NEWS OF THE DAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27388, 13 May 1950, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Dutch Immigrants

Seven Dutch ex-servicemen from Indonesia arrived in Dunedin by the express from Christchurch last evening, and were met by immigration officials. They will stay at the St. Kilda Hostel during the week-end and on Monday they will’leave for Roxburgh, where they will work on the hydro-electric scheme. Though most of them have a smattering of English, only one of them speaks the language well. He told the Daily Times that the new arrivals hoped to make homes for themselves in the country. Use Of Electricity

For the four days ended at midnight on Thursday, allocation of electricity for the Dunedin area was exceeded by 3.98 per cent.

Gas Heaters Popular

The power restrictions operating in Dunedin have created an unusual demand for gas heaters, and supplies are almost exhausted. Electric heaters are one of the most heavily restricted units in Dunedin, and it seems that many people have reverted to gas. The restrictions have not created a demand for any other type of gas unit. City Water Supply

A loss in water storage of 850,000 gallons during the 24 hours ended at 8 a.m. yesterday brought the total in the city reservoirs down to 102,770 gallons. The lowest storage figure reached during the present period of water scarcity • was 95,376,000 gallons on April 5. Since that date the greatest amount of storage recorded was 112.266,000 gallons on April 11. Cold Islands

Mr Sauni Kuresa, the Samoan musician, who plays two cornets at the same time, and is at present visiting Dunedin finds that it is “ very coid in these islands.” While he was being interviewed at 4ZB yesterday, the temperature in the room was at an almost tropical level, and Mr Kuresa’s cornets were placed next to the steam heaters to warm the mouthpieces. While waiting to be called on to play he placed his handkerchief over the mouthpieces to retain the heat. City Organ Recital

The monthly organ recital by the city organist, Dr V. E. Galway, will be given in the Town Hall tomorrow night. An interesting and varied programme has been selected, including the following works:—Chorale Prelude, "We all believe in one God” (Bach). Theme in the 3rd Mode (Tallis), Concerto (Avison). “Fidelis” (Whitlock), Prelude and Fugue in C (Bach), “ Carol and Musette ” (Vaughan Williams), Allegretto in B. minor (Guilman), and Finale (Wolstenholme). Hearty Last Meal

Whether grey ducks suffer the pangs of indigestion or not is a question that may be settled bjr an expert ornithologist, but one of the species probably had an uncomfortable feeling before it fell to the gun of a sportsman in the Berwick district during the week. When the duck was being prepared for the cooking pot no fewer than 205 Partridge peas, all in perfect condition, were found in its crop. The peas, a large packet of them, were brought into the Daily Times office yesterday by the man who shot the bird. Art Union Winner

The winning ticket in the “In Clover” art union which was drawn on Wednesday is held by Mrs H. J. Gracie, of 14 Dee street, St. Albans. Christchurch. In an interview, Mr Gracie said that although the ticket carried the nom-de-plume of “ The Three Grades,” it belonged to Mrs Gracie alone. Mrs Gracie had been buying tickets in the art union for some time, he said, calling them “The Four Gracies ” after the four members of the family. When one of the daughters married, however, she had changed the name to " The Three Gracies.” Mrs Gracie had no plans for using the money, said Mr Gracie, “ but all the same it’s nice to know she has it.” First Whales Seen

Two whales have been sighted by the Tory Channel whalers, the Perano brothers, in Cook Strait, since the first look-out of the new season began on Sunday, but no kills were made, Within two hours of his arrival up on the look-out hill at the entrance to Tory Channel early on Sunday afternoon, Mr J. A. Perano, sen., saw a blow and the chasers were summoned by radio-telephone. On reaching the whale just off Wellington Heads, however, it was found to be only a small one. A second blow was seen on Monday afternoon about five miles out in the strait and although the chasers and the mother ship Tuatea were soon out on the chase, the whale was not sighted again.