They visited Enfield on Tuesday night, stole a railway trolley there, and came to Waiareka, where they abandoned it.
Early yesterday they were heard of on the North road, and the police scent grew hotter and hotter until, at last, with the fugitives in plain view, they were run to a standstill in the heavy going of the beach shingle, some two miles from the mouth of the Waitaki River. The police were assisted and accompanied by residents. No further stolen goods were found upon the recaptured prisoners.
Loyalty street named for soldiers
At the ordinary meeting of the Dunedin City Council last night the Works Committee recommended that the following alterations to street names be approved: Gaol street to become Dunbar street and Brunswick street to become Wordsworth street. Mr Thos. Smith wrote suggesting that Brunswick street should be called Loyalty street on account of the number of young men residing therein voluntarily offering their services in the great war. Cr Wilson moved the adoption of the recommendation, with the amendment that Brunswick street should be called Loyalty street. He had heard no objection to such a course, and the names would be put up at once, so that the ire of any objectors would be drawn. The motion was seconded by Cr Hayward and carried. Cr Scott suggested that at an early date a street should be called Rae street in memory of one who had rendered great service to the Empire as a nurse during the war, and who had given up her life in the Marquette disaster. Cr Wilson said it would be a simple matter to grant the request, as street names were frequently revised.
City’s library books in bad state
The City Council had before it last evening a report from the City Librarian (Mr W.B. McEwan) regarding the condition of the books in the Public Library. The committee which controls the department reported that the whole question of library finance had been remitted to the Town Clerk and Librarian to investigate and report as to the best means of meeting the present position. Mr McEwan’s report said that the library had a total of 19,325 volumes, of which number 9543 are class books and 9682 are fiction. 190,2764 volumes were issued in the year ended March 31, 1921. The figures did not include books issued from the juvenile library which for statistical purposes is regarded as a separate department. He said the stock and the room where the lending library was situated were both too small to cope with the larger community which has to be catered for, and the work is carried on under difficulties. “In the past five years in particular the books have deteriorated so much that at this date there are 800 volumes waiting to be rebound, and 700 volumes have been withdrawn from circulation because of their filthy condition.
It also has to be stated that there is no money available for the purpose of replacing these volumes, the reduction of the estimates having left the department in the position of obtaining only bare supplies to carry on with.
‘‘I view what some concern the future of the lending library, as the books are wearing out much quicker than we can replace them.’’ The report was adopted. — ODT, 4.8.1921.
