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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19994, 11 January 1927, Page 8

Thirty-one applications have been received for the position of medical superintendent of (he Dunedin Hospital. These will be considered at a meeting of the Hospital Board this week. The postal authorities advi.-e that the steamer Ulimaroa, which is due at Wellington to-day from Sydney, is bringing a large oversea mail for New Zealand. The Dunedin portion, consisting of 61 bags (including 41 bags from beyond Australia) and three hampers, is expected to come to hand to-morrow afternoon.

Early next month the Union Company's turbine steamer, Maheno, now employed in the Melbourne-New Zealand trade, will reenter the Sydney-New Zealand service. The vessel is scheduled to leave Dunedin on February 2 for Sydney, via Lyttelton and Wellington. The Maheno will, therefore, carry through passengers from Dunedin for Sydney. The first territorial camp for the present military year will begin on Saturday next, when the 14th Battery will go under canvas for a week at Matarae. An advance party of 18 will leave this morning to make preparations for the accommodation of the 190 men who will go into camp. Immediately they return the 12th Battery, which is of similar strength, will go into camp, and on January, 31 the llfh Battery (Invercargill) will be encamped at Matarae. The infantry battalions will also go into camp at Matarae, the training of the Ist Battalion Otago Regiment beginning on February 24. It is probable that 1000 men will be present at this camp. The camp of the sth Mounted Rifles, who will be 360 strong, will begin on March 10. Work on the Dunedin waterfront has been extremely scarce during the past week or so, and, with very few exceptions, only a small number of waterside workers have found employment. Yesterday the wharves presented a very deserted appearance. The only vessels occupying berths were the coasters Gale and John, a small trawler, and the harbour ferry steamer Waireka. “The position is becoming worse every day,’’ said a prominent master mariner, when a Daily Times reporter referred to the deserted wharves. “At the present moment,” he continued, “the port is practically stagnant. No vessels of any size have arrived since the middle of last week, and very little labour has been booked in consequence. However, although the port has been quiet since the first day of the New Year, the prospects are much brighter for the next week or two, as a large number of vessels are expected. On Thursday the Waipiata and Kahika will come from Port Chalmers to load for East Coast ports, and the Calm will also load about that time for way ports and Wanganui. Expected on the same day are the oversea steamer Port Bowen, from Liverpool and northern ports; the Maheno from Melbourne via ports; the Holmdale from Wanganui and Wellington, and the Port Melbourne from northern ports to load for England. The last-named vessel will berth at Port Chalmers. The Kairanga, from Newcastle and Sydney, via Bluff, with general merchandise, and the Trevorian, from New York, via northern ports, with general cargo and case oil, are expected on Friday. About the end of the week the Waihora will arrive from Calcutta, via ports, with Eastern merchandise, and the Opihi will come from Port Chalmers to load for way ports and New Plymouth. Early next week the liner Remuera will be discharging London cargo at Port Chalmers, and the Kiwitea will reach Dunedin from Auckland and East Coast ports with general freight. Several small coastal vessels are also expected during the coming week-end At the Port Chalmers Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Nicholas Dodds, J.P., a statutory first offender named Arthur Robinson, who was arrested on Saturday on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and discharged. A large contingent of new settlers reached Wellington on Sunday evening by the steamer Corinthio from England. The South Island quota crossed Cook Strait last night, and those booked for Otago and Southland will arrive in Dunedin this afternoon by the express from Christchurch. Another large contingent of settlers arrived at Wellington yesterday by the liner Remuera from Southampton. South Island passengers will desembark at Lyttelton, whore the vessel is due to-day. The Otago and Southland quotas should reach Dunedin to-morrow afternoon. The following are the returns of infectious diseases at the Dunedin and Fever Hospitals during the past week: —Diphtheria— died 1, remaining 1; scarlet fever —admitted' 1, discharged 2, remaining _2; poliomyelitis—remaining 3; cerebro-spinal meningitis—remaining 2. Totals: Admitted 1, died 1, discharged 2, remaining 8. Among the arrivals at Wellington by the Corinthio from Home (reports onr special correspondent in Wellington) were four officers, 14 warrant officers, 26 petty officers, and 96 other ranks of the Royal Navy who are to be appointed to the sloops Laburnum and Veronica in place of the men whose period of service with the NewZealand Naval Division has expired. For the first time in seven years the January temperature dropped below freezing point in Christchurch on Sunday night (reports our special correspondent), 31.9 degrees being the minimum recorded. An overcast sky prevented a more severe frost and consquent serious effects to vegetables and fruit trees. Wireless statistics recently published in Australia show that in proportion to population Victoria hopelessly beats New South Wales in number of license-holders, but England beats Victoria. Says a A ictorian paper. “There are twice as many licenses in Victoria as in New South Wales. .In this State more than five persons out of every 100 are wireless listeners, whereas in New South Wales there are only two out of every 100. Are Victorians more progressive, or, not having to pay for the results of Labour misrule, have they more money to spend in enlightenment and amusement! It is said .that many of the wireless listeners in New South Wales are avoiding the payment of the fee. If that be true to any great extent, there is a rich harvest awaiting the Federal Government from the successful prosecution of the defaulters. It might be expected that wireless would be most availed of in isolated places, yet it is rather curious that Victoria, the most densely, populated of the States, should have such a pronounced lead in the number of listeners. Still, Victoria is far behind Great Britain in the percentage of license-holders to the population. Comparisons apart, however, the statistics show that the progress of wireless in Australia ns a whole has been amazingly ripid.” During the voyage of the steamer Remuera from England another passenger was added to the list, a birth taking place (reports our special correspondent in Wellington). The child made the ninth of the family, the other eight having embarked with their parents. In view of the fact that the ship was in sight of Pitcairn Island at the time the infant received the Christian name of James Pitcairn. The comic artists have over a long period of years derived and conveyed joy from picturing the dissembling of the middleaged in regard to the pleasures of youth. They have shown the father grumbling because he had to take the children to the circus or pantomime, and then, when there, showing even greater enjoyment than theirs. Something similar is observable day by day in city streets, remarks a Sydney writer. One of the Pitt street shops in the principal business centre has a specially alluring display for the children. Crocodiles, monkeys, parrots, and so forth make up a tropical scene that amuses and astonishes. When passing recently and noting the crowd packed against the windows, ‘the writer heard a child whimpering because it could not see. "Never mind,” a woman’s voice comforted. “Never mind, there other windows further along.” Closer observation of the crowd revealed that it was composed of adults. The children sought to wriggle between the legs of the grown-ups, in order to view their own special show, but few succeeded, hence the note of complaint as recorded. Fathers and mothers upon returning to their homes remark how wearisome it is to take the children to town to see the sights, “but a duty that must be performed, no matter what the personal sacrifice.” In an address to the Queensland Constitutional Club recently, the Federal Minister of Markets and Migration (Mr Paterson, author of the Paterson plan) said that the Commonwealth Ministry did not believe in interfering with business affairs. The less Governments had to do with those things the better. The Commonwealth Ministry, however, realised that it had a duty to help exporting industries to help themselves. That was as far as the Government proposed to go. Industries which exported deserved special consideration because they had to cope with all kinds of compct’it: on in the open markets of the world, and their position was not so advantageous ns that of the manufacturing industries, which could dispose .of their outp' : . Australia under the shelter of the tar The appointment of export control boaro u the dairy and dried fruits industries had been of enormous advantage.

In a recent address in Christohurcf Bishop West-Watson referred to the possible influence of the broadcasting of highclass music on the standards of musical taste in parish churches. “Wireless broadcasting of the best music,’’ said the bishop, “is likely to raise the general standard of musical appreciation, and this will certainly lead to a demand for the best music in church services.” In England thousands of people, he said, were able to listenin nightly to the best of music from the great .concert halls, and ultimately the effect of this education of their taste will bo to make church-goers more critical of what is offered in church. There was a strong movement in England among church musicians toward raising the standard of devotional music, and the bias of that movement was toward simplicity and intelligibility. A batsman in a junior grade match at Hagley Park on Saturday afternoon was dismissed in a peculiar manner. He had scored 89 and was going strong for his century (reports our special correspondent in Christchurch) when he got full on to one of the bowler’s deliveries. The ball came like a shot out of a gun straight for the batsman at the other end, the latter was unable to get out of the way, and the ball struck him on the head. It knocked him out and was deflected towards square leg at the batsman’s end, and mid-on, who was fielding well round on the leg side, held the catch. The impending visit of the Duke of York recalls (says the Auckland Star) that his brother, the Prince of Wales, had to endure actual pain as the result of handshaking. As everyone wanted to shake hands with the Prince, so all will desire a Royal clap from the Duke. On more than one occasion during his world tour the young Edward had to refrain from the characteristically British form of greeting altogether when there was a large guest list to encounter. Doubtless the Duke of York will have received a brotherly warning; if not, he could profit by adopting the method of the late President Rooveselt, who, at receptions, simply folded his fingers around the other man’s hand and waited for him to do the fervent clasping. The closed fingers prevented any feeling of “fishiness” in the presidential handshake, and served also to guard against any sudden and painful grip.

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