Wills Proved

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22398, 20 October 1934, Page 12

Wills Proved

His Honor Mr Justice Kennedy has ■& granted probate in the estates of Bridget Stevens, of Dunedin, widow; and Rosanna . Maynard, of Dunedin,, widow. ■ Christinas and New Year Holidays y It has been decided by the Drapers, Clothiers and Boot Retailers’ Association ; to observe the usual special late nights, - until 10 p.m. on • Christmas Eve (Monday, December 24) and New Year’s Evb - (Monday, December 31). The usual closing hour, 9 p.m., will be observed on Friday, December 21, but on December ■' 28 and January 4 shops will be closed at 5.30 pan. Otago Daily Times and Witness Christmas Annual The Otago Daily Times and Witness Christmas Annual, which was published bn Monday last, is meeting with such a ready demand, and orders for extra copies are coming to hand so freely from all parts . of New Zealand; that the indications 'are the publishers will completely dispose of the issue in the course of a few days. More Work Campaign Preparations for making an exhaustive , canvass of Dunedin and its' suburbs in , connection with the More Work Campaign are now well in hand. Teams of helpers J] are being organised and in a few days’ time it is expected to have the effort j underway. " j. Community Singing There -was again a large attendance at.,‘_T the community sing held at the Strap d, Theatre yesterday, and under the leader- ; ship of Mr H. P. Desmoulins, the crowd b joined heartily in the singing of old and new songs and choruses. Mr A. H. Pettitt gave valuable assistance at the piano. An oil painting, entitled “ Old .. Father Thames,” by John Brock, was . offered for sale and £2l was bid, but it..,,, was decided to withhold the sale in the meantime, It was announced that Mr - Brock would present a New Zealand picture to the purchaser of his other work. An enjoyable interlude was provided by “Two Old Darlings,” who sang ;ir *“ White Wings,” and were called upon „i to repeat the number. Next week’s sing £ will be the last of the season in aid of ■: the Mayor’s Relief Fund. ■. ;. ! Scant Attendance The organiser, two business men, and v three reporters represented the sole re-i;; spouse to an invitation from an organs a sation styled the “ Anti Charity League ” v to attend a meeting in Christchurch .o*;* Thursday night. According to a circular letter the meeting was called to enable .g the Anti Charity League “to explain s. matters with reference to the petition against street collections ” which the league is organising for presentation re the City Council. Only the principal and managers of businesses were invitedThe response to the invitation being negt gible, the convener (Mr V. Ahlfeld) r honorary secretary of the Anti Charite y League, declared the meeting off, remarks ing that the rain had, he supposed, kepf •« away many who had intended being present. Mr Ahlfeld said that another meef ing would be called.

Rod Condition* Th# secretary of A.A. (Otago), Mr W I*. Sutton, advises that roads in Otago are clear, and practically all in good order, so that motorist* arranging, or considering a week-end trip for the holiday, can be assured of fair road conditions. The Crown Range road, between Queenstown and Pembroke, is now open for traffic, but the creeks require a little cars in crossing. This warning is necessary at all the creeks at present owing to the late snows melting. At several corners beyond Henley care should be taken on account of the heavy coating of metal, and the same applies at Herbert, where the road is being reconstructed. The weather appears settled now for a good week-end, but there will need to be very heavy-rain to cause any uncertainty about the road., conditions.

Montecillo Convalescent Home The members of the Management Committee of the Montecillo Convalescent Home paid their weekly visit of inspection to the home yesterday, and were very much interested in the work in which the soldiers are engaged in preparation for the sale of their wares on the occasion of tha garden fete, to be held on Saturday, November 3. The fete is being held a fortnight earlier this year for a dual purpose. The idea in the first place is to meet with better weather conditions and, secondly, to enable goods purchased to b« sent a distance as presents in time for Christmas.

Bank of New Zealand Mr W. Taine, of Karitane, writes that on reading a paragraph in the Otago Daily Times of October 17 relating to the Bank of New Zealand, he had brought to him a recollection of some notes made by his father, Mr J. J. Taine, on the establishment of the bank in New Zealand. The late Mr Taine, who arrived in Wellington in 1840 in the Adelaide, wrote the following in his diary under date June 7, 1861:—“ A meeting was held in the office of the New Zealand Insurance Company at Auckland to consider the proposal for establishing a New Zealand bank. A committee was appointed for its inaugration. The first meeting proper of Sts shareholders was held on October 1, 1861, when directors were appointed, and the institution was to be known as the Bank of New Zealand. It wa a opened for business at Auckland on October 15, 1861, and at Wellington on January 15, 1862. I believe I was the first peraon to open an account at Wellington. On the above day four accounts were opened, and my deposit, I have good reason to believe, was the first. I was also the first subscriber to take shares. The other depositors were Lipman Levy, W. Lyons, and 'John Plimmer. Mr Lyons doted his slip by mistake 1861 instead of 1862."

Clydesdale Breeder'* Success New* ha* been received by cablegram that Mr J. M. Smith, of Kakanui, the well-known Clydesdale horse breeder, met with gratifying success with his geldings at the Melbourne Centenary Show. Mr Smith won first, second, third, and fourth prizes the open class for Clydesdale geldings, first and second in lorry pairs, first and second in pairs of geldings, first for best farm horse, and first in four-in-hand teams.

Dobson Mine Idle ' The Dobson Colliery was idle on Thursday, following a dispute between a trucker and the management over an increase of wages, desired by a workman. In the morning, a trucker refused to do hia job at the old rate of pay, asking for an increase equivalent to about 4s a day, and as no other man in the mine would volunteer to carry on with the job, the mine was rendered idle. The management made an offer of an increase of Is fid a day, but this was refused. The trucker concerned is one of four men on contract, and has been engaged in hooking the boxes on to the endless rope haulage. The men contend this is a specialised job, and consequently request an increased wage. The other three men in the contract have not approached the management seeking'increases. Negotiations between, the union and the management qre proceeding.-,

Firearm* on Reserve* A good deal of difficulty is-experienced from time to time in dealing with trespasser* carrying firearm* on the . water reserves. Settlers adjoining-.the reservee also experience similar difficulty, and have asked for. the co-operation of the City Council in effectively controlling ' the trouble. As an initial step, it has been decided to ask the Waikouaiti County Council to close a roadway reserve at Silyerpeaks, which gives -access to the council’* lands situate north of Green Peak (approximately 4600 acres). This road is of no use to anyone excepting those who intend to trespass on the water reserves, and, if closed, will enable the department's employees to deal effectively with anyone caught carrying firearms in the locality. It is intended to prosecute in the case of any person so apprehended.

Price-cutting Content Ended The “bread war,” which has been in progress in Alexandra for the past two years, will end on November 1, when the price of bread will rise to lOd cash per 41b loaf and la delivered. Bread has been retailing for 7jd over the counter. Main Body Soldiers’ Reunion A correspondent has forwarded us, with a request for publication, the following list of members of the Main Body of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who were among those present at the reunion at Wellington last week on the twentieth anniversary of their departure from New Zealand:—9/536 A. F. Grenfell, 9/319 D. M'Curdy. 9/3 T. W. Bailey, 9/101 A. E. Webb, 9/384 G. Munro, 8/1004 H. E Erridge, 8/283 W. Stirling, 9/429 C. Washington, 9/631 R. Smith, 9/340 L. S, Purdon, 9/156 H. C. Lucas, 8/51 T. Harwood* ,9/430 L. S. Watson, 8/111 A Sounesi, 8/23 A. J, Christie, 8/79 H. M Kay, 8/778 A. B. Cook, 8/1087 f. MTarlane, 8/1044 W. 6. Brown, 8/969 B. C. Gibson, 8/695 L. Ross, 8/1037 P. Burbridge, 8/636 E. A. Wood, 8/329 J. Bree, 8/1139 W. Hamilton, 9/310 T. R. Martin, 8/134 J. Butcher, 8/595 G. B, Henries, 8/897 R. T. Atkinson, and 8/1005 F. Saunders.

Limitation of Medical Students The limitation of entrants to the Otago Medical School was again referred to in the House of Representatives yesterday, when Mr Barnard addressed an urgent question on the subject to the Prime Minister (Mr Forbes). Mr Barnard asked the Minister (says our parliamentary reporter) if he would investigate the position fully in the light of the community’s requirements, and make a considered etatement about it. Mr Forbes said the Government had not yet received any official communication on the subject from the University of Otago, but he would be glad to institute inquiries, and on 'the receipt of information to consider Mr Barnard’s suggestion.

* Merely • Registry ” V, A feeling that the Church was being used merely as a registry office was expressed by some members of the Waiapu Diocesan Synod on Tuesday when a report was received from the Select Committee on marriage. The synod decided to issue a booklet relating to the subject. The report of the committee stated that some people accepted the service of the Church as a right, and not as a privilege. The query was raised whether it would be possible for candidates to be asked before marriage their motive in asking the Church’* blessing on the union; also, whether they intended to attend the sacraments and services of the Church regularly and to support the clergy in training their children. “It is felt there are names of hundreds of people on our registers who never help or support the Church in any way,” stated the report. “We therefore suggest that a booklet bo published and that it be distributed to people of senior Bible class age and people who come to arrange about their own marriage.” Synod passed a motion that |he booklet be published.

Bluff Harbour Improvement* For several years (says the Southland Times) the Bluff Harbour Board has had under consideration a comprehensive scheme of improvements to the harbour, including reclamation work, dredging, and the erection of new piers to replace the existing wharf. The project was discussed for the first time in open meeting on Thursday, when Mr W. Hinehey, while speaking to a notice of motion, previously given, advocated a reduction in the cost of the scheme from an estimate of £325,000 to a figure not exceeding £200,000. Mr Hinchey’s motion was carried in an altered form, the effect of which was that the board’s engineer (Mr D. E. S. Mason) was instructed to report and submit an estimate on a scheme not to cost more than £200.000.

Speed Limit on Roads Further criticism of the Transport Department’s proposal to introduce a general speed limit of 30 miles an hour in the Dominion was made at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Automobile Association on Tuesday night. A member of the association at present in England (Mr H. J. Butcher), in a letter, stated that a similar Act introduced in England had been suspended as a result of general opposition to it. Pedestrian crossings were subsequently, introduced. "It seems the New Zealand Transport Department wants to seize on an English Act to suit its own whim, which an English Minister has not been able to bring into force," stated Mr Butcher. “ Except in one or two rare instances, the thoroughfares in New Zealand towns or townships do not warrant such low speeds as some English towns and villages, the thoroughfares in New Zealand being wider and straighter, with better visibility," he said. “Does the department intend to try to fix the ,30 miles an hour limit in a township, say, like Pokeno? ” It was decided to forward a copy of Mr Butcher’s letter to the secretary of the North Island Motor Union. Public and Private Enterprise

“It is usually assumed that private business is invariably efficiently managed, and free from interference, that Government departments are over-staffed with incompetent officers, and that if only a business man had charge of affairs many savings could be effected,” remarked Mr P, D. N. Verschaffelt, Public Service Commissioner, in an address in Christchurch on Thursday evening to the Public Administration Society. “In every large organisation there is always scope for economical development, but what critics overlook is that there is a wide difference in principle between State enterprise and private business. The main purpose of the one is public well-being; of the other, private gain. It is a fallacy to assume that because a man has been successful in amassing a great fortune be js the best qualified to lay down principles of public administration or finance.” The First “ Marina *»

The doings of royalty frequently have a pronounced bearing on the naming of children far removed from royal status, and, following .on the recent engagement of Prince George to Princess Marina, Auckland now has its first infant Marina. The child was born very appropriately in the King George V Hospital at Rotorua on May 2. The birth was not registered until Thursday, although it is not : known (says our special correspondent) whether the parents waited for royal inspiration for the naming of their daughter. The father was born in Auckland, but his surname suggests Scottish ancestry. He is a plumber, and resides at Riverhead. A Rare Worm

A very rare worm, found in tbe Bay of Islands, has been sent to Mr David H. Graham for identification and information. Mr Graham states that this worm wag found originally by a scientist named Schmarda in the Waitemata Harbour in 1861, who named it Psammolyce antipoda. It was discovered in the Chatham Islands in 1904, and again by Mr Graham while on the Waitemata Harbour research in 1927, and its discovery this week is its fourth appearance. The scales are small and confined to the sides; the body js covered with minute sand grains, which are fixed by little sucker-like processes. Mr Graham states that when handled by him or placed in formalin or alcohol there is no apparent contraction as with all other worms he has collected. Destruction of Forests

In his presidential address to the botany section of the Science Congress, held in England, Professor A. W. Borthwick said that the consumption of forest products and the destruction of forests were increasing at a rate which gave rise to serious apprehension as to the ability of the forests to withstand increasing and continued unscientific exploitation. “Where," he said, “forest exists in the upland districts or collecting ground of the water, rivers are more uniform in their flow, year in and year out, and carry much less silt and debris. The crowns of the trees break the force of the falling rain. The forest regulates the off-flow of water after heavy rains or melting snow. This water is fed into springs and water courses more gradually throughout the year, thus preventing floods at one season and serious drought at another." Mistaken Identity?

How an Auckland motorist, Mr Martin Ellis, of Grey Lynn, was convicted in the Magistrate’s Court at Mataura, and fined 30s, with costs (£3 2s) pn September 25 for a motoring offence, although he sent an affidavit stating that he had not been in the South Island for 16 or 17 years was mentioned at a meeting of the council of the Automobile Association the other evening. A rehearing of the case is to be applied for. In his affidavit the motorist said he had never driven a car in the South Island. At the time of the alleged offence both he and his car were in Auckland. Two hours after the summons had been served on him, he went to the Newton police. The constable did not know where Mataura was, and the sergeant was not sure. The sergeant advised him to write to the traffic inspector concerned and tell him that he had never been in Mataura in his life. The motorist said he had never been prosecuted before, and he knew nothing of court procedure. He thought the documents he had sent to Mataura would satisfy the presiding justices that there had been some mistake. The Automobile Association decided to help the motorist to obtain a rehearing.

The Railways Department advertises in this issue particulars of cheap’ day excursions from Dunedin and Christchurch to Waitaki Hydro works on October 27. The attention of ex-members of the Dunedin City Guards is directed to an advertisement in this issue concerning a reunion on October 27 in the Returned Soldiers’ Club. Try Akaroa for your Holidays. Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Hill Walks, and Motoring. Book with Booking Bureau, P.O. Box 9, Akaroa.—Advt. C. W. Sundstrum, Dentist, Dunedin, will visit Waipiata, Naseby, Ranfurly on Monday, November 12, and Oturehua and Palmerston Tuesday, November 13, 1934. —Advt, Birthday Gifts Wedding Gifts articles of personal wear are here in a profusion of varieties. Small profits satisfy us. Gome in and put us to the test. —Williamson’s Gift House, 31 Princes street. —Advt. A. Frank Anderson,, Dental Surgeon, Princes street, Dunedin, will visit Waipiata and Patearoa on October 18 and Ranfurly on October 19.—Advt. Donald Stuart, Limited, Slate Merchants. Experts in Asphaltic and Bituminous Applications, including Rock Asphaltes, Sheet Asphaltes, Bituminous Felts, Bitumens, Bitumen Paint, Bitumen Compounds, Cork Insulation, 82 Bond cfpppt AHvf A. E J. Blakeley and W. E. Bagley, dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph Office). Telephone 12-359.—Advt. Don’t delay with eye troubles, they lead to othei troubles. See the optician without delay. To give satisfaction is the Ideal of W. V. Stunner, Optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.—Advt.