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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 284, 27 November 1908, Page 4

.Following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 ajn. this day:—"From between north and east and south-east, moderate to strong winds. Glass fall slowly."

I The Gisborne "Times" reports that Rua appears to be veil provided with cash, and, during one day, treated his wives, who are girls from 15 to 20 years of age, to rides in a. hired motor car. The wives are dressed in the most gaudy col- ( ours, and when their noble lord deigns to appear in the street, humbly walk behind him two by two. One o f Rua's men told a "Times" reporter that Rua was still a great man and plenty "te utu." He had only brought half the number of his wives on this excursion, having left four at home to look aiter the royal household. The party are staying with some natives at Waerenga-a-hika, and will remain in the district until Thursday next, ac Rua intends to wait upon the County Council on. Wedaeedaj,

The following programme will be played by the Auckland City Band, under Bandmaster J. West, on" Sunday afternoon in the Western Park, commencing at 3 pjn.: March, "Gipsy Belle,"' Wm. Kimmer; overture, "The Golden Star," J. A. Greenwood; selection No. 2, "The Mikado," Sullivan; valse, "Meditation," Oscar Verne; fantasia, "Echoes of England,"' Greenwood; march, "Vanguard," Hall. The programme by the Newton Brass Band on Sunday afternoon, at 2.45 in the Albert Park, is as follows: March, I'Tiimutaka," Trussell; air, varie.. "Rousseau's Dream." Round; selection, "'Halevy," Kound; processional march, "Edina," Hume; serenade, "In this Hour of Softened Splendour," Binsute; fantasia, ''Jubilation," Rimmer; march,! "Palmerston." Etherington. A consignment of laeewing flies hare been received by the Agricultural Department from Inspector Reid, who was sent to the Cook group to report upon the fruit industry there. The insects have proved very - effective natural enemies to many of the smaller -forms of injurious insect pests, especially in different species of aphides. The flies have done good work in controlling the black aphis, which at the present time is proving a troublesome pest in Ha'wkc's Bay orchards, and the G-overnment pomologist (Mr W. A. Boucher) proposes that a portion of the consignment shall be liberated in that locality. In California, in conjunction with the native ladybirds, they have been a very effective check on the woolly aphis of the apple, so that, altogether. th OT " should prove a valuable acquisition II they can be established in tae Dominion. While riding on a trolley at Whatawhata on Wednesday afternoon a little Maori boy named .taul somehow fell off and got beneath the wheels. Both his legs were fractured, the right one about the thigh and the left below the knee. He also received a very nasty lacerated wound below his left ankle. On receiving his injuries the little fellow fainted, and was carried by ;\ grown-up Maori tv a stream close by, where he revived somewhat. Later he was conveyed to the Waikato hospital, where his injuries were attended to. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Napier Chamber of Commerce, the president (Mr. C. Ellison) attributed the financial stringency a≤ being largely due to bona fide mortgage companies having been driven out of business as the result of the Advances to sottlern" Act. Ha said that in that district alone three companies, whose investmcuts amounted to considerably over £1.000,000, had been wound up, and in other parts of the Dominion the same thing had occurred, on a much larger scale. Mr. Ellison went on to express the opinion that the mortgage tax should be abolished, and foreign capita] be allowed to compete on equal terms with the Government Department. An application was made at Christchurch on Thursday at the Arbitration Court sittings by the Hon. J. Barr, on behalf of the Hotel Employees' Union, to join employers in private hotels and clu-bs as parties to the award. Mr. Barr stated that clubs competed -with hotels for boarders, and that was for profit. His Honor eaid that th-ey did not carry that on as a business. As far 13 he knew, a member of a club might have to pay calls, but he never got any dividends. His Honor suggested that clubs did not underpay their servants. If there was a. difference they would have some difficulty in getting men. After consultation, his Honor announced that the Court woirld not make an order joining the clubs, in view of the provision of the new Act, exempting clubs, and the fa<"t that they had always •been exempted from previous awards. Speaking at the luncheon on boaid the e.s. Manuka at Gisborne yesterday, held in celebration of the opening of the Union Steam Ship Company's new offices, Mr. Preston, the local manager of the. company, stated in reply to a plea for more frequent communication by steamer, that the Main Trunk railway was a factor that had to be taken jnto consideration. It tfiight affect the number of through passengers tc and from i the south of Auckland, and thus relieve I the pressure on passenger accommodaj tion between Napier and Gisborne. The policy of the Union Company was one of progress, and this matter sras being most carefully considered. He was inI dined to think the through traffic would !be considerably affected by the Main Trunk line. It has been decided by the Council of Defence that the celebrations on Dominion Day shall always be of a military character. Arrangements will be made for the holding of reviews or manoeuvres by all volunteers, defence cadets, and rifle clubs at suitable centres. Manoeuvres of an instructional character will be carried out during l!) 09. at which all ranks of the service, including defence cadets and defence rifle clubs, will attend. Defence rifle clubs will he allowed to take advantage of 100-mile railway passes to meet one another at eelected places for two days to carry out field-firing and extended order drill. They will be supervised by officers of the unattached list a.nd non-commis-eioned officers of the reserve foTce. Free ammunition and a billeting allowance for one night will be given. Regulations gazetted under the Immigration Restriction Amendment Act, 1808, require. that any Chinese resident in Ne.w Zealand .who desires to leave New Zealand with the intention ot returning thereto shall be required to provide two photographs of one of which sha-11 bo. securely attached to the certificate issued by the Collector of Customs, and the other to the duplicate of the same. He shall also be required to place impressions of his thumbs on both forms of certificate for the purposes of identification if necessary on his return. On the return to New Zealand of a Chinese holding a certificate as above, provided, the Collector at the first port of arriva.l shall, if satisfied of the identity of the holder with the person named in the certificate, and that he has returned within four years after the date of registration, regard such Chinese as exempt from compliance with the requirements of section 42. ot the Immigration Restriction Act, 1908. An important point arose in connection with the grocers' award, before the Arbitration Court at Christchurch. For some ' time past grocers have been employing young women in their shops, particularly in the confectionery departments, andj I also on occasions to serve behind the counter. That being part of the duties of an ordinary grocer's assistant, a grocer was charged with having failed to pay these girls the wages fixed by tile award for grocers' assistants. For the prosecution it was argued that girls employed practically as grocers' assistants should he paid the same rate of wages a≤ male I assistants, and that while the award only mentioned male assistants, that must be taken as comprising female. For the defence it was represented that under the Shops and Offices Act girls were given the right to work in grocers' shops," and that a* long ac the wages specified, by that Act were paid the Court had no power to iaterferej Decision was reserww? j.

A man employed repairing the tram line in Symonds-street had a marvellous escape from death this morning. He was Btruck on the shoulder by an up-car and sent spinning right in front of the Toad-roller. Fortunately he wa-s able to recover himself and get out of the way of being crushed by the roller. Apparently he did not receive any serious injury, although he bad two narronw escapes compressed into a few seconds of time. An accident occurred early thie morning at Alexandra Park. Mr. K. Menzies -was going amongst some of the horses, when one suddenly lashed out, and kicked him severely on the thigh. Unfortunately there was no ambulance stretcher available, so Mr. Menzies was carried to Epsom Hotel, where he was attended by Dr. F. M. King. The Auckland Tramway Co. announces that a special tramway service ■will be run to-morrow afternoon to carry visitors to the Auckland agricultural show at Alexandra Park. Cars will run at frequent intervals from Three Lamps direct to the show grounds from noon until 3 p.m., and also from WeUesley-etreet. At the meeting of the Crown Board yesterday afternoon, Messrs. Gregg and Rose, settlers in the Kawhia district, appealed to the. Board for redress regarding what they maintained was the wrongful public use of a track on their Government leasehold sections. They pointed out that teh track was not shown in their title deed as a public way, ond they had put up fences to protect the cattle on the land from straying. These had been repeatedly broken down j by people using the track, with the result that a number of sheep had, time after time, jumped over the precipitous ground close by and been killed. It was quite useless, they said, to attempt to have cattle there under these existing conditions. The case had been before a magistrate who, however, had decided he had no jurisdiction. There is no local body in the district, its affairs administered by the Government. While sympathising with the applicants, the Board said it was beyond their powers to materially help them in the matter. Onr of the applicants said they were "not going to take it lying down." If they had no redress it simply meant ruin for' himself and his brother. They might as well clear out at once. The Board agreed to consider the matter and write the applicants regarding it. They agreed with the applicants that the only course, was for them to carry the case to the Supreme Court, declaring the title deed a false one. In the couree of some interesting observations supplied to a reporter regarding the appliances which fire brigades are likely to adopt in the future, Mr. J. G Gilbe'rd, who has for so long been connected with the fire brigades of the Dominion, and who returned to Wellington yesterday from a trip to the Old Country, said the system of portable fire escapes ie being greatly improved, and nearly all the brigades are adopting the German system. The so-called turntable extension ladders are worked by compressed carbonic acid gas, the elevation of the ladders being accomplished in much quicker time than by the old process of hand winding. Mr. Gilberd said that the Wellington and Auckland brigades, in proportion to their size, compare very favourably with brigades in the Old Country, and in many instances they are considerably in advance. A great help to the efficient working of the brigades is the complete system of street fire alarms and automatic fire detectors in the large birHdinjß. This enables the brigades to get at the ecene of an outbreak before a fire has assumed serious dimension?. Returned Sew Zealanders emphatically protest at the scant news in the English papers concerning their own country. Mr. J. G. Gilberd, well-known in fire brigade circles, offers the latest testimony to trie difficulty experienced by New Zealanders to learn how things were progressing in their absence. As a rule, they had to possess their souls in patience until the colonial papers came to hand toy mail. People with w'lom Mr. Gilberd came in contact were very muho interested in New Zealand. When in Edinburgh his attention was drawn to a paragraph in the "Scotsman" asking for information regarding Kapier, the cost of living, prospects of work, and other things. He wrote a letter to the editor, which wa* published above the writer's name, and in the course of the next tew days he was deluged with letters from would-be immigrants, asking for more information. So numerous wore thp demands that he communicated with the High Commissioner, and obtained a number of pamphlets concerning New Zealand for distribution.

Yon can do a suffering friend a kindly service by saying "Steams' Headache Cure will quickly cure that headache." A trial will convince you if you have not yet used it yourself.—Advt. Don't miss these dress bargains; 2/4$ will buy 6 yards of a good cashmerette, all colours. George Court and Sons, Ltd., Karangahape-road.—£&d.) Extraordinary purchase of 150 pieces 18in net and guipure all-over laces, white, Paris, and black, 1/, 1/6, 1/11. See special counter lace department. Snihh and Caugbey, Ltd. Bamboo blinds, 1/11 each, at George Court and Sons. Ltd., Karangahape-road. — (Ad.) Ready-to-we*r dress skirts, silk and muslin blouses, choice new stock, best value, at Kushbrook and Bridgman's, Queen-street. Just above the Grey Statue. Open till 9 on Saturday night.— (Ad.) Picnic hampers, big size, for 1/11 each, at George Court and Sons, Ltd., Ka-rangahape-road.—(Ad.) Summer hosiery. Gloves, lace ties, sunshades and umbrelas; best value at Rushbrook and Bridgman's, Queen-street, opposite the Town Hall site. Open on Saturday till 9 pan.—(Ad.) The recent rain has had the effect of increasing the price of local strawberries, which for some weeks past have been vended in the city at very cheap rates. Yesterday, at a sale held by the City Market Auctioneers' Association, chip boxes of strawberries realised from 1/24 to 1/4J per box wholesale. A large quantity was sold at these prices. — (Ad.) Picnic hampers, big size, for 1/11 each, at George Court and Sons, Ltd., Ka-rangahape-road.—(Ad.) Ready-to-wear clothing. Perfect cut and fit. Immense new stock of suits, all latest styles; sizes to fit all figures. Special value at Rushbrook and Bridgmaa's, just above the Grey Statue. Open till 9 Saturday night.—(Ad.) Week-end bargains. To-morrow. Marcella and satin finish quilts, large size, 12/6, 13/6,- special. Honeycomb quilts, large size, 3/11, 4/11, 6/6, 6/11, 8/11; very special. Grey and Ford, Litoited, •' The Old Beehive," Xcwton.—(Ad.) Kapok bedding, best grade kapok, pillows, 1/44, a good well-filled and finished piUovr. At George Court and Son*, Ltd., Karangahape-road.—fAd.) Gent's real hand-made Panama bats. Intmeaie variety. Extraordinary rmlne. Smith aad Caugbey, Ltd—.(AS.)