The English are best
The English car has enjoyed, since the very first days of motoring, an enviable and well-deserved reputation for fine quality, finish, and superior stamina. During the last few years, with their country depressed and exhausted after its leading part in the Great War, English car manufacturers have been unable to keep pace with the tremendous output of foreign cars. As a consequence, motorists have become accustomed to seeing American and other foreign cars figure prominently in the various track races and endurance tests. Now, however, the English car has come back. The demand for it increases every day.
Dunedin youth morals slipping
The Rev V.G.B. King said that never in the history of Dunedin was there more urgent need for guidance amongst the girls than at present. The things that were going on at the present time were simply astounding — staggering. A woman who had worked in Dunedin 50 years ago had told him that things morally amongst young men and women were much worse here to-day than then.
Bussing prompts school closures
For some considerable time past the Otago Education Board has, in compliance with a request from the Education Department, been extending the principle of the conveyance of school children in backblocks districts with a view to centralisation. The department allowed the board 6 pence per child per trip and, in the case of children requiring to be driven for five miles and over, 8d per child was allowed. In quite a number of instances the board had to pay a great deal more than the department allowed. The extension of the conveyance scheme had been to cut out quite a number of small schools. Earnscleugh and Goodwood were two schools which had been closed during the past three months.
Expo tickets go for a song
"If it were generally known that we are giving away £1000 I think we would soon fill up the vacancies in the Exhibition choir," said Mr A. Barnett at a meeting of the directors last night. Mr Barnett explained that each member would receive a free ticket to the Exhibition, and a special decoration. Each ticket of admission represented a value of £2. The hope of the directors is that the choir will be one of 500 voices.
Burgled during wedding
Mr William Crowe’s fruit and confectionery shop at Kaitangata was broken into on Wednesday night. Entrance was effected at the back of the building. The place had been locked up as the members of the family were attending the wedding of one of the daughters. Money had evidently been the object of the intruder as the rooms had been ransacked, but no cash was found. Chocolates, cigarettes and other goods are missing. — ODT, 17.10.1924
Compiled by Peter Dowden
