Express Time Table

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22563, 6 May 1935, Page 14

Express Time Table

From to-day the express for the north which has previously left Dunedin at 8.40 a.m. will leave at 8.45. The ad vantage of-the change is that it will allow passengers by the Mosgiel train, which arrives at 8,43, to connect with the express. The Chalmer* Electorate It is intimated in the New Zealand Worker that nominations of persons from whom a Labour candidate for the Chalmers constituency will be selected close on May 31. Berthing of Ships : , On Saturday morning the steamer City of Kimberley, drawing 19ft 6in after and 13ft 6in forward, berthed at Dunedin at dead low water without the assistance of a tug. Later in the day some little difficulty w-as experienced in berthing the Hurunui, due solely, however, to the strength of the wind which was sweeping the city; The steamer arrived at 4.30 p.m., when the storm was at its height, and the gusts of wind made the task rather more protracted than usual. Ex-Guardsmen In Dunedin • Information has been received from the Imperial Ex-Servicemen’s Association that Mr Robert Ramsay, ex-sergeant of the Grenadier Guards, who was presented to his Excellency the GovernorGeneral (Viscount Galway) on Wednesday night, is not the only ex-guardsman living in Dunedin, There arc two others in the city and a third one living at Middlemarch. The two local residents are ex-members of the Life Guards and| the Scots Guards respectively, and the" Middlemarch resident was a Life Guardsman whose squadron officer was Lord Galway. Generous Parishioners “The generosity of our church people has been phenomenal,” said Bishop C. A. Cherrington, at the annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter’s Church, Hamilton, last week. Bishop Cherrington said the financial support given was a very real criterion of the spiritual life of the Church. The queen carnival was a pronounced success, and assistance had been given to St. George’s, Frankton, and St. Mary’s, Gordonton. Payments had been made on the cathedral clock, and the debt at Hamilton East had been reduced. - Improvements were effected to the cathedral, and the missionary boxes returned over £IOO. Many gifts were received. The revenue totalled £IOOB, and , £173 had been given to missions. Miners’ Rights at Elections The voting power conferred on holder* of miners’ rights was the subject of a question addressed to us last week. Our reply that the possession of a miner’s right does not of itself carry the qualification to vote at a county election may have given rise to misconception. Subject to the provisions of the Counties Act. certain holders of miners’ rights may .vote at the local elections on Wednesday next. These provisos include residence, the time at which the rights were held, the type of mining engaged • in, and in all cases the name of the person claiming a vote must be on the roll. Railway Excursion The adverse weather conditions during the week-end considerably affected the patronage of the Railways Department’* excursion from Invercargill to Dunedin yesterday. Two trains were run, tlie first carrying 95 passengers and the second 150, a number of these being picked up at intervening stations. The majority of the travellers had friends to visit on reaching their destination. General Booth’s Hymns General Evangeline Booth, world leader of the Salvation Array, visited the Wellington War Memorial Carillon one daylast week and heard two of her own compositions—“l Bring Thee All” and “The World-wide Crimson Sea”—played on the bells (states the Post). The general was accompanied by Colonel A. Cowles, president of the Wellington R.S.A. and chairman of the Wellington War Memorial Carillon Society, Messrs J. I. Goldsmith and R. Johnson, member* of the society, and Lieutenant-commis-sioner F. H. Adams, head of the Salvation Army in New Zealand. Colonel - Richard Griffith, of London, and Colonel W. B. Mabee, of New York City. General Booth and her party did not attempt the ascent of the flights of steps in th* tower, but went out on to the terrac* in front to hear the bells more clearlyBefore leaving, General Booth and the officers accompanying her signed their names in the visitors’ book, the general’* entry being as follows:—"May there b* no more war, but peace for our home an 4 lands.—Evangeline Booth. General.”

Arl'Exhibitiofc After a lengthy aeason which was highly appreciated by all those interested in art, the exhibition by Mrs Murray Fuller of British contemporary i'rt closed on Saturday 'afternoon. It iras unfortunate that in its opening v and dosing stages the success of the exhibition was affected by'the interruption of holidays and by adverse weather. Despite this,'however, there has been a steady stream of patronage, and the display is generally acknowledged to be one of the finest seen in Dunedin. . The selection was a highly representative bne, and. it.ls satisfactory to know that a number of the works in all sections will remain m the city.'either privately, or in the Art Gallery. ■ \

Civic Jubilee Concert j As: part of the celebrations to commemorate the .silver jubilee of his Majesty the King, a civic jubilee concert will be held in the Town Hall to-nightat 8' o'clock. A programme of outstanding interest, consisting of items suitable to this occasion, has been arranged by the city organist (Dr V. E. Gahvay). The programme. will open with the Brittama Overture (Mackenzie) by the, Dunedin 'Orchestral Society. Other items will be "The Yeomen of England" (Mr Wilfred Kershaw);- three part songs, "O Peaceful ' Night," "All Through the Night," "Song of the Bow " (combined male choirs);' suite, "From the Countryside" (Dunedin, Orchestral Society); solos, "Charming- Phyllit," "Let Us N6w Praise Famous Men" (Miss Meda Pajne); chorus, "Hallelujah, Power and Glory" (Male Choirs); Imperial March .(Orchestral Society); solo, "Wa\U Song" (Miss Noni Davidson); chorus, ''•Jerusalem" (Male Choirs); solo, "Crown the King" (Mr Alfred Walmsjeyj; "Shepherds, Hey," and "Handel in the Strand" (Orchestral Society); chorus, '-'Land of Hope and Glory" (Male Choirs). The proceeds from this concert are in aid of the Crippled Children's Fund. Royal Air Force Record "Much has been madeiof Britain's inferior place in air force as compared with several other jnations. But records of Italian .flying during 1934 show that, although numerically weaker, the British flew more than twice am many hours as the Italian.. The Italian 'force flew a total of 185,000 hours, covering over 20,000,000 miles at an average speed of 109 miles per hour, while the British Boyal Air Force flew 400,000 hours, in which it is estimated that a distance of 47,000,000 miles were covered at a*n average, speed of about- 116 miles per hour. 'The French' figures had not been published when this comparison was made, but it is understood they v would show approximately, the. same proportion as those for Italy. Britain's satisfactory results are hold to be due to the high organisation of the Air Force, the high standard of training, and the quality of British aircraft and their engines. Engine failure is steadily becoming a rarer occurrence, and the fact that 500 hours is the usual period for which engines are run between overhauls, regarded 10 years ago as an almost unattainable ideal, speaks volumes. > Mr* Ulm's Gratitude

Deep appreciation of the many sym- * pathetic'i messages which she received from New Zealand when her husband, Flight-lieutenant C. P. Ulm, was lost withMiis crew in the 'Pacific flight last ; December; was expressed by Mrs Ulm, who passed through .Auckland by the Mariposa on Saturday en route for the United States. She was met by Mrs Li ■ Skiiling, whose husband was navigator of . the lost; plane, and Miss Kathleen Rogers, • -who, * with -Mrs Ulm, flew across the Tasman in the Faith of Australia in 1933. Both, now reside in Auckland.

Five-year-old Pupils iThree remits dealing with the school , entrance age.were dealt with on Friday evening by ths North Canterbury branch of^jthe, New/ Zealand -Educational Institute. : The- remits were destined for discussion at. the annual meeting of the ■institute on Monday, May 13. . An Auckland remit urged that in the interest of education the restrictive clause, prohibiting the admission of five-year-olds, be repealed. A Manawatu remit urged that the annual meeting call upon Parliament to repeal the legislation which prevented the enrolments of five-year-olds in tha State schools. A Wairoa remit had as its-object the-'repeal of legislation deal-, i.rig with the exclusion of five-year-olds as soon as possible. The remits were adopted without discussion. Council Almost Resigned , Speaking at a meeting of candidates for municipal honours at Lower Hutt, : .Cr W. H. Wilson announced that Lower Hutt narrowly escaped being without a Borough Council some months ago. deferring to the injustice of the Government refusing to. pay rates on properties which had reverted to the State,-he said that at one stage, when the Mayor ar.d Cr Campbell .went to interview the Minister of Finance, the Mayor carried in his pocket the resignation of the whole ot the.councillors, the Mayor having been authorised to present them if the Government failed to give promise of some redress. Though the reply was not considered fully satisfactory," a promise ot 'some consideration was given and' the resignations were withheld. Had they been tendered, the onus of carrying on the government of the town would have* been cast on the Government, Essential for Good Butter i The necessity for dairy farmers delivering frefill cream at factories if it is desired, to improve the standard of New Zealand butter on the Home market was emphasised by Professor W. Ridt*l , when addrpssing dairy factory managers at Massey College last week. He pointed out how stale cream meant high aciditv and consequently poorer butter, and how , no-.-juggling in methods of manufacture could undo the harm.' The Dairy Re search institute, under whose auspices the conference is being held, has ; taken every opportunity to impress upon factory managers the necessity for keeping up quality, and has pc-mted,..oiit the many ways in which off-flavours can develop. Japanese Chicken Expert , J Of interest to poultry breeders is the announcement that a Japanese chicken expert will visit''■ Cliristchurch in July. . Arrangements have been made for him to visit the poultry farm of Green Bros., Cornwall • street, St. Albans, where lie will determine the sex of-chickens from a community hatching as soon as they leave the : incubator. Green Bros, expect to have over 100,000 chickens hatched out. starting from July, so that the Japanese expert will be engaged in Christchureli for "several months. '■■ '■'.

Labour Party candidates in the persons of Pr D. G. M'Millan 1 . Messrs M. Silverstoiae, and P. Neilson will address an openair meeting at Hanover street at 7.30 this evening. All the Labour candidates will •be present at this meeting. The Labour Party requests its .supporters who own cars to place them at the disposal of the party on election day (Wednesday). Information should be communicated to Mr W..W. Batchelor or Mr. J. Robinson at the Trades Hall. The Railways Department advertises in this issue train arrangements in connection with the Dunedin races at Wingatui to-day. , Let your engagement 'be graced with a " Williamson " Diamond Ring., It will prove a. lasting joy. The price will be tail-, too. ,31 Princes street.—Advt. A 7 E. J. Blakeley and W. E. Baglev dentists, Bank of, Australasia, corner of Bond amil • Rattray streets (nest Tele graph Office); Telephone 12-359.—Advt When you can't see —see Sturmer.—W. V. Sturmer, Optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. Consulting Opticians: W. V. Sturmer, F. 1.0.. N.Z.; A. R. Watson, F. 1.0., 6.D.0., N.Z.-Advt. Who in Peter Dick? leading firm for optical and jewellery service. Peter Pick, jeweller* end opticians, 490 Moray plact, Danedin.—Advt.