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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 206, 29 August 1905, Page 4

The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 2-i hours from 0 i a.m. this day:—"Strong winds from he- ! tween east and north and north-west; 'glass further fall; rain probable." The mail steamer Sonoma arrived from San Francisco yesterday afternoon, after a good passage of 17 daj-s 1 hour 27 minutes. The actual steaming time was 1G days 7 hours 47 minutes. The -ou-ma experienced tine weather on the passage. The Sonoma had 900 ton^ of cargo for Auckland, including 32-0 crates and 12*25 eases onions and quanti ies of fruit. The steamer brought mails of the following dates: London, July 29: t New York, August 6; San Francisco. I August 10: Honolulu, August 10; an.: Samoa, August 23. The Sonoma coni tinued her voyage for Sydney about 12 o'clock this morning. She is timed to reach Sydney on Friday evening next. His Honor Mr Justice Edwards held ia sitting in chambers this morning. An order was made on the application of iMr Calder gran.ing leave to the administratrix to sell real estate of the late William King. An order was made (Mr Newton) in Duffus v. Braidwood and another for :-ervice of writ of summons or attorney for defendants. By con-ent cf Mr S. Tunks (for the beneficiaries) an order was made (Mr Earle) tor the appointing of a new trustee in the estate of the late Henry Chamberlain. The power of an employer tr compel fulfilment of an indenture by his apprentice was demonstra ed in the Police Court this morning, when a la-1 named Charles Davies was charged before Mr R. W. Dyer, S.M., with being an absconding apprentice. He was remanded in custody to Napier, upon the application of Chief-Detective Marsaek. It seems that Davies, who wa- apprenticed o Herbert Holt, a builder and contractor at Napier, was arrested in Auckland upon a warrant, issued by his employer, as be was passing through Auckland with his widowed mother, en route for Sydney- Tbe accused will appear before the Napier court on Friday. In the notice of the death of Mr Robert Workman in last night's issue, it was sta.ed there were two sons and two daughters. As a matter of Tact, there are three daughters, Mrs J. A. Stichbury, of Jervois Road, Ponsonby, being also a daughter.

The ''Graphic 5 ' for this week, which makes its appearance to-morrow morming, is deeply interesting from the first page, a clever cartoon by Mr. Hlscoeks, to the last, a collection of the best jokes of the day. The "mufF football match at Alexandra Park makes two very amusing pages, and there is a splendid series of pictures at the ladies' championship golf meeting at Napier. The piece de resistance of the is_ne is a unique set of photographs in the great lotura forests near Lake Taupo. .how.:ig the progress of the various operations from tree to plank. The Buii.iing Committee has approved of the design of the main buildings of the New Zealand Exhibition at Christchurch, which have a frontage of 850 ft ~o the River Avon, and extend 220 ft back, being capable of further extension if necessary. A most complete manual electric pneumatic organ has been ordered from Messrs. Ingram and Co., Hertford, England, which is to be erected in the exhibition concert hall in playable condition beiore October 1, 1908. Invitations have been issued to the i Mayors of Dunedin, Wellington, and Auckland, requesting them to convene / meetings of citizens for the purpose oi setting up local advisory committtees to represent the exhibition in those centres, and assist it from a colonial point of view. Mr C. B. King referred, at the meet.ng of the Grey Lynn Council last evening, to the fact like Dr. J. Ha.'di<. iNeii iad been put to heavy expense ia conlection with the receut inquiry into the management or' the hospital. Mr King noved that he Government b._ asked to recoup Dr. Neil the expenditure he had been put to in carrying out what, the speaker ''onsidered, had proved to be a public- benefit. Mr W. S. Smith, in sec •mding the motion, said a man should •;ot be allowed to suffer personal los? because he performed a public duty. The Mayor (Mr J. Earrell) said no doubt what Dr. Neil had done was in the in crests of the public, and that good would result from the inquiry. Some might perhaps object to the methods idopted, but h. saw no harm in the ''ouncil expressing the opinion that Dr. Neil should be recouped his expenses Mr W. W. Dumper, in supporting the motion, said gnnd results from that inquiry would follow not to Auckland nlone, but the whole colony. The motion was then agreed to. At a meeting of the Council of the I Churches in Otago a motion was passed i expressing hearty approval of the clause for the abolition of the to'alisator which Mr. Ell. M.H.R., proposes to insert in the Coming and Lotteries Bill, and respectfully urging all members to use their voice and vote against ihe legali-ation of the totalisator,"which icrhes Coverninent sanction to vice, and is inimical to the highest well-being of Mc colony. It was stated that the Temperance Reform Council was enga<n*ig two ladies to go from house to house Instructing the women how to vote at the 10-?:' l option poll, and the council endorsed the action of appointing the=e ladies, and the executive was instructed to vote a sum for the support of the movement. Major Cumming, of the ">alvation Army, was elected president for the ensuing year. A case of alleged purse snatching came before Mr. R. W. Dyer. S.M., in th I Police Court this morning. Edward Wil- | liam Wrathall being charged with steal- | ing from the person of Minna Upfill in I St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell, en Au_j- ! ust 28th. a purse containing 19s 4d. Mr. ! McVeagh appeared for thie accused, who 1 was remanded until Monday. When bail ' was applied for, Sub-Inspector Blar-1 | stated that the case wa3 serious. Wrathj all was alleged to have snatched the purse from the woman when she was in ! the street. B-til was allowed in two sureties of £50. An inquest was held at Ashburton yesterday concerning the de'th of J.-. tella May Atkinson, aged 20 months, who died on Saturday nigh' the re suit of shock from swallowing caustic soda on Friday morning. The evidence I showed that the mother and child had [visited a relative's house, and the baby I wandered into the wash-house, and ! swallowed a quantity of liquid causticj soda. The child's neck, lips, and mouth I were badly burned, and she vomit: d J blood. A verdict of accidental death was j returned. The axle of a gig driven by Mr A. F. I Garlick broke in Symonds-street yesteri day morning as Mr Garlick was proi c-eeding towards the city. Mr Law, acI couniant at the Bank of Australasia, ! was riding in the gig, and both oeeui pants were thrown out. They, fortunI ately, escaped with a shaking, and the horse, which bolted from near the Jewish Cemetery to Lome-street, was stopped without" further damage being done to the vehicle. At the Charitable Aid Board yester- : day, on the motion of Mr G. J. Garland, the Finance Commi tee was instructed ! to draw up a scheme for the purpose of ; securing quarterly payments of eontri- ! butions due to the Board by local I bodies. This scheme will be duly subj mitted to the Board for further con I sideration. Messrs. Bruce and Bloom- ! field supported the motion, considering j it a good move, which would relieve ■ he j strain on the local bodies. Mr Casey I said that while he would not oppose I the motion he was convinced that uni less very stringent precautions were j taken the local bodies would get as i much behind with their payments as j hey did now. Mr McLeod said that they were about £5500 behind now. The committee would have to consider whe ther the finances of the Board would !be equal to the proposal, because it would entail an overdraft. As Mr Casey said, those who paid in full and gave no trouble under the present system had to pay for the sins of who did not pay up promptly. Mr Garland pointed out that it must be an integral part of the scheme that the local bodies should recognise that quar'erly payments must be made without fail, or the concession would be withdrawn. It has transpired that the Nippon Maru played an important part in the great sea fight in Tsushima straits on May 27th, and was sunk by a well-direct-ed shot from the Russian fleet. When Admiral Togo and his magnificent fleet were hovering about the Corean lying in wait for tbe Russians, the Nippon Maru, which had been converted into a scout, with formidable _rnns fore and aft, was posted well down through the straits on the lookout for Rojestvensky. She was first to sight the advancing enemy, and signalled to the flagship Mikasa that the Czar's hips were coming. Turning tail, the fast Nippon Maru ran for the protection of Togo's fleet, but was not speedy enough to escape a shell of some size that a Russian battleship sent after her. The shot found a vital spot in the cruiser, and she began to fill. She was, however, kept up until comparatively shallow water was reached on the Japanese coast, when she went down. All bands were saved.

A new branch of the Auckland Protestant Defence Association formed last night in Weslev Hall, Newton- There was a fair attendance at the meet.ng, the Rev. James Wilson presiding- The officers of the new branch are as follows: President, Rev, J. Wilson; vicepresidents. Rev. Davidson and Mr W. Stewart; secretary, Miss Sta ham: treasurer, Mr P. Carter; committee, Messrs Hare, J. Cox, G. Furley, W. Rose, J. Weir, and G. Boardman. With reference to the remains or wreck of a paiiki found at Waiheke. reported in our la_. is.ue. Mr. Waiter A. Brook, of Newmarket, writes: "Whilst out rowing last Wednesday afternoon three weeks ago my companion and 1 noticed a boat bottom up amongst the rocks near Point R-solution, Hobson By side. Upon closer inspection she proved j to be a patiki. Tide being in she was I partly submerged. We managed to turn - her over, and bailed her out. The decking is all carried away, but the main • part, the bottom, is intact. She is about, 18 feet 4 inches, with 7 feet beam, well I built, and carvel. The centre board is • out oi case, and there are no fittings or I j gear, or name. You have made three in-1 I sertions for mc in the lost and found I i column, but bad no one inquiring | I for her." The honorary staff at the Hospital j closed their report on the nurses to the I Hospital Board yesterday by reeommmd-! ing that the pupil nurses should for the I remainder of the year get instruction | covering the State as well as the local j hospital syllabus. In respect oi the quali- I tied nurses, the Staff r-dvised that in order to give the Auckland trained nurses j a special standing in their profession I the teaching in the several years should ) be as follows:—In the first year, lee-j tures upon physiology and anatomy, j elementary lectures on the general prin- j ciples of nursing (mcflical and surgical),! and tutorial teaching by th? junior re- j sident medical oifieers; in the second; yrar. advanced lectures on anatomy and : physiology, short courses of lectures on I medical and surgical nursing by the j senior resident medical officer, and tu- ' torial teaching by the junior res'dent. In the third year, obstetric nursing, ad- ! vanced lectures on medical and surgical j j nursing, lectures by specialists, p-acti-1 cal teaching by the lady superintendent.; j and tutorial teaching by the resident ', staff. * I In despatches from Vancouver. B.C. I (says Ihe "San Francisco Chronicle") it j "•as stated that the steamer Manuka, I | 'rotn Sydney for Vancouver, had badly j j beatei the Oceanic liner Sonoma on the way from Sydney to fiiis coast. It transpires, however, that the Manuka was in reality beaten. The distance covered by the Sonoma between Sydney and Honolulu was 700 miles more than was covered by the Manuka, and tbe ' Sonoma, moreover, lay at Pagopago for ten hours- The Sonoma, ii is said (adds the "Chronicle") is able to run all ■ around the Manuka, and on two occnsions on the run from Aucklandd to j Sydney f-i.e heat the Manuka sis and seven hours respectively. j A grand vocal and dramatic concert in aid of funds for the St. Vincent de Paul Society takes place in St. George's Hall on Thursday next. A choice pro- ; crramme has been arranged, and the , entertainment will be under the patron- • age of His Worship the Mayor (Mr A. : M. Myers) and the Right Rev. Dr. Lenihan and clergy. The promoters, Mesdames Fischer and Parish, are working hard to ensure its success. A dramatic entertainment is to be given to-morrow and Thursday \ at the Foresters' Hall, Karaugahaperoad, in aid of the gymnasium fund of ! King Edward's College. The pie- - *? chosen for this occasion is the wellknown five-act drama by H. J. Byron. I entitled "The Lancashire Lass, or Tempted, Tried and True," and it will be interpreted by the students of the college under the direction of an experienced actor. Just a natty daintiness for the neck's embrace: Ties. Geo . Fowlds' Victoria Arcade. —Ad. Just opened up! New shipment of 'adies' underclothing, skirts, dressinggowns (all new styles), baby linen and children's millinery;see window! Smith md Caughey, Ltd.—Ad. Linoto: Have you tried it? If not, get a tin quickly. Wholesale agents: Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd.—Ad. Clothes for men of nice discrimination, exactly describes what Geo. Fowlds has in tweed and serge suits at 21s.— Ad. Favour us and yourselves. Geo. Fowlds offers woollen sweaters at 13 lid.—-Ad. I ■