The Cruiser Diomede

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21784, 25 October 1932, Page 6

The Cruiser Diomede

The cruiser Diomede was open to the public yesterday afternoon, and large crowds inspected the ship. A section of the crew spent the holiday ashore/ and during the morning several of the sailors were engaged in cleaning decks and making everything spick and span for the afternoon. The Diomede will sail tomorrow afternoon for Timaru.

A Threatened Slip A Press Association telegram from Masterton states that the railway line near the mouth of the tunnel at Mangamahu is threatened with a slip, and men were engaged at the Bcene yesterday in nn endeavour to keep the line open.

Municipal Organ Recital The city organist (Dr V. E. Galway) will give a recital on the Town Hall organ this evening, when the principal item in a programme of unusual interest will be Beethoven'B Concerto in C minor, for piano and orchestra, the solo pianiste being Miss Marjorie M'Dowell, an artiste of considerable promise. The orchestral accompaniment will be played on the organ. The programme will include such interesting items as Bach's Toccata in F, the Andante from Mozart's Fantasia in F minor, Trumpet Minuet (Hollins), Schubert's Entr'acte from "Rosamunde," Pastorale (Guilmant), a concert study by Bonnet, Schumann's " Nachtstuck," and concluding with the Prelude to "Die Meistersingers" (Wagner).

" Not for the Simpleton " "We cannot expect laws that will protect the simpleton," declared Mr Julius Hogben, in the course of his address on company law to members of the Chamber of Commerce in Auckland on Thursday. " No law," he continued, " will completely prevent roguery. All we can hope to do is to protect the ordinary business man, who is presumed to know what the law is." Dealing specially with company law, he said that the general, principle to be observed was that it should.be designed to afford those interested in companies, either as shareholders or as creditors, the protection and rights to which their interests entitled them. Another point made by Mr Hogben was that any new laws must not be in advance of the ethical standards of the community.

Duties of a Harbour Master The duties of the harbour master (Captain J. Spence) are many in a large port such as Wellington (says the Evening Post), but they are added to from time to time. On a recent evening Captain Spence received a call on the telephone and was informed that a pet parrot had escaped and was last seen flying across the harbour toward Pencarrow Lighthouse. Was the lighthouse on the telephone? he was asked. The questioner was informed that a conversation on the telephone could be had with the lighthousekeeper on payment of a toll call. Could Captain Spence do anything in the matter? This puzzled the harbour master. He now thinks that he should have referred his inquirer to the authorities in charge of the air-port. A question from another source was what time it was high water at Wellington. Captain Sfcence informed the lady who made the inquiry that the times of high water were published in the newspaper, but he gave the necessary information. Then he learnt that the lady wanted to fish from the Wellington wharves, and as this is not allowed by the Harbour Board she was told that she could not do so; she took the refusal with good grace.

Rare Maori Pamphlet A rare Maori pamphet haß recently come into the possession of Mr A. M'Donnell, of Wanganui. It is believed to have been printed at Paihia, Bay of Islands, in 1839 by the Church Missionary Press. Out of the 4000 copies printed the existence of only two is known. One 19 in the Turnbull Library and one in Wanganui. The pamphlet is a Maori version of an address delivered by the first Anglican bishop to visit New Zealand, Bishop Broughton.

Argentine Game Birds A proposal to import into New Zealand the martineta, a partridge-like bird from the Argentine, which was made by the council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, has been banned by the director of agriculture. It was stated that the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in the Argentine was the main objection to the importation of the birds. The president of the society (Mr P. E. M'Kenzie) stated last evening that the question of keeping the birds in quarantine for the required length of time would be gone into.

Chimney Fire A chimney fire in East avenue, St. Kilda, was dealt with by the South Diinedin Fire Brigade at 2.15 p.m. yesterday. Charged by Bulls An exciting incident occurred near Opotiki last week when three bulls broke away from a mob of cattle at Wairata, while mustering was' in progress; and charged two drovers, Messrs A. "M'Crae and F. Mead. The cattle were being driven by Messrs Mead and M'Crae along a narrow track, and the bulls charged when near a paddock. Both the drovers were forced over a bank into the bed of the Wairata Stream. They were thrown off their horses, and defended themselves with difficulty. Mr C. Owen and Master Oswald M'Crae, who were in front of _the mob, on hearing shouts, hastened back and succeeded in driving off the bulls. Messrs M'Crae and Mead were bruised considerably and suffered from shock.

Employment for Youths " So far as unemployment among youths is concerned, the position in Hamilton is entirely different from that in Auckland, and I am convinced that we have broken the back of the problem in-this town," was a statement made on Thursday by Mr C. L. Cato, who has charge of. the unemployed boys' registry at Hamilton, when commenting on the statement made in Auckland that city boys had a deeprooted objection to country life. "It cannot be said that there is any difficulty in getting local unemployed boys to go on the land," he added. "I could place another 80 on farms if they were available. Every day four or five farmers apply to me for boys, but I cannot supply theni because the number of workless boys in Hamilton is practically negligible"

War Incident Recalled After i 5 years, a service prismatic compass lost by a fallen New Zealand officer at Passchendaele has been returned to a relative. Mr E. J. Rose, who was a secondlieutenant in the 6th Hauraki Regiment, was killed in action at Passchendaele on October 4, 1917. The prismatic compass he lost, inscribed with his name, was recovered on the battlefield on the day of his death by an ammunition carrier, Mr T. H. Pearson, now of Opotiki, and it has been forwarded to Mr H.'G. Rose, of Ngapuhi road, Remuera, a brother of the officer, by Mr Pearson. "It was almost a coincidence that the compass should be returned very near to the anniversary of my brother's death," Mr Rose commented on Thursday. "It is not exactly clear how Mr Pearson managed to obtain full information about my brother, but he was apparently assisted by the Roll of Honour at the War Memorial Museum." Mr Rose added that he was naturally pleased to obtain possession of the compass. He had been greatly struck by what was almost a coincidence in dates, for the Passchendaele action continued for some time from the beginning of October.

Lightning Strikes. School A sudden storm burst over Sydney and suburbs on October 13, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning. Crowds of people during their lunch hour were<caught unprepared,' and many were drenched. Injury to pupils at the Waverley public school, which was struck by lightning, was prevented by the forethought of teachers. As soon as the storm began,, the teachers ordered the children into the classrooms. Shortly afterwards a. vivid flash of lightning struck the gable of the boys' section. Pieces of slate were flung about the deserted playground, and some pieces were found 100 yards from the school. The deafening report alarmed the children, but their fears were calmed by the masters. The woodwork of the roof was damaged as well as the slateß. A whirlwind caused damage at the permanent camp of the Boy Scouts at Pennant Hills. The roof of a hut was caught up in the rotating current of air and carried several hundred yards before it struck a tree, where it hung among the branches. The storm was due to a cyclonic disturbance centred to the south of Sydney. .... ,■:.•!

'Woman's Lonely Outpost For 10 years on the tiny island of Bunana,,in the .Solomons, Miss E. Saftrom, teacher with the Church of England Melanesian Mission, has lived a lonely life with another white woman teacher and 35 native girls. When she arrived in Sydney recently on furlough she said ;that she liked the life, and despite hurricanes and earthquakes, which made existence at times risky, she was never afraid. The native girlß,' said Miss Saftrom, were taught the rudiments of homecraft and a little nursing. When their training was completed they were able to go back to the villages and nurse the sick. In the event of desperate illness communication with other islands was made in a dinghy, rowed several miles across open water by the native girls. Exhibition of Antiques

To-morrow night will see the conclusion of the exhibition of antiques, which has been conducted in the Pioneer Hall for the purpose of raising funds for the Free Kindergarten Association, and which, since its commencement, has enjoyed consistent and steady patronage. The collection of old furniture, chinaware, glass and plate which comprises the exhibition, holds many articles of great interest, not only to the connoisseur, but also to the mere layman, and any student of the .development of English art as represented by the products of early craftsmanship which are on view should not mi«s the few opportunities remaining for a study of these articles. Visitors to the Pioneer Hall to-night are assured of an unusually interesting entertainment, as an "Old English " evening, organised and directed by Mr J. Croesley Clitheroe, will be presented, the programme consisting principally of old English madrigals. Supper will also be served in tho evening:.

City Police Court Two first offenders, charged with drunkenness, appoared before Mr. J. C. Willis, J.P., and Mv A. 1). Sutherland, J.P., in the City Police Court yesterday, and were fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and 5s respectively, no default being fixed in the latter cane. Ella May Scott, Doris Victoria Mills, and Albert Robert Wilcoxon also appeared before the court and were charged with being idle and disorderly persons within the meaning of the Act. Violet Maude Jamieson and Alexander James Earthy appeared with them, Jamieson on a charge of being an incorrigible rogue, and Harrhy on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond. All five accused were remanded until to-morrow.

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