Probate Granted

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22653, 19 August 1935, Page 8

Probate Granted

Probate has been granted by Mr Justice Kennedy in the following estates: William Porteons M'Kerrow, of Waianakarua, retired farmer; Margaret Sheeby, of Waitahuna widow; Catherine Sheeby, of Lawrence, widow; Hugh David Robert M'Cully, of Duntroon, farmer; and James Gibson, of Papakaio, farmer. Letters of administration have been granted in the estate of Louis Lazarus, of Dunedin, draper.

Extension of Premises The directors of Radiation (N.Z.), Ltd., have decided to enlarge their premises in Jutland street and to add to thenmachinery to an extent which will amount almost to a duplication of their present plant. The total cost involved will be £12,000.

“ B ” Class Broadcasting Stations The Committee on Broadcasting set up by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand discussed at a recent meeting the present position of the B broadcasting stations, and, after full consideration, adopted the following resolution: —“The assembly's Broadcasting Committee is of opinion that broadcasting is becoming far ' too important and powerful a factor in modern life to be allowed to develop into a monopoly. While recognising the necessity for control, the committee affirms its determination to use all its power to obtain a reasonable measure of freedom for the purposes of propaganda by responsible organisations. In view of this the committee is gravely concerned at the evident attempts being made to suppress the B stations.”

Exhibition of Photograph# This year’s entries for the Bledisloe Cup competition form the material for an exhibition of photographic art at present in view at the Dunedin Photographic Society’s rooms. There is a large selection of the work of the Dominion s best amateurs, and practically every camera club in the Dominion is represented. The exhibition includes a wide variety ofg.subjects, and the many , different forms of treatment add to the general interest. The exhibition will be open each day until Thursday.

A Series of Escapes The good fairy which is said.to keep a special watch over the fortunes of children and drunk men must have been working overtime in the case of, an old man who appeared before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., in the City Police Court on Saturday morning and pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness. According to Senior Sergeant Packer, the. defendant, on Friday evening, fell off a tramcar, narrowly missed being struck by a motor car as he rose to his feet,'fell , again, and finally reached the footpath unhurt, in view of the man’s age (72 years), and. the fact that he was a first offender, the magistrate merely entered a conviction. Schoolboys 'and Orchards A very satisfactory way of combating the “menace” to orchardists represented by "schoolboys hag been evolved by one Canterbury grower, and this he explained to the conference of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation on Friday afternoon. “ AVliencver I catch a boy red-handed robbing my orchard —and it is not often now—l either take his bicycle, with the condi- : tion that he shall not get it back until his father writes me a letter of apology, or threaten to prosecute him, on the same conditions.” he said. Anothei mem- ; her said that he had evolved an even : simpler method. His orchard was sur- ! rounded by a fairly high gorse fence, and every gap he plentifully besmeared with tar. “ This was successful in keeping out two regiments of soldiers on one occasion,” he said, “ and it did not cost me ' twopence."

Chimney Fire , At 8.47 p.m. on Saturday the City Fire 1 Brigade was called out to a chimney fire 'at 62 Stuart street. There was no damage. Suspect Arrested On Saturday night a man was arrested by the local police on a charge of breaking and entering the residence of the Eev. L. D. C. Groves, at Roslyn, on July 6, when jewellery to the value of approximately £2O was stolen. The arrested man ! will appear at the Police Court this morning.

Robbery at Kaikorai Some time between 11.30 on Saturday night and 8.30 yesterday morning the grocery shop of Mr James Alexander Hunter, at the corner of Falcon street and the Kaikorai Valley road, was broken into and groceries and tobacco to the value of £l2 were stolen. The police are investigating the matter.

Defence Against Chemical Warfare

It was announced on Friday (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) by the Dominion chairman of the New Zealand Red Cross Society (Mr J. Abel) that the society has. after communication with the British Red Cross, ordered from England literature, masks, and other special equipment to enable a course of study to be given to senior Red Cross trainees in methods of first aid m defence against chemical warfare. It is proposed that only senior students shall take this course, which will be put on a regular footing next year. Bus Service to Wakari

At a largely-attended meeting held at Wakari on Thursday to request the City Council to run a regular bus service to Wakari, after discussing different routes, Messrs D. Terry and A. J. Campbell were appointed a deputation to the Tramways Committee and manager. A committee, to be called the Wakari Improvement Society, was set up and will meet monthly. 1 Influence of Psychology

That nervous disorders could be accentuated by misplaced advice from outsiders was the opinion stated by Dr A. Gillies in the Arbitration Court in Wellington. He stated that this applied more particularly to Maoris than to pakehas. It had been shown that if folk were told they were going to die, in' some cases they might actually do so. People were greatly influenced, said Dr Gillies, by the expressions of opinion of those about them. Congratulations to Ministers The following telegram has been forwarded by Mr A. E. Ansell, M.P., to the Acting Prime Ministei? (Sir Alfred Ransom) :—“ On behalf of the executive ot the Otago branch of the National Political Federation, please extend to the Prime Minister (Mr G. W. Forbes) and the Minister of Finance (Mr J. G. Coates) warmest greetings on their return to New Zealand. We appreciate the value of the services they have rendered to our country whilst overseas, and assure them of our co-operation and support in their efforts to expedite the return of prosperity to our Dominion.”

The Medical Bogy “ Never frighten a child by threatening it ivith the doctor,” said Colonel F. W. W. Dawson, assistant medical officer of health, in an. address at the annual meeting of the Christchurch branch of tha. Plunket Society. “To make the doctor appear to be something to be frightened of may at some time or other endanger the child’s life, because when a doctor’s aid is urgently needed the child may be so terrified of him that he cannot make a proper examination,” he said. “One' of the advantages of the school medical service is that the children are becoming so used to the doctors that they go to them with a smile. Many of them are not even afraid of the dentist’s chair.”

Timepiece 250 Years Old There passed away at Palmerston North recently Mr John Frederick William de Ridder (a baron in his own right), at the age of 94 years. His eldest Bon, Mr L. D. de Ridder, has resided at Te Aroha for some years (says the Auckland Star), and among the heirlooms that he will, receive is one of exceptional value, by reason of having been in the family for over two centuries and a-half. It is a gold watch made in tl\p year 1668 to the order of an ancestor of Mr de Ridder’s, and notwithstanding its age it* is still in perfect order. It has been valued at £l5O on account of its being one of the oldest timpieces in the world, and as an heirloom it is very highly prized by the members of the family. The date of its manufacture and the name of the manufacturers. in England, are marked inside the back cover. It is fully jewelled, and the face, which appears to be of porcelain, has the round figures, with the addition of 15, 30, 45 and 60 opposite the quarters of the hour.

A Novel Poll Two families in the Heathcote County had a poll all to themselves last week (says the Christchurch Star-Sun). They desired to have their homes connected to the Christchurch Drainage Board's sewerage system, but as they were outside the sewerage area this could not be done until the requirements of the Christchurch Drainage Board Amendment Act, of 1920, were complied with by a poll on a proposal that the properties be included in the area. All the paraphernalia necessary for a poll had to be provided and a secret ballot was held at which five electors —all members of the two families —voted for the proposal. As no votes were cast against the proposal it was declared to be carried, and the properties can now legally be connected with the sewer. It is recalled that about five years ago a similar case occurred in the Heathcote County and the elaborate machinery of a poll had to be provided for one person to vote. * Auckland’s Wet Year The rainfall in Auckland for the year to date is now more than the average yearly fall during the past 79 years. With the exception of January and May each month this year has been very wet and the rainfall has been above the average. Last month the fall of 10.55 in was a record for July and February’s rainfall of 9.62 in, was 6.58 in aboye the average for that month. The total rainfall this year up to 9 a.m. on Wednesday was 44.43 in, which is .04in more than the average yearly fall. The wettest year recorded was 1917, when the total rainfall for the 12 montlis was 73.70 in. Two other very wet years were 1916 and 1924, tlie total falls being 67.10 in and 66.G0in respectively.

Welsh Message of Goodwill The Minister of Education (Mr S. G. Smith) announced yesterday that he had jeceived from the Welsh National Council of the League of Nations Union acknowledgment of the message from the boys and girls of New Zealand in response to the message of goodwill sent from the boys and girls of Wales on the occasion of the fourteenth International Goodwill Day. The letter stated that the New Zealand message was one of the best or the many hundreds of responses which were received by the council. A hand-somely-printed copy in -English and Welsh of the annual world wireless message of the youth of Wales was also received by the Minister. The message reads: — From our playgrounds, schools, and homes we, boys and girls of Wales, greet the boys and girls of all the world. Springtime has come once mere to our little country; springtime, with all its loveliness in trees and flowers, and .we children are of the spring, too; for through us the world becomes young again Shall we, then, on this goodwill day all join hands in a living chain of comradeship encircling the whole earth? To-day we would also remember with gratitude those in all countries who have renewed life and enriched it by conquering disease, and who, by their labours, have brought health and happiness to mankind. Science has made us neighbours, let goodwill keep us friends.”

Concession to Children of Unemployed The Minister of Education (Mr S. (i. Smith) announced yesterday that the concession made in recent years, by which candidates who were children of registered unemployed were admitted to the senior free place examination without payment of entrance fees, will be allowed for this year's examination. The same concession will also be allowed to candidates for the school examination.

Training for Boys To assist boys attending the Technical College to obtain practical works experience, the Vocational Guidance Association is arranging a fortnight's workshop employment for the trades classes boys willing to forgo part of their approaching term holidays. Work will be found in engineering shops, foundries, woodwork factories, and in a variety of places. It is expected that the experience of seeing how things are done will be of real assistance when the boys return to their day studies.

Gifts to Auckland Museum The New Zealand ensign carried by the Now Zealand troops in the “victory march ” in London in July, 1919, has been presented to the Auckland War Memorial Museum by Sir James Gunson. Among other recent gifts to the museum are a Maori paddle and fishing sinker, given by Mr H. W. Browne, and a marlin spike in whalebone, found on a North Auckland beach, presented by Mr H.'E. Vaile. A Useless Question “ 1 have heard the same question put to witnesses before, but I cannot see the sense of it. To say the least of it, it is very inartistic as a matter of crossexamination,” remarked the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) in the Supreme Court at Wanganui, when counsel asked a witness if she had discussed the case with her husband since the lower court hearing. “It.is only natui’al that witnesses should discuss the case, and if she says she has not. then she won’t be believed. I cannot see any use in the question.”

Progressive Palestine In the opinion of Mr W. Lyall Willis, a principal of a large British exporting firm, who is visiting New Zealand in the course of his fourteenth business trip round the world, the town of Tel Aviv, in Palestine, >. has grown astouhdingly, “Six years agft there was. Only a desert there,” said Mr Willis at Auckland .last week, “but now a splendid modern town has sprung up. Immigrants are arriving in Palestine, at the rate of 1000 ,a week, and each has to possess £IOOO. However, Jews living in Germany are not allowed to take money out of the country, and they are admitted as immigrants if they have the equal of £IOOO in kind.”

Destruction of Trig Stations / ’ The destruction of ti igpnometrical stations is the subject of complaint in the annual report of the council of the; New Zealand Institute to be presented at the forthcoming meeting in’ * Wellington.- “'Representations have been made by branches with regard to the serious handicap imposed bjr the destruction of trigonomet: ical stations, or the signals therefor,” the report states. “ The position has been, laid before the Surveyor-general on several occasions, but so far little or nothing has been done, to remedy the position. Until such time as a reasonably intensive rural standard survey has been carried out, stations should be maintained 'in good order.”

In Quest of “Applejack ” | An interesting discussion took place at i the Nelson conference of the New Zealand Fruit Federation on the subject of by-products for the utilisation of lowgrade apples and pears. The chairman, Mr J. Dicker, explained that the federation’s manager .had brought back from j Australia some fine samples of , ah apple juice drink which had appealed to the I popular taste of Australians, and which I was being manufactured arid sold in large quantities.. There was titi fear of exceeding the alcoholic requirements with the drink referred to. Several growers gave their experiences in their efforts to produce a popular■’natural'fruitjuice drink, some of which showed great pro-, raise. Mr A. M‘Kee said he had been privileged to taste some of the Australian j apple juice, and it was such a good drink. ’ that he was thinking about changing bis ; habits. Mr Dicker said it was hoped | that something definite in-the.We of thn I low-grade apples and pears would result i from the present investigations. ; "W* want a drink pasteurised and steriHs*€ K which will not hypnotise,” he added. Registration of Farm Tractor* Some laughter' was caused during a discussion on the registration of farm tractors at the conference of Canterbury fruitgrowers in Christchurch on Friday afternoon. “ 1. 1 -possess a rotary hoe which I have to take 12 yards across, the road,” said one member, “ and now I must pay the registration fees before I can drive the machine; to my paddock. However, I have the. option of putting it on a dray and it across, putting it on a lorry and driving it across, or putting it on a sledge and dragging it across. It has now come to ‘ mean that I must keep a horse specially to take the machine, which, is meant to do away with the use of horses, across to the other side of the road.” , Muzzling Alsatians The Mount Albert Borough Council, Auckland, is to consider the question of adopting a by-law requiring the muzzling of all Alsatian dogs on the street (states the New Zealand Herald). “I am satisfi.ed, both from my own observations and from reported incidents, that Alsatian, dogs can be a definite menace to young people,” said the Mayor (Mr R. Ferner) at a meeting of the council last week. The question was raised by a letter from a resident who asked the council to .take steps so that the young children in his neighbourhood, including'his. own, would be protected from unprovoked attacks such as dogs of the breed had made in many instances. Mr Ferner said it ap- : peared the council had not at present.any | effective power in the matter.- ...l|e, -suggested that the Legal and By-laws Com- | mittee should frame a suitable .by-law 1 providing for the muzzling of the . dogs and their proper control.. The suggested by-law could then be discussed at the next meeting of the council. On the suggestion of Mr F. E. Martin, it was decided also that the committee, should be asked to bring down a remit for submission to the next Municipal Bodies’ Conference, so that uniformity throughout the Dominion through legislative action might be secured Protection of Fruit Crops Spraying of fruit trees to control disease was valued equally with fire insurance by Mr B. J. Goodwin, orchard instructor to the Department of Agriculture, who gave an address to members of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers’ Association on Friday night (says the Christchurch Star-Sun). Mr Goodwin said that the average commercial grower was not now concerned with winter spraying, but spring spraying was essential. In the control of fungus diseases, the first spraying of the spring was the most important spraying of the year. This was the time of . the. year whe» growers could afford to take no risks. To combat codlin moth, Mr Goodwin recommended growers to do their-spraying a fortnight earlier this year—in the last week or October rather than in the second week in November.

What a splendid gift a Williamson's Welden Watch is! One never ceases to admire its timekeeping qualities and appearance. 31 Princes st. —Advt. Be wise—see to your eyes.—See Sturmer.—W V Sturnier, Optician 3 Octagon, Dunedin. Consulting Opticians; W V. Sturmer, F. 1.0., N.Z.: A. R Watson. F. 1.0.. 5.D.0., N.Z. —Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley and \V. Edentists. Bank of Australasia, coi Bond and Rattray streets (nest Telegraph Office) Telephone 12-359.—Advt. Who is Peter Dick? The leading firm for optical and jewellery service. Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin.—Advt, Bagley, 'tier ol