Between 9.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. about 200 children from the State schools at Alexandra, Naseby, Ranfurly, Clyde, Cromwell, Bannockburn, Lowburn, Galloway, and Matakanui left for the Kaikorai Valley by special cars, placed at their disposal by the Roslyn and Kaikorai Tramway companies.
The children inspected the tramway power houses, and afterwards met and marched to the Roslyn Woollen Mills, where they were received by Mr Robert Glendining.
A most enjoyable time was spent in viewing the various processes employed in the manufacture of woollens, and the city was reached again by special cars about 0.40 p.m.
In the afternoon by the courtesy of the Dunedin City Council, the children were taken for rides in two special cars to Normanby and St. Clair, a stay of a quarter of an hour at the latter place being much appreciated by the children. Later on the Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company's factory was inspected.
Visits to the Art Gallery and the Museum are included in to-day's programme.
To-morrow, by the kindness of the Otago A. and P. Society, the Winter Show will be open to the children from 10 a.m. till noon, and the Evening Star Company has provided facilities for the children, accompanied by teachers, to view the various printing processes in the Star office.
The management of the Otago Daily Times has invited the children to inspect the office at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, and visits will also be paid to Messrs Hudson's biscuit factory and Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ewen's boot factory.
• The splendid building erected for the Presbyterian Social Service Association by Mr Robert Glendining, to be used as an Orphanage and Children's Home, at Shiel Hill, Anderson's Bay, is now completed, and it is already occupied by some 60 girls and boys, in charge of Sister Mary.
At a meeting of the committee of the Presbyterian Social Service Association it was unanimously resolved that the name of the institution should be the Glendining Home.
Although reluctant to have his name associated with the gift, Mr Glendining will offer no objection to the decision of the committee. The official opening of the home has as yet not taken place.
• The American Company, which purchased White Island, in the Bay of Plenty, from Mr Andrew Gray, of Wellington, for the purpose of working the extensive sulphur deposits upon it, has made arrangements to carry on the industry on a large scale.
The lake of boiling water, about 20 acres in extent, the surface of which was 16 feet above sea level, has been partly drained in order to enable the sulphur, which is found in a form resembling the heads of wax matches, to be recovered and put through a large refinery which the company is erecting on the island.
The sulphur is continually coming up from the bottom of the lake, and it is believed that the supply is inexhaustible. In addition to the liquid sulphur there are cliffs of almost solid sulphur, and these deposits can also be put through the refining works.
White Island has a bad approach from the sea, and a landing can only be effected when the weather is fine. There are no springs or creeks upon the island, and the workmen have to depend upon the rainfall for their supply of fresh water.
- ODT, 3.6.1913
