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Evening Star, Issue 19663, 16 September 1927, Page 6

The Water Committee of the City Council recommends that authority be granted, for extensions of mains as follows ;—Uxbridge street, thirty chains of din main to replace the existing jin pipe, so as to improve the supply and provide fire protection, at an estimated cost of £630; Como street and Chamberlain street, seven and a-hali chains of 4-in main to connect these two streets, thereby eliminating a dead end and providing fire protection lor houses fronting the Town Belt (estimated cost, £148); north cud of city, 6in main (length now to bo completed by way of Union street, Harbor terrace, Leith street, and Brook street), sevontv-one chains at estimated cost of £2,178*. This work when completed will improve tho distribution to the north end of tho city, and also bo of assistance in regulating tho draw-off from the Ross Creek and the Southern Reservoirs.

As the outcome of a conference with tho various city bands, the Reserves Committee of tho City Council will reconimcnd that the council agree to restrict the issue of permits for Sunday evening concerts to two per week, the bands to draw up a schedule by which each will have an equal share of such permits. The St. Hilda Band has also notified that any other band may have tho use of the St. Hilda rotunda by exchanging for the privilege tlio right for the St. Hilda Band to play in tho Botanic Gardens.

His Worship the Mayor this morning telegraphed Mr T. K. Sidcy, M.P., congratulating him on the passage of the Summer Time Bill through the Lower House, and wishing him similar success in the upper chamber. Ravensbourne, one of the popular suburbs of Dunedin, gets its name from a stream that Hows near Greenwich, England. When the Ravensbourne SclTool jubilee was celebrated recently Mr F. Mitchell, lion, secretary _of the Jubilee Committee, sent souvenirs and Exhibition pictures to the Mayor of Greenwich, and the reply from tho'English mayor is now to hand, in which ho states that he visited Dunedin some years ago, but the development which has taken place, as disclosed by the reading matter, mystifies him to such an extent that ho is at a loss to recognise any of the landmarks which were so familiar years ago.

Holiday-makers are year by year making their forward arrangements earlier and earlier, so as to get the pick of the accommodation. Mr Wilson, of the Tourist Office in Dunedin, says that many people arc already engaging rooms at Stewart Island and the Lakes district, particularly Queenstown, for trips that are intended to be made about the end of the year. The indications are that the hotels and boarding houses at those places will be full up. Rotorua is also inquired about. An Auckland Press Association telegram states that a motor bus, owned by J. Collet, was struck by a tram at Newmarket at 11 o’clock last night, and had three-quarters of its rear part and about half of one side torn away. Three seats were also torn from their supports. The bus contained twenty passengers, two of whom fell on the concrete road, but fortunately no one was injured. The following members of the lloslyn women’s first aid class were successful in passing the examination on that subject held on the 10th inst. Doris Bell, Grace I. Dawson, Airs H. Hopper, Madge Kershaw, Phyllis Kershaw, Mavis M'lntosh, and May Piggott.

Tho Agricultural Department has now completed tho sowing of forty-six top-dressing experimental plots on differing types o e pastures and soils between tile Waitaki and Waipalii rivers. The information thus gained should be highly valuable to the farming industry, inasmuch as they will supply accurate data as to what fertilisers are best suited to any particular locality. The scheme as carried out by Mr It. B. Tennent (agricultural instructor) is probably the most comprehensive of the sort ever carried out m New Zealand, Good grass is, of course, tho main objective. Tho idea is to get away from the old belief in ploughing up pastures to renew them by resowing. Economic conditions have compelled scientists to try another method—the old one was too costly—and they have now. learnt that pastures can bo rejuvenated by top-dressing with suitable fertilisersThe department’s programme in Otago this year is to show farmers what each can do in his own place. In prairie countries a general rule can be worked to. In a broken-up country like New Zealand tho conditions vary within a narrow radius. Hence the need for locality observations. Commodore Swabey, D. 5.0., commanding the New Zealand station, now flies his broad pennant on tho Diomede. So it is learned from a communication sent by him to the Mayor of Dunedin and received this morning, intimating as from tho vessel herself that she is to be a week at Dunedin from October 3. It will be remembered that when tho two ships were hero previously Commodore Beal was on tho Dunedin and Captain llitchie on the Diomede.

.The medical director of the Otago Hospital Board has been advised that in future no civilian cases from outside districts aro to bo admitted to either Wakari Hospital or Pleasant Valley Sanatorium, and in the case of soldier patients same are to bo submitted to the chairman of tho board and the committee for consideration and decision before taking any action herein. The latest move in tho campaign of the Government Publicity Office is the decision to despatch overseas, at the request of New Zealand business houses, copies of the official publication ‘ New Zealand, the Paradise of the Pacific.’ This book, a thirty page quarto, handsomely printed, is illustrated with many photographs of the dominion’s chief beauty spots and striking paintings of New Zealand scenery by loading artists. It will be sent free and with the compliments of whatever linn desires the despateli to houses abroad. Tho department invites New Zealand concerns to send lists of their foreign connections which they, think will bo interested, and the department will undertake the rest. It is hoped that by this move a now avenue of publicity will be opened up, and the publication is such that it cannot fail to make an immediate impression.— Wellington correspondent. Some of tho objections to tho Daylight Saving Bill were impish, others frivolous. They will be forgotten. The real blow came this morning, from Dunedin of all places, wounding Mr Sidey in the house of his friends. The Town Hall clock, instead of going forward, started to fall back, until it marked three-quarters of an hour late, and. whilst passers-by were commenting on the omen, wondering whether it would lose the full hour, it suddenly stopped. This timepiece must be of hidebound conservative origin, and His Worship ought to publicly disown such an ill-timed protest.

The Hospital Committee of the Otago Hospital Board reports that of the massage students who sat for their final examination in anatomy and physiology fourteen passed and one failed.

The Lands Committee of the House (jf Representatives has reported that it has no recommendation to make on the petition of Maria Callaghan, of Green Island, who asked for a compassionate allowance for loss incurred over a sale of property—Parliamentary correspondent.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that Dorothy May Jplllen Williams, aged thirty-two, pleaded guilty in the Police Court to the theft of a diamond ring valued at £lO 10s, which she extracted from the bride’s suit case during a wedding ceremony. Accused at the time was on probation for two years for stealing purses from perambulators. The Probation Officer could not recommend leniency. _ Accused, who is parried, had been living with another man. Her mother had taken her children from her. When sentenced by Mr F. Hunt, S.M., to one month’s imprisonment accused collapsed and fell into the arms of a constable.

Owing to the heavy rain little whitebait is coming from the Southland rivers, but the whitebait have been running freely on the Taicri for three or four days. There is certain to bo a battalion of whitebaiters on the river over the week-end.

At the annual meeting last night the Port Chalmers Old Identities’ Association elected tho following officers for the ensuing year:—Mr James Farquharson, president; Messrs A. Sutherland, H. Whyte, and A. Johnson, vicepresidents; Mr A. Sutherland, treasurer; Mr E. Knewstubb, secretary; Mr J. Pickard, auditor; Miss Pickard, Mesdames, Thomson, Basiro, Love, and Messrs J. Hemp seed, G. Groves, F. Voisey, C. M'Donald, and G. Holden —General Committee._ Mr T. J. Thomson, tho retiring president, stated that the association had lost four esteemed, members by death during the year.

Persons who aro interested in the irrigating of Central Otago have come to recognise the fact that more accurate observation in regard to climate and soil conditions would probably help to a great increase in the productivity of that region, and the fruitgrowers arc now backing up tho idea ot establishing a properly-equipped meteorological station, such as was suggested by the mission to that district of Dr Marsdon, Dr Kidson, and Mr R. B. Tonncnt. From what can bo learned it seems likely that the Government will consider this matter seriously as soon as the rush of Parliament work is over.

On Wednesday a temporary structure on the Port Chalmers duplication railway works, half a mile on the town side of Burkes, gave way whilst several loaded waggons were on it, and these waggons tumbled into the water, but were easily fished out.

Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., was engaged at the Port Chalmers Court for over an hour to-day hearing a case of assault. Joseph Potter was charged with assaulting Alexander Love by striking him on the face with his fist. A dispute had taken place in regard to Love allegedly having interfered with Potter’s work. Dr A. B. Roy, who had attended Love, said the cheek hono was fractured, and Love was still suffering from shock. Mr A. C. Hanlon, who appeared for Potter, said that Love struck Potter three times and called him an offensive name before the latter retaliated. After hearing evidence His Worship said that, as more force had been used in self-de-fence than was necessary, it constituted assault. Potter would be convicted of assault, but, as the blow was struck under considerable provocation, the fine •would be 20s, with 21s for the doctor’s expenses.

The first dominion conference of the New Zealand Trained Masseurs’ Association opened to-day at Christchurch. The fifty delegates were welcomed by Dr H. T. D. Acland, who asked whether more could not bo done by trained masseurs in the system of school physical training. Dr Marshall Macdonald, of Dunedin, said doctors looked more and more to masseurs for help.— Eress Association.

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