Untitled

Evening Star, Issue 21750, 19 June 1934, Page 8

There was a clean sheet at tho Police Court this morning. At a special meeting of tho Council of Christian Congregations Executive the matter of the recent decision of the City Council to permit the Sunday screening of pictures was discussed, and tbe following resolution was unanimously adopted:—“This council views with gravest concern tho recent decision of the City Council to permit the Sunday screening of pictures. While in fullest sympathy with every legitimate effort to assist deserving causes, it emphatically protests against tire sanction thus given, believing as it does that its granting is an affront to the Christian conscience .of the community, and a flagrant violation of the sanctity of the day traditionally set apart for Christian worship and service. It is also influenced by tho consideration that the permission thus accorded involves needless Sunday labour, and thus infringes the rights of the worker to his weekly day of rest. The council trusts that the city fathers will resolutely refuse any further applications for Sunday pictures in tbe future,” A recent broadcast talk from 4YA dealt with penguins, and the curator of the museum has placed on exhibition in the main hall a couple of cases which contain representatives of these birds. In one case are Antarctic species; in the other someof the species which are found in the New Zealand area.

Judgment was given by His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy this morning in the case in which Helen Jane Wilson made application under. the Family Protection Act for further allowance out of the estate of her mother (Margaret Walker, of Milton), who died in July, 1933. His Honour held that the applicant had failed to prove that the testatrix, in making her will, committed a manifest break of duty. The will was a just one, and the application was refused. At the hearing of the ease Mr A. C. Stephens appeared for tho plaintiff, Mr J. H. Thomson for the execiitor (David Ogilvio Davidson), and Mr E. J. Anderson for another defendant (Annie Sewell). The young farmers who arc at present visiting Dunedin spent yesterday afternoon in gaining an insight into two of tho city’s manufacturing industries. The party was divided into two groups, one of which visited Messrs Sargood, Sou, and Ewen’s boot factory, while the other went to Messrs Cadbury, Fry, Hudson’s works. At the former factory they w r ere greeted by the manager, Mr H. E. Skinner, who had made all arrangements for them to enjoy a complete tour of the works and have all the processes and machinery explained to them. At the conclusion of the visit Mr J,. L. Ross (Kardgi) expressed thanks for the courtesy and kindliness extended to them by the firm and tho staff. The party which visited Messrs Cadbury, Fry, Hudson’s factory was treated in a similar manner, and no pains were spared to initiate the visitors into the mysteries of the variety of activities carried on there. Messrs A. T. Heckler (Waikouaiti) and H. Sutton (Moa Flat) thanked tho company and its officers for opening tho works to the party, and Mr C. V, Smith, on behalf of the company, expressed keen pleasure at having an opportunity of contributing to the interest and value, of the week’s programme.

Tho case of Francis Forbes Davidson (plaintiff) v. tho Public Trustee (defendant) engaged tho attention of His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy in the Supreme Court this morning. The plaintiff, who was represented by Mr J. 0. Mowat, claimed to be one of the next of kin of John Davidson, who died at Burnside on March 23, 1929. A formal order was sought from tho court directing the registrar to make the necessary inquiries to ascertain the domicile of tho deceased and his next of kin. Difficult questions of procedure were involved, and, after hearing legal argument, His Honour reserved his decision. Tho Public Trustee was represented by Mr F. B. Adams. Ifi reply to a letter sent forward by Mr A. E. Ansell M.P. to the Minister of Public Works in connection with the representations made to him by a deputation of residents in the Waitati and Wakari districts, protesting against the building of a 110 K.V. line in that area, the Minister states (hat it would appear that the deputation was misinformed as to the potential dangers of these lines. In this country alone there were in existence and operating, over 2,000 miles of 110, 66, and 50 k.v. lines, many of which were in vastly more populous areas than the one Mr Ansell represented, whereas abroad 110 k.v. lines were actually carried through and over big cities. In so far as reduction of property values was concerned, the experience of his department was that this was rarely the case. However, owners of property over which the line passed could claim, and would receive, compensation for any proven damage. The high voltage to which reference had been made had no effect on wireless reception, and in fact caused less interference than the 400 and 3,000 volt lines which ran throughout tho country. He regretted he was unable to accede to the request of the deputation that an alternative route bo considered. In the Police Court yesterday afternoon tho case in which Stanley Morrison was proceeded against on complaints for affiliation and maintenance orders was concluded. Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., held that there was not sufficient evidence to support the complainant’s case, and dismissed the information.

A Dunedinite in England, writing to relatives in this city, notes a contrast between private _ and Government methods of advertising New Zealand in Europe. A magazine published in Holland by Thomas Cook and Sons _ has an article on the forthcoming Victorian centenary celebrations, which ends with a description of this country’s attractions for the benefit of travellers wishing to extend their journey, with steamer and other charges. The article is in Dutch. The moral is drawn that publicity work of the New Zealand Government in the chief European countries would probably bring many visitors to this dominion at the time of the Australian festival if the appeals are made in their own languages. They are not likely to be nearly so effective made in English. A good joko of a mistaken meaning being taken from an electrical term used came to light when an irate man couplained to the radio inspector the other day that some “lunatic” was impersonating tho inspector. Ho said that this man had called at his house, telling his wife that a transformer on his radio set had to be “ buried.” Upon the inspector inquiring where his caller lived, lie recalled having visited the house himself, and also remembered having. said to the lady of tho house: “This transformer will have to be earthed.”

The opinion that the annual administration costs of the engineer’s department of tho Christchurch City Council is not excessive was expressed in a special report submitted to the council by Messrs G. A. Hunter and W. H. Winsor. The report pointed out that the city generally had received value for the additional expenditure entailed b. tho progressive policy adopted, and a permanent increase in administration costs was both inevitable and justified.' C- T. Andrews, who had requested that a report be brought down, said the report seemed all right so far as it went, but it was a veiled one. He considered that tho engineer’s staff should be reduced considerably. The report will be reviewed at tho next meeting of the council.—Press Association.

The departmental inquiry into tho cause of the wagon derailment at Kensington has been held by Mr Angus (loco superintendent) and Mr Bertinshaw (chief engineer), the cause ascertained, and the report thereon dulyforwarded to Mr G. H. Mackley, general manager of the railways. “ One of the greatest enemies to British countries is Sir Oswald Mosley,” said Professor B. Lawson in the course of his address this morning to young farmers. Professor Lawson, who had been pointing out that the British people, on tho whole, were a law-abiding race, who sought first of all to have their grievances redressed along constitutional lines, added that all Sir Oswald Mosley was doing was needlessly exciting the people and paving the way for a feeling which, if not checked, could lead to civil war. Apart altogether from the rights and wrongs of Fascism, his conduct was un-Britiph; he had no right to parade his blackshirted men in a manner that caused trouble and violence.

The railway traffic in the Dunedin district shows no sign of slackening. Its recent increase by comparison with that of previous winters is not a casual spurt, but well maintained right through the district from day to day. The passenger returns continue to please the officials, and the goods traffic is well above the winter average, a special source of satisfaction being that the extra train between Dunedin and Invercargill, put on as an experiment three months ago, has justified its inauguration and is to be continued.

Save your eyes. Bo wise and consult W. V. Stunner, optician, 2 Octagon, thus conserving good vision for old age.—[Advt.] Tho electrical phenomena manifest in thunderstorms have recently been the subject of intensive research at Cambridge. Dr .flacky, who participated in this work, will deliver an address on the subject to-night at an open meeting of the astronomical branch of the Otago Institute held in the physics lecture room, University.