The thousands who lined the streets from the Town Hall to the Stock Exchange and down High street to the railway station, the cheering crowds that thronged the windows and doorways of the buildings, the laughing, but in many cases moist-eyed girls, who threw confetti and streamers — all joined in a magnificent and spontaneous final tribute to the great musical combination that has been one of the outstanding features of the Exhibition.
Half a pyramid
Cr Taverner, chairman of the Finance Committee, gave some interesting figures at the meeting of the City Council last night regarding the operations of the council’s insurance scheme. The scheme, both fire and accident, he said, had had another successful year. The result had been that the combined surplus had been advanced from £38,087 at March, 1923 to £42,823 at March 31 of this year. This showed a profit for the year of £4736. The fire premiums had amounted to £1934, while the only claim had been a small one amounting to £17 11s. The accident premiums had totalled £3970 8s 7d. and the amount paid out by way of compensation had reached the high figure of £2986. This sum included provision for one fatal accident and a number of cases that had been treated as partial incapacity. The total interest earned by the fund had come to £1936, and this gave the result mentioned — that the aggregate fund had been increased by £4736 for the year.
Wo-, wo-, wo-, she's a lady
There is frequently a diversity of opinion whether the term "lady" or "woman" should be applied when speaking of the gentler sex. Mr H.Y. Widdowson SM holds the view that the word "woman" includes "lady." His remark was made during the hearing of a charge against two persons at the Magistrate’s Court. The male accused was already in the dock and had pleaded guilty to the offence with which he was charged. "As the offence is the same, perhaps your Worship would have the case against the lady heard at the same time — perhaps I should say ‘woman’," said Senior Sergeant Martin, who prosecuted. "‘Woman’ covers everything, including ‘lady’," said the Magistrate.
Otago Anniversary Day violated
The case of Mrs D. McQuillan keeping her grocery shop on Castle street open on Anniversary Day stated that she did not intend to keep her shop open. — The defendant stated that there were several other shops open in the same street. She had refused to supply several articles, and they had been purchased elsewhere. — Mr Bartholomew expressed the opinion that the defendant had clearly committed a breach of the Act, penalty 10 shillings and costs (7s). – ODT, 6.5.1926
