DUNEDIN NOTES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11499, 4 February 1903, Page 7

DUNEDIN NOTES.

THE SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC.

FALLEN SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL FUND.

(erscuii to "ths rust.")

DUNEDIN, February 3.

The epidemic- of scarlet fever appears to have reached its culminating point. Tb* cases notified are as follows:—Fir#t week in January,' 35 case* in Dunedin «nd «*»• orbs; second week, 39; third, 36; foerth, 22; fifth, 12.

An attempt was made to force open the cafe at the Mosgiel Railway Station ImC night, bat failed. Burglare got into the building, and tried to open the a*J», bob without success. On a previous ooowion the building was broken into and the safe burst open with dynumite.

The Dunedin Presbytery passed a nsolution this morning that they could oot at* their way to comply with the request of the Otago Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Commit* tee, to take up a special collection for fonds. They deeply sympathised with the object, but thought the Committee went overdoing the matter, aa they were re*Uy appealing to'the same people over and over again, though through different channels.

The resolution must have been passed under a misappreiheniuon. TheAnoin arguments advanced fur declining to take up such a collection were that some people had been approached in other ways over and over again. Thie is not so. The Memorial Committee liave authorised' no canvassing for subscriptions; on the eontr&ry, they are decidedly opposed to such a thing, as the collectors would chiedy call upon those who are always willing to give- So far as the Committee are concerned, no ccGeotion has been taken up outeide of the memorial card* sent to children attending the day schools.