Evidently a poisonous gas had generated in the oil tanks, with the result that the first men to enter the hold were affected. Other men went to their rescue and all were overcome by the poisonous gas. Some recovered but others succumbed to the effects of the gas.
“Maclaggan street needs a general cleanup,’’ said a visitor to an Otago Daily Times reporter yesterday. He went on to say that while passing a certain spot in the street when returning from a visit to Mornington one evening this week, he heard most disgusting language issuing from the lips of a woman standing on the steps of a house that stood back about a chain from the road. He had made inquiries from several people living in the vicinity concerning such behaviour, and he had met with a reply: “Oh, that is quite a usual thing up there several nights a week.” The visitor informed the reporter that he had seen many uninviting back streets in other centres, and he had come to the conclusion that none of them looked so uninviting as Maclaggan street after dark. “The language that I heard issuing from the lips of that woman quite convinced me that she was either intoxicated or that she was just a casual visitor to the house and had been taken down.” The visitor also said he was of the opinion that the City Council and the police would only be doing their duty if they “thoroughly white-washed Maclaggan street.”
This little piggy had none
A stunted pigling with the same amount of feeding will never overtake others of the same litter. And when you have to feed pigs with expensive meals in order to make them grow a little faster you are on the wrong track to catch profits.
Tatau tātou — all of us count
The following census returns were supplied by the Dunedin Post Office yesterday:
Mosgiel Borough 921 males, 1012 females, 7 Maoris; total, 1940; last census, 1762.
Peninsula County 1236 males, 1188 females, 67 Maoris; total, 2491; last census, 1783.
Taieri County 3027 males, 2600 females, 5 Maoris; total, 5632; last census 1921 5715.
Waikouaiti County 2226 males, 2041 females, 74 Maoris; total, 4341; last census 4179.
West Harbour Borough 974 males, 1017 females; total, 1991; last census, 1696.
Job cuts as Exhibition ends
During the Exhibition tramways department staff was increased to cope with the heavy traffic. Unfortunately for the employees who were taken on during the rush, the running of the trams and buses is again back to normal, with the result that the services of a large number of men are now being dispensed with. Twelve of the temporary staff have already been dismissed, six more are going to-day, and the staff will be cut down by another 24 very shortly. — ODT, 28.5.1926
