Probate Granted

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22985, 14 September 1936, Page 8

Probate Granted

Probate has been granted by Mr Justice Kennedy in the following deceased estates:—Edwin Peattie, Dunedin, taxi driver; Elizabeth M'Gregor, Dunedin, widow; Helen M’Leod, Dunedin, widow; Bridget Flynn, Oamaru, widow; Frances Elizabeth Harper, Dunedin, retired civil servant; Nora Margaret O’Connell, Dunedin, spinster.

Conciliation Council The Conciliation Council, presided over by the commissioner (Mr S. Ritchie), held a sitting on Saturday morning to consider the case of the Metal Workers’ Union and employers. All the conditions were agreed to, and a committee of the council was set up to review matters concerning the schedule and rate of pay in order to effect a complete settlement. “ Jumped ” the Train

A remarkable case of a child runaway was provided on Saturday by a boy aged four years, Oliver Gibson, who reached Allanton on the 5.30 p.m. tram from Dunedin before being discovered by the guard. He was taken on to Milton before being returned to his relatives here. The young wanderer stated that he intended to go to his home in Wyndham.

Week-end Train Traffic The Rugby football test match against Australia on Saturday caused an influx of about 1700 visitors by train from Christchurch. Invercargill, and various parts of the Otago province, and with more people travelling on account of the reopening of secondary schools on Tuesday, the Railway Station showed considerable activity. A special train from Christchurch arrived at 6.53 a.m. on Saturday, carrying 275 passengers, and thereafter trains arrived as follows, the first thrge being ordinary schedule ones and the following three specials:—lo.2o a.m., from Clinton, 470 passengers: 11.6, Oamaru, 275; 11.20, Invercargill, 550; 11.52, Invercargill, 200; 12.14 p.m., Central Otago, 220; 12.38, Balclutha, including Roxburgh and Catlins branches, 230. Return trains left for Clinton at 5.30 p.m. and for Oamaru at 6.45 p.m. the same day, these two being delayed schedule trains. The specials left Dunedin on their return journeys as follows:—For Invercargill, 6.40 p.m.; Balclutha, including Catlins and Roxburgh branches, 6.55; Central Otago, 11.5; and Christchurch 11.20.

Back to Private Employment At a meeting on Friday evening of the Temuka branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union the following motion, moved by Mr A. J. Davey (Rangitira Valley), was carried;— “That in the opinion of this branch, the present burden of sustenance payment, together with the increase in the number of men employed on public works as a temporary measure of relief, cannot be borne indefinitely, and we would urge the Government to take steps to repatriate the unemployed back to private employment.”

To Stop All Doubt A tide-recording apparatus is to be installed in the Greymouth Harbour Board’s office shortly, instructions having been given tb that effect at last week’s meeting of the board. The engineer (Mr D. C. Milne), in a report, stated that the device was electrical and would be controlled by a float located at the lagoon wharf (reports the Grey River Argus) The recorders were two units, one indicating the condition of the tide at any instant on a large dial, and the other would indicate on a chart the continuous tidal curve The equipment would enable tidal conditions to be determined with an accuracy and convenience not possible at present The total cost would be £lB3 10s 6d. In explaining to board members the necessity for the new apparatus, Mr Milne said that doubts expressed by masters of ships negotiating the bar would be placed beyond all question.

Fire Brigade Call*

A malicious false alarm was responsible for the City Fire Brigade being summoned to the corner of St. Andrew and Leith streets at 11.16 p.m. on Saturday. A second call was received at 7.37 a.m. yesterday to Cutten street, South Dunedin, where fire had occurred in pome outhouses at the rear of a residence occupied by Mrs E. Wood. The outbreak, the origin of which is unknown, was quickly extinguished, but considerable damage was done to the outhouses.

New Plymouth’s Alarm Clock What has been regarded by many as the clock of New Plymouth has ceased to sound after being heard practically every morning for the past 50 years. With the advent of the 40hour week there has ceased to be any need for the Sash and Door Company, Ltd., to blow the 7.30 o’clock whistle in the mornings, as the employees do not now commence work till 3 o’clock. The first whistle is now at the latter hour. The whistle will be missed by those who have relied upon it as a guide for years. Besides being the signal for the employees at the factory to start work, it has been the signal for others to get up, to catch a tram, or to start various early morning duties.

Tuis Multiplying Tuis are reported to be multiplying rapidly in the Wanganui district. Evidence of the tameness of tuis is revealed in the fact that a pair have chosen the protection of ivy clinging to an Okoia homestead in which to nest (states the Wanganui Chronicle). The male bird chortles proudly in the early morning, and he and the female are "as tame about the house as sparrows.

World’s Record Fish As claims that cannot be substantiated are sometimes made that fish of record weight have been caught, Mr R. T. Simpson, who has preserved records of catches, has supplied us witn the following list of world’s record fish, all landed from New Zealand waters: —Mako shark, 7981 b, caught by Mr H. White Wickham, of London (January 23, 1930). Broadbill swordfish, 6731 b, caught by Mr H, White Wickham (January 9, 1928). Thresher shark, 9151 b, caught by Mr Stan Ellis. Black marlin (swordfish), 9761 b, caught by Captain Mitchell (February 25. 1926),

Boys and Basic Wage Unless a boy left school at a very early age he would have little hope of obtaining a position, said Mr W. P. Griffith, when referring to the operation of the basic wage legislation at a meeting of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce. For the boys’ sake some alteration should be made, otherwise employers would be discouraged from starting a boy of 18 or 19 When they knew that at 21 he would have to be paid a wage sufficient for a married man with three children. While realising the seriousness ol! such a position other members said that the Arbitration Court still had to define “ adult ” for the purposes of basic wage payments.

Late for Work The excuse that he was late for work was given by a young man who was charged in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court last week with driving on the Great South road iit 45 miles an hour. “ You will be later still some day if you try to go' at that speed,” remarked the magistrate, Mr W. R. M’Kean, imposing a fine of £2, Maoris on the Land The Maori land development schemes in the Rotorua district have deeply impressed Mr John Morgan, agricultural editor of the Daily Herald, London, who has completed a visit to this district. Mr Morgan made visits to the Horohora and Tikitere Maori developmental schemes, in company with Mr T. Anaru, registrar of the Waiariki Native Land Board, Mr W. Scott, supervisor of the schemes, and Mr A. Kean, of the Department of Internal Affairs. “ The land development I have seen is really wonderful,” said Mr Morgan. The progress made.. in the Native development schemes in such a short time was amazing, and he was convinced that it was to the surrounding farming lands that Rotorua must look for its future development. He had been impressed with the work being done by the Native and Agricultural Department officers to secure the best productivity from the land, and with a continuance of this supervision there was no doubt that the land could be made equal to any in the Dominion. Two More Comets

Since the discovery of Comet Pettier, which was recently visible to the naked eye in the southern hemisphere, two more of these celestial visitors have been reported, but neither, it appears, will be visible in this part of the world. A Japanese astronomer, Kaho, has discovered one, a comet of the sixth magnitude with a tail of less than one degree in length, and this comet has been named after its discoverer. Its course is being followed with interest by astronomers in northern latitudes. The second comet is one of the fifth magnitude. .It is a diffuse object with central condensation and has a larger tail than the other. It was discovered by an astronomer named Kosik. “ Seeing the Quack ”

The death of Lord Moynihan, the famous surgeon, recalls an occasion when he was consulted by a soldier who was suffering from nothing more serious than a boil. The soldier, who is now a business man in Auckland, relates how, when on furlough in 1915, he was in Liverpool (his home town), when a nasty boil developed on the back of his neck. “You ought to let a quack have a look at that,” a comrade told him, and the sufferer said he would. “I should probably not have bothered about it,” he said, when relating the incident, “but one afternoon when it was particularly painful 1 happened to be passing a Wg bfcck of buildings, and noticed the nameplates of several doctors. ‘Any one will do for me,’ I thought, so up a big flight of stairs I went and knocked at the first door I found. I was shown Into a fine consulting room—very , ‘posh’ it looked, too—and in a little while in walked a cheery-looking bloke. I was told afterwards that he was Sir Berkeley Moynihan, but that didn’t mean much to me. I just wanted to see a quack. He was very nice, and said, ‘Oh we’ll soon get that fixed up. But why did you come to me? ’ ‘ Oh.’ I said, innocent-like, ‘ I just wanted to get it attended to. Anybody will do.’ I noticed that he smiled at this, but I was thinking about my boil more than anything else. Anyway, he sent me to another room, and a young doctor came along and lanced the boil forme. When I asked him what I owed he said, ‘Oh, Sir Berkeley says that’s all right.’ They wouldn’t take a bean. Yes, I reckon he was a good quack.”