Overseas Mails

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22566, 9 May 1935, Page 8

Overseas Mails

The Aorangi, which is due at Auckland on Sunday from Vancouver, is bringing 144 bags of English, Canadian, and American mails for Dunedin. The mail is expected to reach the local office next Tuesday afternoon Air Mails Reach London

The postal authorities advise that the air mail which was despatched from New Zealand on April 20, via Australia and Singapore, reached London on May 6. Sale of Trawler

The steam trawler Black Cat, which was recently laid up at Port Chalmers, ha s been purchased by a Bluff firm. The vessel's steam power is being replaced by a Diesel engine, and she will be employed as an oyster trawler in Foveaux Strait. She was formerly known as the Riwaka, and was built at Auckland in 1905.

Municipal Organ Recital The city organist (Dr V. E. Galway) will give an after-church recital in the Town Hall on Sunday evening. An interesting programme has been prepared, including items suitable to the occasion of the King's jubilee. The assisting artists will be Mr Reg. Suttonn (violinist), Miss Tui Salt, and Mr Allan Cox (vocalists). There will be no charge for admission.

A Marked Swan

The secretary of the Otago Acclimatisation Society has been informed that on the opening day of the shooting season a black swan with a blue ring on its leg was shot near Stirling. As the society has not been marking any birds recently, the secretary would be pleased to receive information about this particular bird. Motor Licenses Although the' relicensing of motor vehicles for the ensuing year commenced at the beginning of the present month, only 200 motorists had, up till yesterday, applied for their new number plates. For the 12 months ended on May 31 of last year, 15,761 private cars were registered in Dunedin, and so that the issue of new licenses may be carried out as expeditiously as possible, the Post and Telegraph Department will to-day open a special branch for the purpose in an upstairs room of the Telegraph Office. The numbers of the plates to be issued to the owners of private car s in Dunedin will run from 33101 to 42600.

Division of Labour An example of the semi-superstitious medical practice of the Chinese was given by Mr A. J. Britland, treasurer of the diocese of North China, in an address :n Christchurch. Mr Britland said that the Chinese divided their practitioners into two classes —"outside" doctors and " inside " doctors. The story was told that at an archery contest a man had been accidentally pierced by an arrow. A doctor had been called, an " outside " doctor, or surgeon; he had asked for a saw and had sawn off the arrow close to the patient's ribs. Asked what he would do about the part of the arrow inside the body, he had replied that an "inside " doctor would have to be called to attend to that.

Manufacturing Industries A bright future for manufacturing industries in New Zealand was forecast by the former Comptroller of Customs, l)r 6. Craig, speaking at a luncheon given in his honour at Wellington. " Manufacturing industries are really one of the most important in New Zealand," said L>r Craig, " and if they are developed along the right lines I think they will become the mopt important public service to the whole community. In my life I haie seen a great deal of manufacturing, and I say that manufacturing industries here are as efficient as in any other part of the world in which I have been. The only drawback is that we have a small country, a small population, and therefore a small demand."

" Meaningless " Names " For my own part I am against names appearing on foundation stones and such things except where royalty is concerned,'' said the Mayor of Hastings (Mr G. A. Maddison), when the Borough Council, at its last meeting, had before it a proposal to put an inscribed stone in the baso of the new clock tower. "It is absolutely meaningless to future generations to *?ee the names' of Mayors on public monuments," the Mayor added "It is purposeless and ridiculous. We as mayors' are paid for doing our job." A motion against the proposal was carried by nine votes to one.

Fire Brigade Call* At 9.46 yesterday morning a malicious false alarm was received by the Dunedin City Fire Brigade from the Octagon corner. At 6.8 p.m. an outbreak of fire occurred in a wash-house attached to a large wooden house in Garfield avenue, Roslyn. The fire, which was caused through a boiler being placed against the wall, was extinguished after the washhouse had been badly damaged. The house is owned by Mr Acton Adams, and is occupied by Dr J. B. Dawson, The brigade was summoned at 8.9 pjn. to the H.B. building in the Octagon, where a small electric motor had caught are owing to the power being left switched on and causing over-heating.

Burnside Stock Sale The entry of fat cattle at the Burnside sale yesterday numbered 290, the bulk of the yarding consisting of medium quality bullocks and a large proportion of cowa and heifers. All prime cattle sold firm at last week's prices, but medium quality bullocks and unfinished cow fl and heifers declined in value to the extent of 10s per head. There was a large entry in the store cattle section, numbering 458. The yarding included several pens of steers, competition for which wai not quite so keen a s at recent markets. Vealers were forward in over supply and sold at reduced rates. The usual assortment of graziers' and cull cowb was disposed of at no appreciable change in value. The dairy section attracted an entry of 43 head, buyers confining their attention to good conditioned sorts close to profit. Values were a shade easier. In the fat sheep section an entry, of 1769 was submitted to auction. There was only a small percentage of heavy wethers, and consequently a keen demand prevailed for this class at prices equivalent to thoce obtained at the previous sale. Prime heavy ewes were firm at late rates, but medium quality and light ewes, which comprised a good proportion of the offering, declined in value to the extent of Is per head. There were 1032 fat lambs forward, and in sympathy with the decline in the export' schedule, prices for all grades were easier. In the fat pig section 189 were offered, with about an even yarding of baconers and porker*. Despite the heavy entry, there was good competition for these. The 71 store pigs penned met with a poor demand.

Transfer of Teachers "It is unfortunate for the committee that teachers are compelled to transfer from school to school for the purpose of gaining promotion," states the annual report of the Newtown School Committee, Wellington. " While the regulation which aims at transfer at the end of the school year is calculated to bring some slight relief, the committee considers that the frequent interchanging of staffs ' will not be remedied until provision ia made for teachers to rise in the school* in which they are working. We have lost many valuable teachers owing to the nomadic conditions of the service. We cannot believe • that the system is satisfactory to the teachers themselves, md the effect on the scholars is certainly not too good."

" Keep Oii Your Hats, Please " ...... Upon the arrival of his Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Galway) and Lady Galway at the steps of Parliament House for the Government jubilee • function on Monday, the men among the prominent citizens, officials, and other civilians gathered there, as well as those among the general public in the grounds, respectfully removed their hats, and, in spite of the cold southerly wind, would have remained bareheaded. His Excellency, however, showed kindly consideration. Scarcely had he taken his place than he turned to those in his immedi? ate presence, and said to them, "Keep on your hats, please, except for 'God Save the King.'" So cold was it that no one required a second invitation to put his hat on, and seeing members of the official party doing so, the majority of the other men in the grounds followed suit.

Racing Car on Fire The f bursting into" flames of a tiny single-seater motor car driven by Mr G. Smith provided an unexpected thrill for spectators at the motor car races at Muriwai Beach on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred at the end of the second lap of the New Zealand Beach Championship when the car, ah Austin, was in the lead from the huge Mercedes-Benz of Lieutenant H. R. A. Kidston.. The motor stopped and then flames burst through the bonnet. The driver hurriedly freed himself from the restricted single-seater compartment and was not injured. A small group of spectators at the southern end of the course attempted to suppress the flames with wet sand. The fire, however, burned itself out and the car was pushed off the track.. Any recurrence of the fire was prevented when a "firstaid " extinguisher was used by the driver. It was fortunate that the petrol in the tank, which i a just behind the motor, was not ignited. Solder in one of the seams of the tank was melted, but not sufficiently to allow the petrol to be ignited.

Empire Broadcast The chief stations of the New Zealand Broadcasting Board last evening carried out another rebroadcast of one of the ceremonies in connection with the King's jubilee. The broadcast, which wa s reproduced from electrical recordings, was of the thanksgiving service at St. Paul's Cathedral on May 6. This service was attended by their Majesties the King and Queen. The broadcast wag received with remarkable clarity, the only interference being caused by a certain amount of " surging." Issue of Blankets

Astonishment at the position in regard to the issue of blankets to the unemployed was expressed by the Minister of Employment (Mr S. G. Smith) in the course of a reply to a deputation of Greymoutb. unemployed. The Minister said he found a real difficulty in getting the 27,000 pairs required as expeditiously ag he would like because the mills could not work up to that capacity. He was astonished to learn that in some instances mills were not interested in the order for 27,000 pairs. The largest output in any New Zealand factory was 350 pairs a week. The difficulty was unexpected, and there would be a delay in the issue of the blankets. He had believed that the mills in New Zealand were up to date and that a tax should be put on importations, because the New Zealand mills could supply everything. It was a revelation to him that the mills were not up to the high standard he thought they were. The Public Works Department is inviting tenders for the supply of mild steel rods, machine tools and garage equipment, and wire rope. Details are published in this issue. Donald Stuart, Limited, Slate Merchants, Experts in Asphaltic and Bituminous Applications, including Rock Asphaltes, Sheet Asphaltes, Bituminous Felts, Bitumins, Bitumen Paint, Bitumen Compounds. Cork Insulation, 82 Bond street.—Ad vt. A. E. J. Blakeley and W. E. BagJey. dentists, Bank of Australasia, corner of Bond and Rattray streets (next Telegraph 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., 5.D.0., N.Z.—Advt.