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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22212, 15 March 1934, Page 8

The Bear of Oakland ', There' was some activity on board the- Byrd expedition ship Bear of Oakland, at, Port Chalmers: yesterday, when most :of , her sails were spread for drying preparatory to.unbending and being stowed' away; for the winter. . Several: members of the crew were paid off. They will return to their homes in America, leaving a skeleton crew on board. The Bear 'of Oakland: has been removed to a berth at the export wharf, just ahead of the expedition ship Jacob-Ruppert. ! * ; Burnside Stock Sales

, A full yarding of cattle, both fat and stores; was a prominent feature' of yesterday's market at' Burnside.■"-. Wethers were in short supply in. a moderate yarding of fat sheep, and the number of lambs forward showed a considerable decrease on recent Some'extra good bullocks were displayed in; the .yarding of 300 fat cattle, which, comprised mainly medium to light steers, with a'smaller proportion of cows than usual. The market opened firm at last week's average rates. In the third - race ox beef improved 10s per head, and the market closed firm at : this level.; Extra prime heavy bullocks, sold to £l3 2s 6d, prime heavy £9 to '£lo 10s,. medium £7 10s to £8 15s, light £6 10s to £6 17s '6d,,.best young cows and heifers to £.B ss, medium £3 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d, light. £2 10 8 to £3 2s 6d. ■■■'. Handy-weight ewea occupied most of the .pens in. a yarding of 1100 fat sheep. The market for these was weak at the opening sales, butjquickly firmed to Is per head better than last week. Wether s and heavy, prime ewes were in demand and sold at 'full late rates. Prime heavy wethers made; to 31s 9d, prime 27s to 28s 6d. medium 26s to 275, best young ewes to \ 25s 9d, prime heavy to 20s 3d, prime medium 145,t0 17b, light 10s to 13s, The;.entry of store cattle, included several pen? 6f ; good three and four-yearrold steers. These met with an improved sale, up to £7 i?s being obtained for an extra good- conditfoned pen. Other pens made from ; £5 10s to £6 10s, while smaller cattle • sold from 1 £4 ss, to £5 ss. Vealer fl were slightly 'in ■ over supply, and ■in consequence the values eased, a little, while graziers' cows, heifers, and boners remained unchanged. Last week's quality was not maintained in the yarding of-600 lambs. Competition by butchers was responsible.-for a rise of Is per.head on:lkst week's, rates. Exporters' limits appeared "to :be slightly more elastic, particularly for '■'.■ prime lambs, and a brisk saleVrqsulted. Extra heavy prime lambs .sold to 29s 6d, prime 23s to 24s 6d, medium 21s 6d- to 22s 6d, light 20 8 to 21s. A large proportion.!of baconers went' to make up the yarding of 112 fat pigs. Competition was keen and prices showed ah advance of about 3s per head on' the previous week's sale. A large yarding of 202 store pigs met with a poor demand and values were lower by 2s to 3s per head on late rates. Attracting American Tourists

"For America New Zealand has one thing and one thing only to sell—its scenery—and you can sell it over and-over again to us," said. Mis G. Hi Haerle, of New York, on his departure frOni Auckland for Los AngeleSv New Zealand wis now regarded as the last frontier for American tourists, he said. 'J Formerly they went to' Cuba and, the Continent, but there was so much trouble there that attention was turned to'a land of peace: He believed, however, that improvements would have to be made to make it even more appealing to tourists. Perhaps it was not realised how great a scope of business was possible. '"■ It was a long trip to New Zealand, and the only Americans who would come were those who could afford to spend money. They were used to the'highest standard of comfort; they expected to get it and they were prepared to pay for it. Unusual Licensing Case •

An interesting case, involving ( an . Interpretation of the Licensing Act, was heard by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court at Palmerston North on Monday, when Norman Drinkwater was charged with being on the licensed premises of the Carlton Hotel after hours, and the; licensee of the hotel, John Lowbridge Bennett, and the barman, Victor John Robertson, appeared, on charges involving breaches of the Act. Robertson was charged with supplying' liquor when the premises were required to be dosed, and Bennett was charged with selling and opening for sale. The facts were said to be that Drinkwater had purchased four bottles of beer at the hotel in the afternoon, leaving the parcels until he called later. . He had called shortly before 7 o'clock at night, and had been accosted by Sergeant Culloty as he was leaving the hotel. For the defence it was submitted that Drinkwater was in order in collecting the liquor, as he. had purchased it: in lawful hours. Mr Stout ruled that it was an offence under the Act and fined the barman and the licensee flO each and costs, and Drinkwater, £2 and costs. Security for appeal in the case of the barman'and the 'licensee was fixed at £lO. ".': - • : ; ;

Daring Street Robbery ; • A daring hold-up in Queen streeti Auckland, at a, busy hour on,Saturday 'evening has been reported" to the police, > aud detectives were, engaged during, the weekend in a search for two young men who arc alleged to have been responsible for the crime. The victim, was ;an?eid'erjy man living in-St. George's Bay road, Pariiell, and he has reported that;' he , Was robbed of a small sum of .money. The man was ; walking down , Queen , street shortly before B.'SO o'clock (says the. New Zealand Herald) when he was accosted by two young men near the small park at the corner of Fergusson street, and he was asked whether he could name a hotel where liquor could be: obtained at that hour. "I am a teetotaller, and I naturally replied that I could not tell them any such hotel," the complainant stated subsequently. " I did suggest, however, that they should inquire for themselves. At that, one of the men put a wrestling hold on me, while the other snatched. my purse from a trouser pocket. It was a matter of seconds, and I was so amazed that I did ■ not; think to call out for help." The complainant added that the offenders immediately ran down Fergusson street in the direction of Cook street,, and he did not see them again. He did not pursue, because be had-a weak heart. The victim reported the theft to a constable' on' duty further down Queen street. A search was made of the streets toward which the men ran, but without result. '■ i

Settlement Out of Court A Christchurch Association messag* states -thafra settlement Oiit "of "court ha* been reached in the.disputed legacy claim, which was partly heard in the Supreme Court on Monday, in which the plaintiffs, William Alfred- Turner and \ his wife, claimed from the estate of James M Vicar, fo'rmerly of; Christchurch and Greymoutb, £637 for their, services and expenditure. The defendants were the Public Trustee and Elizabeth M'lntosh, of Duhedin.

The Y.W.C.A. Appeal Y.W.C.A, are very fortunate in having procured the loatii of some very fine pieces of authentic Oriental drapings fmd ornaments to tend reality to, their teashop to be opeii on Blue Triangle Bay in the premises of the Book Depot. Very charming Chinese,, Japanese, Malayan, Javanese, and Bedouin "costumes have also been lent to be Worn by helpers at> well as some small children. Mesdamea PorteoUs and Skinner with a • bevy of friends will have charge of the arrangenvehts. The menu will include, besides morning and afternoon' coffee and tea, such items as Indian curry and rice, Japanese salads,; and,- other Oriental delicacies at lunch time. The Dean of the Home Science School has kindly arranged to have'students, prepare some' of the dishes. t : "

A Pathetic Case -" - : ,- In the City Police ; Court yesterday, a young married' woman, publication 'of whose name was prohibited, appeared before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., and pleaded guilty to having obtained by false pretences groceries valued lljd from, Mowat- and Co., and similar goods valued at 9"s 7d.from Peter Skinner, by'.' representing, that they, were -for Cornelius Moss, who would call and. pay for them. ; Detective Sergeant,: Doyle said that in January last the accused called kii Messrs Mowat's store arid • obtained goods in the manner get out; in the charge, •■ repeating the offence' a week later at Mr. Skinner's store. MriMosg, 6f course, knew nothing about -the matter. When interviewed the accused told the police that when she committed the offences her-condition was desperate,'and that she- Wag forced to act as she did to obtain food for herself, her child; and her 'husband. .There "was every reason to believe .her statement, for her baby, .which'wag only poorly nourished*' arid when her • home' was visited there was ; nb;t a; serap to be founds although the house was spotlessly clean.- . During .February% her - husband, whowas a relief worker, gave her £2 ss, of which £2 went in rent, so that it was difficult to know how she- existed at all, • , The magistrate characterised the case .as ,a most pathetic, one,- and said it was* obvious that the accused: had acted underi the impulse of sheer, necessity. In view of the, officer's repbrt and,of the circumstances he *ould not enter a cbrivictionV but would adjourn the case 'for 12 .months;; the accused .to remain under the care of the probation officer during that;period.,,"■ ,- ;v ' Mr A. W. Tyndall's Services ' "

• Favourable consideration, has beep given by the Government' to the representations of .the. motoring interests: that;fiome arrangement should; be" made by which the services of Mr A. W. Tyridall woiild not be completely lost pi) the Main Highways Board as a> resiilt' of: his; recent. appointment to the positionl'bf;Under-Secretary pi Mines; Prior to assuming mVnew office (says a Press Association telegram; from Wellington),. Mr. I'y.fidall was engineer to the board, and'• when ,v _«;siiitable':opportunity presents itself- it is the intention of \ the Government, to' appoint rhim a member of. the board. ■;...-.-■ Wapiti Stalkers' Unsuccessful ; : ';" ; ~

Messrs r A. E. W.- M'ijonald * (Invercargill), W. Woods ' (South flillend)/' and P. Ericson; (Otara) have returned; from a wapiti stalking expedition; in the iprospecting block lying between the north and middle arms of take Te Anau. The .weather wis anything but favourable (says the Southland Times), snow being encountered, and' the v stalkers, saw j practically no sigfa: of wapiti. They; did, however, > have the • satisfaction of dificovering a new lake about a mile "and a-half', long by a mile wide. .Bird; 1 life was „ fairly scarce!, in the block, kakapo tracks: were seen/, and the birds heard.. .■.-,' ~' ." ~; V.',:'„' '■''■.-.■f-"..«■.''•:*■

Justices Support Sterilisation . A remit : favouring. an amehtimenfT 6F tb« marriage,law tb prohibit qsfar as possible a union of those unfit, and also 1 providing for the '•presentation of medical - certifi-cates,-waS'i mpved by Mr .J. T. Griffin (Taranaki) at the Justices', Federation in Auckland yesterday morning. After an animated discussion the conference carried •an amendment,,Amoved by Mr Jil W;.l)6ve (Otago) —" That the time ifcribw ripe for the Government, to take definite-action in the direction of the stej-iliSafion of those mentally and medically unfit."-The voting was 12 to four. ~.' ■ •" : -

Doctors and Sun-bathing That sun-bathing is largely, practised by some of the physicians in Auckland was shown at a conference recently held, where (says the Star) there was an equal number of physicians and-surgeons present. The surgeon s werii quite deficient in the sun-tan 'which is associated with vitamin D, and which is said;: to benefit the skin through' exposure tqthe sunshine. The physicians, on the other-hand,, had almost attained that almond colour, or " nigger 'brown," so coveted by the-most devoted suh-tanrier, and which is cultivated by a liberal use of toconut oil'to save undue burning in the process; of. exposureto the sun's rays.' One physician said he was rarely in. 'an operating theatre, and then it was discovered that he was a devotee of the golf course, which led another doctor to remark that a golf links must be nearly as good as a sandy beach for sun-tanning. It-was generally agreed that "sun-bathirig -is '■• a' of ti'eatment that ig' more 'arid, more recommended by medical men, and is becoming a demand of the public; but many of whbm are inclined to overdo it at first. The l ideal, of course,' was a solarium, where. sun-bathing could be dulged in during-the short days without any risk of. catching cold.'.,'' ri' ; :.■:■"■

■We have received the. sum of £5 from '< Member.." for the XW.C.A. Blue "Triangle £IOOO Appeal Fund. ■',, " Eipainet"- (Expanded'.-Metalj—indis-peris-ftble to (builders,,.' bricklayers,■..' and pl.ister.erss' earthquake requirements.— Donald Stuart, Ltd., 82. Bond street, Factory Representatives and', all, Builderi' Merchants.—Advt. ■'. "' ;'A. E. J, Blakeley and W. E. Bagley. dentists," Bank df Australasia; cornet-of Bono and Rattray streets, next Tslegraph Office). Telephone: 12-359.-^ Adyt; Save your eyes.V : Be vise, and consult W ,V. Sturmer, optician (2 Oirtagon), thus conserving good vision 'for old agC-r* Advt. - ■ • .

i The acting director-general of the Post and Telegraph Department has received the following broadcast from the Brisbane radio:—“All ships are requested to keep a lookout for the missing fishing launch Evelyn, 37ft by 10ft, painted green; and, if sighting it, to endeavour to ascertain whether those on board are in need of assistance, ; and advise the deputy-direction of navigation, Brisbane.”