The president (Mr Castle) occupied the chair, and there were about 30 delegates present, including one lady. In his opening address the president extended a welcome to the first lady attending the conference — Miss Rodgers, of the Christchurch Hospital dispensary. (Applause.) There were a good many women pharmacists in ranks, and he hoped that at future conferences they would have more representation from that section.
Pancakes lent honour to occasion
Today was (or is) Shrove Tuesday, alias Pancake Day. How many pancakes have been cooked and eaten in Dunedin in honour of the occasion? Not many, it may be surmised. Never a one has come my way. I have had to content myself with wistful memories of a school far away, where for many centuries the pancake has been "tossed", with impressive ceremonies, on Shrove Tuesday morning. — by ‘Wayfarer’
Opaque lime coating needed
At the regular monthly meeting of the Kaikorai School Committee Mr C.R. Bossence presided. The head master reported that 58 new pupils had been enrolled, and that five pupils had gained national scholarships, and two free places. The Visiting Committee recommended some minor repairs, also the desirability of again impressing upon the Education Board the necessity for kalsomining the walls of the infant room.
Water, power cuts avoidable
The continuation of the present prolonged spell of dry weather is compelling the City Council to extend the existing restrictions on the use of water, and the water supply of all church organs is now cut off. As far as possible the council is imposing first the restrictions that will cause the least inconvenience. The water department has eight inspectors keeping a sharp lookout to detect any waste or misuse of water, and all the council’s inspectors have been similarly instructed to report any case of the kind they can find. Apart altogether from the reservoirs, users of light and power are being asked to reduce their demand to a minimum so as to conserve the supply at Waipori. Even the using of one light where two were previously employed will tend to help the department to postpone the day when drastic restrictions have to be imposed.
‘Honest industry’ and gambling
The suggestion to hold a big lottery to raise funds for the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition was referred to by the Rev W. Trotter at the close of the Dunedin Presbytery meeting yesterday. He did not want to enter into the matter at that stage, but he thought the Public Questions Committee should be instructed to take the matter into consideration and make a pronouncement. He was sure they were all in deepest sympathy with the project of the Exhibition, and would like to do what they could to support the businessmen who had it in view. Personally he could not believe that they were likely to accept such a proposition. The Exhibition was being held in the interests of honest industry and enterprise. The Rev A.M. Beattie seconded the motion that the matter be referred to the Public Questions Committee and it was carried.
Movable goalposts, literally
A deputation from the Taieri Rovers Football Club waited on the Mosgiel Borough Council at its last meeting and asked that the goal posts which had been broken by the borough horse be replaced. The council decided to lend the borough horse and dray to cart new poles and to place them in position if the club supplied them.
— ODT, 5.3.1924 (Compiled by Peter Dowden)
