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Evening Star, Issue 22145, 27 September 1935, Page 10

The Otago Hospital Board recently luul the unfortunate experience of having what promised to be a substantial endowment upon the Batchelor Maternity Hospital fade into thin air. In 1928 a man who was in comfortable circumstances visited the secretary and intimated that it was his intention to do something for this hospital by bequeathing to it a fund of £SOO. The secretary was naturally extremely interested, and prepared a detailed memorandum as to the disposal of the money, for attachment to the will, and forwarded the document to him, * Nothing more was heard of the matter, but it was assumed that the hospital would benefit in the course of time. But when that time arrived, it was discovered that he had withdrawn the legacy ‘ on account of the depression.”

The Electric Power and Lighting Committee reports having granted authority to the city electrical engineer to make the necessary arrangements for sending one or two of the department’s linemen to Christchurch for a few weeks to receive necessary special training by The Public Works Department in elfectr ing repairs and carrying out any necessary operations on extra high tension circuits. Until a few years ago no attempt was made in the Dominion to carry out any work on circuits higher than 6,600 volts when such circuits were alive. With the growth of the load, however, it is now essential that men should be trained to work on the extra high tension circuits, such as the. lino Chalmers, which works at .‘IO,OOO volts. Highly-trained men are required for this work, and the Public Works Department, which has a number of trained and experienced men, has agreed to give our men the requisite training. A set of special tools will also be required for the use of the men, and the electrical engineer has been authored to procure these, at a cost of £125,

The Water Committee of the City Council reports that authority has been granted for the endorsement of' the Otago Acclimatisation Society’s fishing licenses for adults to permit the holder of the license to fish during the fishing season in Sullivan dam and the southern reservoir. The permit is subject to the condition that artificial bait only be used. Boys’ licenses are not endorsed.

“ The Otago Harbour Board is not the only body that has to carry out dredging operations in order to maintain deep water,” said Mr H. C. Campbell, when the engineer’s monthly report was being discussed at last night’s meeting of the board. Mr Campbell drew attention to tjie fact that during the past 20 years the quantity of material dredged from the River Thames, London, in deepening the channel, was no less than 44,000,000 cubic yards. Enough of the riverbed had been brought up to permit the building of a wall 10ft high and Ift thick completely round the equator.

Reference to the correspondence in the Press and statements regarding the destructive methods employed in clearing Fraser’s Bush of noxious vines was made last night at the annual meeting of the Roslyn and Kaikorai Ratepayers and Householders’ Association. Mr P. L. Ritchie, the president, said he was closely in touch with the position, and there was absolutely no truth in the allegation that native flora was being destroyed.

Two keen souvenir collectors busied themselves on the second special train that went from Dunedin to Christchurch last Friday night, and between them they obtained on foolscap sheets a total of 432 signatures of travellers who were journeying to see the Ranfurly Shield, match. With the exception of one, who stoutly refused to sign all the passengers on the train omiged the young men by attaching their signatures. It is now the intention of the owners of the souvenir to offer it to the Otago Rugby Football Union, to be framed by the union as a further memento of the Otago team’s victory.

A rarity from the deep was netted yesterday—a blind numb-fish, of the round stingray species about 11b in weight. It found its way into the sole net of Mr A. Simpson, a Taieri Mouth fisherman, who forwarded it to _ a Princes street shop for identification and display. The Museum authorities class it as a blind numb-fish, one of which was presented to them many years ago by the same fish dealers, whose shop window now contains fhe latest oddity.

A three-weekly service between .Melbourne and South Island ports will be maintained from November'to March, 1936, by the Union Company’s 6,497ton passenger vessel Maramn. From Melbourne the vessel will proceed to Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington. thence back to Melbourne via Bluff. Weather and other circumstances permitting, the Marama will call at Milford Sound both coming to and going from Bluff.

The matter of the fares on the Logan Park line, with particular to the last section between Harbour Terrace and the park, has been investigated by the Tramways Committee. The ordinary fare is Id to Frederick street, and Id from Frederick street to Harbour Terrace, which is practically the end of the residential area. The third section, from Harbour Terrace to the park, for which a Id fare is charged, caters almost solely for sports gatherings at the park and visitors to the Art Gallery, and the committee considers that the extra charge for such special traffic is warranted to assist in meeting the standing charges on the line. In the case ! of both Carisbrook and the Caledonian Ground, an extra fare is charged on all “ specials ” at the termination of sports gatherings. The full fare from the Monument to the park is no greater for the distance travelled than that charged in other centres. The committee is ? therefore, unable to recommend that any alteration be made in the present.fare,.

Probate was granted to-day by His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy in the estates of Margaret, Esson, widow, Dunedin; Charles Findlay, retired police officer, Mosgiel; Rachel Hepburn Paterson, spinster, Dunbdin; George Clarence Hyde, sheepfarmer, Tarras; Mary Dougherty, married woman, Fruitlands; and Mark Finch, farmer, Milton. Letters of administration were granted in the estate of Frederick William Cleavin, company manager, Dundin.

A thoughtful gesture to the inmates of hospitals and other similar institutions who were .unable to Fear them at, the concert last night was undertaken on their own initiative by Miss Gladys' Moncrieff and Mr Gil Dech, who 1 paid a surprise visit to the community singing session at the Strand Theatre this afternoon, and created a furore> with their collaboration in several _ musical numbers. The audience was ' wildly delighted, Miss Moncrieff singing three songs—* 0 Sweet Mystery of Life,’ ‘ Speak To Me of Love,’ and * Love Will Find a Way ’ —the audience singing with her in the refrain of the lastnamed number. On; her departure from the theatre Miss Moncrieff was present with a bouquet of primroses. Other performers were Mr D. Newall, of Waimate (humorous items), Mr O. Colvin (cornet "solos), and Mr J, Pringle, a matured baritone, whoso * Changing ’of the Guard ’ was especially well received. The committee that controls these sessions, whose popularity shows no signs of abating, gratefully acknowledges £4 from . the employees 'of Messrs Boss and Glendinniug’s boot factory, £1 from two residents of Heriot, and 13s from the Women’s Division of the Heriot Institute. To-day’s collection amounted to £l7. "

The postal authorities advise that the Makura left Sydney for Wellington on Thursday with 35 bags of Australian mail and 24 parcel receptacles for Dunedin.' The mail is due at the local office on Tuesday afternoon.

Be Wise, See to Your Eyes. W. V. Stunner, Optician, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. Consulting Opticians: W. V. Stunner, FIO N.Z.; A. R. Watson, F. 1.0., 5.D.0., N.Z. - [Advt.l

On Sunday next the tramway department will recommence its series of pdpular observation tours to Whare Flat. Last year these trips were a sourep of unbounded delight to passengers, and the decision to make them a regular feature this season will be a welcome one; The excursion is in the nature of a circular tour, Whare Flat being reached via Flkgstaff and the homeward journey being 'ihade via the Taieri airport. Billy tea is supplied. Particulars are advertised in this issue.

The Social Committee, N.U.W.M., is starting a waltzing competition to-night in the Trades Hall for a prize of £l. Two Monte Carlos, supper, and music by the Hnrmoiij Boys. Old ami new dances are on the programme.