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Evening Star, Issue 22144, 26 September 1935, Page 10

The secretary of the Dunedin Amenities, Society has been advised by the town clerk that the suggestion of the society that the tip at the top of Stafford street be closed and the area grassed and maples planted thereon was considered by the .Reserves Committee, the proposal being approved and the necessary authority given to the superintendent of reserves to give the matter his attention. The offer of the society to contribute a monetary donation towards the cost was accepted ®£k'-£haiiksw .

Tho secretary of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers Association lias received advice from headquarters of the association at Wellington stating that until further notice it has been arranged that each of tho following holidays shall be regarded as paid holidays for all relief workers other than those employed under schemes 4a 4b, 4c 4d 7, and 11: —Good I‘nclay, Easter’Monday, Ansae Day, King’s Birthday, and Labour Day. Any relief worker, including gold) prospectors under schemes 5 and Ba, who is eligible according to the foregoing, and who ordinarily would be employed on the relative day, shall be paid as if he were employed. Any relief worker who would ordinarily be “ standing down ” on that day will not qualify for the holiday concession. The city organist, Dr V. E. Galway, will give a recital in the Town Hall on Sunday next, at 8.15 p.m. Special mention might be made of three items which are being performed for the first time—' Choral Prelude ’ on Martyrdom ’ (C. H. Parry) ‘Prelude in G Major’ (Bach), and ‘Grand Choeur (Dubois). Other items will be 1 And the Glory of the Lord ’ (Handel), overture to ‘William Tell’ (Rossini), ‘Pilgrims’ March ’. from the ‘ Italian Symphony ’ (Mendelssohn), and ‘ Larghetto ’ (Mozart). The assisting artists will be Misses Rita and Millie Shrimpton who will contribute two vocal duets ‘ I Would That the Love ’ (Mendelssohn). and ‘ It Was a Lover and His Lass’ (Newton). There will be no charge for admission.

Arrangements have been made for Station 4YO to relay the civic reception to-night in the Concert Chamber to the Otago Rugby team, which returned with the Ranfurly Shield. The relay will commence at 5.15.

Delegates from the Nelson, Buller, Reefton, , Marlborough, South Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland Progress Leagues attended a conference at Christchurch to-day, the first to be held for five years. Many remits were brought forward, the principal dealing with the endeavour being made to bring overseas cruise ships to the South Island. —Press Association.

No precedent in New Zealand law could be found' on a point raised in the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch this morning. William George M‘Neill was charged with writing a receipt liable for stamp duty without affixing a stamp, and with 12 charges of dividing moneys over £2 so as to avoid paying stamp duty. Evidence was given that M‘Neill collected rent totalling £2 5s fortnightly, and entered it as weekly payments of 22s 6d. Mr Bowie, for M'Neill, said he was unable to find a precedent for the case. Mr Levvy, S.M., offered to make the penalty £6, so that a test case could be made, but after further legal argument, a penalty of 20s on the first charge was entered, M'Neill being convicted and discharged on the others.—Press Association.

The through express from Invercargill was 20 minutes late in reaching Dunedin this morning, the delay being caused at the scene of the railway smash between Edendale and Kamahi. It was not necessary for the passengers to be transferred, the line having been sufficiently cleared of debris overnight to allow of through transit. During a visit to Central Otago, the secretary of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association (Mr 0. L. _ Ferem) made inquiries into the positions of boys who had been trained jn farm work at'Flock House under the scheme for the admission of the sons of deceased and returned soldiers, and who are now employed by farmers. He found ,in every instance that the lads were giving complete satisfaction, and that the training at the institution had proved of great benefit to them. At present, in fact, there was a waiting list of employers. . Contact is maintained with the boys when they obtain employment, and tneir- welfare is carefully watched.

Short-wave reception of wireless broadcasts from the 8.8. C. has been particularly good this week. On Monday last a local listener-in heard the announcement that in New Zealand the Ranfurly Shield, competed for by Rugby football teams from the provinces, had been won by Otago (pronounced “ Ottergo ”). Last night, in between references to Christmas trade preparations in Ireland and to the discussions at Geneva, it was announced that at a certain unemployment conference Sir John Simon had advocated emigration to the dominions on the part of people with sufficient capital to become established abroad. At the meeting Mrs Jones-Neilson, of New Zealand, proffered some information. Both these items, owing their origin to Dunedin citizens, show that this small part of the Empire is not neglected in the way of publicity. A number of boys evidently gob out of hand at Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon. Trees were mutilated by the roadside at Beach road, and a fire lighted under an oak tree. More serious was the escapade at the gasworks. An escape of gas from the holder was lighted, and very serious damage would have resulted had the lighted gas not been promptly put out.

Be Wise, See to Your Eyes. W. V. Sturmer. Optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. Consulting Opticians: W. V. Sturmer, F 1.0., N.Z.; A. R. Watson, F. 1.0., 5.D.0.. N.Z.-lAdvt.l The half-yearly meeting of the Otago District, M.U.1.0.0.F.,. will. be. held in the lodge room of the Loyal Outram Lodge on Saturday.