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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 138, 11 June 1907, Page 4

j The following is Captain Edwin's ! weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 jam. this day:—''Strong easterly winds; i glass fall; rain probable." ! There is on view in the window of Mr ! Wooiloms' shop, next to the South Britj ish Insurance Company, a model of | the proposed Auckland Town Hall. It : lis described as a contour-model, and shows accurately to a scale of sixteen feet to an inch the general shape of the projected building. The Queenstreet facade and the end is shown in : stone, while the Grey-street front is I treated in red brick and stucco, as was proposed. It was designed and con- : ! strueted for Mr P. A. Vaile, in order j that ratepayers may actually see what I the proposed building will be like, and ' j has attracted much attention during the . j few days it has been on exhibition. ; I An alarm of fire was given at Onehunga last evening, but on the brigade I turning out it was discovered to be no- | thing more serious than a chimney cm j fire at the residence of Mr H. Austin. : j Qpeen-street. j Tlie anniversarvjservices of the Eden Terrace Primitive Methodist Church. I which were held last Sunday, proved : j very successful. The preachers for the day were—morning. Rev. E. Warburton: J afternoon. Rev. W. C. Oliver; evening. i Rev. T. H. Lyon, pastor of the church. ' lln the afternoon, a solo was given by I Mrs Campbell, and duet by Messrs Bock i and H. Moor. In the eveninsr Mr Snow- ' | den sang a solo. Anthems were exeeli lently given by a fine choir and orches- | tra. At the evening service the at- | tendance was so large that seats had : |to be placed in the aisle. Collections j for the day were a record. The annual social will be held to-morrow night. I The quarterly meeting of the church I was held on Wednesday evening last. I Finances proved very satisfactory, and j the various departments of church life j were found to be in a healtty condition. I The first of the series of the DevonIport subscription concerts will take I place to-morrow in the new Masonic j Hall. At the Thames Police Court Litis morning Alice Sweeney (alias Jane Teresa I Clark), a well-dressed woman, was | charged with being drunk and disorderly, ! and having no visible means of support. I It was stated that the accused was found |by the poli-.-e yesterday in a helpless j state of intoxication, and was removed to i the cells. She pleaded guilty. She was j fined 5/ and costs on the first charge, and j on the second was convicted and ordered lo leave the town at once, the Bench j holding over sentence for three months ' as a warning to her that if she appeared ! in the district again they would then deal J with her. We acknowledge the following subi scriptions in aid of Andrew Cumming, the young newsvendor, who has had to have his two segs amputated:—G. J. Garland 10/6, J.HP. 5/, Newton 2/6, Friend 57, A. Henderson 21/, Friend 2/6, J.K.O. 5. Lichtenstein Amoldson and Co. 20/, Mrs L. Arnoldson 10/, Miss L.T. 2/, Miss A.K. 2/, J. and H. Jones 20/, . C.W. 2/6, Thomas Russell 10/, Francis Hull 10/, Friend 2/, A. Matthews 2/6, Mrs. H. W. : Simmonds 5/. James 1/. Sympathiser ! 57, Mercer 6/S, Star Publishing Departj ment and Star street boys £ 3 0/3. Re- ! ceived in aid of the China Famine Re- | lief Fund:—J. Yeats 10/6, H.S.A. 10/, ' | Friend 10/, M. M Salt 20/. Mr Thompj son 5/, X. Lc Petit 5/, John Becroft 20/, ! Mercer 6/S. Received in aid of Fresh | Air Fund, for the purpose of giving slum children of English manufacturing towns j a day in the country:—E. La Trobe 10/, Wellwisher 3/, Mercer 6/8. Eighteen houses in or off Walkerstreet, Dunedin, have been condemned by the Health Department. The quarters are for the most part occupied by Assyrians, and the health officer's inspector, i Mr. Gladstone, who accompanied Dr. Ogston on a visit of inspection, said that the premises were surprisingly cleanly kept, considering the state of the build- : ings. The discovery of the Maori burial . caves at One Tree Hill surprised even ! Sir John Logan Campbell, who had not the faintest idea of their existence, al- | though he has been familiar with the property for so many years, and naturally considerable interest has been awakened by the find. At present the inspection ' of these depositories of the bones of the ancient dwellers on the Tamaki Isthmus is only to be accomplished after an intricate acrobatic feat, but those whose curiosity exceeds their athletic ability will be' able to satisfy it by looking through this week's "Graphic," the photo- ; grapher of which secured some excellent flashlight pictures of the largest of these subterranean graveyards. Other pictures of more than passing interest deal with the "sweated industries" exhibit, opening of the Helensville mineral baths, A.R.C. : meeting at Ellerslie, last Saturday's ; hockey, and school gardens in the WaiI rarapa. j The Mount Eden Borough Council has • ' received official intimation from Mr j | Walklate, general manager of the ! Auckland Tramways, stating that maj terial for the extension along Mount I Eden and Mount Roskill roads will arIrive shortly, and that operations should be started bef.oi&-£b_> ej_i gi Aogast,

The state of the Police Court buildings | led Mr C. C. Kettle, S3L, to make some I remarks era the subject this morning , . Iwo Tomea -who had been Irving in a. filthy condition in Durham-street had just been removed from the Court, when his Worship remarked that he thought they should get the place, fumigated at least once a week. TTou -want it fumigated once a. day, when we have ladies like those brought here/ observed Sergeant Hendry. ■•'! am informed," Mr Kettle went on. '"by scientific men that j this place simply swarms with all sorts of germs. I once asked a gentleman to make an experiment, but he said he was afraid of the results,, which would probably drive everyone from coming- near." Mr. T. Mandeno Jackson will offer by public auction at his rooms. Customsstreet, to-morrow, Wednesday, at 11 o'clock, the gravel pit at Epsom, next t-o j Messrs. Win stone's and opposite Mr. J. .T. Craig's: also a 2-storeyed dwelling oil 9 large rooms, standing in an allotment j of 33ft to College-road, with depth of j 99ft. and concrete wall on the street frontage; also residence oi G large rooms standing- in a freehold allotment of 50 x 224 in Symonds-street, Onehunga, i Some merriment was caused at the last monthly meeting of the Dunedin 1 Women's Christian Temperance Union, says the " Otago Daily Times." by the superintendent of the evangelistic department, telling of an incident which came under her notice while on a recent trip to InvercargiD. Speaking of the evil of the depots and people taking the two-gallon kegs away in sugar bags, she told of one man who put his su posed parcel on the rack in the carriag 1 when suddenly a bath of beer can . down upon a staunch temperance worker. The bung had come out, with the foregoing result. The feelings of her husband, who met her at her journey's end, with this unwonted odour about her, may be more easily imagined than described. Everyone laughed when the superintendent naively said, " Really, it is coming to a pass when we can't travel without being drenched in beer.' . Running from the public telegraph counter to the telegraph operating room at Hawera is a very simple and useful device for the purpose of carrying telegrams. It is the work of Mr. A. j. Clegg, a local | I telegraph officer. The message is placed j !in the carrier at the counter, which is simply reached by a touch, and proceeds on a wire to the operating table, where it automatically delivers the telegram i and returns to the counter. If a reply \ from the delivery clerks' in the tele- ) graph room is required, a small spring is set before dispatch, which detains the | carrier there, and rings the bell until attention is given. Mr. Loudon, Mayor of Dunedin, has resigned his position as a member of the Fire Board in consequence of the representative of the insurance companies having been appointed to the chair. A further resignation of a city representative is expected. The (Government. Valuation Department have just issued the new land valuation for the Cambridge-road district, and it has roused the ratepayers not a little, for they consider it most excessive. 'What they object to most is the unimproved values as set out in the roD, and it is probabie that some concerted action will be taken to object to the values. The Auckland Institute inaugurated its 1907 session in the Museum "Hall last night, when a highly'interesting lectureon the subject of " The niolecular~theory of matter " was delivered by the president (Mr. E. V. Miller). There was a i large atendance. and the lecturer's *re- : marks were followed with the closest' attention. He explained how. by the i aid of this tliebry, certain properties seme well known, and others not so j widely known, could be clearly explained- He also showed how certain fact?, apparently antagonistic, in reality j supported the theory. The theory, concluded Mr. Miller, had been widely taken up by scientists. The lecture was illustrated and various points emphasized by experiments and lantern slides. At the conclusion of the lecture a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Mailer. j A post-mortem on the body of Arnold i James Kingsland. a boy who died uni der chloroform while having his teeth i extracted at Invereargill, disclosed I healthy organs, and the doctors could not explain the death. At the inquest | a verdict of death under chloroform, no j blame being attachable to anyone, was returned. St. George's Rowing Club held their annual ball in the Choral Hall last night. It was a brilliant and successful function. Mr. Thomas Russell (Commodore), and Mrs. Russell acted as host and hostess. The floor was in' excellent condition. Music,. sup- j plied by Burkes Bajid), was all that could be desired, the attendance was a large and fashionable one, and I everything contributed to one of the most delightful functions in tbe annals ! of the club. The hall itself was pret- j tily decorated with flags, whilst an aquatic tone was lent by stump outriggers hung on each side of the wall. The hon. secretaries [Messrs W. W. Benjamin and R- A. Bach) and the committee are indeed, to be congratulated on the unqualified success of their efforts. They were indefatigable in their efforts to promote the comfort of their guests. An excellent supper was provided, and dancing was kept up until the smali hours of this morning. The Norwegian barque Drammenseren, which Maiden Island yesterday afternoon, experienced what is considered to be a volcanic disturbance when she was in lat. 21.325. long. 173,23w, on May 31 last. The vessel shook from stem to stern, and lost her way very suddenly. It was first thought that she had struck some other submerged object, for she was brought to an abrupt standstill with all sail set. The disturbance was accompanied by a loud report in the distance, much in the nature of a j thunder peaL The disturbance lasted for j about four minutes. As Minister for Public Health, Mr. '■ Fowlds said, in a speech at the Richmond Cruising Cl-üb's social last night, he would encourage aquatics. It was a very great factor in building up strong and vigorous manhood, which would be of immense value to the colony in the days ] to come. Mr. Poole, M.H.R-. in relating , his aquatic experiences, said he had ser- ' ved before the mast on big liners, and : from his knowledge of the sea he could ' recommend it to all young fellows. Auckland had one of the finest cruising grounds in the world, and, while there were temptations lurking even in yachting, it was a noble sport, and the presence of a club such as the Richmond I Cruising Club should do a great deal I towards removing the slurs that were— i happily, very rarely—cast upon yachts- j men. Football. Rugby Union Annual for ! 1907. The only annual containing the new rules, and passed by the N.Z. Eugby Union. Now on sale at all stationers or at Star flffice.—iAxL£

I The Anglican Church of the Province ; of 2*ew Zealand celebrates ifc jubilee nest Thursday, on which day fifty years ago was signed the constitution" in St. Stephen's chapel. ParnelL An address Trill }be delivered in this chapel on Thursday morning by the Bishop of Auckland, and. a celebration of Holy Communion will ; also take place, to which the Standing j Committee are inviting representatives ' of the old church settler? who weTe in ! Auckland 50 years ago. A service will I also be held at a quarter past twelve at St. Paul's Church, Symonds-street, while in the evening a social gathering will be held in the Choral Hall at eight o'clock, when, in additiou to a musical programme, addresses will be given by the Bishop, the Rev. F. Gould, -ludge Monro, and the Hon. E. Mitchelson." St. Barnabas' Day is the day appointjed throughout the world for the annual i gathering of the sympathisers and supI porters of the ilelanesian Mission. St. j Barnabas-' Association, as the body is ) designated, originated at the consecration of a memorial chapel to Bishop Patteson at Norfolk Island in 18S0, Bishop Wilson adopting the name for the society after the day upon which the consecration took place. Since then tae mission has grown and prospered, but every year the Association's members meet in quiet service. The Auckland gathering took place this morning at St. Mary's Cathedral, Mrs Xeligan presiding at the after meeting in the parish halL Miss White is the hon. secretary of the local branch, and Miss G. Eoskrnge is the hon. treasurer. T .oss of sleep often causes headache. *.• Steams' Headache Cure, which ..; only cures the ache but is as re- , ireshing as a night's rest for the relief it brings; rests tortured nerves.—Advt. See the special values now showing in the dress department. The largest stock in Auckland to select from. Johir Court, Ltd. (two shops), Queen-street. — (Ad.) Football. Eugby Union Annna] for 1907. The only annual containing the new rules, and passed by the N.Z. Bngby Union. Now on sale at all stationers ox at Star Office.- (Ad.) Second ribbon shipment. Browns, navys, greens, wines, and all shades in all widths and makes of ribbon at John Court, Ltd., Queen-street. Upper shop open all day Wednesday as usual.— (Ad.) Slightly damaged. Black kid gloves, sizes oj.'c, andC}, 2/11 and 3/11 pair, j now 1/11 pair. John Court, Ltd., Queen- | street. Upper shop open 1 all day Wednesday as usual. —(Ad.) Some very artistic and highly finished " Hearth Suites,"' comprising seat curbs, the cushions of which may be upholstered in a material to harmonise with the furnishing of the room. Also new styles of fender curbs in "Armour Bright," "Oxidised Silver,' 5 " Antique Copper," and "Black and Copper," together with bea.utiful Cloisonne glass and metal fire screen. See D.S.C. window. —(Ad.) FootbalL Rngt>y TJnlon Annual for 1907. The only annual containing the new rules, and passed by the N.Z. Bugby Union. Kow on sale at all stationers or at Star Office.—(Ad.)