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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 163, 10 July 1907, Page 4

For cheap drapery, make no mistake, but get right into the "Old Beehive,'' next Buchanan's, Karangahape-foad, tomorrow, Thursday.— (Ad.)

10,000 yards of Jap. silks in all the shades of the rainbow at 6|d. per yard, at Grey and Ford's sale on Thursday.— (Ad.)

Stacks of calicoes, flannels and flannelettes to be fired out at half price at Grey and Ford's sale on Thursday.(Ad)

Velveteens. A big job purchase of 130 boxes, worth 1/11 per yard, now being cleared atl/ and 1/2 A per yard.at Grey and Ford's, next Buchanan's, Kar-anghape-road.— ( Ad.) Ladies' jackets—l3o to be cleared ont at half warehouse price, at Grey and Ford's sale on Thursday.—(Ad.)

To B or not to B—that is the question. To the "Old Beehive." next Buchanan's, for bargains sweet as honey, on Thursday. Grey and Ford.— (Ad.)

To athletes and gymnasts; -What more comfortable article of wear than a sweater. See our selection. Geo. Fowlds.—(Ad.)

King Solomon, the wise, was not so wise as the maid, wife, or widow who will buy large parcels of drapery at Grey and Ford's sale on Thursday.— (Ad)

Grey and Ford are doing big business in tbe ," Old Beehive," lately vacated by Geo. Court, Karangahape-road. Bargain sale, to-morrow, Thursday.—(Ad-

, Isn't it worth your while to wear a collar that fits close in front? We have them double and single, linen and celluloid. . Geo. Fowlds.—(Ad.) „ r

Grey and Ford for blankets, large siz« 12/6 per pair; 36in. white calico 3/3 per dozen. Heavy 72in. sheeting t/ per yard. Lace curtains, 1/11 per pauv(Ad.)

Towels, towels. Gray and Ford are selling unbleached Turk, towels at 2Jd. each. " The Old' Beehive,*' Karanga* hape-road.—(Ad.)

Colonial Flannel. Notwithstanding the manufacturers' advance inj price, Grey and Ford are selling colonial flannel at 6Jd. per yard.— (Ad.)

■As the Conference of Harbour .Beards , is to be held shortly at Wellington, tha Hon. E. Mitchelson, Mr. W.J. Napier, and Mr. A. Kidd, M_I.R., will irepresent the Auckland Board. At, the meeting of the Board yesterday, itr. C. C. Dacra suggested that the question.of empowering boards to give to"'certain-".objects, more than a total of £-56 per annum, should be brought before .the-Conference, also the question of■secunng;legislative authority for adopting —te-Glasgow leasing system, and for the payment of • honoraria to chairmeh.of iarbour boards. Mr. W. J. Napier, spoke .in support of the payment of chairmen. Having been chairman, he knew r_e expenditure which holding that office entailed,.. He _d_ot believe in' creating paid positions, but certainly thought the public had no tight io' expect-Jthe gratuitous--j_"el"of a man's time and brains, leave him %t pay from £100 to £200 a year out of _3 own pocket for courtesies,..lincumbent upon the position. In. some places where he had- been, the chairman 'received- a thousand a, year,, .and ;jn embers five guineas a setting. Even, in Auckland, v.-here the board was much poorer, the chairman was. paid £25,0 a, L year. The secretary noted -the. various questions raised for submission %ot the ference. With reference to the £16,000 profit on the working of the New.Zeiland telegraphs, .announced yesterday, it is worth recording that the telegraph department is not usually expected -to be revenueproducing. In the United .Kingdom, for sample, it is usual td^nnd-a slight loss on tbe working of telegraph and to-make it good out of the general postal profits. '~' ';-. The .child that just and can't tell why, needs Steams' Wine, the matchless and delicious tonic for ch_dreh, renewing appetite and aiding <-ge* tion from the first dose.—Advt. .. L. Sarney's, Newton, Sale.'camme_c_ to-morrow. —(Ad.) v Carpet squares. AH sizes,■■:■ loeely c* ourimns, beautiful designs! 'ifust what you want, selling at about half usual price, at Grey and Ford's sale on Thursday.—(Ad.) Going! Going!! Going! 11' * Lovely striped flannelette, colourings- perfect, 1/11 per dozen at Grey and Ford's, Newton, on Thursday.—(Ad)

At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Hockey Association last eveniDg, full arrangements were made for the visit of ;the Otago representatives to Auckland. 'The team will arrive in Auckland-early o_, Friday morning, and a number of the Management Committee will .be at hunga to receive the visitors.-.. A .very ' large number of hockey players will meet the train at .Auckland station to welcome the Otago players to Auckland, The match will be played'lniithe' Domain Cricket Ground,'and play,wjllstart at 3 p.m. The Bavarian be present and render a choice jseledion of music. On Friday evening. the'i'Otago team will be the guests of tio.Hockey Association at the ball. in : _e Eoyal Albert Hall, and on —i—ffo—y. a'dinner will be given to the visitors. Mr. E. Madden has been apppinted^referee-: to control the game. -The /charge for admission to tbe ground will ,L/. "'

Mr. T. E. Carter, of Victoria-street has just completed aii invention bids fair to put a serious difficulty V the way of the thieving iraternity. Jfe. Carter claims for his'invention that _ securely locks any window, either'whea closed or open, that it cannot be _a_rpu. lated from the outside, and that _j_b can be no annoyance from ; ratt_n'o- and last but not least, that the dangerous and cumbrous system of weights accords may be done away with. Mr Carter has a number of letters from Auckland builders and contractors, all of whom'affirm their belief'that .the invention will come into general "use and that it is superior to anything yet constructed in that line.

The chairman of :the Devonport School Committee wrote under date June ioy, to the Auckland Education Board staS ing that owing to epidemics of sickness the average attendance of scholars had been so affected as to threaten serioua consequences to tbe staffing of the school if the provisions of clause 4 (c) of the regulations were strictly enforced, o any time normal conditions might return, and their average might brimr them into grade 24, entitling them to i another pupil teacher. Therefore if the regulation was to be enforced they woold soon be working in grade 24, while staffed on grade 22, which would mean an assistant and a pupil teacher short The matter was referred io the Mm. ister for Education who replied ;thai ' the conditions necessary for reduction of staff at Devonport were not present as though on the Ist July the attend, ance for tbe quarter immediately preced ing was 40 or more below the nnrdmum" for the grade, the attendance forlthe quarters before that was not belowW minimum. —>

Mrs J.Coleman Penrice will inaugurate classes for the study of Shakespeare at the A.M.P. Buildings to-morrow week.

The directors of the New Zealand Insurance Company have declared an interim dividend of 2/ per share, payable on the- -14jth of August.

The Mayor of Parnell (Mr G. W. Basley) has received the following telegram from the Attorney-General, in reference to the proposal to secure the old Parnell Post Office site for the erection of a public bbrary:—"The exchange of Übrary sites at Parnell is in train, and I am urging its completion as early as possible, and hope to be able to inform you that it has been completed in a few days.—J. G. Findlay."

Mr Harold Dingle, of Pukemiru, mfet with a curious accident towards the end of last week. While exercising a young horse in a dray, Mr Dinglej who was leading the horse, lost his footing by standing on a turnip, and was dragged under the horse, the dray passing over his left forearm, with the result that one of the bones was fractured seriously enough to place him on the sick list for some weeks to come.

At the meeting of the Charitable Aid Board held at Thames on Monday evening, the Coromandel relieving officer reported that a Maori woman and her four children had been left absolutely destitute, and he was uncertain as to whether the natives were entitled to relief from the Board. Much discussion ensued as to the Board's jurisdiction in the case. It was finally resolved to .leave the matter in the hands of Mr James (representative for Coromandel), and the relieving officer, who would be empowered to give temporary assistance.

At the ordinary meeting of tbe Thames and Coromandel .United Charitable Aid Board it was resolved to invite applications from married men for the position of manager. Messrs Grace, Tresize, and Cochrane strongly protested against the selection of Hall's property as a site for consumptive shelters. They considered that the site was unsuitable for the purpose, being almost in. the centre of tbe town, and also that' the price asked was much too nigh,. MrHetherington stated that, in choosing the site, consideration had been given ;by the trustees to the fact that the proximity of the property to the bospitaL would render administration more economical. He believed, however, that in a matter of such great importance, they should rather be inclined to spend more money than risk the success of the institution in any way. The secretary informed the meeting that the purchase of tbe ground was in any case necessary, as the hospital grounds would have to be enlarged, even apart from the question of erecting the shelters.

The first of a series of fortnightly winter evening lectures was given last night at the Unitarian Church, Ponson-by-road, by tbe Bey. W. Jellie. Owing to the unpleasant weather, the attendance was not large. The subject dealt with was, *_low the Bible Came to be in English."

At the -meeting of the Auckland Presbytery last evening, attention was drawn by the Moderator (the Rev. G. B. Monro) to the rapidly increasing l number of vacant charges in the Auckland district. Two ministers, the Kev.BL J?.". Macnicol and the Rev. Jas. Irvine, had that evening placed their resignations in tfife hands of the Presbytery, and another, the Bey. ,E.>J v .Evans, .the* Wangamii. district. ...The loss of these three ministers would increase tbe number of empty charges already existing to twelve. He .had never known such a condition of affairs before, and trusted that they would soon be able to procure more ministers. The next matter brought up for the consideration of the meeting was a call from the congregation at Thames to the Key. James Milne, formerly in charge of St. .Andrew's, and now resident in England. The call was sustained, and the Presbytery, resolved that it ba immediately forwarded to Mr Milne, who had previously notified his -willingness to accept it.

A public meeting was held in-' the Y.M.CA rooms last night, when lieut.CoL Eermaud, General Secretary of tbe World's Committee, delivered an interesting address, Mr Wesley Spragg presided, and there was a good attendance, including many ladies. Colonel Fermaud referred to the social • aspect of' the Association, and .emphasised the advantages accruing to members in being, able -to introduce themselves into good and congenial company in any part of theworld. He had been struck with' the observance of Sundays in New Zealand, more especially so after, having lived in —Urope-for so long, and also seeing how Sunday .was observed in Asia, i On the continent, Sunday was regarded as a day of pleasure, and frequently of debauchery. He exhorted the audience to keep their Sundays free. In some countries the Y.M.CA. was carried on under great disadvantages. It was wonderful to .see how the Association had developed in China, Japan, and India. Mr Hart, of Wellington, also spoke, and the gathering terminated with a hearty vote of thanks to the speakers.

A wrestling match, which was iheld at Paeroa on Monday night between Williams and Lowrie, resulted in a win for the latter.

A painful accident occurred on Monday afternoon in the Talisman mine at Karangahake- A man named Harry Gubb was working among tie trucks in the mine when an empty one tipped and struck Gubb on the leg,'*causing a fracture. He was attended by Dr. Cheeseman, who set the lirnb, r ,a_d ordered the unfortunate man to the hospital. He was taken to the Thames by the four o'clock train.

A deputation of the Waikumete School Committee waited upon the Board of Education this morning, ..and asked for the name to be changed to Oratia. The' objection raised was that Waikumete was generally looked upon as just a grave yard.- The request was granted.

The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"Moderate to strong westerly winds and glass rise. Expect very cold night." ~