City Police Court

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23703, 10 January 1939, Page 8

City Police Court

There were no set down for hearing at the City Police Court yesterday.

Business Premises Broken Into During the week-end the premises of Messrs A. Thompson and Sons, Princes street, were broken into, entry being gained through a back window from which the wire netting covering was removed. Nothing of value was taken.

Public Health Return* For the week ended at noon yesterday one case of erysipelas was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital, and there are now two remaining. There is one patient suffering from_ scarlet fever in the institution and six with diphtheria. At the Logan Park Hospital two patients were discharged, having recovered from measles, and there is one case of scarlet fever and one of chicken pox remaining.

Singer Ejected from Church Shortly before 6 o’clock on Friday evening a young Irishman entered St. Mary of the Angels, Roman Catholic Church, Boulcott street, Wellington, and began singing the “ Rose of Tralee.” The custodian intervened, however, and the singer was later taken away in a police car.

Missing Prospector Until there is an improvement in the weather there is little likelihood of the Aurora leaving Bluff to take a search party to Chalky Inlet to investigate the disappearance of Mr J. Hudson, a prospector who has been missing for some time. Unfortunately, there are no suitable boats near the west coast sounds, and until the weather is more favourable no search can be made in the locality of the inlet. Standards of Living

That he did not know of any settler in the district in the very early days who took more than £IOO from his property in a year, was a statement made by Mr J. McKenzie in proposing the toast of the school at the Gorge Road (Southland) School jubilee banquet on Saturday night. Although the standard of living in those days might not have been comparable with that of to-day, he added, the pioneers’ children were brought up just as healthily, and were just as contented as children to-day.

Borstal Youths at Large The motor car that was stolen from Arrowtown on Wednesday, and was believed to have been taken by the two youths who recently escaped from the Borstal Institute in Invercargill, has been found abandoned in Christchurch. This advice has been received by the Jnvercargill police, but there has been no word of the youths having been seen. The trail of the two boys was lost at Kawarau Gorge on Wednesday, and this is the first indication sjnce then of their whereabouts.

Launching Souvenir The Puriri, outward-bound for New Zealand from Scotland on her maiden voyage, is carrying an interesting souvenir of her launching ceremony. It is the bouquet presented to Mrs Irvine Brown, wife of a director of the Anchor Shipping Company, Ltd.. when she named the ship in the yards of the builders, Messrs Henry Robb, Ltd. The bouquet has been preserved in ice. It will be handed over to the head office of the company on the arrival of the Puriri in New Zealand. Dominion is Best

After a nine months’ tour of the East, Europe, Great Britain and America, Mr and Mrs P. Kennedy have returned to Christchurch convinced that New Zealand is the best place to live in. Living conditions and climate here are better than anything abroad, while the health and physique of the people compared more than favourably with others. Up-to-date in every respect, the Dominion’s travel facilities were more comfortable than any others, the new air-conditioned carriages on the North Island main trunk being outstanding, except, of course, as regards speed when compared with British trains.

False Alarm The City Fire Brigade was called out at 7.3 last night to a justifiable false alarm from the corner of High and Hope streets.

Animals for Wellington Zoo A pair of Canadian buffalo and one Canadian elk for the Wellington Zoo arrived at Auckland yesterday from Vancouver on the motor ship Hauraki. The consignment originally included another elk, which died on the voyage across the Pacific. The animals are from the Canadian Government’s game sanctuary in Northern Alberta, and are a present from Canada to the Wellington Zoo. An Island Failure

Four or five years ago a pastoral venture on the Campbell Islands ended in failure when the lessees of the sheep station that had been established there found themselves in difficulties. The ordinary necessaries of life were becoming a luxury, and the problem of getting the wool clip to the mainland had become so acute that it was decided to abandon the project entirely. The men were brought back to New Zealand, and the stock was left on the islands to its own devices. Inquiries concerning the probable fate of the sheep and their number.;, made by a Daily Times reporter yesterday, produced little information. It is considered, however, that the sheep will eventually die off. Even when they were being carefully tended the birthrate barely kept pace with the deathrate, and it is thought that after running wild for four or five years their total will already have been greatly reduced. One thing is certain, no mercantile or pastoral firm has any interest in the Campbell Islands sheep station. The stock, strictly speaking, belongs to the mortgagees, a local syndicate, most of whom are deceased, which secured a lease of the islands and sub-let them to the party which farmed the property for some years. The lease has now reverted to the Crown. The Campbell Islands lie 290 miles south of New Zealand, and are a part of the Dominion. They are about 30 miles in circumference.

An Ancient Debt The head of an old-established retail grocery business in Auckland was surprised beyond words one day last week when a man went into the office, walked up to the cashier, and paid a debt of 19s lid contracted with the firm 48 years ago. . The man would not give his name; all he wanted was a receipt. He said he had been “starved out of New Zealand” 48 years ago, and the firm had given him credit for 19s lid. With these few words he left the office, saying that he had others to pay. The firm has no record of the debt.

Caretaker’s Reward A candidate for the world’s meanest man championship was in Blenheim during the Christmas holidays, and proved his claim to the title by the manner in which he rewarded a woman for her honesty in returning a large sum of money which he lost on Christmas Eve. On Christmas morning this individual —a visitor to the town—made the startling discovery that he had lost a wallet containing £BS. He made a trip post haste to the Palace Theatre, where he had spent the previous evening, and informed the manager of his loss. The manager took him to the cleaner, who produced the lost money, which she had found under a seat in the auditorium. The man must have been tremendously relieved, but he controlled himself sufficiently to avoid any excessive generosity. He expressed his gratitude by giving her a two-shilling piece.

Cricketer# Collide Two cricketers were knocked unconscious on the field at Cook s Gardens, Wanganui, on Saturday afternoon during the senior match between Wanganui and Technical Old Boys. Two Technical Old Boys players A. G. Davidson and A. Guy, ran to field a ball near the boundary, and, stooping at the same time to gather it up, they collided head. on. Both players were unconscious for a few minutes. Players in both matches on the ground ran to their assistance, and in a few minutes both men were able to continue play. The batsmen ran a single for the shot, but the Technical Old Boys’ skipper allowed them two runs. Had they kept running between the wickets, however, they might have scored 30 while the rest of the Technical side were gathered round their fallen team-mates.

The Mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) acknowledges receipt of a further donation of £1 from “B. I. Tithe” to the appeal on behalf of the New Zealand Council for the “ adoption ” of Chinese refugee children. The totah now promised to this fund is £233 5s 3d. f'ui dJi youi Hi rishing I'ackle Electrical Appliances. Electrical Repairs. Contracts, and Jobbing call at Barth Electric. Ltd. 36 George street. Dunedin Fishing Catalogues still available.—Advt.