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Evening Star, Issue 19666, 20 September 1927, Page 6

Two calls were attended to by the City Fire Brigade yesterday. The first was in the afternoon, and proved to be a justifiable false alarm to promises in Cumberland street. The other was received at 6.46 in the evening, and was to a gorse fire at Morniugton. The outbreak was quickly extinguished. The Dunedin Horticultural Society’s spring show is to be held on the 29th and 60th of this month, and, as daffodils have made great progress during the last week, present indications arc that they will be about their best in a fortnight’s time. All the spring flowers are coming on together, and primroses, polyanthus, anemones, auriculas, hyacinths, tulips, violas, and pansies should be out together. Already a. number of entries have been received from northern growers, and indications are that, their season is very little ahead of Otago. The presence of a lamphrcy eel in a local fishmonger’s window attracted a good deal of attention from passersby this morning. The eel, which was kept alive in a large dish of water, had for companions two whitebait, and in order to cater for the former’s rockclinging proclivities, a stone was placed in the miniature pool. The eel, a dark yellow-colored specimen, was about 18in long. By the Maoris it is considered a dainty edible tit-hit. The proprietor of the shop stated that it had been caught by a white-baiting party in the Henley section of the Taic'ri River.

1 As the result of a proposition by Mi W. Paget Gale, the secretary of the Civic Choir (Mr E. Sunderland) wrote to the Choral_ Society suggesting that these two bodies should join forces for the presentation of ‘ The Messiah at the end of tho year, and the reply of the Choral Society, forwarded by Mr C A. Elsey (secretary) is in a truly fraternal spirit, accepting the proposal. No date is yet fixed for the concert. but it will probably be about December 17. The choir’s combination promises to bo exceptionally strong.

An open meeting of the St. Clair branch of the League of Nations Union, held last night in the Presbyterian Church Hall, was presided over by the Rev. H. E. Bellliouse (president of the Otago Union), and addressed by the Rev. E. S. Tuckwell B.A. The speaker remarked at the outset that it was not easy to arouse or revive interest in the subject, for the programme of the movement was comprehensive, therefore the detailed work was necessarily of a technical nature, except as to disarmament, and progress was inevitably slow._ Yet every thinking person must be interested in greater or less degree, and tho more that people thought about tho matter the sooner would they range themselves amongst the active supporters, since the welfare of the world depended largely upon the acceptance of the propositions for which the League of Nations stood. Mr Tuckwell catalogued tho latest successes, amongst which are the _ registering _of thirtythree ratifications within twelve months, inland’s revolution _ outlawing all war, Germany’s unconditional acceptance of tho Hague Court, and M. Briand’s subsequent statement that France and Germany were now able to meet openly and discuss the most delicate questions. Mr Tuckwell was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his address. Mr Walter Strang gave two songs in tho interval. ■ A Wellington Association telegram states that the new motor ship being built for the New Zealand Government for the Island trade will be launched on September 29 under the name of “Maui Poniarc.” It is 210 ft in length, and will carry 950 tons and about thirty passengers, besides having accommodation for natives.

The Joint Committee of both Houses, which has been directed to investigate the possibilities' of _ improving South Island shipping facilities to Australia, will probably commence taking evidence this week. 'The Legislative Council has appointed Sir Thos. Mackenzie chairman of its section, while the House of Representatives chairman is Mr Nash, tho member for P.almerston North.— Parliamentary correspondent.

A sitting of the Conciliation Council will be held here on Thursday belore the Commissioner (Mr W. H. Haggcr) to deal with the claims of the harvesters and related workers for a new' award covering increases of pay. A hole in one of tho faces of tho tow r n clock this morning caused many people to gaze upwards and wonder whether it had been done by accident or design. An inquiry of the Town Hall custodian gave the answer; tho clock w r as undergoing periodical overhaul and repair, and portion of the face had been taken out to let in the light. H.M.S. Dunedin, which is berthed at the Rattray street wharf, will he open to visitors daily from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 1.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. This morning Captain Ritchie returned the official calls on the mayor (Mr W. B. Taverner), the Navy League, and the Harbor Board. There were no other official engagements to-day. The tw'o Rugby teams from the ship met at the Oval tliis afternoon in a match to decide the premier team.

Prisoners were sentenced by Mr Justice Sim at Christchurch to-day. Malcolm Nathaniel Boyd, aged twentythree, for breaking and entering, was ordered reformative detention for three years; Aloysius George Murphy, aged eighteen, for breaking and entering, was sentenced to three years Borstal detention, to be concurrent with the sentence of three years passed recently.—Press Association. Tho Taranaki oil fields report;—The Waiapu No. 2 well has been drilled up to I.oft of the last length of SJin, Diam casing. The Gisborne No. 1 w'oll has a depth of 630 ft in grey sandstone and shale.—Gisborne Press Association telegram.

That there is a good deal of overlapping in the work done by many of tho organisations in Dunedin was freely commented upon at a largo and representative meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held last evening to consider the matter of the secretaryship, now vacant owing to the death of Mr P. Kerens. Members felt that the multiplicity of meetings resulted in the waste of the energies, and that the amalgamation of all or several of the associations would bo a consummation devoutly to ho wished in the interests of efficiency. With this end in view the Chamber of Commerce has decided to conveno a meeting of tho executive representatives of all tho associations interested to consider tho question of amalgamation under the aegis of the chamber.

In the Police Court this morning a middle-aged man named John_ Thomas Hornby pleaded guilty to having been found by night, without lawful excuse in a. railway carriage in the Government railway yard. Senior-sergeant Quartermain said that defendant had come in from the country,_ had got drunk, and entered tho railway carriage to sleep. The man, who had but cightceupenco on him when arrested, was convicted and discharged. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., was on the bench.

A Wanganui message states that a hearty civic welcome and unbounded hospitality from the people marked the entry of tho “Miss New Zealand” finalists. The local voting was as follows: —Misses Spiers, Austen, Graham, Audreasscn, Smidt, Hodge, M'Call, Kinsey, Tonkinson, and Cameron. The aggregate poll now stands:—Misses Austen, Spiers, Hodge, M’Call, Andrenssen, Graham, Smidt, Cameron.. Tonkinson, Kinsey.

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