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Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 44

Owing to the changing over of vessels j in the. Lyttelton-Wellington ferry service j for the winter months, which took place | on Wednesday, there was no steamer that j night for Lyttelton. The Maori changed j over to .the Wahine’s running from Lyt- | tel ton on Wednesday evening, and the j Mararoa left Lyttelton last night in the j Maori’s running, and will continue in the j service in place of the Wahine, which arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday morning from Lyttelton. The Wahine will undergo an extensive overhaul, and will be laid np until the. spring. In consequence no North. Island mails arrived here last night, but a double mail will come to hand this evening. A good attendance of buyers was present at the auction rooms of Park, Reynolds (Ltd.) on Friday afternoon, when the collection of water-colours and drawings by English and Continental artists that were on exhibition during the week were submitted to auction. The. prices ranged from £3 up to £l6. Two water-colour sketches, guaranteed as Birket Foster s work, were sold at £l2 and £lO respectively. One beautiful water-colour sketch, attributed to Birket Foster, but not strictly guaranteed, realised £7 10s. Two sepia paintings by Solomon J. Solomon, R.A., respectively realised £l3 and £lO. A water-colour by Alfred Waterhouse, R.A., brought '£l3; a water-colour by Clarkson Stansfield, R.A., £ll ; a water- | colour by Marchette, £10; an oil paint - ! ing by F. Proctor, R.8.A., £10; and a water-colour by Alfred Sinclair, R 8.C., £9. By the last mail the directors of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition received advice from the High Commissioner in London (Sir James Allen) that in accordance, with their request he had advertised in the leading papers ot the United Kingdom and Ireland for a general manager for the Exhibition at a salary at the rate of £2CCO a year lie had prepared a schedule of duties setting out the requirements of the directors. The applications closed in London on May 10, and the High Commissioner stated he would cable as soon after that date as possible the names of three of the most suitable applicants. This cablegram has so far not been received, but is expected before May 31, when the applications from Australia and New Zealand for the position will close in Dunedin. There is every prospect that the choice of general manager will be. announced shortly after that date. There is very probability of a keen contest for the position of chairman of the Otago Harbour Board in about a fortnight’s time. So far Messrs D. Larnacli and J. Roberts seem to be the only candidates aspiring to the position. Though it is expected that the contest will be close, it is anticipated that the senior member of the board will be successful. The Wolff Harris fountain, which was removed from the Queen’s Gardens to make, room for the war memorial, has been re-erected in the Botanical Gardens. Mr Wolff Harris has promised the sum of £IOO for investment towards a fund for keeping the fountain in good order and condition. The, donation will be made upon receipt of a formal undertaking from the City Council to comply with the requirements of the donor, and arrangements are being made accordingly. The Hon. J. A. Ilanan, M.P.. speaking at a meeting on Friday between the S'outhj land members and the Southland Progress ! League, in referring to a proposed local Bill dealing with reafforestation of certain waste lands at Riverton Beach and the New River, said that reservations should be made for school plantations. This would in time provide a splendid investment u- ! asmueh as a substantial revenue would be derived from tho sale of timber produced on these plantations. The funds so raised should be used to provide better local educational facilities—scholarships, etc., and improvements in and outside of the local schools. In Victoria this idea was being given effect to. Over 400 acres had been handed over for school endowment purposes. and 5000 trees had been planted by school pupils on these areas. Local bodies and the Education and Forestry Departments all assisted the schools in this work by helping with the cost of fencing, providing seedling trees, etc. Experts also gave advice and assistance. Apart from the question of financial benefits, there was the educational aspect—the developing of the spirit of self-help and good citizenship. Succeeding genrations would appreciate the vision and social service shown by this public work. In the Supreme Court, Wellington, on Saturday, Frederick Joseph E’anning, a well-known land agent, was brought up for sentence for fraudulently converting £IOO to his own use. It was stated that a friend repaid the money. Mr Justice Chapman, in admitting accused to probation tor two years, said that prisoner had gone through a lot of trouble, but had brought it on himself by his drinking bouts. If the prisoner misbehaved himself during the probation period he would be severely dealt with.

With the Harbour Board pumping in sand and building up scrub walls and the Exhibition directors levelling the ground with three, or four teams of horses, Logan Park is beginning to present a very busy appearance If the same energetic activity i 3 continued for a short time the public of Dunedin will be able to get a clear idea of the recreation ground for the north end that is being made there. Already citizens can see a chance of still having a>n ornamental lake within the bounds of Dunedin, for once the lake has been formed for the Exhibition there is little doubt that it will he so appreciated that the public will demand that it should be kept there permanently. The advisability of requesting the Minister of Education to have the constitution of the New Zealand University Senate anti of the University College Councils altered so a.s to allow fuller representation ior agriculture and the industries was stressed by Mr 1,. R. Partridge (acting-president ot the Wellington Industrial Association) at the meeting of that body on Tuesday evening. Mr Partridge said that there was a grave outcry that too many young men were going into tile professions. To-day the position was quite, different from what it was a few years ago. In a short time there would be an overcrowding in the professions, and the result would be. that there would not be a living in them. “That is the position that is fast forming in New Zealand. If more pertaining to our trades is taught in our universities you will have a better balanced -population,” said Mr Partridge “1 think we should give it our whole-hearted support. It has taken place on our Technical School Boards with beneficial results. The universities are for education/ but I don't think they should be solely for professions.” On the motion of Mr ( B. Norwood it was decided to approve of the general principle suggested by the Christchurch Technical School Board, and that the chairman and secretary be instructed to write a letter to the Minister of Education that would meet the views contained in the board's communication. There is as a rule nothing to excite special attention in the “slogans” which appear in the defacing machine, through which letters are put by post offices; usually they are merely, terse, commands to visit the Exhibition or the carnival, or something of the kind. Amongst our mail on Wednesday bays tiie Lyttelton Times), however, was a letter from Washington, issued by the “Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom,” which Had its title and address printed on the envelope, together with the dates of its Congress and International School, and, in large type, “Stop the Next War.” The slogan in the defacing machine in the Washington post office that clay happened to be, and was printed very clearly. “Let’s go! Citizens’ Military Training Camp.”