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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 254, 24 October 1905, Page 4

The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.ni. this day:—"Strong winds to gale from between north-east and north and west; glass fall; rain, probably heavy."

To-morrow (Wednesday) the New Zealand football team meet the Devonport Albions, who are expected to give them the hardest fight they have had so far. The Devonport Albions are recognised as one of the crack clubs of the Old Country, and the showing the New Zealanders make against them should give an indication of their chances in the international matches.

The following shipments of butter and cheese have been sent from Auckland, to Wellington for transhipment to the s.s. Paparoa for London: 4120 boxes and 266 kegs of butter, equal to 2326cwt, and 52 cases cheese, equal to 62cwt.

Captain A. Subritzky, of the auxiliary schooner Greyhound, which arrived at Totara North last night from Auckland, reports that his vessel towed the yacht Rawhiti, bound from this port to Sydney, past Cape Brett yesterday. The crew of the yacht reported "All well."

Mr Kettle, S.M, adopted a very effective method of dealing with a maintenance order defaulter in the Police Court to-day. The defendant, Arthur Kingsford Jeffs, admitted that he owed £7 upon an order for the maintenance of his two children. Jeffs, who asked for a little time in which to pay the money, said he had done his best, but his wife informed the magistrate that recently she failed to get 2/ from him to provide medicine for one of the children. "Very poor best," commented the magistrate, who sentenced the defendant to a month's imprisonment, suspending the warrant for 48 hours. "_sow much have you nowr" asked the magistrate, arid Jeffs admitted that he possessed a couple of pounds. "Take out what you have," ordered His Worship as Jeffs began to feel his pockets, and £2 11/ was duly deposited on the ledge of the witness-box. His Worship ordered £2 10/ of this amount to be paid forthwith.

The progress of Richmond part of Grey Lynn borough may be estimated from the fact that plans have been submitted for the approval of the Council for the erection of a block of twostorey brick shops and a large public hall in Richmond-avenue. The design is similar to the block at the corner of Pitt-atreet and Karangahape-road.

A motion moved by Messrs Harris and Garland at the Hospital Board meeting yesterday, "That it be a recommendation to the next Board that in the appointment of hon. eye, ear, nose and throat surgeons at the Hospital preference be given to medical men practising as specialists in those branches of surgery," evoked considerable discussion. It was finally carried by%our votes to two. Mr Garland then gave notice of motion to give effect to tbe recommendation by an alteration of the rules.

It may interest growers of potatoes to learn that a resident of Grey Lynn, who planted Early Puritans, used for spraying a mixture of his own, and so far he has not seen a sign of the blight. His next-door neighbour used the same mixture, with a similarly satisfactory result, whereas another who did not spray at all has practically lost his crop by the disease. The mixture is a very simple one, composed of 2oz of common washing soda and Alb of shell lime mixed with each bucket of water used for spraying. Another amateur grower in Epsom has some fine Northern Star potatoes quite free from blight. In his case lime alone was used. Of course, the blight is a peculiar disease, occasionally striking one patch and missing the next, but as soda and lime are easily applied, the remedy is worth trying. The resident in Grey Lynn used the mixture last year with equal success, while his neighbour's crop was spoiled by the blight.

Replying to a petition for a compassionate allowance for the widow and children of John Lane, who was killed by a fall of earth at the Seddon railway works, the Minister for Public Works states that they will be entitled to an amount between £200 and £300 under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act, and the officer in charge of the works is authorised to make an advance for immediate relief if neces-

The ladies to whom. Dr. Dudley gave the lectures on "Home Nursing" under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association at Miss Bews' Ladies' College at. Mt. Eden, were examined by Drs. Grant and Jones. All the ladies were successful, the list being as follows: Misses Scott and Whyte passed in nursing, Mrs O'Halloran and Misses Whyte, Hesketh; Stevenson," Bullen, Powell, W. and R. Shand, Steadman and Geddes passed in nursing in the first class, snd Misses Strieff and Dinneen passed in nursing with honours, having obtained maximum marks in each part of the sxeml-u-tlon. xxt/u4 -rts.

In spite. of the _ eiceptionally. large edition printed, there was such a run on last week's magnificent Trafalgar number of the "Graphic" that" dreds of would-be purchasers were disappointed. . This week another, good issue has been prepared for the outgoing Trisco' mail, and correspondents will find it an artistic epitome of the week's doings all over, the colony—just the. thing to interest people at Homo. Some of the features are Trafalgar Day in Auckland; opening of the rowing season on the Waitemata, a magnificent double-page view of the summit of Aorangi (Mount Cook), splendid group of the Synod, Parliamentarians caught on the hop, farewell to the Kawhiti.

The Bible-in-schools League has is

sued a manifesto, which says: It is

clear nothing can be obtained from the Premier-nor from Parliament till members are convinced that the Bible-in-scbools question is a serious one. For this reason the league urges all who are interested to make their influence felt at the coming election, and unless there are strong reasons to the contrary to vote only for such candidates as pledge themselves to support the question being referred to the direct vote of the people. The question it is proposed to submit to the electors in the event of a plebiscite being taken is as follows:—"Are you in favour of a proposal that.- subject to a conscience clause, the public schools shall be opened daily with the Lord's Prayer, and tfiat in such schools Bible les ons

shall be given to children by teachers during school hours, the teacher's duty

being strictly confined to explaining the dictionary meaning of words and to see-

ing that the children remember what

they have read?" "The text-book," says the manifesto, "is a modified form of that used in Victoria, and it has received the approval of a committee consisting of ministers and laymen of

every Protestant Chruch in the colony."

In the course of the inquest upon the man Murrison this morning, it transpired that the kidneys of the deceased had become enlarged to an enormous extent. The average weight of the human kidney is from five to seven oz., but the medical evidence showed that in this instance the combined weight of the two kidneys verged upon 51bs., one weighing 21bs. lloz., and the other 21bs. 4ioz. • The medical authorities decided that two such abnormal specimens as these were should be preserved.

E. G. Monk, booking clerk at the Dunedin railway station, has been arrested on a charge of embezzlement. It is understood that a considerable sum is involved, although the present charge is only for JEI.

Mr Horace H. Hunt, the popular reciter and entertainer, will give dramatic sketches from the works of Charles Dickens this evening in the V.M.C.A. Hall at 8 p.m. The proceeds are in aid of the Parnell Orphan Home. It is expected that there will be a big audience and an enjoyable evening. We remind our readers of the attractive sale of work at All Saints', which is to be opened to-morrow by Mrs Neligan at 3 o'clock, and continued on Thursday. Several new ideas are being carried out, and it only remains that buyers should attend in large numbers to do justice to the fine display of articles which have been provided to suit all.

About 400 signatures have been appended to a petition praying that Mount Eden Road district be converted into a borough.

The Board of Management of the Orphan Home desire to acknowledge with many thanks the following additional donations to the. fund for the erection of new buildings:—Henry Moors 5/, Mrs Kimpton, Papatoitoi £1, Misses Davison 10/, Ambury, English arid Co. £2 2/. Total amount to date, £1863.

The following crews have been selected by the Auckland Rowing Club to compete next Saturday afternoon for trophies presented by their commodore (Mr F. R N. Crombie): —(1) Forshaw, McLean, Corbridge, Dyson; (2) Lovett, Raynes, Grierson, Connelly; (3) Griflen, Bright, G."Eovett, Stevens; (4) Fleming, S. Diamond, Markwick, Lor king; (5) Hogan, Rune-man, Cooper,' Schmidt; (6) Murray, W. Fleming, Lee, Faulkner; (7) Franklin, Allen, Farrow, Lambert; (8) J. Hellaby, S. Hellaby, Potter, Bloomfield; (9) Fookea, Young, Dalgetty Robertson.

The young mjan named Armstrong was not so seriously hurt at Mr Dromgool's mill as was at first supposed, his back escaping with a severe bruising, and the broken arm being the worst injury. It appears he was caught by the crank of the engine (which was going half speed at the time), and lifted round first into the air and whirled round several times until his clothes, coat, waistcoat, and shirt were completely stripped off him and torn to rags. Hia hat was also caught and chewed to pulp, so that he had a miraculous escape.— Waiuku correspondent.

Douglas -Ronald Waddell, a bankrupt, at S_ng.eton (N-S.W.), who has been in gaol for some months for refusing to answer certain questions, was again brought before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, but he still remained obdurate, with the result thaf he was remitted to bis former custody.

An event which is creating great in< terest in Devonport this week is the bazaar in "connection with the Devonport Methodist Church, which is to be opened by Mr. A. C. Caughey in the Devonport Foresters* Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) at 2.30 p.m., and is to be continued till 10 o'clock on Thursday evening. The display of goods in every department will, we understand, be unusually large and attractive, and a very great- success is anticipated. The object of the bazaar is the liquidation of the debt on, the Methodist Church and parsonage. A Scottish entertainment wilTbe given in St. James' Hall, Wellington-street, tomorrow evening, in aid of the Organ Fund for Stl James' Church. Mr Maleomson Boult's last exhibition of dancing . before leaving for England will be given in His Majesty's Theatre next Thursday and Friday. Mr J. M. Shera will address the Parnell electors in St. Mark's Hall, Remnera, this evening. ~ Mr. John Farrell will address the electors of Grey Lynn in the Primitive Methodist Church, Richmond-road, next Thursday evening. ■The sale of privileges for the Auckland Agricultural Show is to take place at the association's rooms in Queen* street to-morrow.—(Ad.) Special job lines .in fancy Holland blinds on spring rollers with fittings, only 1/6 each. Great bargains. Ton--son Gar lick Co.—Ad. , Beady! Complete stock of new ae_| son's goods in ladies' dressing __; tea gowns, ladies' and children-' understanding, underskirts, baby-linen, coats, peliwe*, tunics, and at our well-known low cash prices -Smith ud Camber. LtL~4L i ""•"•«"