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Evening Star, Issue 22460, 3 October 1936, Page 16

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court to-day. In the Police Court yesterday afternoon Joseph Addison Young Todd (Air W. 11. Taylor) was lined £3 10s, with costs (19s), and witnesses’ expenses (16s), on a charge of negligent driving. A further charge of passing a stationary tramcar was withdrawn.

As part of the scheme for modernising the present Territorial force the Government lias authorised (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) the recruiting of a motor cycle scout platoon in each Territorial battalion. The men will be armed witlx Lewis guns and will wear berets with an appropriate regimental badge. The Wellington Regiment is at present recruiting men. Local officers xvere questioned this morning regarding the formation of the Scout Platoon, and it was learned that no move had been made in connection witlx the Otago Battalion so far. but for some time past some of the signallers of the Mounted Rifle Regiment had been mounted on motor cycles.

While good sport has been had in various parts of Otago and South Canterbury since the opening of tho season, anglers have not imported many big baskets. The weather conditions have been against fishing in xvuters about Dunedin, so the sportsmen have had to visit the country for their catches, ft is reported that the Waipulii River is in excellent condition, and has yielded several limit baskets so far. Anglers in (be. South Otago streams landed various sized baskets. Some members of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society are. spending a few days in South Canterbury, xvhere they' are finding the Opibi very productive, retaining iis reputation of being “ the fisherman's paradise.”

Tho returns from the street collection in the Daffodil Day appeal made by the Rlnnket Society yesterday amounted to £377 Ss 9d, an increase of about £l7 on last year’s street takings. Special contributions brought the total to £440, and _ there arc others to come in, and it is hoped at least to roach last year’s grand total of £4BB. Tho results are regarded ns being most satisfactory, and Mrs J. Williams is to bo congratulated on her organisation of tho effort, and the collectors on the result of their xvork.

A party of Territorial officers and other ranks entrained on the express this morning for Burnham, where they will undergo a week’s refresher course, it is a combined camp of the artillery and infantry arms, and the local contingent was comprised of nine other ranks of the 12th Battery, four officers, and one other rank from the 14th Battery, and seven officers and 12 other ranks of the Ist Battalion, the Otago Begiment. The partv was under the command of C'aplain P, \V. 0. Spiers, .M. iJ.lv, aI.C.

Mr J. It. Bartholomew, S.M., presided at a brief sitting of the Port Chalmers Court yesterday. William Gibson was ordered, in terms of the Destitute Persons Act, to pay 5s per week for the maintenance of his child. In the Civil Court C. Madigau obtained judgment by default against W. Green for £2 9s 8d with costs (25s 6d). There was only Is 4d profit in one contribution that reached the Dunedin Community Singing Committee from a country supporter yesterday. Actually the donation was in the form of a 2s piece, which, however, was reduced by 8d because it was enclosed in an unregistered letter and tho envelope was unstamped. In consequence the secretary had to pay 6d on the unregistered letter and double the ordinary postage rate. The committee wishes to thank yesterday’s patrons at the sing for the organised manner in which they left the theatre at the close of the session. The auditorium was completely filled, every available foot of floor space being occupied, but the usual congestion associated with a largo crowd was avoided by everyone co-operating in making an orderly exit. The effect of the 40-hour week on the waterfront was apparent to some extent when a large oversea liner arrived at Port Chalmers to-day. The conditions wore similar to a Sunday, no work being done beyond berthing the ship and putting the gangway out. Following in the wake of “ Joey,” another sea lion made its first appearance at St. Clair this morning. Residents of tho district first observed the amphibian about_ 10.30 this morning, when he was playing about in the water near the piles. He sported about in the shallow water for quite a time, and when a _ swimmer approached him seemed disposed to be quite friendly and willing to play about. Tho sea lion later disappeared, but, having regard to his friendly reception, it seems likely that more will be seen of him. He is somewhat smaller than the famous “ Joey.” The Dionne quintuplets of Canada and the Johnson quadruplets of Dunedin have aroused wide interest in multiple birth, and from time to time people have been kept well advised of their progress and development, not only in newspapers and magazines, but also in films. Even the arrival of triplets is , now a matter of more than ordinary interest, and consequently much attention was given to a birth notice recently in a southern newspaper intimating that two sons and a daughter had been born in a country district. Later, however, it transpired that it was a sheep that had become the proud possessor of tho triplets, tho newspaper intimation informing the public that “ Mrs Romney ” and her two sons and daughter were all well. Whether a' joke was perpetrated or whether the mistake was caused by misunderstanding in the receipt of the message at the newspaper office is not known, but the incident has caused imich. amusement.

Damage to Government property is usually regarded as a fairly serious offence, but in an incident that occurred in the office of the Supreme Court at Dunedin it was undoubtedly quite justified. Just before closing time several nights ago on© of the dorks heard a noiso behind a ventilator high up on tho wall. Next day the noise was heard again, and, on investigation being made, it was found that an unfortunate starling was imprisoned behind the iron covering, making piteous squeaks and pathetic flutterings of wings. Fortunately for tbo bird, tho staff decided that it must bo rescued, and a workman was called in to make a hole in tho ventilator. As soon ns the opening was large enough the starling forced its way out, and flow away quickly through an open window, no doubt to seek the food which it had lacked for more than a day. To have found its way to the space behind the grating tho bird must have entered a ventilator on tho roof, and then made its way along many yards of pipe which has many awkward twists and turns.

“ While the_ European situation Las been most delicate and very involved, wo in England do not feel that there is going to be war ” said Air R. J. Fetherston, an English business man, xvbo has been visiting Napier. “ ’There has been much talk of war, which is to be regretted, as I am convinced that it would be better for all if we talked more of peace and less of war,” he said. “ I am very glad to see that an agreement has been entered into by America, Britain, and France to stabilise tho exchanges, as this can only mean that trading will become less difficult. I think that it is a real step in the direction of improving international relations generally.” A controversy ixx tho correspondence columns of ‘ Tho Times,’ London, has proved almost beyond doubt that Mr George Harper, of Christchurch, is the oldest living old boy of Eton College, England’s most famous public school. Air Harper celebrated his ninety-third birthday last April, and is at least a year older than any other old Etonian. Tho controversy began early in August, when ‘ The Times ’ x-eportod that an English clergyman whoso death had recently occurred, was probably the oldest living Etonian. Several correspondents wrote making claims to the lionour, but tho argument ended abruptly wlxen Afr J. W. Chitty xvrote:—“ I think Air Henry Hoxvard must step down in favour of my wife’s greatuncle, George Harper, who is still a well-known figure at Christchurch, Nexv Zealand. Ho xvas at F. E. Durnford’s from 1855 to 1857 and was 93 last April.” The first bus accident on Highgate since the corporation service was inaugurated some months ago occurred shortly after midday, when a light truck coming towards the city form AVright street, collided with the bus, which xvas proceeding towards Alaori Hill. Although the bus xvas carrying a largo number of passengers, no one was hurt, despite tho fact that tho vehicle received a severe blow from tho truck. Tho latter bad its radiator badly damaged and xvhecls twisted, it being impossible to remove the vehicle under its oxvn pnxvor, while the bus bad iis side panelling lorn, although no xvindoxvs xvere broken. The passengers waited until the second bus returned before being taken further homeward, xvliilo the damaged bus proceeded to flic tram sheds. A group of some 30 persons, most of xvhom have been connected xvith tho xvork of the Presbyterian Church in Centi'al Otago since the early ’sixties, met in First Church grounds early this afternoon for the purpose of having a photograph taken for inclusion in a book on the church in the district soon to bo published. Among those present xvere Air J. Sutherland, a prominent Central Otago coach driver in the early ’eighties, and Air R. Gilkison, author of a, book on the early days of Central Otago. Only slight damage xvas done xvhon a xvoiitherboard on the roof of Alessrs Brown. Ewing and Co.’s roof caught fire earlv bis afternoon. Tho brigade was summoned at LIT. It is surmised that the tiro originated as the result of someone in a neighbouring building throxx - - inn a lighted match or cigarette from a window on to the roof.

Kvo strain—for eye comfort, for holier vi-icn. eon-nil Si (inner and Watson 1.1(1,, opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin. —f Advl. 1

Notification of Sunday services as enumerated below appears in our Sunday services advertising columns -Anglican: St. Paul's Cathedral, All Saints.’ Presbyterian: First Church, Knox Church, St. Andrew's, Musselburgh, St. Stephen’s, Roslyn, South Dunedin, Kaikorsii, Methodist; Trinity, Central Mission, Mornhigton, SI. Kilda, Daversham, Dunibis Street, Abbotsford. Baptist: Hanover Si reel-, Cavershani, Morningion, South Dunedin, Roslyn, Sunshine, North-easi Valiev. Congregational: Moray Place Church, United. Church of Christ: St. Andrew Street, North-east. Valley, South Dunedin, York Place Hall, Salvation Army. Playfair Slreet Hall. Christian Science. Theosophical Socictv. Spiritualists. Orange Hall. Members of the Chamber of Commerce arc notified by advertisement in this issue of a general meeting of the chamber to bn held on Monday to consider the Industrial Efficiency Bill. The Hallway Department announce m this issue the purchase of Mr Wallace’s Kaitangata-Dunedin Road Service and its co-ordination as from Monday, October 5, 1936, with Mr Twcedio’s Kaitangata-Bal-clutha Service and the South Road Services recently accpiired by the department. The Railway Department advertises in this issue train arrangements and the issue of special excursion tickets to Dunedin m connection with the Dunedin races on October 8 and 10. The Railway Department advertises in Ibis issue particulars of special train to Dunedin at cheap excursion fares from Invercargill, stopping at Balclutha, Stirling, and Milton on Sunday, October 11, returning the same clay. An excursion to Lawrence, taking passengers from Balclutha and Stirling, will also he run in conjunction with the Invercargill-Dunedin excursion. The Otago Karly Settlers will hold their 111 0 11 11 1 1 v old-time dance in the Pioneers Mall on Wednesday next.