Overseas Mails

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22258, 10 May 1934, Page 8

Overseas Mails

The motor ship Brisbane Maru, which is due at Wellington on Saturday from Melbourne, is bringing five bags of Australian mail for Dunedin. The mail is expected to come to hand on Monday morning. Through Expresses Delayed The through express from Invercargill reached Dunedin about 13 minutes late yesterday morning, the delay being due to the south mail train at Lovell’s Flat missing the exchange of tablets at Henley. This necessitated the train making a stop. The through express from Christchurch, which left the northern city 56 minutes late, arrived at .Dunedin only 18 minutes behind schedule, the train making a very fast run. The delay at Christchurch was due to the late arrival of the interisland ferry steamer. _ Conditions in Australia “ The price of woo! has made all the difference to Australia,” said Mr H. Fell, managing director of the Producers and Citizens’ Co-operative Assurance Company, Ltd., of Sydney, on hi s arrival in Wellingto . by the Wanganella (states a Press Association message). “Our only trouble now is the price we are getting for our wheat. If we can only improve that we will be out of our troubles.” Vocalists Too Young “Actual harm is being done by allowing a girl of thig age to sing publicly,” said Mr Ernest Jeuuer at the Christchurch competitions when commenting on the class for girls between the ages of 12 and 14 years. “ I feel I must recommend to ‘he committee the dangerous possibilities in permitting a girl to use her voice at such a critical stage. It would be far better to delete such sections from the programme altogether.” Mr Jcnner added that of the 20 who had sung before him at the preliminary, only two had properly produced voices. The other 18 should never have entered.

Angora Rabbits In addition to a large consignment of general merchandise, the motor ship Taranaki, which arrived at Dunedin yesterday from London, brought five prize Angora rabbits. There are consigned to Lyttelton. They stood the voyage well, in spite of the periods of extremely boisterous weather which were encountered by the Taranaki, and are in the best of condition.

Shipping Delayed at Lyttelton Heavy rain fell at Lyttelton yesterday, and held up work on the waterfront. It was the fifth working day in succession (states a Press Association message from Christchurch) on wlfcch little or no work has been done owing , to. the stormy weather, and the delay to shipping Pas become serious.

City Police Court In the City Police Court yesterday, Edward Daniel Kennedy, a statutory first offender, appeared before Mr J. K. Bartholomew, S.M., on a charge of drunkenness and was fined 10s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. A first offender, who was similarly charged, was fined 12a 6d, with a like alternative.

Burnside Stock Sales With the exception of lambs, yardings in the major sections at the Burnside sale yesterday were in excess of butchers’ requirements. In the fat cattle section 333 were penned, and generally the quality was medium. Several consignments of prime bullocks and heifers provided a fair selection in these classes and were wanted at values not quite up to those ruling last week. Medium bullocks and heifers averaged 10s less than last week’s rates, while aged cows were difficult to sell at still lower values. Towards the end of the sale ox beef improved from 5s to 10s per head. Extra heavy prime bullocks sold to £l2 2s 6d, prime heavy from £8 10s to £9 10s, prime from £7 to £8 ss, light and medium from £5 10s to £6 15s, best heifers and young cows sold to £6 7s 6d, medium from £3 10a to £4 10s, aged and light from £2 to £3. The quality of the 936 lambs penned was medium to good. Exporters operated on the lower schedule for heavy lambs, and as butchers were interested only to a minor degree, prime heavy lambs showed a drop of Is on last week’s rates. Medium and light-weights sold at recent ruling values. Extra prime heavy lambs sold to 27s 9d, prime heavy 24s to 255, prime 22s 6d to 23s 6d, light and medium 19s to 225. The yarding of 2036 sheep included a' fair selection of medium to prime wethers, with only an odd pen of extra heavy sorts. Generally the quality of the ewes -was excellent, with a large proportion of prime heavies. Exporters’ limits for light and medium ewes absorbed a fair proportion of the yarding, but in spite of this, all butchers’ sheep showed a drop of from ls-6d to 2s per head on the previous week. " The attendance, of buyers over .the last two races was very small, and all classes except an odd pen of prime heavy wethers and exporters’ lines, showed a further drop of Is per head. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 28s 3d, prime heavy 25s to 265, prime, medium 23s to 245, light and medium 19s to 225, extra prime’ heavy young ewes 205, - prime heavy 16s to 18s, prime medium 14s <3d to 15s 6d, light and medium I2s to 14s. The store - ” cattle market attracted a large entry of 347 head. Young cattle comprised the bulk of the offering, and these sold at prices practically equivalent to those of recent sales. The top price was £6 11s for a pen of good-conditioned four-year : old Shorthorn cross steers. Buyers operated sparingly for graziers’ cows, and boning cows sold at slightly reduced rates. In a small entry of dairy stock any ■ good young cows close to profit were keenly competed for and sold to £7 12s 6d. In the pig section. 151 fats . were offered, and bacouers, which comprised ■ a small percentage of the yarding, met, with good competition and sold to £3 12s. Porkers were not in demand and sold at induced ■rates. Enhanced value’s .were obtained for a medium' entry of store pigs. Suckers sold from 10s to 16s, and large stores' to 235. ~ ,

Exhibition of British Art The Empire Art Loan Collection continues to attract the public in large numbers to the Pioneer Hall. .Despite the unfavourable weather yesterday the attendance was again very good, especially in the afternoon. Interest in the exhibition and appreciation of its merits grow with successive visits. The opportunity of studying the many fine works by famous and well-known artists which are included in it i s one that no artlovef should neglect. The black and white section is most representative. On Tuesday evening next the . etchings .will be made the subject of a lecturette by Mr J. D. C. Edgar.

Such is Luck The tale is told in. Auckland that the first prize in the art union drawn last week went to syndicate of three employees in an Auckland business firm. The syndicate for several , occasions had included four fellow workmen, .but when the day arrived for the usual investment in the “ Lucky Cat lottery, one of the party intimated that he had decided to withdraw and take a ticket separately. He was sent round to the ticket-seller’s stand, and proffered a £1 note for his ticket, but the vendor had not the requisite change, so he got the syndicate ticket with the half-crown subscribed by his mates, and later, when he had changed the £1 note, purchased his own ticket. First prize went to the ticket purchased by him on behalf of the .syndicate—the ticket be would have had if the vendor had been able to change his £1 note.

A “ Sunshine ” Club A new organisation, known as the Dunedin Sunshine Social Club, has just been formed and has already attracted a large membership. The club aims to function on similar lines as the Corsair Club, of Christchurch. The aims and objects of the new organisation will be to provide a meeting place where older people will enjoy the company of young folk in a social manner, to promote carnivals, social evenings, dances, parties, and excursions, or other forms of inexpensive entertainment. The clubs colours are maroon and gold, ' and the organisation’s motto is “a happier life for young and old." A • large number of railway employees are members of the club. New Stamp Issue

Unable to find from the New Zealand postal authorities anything about the plans for the new pictorial stamp issue, Christchurch collectors and dealers have received their latest information ou the subject from the Philatelic Journal of France. The journal says: “We are indebted to one of pur correspondents for the following news concerning postal activity in New Zealand. The new issue will be placed on sale in August next. Two of the designs originally chosen have not proved satisfactory when subjected to engraving and have been replaced.” Stamp collectors think that the French publication probably has the truth of the matter (states the Press), but they wonder how it got it, and why they should have to wait for a French, mail to find out something about New Zealand stamps. They know that the original design for the one shilling stamp, a droving scene, proved unsatisfactory, and that it has been replaced with a design the main feature of which is a tree. They hope that if the French story i$ correct, the authorities will announce which of the other designs wa 8 not suitable, and what it has been replaced with.

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