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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 170, 17 July 1908, Page 4

' The following is Captain Edlwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—" From between west and south and south-east strong winds to gale. Rain probable; glass rise slowly. Weather much colder." The annual dinner of the Auckland Master Bakers' Association was held on Wednesday evening at the "Tiffin" dining rooms, and was the most successful gathering which has been held at any time of the bakers in the city. Over 50 guests sat down to the dinner, which had been provided in Mr. E. CranwelPs wellknown style, Mr. jaomes Gardiner, the newly-elected president, being in the chair. After lull justice had been done to the good things provided, the remainder of the evening was spent in song and story, and to which Messrs. Hedley Burton, F. Price, C. M. Osborne, Arthur Ford, G. McConnell, H. Kent, R. Gardiner, R. Burton, A. Kent, and R. L. Hunt contributed. The retiring president, Mr. John Burton, after four years' continuous service, addressed the members in a few words in relation to the past, present, and future of the Association, and referred with pleasure to the benefits which would accrue through the members meeting socially, as on this occasion, and so fostering the good feeling which existed. The singing of "Auld Lang Syne" closed the function. The Harbour Board recently asked the City Council respecting the extension of the Stanley-street sewer to low -water mark. Mr. Bush, City Engineer, reporting on the matter, estimates £ 900 as the cost of extending the sewer. The Harbour Board would be practically responsible, he said, for any excess of expenditure above that necessary to take dry weather flow to northern alignment of proposed reclamation, a total of £1200. The dealing with storm water would be rendered necessary solely by reclamation, and would be dealt with by the body carrying out this work. The Works Committee recommended that the City Kngineer report upon the desirableness and cost of extending the sewer 600 feet. An echo of the late controversy between the Auckland Presbytery and Mr. Soule (till recently in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Hikurangi) was heard in tne Magistrate's Court at Whangarei on Tuesday, before Mr. Dyer, S.M., in the case of Soule v. Bagnall and Scott. Mr.' Soule claimed tho return of certain books and documents, which he alleged had bean wrongfully taken from him by the defendants while they were acting as arbitrators, appointed by the Auckland Presbytery, in matters arising out oi tho recent litigation between Mr.. Soule and the Auckland Presbytery. Several heated passages occurred between Mr. Soule and Mr. Killen (acting as counsel for the defendants), Mr. Killen urging that the books, etc., were the property of the Auckland Presbytery, while Mr. Soule claimed them as'his private property, and absolutely necessary to him in an action he was bringing shortly for arrears of stipend. After a lot of conflicting evidence, Mr. Dyer decided that the case should be struck out, and the books, etc., impounded for 24 h.ours in Court to enable Mr. Soule and his solicitor to raalre what copies they wished, and that the books, etc.. be then returned to the custody of Mr. Kiilpn on his undertaking not to destroy them. each side to pay its own costs. Mrs Annie Besant, now lecturing in Sydney, will reach Auckland on the 28th instant. It is 14 years since she visited the Dominion, and she is now over sixty years of age, but she has Last aone of her eloquence and. vigour.

The -state of Mechanics' -Bay, has been exercising of late thbse who use it, and it has now reached sueh-a condition that the City .Council has decided to call a conference of delegates! from the Harbour Board, Parnell Borough Council, and Railway Department to investigate its claims to repair. The City electrical plant generated 9658; for the fortnight ending July 12, the; machinery running 161 hours. 5510 ,gal- ; lons of water were \ised, and 7 tons of coal, while in the fortnight 5 new customers were connected, making a total of 85. During June 18,326 units were generated, and 13,694 were used; during the quarter ending with June 52,687 unite were generated, and 35.315> were used. A casual cuss is the average parson. Last week a Victorian back blocks minister, driving churchwards, fell out of his gig, and the wheel passed over him. An hour later he was in the pulpit giving Satan Hades with extraordinary fervour. A while before an Essendon preacher ran for a train as it moved off, and, unnoticed, fell between two carriages on to the buffers. When the next station was reached he coolly stepped upon the platform, minus most of his clothes, and proceeded on his way rejoicing, with a view to giving Beelzebub beans, as usual. Such happenings lessen the public wonderment over tho fact that in a single denomination of the Cabbage State there are a score of parsons still drawing the superannuation allowance after a retirement of ten years.—"Bulletin." The Auckland tramcar receives much abuse, but last night Councillor Entrican rose to speak in its favour. Last year the much decried Auckland tramcar, carried 22,474,127 passengers against the 20,105,723 carried by the Wellington tram, and was able to show a different accident balance to what the Southern car could muster. The municipal tramway system in Wellington had been responsible for no less than 226 collisions and 315 accidents to persons, mostly ladies, while the Auckland tally stood at a modest 100 at most for the same j period. This was one sort of evidence as to how really far behind the times the Auckland tramcar was as compared with the Wellington car. Mr. Casey added the imputation that in Christchurch and Wellington the charges for tramcar riding were about 25 per cent, in excess of the Auckland fares. The proposed extension of Harbowrstrect was on the "deferred" list of the Works Committee's report submitted at last night's meeting of the City Council. Mr. Parr oojecieo. to the matter being delayed any further, as it was of vital importance to residents in the district. Mr. Glover concurred. He thought the Council should do something at once, even if it were only a temporary bridge. The City Engineer said if certain difficulties were got over he could begin work at once. The City Engineer was asked to submit plans at . the next meeting of the Council. In a letter to the Tramways Company, forwarded to the City Council last night, the executive of the Fleet Reception Committee stated that it was necessary in connection with the processional and other arrangements for Monday of " Fleet Week," that all tram and vehicular traffic should be closed between 10 a.m. and 12 noon in Queen and Wellesley-streets, in pursuance of which the Company were requested to arrange for their traffic being diverted from Wellesley and Queenstreets during that time. The application was granted. At a recent meeting of the Society for the Protection of Infant Life, the evil effects of leaving young infants for long r intervals in "push-carts" was discussed, and the following resolution was carried unanimously: "That this Society views with, gravest concern the increasing use of 'push-carts' for young infants. In the present wuntry weather their indiscriminate use is apt to lead to disease, or even death; and the Society considers that the attention of the Press and the medical profession should be drawn to the practice prevailing with a view to discourage their use, except for children of suitable age." In a letter to the City Council last night the Trades and Labour Council forwardedi a resolution protesting against the dismissal of workmen by the City Council in view of the thousands of pounds to be expended on entertaining the American Fleet. While fully recognising the need fW-'ipholding tho dignify of the Dominion ?»nder existing conditions, the Trades-Council, still felt that the first duty of the City Fathers was to their own. The letter was received. The students of the Auckland Training College paid a visit of observation to the gasworks on Wednesday afternoon, the loth inst. The party, numbering about. 40, was divided into two sections, the engineer in charge, Mr. Low, taking one section, and Mr. Ramsey the other; The process of making ga s was followed in detail, the guides taking great pains to simplify explanations. The new automatic retort feeder was watched with great interest; its working being quite iasemating. A very instructive afternoon was concluded by votes of thanks to the officers in charge. The risging of the bell at the institution of the .Little Sisters' of the Poor gives annoyance to residents about, who. have petitioned tne City Council to take action for the "abatement of the nuisance." The Council has politely replied that the "nuisance" is ultra vires so far as they are concerned, and has recommended the petitioners to resort to the redress afforded ■Dy their common law rights. The water works engineer has been unable to discover any traces of gumdiggers on City Council property at Nihoj tupu, after diligent search. There are a I number of small slianties there, however and one partly defunct house, mostly unroofed, that might afford temporary shelter for gumdiggers, so he suggests the destruction of all shanties. The Council decided upon the destruction suegested. & St. John Ambulance Association desire the insertion of a clause in the Symondsstreet Cemeteries Closing Bill authorising the City Council to grant them a lease ata peppercorn rental of part of the Jewish ■ cemetery for an Ambulance Station. Th° Council desires the Association to furnisft particulars of their requirements for probable favourable consideration. Some Councillors expressed the opinion that not more than one building should be erected on the grounds, and the matter was referred back to the Works Committee for further consideration. The Piirnell Fire Brigade received a call this morning to a chimney fire in a house in Garfield-street. On the arrival of the brigade the flames were speedily extinguished. A sacred concert will be given at AH i Saints' Church this evenin™. the soloists I being Dr. Keith and Mr. Wilfrid Manning, and Miss Phyllis Dcane and West. The full programme Appeared in our last night's issue. The directors of the Tlikurangi Coal Company have declared the usual interim dividend at the rate of 10 por cent per. anjmm.

Mr. H, Bradney has given notice to jno.ve at- the meeting -• .of the Har.bour Board next Tuesday, that • a special meeting of th- Board in J committee be held to reconsider the > whole? scheme of harbour with a view to taking such steps there-' with, as may be deemed advisable. ; To-day is the 45th anniversary of the - : outbreak of the Maori war in the Wai- ; kato. Mr J. Neylon, late of the- 18th 4 Royal Irish and Golonial. forces, and now a resident of Auckland, recalls the fact that the opening scene of the strife occurred when a party of 30 men of the 18th Royal Irish, under Captain King, ' lost eleven men, killed and wounded by a band of Maoris embushed near Shepherd's Bush, between Mercer and Drury., On the same day Colonel Austen, with < the 14th troops, defeated a troop of Maoris near Pokeno. Both officers were afterwards -killed, and Captain King , * remains were interred in the Symonds-, street Cemetery. An interesting point arose in the • Magistrate's Court at Christchurch dur- ■ ing the hearing of a civil case, in which Mr. Cunningham appeared for the plaintiff. It appeared that in connection with the same claim proceedings had previously been taken, and, through some mistake, judgment had been recorded against some person who was not the * xeal defendant. Counsel now desired to call the true defendant, and have judgment recorded in the case. The magis- ' trate (Mr. H. W. Bishop) said that the case was new to him, and he did not think that he could accede to the request of counsel without some information as to the legal position. A previous judgment on the case being on record ie must in some manner or other be- ' disposed of. He was not clear as to the process, and if the judgment was, to be. erased it would be as well to have the legal aspect of the matter put before the Court. The case was adjourned. A mistaken notion exists in some parti of the Dominion that the Old Age Pensions Department refuses to allow c claims to go before a magistrate -until documentary evidence of age is forth- , coming. This is not so. When an applicant has no evidence of age when he lodges his claim every known official ' source of information is searched for any proof that may exist. If this fails the:i claim is submitted with any evidence that the applicant can produce. The it magistrate has the power, if he so Vi chooses, to accept this, and dispense with ' ■ corroborative evidence. If the magis- v trate refuses the claim for want of proof ■ ' of age the decision is final, and the Department has no jurisdiction in the .'. matter. Doubt also seems to exist as to the effect the operation of the old age pensions scheme has on the membership of friendly societies. The registrar, in his annual report, says:—Any benefit de- ,;S----rived from a friendly society by way of sick or funeral allowance is exempted, not only by law, but in actual;practice, ■ from being applied to reduce the amount of pension payable to any claimant. :■ There died at Mahia recently a Maori 1 i named Whare Paku, who was noted for /-" his enormous size and weight. He bs- ■'" ; longed to a well-known local.family, ;j i and several of his brothers are men of ? unusual weight and stoutness, though : | Whare exceeded them all. His weight is v given as thirty-four stone, though some |I people say, who knew him, that he was ?j thirty-six stone; but even at the lower ± . figure he must have been about the .■ heaviest man in the Dominion. Whare,|£j . was of a genial disposition, apd well liked by those who knew him. As.. heirsl I was unable to. obtain boots of; a' size/j^ ' that he could wear, he always wentJpl bare-footed, and this led to & • The chafing of the stirrup-iron on,his' 1 ' foot, when riding, produced a sore that v4j developed into blood-poisoning, front 3j which he did not recover. Some idea' of'JIB , his bulk may be obtained from the fi dimensions of his coffin, which, a native ;,|' informant states, were 6ft long by 3ft {9 I 10in by 3ft llin.' i A baker who recently arrived in WeT- -:| , lington from the Midlands (England)] 1 throws some light on the wretched state iljH of the trade in.the Old Country, a condition of things that no one would like to see in New Zealand. He said that .;;■ second-hands at Home worked twelve | hours a day, wages were between £ii 1 and- £1 15/- per week, and they were 1 only entitled to four holidays a year. , An office will be opened to-morrow on | the football ground for'receipt of short - : Press telegrams and work from the pub- 8 lie. Hours, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. . .^SBj Owing to continuous "wet-jreather, the . Pakuranga hounois will'notmeet to-mor--,; ; ' low, but on Wednesday next at Ban* tfj inure. Additional subscriptions to the fund" 9 to assist the widow of the late Jas. Bar-. :| ton, of Qnehunga, are as follows: Mr.: W* , r| •p. Harris . (Maketu) £1; per Mr! A.W. "I Hamer £1 2/3, per Mr. B. M. McCarthy '. ,i| £2 10/6, per Mr. A. Bishop £2 1/6, Mt.s'| J. W. Thompson 2/6, per R. Reuss £I|h 10/, per Mr. D. McCarten £5 6/6, per,.;..■'l Mr. Vincent (Penrose) £3 7/, per Mr. i Bambury £46 9/S, Mrs. Chappie 5/, M&f|Jl W. Walters .10/, per Mr. F. R. Stewart £1 19/6, Sympathiser 5/, per Mrt.§: R. Farrell £2 4/6, Mr. W. Main*, 10/, per Mr. Cotterell £1 15/6, Eden bowlers £6 8/6, Craig's crushoj employees £2 17/, Mr. E. Blair £5, Mr. G. H. Gillett 7/0, Star Office £13 15/, Mr. P. Hobspn £5 2/, Mr. Biunfield £« 11, Anonymous 5/, per Mr. J. Nixon per Mr. W. Austin £8 2/6, llr. J. Urqit- y hart 5/, Mr. H. H.Metcalfe' £1, per Mli. W. Rae £2 1/, per Messrs. Watte Broe. £3 2/6, per Mr. W. Bulcraig £4 15/, Auckland locomotive department £12 .! 13/, small amounts £1 0/I LJ. Thegwiad totalis £3&S e/t>. ■■- For rain coats, cut length, 3J yards, 6# 1 f inches wide, good quality, black, navy, ' or clerical, 11/9 each length;' extra- . quality mixture in navy, heathet 6c i brown, coat length for 17/11. —At McCuK . lagh and Gowcr's sale.— (Ad.) Zymole Trokeye are nandy to carrj) and are invaluable to all who talk oB i sing. As a stimulating antiseptic fOβ ■ the throat they are unequalled—(Ad.) ■':'■ ' The well-known "'Kosy Korncr" «ni" ■ broidery silk, one penny per ball, usual i price 3d. George Court and Sons', Jatd, i sale, Karangahape-road.—(Ad.) West. End London tips in bard hats are j here. Taking shapes and new ideas ia . headgear always at Geo. Fowlds'.— (Ao.)|. s Furs, furs; our fine new stock of boM, ~ ■ muffs, necklets and stoles are at clearance . • sale prices. Rushbrook and BridgmaUi . Queen-street. Open till 9 p.m. Saturday* 1 Black cashmere ribbed hose, only M ' ■ pair. George Court and Sons', Ltd-.,"e&lV 2 Karangahape-road.—(Ad.) Gentlemen looking for neglige comfort ■-:■' ' should have one of our dressing gowna. • 5I A nice article for discriminating men.-* - Geo. Fowlds.—(Ad.) £ Ribbons.—A very fine range of plai«r striped and check, out they go for.3}Ai 43d., 53d., o|d., up; big lot of bfeltv 1 clean -sweep prices, 'iIA., od., 9d.. Is. "pi! : - laco collars fro 9d.; silk and lace scarvae 1 6id., OJd.,. IOJd. up.—At Mi) | Gowcr's Clean. Sweep.—(Ad.) "•**'.'};.,>