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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 116, 16 May 1906, Page 4

The foDpwing is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours . from nine, a.m. this day: "Strong winds to gale from between north-wesst and and s6uth-west, glass rise, rain probable." •'

The Arbitration Court will commence a sitting ih'Auclcland to-morrow 'at 11 a.in.,, compensation easeg-and-T&e&.-' «nig- of awards will be taken. On Friday, morning -at- -lp o'-clwk, Air. rJnstice Chapihaif wiWin. i&eT Supreme Court. take £iii-' sonere for sentence/of whom there;are fifteen. -Tber captain; efjt 3 * 6 J£aS&&Bkstii has cabled to the Union Co. that he expects to arrive at - Auckland fthoiite si.m. on Friday next. - The-company has arranged that passengers joining the steamer at -thisport-forrSysdnej- wiJl be.conveyed on board by. a special laurica i leaViiig. :theDevbnpbrt Ferry Tee at 9 .ajn.",. ".,/..

; Th©: ■ .mail -via ''Fr;i6eio _ whielt lest here on April -13 (GoodjiFriday)" •.arrjyed in Jxmdon 6n the 14th inst., two days-late.. ■. j> . : -.^ < .-.-.. ■ _ -.-.■ ■;"._•'•**-

• An effort is being made; "to - improve the approach tpHobson-street Wharf, and ■with that object in view ft. conferc»ee is to be Held between the Street? Committee of the 43ity Council and the. Works- and Tariff -'^nrmitfee , ; Harbour BoaTdi'-'•A't" tie^meeting;\6f thiev ■Boarff yesterday aftfeirnoon thW chalrj, raah,•'-Sflriir -R- '-'Mitcnelsoh,--proposal -was td : give tiie corner of the dock and remove the car-g.-;: takers housed provided that the. Coun-.' eit_-'agree- to-rhake Cit^ Engineer and- •Mr -Itamgr had' : agree* upon- the curve-to be taVeni'-and jt v oiiTy reqirirecr to be: considered and approved by tbie .tyro bodies-interested. ■ ~

The Upper Tsiieri correspondent et the Otago "Daily Times'' states, that the Government has .pegged out and taken levels for" a great face, to carry 100 heads of watery to be taken out of the Taieri River above the falls. The -race is to be constructed on or around Tin- - burgee to irrigate the. jttaniopoto Plain.< ..Xhs. estimated .cagt ip. £I§Q,OpQ, Messrs, - Xstffey. itnd:Co t .allowed..theii , .rights; to lap«e a. few woeks ago, wi#t?..th« results that the Goverilinent. prorJjptlyJ it out, and is applying for it! in' 0 Warden,'a. Gpurt. : ; ".

Accident insurance rates ba-vc- ap»"pafeniiy* feeu ; '€'pnsideral)ryr*i t educed owning to new competition." -AY the meeting. ; jyesterday ? afternoon .tenders ;.were opened, -for insufaAre of "the tChree tenders were .. reeciyed—Xorvrich i and Xoridon, -£87 6/9; New Zealand, £7* . 18/3^..and :South JJritish, JE32"iS/3. Th 6 latter was accepted. Mr Brigffani remarked that last year the Board paid £169 7/2..a.a; CQmparod"with; £32.18/3, the price oi the tender-just accepted.

The Hon. 33. .Mitchelapn, chairman of_ the HaVWour* BoaroT/-'referred to the veiling of the statue +o Sir John li)gaw Campbell at the meetingTpi the Boardsyesterday afternoon.^'Hβ; expressed tlie.hppe' fSai all TtijeiTßoard, 'would'be able'.td.ralsena ,the=j cerejiipnacj' 'as "it iras .one of ffie greatest, ariferesttb all Who take a*y.;intMrestin'well- i the :- be.ing ~of ot":tfie- cqntmunity ana' iLhe 'ii^^"oX : Am^\^A._-\ r ~-.. \~~' A blind man named John Boyjc,' Tβ' j-e*r» of agEj h*s r,frflen rinko"' Jllre" . <>i' the-police at Islington. ;He- was;X' tvoxa Chrisbchurch byrthe Pateena," and "being lielpleHa wasr handed over- to -the police.", 3Boyle theu .-Istated ..that he had beeninlthe in" ChrißtchurcH for thei'.Vipast." nionths, but- became discontented, ,and ■s*vod up ; enough -Money, out of his old ago pension to pay- the : i»reyto Welling,ton. -rAskedv CDohoyan. what hie intended to do, the old.man' stated, -that; he. was going „ to;> getf' into one of• the homes. -The police are-" making.inquiries-at:?Ch£is£church about the. ... ■« - , ."' : '

The value of all notes issued by the ! Union Bank of Australia has up to th"c' presentieen printed^in. Tie., bank has now issued new £1, £5, £io, £ 20, and also £50 notes, with the value printed in different colours, ; a3j. fdllowe,~tHuV iiafcing the difference i in. values moria'mutked: £1. pale cerise, "on. pink £5, green, on., paler "'iii'j<£~ yeSbw' ochre, 'on -Tigh't^%rdwi^ : sfeSmkV " i i2fr, , on lavender/ I ground; feofy white,"' ! on r: pink ground, mother respects the :fc*rietive ieaturee of the de&ign-are mam- ; tamed, the most prominent being- the figures «f Britannia and the portrait of The siew notes of different denominations also vary Tin 1 issue being smafle'r: those fpirin*^'/'aenefl, the. .size inqfeSsing slightlj "'eJfth denoaiinaffoii.. she iew'-aifS^'iitl'e 1 circulation at once.~" r: ~ ; " I

A. little, girl Toamedi Ethel"Maelde; 111 years o! age, and" living at Addington, - *did""a jiluck" act' bh'TPrlday laat, which unhappily resulted in serious J^^thte.«hild,. .JSee-rj ing a"ior^^eH^^itK'i'tra.pvaife**a3i-»utl 'firatteaipt ; t6 etop its cifttefeft,• 'She awis:: laiockred dewn and tremplcS oa by the runaway, and was taken to the hospital. She w*e found to in-; jured i internaliyr ■"■"'"" /■ ■

In <fybsper, a youtifg' man aged 22; lately employed at tlje Jofaneonville ■- P<6st '-Office, • to - thxefe' months' imprisonment for - -stealing. jriioriey from Mr;; Justice E3-. %axdersaid *it abaolotely necessary Jqr thefl well-being- rtit: fUre: community that the post ofice shooli be imriolate. fudges' decieione as to this dtmes nf ca?« been laid down long ago aa3 acted Upon througkout; ; . the wlmiy since, livery; .peison ■in"- : fSe" past office *honia?kTOwjit, *nd-;e ifcey <|ia ;n6t, fiis Hquot vras ipostmas--•ssk to-β^e did.""Siealii^EronTs

sions yhichthe Premier Jannoiinced in recenir speeches *re being worked ;ont bi JOrl Morris Eox, .actuarjvforJtie Goi" <*"*■ jxmctibi with /Mr. T. W. Frankland. a former actuaTy^-tjf-the Department, but now a.resid«!nt of ToJtton. Mr._Seddptf* ichemif to deposit a certain itini monthly, say, at a post office, amlTthat. the ainotiht would be juteidised' .By; GoTefnment -in propojßSn 7 to'th* l o'f : ihe depositori. A : poor—fHMßKnrs .deposit, he pror posed, should t be. subeidisedr to ithe; extent of 25-per-cent, *nd the Subsidy would be decreased to. 10 per cent, in proportion to.the means ot the depositor. Interest and compound interest woald fc^'"paid on the deposit, and the ivlTofe w&bitnt "aid ag!3,^,lf-atusband paid.in.fomcthing he^would allowed^^ r t,g.touchr: it of his '.ijnfe. ana the \frfc i tlepoirit *c. allowed to touch; it? -wfthent--taie consent'oi'ier ii-»-

The acting-chief Tie, (that i rhas snottr■< agreed \tb" allow post ca-rda- enejosed in- traeeparent covers, with a jtart cut out to ekpose.tKe postage stamp, to pass -within New Zealead. v anjd: to Mβignited Kingdom. The arrangementr'iiiftwiever, does iiot extend to other countries to which the transmission of such'; cards is ; still pro*. hU»ited. '..■.;:._._..- .-:.-.-. .;..'

" Aletter has been -writtei to' the Auckland SaricHJur Board by tlve -Hafbo'ur ABSoeiatioff fprwaarddog Superatmusitian PimdrßUlV.t?sbyicfc; providea for; iepresentsitiQn on "a; limit the ?m oi : the sealcfi of contributions by Bbarde-imd by employees, that_Qptipn be given to Boards to exclffdsfromithe.scheme or to reduce the number of units to be taken up! by existing' between the ages of 40 and 60, that iiot nibre than £2000 of the funds be j»laeed witobmWing: socie-'ties'o?'Banks,-that a matfigemeflt^undi he created in- addition to and distjnet from the and that "the '"guarantee of Hsrbbtti 1 -Bdards .be limited to 25 per cent, ofc the Boards 'eonWbuii6n-4uritig:thAprevious .year. . .

The Otaga centre of the N«w Zealand Smnltning Aseftciation resolved that in "its opiiiipn. 4h«-fastest, times made %y : .s¥6uia; M : liken is •9ji.<(e. "J>y 1 " ffirsi;sGa§pn|s residence s&ou^jiold- Be re--stated - climatic. .jender &es. t«-eenapeie v»'itii --

• - 956 : "fojfojpri* carried "rnnatiiinbTfsiy'fcy a^aTgß'ineeting , of "rate- " Gov•ernmftft. j! be_ ksked" r t<r jwitKhbfd its! : apttf "tlie Tftuianga inntil • stls''Tfialio&tioTi ■; - iip(C^-' v ailiV r (eqm'ta\ile. basis. 7. Considerable I '""<2issitlsfi<^nii was manifested regarding tM'tlwaiii ait now alloctttett.-— ' -.

. -A,^. v qnian wW'iiiplied.jtb'lthe Court in. .Chrjstchurch; for ,a prohibition order to restrain herJnusband's drinking habits, remarked that she thought she should take an.jca:4eij.agains : t r herself as weH;!ex-" plaining-thai althitftifgK' she did not she often _had"jEo Bring the liquor from •thi^^otel't'of ? iher hnsband, and if she 'hAVe^e 1 - refuse to is xpiite:-»;T new;use toj3enidi:Ja,iitt.oVlJition orde^-.m^ritierappiiedi^i'T ;'-'■*'■ f'^ftr

is 's.sid o to be growing potatoes «n"ti'rely fiee froni He tiSes W jthat i was :ini dies as a-preeaMti3H-*gainst blight in the - *rr.owf opt and igingerv-,crpps, r y?iiich .take' diWease?-very readily.' Be : lia.« : been u»ing this specific with his potato crops at Tongaporutii for five years, and J»aa ! not; once had'tlem affected by blight. The specific ie-made Up of 61b of sulphate of ammonia andtrffl. of nitrate of potash, dissolved: of water, approxiinaitely 4o?r of eacb. to agallpn of. water, 'Sna : 'tbje '. = same;'"strength"; : all - IHe.sdaikr thfe^flCf^r , 2*ifturs, and" in'"the -case: 6f them to 24_ hi^ral^tpr^^nt.ji*is!i&fcr~ ..=■''r. l ■ •

The Jiangere Store'and" Post Office, at the end of tb«.Mangere Bridgej recently dwtarqyfid- by- fire, by r p., -brick boildingj 4he r i^op>rtj*of-Mr,. J. r '3& -Taylorp -chaHnsan .oi ; t£e v JWLangejre -{toad &ear.d. "iniei.etracfcur* i* sub.stan^t^l^Bdqr ; drawn bylr. of Onehunga. The store and post ontce will be carried on~bTHSS. r 3'.~T i PauUon, late -ot; 13ie: A.rch Hill,; Post Qfficp r .St9Tfi J and up i to''date ; «tyle, -:\ -f -Zs*?_■

At a special "meeting of the Parnell I Saibbl for the purpose two of -the ap: ■j>Kcan*tsu>.fi3J3tKK2pjosition of \ first- assisr \ ,ta,nt niaeter, Mef sis,.jjEl. jwere aelectedi; wiQr a; recoimnendation to .the'rißoarda>fif Educatip.n, -in favqitr g| 3it:f)l)arreWj. -" •.. ;

•: A special message from Wanganui to ms. iffTSism -Zealand TinieSf states. that )tteTe \j«Es apanT.responpßrto She-ofitt of the 'Government to provide •workv .for starving afaone.- Wiicn a few months willingakfcSSitbceiiplioy 200 natives oh the Main Trunk-line constxnctioti works, Mr Hone ffej«, jT« \ffellEeuf~chief jxij jtße-%gaiita wharetoa ;tribe, jwjiq ,-jjibabit the Taupo country. | He tend with ■the Minister, | pwivide _ : a j liftrgft his mt&" wbrfc I Iti^^wa^greedt hat *hey !«liould irtartibyi takingiim.2K,• Tsßenhfeu -ihis! peoplej inforining*=tfteitt >thfct: •was *ea«Jytforj^ein ti but % a»<#(iWingie ruin came"'? 6rWax&" *&& j^featsonj; - it -%" be-' -li«vea,-is thht there plenty : »f- food, in the Tawpofcoantryr -if there was anything :ia -th*, nature -of a famine, the *c only tso willing to work, «ndlie would be all the better for it. In iJortlk jot^Auckland<things i*re evtdently not bo bright. Jit any rate, w*en Jtir Heketelegripljed an offer of the Jic MSirfcesSfinieter to employ..« : jft|>»rir offthe:B^kaw**iaW* Wediate »ply iwialihie, find a request ta r secure employment jer. -inbre,-'""" ■>?~'r.- -r — ;.:;. " .- " -.:■•: ; . i; -.J ;The Ttailwiy; T>ega,rfcitentj ifttli ft view Copland traffic on the Auckland railways, ed another; 50 trucks from fne South for the System. These trtieks were-iinioiided 'andmarlret railway r 4h# ; wWibe. Stted njp,.and wiU;-*ib£ avaiiable for tranic'af ttie enia t>f " v fe'a week? ifcle: consignment. should considerably relieve *he Bongeetion of traffir caneed; by ■shortage drtrucks." " : • -3ftftr : J X'lßaTrett, man, working at E% imd "Hunt's factory, Piwtbm; -net «Sth , *n r Whilst lipiTiWaß , platrin* a r: piew( of tinabsr in a'-plab'iflf flpW'-ojit, I **»* baiily^cut-1 •ttigfiioii .^(^; : *ia^eii«ekep.-i3 , he woundkhad %o I»;*t»«lißi^^^ \ S *'' . ' '." : - ■ . ! ■-■ —'.'■" —'-■ " J^t -*i-Mii.; a

The "GrapMe" this i»»ek larly bright iefene. : A dtiobto 'fijjjM photographs of AtftklindV JEj 181 will , eurpris* many. people, eg shore is perhaps the leaet kaij* jjfl of the city even to Very old r«u£B The new group of Arctic Museum, Messra. |B •big kauri gum business, taV'gJS collision in; Sydney harbour fcttTjfi barque and a eteamer, °P«W^?^B| Ornahu gold mines *re a feVi^t^H cal subjects dealt -with. - Thu* l^if^l oinating article on Benares, ■- feUIB centre of \ Hinduimn, which j« ■with photographs specially "Graphic/ 'Other feature*na||ii§H number a splendid paper in one. ■>*■ ■ Picture post card* B and most up-to-date gJaSSB jind Go., next -post office.—Ad.^^^B 1' ■ Scallywag • Parties; will b*i>jj3§; rage this winter. Game ew»g|Je2jlgß '"balls and cues 12/6.—-Smrtlr;?^j||Siß £ teyv Ltd.; Sole agelrt».~Ad: v?» ■•:#■ foil '-'boys, snort; 'boys;, small boys. Geo. Powlds thing in clbthihg to suit onetliiMlß See McCullagh and window for fashionable Povtttw^^Sfß tinsel, and,- coloured elastic'ii&aitfrß 2/11,. 3/11, to "6/6, each.., collars, ...lijid: ' latest ~in ..Bide; : combs, 1/, 1/11, 2/11 up. . Silk iftaizß lace scarves, , 6/6, 6/11, 7/l£ r jfo.ssfiS§ shapes in lace plations, Vli,.'^flu? each":—Ad, ' '"■'..' '\~ : xWxTScallywag'!' The popular I^ game, 12/6. Sole agents ftr AiiaS —-Smith.and Cauguey, JJUL—AiL^* To keep dry. wjhen it.;■ i*jvi]mii| an umbrella,! and a- goa&VaiJi^ta Fowlds has both, also price to MUIZ ewse tweeds, >«dralkM epots, in - green,; navy, . bre*^'?27 etc., 2/3 yard. Fancy "MoefcTlg sacked "extra good ralue, in * d<anfe| eiyfottrs,:ls/ 'per dress lengCk. 'ST tweeds—another '«e\v l/lhk| SOhl. in grey/-blue, and Would m«ke gobd coSts 'aelt'-gljjjgl McCullagh and GoTrer' fo,r ; -all;'dli^^^B • Laces! laces! - -Real ineertions on" Vitt^ - at SrtjjtbJ aA| (WI hey's, Ltfl'.^—Ad. '.*.'.[' <. ■•'. "\ Ties galore, with colotmt prices magnetic. Here at Geo. is placed before you this amortlMUi £&> ■■ ■■■_ ;;■.;•■. ■'■.*: : : ; T ■r^'frM CaracuT, for laSTes , cotts,'B/ll] B/Jt to 19/11. Grey jacket tweeds, Ihfc >yide, from: 3/9 ) tp .5/ii ; .yard,JjßJpito aiid fancy beavers for yoiing UAs* coats. V, r aj*m and cosy "curl dotb," fcr children's .reefers, in red of~ Mojtm 5/0 to 7/11 yard. Winter .c6inftM|% all.—At McCullagli and, Gowsifiii^p Special show! Real tctchoa ]t^«a| -insertions, exdeptional value; see «k dp-w:. Smith and .Caughcyy LtfcriA Prioes that tell with eonWctie* tUr own stories. Geo. Fowlds has tk«B«[ his underclothing., shirts, and homcf, -—Ad. ■'■".' .'"'• . •'.";. ■'•"i ''■'$*■ Household Linen: McCttllagh Gower for best makes of Irish tfipit yrhite and 1/0, 1/9, 1/11. 2/4, to 5/6 yacd. '£»■■* tablecloths, -4/0, *.5/6, t/U «w 8. by JO.. ■T/M.t/11, S/ll,up: Btojami irom'4/11 to 24/6idoKta.!—Ad. Real lace! Splendid value! Had;. chon laces and insertions; see «Uk Smith and ; Ganghey, /litd.—Ad." Imitation suede and Cashmere in beavers, gTeys, browned and Hidt 1/, 1/11; long imitatJwj n* gioTes, in beavirs,' greys, al white, 1/11, 2/3, 2/6.—At arid Gbwer's.— Aβ.. ■' ■ "7 ? /;? Money can be made (because *y buying your clothes at .Q«ii'jPinriK 1 Xc has now a special linei'ol iraMK 5/n;—Ad. ■-, - ; ;„ jackets and " and Gowcr for newest styles ip jHhi| teited Emprre, and ill the latertTiff* 16/11 to ,la/. Costumee in tut, tmt sac, Norfolk basque, etc, »?|» —Ad. •Special' .value! i Boys' school >' sizes 10 to in, »/9 pair, 11 to to 5 .11/9, good wear guaranteed. Sitf and Caughey, Ltd.-TT-Ad. ~ , ~-,c, -MeCuUagh jmd Gower M«*H I.white and unblesiched.',plain, jwij^ij'p. I herringbone: S4in; 71d, :IIJ4# 72in, Hid, 1/OJ, l/2i ap; «»n, W 1/2 J, V*J, 1/6 up; 4»in/ f Plain and twilled pillow cottoite *■ 53d up.—Ad. -Rceommended: Ladies' walking rif* biitton and lace, only Q/d pair. ■S^* end JGewghey, Ltal—M.