does on British vessels. The appointment of the ablest possible delegation to -Ottawa was also urged.

Work of Art Acquired Julius Olsson’s oil painting “ Silver Sea, Irish Coast,” one of the exhibits in Mr Murray Fuller’s collection of British contemporary art now on exhibition in Wellington, has been purchased (says a Press Association telegram) by the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts for the national collection.

" More Production Bogey ” Farmers were slowly realising that the “ more and more production policy,” so strongly advocated by many outside interests, was a business proposition only if there was a proportionate increase in the amount of money available to finance that increased production, stated Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane, president of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, at the annual meeting on Thursday night. He added that if there were no extra money the increased output would actually mean reduced returns. For example, if the housewi\’es of Britain had £10,000,000 to spend on New Zealand lamb and 10,000,000 carcasses were sent, the price Avould be £1 a head. If 12,000,000 lambs wer sent from New Zealand the London price would fall to about 15s a bead.

Rabbit Freezing Industry The rabbits in Central Otago will receive particular attention in a week or two when the freezing works at Alexandra will be under a full head of steam, and the, trappers will be working at high pressure. The London sale on Wednesday last shoAved a 20 per cent, drop on the already low prices, so the advent of th» freezing works will be doubly welcome.

Wellington City Corporation ■ "That a general. manager be engaged for the City Council’s business,” Avas a motion proposed by Cr S. Holm at the meeting of the Wellington City Council on Thursday night. The Mayor (Mr T. C. A. Hislop) said in view of the fact that a commission was to report in about a fortnight’s time he thought the proposal was premature. He asked that the matter should be allowed to stand over until the commission’s report was under consideration. With the consent of the mover that course was decided upon.

Eclipse of the Moon A partial eclipse of the moon, almost total in extent, will be visible throughout New Zealand during Tuesday night. At the greatest phase of eclipse only three-hundredths pf the moon’s diameter will remain unobscured by the umbra of the earth, and as the remaining portion of the lunar disc will be immersed at that time in the densest portion of the penumbra, the eclipse, to the naked eye observer, will probably appear as a total one. The moon will enter,the penumbra at 9.29 p.m. and the umbra, or real shadow, exactly an hour later, at 10.29. The middle of the eclipse will occur at 12. S a.m. on the morning of March 23. At 1.35, the moon will leave the umbra and the final stage of the eclipse, when the moon finally leaves the penumbra, wilt occur at 2.36. This eclipse is the second of a series of four visible in 1932, two of the sun and two of the moon, and is the only one that will be completely visible in this country. Rag-picker’s Hoard How an old rag-picker in Auckland, who had lived on charity in a stjite of squalor, had hoarded some hundred pounds, is told by Brigadier D. Macaulay, head of the Salvation Army's social activities throughout the Dominion. “For solme time,” said Brigadier Macaulay to a Dominion reporter, “the Salvation Army in Auckland had kept a kindly watchful eye on an old man who, in a cupboard-sized room in an old building in the Epsom area, earned a precarious livelihood picking rags. The old man had evidently seen better days—he could scarcely have been worse—but with the help that was afforded him by the Army he was able at least to keep body and soul together. Only a few days ago he died. The police searched the hovel when an unexpected store of wealth wag found. In an old sock, jammed in a boot, £SO in notes were found; the pocket of an old overcoat yielded £IOO in notes, and secreted in other parts of the room were 12 £5 notes. Pending the discovery of any person having a claim on the old man’s estate, the money is being held by the Public Trustee.”

Two performances of the sacred can* tata “Olivet to Calvary” will be given in St. Paul’s Cathedral by the choir, under the direction of Mr E. Heywood. The first rendering will take place on Sunday afternoon at 2.45, and this will be repeated on Tuesday night. The soloists will be Messrs H. Drake (tenor), M, Cnchemaille (baritone), and E. Rond (bass). A large attendance is expected at All Saints’ Church on Tuesday, at 8 o’clock, when “ The Crucifixion ” will be sung by the full choir. The tenor solos will be taken by Mr John Leech, and the bass will be sung by Mr Wilfred Kershaw. Mr A. W. Lilly will direct the choir and play the organ. The part' of the Malefactors will be taken by Messrs Dickenson and Lawson. An examination of plumbers under the Plumbers Registration Act, 1912, will bo held on May 6 and 7. Particulars appear elsewhere in thjs issue. It has now been arranged that all businesses to which the Anniversary Day holiday applies will observe the holiday on Tuesday, March 29. The alteration has been made owing to the dislocation of trade which would arise from the closing of all business premises on the Wednesday in Easter week.

The Railways Department advertises in this issue train arrangements in connection with the Easter holidays. The drawing of the “ Lucky Strike ” art union will take place under police supervision in the Auckland Town Hall to-day at 2.30 p.m. A full list of prizewinners will be published in the Daily Times on Monday morning. * Attention is drawn to the Railways Department’s advertisement in this issue announcing the running of a special train leaving Dunedin for Mosgiel at 2.15 p.m. to-morrow On the return journey the train will leave Mosgiel for Dunedin at 5 p.m. The oratorio “ The Passion of Christ,” by Sir Arthur Somervell, will be given at St. Matthew’s Church, Stafford street, on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock, under the direction of Mr Axel Newton, organist and choirmaster. The soloists will be Mrs H. Greenwood, Miss Doris Barley, Messrs C. W. Hannah and M. The collection is in aid of the Choir Fund. Messrs Sundstrum and Thompson, dentists, 53 Moray place, Dunedin, will visit Waipiata and Ranfurly Monday, March 21; Naseby, Tuesday, March 22.—Advt. There is a definite demand for a really light six-cylinder medium-powered car. See the 1932 Austin Light Sis!—Austin Motors (Otago), Ltd., 284-6 Princes street: phone 13-215.—Advt. A. Frank Anderson, dental surgeon, Princes street, Dunedin, will visit Waipiata Thursday, March 31; Ranfurly and Patearoa, Friday, April 1. —Advt. • Save your eyes. Be wise, and consult W. V Stumer (optician, 2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old age.— Advt.

Ladies, Save Vour Hands. A pair of our Household Rubber Gloves will do this tor you Price, Is Cd pair.—H. L. Sprosen, Ltd., chemists and photographic dealers, corner Octagon and George street. Dunedin.—Advt. : Take fishing tackle with you on your Easter holidays.—Barth Electrical Sup> plies, Ltd., 56 Princes street. —Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Tele* graph Office). Telephone 12-359.—Advt.