Sunday Games

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22064, 21 September 1933, Page 8

Sunday Games

After a lively debate, the Wellington Education Board resolved yesterday not to permit Sunday play on areas,under its control, except that school committees might use their discretion in respect of permitting lawn tennis on Sundays. The chairman (Mr R. S. Forsyth) immediately gave notice for the next board meeting to move for the rescinding of the resolution. Donation to National Art Gallery The Public Trustee has transferred to the trustees of the National Art Gallery and Museum £6OOO 7s 3d, representing (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) a donation of £SOOO, plus accrued interest, made by Sir Harold Beauchamp. The Jewish New Year The beginning of a New Year, 6694, will be celebrated to-day by the Jewish community. Burnside Stock Sales An excellent display of fat sheep was presented at yesterday’s yarding at Burnside, but cattle did not average up to the quality of last week’s offering. Beef was dearer and mutton. considerably cheaper. About 212 fat cattle were yarded, consisting mainly of consignments from South Otago, with- some nice quality lines from Southland. Very few cows and heifers were included in the yarding. The beef sale opened with values nearly up to last week’s rates, but the demand steadily stiffened to rise in the latter part of the sale up to 20s and 25s per head on the opening rates for bullocks of aU qualities, and 10s per head for cows and heifers. Extra choice heavy bullocks sold to £l6 2s 6d, prime heavy £9 10s to £l2 12s; prime medium £8 to £9, and light prime sorts £6 10s to £7 10s. Best cows and heifers sold to £9 19s 6d, and others from £4 103 to £6. Another small yarding of spring lambs was offered, and the prices realised were a distinct improvement on last week, the range being from 20s to 32s per head. The 2100 sheep penned constituted the largest number offered at Burnside for several weeks. Prime heavy wethers were plentiful, but generally the quality of the ewes left much to be desired. Butchers took advantage of the excellent selection of wethers and bought this class heavily, to the neglect of any ewes except those of outstanding quality. The, sale, was an erratic one. The opening valuesfor wethers were from Is to Is 6d below those realised at the previous sale, with ewes 33“ lower, and in some cases even more. Outside buyers were not so much in evidence when the first few races were being sold, although at one stage values improved through a northern purchaser securing two trucks. Towards, the middle of the sale medium ewes suffered in particular, but, through country butchers holding off until the last race to fill their requirements, values improved at the finish to within 2s of last week’s rates. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 35s 3d, prime heavy 31s to 335, medium 27s to 30s, light and unfinished, 22s to 265. Extra prime heavy ewes sold to 28s, prime heavy 21s to 255, medium 17s to 20s,- light 14s to 15s fid. The few hoggets offered were keenly sought after, the best pen making 245. Only 41 head of store cattle were penned. These included a small pen of well-bred three and four-year-old steers, which changed hands under keen competition at £6 s s. Any young cows'or heifers in a forward condition solicited competition from both graziers and butchers, and slightly enhanced values were obtained. The quality of the dairy yarding was poor, and there was no noticeable change in values. A large entry of fat pigs was forward, including odd consignments of extra heavy baconers. An exceptionally large baconer realised £4 18s. Bacon curers purchased carefully, and only pigs suitable for the local trade met with any competition.' Fat, heavy baconers were difficult to dispose of. In the porker section the small, good quality pigs made the best prices. A fairly large yarding of stores sold firm at last week’s prices.

Municipal Organ Recital The city organist (Dr V. B. Galway) gave another of his popular organ recitals in the Town Hall last evening, when -a large audience of music-lovers listened with keen appreciation to a programme varied to suit every taste, and admirably presented. The programme opened with a fugue on the name “ Bach,” by Schumann, which was followed by Bach’s choral prelude, “When We Are in the Deepest Need,” a beautiful composition, to which particular interest attached in view of the fact that it was the last work that Bach wrote. Another of Bach’s compositions, “ Passacaglia,” was, perhaps, the outstanding item on the programme. It opens quietly and works up to a stupendous climax, and in it, as "well as in the previous Bach number, the organist demonstrated his deep understanding of the works of the great composer. Another attractive number was Vidor’s brilliant “Toccata,” which was interpreted with Dr Galway’s characteristic artistry, the ever-pbpular symphony, “From the New World” (Dvorak), also finding favour with the audience. Other attractive numbers were the melodious Celtic suite, “ From Hebrid Seas,” by Julian Nesbitt, and Tschaikovky’s majestic “ Coronation March.” The supporting artist was Miss Mary Frazer, who gave a brilliant rendering of Beethoven’s “ Concerto in C minor,” the orchestral accompaniment being played on the organ by Dr Galway. ® Miss Frazer’s second offering was a bracket of Brahms numbers, “Intermezzo in E Flat.major” and “ Scherzo in E Flat minor.”

“ Reconditioned. Air ”

Mr S. G. Evans, who returned to Sydney last week by the Monterey from a business visit to England, Europe, and the United States, brought with him news of the application of the “ reconditioned air ” system of theatre heating and cooling to private houses* He said that a plant had been perfected which could be installed at a comparatively small cost in even small residences. The system enables the maintenance of even temperatures throughout the year, and obviates the necessity for fires or radiators in winter and fans and other cooling devices in summer. Mr Evans said that the cost of installation in a new residence costing £IOOO would be between £l5O and £2OO. The equipment was being installed in so many homes in the United States that the various firms supplying it were not interested in the possibility of exploiting expert markets. They informed Mr Evans that the work in hand locally was engaging all their attention. He considered the possibility of local manufacture in Australia bright. Mr Evans said that the position of the building trade in England was better than in the United States, as England was taking advantage of the depression to abolish slum areas. He found the sanest type of architecture in Great Britain, Holland, and Sweden.

School Children and Raffle* Stating that it had come to the notion of members that school committees in Dunedin had given children permission to take round raffles, the secretary of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union forwarded the following resolution to the Otago Education Board:—“ That the board be urged to take steps to prevent school children from being used as agent* in promoting raffles.’’ When the letter came before the board at its meeting yesterday the chairman (Mr J. Wallace) said that if his information were correct raffles had been stopped by committees. He might be old fashioned, but ha thought that it would be a wrong step for a committee to ask children to solicit money for a raffle. He considered, however, that the writers should give specific examples. It was decided to reply that the board was generally in agreement with, the views expressed. It did not know, however, of any school in which children were asked to assist in conducting raffles, and would be glad to hear of any specific case. A Firm’s Good Name

Appreciation has been expressed by members of the Otago Hospital Board of the action of the British firm of Messrs Brown and Green, Ltd., which supplied a “ Twin Rapid ” press for the Hospital laundry in 1929, Recently blockages in the coils gave trouble, and the board had decided to order a new table for the press when advice was received that Messrs Brown and Green were supplying two new tables free of charge, as it was desired to retain the good name of the firm in the Dominion. The tables have now been delivered.

Holiday as Cricket Prize Two weeks’ - holiday at Picton a* * cricket prize was offered in a letter received by the committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association at its meeting on Tuesday evening. The proprietor of an accommodation house at Te Mahia, Picton, offered to give this prize to the batsman in any grade of the association’* competition who made the highest individual score in any one innings from the beginning of. the season until the last Saturday in January, 1934. The the letter said, might nominate a relative or friend to accompany him, in which case accommodation for one week would be provided. The offer was at once accepted by the committee, and one member of the committee immediately asked that he might.be transferred from' Second to Fifth; Grade. -

Junior Rotary Clubs A suggestion that a junior organisation following out procedure similar to and with the same ideals of service as Rotary should be formed throughout New Zealand was advanced by the district governor of Rotary (Mr T, C. List), of New Plymouth, in addressing the Palmerston North Rotary Club on Monday, Mr List pointed out that, owing to the principles of classification, from which, it was impracticable to depart, many valuable young recruits were being lost to the Rotary movement. Stating that a Round Table Club had been formed in New Plymouth as a junior Rotary organisation, Mr List added that it should be possible to form a New Zealand-wide organisation on similar lines, as there was promising material available. Subsequently, when vacancies occurred, there could be admitted to full classification fully fledged and capable Rotarians drawn from the junior Rotary organisation.

A Remarkable Buffet

The complete equipment and stocking of the refreshment room at the World Economic Conference was the subject of comment by Professor A. T. Tocker, economics adviser to the New Zealand delegation at the conference, when addressing a "welcome home” gathering which had been arranged by the Economies Society in, Christchurch. “If you had business to transact and, proceedings in the conference were not vitally affecting your interests, the method was to approach the men you wished to meet in private with the request: ‘ Gome and hav» a cup of tea,’ or ‘Come and have a drink, 5 according to circumstances. The refreshment room adjoining the conference was remarkable. Tea, cocoa, soft drinks, and any other type of drink on the face of the earth were available. The proprietors prided themselves on the range. There were drinks common to Iceland and to the East Indies, to mention only two specially represented. . We did not try them all.—(Laughter.) For 5 a lark, we tried ‘monkey gland cocktails 5 and ‘angels 5 kisses. 5 That wa* enough. It was a remarkable buffet.” ;