NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Witness, Issue 3467, 24 August 1920, Page 37

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mr C. J. Parr, Minister for Ed'ucatioify says the actual monetary contributions made; to technical schools by local authorltief. amount in the aggregate to less than 2 POT cent, of the total expenditure on the. school* Intimation has been received by the DudJ edin Chamber of Commerce than the com tracts for the San Francisco and Vancouver mail services have been renewed for, onej year. So far as is known no attention hsA been paid to the representations made tikeA there should be a flat rate of freight. At- the inquest touching the death of Alexander Dobbie, abstract clerk fii tiwj railway goods department, \ the coroner sawl the evidence went to show that the unS fortunate man was in a very depressed state! of mind. The verdict would be that deam was due.to suicide by shooting while in- qi depressed state cf mind. ./ At.the annual meeting of the Tourul Women's Christian ' Association the report and balanoe sheet, already briefly suni»j marised, were adopted- and the following elected to the "Board of Management:—Me£# dames W. H. N Duke, W. Glasgow, E, Ms\ Nicolson, W. Penrose, Misses Jean Reidj Grace Rule, Jean Callerider. The Hon. G. W. Alison, president of thjaj Takapuna Jockey Club, states that a demand has been made' by the Income Tax Departt ment for income tax for the years 1916 toj . 1920. If this was insisted upon it would! press very hard on many clubs. The Takaji puna Club last season, out of total receipti reaching £33,102, had paid £11,653 id Government taxes. '." This with local anq ordinary rates made 36£ per cent, of the.W* ceipts. , A considerable increase, in the numbe* of cases of measles is reported in the Wefy \ lington Health District for last week, th# ! total being 98, compared with 44 for thai previous week. All the cases are (fetateqj to be mild and occurred chiefly among children. The total number of cases OS infectious disease in the district Was 143, an increase of 57 on the previous weekC , and includes three cases of cerebro-spinaj meningitis and infantile paralysis. Tile report submitted to the annual bus?* j ness meeting of *the Mosgiel Presbyteriaa Church said there was cause for devotuj thankfulness: There had been a very rich. spiritual power evidencing itself in the live! of members. Satisfaction was. expressed ap the work among the young. The financial position was eminently satisfactory, especialrsl . in the amounts given to mission and otnef schemes. In response to outside oalls tnii church, had given £440. It was resolved tq make a special call for funds to. paint ths Sabbath School and Bible Class halls. The* ladies' guild had passed on over 200 gar* ments and other goods to the value of £2sj , His Honor Mr Justice Sim gave his re* served decision on Saturday in the case of Edward Joseph Flanagan 'v. the Dunedin City Corporation. Flanagan was a taxi-cap driver who had been licensed in 1919. A, deputation, from the Returned Soldiers' Association waited: on the City Council protests* in.? against the granting of a license to aij alleged military deserted. The council passed! a. resolution instructing the general com r . mittee not to grant or renew a license toon« who had failed to render full military serV vice. When Flanagan, who had served: a! sentence, or portion thereof for desertion* next anolied for a license his application was refused," a,? directed by the resolution referred! to. His Honor, in 'granting a mandamus, said it would be the duty of the council Of the general committee ae its delegate to cpn> slder the application- on its merits, aiid with* out any regard to the resolution passed by the council- Plaintiff was allowed costs audi disbursements on the lowest scale. The welcome social tendered by the con* '. gregation of St. Andrew's ' Presbyteriani Church on the 19111 to. their new minister, ~ the Rev. Hector Maclean, was marked great •heartiness and enthusiasm. Professor Hewitson presided over an audience of aboui 400. Expressions of goodwill were received: from representatives of various churches'. Mr and Mrs Maclean were welcomed oi!» behalf of the congregation by Mr W. GoW> Mrs F. Smith Dr R. Waddell. Rev. Dv Caider. Moderator nf the Dunedin Presby* tery, Rev. W. Saunders (Congregationalists), A special welcome on behalf of students was voiced by Professor T. D. Adums and Rev. R, Watson. In vacating the chair Professor Hewitson was presented on behalf of office, bearers and members with a cheque fop £SO in recognition of his wise and useful ' services r-z& moderator while - the Rev. Ay W. Ki .mont was the subject of a similar presentation, Mr A. Burn remarking that Mr tj[M Mrs Kinmont had- endeared them» j | selves to the congregation in a wonderful way. ''