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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 86, 10 April 1906, Page 4

The "Star" -will not be published on Friday next., Good Friday, and advertisers should make their arrangements accordingly. The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 2 hours from nine a-m this day: "Strong winds from between north-west and west arrtl south, glass rise, rain probable, and weather cold." The mail steamer Sierra left Honolulu at 10 a.m. last Wednesday, schedule time, in continuation of her voyage from San Francisco to Auckland via ports. The Sierra is expected to put in an appearance at this port on Easter Monday, afternoon. She has 500 tons of cargo to land at Auckland, on discharge of which she sails for Sydney. The outward mail steamer Ventura left Sydney yesterday afternoon, and -will arrive at Auckland next Friday morning. She Terames her voyage for Pagopago, Honolulu, and San Francisco at three pan. on Friday, and ib due to enter the Golden Gate on the afternoon of April SO. Her malls are due in London on- May 12. A good number of passengers embari. - on the steamer at Auckland., whilst her freighting "will also be well tip the average. The principal lines of carg > will be 10 tons of flax and a qnan-

I For- sending away _y the ___ :Fra_i ciseo' mail, which goes out on Friday, iyou cannot do better than get a copy of the "N.Z. Graphic," which this week is. even finer: than usual.-' As-a special supplement there is a very fine double-page picture of the* foaming Horahora rapids, which, the Waihi Company want to use for generating electric power to drive their big batteries. A page is devoted to the native trouble in Natal, and other subjects touched upon are: Power Boat Asosciations picnic to Lake Takapuna, Messrs. L. D. Nathan and.Co.'s picnic, the great Sydney fire, the beautiful limestones caves at Kawhia, which are similar to Waitomo, and there is another very clever page of Auckland celebrities from the pen of Mr. E. F, Hiscocks, whose caricatures have attracted so much attention. Greater Auckland was refered to at .last.might's, meeting, of the.Newmarket Borough Council. The, Mayor (Mr.' F. Bennett) mentioned that the subject had been defered from the previous meeting. He then referred to the previous position taken up, by the Council when they agreed to approve of the scheme only on condition that provision was made for local representation and a reasonable control over their own jinances. Members expressed themselves that it would be unfair to further discuss the matter in the absence of the mover of the previous motion, Mr. Bonder, and consideration was- accordingly deferred until his return to Auckland. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum has been declared by the directors of the Leyland-Q'Brien Timber Company, payable on and after Saturday, April 14. The board of management of the local branch of the V.M.C.A; held an extraordinary meeting last night with a j view to receiving the report of the ' special committee, to appoint standing , committees, and to make arrangements j for the approaching visit of Mr D. A. Budge, who is expected by the incoming mail steamer from 'Frisco next week. The engagement decided upon were as follow:—Tuesday, April 17, board meeting; Wednesday, ISth, 'board and committees; Thursday, 19th, forward movement guarantors' luncheon; Friday, 20th, members' meeting; ; Sunday, 22nd, youHg- men's own and strangers' tea; Monday, 23rd, ministers' , meeting; Tuesday, 24th, business-men's ' luncheon; Wednesday, 25th, young men's social. „ j The new refuse destructor for Wellington will be free from nuisance of i any kind, and the chimney will be practically smokeless. The labour does not exceed 1/6 per ton of material destroyed. It will be the largest destructor installation in Australasia. The "Wairoa Guardian" has the following: "A singular loss has just been reported. - The Raxnlose Bros, were cutting chaff when Mr V. Ramlose took off his coat, in the pocket of which there was about £40 in notes and cheques, and laid it on the oats. Forgetting he had done so, the coat was fed into the chaff-cutter along with the sheaves, and it was not until the missing coat was required that he realised how 'rich' the feed had become. Only that the chaff was cut up so. fine no doubt there would be many anxious to purchase that particular brand." * A middle-aged m__ named John Sheppard, a resident of Eden Terrace, met with an accident late yesterday afternoon, and sustained a broken leg, caused by timber filling Upon the -limb. Be was taken to the hosnitaI A where he stir remains. There appears to be a mountain of copper ore at Pupuke, about eight milea from Totara North, and mining operations are proceeding. The chief claim, that of the Ferguson Company is on na i tire land, and at present Messrs Hare and Ratjen dispute the ownership of part of it. Other adjacent claims are on Crown land, and are all taken up. Good indications are being shown in the five drives put in by the Ferguson Company. Mr J. Gribble, the manager, is an experienced South Australian copper miner. From the specimens taken out it is calculated that the stone will yield an average of from 20 to 25 per cent, of pure copper. An exceedingly barefaced kind of theft iwas perpetrated recently by a fisherman 'named Dick Green, who is awaiting sentence for his —nscrup'ulons conduct. In the Police Court, before Mr. Kettle, S.M., he pleaded guilty to having broken and entered the premises of Annie -Irwin, stealing a sewing machine value £12. The facta Etated by Detective Henderson, and not denied by Green, were that the prosecutrix was sentenced to a term of imprisonment, her house in Whitestreet being locked up by the police. Green, however, had a key, and took, .a keeper" named Lindsay to the premises, saying he "had a little home to seH up for £40. Lindsay did not want everything, but he bought a sewing machine for £3, receiving a receipt from the accused. It turned out that the machine -was berwr bought on the time payment system by Mrs. Irwin, and Green had absolutely no right in the house. Green pleaded guilty to this indictable offence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. He will also be tried at the- next sittings on another charge of breaking and entering and theft. Some of the property owners on the Grey Lynn side of the Great Northroad are so anxious to have the footpath kerbed and channelled that they have offered to pay half cost of the work. The matter was referred to at the .meeting of the Council last night by Mr. A. Creamer, who suggested that the work should be proceeded with. The town clerk, Mr. R. H. Irwin, said unfortunately some residents would not agree to pay their proportion. The Mayor, Mr. j. Farred, said that if residents understood that the cost of a 40ft frontage would only be about £2 to the owner, he felt all would agree to benefit their holdings at. such a small cost. Finally the town clerk was instructed to interview the various property owners upon the __&_• iter, and report to the Council. i At the ordinary meeting of th<3 Onej hunga Borough Council last night, the i question of increasing the town clerk's I salary was discussed. The Mayor moved 1 that the salary be raised to £300 per J annum. In support of the proposal he referred in complimentary terms to Mr. Tockney's work, and expressed the hope , that such a capable officer would receive 1 a further increase. Councillors Moody, ', Blythe, and Barr also supported the pro- • posal. Councillor Morton opposed the j increase until such time as the tircumI tances warranted it. Without in the i least disparaging the town clerk, there j were others %qually capable of" filling the position as well as the holder, several of whom were disappointed ten months ago in not getting the position. :Any one: of therti would Hot have asked f„r sn increase . in such a short, rime. He moved as an amendment: "That the salary remain as at present.",. This was : seconded pro forma, and lost on division, j the fpetCW £

Theßahgariri athletic sports will take place on Monday next. A, good programme, will be presented,.and .the en- j, tries received for, the various events j give promise of keen contests. The first race starts at noon sharp. ! .The "New Zealand Mines Record" states that the Coromandel County , | Council forwarded an application, made by a miner for a subsidy towards the cost of a tunnel near Waikoronuko [Creek, and has been informed that it cannot be entertained,. as it is not cohj sidered safe for a man to he working alone in a tunnel where explosives. have to be used,, and which is a long distance | away from any place where other I miners are at work. '"Mr" J. X: Earle, of the firm of John Earle and Co., tea merchants, returned !to Auckland on Sunday by the Zealandia, after a year's stay in Ceylon where he I went to personally visit, some of the principal tea gardens, and to improve the firm's importing facilities. Mr Earle speaks very highly of the care and cleanliness with which the tea trade is conducted there, and he i 3 also much impressed with the push and - activity shown in both Sydney and Melbourne, but, taking everything into consideration he thinks that Auoklanders are the best-off people in the - Southern Hemisphere. For some seasons past farmers and market gardeners, have been troubled considerably by potato blight. Messrs Sharland and Co. have lately been busy preparing a certain mixture of their own, and have submitted some to a farmer in East Tamaki well-known throughout the province. The farmer soaked the seed for 24 hours in this preparation, sprayed the shoots when they were two to three inches above the ground and again when at about twelve inches high. A really- healthy and splendid crop was the result, absolutely free from blight. We have seen the samples which are certainly very fine. An Up-to-Date specimen weighed 21b 2oz, whilst five potatoes of various kinds turned the scale at 71b 14ozl The "farmer in East Tamaki, who reared the crop, also experimented successfully with the preparation on several green jregetables. Messrs Sharland and Co. hope to place theij; exterminator on the market very shortly. The following contributions to the fund for the .rebuilding of the Parnell Orphan Home are gratefully acknowledged: —A. Sorby, £3; 52 subscribers at Matakohe per Liehtenstein and Arnoldsen, £10 ;Lichtenstein and Arnoldsen 21/, Sanford, Ltd., 20/; J. Wilson and Co., Ltd., 21/; Miss Doonin, £2 0/6; collected by Mrs Holden, at Mayfield, £1 13/2g collected by R. R. Martin, Pukekohe, £3 18/1 j" Rev. W. Beatty, 10/; R. W. Hale, 20/; T. Battersbv, 20/; J. H. Phillips, £1 10/; H. Williams, 40/; W. W. Ludbrook, 20/; Jas. Hally, 10/6; Archn- i Willis, 10/6; Mrs Dihrusen, 20/; W. Jeffery, 20/; E. Brooke-Smith, 10/6; Mrs Keatley 10/; collected by Mrs X., 10/; Canon Mac Murray, 10/6; Rev. G. A, Carver, 21/; collected by E. G. Clements, Kaipara Flats, 15/; Mrs Sissons, 10/: C. Hay, 21/; T. Ward, 21/; collected by T. B. Brown, Mamaku, £3 7/6; J. Kirker, £3 3/; per W. Walters, £2; employees Sugar Works, £2 19/6; _J. Mitchell, 21/; H. Brett, £100; o_s £6 18/9. The amount now received is just over £2500 towards the £5000 required. Mr R. B. Heriot, who has been headmaster of the Remuera Public School for the past 16 years, having giveht vxrtice that ..he,is- resigning .fxdin. the p.ositicat at the end of this month, ..it was felt that he should not be allowed to sever his connection with the school •without some public recognition, of his services to the district. A meeting of gentlemen interested in the matter was held recently, when it was decided to present Mr Heriot with an illuminated address and a purse of sovereigns. The following were elected as a General Com-mittee-.—Hon. E. Mitchelson, RevSi W. Beatty and G. B. Monro, and Messrs M. A. Clark, D. R. Caldwell, W. J. Parker, G. Court, J. H. M. Carpenter, G. H. Furness, 8.. J. M. Kemp, D. ._£. Dingwall, Jas. Bardic, A. Heyman, T. L. Austin, J. Dempsey, T. Buddie, F. J; Sanderson, T. Frolayson, G. Ranson and W. J. Dinnison, -with power to add. to their number. The following were appointed as an Exechtive Committee:— Messrs M. A. Clark (chairman), W.". J. Parker, G. Court, T. L. Austin, J. H. M. Carpenter, B. J. M. Kemp, C. H. Furness, J. Hardie, D. Dingwall and D. R. Caldwell. At a meeting of the Executive Committee held subsequently, Mr W. J. Dunn was appointed hon. secretary and treasurer, and it was deeid_d to place lists with Mr Dinnison, at the Road Board office, Remuera-road, Mr J. H. M. Carpenter, Newmarket, and Messrs Hardie Bros:, Queen-street, Auckland, -where subscriptions will be received. - Patrick Treanor was charged at the Paeroa Police Court yesterday mdrning before Messrs. J. Nathan and W. Forrest with interfering with the ranger when, the latter was impounding nine j cows. After hearing evidence the jus-1 tices fined the defendant 40/ and costs, amounting to £2 10/. Miss Smith, daughter of Dn Smith, of Paeroa, met with an accident on Saturday afternoon. She had been out riding,, and was nearing her home,*when a dog caught the horse by the heels, with j the result that Miss Smith was thrown ; heavily to" the ground, sustahnngconeus- i sion of the brain. She "was unconscious for 18 hours, but is not out of danger, j j Messrs A. E. Forshaw, T. D. Bell, W. j J. Lovett and G. Gri___, who will contest [ the Rowing Championship at Picton this j j year on behalf of the Auckland Rowing Club, were passengers by the Rarawa j this afternoon. \ Why do we lead in bedsteads. Be- j cause we buy in large quantities and 1 obtain special discounts, the -benefit of i which the puhlie reap. A heavy ship- j iment just opened tip purchased before the recent advance of 20 per cent. Tonson Garliek Co., j For the holidays-. A smart winter I j blouse, nicely made, or a warm golf jer- j i seyi' in all the leading colours, at most ! i reasonable. prices, John Court, .Queen- j {street, — Ad. I It is a pleasureto buy where,there is', no limit of assortment. See the ties, j ete_ at Geo. Fowlds I . —Ad. 1 Blousings—See the show of blouse flan- j nels and flannelettes at the -Beehive, Ka--angahape-roadl —Ad, • ■>« j Geo. Co_rt_ premises, The Beehive, j will be open.all day to-morrow.—Ad. j 100 dozen job serviettes. The value ! will impress you. For afl. household and 4 furnishing drapery go to John Court's, j j Quaint art furniture. We are making ; a speciality of this class of goods now I being made in our own factor) T7e feel ] sure our new designs will pWae you. i [Tonson Garliek : Co., LtcL, qUaiaiart; j furniture j ; For Easter holidays: Empire jai_ets, j rainproof doatSi chfldrett's cloaks, and j ipeßssesi .At John Courtis, I