Grant from Art Union Funds

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22659, 26 August 1935, Page 8

Grant from Art Union Funds

The Mayor has received the sum of £lB4 from the Golden Treasure Art Union for the relief of distress* in the city.

South-westerly Gale A strong wind, which rose to gale force in occasional gusts, swept Dunedin on Saturday morning and sharp rain and sleet showers added to the unpleasantness of outdoor conditions. Some minor damage was caused in the city and on the Taieri, where many trees were uprooted. At one house in Pine Hill terrace, near the Woodhaugh Gardens, a brick chimney was blown over, damaging the roof as it fell. The squalls swept the harbour, and a heavy sea was running all day. Coming ’up the Victoria channel on Saturday morning, the overseas steamer City of Glasgow had a hard battle against the gale for more than an hour. It vtsm intended to berth the vessel at the, Victoria wharf, but four attempts .to swing the ship into position were frustrated by the strong squalls. Even with the assistance of the tug Dunedin, it was found impossible to berth the steamer in her assigned position and she was eventually brought head into the wind and berthed at the Rattray street wharf.

City Police Court , , In the City Police Court on Saturday, before Mr H. W. Bundle, .S.M., -Percy Nixon Robinson, who was stated. by Senior Sergeant Packer to be in a hopeless state as a result of drinking methylated spirits, and was therefore unable to appear, was charged with drunkenness and was remanded until Friday next for medical observation.

City Organ Recital v There was a good attendance at the city organ recital last night, and the programme was obviously appreciated. Dr Galway’s principal items were Cesar Franck’s “ Piece Heroique ” and “ Procession of the Knights of the Grail," from "Parsifal,” by Wagner., The entr’acte from "Rosamunde,” by Schubert,, was popular, and the suite, “ Scenes in Kent,” by Frederic Wood, also captured the attention of the audience. The other items were "Let Their Celestial Concerts all Unite,” from “ Samson,” by Handel; “ Pavane,” by Bernard Johnson; “ Song Without Words No. 29,” by Mendelssohn; and "Waltz in A Flail Major,” by Brahms. A feature of the programme wag the brilliant rendering by Miss Audrey Kirk of Mendelssohn’s “ Rondo Cfpriocioso,” which was treated in a delightful manner. Pleasing vocal items were rendered by Mrs W, D. G. Hartley, who sang " Margaret’s Cradle Song,”, by Grieg, and “Here in the Quiet Hills,” by Came, and Miss Jean M‘Lay, who sang “Will* He Gome,” by Sullivan. Miss Dorothy Johnston played the accompaniments in an efficient manner.

City Fire Call* ' ! Early on Saturday morning a fire among grass and gorge at the Caversham entrance to the : railway tunnel • claimed the" attention of the .Ehmth Dunedin Brigade. At 10.8 a.m. the City Brigade was called by a justifiable false alarm 4 to a building in Harrow street, and a chimney fire in a George street dwelling was dealt with at 12.35 p.m. The South Dunedin Brigade was summoned at 3.37 p.m. to' extinguish a grass fire on ’ the Main South road, Caversham. The brigade was calded out by a malicious false alarm from Black’s road, Northeast Valley, at 3.18 p.m. yesterday. At 5.53 the brigade attended a chimney fire at 330 Rattray street. \: w

Safety of Children - / ‘ A decision to issue a comprehensive circular to teachers 1 containing advice tc be given to children regarding 7 their behaviour on the way to and from school was reached at a meeting of the Auckland Education Board last week. The matter was raised by a letter from the Mount Eden Borough Council, urging that as a precaution against assaults on children, teachers should ipstruct pupils not to loiter or speak to strangers on the way home from school. The chairman, Mr T. U. Wells, said he (thought they could go further and ask teachers to give pupils full instructions as to behaviour in the streets, and to warn them against stopping to speak to strangers or accepting , lifts or presents.,- : ; 1 Taxes on Visitor* '-.V -

An inquiry- into the. taxation legislation affecting visitors to New Zealand, suggested by the remarks of Yehudi Menubin’s father, - who, in a cabled message from Melbourne, complains of the “terrific taxation” on visiting artists, shows that the provisions affecting them are little different from those relating,to the permanent residents of.the Dominion,-An official of the Land and Income' Tax Department said that the rate of taxation on the earnings of visiting entertainer* was the same as that levied on the incomes of residents. The latter, of course, were allowed a certain amount as exemption, but there was also an allowance made to visitors, calculated according to the time they were, in the country. Thus the taxation on their earnings could not be called excessive. He did not know how the tax was assessed in Australia, but Judging from Mr Menuhin’s remarks, the position must be entirely different there. ' . • ■ - Arrival of New Samoan Stamps

The mail from Western Samoa bearing the new issue of stamps arrived on Wednesday, It is estimated that about 40,000 of the official first-day covers, a series of three- envelopes bearing respectively views of coastal, river, and village scenes, were used, and a postal official was sent from Wellington to Samoa to handle the mail. It was shipped on the Diomede and later transferred to the Niagara, being on board at the time when the collision occurred. From the stamp collector’s point of view everything was entirely . satisfactory, and the manner in which. the mail was handled compared very favourably with the mistakes made with that sent by the Byrd Expedition, when the dates were wrongly stamped. This is the second time that the New Zealand Government has recognised the great interest that attaches,to the first posting of new stamp issues, and has had special covers printed. .-The last was in May, when the New Zealand pictorial stamps were issued.

Cheque for £10,000,000,, ■■ ■ How many people can claim that , they have signed a cheque for £10,000,000? Mr Adam Hamilton is one who can. Speaking of the magnitude of .the business of Parliament at the annual luncheon of the Southland League on Friday, he mentioned that he once had to sign a cheque for this amount. “I should have had a photograph taken on such an occasion,” he added.

A Rumour Denied A rumour that the British-Israel Movement in New Zealand was contemplating the formation of a new political party advocating reintroduction of the Mosaic principles was referred to its, headquarters in Wellington. The deputy president of the British-Israel-World Federation, New Zealand branch, Mr F. B. Anyon, gave the report a complete denial. When it was mentioned (says the Dominion) that the first suggestion of political activity in the movement had emanated from Auckland Mr Anyon said he believed he could explain how it had originated. In Auckland there, existed another body calling itself the British-Israel-World Federation (Auckland Association), which was affiliated to the central organisation in England before the official branch with which he was associated had been incorporated. Both organisations were in existence to-day at separate entities. The Auckland body had no branches outside Auckland, and it was not strong numerically. It wa« that body that was believed to be interesting itself in politics. The official organisation in New Zealand had never discussed any idea of political action or intrusion in politics in any way. Mr Anyon said jie was aware that a number of candidates for Parliament had been approached by a resident of Wellington who was understood to be connected with the Auckland British-Israel body. person had asked general candidates r~ they were prepared to support the re. introduction of the Mosaic principles af the basis of a new social order.

Robberies In Schools The sequel to a series of robberies that had been carried out during the previous two or three weeks in several of the city and suburban schools was heard in the Children’s Court on Saturday morning, when two youths, 17 years of age, were charged with having broken and entered the Normal, St. Clair, Anderson’s Bay, Musselburgh, and Macandrew Road Schools and stolen £9 Os 4d in money and 6e worth of goods. Chief Detective Young stated that the offenders, both of whom had previously been before the court, had spent the money on taxi drives and horse rides. Both lads were placed under the supervision of the child welfare Officer for two years. Another boy, aged 15 years, appeared before the court charged, with having broken and entered the Arthur Street School and stolen a’ c’ashb'ox and 9d in money, and with stealing a' bicycle and chain. As he was already under the care of the child welfare, officer, his case was adjourned sine die. Why Eve Ate the Appl% The question. why Eve ate the apple which has disturbed the world for generations was happily solved by Mrs Mowbray Tripp; speaking'at the opening of an exhibition of Paragon china in. Christchurch last. week. “It was Byron who said, ‘ Since Eve ate apples much depends on the dinner,’” remarked Mrs Tripp “ Have you' ever asked yourselves wnat made Eve eat that apple in the garden? Men will tell you curiosity, but women know it. was the search for knowledge, which drove her . out of Eden. When she handed the core to Adam it was that he might become sufficiently intelligent to be a suitable companion. We know that ever since that day in Eden women have led the way, as they are doing this afternoon. A league of mothers is worth a league of nations, so I appeal to you women to support British industries.” ■ Health Stamp Campaign This year a special effort is being made to make the health stamp campaign as intensive as possible, and already organising work is being done in the various centres... Last, .year over £BOO was realised, but this year the aim is to secure a minimum of £IO,OOO, which it is hoped can be achieved by the co-opera-tion of all sections of the community. It is estimated that there will be'at least 1000 committees . working, throughout the Dominion for the cause. All the money collected will be distributed in the districts in which it is raised,whether a health camp is already in existence in the district or not. • ■ ,

' Heavy Railway Traffic • With" the closing of the schools for the spring vacation -and the visit to Dunedin of, Jarge numbers of supporters of the Southland representative Rugby team, . the Railways Department found it necessary to provide transport ft>r several thousand' travellers on Saturday. An , augmented service was run between Invercargill and Dunedin, and from Dunedin to Christchurch. The through express, from the south brought 366 passen- , gers for Dunedin, and the. first special excursion train which left. Invercargill at 7.20 a.m. and arrived at Dunedin at 11.46 a.m., caried 374 passengers. The second, express train from Invercargill, which arrived at mid-day, brought 402 excursionists. A special train left Dunedin at 10.47 a.m. for Christchurch with 220 passengers,. including ' many pupils from ,the various schools, and the through express left Dunedin at 11.34 a.m. with more than 400 travellers on board. The express from the north in the afternoon had 350 on board, and a relief express which reached Dunedin at 5.1 pi . brought another 230 travellers, A special train,: was despatched at 6.40 p.m,; for Invercargill,, carrying,, a large number of southern residents. Yesterday the 5.30 p.m. train for Invercargill carried 370 passengers, and a “ special ” which left at 6.40 carried 420 passengers.

Exhibition of Photographs . ■ forming portion of a large collection made in various parts, of the world'- by hlr R. Pospisil, -who was for nine years travelling in Asia on behalf of the . Czechoslovakian - Museumi and Geographical Society,' the exhibitiob of photographs how on view in Princes street '• opposite the Strand Theatre, provides a display that, i is : educational as well as ; interesting. The collection covets a wide -’ and. exceptionally varied, range of sub - jeets, ;and so that visitors may gain a thorough-understanding of each view, Mr Pospisil ; himself, who took the majority of the photographs, furnishes an instruccommentary.•■ Then and Now • Last century, during the first gold boom ■ on the West Coast, romance and adventure were almost the normal part of the - diggers life.. Almost any West Coaster will tell stories of jumped claims and races to new ground, and lament that W oß ® exc jting days are gone for ever. ■ But recently two miners in South Wests. land planned to try “ black-sanding " bn a beach well to the south only a few miles from Milford Sound. They waited at Okiiru for supplies, then, just as, they -Verb about to set off, heard that someone else had left a day or two before them, and with hie packhorse was well -on the way. 'ln the old days that would have been the signal for a mad-cap race, ■; ;but the modem prospectors just sat back und waited. In a day or two Mr J. C. Mercer landed with’ the Fox Moth of Air Travel (N.Z.), Ltd. The prospectors got into the cabin and in less than an hour were on their new ground, and all their supplies with them. Miles back bn^the' coast plodded the man with the paStborse. Last century, in the days °f the first boom, that might have seemed like high adventure. Unlucky Motorist A large number of motorists appeared in the Lower Hutt Court- last week charged with exceeding the 25 m.p.h. restriction on the Hutt road within the Lower Hutt Borough, and the reason for their appearance was, as the borough traffic -, inspector related, that publicity had been given to the practice of cyclists riding without lights, and a special effort was made to catch these cyclists, but speeding motorists fell into the trap instead. In entering a plea of guilty on, behalf of one motorist, Mr W. B. Rainey said his client was one of the, men who had complained to him, as chairman of the By-laws Committee of the Lower Hutt Borough Council, about unlighted cyclists. A trap was arranged, and his client was one of the first to fall into it.— (Laughter.) .What a splendid gift a Williamson’s Welden Watch is! One never ceases tp admire its timekeeping qualities and appearance. -31 Princes st.—Advt. Be wise—see to your eyes.—See Sturmer-.-rW. V. Stumer, Optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. Consulting Opticians: W. V. Sturmer. F. 1.0., N.Z.; A. R. Watson,, FJ.O., 5.D.0., N.Z.—Advt. 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. Who is Peter Dick? The leading firm for optical and jewellery service. Peter Dick, jewellers and opticians, 490 Moray place, Dunedin.—Advt.