City Police Court

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23705, 12 January 1939, Page 8

City Police Court

Charged with drunkenness, a first offender appeared before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., in the City Police Court yesterday, and was fined 12s 6d, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Pavilion at Exhibition The Port of London Authority, in co-operation with certain public wharfingers, have decided to take part in the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition. It is proposed to erect a pavilion in the Exhibition grounds in which mechanical dioramas, models, pictures, etc., will be staged to illustrate the facilities available at the Port of London to deal with trade between New Zealand and Great Britain. Bumside Stock Sale In the fat cattle section of the Burnside stock sale yesterday there was a much smaller yarding of prime heavy bullocks, the market opening with values for this type firmer by 10s per head. The bulk of the offering was comprised of medium weights, with a fair proportion of cows and heifers, for which there was a firm sale at late rates. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £l9 12s 6d; prime bullocks, to £l7 7s 6d; medium, £l2dss to £l4 7s fid; light, £lO 17s 6d to £ll 17s 6d. Extra prime heavy ,cows and heifers made to £l4 7s 6d; prime, £8 12s 6d to £9 12s 6d; medium, £7 25.6 dto £8 2s 6d; and light, £5 5s to £6 7s 6d. The fat sheep entry was smaller than last week, 1532 being penned, the bulk of the entry being medium weights. Prime heavy wethers and ewes were in improved demand, values being firmer, by Is a head. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 27s 9d; prime,. 21s 6d to 235; medium, 18s to 19s 6d; light, 16s to 17s 6d. Extra prime heavy ewes made to 225; prime, 15s to 18s 6d; medium, lis to 13s 6d; and light, 8s 6d to 10s 6d. There was a medium entry of fair quality fat lambs, values keeping up to full schedule rates. Prime heavy made to 275; prime, 22s to 23s fid; medium, 19s to 21s; and light, 17s 6d to 18s 9d. There was a small entry of store cattle, there being a keen demand for cows and heifers at full late rates. Dairy cattle and vealers were poorly represented, although they were in fair demand. There was a good entry of fat pigs, mostly baconers, which eased in value by 5s to 10s per head. Store pigs met with a good demand, the values being firm at late rates. Trade in Beer

A graphic illustration of the extent of the beer trade carried on between Dunedin and northern ports is provided by the hundreds of empty beer barrels that are stacked on the Dunedin wharves on almost any day of the week. Ranging in size from majestic hogsheads down to the humble "ten," the barrels take up a fair percentage of the available wharf space—on a recent occasion more than 1500 casks were counted—and almost every coastal ship and even some intercolonial vessels have beer as part of their cargoes. It would appear that, even though Dunedin is reputed to have lost the leadership it formerly possessed in some directions, it certainly retains supremacy in the- brewing of beer.

The Homer Tunnel The work of driving the bottom heading tunnel through the Homer Saddle was continued steadily through the holiday season, when the tunnellers employed by Messrs A. J. Downer and Co., of Wellington, contractors for the tunnel, maintained an average of more than 40 feet a week—the best progress that has been made to date. The work is continuous, taking place in three shifts night and day, and in all 30 men are engaged, although, of course, only one-third of them work at one time. The inflow of water which was experienced a month or two ago is still coming in at the rate of about 10,000 gallons an hour, but it is well under control and is not impeding the work in any way. A Political Aphoriara

A new proverb, devised by him to meet inquiries about his impression of Britain's foreign policy, was quoted by Mr W. A. Fairclough, Auckland surgeon, when he returned after a trip abroad. He said that his view could be summed up as "A man with a gun can deal with a wolf, but a lamb only excites the gastric juices." Mr Fairclough said that while in Berlin he gained the impression, in spite of reports to the contrary, that the people were happy, well dressed and well fed. He spent some time at the famous Berlin Zoo, and saw among the visitors thousands of men, women and children, and a happier-looking crowd could not have been found anywhere. He followed the crowd into an eatinghouse, where a meal was served for only one mark. There were two courses, the first consisting of good meat and vegetable soup, with white bread, and the second offering a choice of two dishes. The people seemed to have plenty of good food at low cost. A Dog's Chanc* There is at least one chastened fox terrier in the suburban districts of Auckland. When a city-bound train drew into the Papatoetoe railway station on a recent evening (says the Auckland Star) a terrier, intent on extending a hearty civic welcome in the correct Papatoetoe manner, chased the engine up the platform barking furiously at the driver. So intent was he on the job that he made one false step and went over the side between the moving train and the platform. The crowd held its breath after a gasp of horror. The general impression was that another " foxie " had departed this life. But, as the train drew to a standstill, horror turned to laughter as a badly-shaken dog clambered back on to the platform from the track. He had had enough sense to lie huddled as far away from the threatening wheels as possible. But, as he staggered off the platform, it was evident that his canine heart was broken—until next day, of course. Phenomenal Crop of Peas A return of £54 an acre from a 70acre block that was in use for only three months of the year was secured from a crop of green peas on an area near Hastings which was completely flooded during April. The crop gave a remarkable yield of three tons and ahalf to the acre, and resulted in 250,000 cans of peas being prepared by a Hastings canning factory. The peas were sown on an area which was silted over to a depth of from a few inches to several feet. They were drilled in and left, requiring no cultivation whatever and no treatment until picking. The sowing was carried out in October, and the picking was finished before the end of December. There was at one time a fear that it would not be possible to obtain sufficient labour to handle the yield during the short space of time in which the peas reached and maintained the correct stage of maturity. No trouble was experienced, however, and on one particular day 500 persons were engaged on the block. During the week immediately prior to Christmas, not a full week, the amount paid out to the pickers was £609.

mum of interruption. Several very fine studies in contemplation were to be observed yesterday aftdjrnoon, but, as far as could be noticed, j there were no fish. A peep over the fadge of the wharf showed that there were no visible evidences of fish in ijhe water—which, in fact, was particularly blanklooking—but the fishermeijl who had their lines out were evidently of the kind who are moved by a profound faith that eventually some 1 !', fish will mistake their bait for something tasty to eat and allow themselres to be caught. After watching Jthe slackhanging lines for some time in the hope that the optimism of J the fishermen would be rewarded, the observer moved away, still without Having seen anything more like a fish thin a fisherman, t

Elimination of Level Crossings Substantial progress is being made with the programme for eliminating dangerous railway crossings on main highways. During the financial year ended March 31, 1938 (sayn the Dominion) 50 crossings were djealt with, compared with 15 for the previous year, and since March last 23 morej crossings have been eliminated. The number of crossing accidents reported fjrom time to time shows the necessity fr f >r removing these danger spots, and vpry much safer conditions now exist w?,iere road traffic has been separated firom railway traffic by the' erection jof overbridges or by the construction of subways, i

The Port of London \ During the week ended December 9, 951 vessels, representing i 1,056,113 net register tons, used the tPort of London. Of these, 549 vessels'; (865,447 net register tons) were to aad from Empire and foreign ports, and <lO2 vessels (190,666 net register tons) wer« engaged in coastwise traffic. JThe arrivals included five meat- cargoes—viz., two from Australia and} three from South America comprising 87,000 carcasses of lamb and ijnutton, 102,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork, rabbits, and sundries. Twentyfour timber-laden vessels dockeci in the Surrey commercial dock? with.j-48,000 tons of softwood. f I

Borstal Youths Recaptured j

The two youths who escaped from the Borstal Institution at Inveucargill 11 days ago, were recaptured iw. Wellington on Tuesday. It is npt yet v known how they succeeded in crossing Cook Strait. Three inmates of me institution escaped on New Yeariv Eve. One was caught the same nighjt, but the other two took a car from th|e city and drove north. The car was} "well supplied with petrol, and the [ boys drove the vehicle to Athol before} they abandoned it. They were given n ride to Queenstown, where they stol 5 another car. This vehicle, howevea; ran off the road near Arthur's Poinl and the police picked up the trail of the fugitives. But the youths took to the hills behind Arrowtown and, cffoublirig back on their pursuers, st*»le a ; car from Arrowtown. The boys |Were seen in the early hours of Wednesday morning last near the Kawarau Gbrge, but the pursuers lost their trailj and nothing more was heard of them 'until the stolen car:was found abandoned in Christchurch on Saturday. '"" 1 Business !n Australia ■ ■ ■ I

The opinion that a- slackening Ist evident in some.business'quarters in lAustralia was expressed by Mr E. P. "faldwyn, a former chairman of the Associated Banks of New Zealand, when he returned to Auckland by the Monterey from a holiday visit.to the Commonwealth. He said he had gainetl his impression In both Sydney and Melbourne, more particularly in the letter city, although a good pastoral se.|son would no doubt set things right again. Heifers Electrocuted "'[,

Twelve heifers were electrocuted on the property of Mr F. Ridder, I at Konini, near Palmerston North, wjien a power line carrying 11,000 volts came down across a yard full of caws durihg a gale on Monday afterncjon. At first only two animals were killed, but when Power Board officials switched the power on and off to test for a fault 10 more were electrocuted. The animals were penried in the yard and Mr Ridder was unable to do anything, as the loss was suffered in a very short space of time, tine break in the cable occurred only 110 or 15 yards from the shed, and it wjas fortunate that the building itself was not struck by the falling wire, as thojse engaged in milking might have been affected. Mr Ridder estimates his loßs at £l2O. Travel Credits Refused ' Government restriction on the right of New Zealanders to convert their Dominion currency Into sterling has placed an Auckland business man ih a quandary. To finance a business ana health visit to England (says the NeW Zealand Herald), application wasmadje through an Auckland bank for £2OO sterling. This sum was regarded as sufficient to cover travelling expenses of the man and his wife through Ausitralia and France. The application was strongly recommended, but has been declined on the grounds that the business man has some money standr ing to his credit in England. The amount was disclosed in the application, but it was pointed out that access to the money could not be obtained until personal application was made for it in London. The situation Is that a New Zealander who is financial in his own country and in England cannot obtain access to his own money and must cancel a trip for which provision was made long before the present impasse was envisaged.

Ring Slaughtering An attempt to end the ring system of slaughtering at the Westfield works, which was the subject of a recent dispute, is obviously sought by a new definition of the chain system embodied in claims for a Dominion award lodged by the New Zealand Freezing Works and Related Trades Association of Workers. The dispute (says the New Zealand Herald) will be heard in Conciliation Council on January 31. A clause relating to "chains" reads as follows:—" The term chain slaughtering shall mean and include every system whereby the killing and dressing of sheep and lambs is carried out in a series of successive operations executed by a number of slaughtermen, each of whom is engaged on one of the operations of the series, whatever may be the form of the system or whatever may be introduced into it." The claims for the new award provide for a reduction of the weekly hours of work from 44 to 40, and for increases in wages of about 10 per cent

Tenders are invited by the Public Works Department for the supply of steel sheet piling, copper conductor and jointing sleeves, copper conductor, jointing deeves and binding wire, bare and triple-braided cable, twogallon fire extinguishers, steel wire rope, thimbles, and grips, woodworking rope thimbles and grips, woodworking For all youi requirements m Fisttinn Tackle. Electrical Appliances. Electrical Repairs. Contracts, and Jobbing call at Barth Electric. Ltd. 36 George street, Dunedin. Fishinp Catalogues still available.— Advt.