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Otago Witness, Issue 3806, 22 February 1927, Page 48

The New Zealand and South Sea’s Exhibition Company (Ltd.) has presented to the City Free Library for preservation as a permanent i ecord certain of the books, records, plans, admission registers, medal, etc. Other documents will follow at a later dale. A special letter has been sent to the company conveying the thanks of the council for its very acceptable and valuable presentation. ■ “Pedestrians crossing the road in a busy street should exercise more care,” said Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.. at the Citv Police Court on Friday during the hearing of a case in which a man was charged with negligently riding a bicycle in George street. In evidence, it was stated that the cyclist had knocked a woman down, and his Worship drew attention to the fact that whilst the rider was undoubtedly culpable, the woman who was knocked down was also to blame to a certain extent. ' “I consider that pedestrians would be well advised to wait till they come to an intersection before crossing,” said Mr Bundle, and, in fact, crossing the street between intersections should be prohibited.” Another change in the newspaper world is announced. After April 13 the New Zealand Referee, which now forms of in Christchurch. A new company has been formed to take over the Referee. At the combined schools’ picnic at Hampden last week some small children were paddling in a creek when one got out of her depth. She was rescued by a schoolmate named Janet Macgregor. The little girls, as well as the boys mentioned in connection with a similar incident at that function, are pupils of the Macraes Flat School.

Information has come to the executive of the Dunedin Manufacturer’ Association that the Tariff Commission, at its sittings in northern centres is having placed before it representations in favour of the reduction of certain tariffs. The association sought information direct from the commission as to which items in the schedule it was being asked to reduce, but a reply has been received that the commission is not in a position to disclose this. The majority of the members of'the association here, while not ’asking for any increase, are most anxious that the present tariff rates should stand. If, therefore, they have any reason at all to believe that these rates are being attacked, it will be for them, without receiving any formal notification, to approach the commission and state a case for the retention of the duties in which they are interested. It is anticipated that a number of members of the association will approach the commission in favour of retaining existing duties.

A tribute to the work of Mr Leslie H. Reynolds is contained in a recently published summary of the development of the port of Wanganui. “A couple of decades age- the bar and the shallows of the Wanganui River presented a difficult problem for those who contemplated building a harbour which would be workable by vessels of a size commensurate with the growing needs of Wanganui and the surrounding district,” it is said. “The services of Mr Leslie Reynolds, consulting engineer, were secured to report- on the possibility of improving and developing the harbour. It is a lastin'? tribute to that gentleman’s ability and foresight +hat the basic principles of his report, which was adopted by the Harbour Board, have been adhered to, with results that have proved successful almost beyond belief.” Authority has been granted to the city electrical engineer to put in a permanent installation for illuminating the war memorial in the Queen’s Gardens. The illumination will be by means of four electric floocl lights, which will light up all sides of the column from top to bottom

Since the recent wool sale at Invercargill the Bluff stores _have been working at high pressure v to cope with the large numbers of bales sent down to be dumped prior to shipping. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s store received approximately' 17,000 bales, of which about 15,000 left for London by the City of Winchester, which sailed early on Friday morning. Loading out operations were started on Friday week at 8 a.m., -when the large store was practically full to the rafters. About 60 men were employed, and by Tuesday evening the huge stacks of dumps had dwindled away to very, small dimensions. At one stage of the operations the output was 16 well-loaded railway --wagons per hour, and 12 men were employed doing nothing else but covering. The organisation was splendid, and the management was well pleased by the way in which the large company of men entered into the woik and established what is believed to be easily a record for any store in Southland. To realise fully the magnitude of the operations it was necessary to visit the scene at night time, -when the store resembled a beehive, except that there were no drones. At a meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association, Mr P. Selig, who was present at the World’s Press Congress, said that Mr Robert Bell’s election as president meant that in all probability the next congress would be held in New Zealand. The . association was strongly of the opinion that newspapers should have the right of publishing particulars of dividends at race meetings, and the Parliamentary Committee was directed to continue its efforts to secure an amendment of the law in that direction. An attempt to break the world’s fresh water swimming record by covering the distance between Cambridge and Taupiri, on the Waikato River, a distance of approximately 34 miles, without leaving the water, was begun at 7 a.m. by Mr C. V. Dayus, Government veterinarian at Hamilton, who is a notable long-distance swimmer. At 11.39 a.m. he passed Hamilton swimming easily and showing no signs of fatigue after 17 miles of the Journey had been made. He gave up at Ngarua-.vahia, however, owing to the effects of the cold water. lie was responsible for a fine performance, swimming 30 miles in about 84 hours.

The distinction of reaching the most northern point of New Zealand by oar was achieved by the service officer of the Auckland Automobile Association. Mr R. *E. Chamtaloup on Friday. It is the custom for motorists to leave their cars at Tepaki Station when visiting Spirits Bay or the North Cape, and to travel the remaining half dozen miles on horseback. However, Mr Champtaloup was successful iii driving _the Automobile Association’s' service car within three-quarters of a mile of Pandora Beach, Spirits Bay. The Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department received the following telegram from the Wellington Wireless Station on Friday,: “7.4 g p.m.: Station send 5.0.5.; no particulars; repeats same call two minutes later. Unable to. obtain any further particulars. Call heard at Chatham Islands, at Auckland, and by the s.s. Tofua bound from Suva to Auckland. Endeavouring to account for all vessels in our range.” The Otago Early Settlers’ Association is now in possession of the, old Art Gallery building, adjoining its present premises, though the hall has not been formally handed over. All th® pictures have been removed, but the Early Settlers’ Association will not make use of the building until after the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York.

William Ernest Carrington. aged 26, was charged in the Auckland Police Court with forging the name of W. M'Millan to a Post Office Savings Bank withdrawal slip for £lO at Dunedin on August 28, 1926. He was remanded to February 24, the police stating that further charges against the accused were pending.