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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21982, 17 June 1933, Page 10

Overseas Mails The steamer Wainui, which is due at Bluff on Mohday from Melbourne, is bringing 21 bags of Australian mail and three parcel receptacles for Dunedin. The mail is expected to reach the local post office on Monday evening. Collision and Fire A sequel to the collision and fire in Princes street South, in which a tram and a bus were involved last week, is to be found in the report of the Tramways Committee which will be submitted to the City Council on Wednesday evening. The report, states: A collision occurred at the intersection of Princes,street and Melville street between a bus and a tram. The bus body, tyres, and electrical equipment were totally destroyed by fire, but the chassis was not ; damaged with the exception of a slight bending which can be easily rectified. The tramcar was burnt badly at one end and for four or five feet along one side, the damage being estimated at. about £7O. It is proposed to build, at the car depot workshops, an entirely new body for the bus chassis to seat 25 passengers, at a cost, including all interior fittings and other items necessary to restore completely the bus ready for the road, of £750. The cost will be a charge on the department’s Fire -and Renewal Fund. An inquiry is to be held in connection with the accident as soon as the driver of the bus is well enough to attend.

Theft of Meat . Some time on Thursday night Mr A. S. Higginson’s butchery at 183 Hanover street was entered and a quantity of meat stolen. Mr Higginson switched off the lights about 8 o’clock, everything then being in order, but on his return yesterday morning he found that someone had effected an entry/into the shop by reaching through a space between the upper and lower front windows and releasing the catch. An examination of the stock disclosed that a runjp of beef, a hindquarter of lamb, half a leg of mutton, and a quantity of pork, of a total value of £2 10s, had been stolen.

Spurious Coins A number of fake two-shilling pieces made of alloy and of , Australian design, and dated 1931, were successfully passed at the National Dairy Show in Palmerston north yesterday. It was also reported (says a Press Association telegram) that half-crowns of the same date, but of British design, were in circulation. Probate Granted

Mr Justice Kennedy had granted probate in the estates of the undermentioned persons:—Richard Ingram Gossage, of Gore, retired ’ civil servant; Wilhelmina Pedersen, of Invercargill; Jessie Ford, of Dunedin; William Dunford, of Dunedin, retired contractor; Ethel Grant Black, of Dunedin; James Armour Johnston, of Dunedin, company director; and Thomas Brown Henderson Wilson, of Dunedin, clerk.

Queen Carnival A meeting of citizens interested in the Queen Carnival which it has already been decided to hold at an early date for the purpose of raising funds for the relief of distress is being called for Tuesday afternoon next in the Town Hall, when the movement will be definitely launched by the election of committees, etc. Similar carnivals in the north have resulted in large sums of money being raised, and it is confidently anticipated that Dunedin will not be behindhand in this respect.

Annual Tram Passes The Tramways Committee will recommend to the City Council on Wednesday night that the yearly passes issued to returned soldiers injured in their means of locomotion and to blind persons resident in the city be renewed ■ for a further' period of one year on the existing terms.,; The present arrangement made with the-; Returned Soldiers’ Association is that thai council provide that body with passes uiy to the number of 100, which are dis,r tributed to eligible men by the associaytion on such basis as they think fit. La.fjt year the number of passes so issued was 98 for 12 months and one for six months.In the case of the blind a pass is issue*! for the holder and attendant. Twentyeight of these passes are at present cfn issue. I

Overseas Freights At a special meeting yesterday of tlhe committee of the Otago Importers aifd Shippers’ Association it was unanimously resolved that the association strongly svrpport the resolution recently passed by the Exporters and Importers’ Committee jof the Christchurch Chamber of Commerfce and other similar bodies in the Noijth Island—viz., that a reduction in outward and inward freights is not omly desirable, but long overdue. Such a decision was emphasised in view of the general fall in values of all Dominion exports which had to compete with tb|ase from other countries enjoying a lower basis of freight, even after allowing [for their more favourable geographical position. To this end the committee f telly agreed with the Christchurch committee that freight rates on general cargo, both ihward and outward, should be lef t to open competition, untrammelled by th p restrictions made operative so far as routward freights were concerned, in , the agreements for the carriage of produce and goods entered into by the produce control boards. - !

Ferry Steamer Delajyed Heavy seas were I encountered by tfc* ferry steamer Maorji in Cook Strait on Thursday night, -am} the vessel was decayed on her southern trip. She did not reach Lyttelton until 8.40 a.m. yesterday. i Fire Brigade Calls J- ■ Engines from the? South Dunedin and Green Island fire stations were' called out at 11.11 a.m, yesterday as the result of a chimney in a hotjise in George street, Green Island, catering fire. A malicious false alarm from /the corner of Musselburgh Rise and jTainui road was responsible for an e#igine from the Central Station being senib out at 7.45 p.m. A second malicious (false alarm from the corner of Eglintqpi road and the Main South road resulted in an engine being called out at 10.4 s p.m. Lectures on Woijld Crisis The course of/-lectures, on the world crisis arranged , bjy the’University authorities should ihiiSke a wide appeal to readers. To get;/ an understanding of the present conditions, it is essential that one should first know the history of other serious depressions which have afflicted the world. . Consequently Dr Elder’s lecture, “ The (Aftermath of Waterloo,” dealing > with jthe widespread distress which was experienced in England at the close of the Napoleonic wars, should be of the greatest bitterest. In succeeding lectures the depression will be dealt with byother professors and lecturers from the point of view of the economist, the philosopher, and tlie lawyer, whilst in a concluding lector p Dr Lawson will speak on “ Founding the New Society.” I Community .‘Ringing

The, comnjiimty singing programme which has arranged for the winter months continues to attract the attention which it de/erves, -and yesterday’s function in- the (Empire Theatre was as successful as auy of its predecessors. There was* a largje attendance for practically the whole oif the hour set aside for this highly engaging and helpful diversion, and as a result J of the occasion the Mayor’s Unemployment Relief Fund will benefit to the extent of £9 5s 9d. The song leader yest/erday was Mr W. R. Sinclair, who conferilyed in a very short space of time to insfltil into the siAgers most of his own enthi (siasm; and the result was a notably successful session. All the old favourites ["were rendered with zest and spirit, and| one or two. new numbers were introduced}, notably “ The Milkman’s Anthem," /which was excellently received. Mrs Georj»e'Scott sang “The Bells of St. Mary’s ” much to the delight of an audience whiitih joined in the chorus with a will. Mr- Sinclair was greatly assisted in his wop'k of conducting the large choir by the performance of -Miss Rita Holmes at the p ('ano. Among the gifts received yesterday? was a children’s knitting outfit, and the (lommittee, the secretary of which is Mr J. iHimburg, would like to make it known t’fiat all manner of donations'* for sale during the session will be very gratefully acknowledged. i Supreme Court The ‘Supreme Court.was adjourned yesterday until July 17. Mr Justice Kennedy w|ll proceed north to-day to attend sittings,- of the Court of Appeal in Wellington,; Unemployed Labour • Last ) year the Ocean Beach Domain Board ' expended. £3072 on unemployed labour/! Moving the adoption of the annual! report yesterday, Mr John Wilson (chairman) said that, on Jhe whole, the unemployed men had worked very well indeed!. Storm} Causes Damage A-- message from Gisborne states that a heiavy southerly storm, with wind squall®, last night did minor damage to fence! f, sheds, and wireless masts. The telegifaph service southwards was interrupted. Snow is - reported in the high country, and three inches fell at Parikanapa.| „> , Defective Water Fittings Dijring the course of the. house-to-house inspection of the water fittings during the two,(months (April and May), says the Wa ter' Committee in its report to * thei Cit/yl Council, 2711 taps and 1089 ballcocika, a total of 3800 fittings, have had* new*/ washers fitted. It ife reported that free/iiently three or four paps in a single resii/dence have been discovered in a leaking ‘state. In the case of certain business pre pises no fewer than 15 'fittings were fom yd to be defective, eight of which were alio (wring water to leak continuously. Thirteeii of these fittings required new wa fiherg only. It is desired to, point out that it is an offence against the. by-laws to allow water to run to waste through defective fittings. As in most cases the wa fete is due to defective washers/ which the? council is prepared to renew free of clwge, such waste is inexcusable. Step# are? now being taken to bring prominently bd|>m the notice of water consumer? the fact that leakages constitute a breach of fh/s by-laws and that action must be ta)ten promptly by the party concerned to rejnedy such defects if. prosecution is .to btj. avoided. This can be simply effected hyS giving prompt notice by telephone or otherwise to the city engineer’s office.

Ah Society’* Exhibition (The last few days of the Otago Art Society’s exhibition in the Pioneers’ Hall hkye drawn large numbers of the public t fa see the work on view. - Even the 1 briefest glance will serve to show that mmong the paintings which have been lining are some that indicate a high tandard of attainment on the part of the tist, while the work of • several of the jjrounger exhibitors contains much that • offers great promise for the future. The tection devoted to photographic studies fs more than usually interesting, and repeals the extent to which the camera can ibe used in the treatment of subjects •which are usually considered as more suitable for the brush. The crafts display is well up to the high standard which has been set at such exhibitions in past years. , The sale has been recorded of a painting by Mrs Elizabeth M'Crorie, entitled “ The Entrance to Hindis Pass.” Members of the public should bear in mind the fact that to-day is the last day on which the exhibition will be open to the public.

Prohibition Propaganda A proposal by the New Zealand Alliance to carry out prohibition propaganda in the schools was described at a recent meeting of the New Zealand Licensing Reform Association,in Wellington as “a threatened abuse of our public school system,” and the following resolution was carried: —“The association notes that the president of the. New Zealand Alliancein his recent statement* of prohibition ■ policy claims that there is need for the more effective teaching of what he call* ‘ the truth about alcohol ’ in the schools. From this it is evident that the Prohibition Party intends to renew- its efforts to use the schools for the purpose of prohibition propaganda. While this association supports the teaching of true temperance, it views with alarm this threatened • abuse of our public school system by the attempt to further the now universally discredited prohibition plan, and resolves to take all possible means to prevent it.’*

A Bank’s Benefactions The Auckland Savings Bank, donor of £19,000 to the Waikato Unemployed Settlement Scheme promoted by Mr D. V. Bryant, has many public benefactions to' its credit. One of them is incidentally referred to in the annual report of the council of the Auckland district of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, which states that the council’s scheme for horticultural and agricultural courses at Mount Albert Grammar School, on the; area of 20 acres provided by the Auckland Savings Bank, has been adopted. Preliminary work has been carried out on the area for the establishment of a citrus test plot, which has been under considerar ( tion for the last six years. Planting will start in the near future. '

Safe Resists Explosive On entering his premises at Palmerston JSprth yesterday morning the head of a leading business firm found that an attempt had been made to blow open the safe, which, however, had resisted the efforts, though the lock was badly damaged. The curtains had been torn down and used to deaden the sound of the explosion. An Efficient Dog Three men who were shooting on a farm in the Dargaville district were charged, before Mr G. N. Morris, S.M., with shooting game out of season. One of them, William Dalbeth, farmer, in evidence stated that he was after hares and rabbits and denied shooting at pheasants. The Hobson Acclimatisation Society’s ranger •aid he saw Dalbeth fire two shots and heard anotKer shot. While he was speak ing to Dalbeth later a dog came up with * dead cock pheasant in its mouth. Dal beth told witness he had not forgotten the date. The magistrate said he believed the ranger's story of the incident, and fined defendant £5; and costs. The other two men were each fined £2 and costs. The higher fine (£5) was imposed on Tangiwai Perapi for Shooting a native pigeon. i The annual basket social of the Dunedin Burna Club will be held in the Early Settlers’ Hall on Wednesday evening next, when a bright, short concert, to be followed by a cup of tea and a dance till 12, will be presented. New members are invited to attend. Mr R. Sinclair Hamilton, after seven years’ missionary labour in China with the China Inland Mission, will arrive in Dunedin to-night, and on Monday evening will lecture on “ Seven Years iin China at York Place Hall. Mr Hamilton’s home is at Kia Ora, Oamaru. . Mr J. V. Hanna advertises in another column his correspondence course m physical culture and curative work for women, girls, men, and boys. The course deals with exercises for all physical and organic troubles, as well as general work m keeping the body supple and building a strong, healthy physique. Numbers of country people have already applied tor these courses and some splendid results have been obtained. . , We acknowledge receipt tof 3s from “Anon” for the Women and Childrens Blanket Fund, which We are handing to the Mayor of Dunedin. - The weekly dance of the popular Mayfair Assembly will be held in the Early Settlers’ Hall to-night. A jolly time is assured to all visitors. _ The Pacific Starr-Bowkett , Building Society on Tuesday night will, dispose by ballot of £IOOO in the No. 7 group. ■ The United Starr-Bowkett Building Society will dispose of £I3OO on June

29 The Bungalow Cabaret at St. Hilda will bold its weekly dance to-night, when a large attendance is expected, ihe Savbnia Band will supply the;music and nothing ha» been left undone that might add to the enjoyqient of patrons. A Frank 'Anderson, dental surgeon. Princes street, Dunedin, will visit Waipiata and Patearoa • Thursday,, July 20; Kanfurly, F»iday, July 21. —Advt. w Dependability.. The name ( Austin implies Dependability and economical service to Austin owners. —Austin Motors (Otago), 13-215. —Advt. 1 „ C. W. Sundstrum, Dentist, 53 Moray place, Dunedin, will visit Waipiata, Monday, June 12; Ranfurly,’ Monday, June 12; Naseby, Tuesday, June 13.—Advt. A. B. Blakeley and W., E. Bagley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 12-359.--Advt Wireless Repairs executed at shortest notice.—Barth Electrical Supplies, Ltd., 55 Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt. Save your eyes. Be wise, and consult W. V. Stunner, optician (2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old age.— Advt.