THE WEATHER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21987, 23 June 1933, Page 11

THE WEATHER

The weather was again fine in Dunedin yesterday after sis degrees of frost and fog in the morning. The day was cold and, calm, and the maximum temperature was 42 degrees. The barometer fell several points and registered 30.25 last evening. REPORTS FROM NORTHERN CENTRES. (Special to Dailx Times.) AUCKLAND, June 22. The weather was fine and sunny all day although cold in the shade -there was a light southerly wind. The barometer showed a rising tendency throughout the day. WELtINGXON) ju ne 2 2. Dull and misty weather continued todav. There was a light southerly breeze with frequent drizzly showers. CHRISTCHURCH, June 22. There was more cloud than sunshine to-day, and at dusk drizzling rain set in. The wind was light from E.N.E., and the maximum temperature 44 degrees. The barometer continues to fall and recorded 30.16 this evening.

> ' MAJESTIC PICTURES , French underworld, characters are of a different type from the ordinary, being more picturesque and romantic, and not so standardised, according toi the authentic and fascinating, “ Secrets of. the :French Police,” showing at the Majestic Iheatre finally to-higllt; The film, featuring Gwili Andre, Frank Morgan, Gregory Ratoff, and John' Warburton, is based on a - serial/ “ Secrets of the Surete, by H. Ash ton-Wolfe, and “ The Lost Empress, by Samuel Ornitz. Ashton-Wolfe s scries of articles recounted the sure yet subtle methods which have made the Surete, the French Secret Police, the most highly •respected body of secret service men in the modern world. Ornitzs book dealt with one of their famous cases, the tracking down of a hypnotist who had attempted to infuse into the mind of. a Parisian flower girl the belief that she wag Anastasia,, daughter of,- the late Nicholas JI, Czar- of Russia. To-morrow at’ 2.30, .5, and 8 p.nw three sessions, the “Sign of the Cross will be screened., This is the most spectacular production since the advent of talking pictures. : Rome in all its glory-at the time of. Nerb forms the background of the love story of Marcus, prefect of, Rome, and Mercia, the Christian. Plans arc at the Bristol. WATER RACE PLUMING The first consignment of steel flaming for the water race conveying the towns water supply to the Oamaru reservoir, arrived at- the port yesterday morning by the s.s. Calm, and was unloaded on to the wharf, thence heinjr conveyed by rail to Gibson’s siding. The- preliminary work on the race has been completed, and the operations for installing the fluming will lie commenced at an early date. PERSONAL • Mr S. M. Barclay, headmaster _of the Duntroon School, has received advice that be has been appointed headmaster of the Queenstown School. Mr and Mrs Barclay will be greatly missed in Duntroon. a» thev took a keen interest in local activities. Mr Barclay is secretary of (he Waitaki Rugby Sub-union and also of the Duntroon Football Club. , r Queen’s Hotel.—Mr B. RingerMr M. Garty (Christchurch). Mr R Milne. Mr \ Foster, Mr W. J. Garty. Mrs Roberts. Miss D. Roberts. Miss Graham (Dunedin) , Mr A. M’Donald (Auckland). Club Hotel,—Mr G. Ganper, Mr F Halligan. Mr V. Goddard (Dunedin), Mr A. Willoughby, Mr D. E. Selby (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs A. J. Geddes ”( W ellington). ST. PAUL’S CHURCH •The work of completely renovating the •xterior of St. Paul’s Church has now been completed, the work having been successfully carried out by the contractor, Mr George Mitchell.