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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21909, 22 March 1933, Page 6

Dunedin Club in Auckland At Auckland to-night the Dunedin Club will open its activities for the coming; season with a social to celebrate the anniversary of Otago, The membership of the club is between 130 and 140, and socials are held each month from March' to November. The club socials are now recognised as amongst the leading functions in Auckland, Visitors from Dunedin who may happen to be in Auckland on the night of a social are assured of a warm welcome. Mr J. Oliver, president of the club, and one of its founder p, who is at present on a business visit to Dunedin, will leave on his return to Auckland to-day.

Municipal Organ Recital \ The city organist (Dr V. E. Galway) will give an organ recital in the Town Hall to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock. The programme promises to be an unusually interesting one. The modern school of composers ,is represented by such items as Tuba Tune (Norman Cockey), Epilogue (Healey Willan), Symphonic Ihean (Edgar Ford), and Finale in'll flat (Wolstenholme). , Other items are a Choral Prelude (Bach), Mozart’s Andante from the Symphony in E flat, Rhapsody on a Breton Folk Song (SaautSaens), March (Rebikov), and a Berceuse (Arensky). Dr Galway will be supported on this occasion by that brilliant young New Zealand violinist, Mr Rees M'Conachy, who will give two violin doles —Beethoven’s Romance in F major and Jota Novarra (Sarasate). One of; the most outstanding items will, no doubt, be the Sonata for violin and piano by’ Mr M'Conachy and Dr Galway.

The Caledonian Ground The directors of the Caledonian Society of Otago met last night for the purpose of considering tenders for the right to use the society’s ground for Tootball purposes. Three tenders were received, namely from the Otago Rugby Football League, the Otago Rugby Football Union, and the Otago Football Association. The tender accepted was, that of the Otago Football Association, which offered an annual rental of £135 for the lease of the grounds for the football seasons in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936,' and .1937 a period of five years.

Early Settlers’ Gathering The eighty-fifth anniversary of the settlement of Otago will be celebrated in the Early Settlers’ Hall, Lower • High street, to-morrow and the following day. To-morrow there will be the usual fathering in the main hall, and addresses will be given by the Rev. D. C. Hei;ron in the afternoon, and Mr W. Downie Stewart, M.P., in the evening, while a musical programme will be provided by Mr J. Leech and his concert partjy. On Friday the proceedings will be continued, when the programme will be impromptu. The second day is always recognised as a free and easy occasion, as plenty of time is given for meeting with old’friends and for talking over and recalling past history. For the convenience of patrons, the tramcars will stop opposite the hall on both days. ‘

Trawler Changes Ownership , The steam trawler, Silver Fern, which has been operating out of Port (Chalmers for some years, has been disposed of by the owner, Mr G. Tulloch, toMr H. Harvey, of Hokitika, who intends to engage her in fishing on the Wept Coast. Captain C. Jolly is the new master of the Silver Fern, which sailed from F’ort Chalmers yesterday afternoon, and is expected to reach Hokitika via Cook ‘Strait on Sunday. Strange Fish Identified A fish which was caught at Tauranga recently, and puzzled the local fishermen, was referred to Mr L. T. Griffon, of the Auckland Museum staff. The fish was reported to have the body of a kingfish, the mouth of a hapuka and the wings of a flying fish. Judging from its picture, Mr Griffen is of the opinion that the fish is a long-finned albacore, which ,is related to the tunny and bonito species.. Although it is not plentiful in New Zealand waters, specimens are not rare, and quite a few have been taken from the wafers about the Bay of Islands. A characteristic of the albacore is the long pectoral fin, which stretches from the gill halfway down its side., Maternal Efficiency “ The more one investigates these matters the more admiration oiie has for mothers who are able to feed and clothe their children on a very small wage,” said Dr Ada Paterson, director of school hygiene, when addressing teachers at New Plymouth recently. She poimled out that wherever conditions of poverty had been investigated an important, faijtor in the proper care and nutrition of children was maternal efficiency. In other words, it meant the importance of the efficient mother in the upbringing of children properly under adverse conditions. Wellington Streets Flooded A torrential downpour, as sjidden as it was fierce, swept the streets of Wellington from about 11.30 p.m. op Saturday until about 0.30 a.m. on Sunday. The rainfall for an hour and a quarter registered 100 points, the total jfor the 24 hours being only 30 points more. Within a very few minutes (says the Dominion) many of the city streets were flowing with water. The town was fairly crowded at the time, and numbers of persons, caught unawares, made for shop doorways, where they sheltered until the worst,of the rain was over. Lambton quay took on the appearance of a river, and at the Government Buildings, in the vicinity of the War Memorial, right along to the Magistrate’s Court, the road wai> completely under water. When the flood subsided, an expanse of mud remained on the roadway throughout Sunday. Slight flooding occurred at the intersection of Taranaki street and Courtenay place. Storm water swept down the Kaiwarra Gorge and caused a small flood at the intersection of the Gorge road and the Hutt road. The sides of the road on the Wadestown tram route, from Barnard street to Grant road, were considerably scouircd. No serious damage, however, was reported from any part of the city.

Hidden Wealth Not until after his lonely death in the modest house on- hia small farm at. Arden Bay, St. Leonards, was John Scott, to all appearances a struggling and friendless farmer, revealed as a man of substance with an estate valued at about £IO,OOO. For many years he lived almost entirely unto himself on his small holding of 46 acres, making few friends and preserving a strict silence, always with to his origin and his worldly possessions. His death occurred five weeks ago and it was not until three days afterwards that his body was found on the floor of his bedroom. His frugal mode of life, his unceasing labour on the farm and the extreme reticence which he always displayed led those who knew him to believe that he was entirely dependent oin the scanty living his farm afforded, his heirs are now dividing a large estate which, to all appearances, he did not wish to enjoy himself. He was belaeved to have been a son of Mr G. L. Scott, a past headmaster of the Christchurch East. School, and among the pursuits he followed was that of journalism. At one time he held the post of chief reporter on the New Zealand Herald, Auckland and he was known to have been a member of the staff of the Taranaki Herald. Only after his house was searched subsequent to his death was his identity disclosed, and it was a curious fact that in almost every corner of his house were piles of old newspapers or clippings, all of which were many years old. No Depression for Him There is a man in Napier who does not believe there is a depression—?nd he arrived at that decision all in one week. This is how it happened. For years he had been a regular subscriber to Tattersall’s lottery, and with a friend he recently purchased another ticket in the name of "Overdue.” Perhaps that did it. At any rate they drew a horse and it came,in, his half-share reaching £3OOO. The same week he won 25s on a horse at Taradale, and drew five dozen bottles of beer in a sweepstake. To cap it, he was called to the manager’s office at the large stock and station agents where he works and told he had been promoted! Swimmers and Shark While enjoying a bathe at Wainui Beach, Gisborne, on Friday, two members of the Australian swimming team, Messrs Owen Griffiths and Carl Phillips, received a fright through the appearance of a shark, and lost no time in getting to the shore. The two swimmers were just outside the line of breakers at the time, waiting for a roller on which to ride in, when one of them noticed the shark and, calling out to his companion, made off in haste towards land. The other swimmer wasted no dime in following him and both reached shallow water after a fast sprint, in which all their previous records were probably eclipsed. The shark was then only a few yards away, and although it’ gave no indication of making an attack, the visitors, with visions of Sydney sharks before them, did not stop to inquire its intentions. Curious Drowning Case • At an inquest at Whangarei on Friday into the death of George Aron Keith Crawley, a High School boy who lost his life in the swimming poOT adjacent to the school sports grounds on March 10, the coroner, Mr H. C. Hemphill, commended Samuel Blake for his brave effort to rescue his school companion, and also Mr Fricker and the senior boys for the spirit, skill, and persistence shown in their efforts to revive the lad. The coroner returned a verdict that death was aecidentaF and that it was due to drowning. Dr Campbell’s theory of the tragedy was that the deceased, who had been running about, was short of breath when he dived into the pool. Being a heavy boy, he would go to the bottom, and before he could reach the top he must have been compelled to take a breath. He would breathe air and water into his lungs, and the water would cause him to cough. , He would have a coughing fit before he reached the surface, and that would cause him to lose his balance and sink again. The doctor said the fact must be taken into account that the boy was not a good swimmer and as soon as the water entered his chest he would forget he could swim and struggle uselessly. In his opinion death was due to asphyxia by drowning. City Police Court James Alfred Boreham came before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., in the City Police Court yesterday morning charged with drunkenness and was fined 10s, a week being allowed in which to find the money. A sailor from a ship now in port was similarly charged. He had been bailed out in the sum of fl, >and <was fined the amount of . his bail, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. The electors of Dunedin are requested to note that Cr F. W. Mitchell will commence his platform addresses at Mornington to-night. The annual meetings of householders for the election of school committees will be held this year on Wednesday, April 12. An advertisement in this issue notifies that nominations of members must bcin the hands of the chairman of the committee for each district not later than 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5. The Dunedin Young Bird Clubs’ “ Com ing of Age ” show will be held on March 24. Entries have been exceptionally good and a very attractive fixture is promised. The exhibits include all kinds of young feathered stock, . children’s pets, and cookery. Austin car owners should have their cars attended to at the Austin Garage by Austin experts.—Austin Motors (Otago) Ltd.. Hope street Phone 13-215. Advt. Save vour eyes Be wise, and consult W. V. Sturmer, optician (2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old age.— Advt. A. E J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office) Telephone 12-350. —Adrt Those who are requiring an engagement ring will do well to inspect our rings.— Peter Dick, ring specialist, 490 Moray place, Dunedin.—Advt.