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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22195, 23 February 1934, Page 8

Overseas Mail The mails which left Wellington on January 23 by the Makura, via San Francisco, arrived in London on Wednesday.Tariff Commission's Report It is reported from Wellington that ari extension of the date on which it was to report has been given to the Tariff Commission. It is now hoped that the report will be completed by the end of March. Chess Awards

The Canterbury Adjudication Board has awarded the special prizes in connection with the recent chess congress as follows: —Brilliancy prize, A. W. Gyles, for his game against Hicks; no second award was made. Best recovery prize, R. O. Scott, for his game against Watt. The decisions were unanimous.

City Fire Brigade The City Fire Brigade answered a call at 3.4 S yesterday morning to a fiveroomed wooden dwelling at 45 Newport street, Mornington, where sparka from a destructor had caused an outbreak of fire. The flames were burning fiercely on the arrival of the brigade, and an attached outhouse and the kitchen were gutted before the blaze was extinguished, the passage also suffering slight damage. The property, which was occupied by the owner (Mr E. L. Campbell), was insured in the South-British Office. A small outbreak in Dowling street was extinguished at 8.15 p.m., no damage being done. New Zealand Doctor at Little America . Advice that Dr Potaka, who left some days ago by ihe research ship Discovery II for Antarctica, has arrived safely at Little America has been received by Dr Guy 0. Shirey, .whose place Dr Potaka is taking, and who is at present in Dunedin. On receipt of the information Dr Shirey sent a radio message to Little America congratulating Dr Potaka on his safe arrival and expressing best wishes for his sojourn at the expedition base during the winter months. Byrd Expedition Volunteers The twenty-one New Zealand volunteers with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, who arrived at Port Chalmers on the Jacob Ruppert la6t Sunday, left on their return to Wellington by the express yesterday morning. They were bade farewell at the station by Captain Verliger, master of the Jacob Ruppert, and Dr Guy O. Shirey, the expedition doctor who wag compelled to return from the Antarctic on, account of ill-health. The work of the New Zealanders during the course of the voyage was the subject of high praise from the master of the ship, who stated that 'had it not been for their efficiency and zeal the tremendous amount of stores could not have been unloaded from the Jacob Ruppert on to the ice during the hazardous days which the ship spent at Little America. Ancient Debt New Zealand owes to-day £5,000,000 on a loan of £4,000,000 raised in 1879, although interest has been paid annually. This statement was made in Christchurch on Wednesday night by Mr M. J. Savage, Leader of the Opposition, when criticising the financial policy of the Government during the war. Mr Savage said that he agreed with the use of rational credit to raise money when it was needed, but a fatal mistake was made when a debt was created. Episcopal Election Mr H. O. Hanby, editor of the Church News, in a letter to the Christchurch newspapers, states: —"As the report of the election of a new bishop of Dunedin includes other names alleged to have been mentioned in synod, please allow me to say that these other clergy were not " candidates " in the, usual sense, nor can there be any official certainty that they were nominated. An episcopal synod sits in private, and it is a breach of faith for a synodsman to reveal to anyone outside the names of those others nominated. The sufficient reason is that the persons nominated are not, and may not be, consulted or asked to consent beforehand, and their nominators simply put them forward on their own initiative because they believe them to be fit and proper persons. It is an honour to be so ated, but it is very embarrassing for them to find their names suddenly blazoned abroad in the guise of candidates as if for a secular position. It will be but just to those others nominated to have this stated as promptly as possible." Scientific Marvels

"Though travellers are expected to return with impressive tales," said Professor P. W. Burbidge, of Auckland University, on Monday, "I will content myself here by remarking that in this last year it has been my. good fortune- to see the apparatus by which man has first disintegrated atoms, has first shown the creation of matter from radiation, has penetrated furthest into the; atmosphere, . has generated the highest and lowest temperatures on earth, reached the highest voltage, and made the most penetrating X-rays to supplant radium. _ I have, seen the largest telescope in the world, the strongest magnet, the most powerful -light, the most delicate instruments for measuring 'distances and for analysing light—and not all in America." Jewish Scientist , Hopes that a Jewish physicist, one "of the many expelled from Germany, would be temporarily attached to the staff ot Auckland University College .are not so promising now as they were some months ago. The Auckland University College Council, at its meeting .on Monday, received a letter from the Academic Assistance Council in London stating that its funds were exhausted and it could not undertake to pay the passage of a physicist to Auckland and maintain him for a year, as orginally proposed. The council decided to leave the matter in the hands of the president, Mr Kenneth Mackenzie, to see whether sufficient extra outside help could be' obtained to enable the project to be carried through.

Rotary Club Luncheon The twenty-ninth anniversary of the foundation of Rotary was celebrated yesterday by the local club at a luncheon in the Savoy, the president (Mr Magnus Johnson) being in the chair. It was stated that, since February 23>, 1905, when Paul Harris had presided at the first meeting of the Chicago Rotary Club, the Rotary movement had grown and developed throughout the world until there were now 3631 clubs, with a total membership of 147,000, domiciled in 76 countries. Rotarian W. Allen Stevely gave an excellent address on Rotary principles and activities. Among the visitors was Rotarian 0. Kawamura, manager for Australia and New Zealand of Mitsubishi Shoji Kiisha, Ltd., of Japan, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Sydney. Addressing the meeting, Mr Kawamura stressed the need for a closer understanding between New Zealand and Japan. Old French Frigate

Heavy seas and high tides on the West Coast beaches of the North Island for several days have again laid bare part of the wreck of the old French maii : of-war Alcemene, which was wrecked in February, 1851, while engaged in survey work. When the vessel was wrecked (the New Zealand Herald recalls) some of the crew were lost, but most of them got safely ashore. They remained some months .near the scene and built themselves houses from the timber of the vessel. The portion of the vessel which is now showing has every appearance of being the bow oi the fine old frigate. The timber, which is very heavy, is in an excellent state of preservation. There are several layers, each cemented together like so many bricks with what appears to be pitch. There is another piece of the wreck further up the beach. This con tains a stump of one of the masts, which shows up occasionally. This portion of the old wreck, however, has not been seen for some time.

Forest Regeneration Although he has not yet had an opportunity of visiting areas in which deer cullers worked three or four years ago, Captain G. F. Yerex, of the Department of Internal Affairs, who is in charge of deer culling in New Zealand, has been assured that the effects of the work have been apparent not only in the reduced uumbers of the deer but in the regeneration of damaged forest. He told a reporter of the Christchurch Press that he had found deer fairly scarce in the portions of South Westland which had been covered by the Government deer kiliers last year, but it took a fairly long time for new growth to replace that eaten by the animals. There was every reason to believe that the systematic culling of deer would give the ravaged forests a chance to recover.

School Concentration Schemes Speaking of his tour through Southland and Central Otago, the. Minister of Education (Mr R. Masters) stated last night that he felt that the results had been valuable both to himself and to the districts which he had visited. The tour had enabled him to gain a knowledge of conditions, and one outcome of his visit to Central Otago was that there was a likelihood of concentration schemes for small schools being adopted in two districts. In one of these /the number of schools affected would, possibly warrant the establishment of a district high school. Port Chalmers.—John Watson, Limited, clearing- summer sale; general drapery, clothing, boots and shoes, household furnishings; now proceeding.—Advt. A. E J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley. dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bom; and Rattray streets, next Telegraph Office). Telephone 12-359.—Advt. Save vour eyes. Be wise, and consult W. V. 'Sturmer, optician (2 Octagon), thus conserving good vision for old age.— Advt. Those who are requiring an engagement ring will do well to inspect our rings.— Peter Dick, ring specialist, 490 Moray place, Dunedin.—Advt.