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Evening Star, Issue 22441, 11 September 1936, Page 8

The tender of Messrs William Watson and Son, of £52, has been accepted by the Finance Committee of the City Council for repairs to the concrete base of the war memorial in the Queen’s Gardens. It was the lowest of four received.

A ‘ Gazette ’ notice published last night contains the announcement that summer time will commence at 2 o’clock New Zealand standard time on the morning of Sunday, September 27, and will end at 2 o’clock on the morning of Sunday, April 25, 1937.

The medical officer of h alth (Dr T. MTtibbin) reports a light return of infectious diseases during the past week. There were three cases of scarlet fever in Otago and two in Southland, while two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were reported in Otago and four in Southland.

No one in Christchurch has yet laid claim to the first prize of £2,000 in the “ Lucky Joker ” art union drawn on Monday evening. The ticket was taken under the nom de plume “ Not My Luck,” and the number is 21,856. The ticket was sold by a tobacconist, of Cranford street.

u This is the grandest farewell I ever had, even in Scotland,” said Miss Dora Lindsay, the guest of honour at the community sing held under the auspices of the Council of Scottish Societies fast evening. Miss Lindsay was accorded a formal farewell to Dunedin by Mr Arthur Macdonald, on behalf of the council, and she received a prolonged ovation from the audience.

Authority has been given the Works Committee of the City Council for an advance in the prices of various quarry products approximately 20 per cent, on the present scale of charges. A questionnaire which had been sent to all petrol resellers suggesting fixed closing hours was discussed at a combined meeting of garage and service station proprietors held last night. The late hours at present observed were not favoured, ahd from September 21 it was proposed that the closing hours be as follow: —Mondays to Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Fridays, 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 p.m.; and Sundays, 5 p.m. The city engineer has been instructed to act in the matter of the widening portion of Glen avenue, Osborne terrace, and Carson street where land has been acquired for the purpose. The estimated cost, providing for excavation, walling, fencing/ widening carriageway and formation of footway is £67.

Following the recent conference in Wellington between members of the Government and representatives of the Maori race, it was decided at a subsequent meeting held) at Dannevirke to form a national organisation .consisting of both pakehas and Maoris to cooperate with the Government in promoting the well-being of Maoris. It has now been decided to convene a further conference at Rotorua on October 1 (states a message from Rotorua), when the constitution and policy of the new organisation will be discussed. Invitations are being sent to interested organisations and individuals in both islands.

Authority has been granted by the General Committee of the City Council to make application to the district employment officer for permission to utilise Scheme No. 5 labour on the work of removing accumulated sand and debris from the swimming pool at St. Clair. It is estimated that the work would occupy about 10 days. Some time during last night the premises of Messrs Mercer and Mitchell Ltd., 321 Cumberland street, were broken into and £2 in money, three packets of 50 cigarettes, and three or four cakes of chocolates were stolen. The thjeves gained entry through an upstairs window and forced an inside office door. The tramway manager’s statement of the traffic receipts for the last fortnightly period shows an increase in revenue, as compared with the same period of last year, of £403. The total increase for 22 weeks, from April 1 to August 29, now amounts to £3,475, or 5.28 per cent., as compared with the same period last year. During the past two Saturdays the late Saturday night trams and buses carried 1,116 passengers, the revenue amounting to £7 3s 2d, and £8 16s 5d respectively. Six buses and three trams were employed on the service. “ I am pleased to be able to announce that Christchurch is not being overlooked in the programme of new works, as the Government has recognised Christchurch’s claim for the provision of modern railway facilities,” said the Minister of Railways (the Hon. D. G., Sullivan) in an interview yesterday, when commenting on the question of a new railway station at Christchurch. “ A new railway station with correspondingly up-to-date yard facilities will be provided here as soon as possible,” the Minister added. “To meet preliminary expenditure during the current financial year a substantial vote will be included in the Public Works Estimates to be presented during the present session of Parliament.”

Advice has been received by the Tramways Committee of the City Council from the contractors for the supply of tramway uniform caps and covers that, owing to the increased cost of manufacture due to recent legislation, they are obliged to advance their contract price for tramway caps from 6s 9d to 7s 6d, and for cap covers from Is to Is 2d, as from July 1. The matter has been investigated, and, as far as it can be ascertained, the advances appear to be reasonable. The contractors have accordingly been adyised that the suggested new rates are agreed to.

Such is the enthusiasm over the weekly community sings that as early as 9.30 this morning some persons were taking their seats in the Strand Theatre, preferring to wait almost three hours rather than miss the function.

In view of the fact that the final adjustment of hours has . t yet been made' by the Arbitration Court, the hearing of the Otago Metal Workers Assistants’ Industrial Union of Workers dispute was adjourned by the Conciliation Council yesterday afternoon. The report of the consulting engineers on the progress of works in connection with the Waipori pressure shows that the squaring out where necessary of the deviation in readiness for placing fhe pipes is in progress and a further 200 feet have been completed. . A further 390 feet of tramway has been laid and invert concrete placed. The contractors have 18 men employed, the whole of whom are on the pressure tunnel section.

Members of the Australian and New Zealand Rugby teams, accompanied by officials of both parties, this afternoon made a visit to the grave of the late Donald M. Stuart, a former president of the New Zealand Rugby Union, president of the Otago Rugby Union, New Zealand selector, and prominent player in his day, to pay a tribute to his memory.

Authority has been granted the city engineer to proceed with renewal work by replacing the existing 3-inch main with 4-inch main in Heriot Row, Park street, London street, and Young’s terrace, at an estimated cost of £1,086, of which £651 will be chargeable to renewals and £435 to extensions. The expenditure is provided for in this year’s estimates. The Electric Power and Lighting Committee of the City _ Council recommends that the existing charge for street lighting for the borough of St. Kilda be reduced from £3 3s 6d per lamp to £3 per lamp per annum, subject to the condition that the borough council will instal a sufficient number of new street lamps to bring the total yearly payment to the council up to the same total under the existing rate. Modern road surfaces might be ideally suitable for modern transport, but are certainly dangerous for horse-drawn vehicles, an incident in the Octagon this morning illustrating the difficult nature of a tar-sealed road and the care that has to be exercised when a horse is being driven on it. A milk float was proceeding along George street in charge of a small boy when the horse slipped and fell heavily. Despite the severe jolt no milk was spilt, the prompt action of the youthful driver in quietening the animal and assisting it to its feet preventing any damage to the cart and its contents.

The city engineer’s report on the progress' of work in connection with the Deep Creek water supply scheme shows that during the period of the past fortnight, 916 feet of trenching, 1,041 feet of pipe-laying, and 1,480 feet of back-filling were completed. At the Ross Creek Reservoir preparations have been made for diverting the 12-inch and 14-inch mains, and excavation for the control house has been commenced. A maroon-coloured saloon Austin seven is reported to have been stolen from Maclaggan street between 6.30 and 7 p.m. yesterday. The registered number is 43-380, and the car is fitted with a sliding roof and spare wheel on the rear.

Instructions have been given by the Reserves Committee of the City Council for application to be made to the Department of Labour for consent to the carrying out of the undermentioned works by relief labour;—(a) Draining and filling-in of hollow on the Town Belt, near Leven street, with the object, of the area being ultimately made available for tennis courts. This proposal, if approved, would find further work for the men now engaged at the Robin Hood Ground, where the operations are nearly completed, (b) Levelling of portion of the Town Belt below the Mornington football ground to provide space for tennis courts for the High Street School pupils. The mutual trade embargoes between Japan and Australia have caused a second Japanese shipping line to discontinue calling at the Commonwealth and inaugurate a direct service between Japan and New Zealand. The Yamashita Kisen Kaisba Company’s steamers will make Auckland their first port on the coast, and will call at Wellington,. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, sailing from the latter port to Japan, thus giving exporters a direct service of about 22 days. The first vessel to come out on this schedule will be the Manju Mam, whicli is due at Auckland about the middle of October.

Eye strain—for eye comfort, for better vision, consult Stunner and Watson Ltd., Opticians. Z Octagon, Dunedin.—[Advt-1

‘ Plato and Communism ’ is the title of the lecture to bo given by Professor R. Lawson before the Classical Association in the Museum lecture room on Monday evening at 8. The public are invited.

The usual weekly old-time dance will be held in the Early Settlers’ Hall 10-morrow night.