THE CAUSE OF MUSIC.

Southland Times, Issue 18929, 1 May 1923, Page 4

THE CAUSE OF MUSIC.

Although it is not part of the campaign, it is fitting that the decision of the Orchestral Society to take music to the school children should be announced during Education Week. The Society, we understand, has had this matter under consideration for some time, and already has received assurances of co-operation from the schools. The proposal is that the Society will give a second performance of each concert programme for the advanced studente of primary and secondary schools, who pay a small fee for admission, or in the alternative, become members of the Society for

a subscription of three shillings. For these juvenile concerts special arrangements will be made to furnish the children with as much information as possible concerning every item on the programme, and this, it seems to us, will absorb a great deal of the money the children will pay in admission charges. The Society hopes, of course, to develop a love of good music in the young people, and in that way is building for the future in the best possible way, because these concerts will do more to familiarise boys and girls with good music, and so teach them to love it, than will any other agency. A great deal will depend, of course, on the manner in which the significance of the music is made plain to the children by means of programme notes, but we anticipate no serious difficulty there. The Orchestral Society has done excellent work in Invercargill, and we are pleased to notice that its vigour is increasing, as this extension of its activities shows. There are great possibilities in this scheme for the advancement of the c-ause of music, and we heartily congratulate the Society on its decision to proceed with it.

The Southland and Wallace County election notices appear on page 2.

No bankruptcies were recorded in Inverrargill during the past month.

The commercial news this morning will be found on page 7.

The South Invercargill Borough Council has been advised that its contribution to ;he Hospital Board rates has been increased to £335 5/-.

Te Koraha, the well-known Mericale residence of the late A. E. G. Rhodes, was offered at auction yesterday afternoon, says a Christchurch P. A. message, and was passed at £lB,OOO, which the auctioneer announced was close to the owner’fc reserve.

The local customs revenue for April amounted to £9,499 10/-, as compared with £B,BBl 7/10 for the corresponding month of last year. The beer duty amounted to £526 8/3, as compared with £3BB 14/10 for April of last year.

“I have heard of a woman marrying a man for his money,” remarked counsel in a case in the Masterton Court (states a local paper), “but never divorcing him for his money.” “Well, we are always enlarging our experience,” quietly rejoined the Magistrate (Mr Free).

A permit to kill deer was recently granted to Mr J. G. Sutherland, of Pirinoa, Featherston (states a Wairarapa exchange). Reporting to the Acclimatisation Society, he stated that the had shot 667- deer in five days, the highest number for any one day bring 194.

An Ashburton message states that the chairman of the Hospital Board has replied to the National Women’s Council: “I have been correctly reported, but certainly did not mean to connect any mental degenerate or epileptic with any good girl and in my opinion no treatment can be too harsh for those individuals.”

At a largely attended meeting of retailers held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last evening, following oh the half-holiday change to Wednesday, it was unanimously decided to form a Retailers’ Association and an interim Committee was appointed to draw up rules, etc., and to report to a general meeting to be called later. Mr L. Mawson was appointed secretary pro tern.

Albert John Gribble, who was arrested in Tay street on Saturday afternoon, appeared before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., at a sitting of the Police Court yesterday morning on a charge of drunkenness. He was convicted and discharged, and a prohibition order was issued against him for the licensing districts of Awarua and Wallace.

During his speech bn the annual report of the South School, Mr A. W. Jones, the chairman, said that he was pleased that the tepid bath question had been carried to a successful issue. In the South School they had only two boys who could swim 100 yards. “I hope that when the baths are established,” he concluded, “that it will not be long before every boy and girl can swim that distance.”

In moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet at the annual meeting of householders at Waikiwi last night ths chairman, Rev W. J. Robertson pointed out that during the year the expenditure had exceeded the revenue by ovei( £2O. The committee had exercised the greatest economy and if they did not get a larger grant from the Board they simply could not make ends meet. They started the year with a credit balance of £l2- 14s 6d and the year just closed showed a credit balance of £lOl 0s lOd.

Soon New Zealand should be supplying herself with Dominion-made handles for axes, shovels, rakes, picks, hammers, and adzes, as well as clothes pegs for the busy housewife (says an exchange). At a meeting of the Canterbury District Committee of the British Empire Exhibition, several very fine samples of the articles were on view. They were made from the Southland beech, and compare most favourably with those at present imported from America and made from American hickory. The handles are just as cheap, if not slightly cheaper, and the wood has a perfectly straight grain.

“One blot on the administration of hospitals is the pay of the nurses,” said Mr J. W. McMillan (Mayor of Stratford) at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the maternity hospital at Stratford (reports the Stratford Post). The amount of responsibility was considered in other walks of life, continued Mr McMillan, but a nurse’s ireponsibility was that of human lives. The care of the greatest doctor in the world was ot no avail if he did not have the nurses to follow it up. He hoped something would be done to increase the wages of nurses, and that the Stratford board would give a lead und take the matter up. The Medical Association should have the nurses’ wages inucased.

An unrehearsed incident, which provoked a deal of laughter, occurred at the sale ot old and rare New Zealand books at the auction rooms of Richard Arthur, Ltd., at Auckland (says the Star). J. C. Firth’s “Lions in the Way” was being offered, and the price had advanced from one shilling to seven, when a bid of eight came from a fresh-comer. The book being knocked down to him, he stepped forward to the auctioneer, and addressing him by name remarked, “It is not worth while booking it, I will pay you the eighteenpence.” Discovering the price was eight shillings he made a hasty exit. The celebrated Picturesque Atlas, which the auctioneer assured his audience had ccg* many people £45, and caused many to go to gaol, was knocked down for £l.

At last night’s meeting of the retailers, Messrs R. M. Strang and A. Courtis waited on the meeting as a deputation on behalf of the Southland Rugby Union. In offering their congratulations to the meeting cn the success attending their well-organised campaign, the speakers stated that they desired to bring before the meeting the probable financial aspect to the Union as a result of the change, and proceeded to give the outline of a scheme having for its objects the sale of season tickets to Rugby Park in advance, to enable the Union to adjust its finances. They asked for the support of the meeting as representatives of the business section of the community. The matter was considered by the meeting and unanimously approved and recommended for practical support. The question of a universal Wednesday half-holiday was also advocated by the deputation, and the meeting expressed willingness to co-operate, and wished the Union every success in its efforts towards that end.

The Te Puke Dairy Association paid out £23,000 to suppliers. The highest cheque was for £433, while several ranged from £lOO to £4OO.

The members of the new South Invercargill Borough Council were sworn in last evening, prior to the monthly meeting of •he Council. The installation of the new Mayor, Mr J. Mitchell, will take place on Wednesday.

Empire Day will be celebrated on Monday, June 4, 1923, in conjunction with the anniversary of the birthday of His Majesty the King, and that day will be observed as a public holiday in the Government Offices throughout the Dominion.

It was reported at a meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council that 8,843,000 cubic feet of gas had been manufactured during the month of March, an increase of 82,000 cubic feet over the corresponding period of 1922.

In connection with the Oamaru by-elec-tion which will be held to day, progress reports will be displayed outside the Southland Times office this evening. It is anticipated that the final result will be known before 9 o’clock.

A Christchurch message states that the New Zealand Cricket Association last night decided to recommend all affiliated associations to debar military defaulters from playing in cricket matches under their control. The question arose out of a letter from the general secretary of the R.S.A.

In the report in Saturday’s issue of Friday’s proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court it was stated that judgment was given for the plaintiff in the case Mrs Brooks v. Mrs Perry. This was incorrect, as judgment was entered up for the defendant, Mrs Perry, with £1 is costs.

The engineer to the Wairarapa Power Board (Mr H. R. Climie) states that the contractors can erect 100 poles per week. As there are 6000 to be erected it will be possible to have mojt of the district reticulated by September, when the current should be available.

The health of the community still appears to be remarkably good, and although colds are fairly prevalent, due to the change in the weather, there is an almost entire absence of infectious diseases. During April four cases of scarlet fever and one of T.B. were reported to the local Health Inspector. The Waitemata County Council has decided that all heavy traffic over all the county roads must cease after April 30, and that anyone engaging in heavy traffic after that date will be liable to prosecution. Heavy traffic is defined as 1$ tons to each pair of 1 wheels. This, it is stated, particularly affects timber haulage. At the meeting of South School householders last night, Mir A. Bain said that the tenders for the new school had been received by the Education Board and had been forwarded to Wellington for approval. He assured those present that even if the plans were not approved by the Depart ment the school would be erected by the Education Board’s staff. There was no doubt that the school was going to be erected.

A meeting of the Church members and others interested in the question of taking action for the discontinuance of Sunday Sports, was held last week in the Y.M.C.A. rooms. Mr J. S. Baxter was voted to the chair, and he briefly stated the object of the meeting. After considerable discussion of the question, it was finally moved by Rev. J. Collie, seconded by Mrs Pasley, and carried unanimously:—“That a committee be appointed to act in conjunction with the Ministers’ Association and the W.C.T.U. with a view to approaching the Town Council to secure the insertion in the conditions of the lease of the Public Reserves of a clause forbidding the playing of golf, tennis, cricket, football, hockey, bowls and kindred games on them on Sundays; such committee to consist of—Messrs Wesney, Baxter, Cumming, Pearce, Mclndoe, Dewe, Mesdames Boyes, McPhail, Walker, Pasley, Piper, Rob Rx»y McGregor and Lillicrap.

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Mr J. P. Meyers, Waikiwi, announces his candidature for the Awarua Riding in the Southland County Council.—(Advt.).

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