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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 256, 26 October 1907, Page 4

The following is Captain Edwin's wea.ther forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"West to south and south-east moderate to strong winds; glass iittle movement; weather probably colder."

Several changes in the Government Tourist Bureau are taking place. Mr W. R. Blow, who has been in charge of the local tourist office for the past 15 months, has been promoted to take charge of the B-otorua office, and he leaves to take up his new duties on Monday. Mr C. Wallnutt, ofithe Rotorua office, takes charge of the Auckland ! branch, and, until his arrival, Mr C. Freyberg, of the head office, will carry on the work of the local branch. Mr Wallnutt is the guest of Rotorua resi- | dents to-night at a banquet prior to his I departure.

The Returning OlHcer of the Borough of Mount Eden has received two nominations for the extraordinary vacancy in No 3 ward, created by the retirement of Mr S. Gordon The Candidates are Mr Wm. W. Warnock, nominated by Messrs H. H., Scabrook, Jas. R. Walters, and Frank Phillips, and Mr David Meikle, nominated by Messrs Geo. G. Creagh, G. H. Hasofi, Young, Warren, and others. The election takes place next Saturday at the Roskill "Hall, Dominion-road.

Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs that there is ever prospect of Carnival Week being as big a success as in former years, thongh it cannot be expected to rival that of twelve months ago, when the opening of the Exhibition

Mr. S. Jackson, of Messrs. Jackson and Russell, solicitors, asks us to correct an error which appeared in the recent article on "Gifts and Givers," re' the Gbstley munificent gifts to Auckland. Mr. Jackson informs us that; Mr. Costley bequeathed £87,500 (not ££0,000 as printed), and-this amount waa divided equally, giving £ 12,500 each to seven institutions.

A Taihape celebrity, familiarly known as "The Count," a member, according to the "Taihape News," of one of the highest Austrian families, appeared in the local Police Court on a charge of drunkenness. The aristocratic exile, says the local paper, has gone through, several large remittances from Home, among others sums of £1000 and £700. The charge of drunkenness was the result of the process of "knocking down" the latter amount, the remains of which his boon companions were rapidly reducing to a vanishing point. "The Count" declared that hi 3 spree was over, and promised to leave the district. The magistrate dismissed him with a few: word 3 of advice. ,■

What may prove to he a "lucky.find" was made by two Maoris the other day. They were engaged prospecting between Owharoa and Waitekauri, and while engaged in the search for the precious metal one of the men slipped and fell. He grasped the branches of an overhanging tree to save himself or break his fall, when the tree gave way at the roots and disclosed a nice gold bearing leader. In some manner the information leaked out and efforts were made to obtain information as to the locale of the find from the Maoris, but they were well protected, and after some little manoeuvring the finders pegged out the ground, which is now being applied for under the. title of "Lucky Find."—"Thames Star."

A correspondent writes with reference to the remains found on. Cheltenham Beach:—"l had a talk with Constable Eccles, and we agreed that, owing to the peculiar circumstances and weather conditions that prevailed immediately succeeding the wreck of the Kapanui, the body would be in its entirety, and that further search might reveal positive proof of identification. With that object In view, we arranged to go down on Friday afternoon, but, owing to an inquest at Albany, the constable was unable to come. However, I went myself to examine the locality, and concluded that deeper in the sand, which is closely impacted, would be found what we sought. Excavation revealed, at a depth of some 18 inches to two feel, a boot, enclosed in which was a foot, clad in a heavy woollen sock, in a state of comparative preservation. The boot was of light chrome leather, about size seven, and was of the button-up. type, and should be in-itself an important clue, the leather being intact. Other remains were also found that should render identification more easy. Arrangements have been, made by Constable Eccles for further investigation: As the body was in a position verging on extreme tidal limits, the time in which search can be made is of necessity very restricted."

The "Look-out Man" in "Fairplay," the widely-circulated shipping paper, puts the following case as an argument against the Socialist doctrine: —"A friend of mine a year or two ago built a steamer. at a cost in cash of about £40,000," he writes. "Of that sum;it is not too much to;.;assume that at least £30,000 was spent on materials and labour, to the benefit of all classes concerned in the building, of the. vessel; She has since been sailed with, I suspect, doubtful results from a financial point of view, but-at any rate she has kept a full crew of men and officers in constant Now, under the Socialistic dispensation, iib one would possess £40,000 to spend on anything, and in that case how could the ship have been built, and from whom would the different classes engaged in her construction have received the,wages on which, for the time being, they have lived and supported their families? The Socialists would say that they do not object to money being spent in providing work for the community. But when they have abolished capitalists they will have aboliEhed capital, and no ' one will have money to spend for the benefit of himself or anyone else. It would be superfluous to say that an employer should have no right to the profits of his business because profits are made by his employees; there would be no employers, and therefore the case could never arise."

The Union Company's annual summer cruise to the West Coast Sounds of New Zealand will be made in January, 190 S. The s.s. Waikaxe -will be employed, leaving Port Chalmers on January 18th for Preservation Inlet and returning on January 31st. Most of the travelling i 3 done in the early morning before breakfast, and as the Sounds are distant but a few miles from each other, the vessel is only at sea for att hour or two, each day; the remainder of the time, being spent in steaming up and down in perfectly ealin water, or lying at anchor in the Sounds. The steamer will spend three days in Milford Sound, which will give excursionists ample time to visit the Sutherland Falls and other places of interest in the vicinity of the Sound. Fall information regarding the trip may be Obtained at any of the Union Company's offices throughout the colony.

One of Winston and Company's large four-wheeled lorries, laden with eight heavy cases of machinery, and drawn by four horses, was climbing Swanson-street at about 10.30 a.m. to-day, when one of the wheels sank in a hole of mud nearly up to the axle. A screw jack was procured, but nearly-, an hoar elapsed before the , wheel -was raised sufficiently, and the hole gouged to the requisite depth and length to permit of planxs being used.

The Newton brass band ef the Methodist Mission hold two pais.iies and openair services on Sunday iiternoon and evening next, and will s-ppear in. their new uniform. The band, which has Tjeen fully equipped and specially trained .to take part in the Thames band contest nest month, will be under the baton of Mr. G. F. Cater, the musical director of the Mission.

Miss Vinia de Loitte, the popular vocalist, will sing the soprano recit. and aria from Sir Michael Costa's oratorio, "Eli," at St. Matthew's Church to-mor-row evening.

Tenders were obtained by Mr. J. - M. Walker, architect, for n. six-roomed brick house in Eden-terrace, yesterday, and were as follows:—W. Moore' and Son (accepted), £508;. T. Brown, £518 j A. Freeman, £530; F. Forzer,. £559; "W. Trevarthen, £569; A. J. Donovan £SSO; A. Brown, £59G.

St. David's church-.sale of work will be opened, in the schoolroom, Khyber Pass, on Wednesday afternoon next, and will be continued on Thursday" and. Friday. Many attractive competitions, etc-, are being- arranged.

The Marine Department wrote to, the Auckland Harbour Board, forwarding, a6opy••■of the recommendations of the coroner's jury ..in. the ilora casualty— thTat a boat should be hung from davits at' either Victoria or Devonport! Wharf. The communicafion -was considered by the. Hairbour Board in committee yesterday afternoon. Mr. Bradney said it would be a mistake to have a boat there unless there wa3 someone to look after it. Captain McKenzie said it was done in several ports in New Zealand. If it saved one life in fifty years it was worth having a boat ready at the ■wharves. Mr. Dacre said, that as a matter of fact, boats were available at the ■wharf when the Flora was wrecked, but there "was nobody to man them. Mr. Bradney said it would have been better for the jury to have recommended that vessels should have boats of their own to enable men to save themselves. The committee , recommended that no action be taken.

At the meeting of the City Council on Thursday last, his Worship the, Mayor, Mr. Arthur M. Myers, referring , to a statement recently, .made by the Mayor qf Newmarket that he regarded the agitation in regard to tie' sanitary condition of that borough as a deliberate but ill-advised attempt to coerce the borough iinto joining the city, said that there was absolutely no justification for the suggestion that the action of the Health Department was influenced by members of the City Council with a view to bringing about the adoption of a Greater Auckland scheme. We understand, how* ever, that the remarks made by his Worship the Mayor of Newmarket were not intended to be taken as implying any imputation against the Auckland ciy;c authorities, but merely as stating his conviction that the officials of the Health Department were actuated by the ulterior motive above stated.

The Northern Steamship Company have decided to work the Hokianga service from Onehunga instead of Auckland, and the'Muritai will take lip the running on November 4th.

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