Trafalgar Day

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23328, 21 October 1937, Page 10

Trafalgar Day

The 132nd anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar occurs to-day. The event will be commemorated by the local branch of the Navy League in a short function at the War Memorial at 11 a.m.

Payment of Pension* As the twenty-third day of the present month falls on Saturday, the usual practice of paying Government pensions on that date is to be varied, and the distribution will be made tomorrow. The Pensions Office will also remain open on Saturday morning.

Fire Brigade CallsA justifiable false alarm was received by the City Fire Brigade from the Strand Buildings, in the Octagon, at 6.3 p.m. yesterday. The brigade was called out to George street, near Hanover street, at 8.42 p.m. for a similar reason.

Staffs Depleted by Illness Outbreaks of measles, for the most part of a mild character, continue to prove an embarrassment to several Auckland business Arms. In a number of instances the staffs have been depleted by seasonal sickness in which measles has been prominent, but it is a notable fact that in other establishments the incidence of illness has been slight. A case in point (says our special correspondent) is provided by one store, which, although it employs 600 hands, had only six absentees yesterday.

Shortage of Dairy Farm Labour “The dairy farm labour problem in my district is as serious as it was last year,” said a northern Wairoa farmer to our special correspondent in Auckland yesterday. “I should say the situation is pretty well the same throughout the north. Many men I know personally have no labour at all, although they are offering more than the minimum rate of £2 5s a week and found. With the help of their families they are slaving on. In one case a man and his wife are milking a large herd and the wife came out of a nursing home only six weeks ago. And yet the rolls of sustenance men are heavy in the province. It is simply a case of the men declining to work because the Employment Fund is prepared to keep them.”

Lockheed Electra Plane In order to give residents of the South Island an opportunity to inspect one of the big Lockheed Electra aeroplanes which are being used on the Auckland-Wellington service. Union Airways have arranged for one of the three machines of this type to assume temporarily the running schedule of a DHB6 liner which is usually on the route. The Lockheed will arrive in Dunedin about 1 p.m. on Saturday, from Palmerston North, and will leave on Sunday. The machine is equipped with two 400 horse-power motors, giving a cruising speed of 185 miles per hour. It has accommodation for 10 passengers.

Burnside Stock Sale

The fat cattle entry at the Burnside stock sale yesterday numbered 272 head, including only three or four trucks of good bullocks and some prime heifers. Values eased to some extent, but the market was steady, with competition fairly even. Extra prime bullocks made to £2l 2s 6d“, prime, £l6 10s to £l9; medium, £l2 10s to £l4 10s; and light down to £9. Extra prime heavy cows and heifers realised to £l4 7s 6d; prime, £ll to £l2; medium, £7 to"£8 10s; and light down to £5 10s. Extra prime bullocks were worth about £2 2s per 1001 b; prime, £1 18s; prime cows and heifers, £2 Is; and lighter sorts, £1.145. The competition for store cattle, was less keen than at recent sales, and values were easier. A good line of three and four-year steers brought up to £9 18s. There were 1605 fat sheep forward, including a fair proportion of shorn sheep. There were some extra heavy wethers, but the majority were medium to light, the same applying to the ewe section. All classes were easier. Extra heavy woolly wethers brought to £2 10s; prime, £2 5s to £2 8s; medium, £1 17s to £2 2s; light, down to £1 10s. Prime heavy shorn wethers brought to £1 16s 6d; prime, £1 11s 6d to £1 14s; medium, £1 7s to £ 1 10s. Prime heavy shorn ewes realised to £1 10s 9d; medium, £1 3s to £1 7s; prime heavy woolly ewes, £1 18s to £2 4s 3d; medium, £1 8s to £1 12s; and light, down to £1 3s. Competition was keen for the 46 spring lambs forward. Extra prime brought to £1 17s 3d; prime, £1 9s to £1 13s; and medium, £1 5s to £1 7s. The yarding of fat pigs totalled only 85 head, ‘and in keen competition last week’s rates were maintained. Protest from Motorists . • '

To express its strong disapproval of the Government’s proposed road negligence legislation, the executive of the Automobile Association (Otago) at a meeting last night carried the following resolution, a copy of which is to be forwarded to the South Island Motor Union and the North Island Motor Union:—“That this meeting approves of the action of the North and South Island Motor Unions in opposing" the principle of absolute liability for damages arising out of injuries suffered by the use of motor vehicles.” The president (Mr P. W. Breen) and other members expressed strong opinions that the legislation was in every way unfair, Mr Breen describing it as “a travesty of British justice.” From Dunedin! A resident of Dunedin who attended the reunion in Wellington of members of the Main Body states that it was a treat to see the way the traffic in the northern city is controlled and the manner in which pedestrians on the pavements keep to the left. He spent four days in Wellington, and only on a few occasions saw a person on his wrong side of the path. In Dunedin pedestrians bumped each other very often, but in ‘ Wellington the visitor stated that - he was bumped by only one man. He turned round to see who it might be, and found that he knew him. He came from Dunedin! Assistance for Chinese Refugees

The Dunedin Chinese Mission has received from other missions in the city gifts of clothing for Chinese refugees in Shanghai, and two large cases have been placed aboard the Waikouaiti, which leaves for the north this morning. The Union Steam Ship Company, Ltd., and the E. and A. Line, from Sydney to Hongkong, have provided free freight. The mission desires to thank all those who have voluntarily assisted in this generous manner, and also wishes to state that further gifts of a similar nature will be gladly accepted. Maniototo Bridges Loan

A poll of ratepayers was held in the Maniototo . County yesterday on the proposal of the council to raise a loan of £12,000 for the purpose of providing the council’s share of the cost of erecting bridges in various parts of the county. A minority of the ratepayers were sufficiently interested to express their opinion on the subject, but the result of the poll was a proportionately large majority against the proposal, the voting being 259 for and 386 against.

Rugby Union Profit* At a meeting of the Buller Rugby Union this week, Mr A. G. Colvin, discussing the profits of the New Zealand Rugby Union from the Springbok tour, suggested that after an allocation was made to the unions which did not have a match, the parent body should set aside a sum to finance a major union’s tour annually of the minor union districts and also send an All Black team on tour, say, once in four years, the profits of such matches to go to the minor unions to help build up the game in the latter districts. Mr Colvin further suggested a greater allocation to schools, as it was there the foundations were laid for the success of the code later on.

Registration of Chemists If a Bill to be introduced into the House of Representatives becomes law, chemical practitioners will require to become registered. The first draft of the Bill, which is being sponsored by the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, has been considered by the Canterbury branch of the institute. The object of the Bill is to close the profession to unqualified men. It is proposed that chemical practitioners shall be registered through a Chemical Practitioners’ Board, consisting of two representatives of the Department of Industries and Commerce, three representatives of the Institute of Chemistry, and one representative of the University of New Zealand. It is further proposed that the registration fees should be paid into the Consolidated Fund, and that the expenses of the board should be met by appropriations by the Government.

The Railways Department advertises particulars of a cheap day excursion to Gatlins River branch and special train arrangements in connection with Maclennan sports on Labour Day, October 25. We have received £1 Is from Mr John Bews for the St. John Ambulance Building Fund. Tenders are invited by the Public Works Department for the supply of the following:—3Jin to 4Jin engineers’ lathes, galvanised iron bolts, galvanised bolts and miscellaneous hardware. Details are advertised in this issue. The fishing season Pas opened with excellent prospects. Rivers are all in good order, and trout plentiful. Anglers must have proper tackle Barth Electrie. Ltd., have large, up-to-date stocks well displayed. Inspection invited Prices almost unchanged. Catalogues still available. —Advt.. Eye Strain.—For eye comfort or better vision consult Sturmer and Watson Ltd., opticians 2 Octagon Dunedin.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.