NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Witness, Issue 3265, 11 October 1916, Page 38

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Government has abandoned the idea of making provision for the custody of war bonds and war certificates. The design prepared by Mr Edward Anscombe, of Dunedin, for the Wanganui Art Gallery in Queen's Park, Wanganui, has been adonted. While at Han Francisco Dr Macaulcy took the place as surgeon on the Moana. On arriving at Wellington he was surprised to find he was not allowed to land to see the place. Eventually the matter was set right by the issue of a Permit. The death is announced of the Right Rev. Steven iieville, Anglican Bishop of Sandhurst (Bendigo), Victoria. He was born in 1844. The Otago University Council regretfully declined Professor Bedford's request for leave of absence to proceed to the front on Y.M.C.A. work, the Professor making every effort to be back in March, 1917. As Pro"fessor Bedford finds lie can get back before March, he intends goinjr to France. General Sir A. W. Robin, on the occasion of his visit to the Anzac Club while in Dunedin last -week, spoke impressively of the necessity that the men coming back should maintain the reputation they had made. At a sitting of the Arbitration Court in Dunedin it was agreed to make an award of the recommendations arrived at by the Conciliation Board in the Freezing Workers' dispute. The weekly minimum wage was fixed at £2 15s. Messrs 11. Hudson and Co. have offered to present two drinking fountains for Dunedin and to provide water from their special supply above Royal terrace. The offer has been accepted. The supply, we understand, is that provided for the Distilling Co. many years ago. The Arbitration Court has decided to refer to the Government the question as to how apprentices compulsoi. ily sent to the front would be affected so far as their term of apprenticeship is concerned. One case was cited in which 10 months' service in the- forts had been counted as part of the apprenticeship of a boy. " At the opening of a bazaar in aid of the Y.M.C.A. in Dunedin, Mr 11. K. Wilkinson said that during the year £4OOO had been raised and devoted entirely to work with the Expeditionary Force. The resultwas that to some extent the local work was suffering. The building was free of debt and the furniture paid fo>-; but there was an overdraft of £SOO. Although some critics said the building was too big. as a matter of fact, it was too small, and they could do with 30 more bedrooms.