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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 23, 27 January 1908, Page 4

Captain Edwin reports for the 24 ohurs from 9 a.m. to-day: Moderate to strong winds -west to south-east; glass rise.

A conference of delegates from local bodies will be held in tho City Council Chambers this evening at 8 o'clock to hear Mr Midgley Taylor explain the report furnished by him in connection ■with the proposed comprehensive drainage scheme for Auckland and suburbs, and the reason which actuated him in arriving at the conclusions embodied in bis report.

The distance between the railhead at Waimarino and Ohakune on the North Island Main Trunk railway line is 22 miles the journey taking four hours to accomplish by coach. As an indication of the number of persons travelling last week over the road between the railheads, ten coaches were employed going and coming.

During his visit to Auckland Mr. Jennings, M.P., went up to the Government farm at Waeranga on Friday last. The place is' looking very well, notwithstanding the dry season of late; the vines were showing heavy bunches of grapes, and the fruit and wattle trees were in good condition. The old battle ground of Eangiriri and the pumice works were also visited during the day. One of the settlers was unfortunate enough to lose a large number of wattle trees, the fire getting into the plantation.

It is announced that the Pah property at Epsom, comprising 50 acres, and St. John's Collegiate School buildings, has been bought from the Rev. P. S. Smallfield, by Mr. G. T. Bayly, of New Plymouth, at a substantial increase on the price of £8000 given by the former five years ago. Mr. Smallfield has acquired a lease of the property from the new owner, and will carry on the school as at present.

The engine of the express from Auckland to Rotorua became partly disabled on Saturday, having sustained an unavoidable accident near Frankton, where the train arrived three-quarters of an hour late. A fresh engine having been procured, this delay was reduced, on arrival at Rotorua, to twenty minutes. The other engine brought the slow train from the Waikato on Saturday evening, but owing to the impossibility of effecting complete repairs at Frankton, it was delayed about twenty minutes on thu read.

The state of Mt. Eden Prison for the week ending on Saturday was as follows:—On remand, 9 males; awaiting trial, 16; penal servitude (life) , 1; hard labour, 171 j imprisonment, 2; and default of bail, 3. There were received during the week 16 prisoners, while 14 were discharged. On the female side there were 29 in gaol, one offender having been received during the week to one discharged. Passengers to Hokiaoga should note that the s.s. Muritai has been delayed at Wanganui by a westerly gale, and, therefore, will not leave for Hokianga until Tuesday, 28th January, at 1 p.m. A general meeting- of members or the New ZeaJand Accountants' , and Auditors' Association (Registered), Auckland Centre, takes place to-morrow evening, In the Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of nominating a vice-president and members of the Auckland Council for the current year. Passengers by the mail train from the Wairarapa the other day had an exciting experience when about midway between Cross Creek and the first tunnel on the Rimutaka incline. A burning tree suddenly rolled down the bank, and fell across the line right in front of the engine, almost touching the cow-catcher. The driver promptly pulled up the train, aDd the engine hands, assisted by several passengers (prominent amongst whom was a sailor from the Pyramus), cut the tree and got it off the line after about twenty minutes' delay. The Department of Industries and Commerce is engaged collecting exhibits for a display to be sent to the FrancoBritish Exhibition, which is to be held in' London. The goods will be shipped on February 13. Local manufacturers have, apparently taken but little notice of the coming Exhibition, and Mr H. A. Adley, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, says that since he sent notices out regarding the matter, he hae heard nothing more, though the Exhibition will probably give a good opportunity for New Zealanders to show the Dominion's capabilities. The work of collecting exhibits seems, however, to have been left almost entirely to the Department. —"Lyttclton Times." A schist-rock obstruction extending midway along Bluff wharf, an estimated distance of 70ft and, say, 80ft channelwards, is now being operated upon under the supervision of Mr William Pacey, an expert in explosives from Auckland. Mr Pacey, who arrived early this week, is not unknown in these part's (says the "Southland Times"), having been previously engaged on similar work for Bluff Harbour. The first of a series of guncotton is said to have made a splendid shot in the way of breakdown. The detonation was not much greater than that of an ordinary shot gun, with a surface disturbance correspondingly slight. The depth of water on the rock at present is 23ft, which will be increased to 30ft by its removal. Would you exchange a throbbing headache for buoyant relief? Then take Steams' Headache Cure, which always relieves so promptly that it is now "used wherever heads ache."—Advt. Men's tweed trousers, 3/6, 3/11, 4/11, 5/11 pair; tweed suits, IS/G; boys' sailor suits, 3/9 each. Sale now on, Sushbrook and Bridgman's, Queen-street.—(Ad.) At the recent annual examinations of the New Zealand Accountants and Auditors Association of 111 candidates, 19 received full passes, and 40 partial passes. Of seven candidates coached by Mr. E. G. Pinker, of Pahnerston Buildings, 'five secured full passes and one a "partial pass.—(Ad.)