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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 138, 11 June 1909, Page 4

The following is the Rev. J). C. Bates' weather forecast for 2i hour 3 from B a.m. this day: "Present conditions are most unstable. Easterly winds, probably increasing strong winds to gale. Bain probably heavy for some days. Glass fall after 20 hours."

A very serious accKtent at Kawakawa last week to the youngest child of Mr. William Middleton, a boy of about three years. It appears that whilst the mother was feeding fowls, the. child, who had been playing with the corn, was suddenly seized with severe fits of choking. Medical assistance was immediately obtained, and two days later it was deemed necessary for an operation to be performed. Dr. Ecles, assisted by Dr. Buck and Nurse Taylor, cat open the windpipe and discovered a grain of maize had lodged there. The child is now recovering, though still suffering from ar. attack of bronchitis.

An elderly man named John Calvert, the possessor of a single leg, pleaded guilty to attempted suicide at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday. The police related that on June 2, Calvert was seen to throw down his crutches and jump over the edge of the wharf. A prompt rescue was effected, but all the explanation volunteered by Calvert was that he had merely desired to cool him* self. The sergeant stated that Calvert had spent £70 since last Christmas, and had been drinking heavily. A prohibition order was issued, the man being convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on.

Mr- W. J. Napier returned by the Main Trunk this morning from Wellington. He left Auckland on Tuesday night by the express, transacted business on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday forenoon, in Wellington, and was back ' in his Auckland office at 7.5 this morning, having travelled nearly 1000 miles, and been absent from Auckland only two days, and spending 19 hours in Wellington- This is an illustration of the advantages of the North Island Main Trunk railway to business men. Mr. Napier says the sight of Euapehu and Ngauruhoe on Wednesday was glorious. Ruapehu was clothed in a mantle of snow from summit to base, and Ngauruhoe was emitting volumes of smoke.

During the trial of the man Tate yesterday afternoon the Judge and Mr Lundon, who was defending the prisoner, came into contact. Mr Lundon said he had several witnesses, but knew not what they had to say, and the first to come along for evidence was one named Kelly. While under cross-examination by Mr Tole, this witness remarked that he had previously told Mr Lundon all he knew. His Honor, turning to defending counsel, thereupon reprimanded him with judicial severity for having the effrontery to inform the jury that he did not know what the man had to say. "You have been guilty of grave misdemeanour," deolared the judge, and upon Mr Lundon protesting that he did not know what the man would say, his Honor abruptly ordared him to sit down, adding "You may be called to account for this."

In order to put an end to the practice of removing rocks from the -Hauraki Gulf foreshore in .front of tho property of Mr. W. Wood, the Thames County Council has decided to write to the*- Marine Department requesting that all offenders be prosecuted, so that this beauty spot be not wantonly destroyed.

At the annual meeting of the Auckland Horticultural Society, held last evening, some discussion took place anent j the desirability of holding the chrysanthemum show and the dahlia show together, at a date which would better suit the chrysanthemums. Another suggestion was -that the chrysanthemum show should be done away with, and the dahlia show be held a little earlier. The general expression of opinion, however, favoured the holding of a chrysanthemum show as usual in the future, and it was urged by Mr. Marriner that the secretary should insert an advertisement in the papers, requesting those interested in chrysanthemum culture to write and intimate whether or not they were prepared to exhibit. The suggestion was 'also made that conferences might he held from time to time, under the auspices of the society, relating to the culture of different flowers, at seasonable periods.

The police want an owner for a bundle of clothing found on a suspicious individual. Included in the list are sishirts, three towels, two singlets, drawers, handkerchiefs, and a tablecloth.

"Can we grow wheat in the Auckland province?" The answer given "by the majority of those considering themselves qualified to judge is that the climatic j conditions are so conducive to the appearI ance of rust in wheat that its culture is next to an impossibility. This morning a "Star" representative was shown I a splendid sample of Tuscan vheat, .grown at Harapepe, in the "Waikato district. The wheat was sold to an Auckland firm of millers, who stated that it milled with better results than the best Canterbury wheat sent north this sea< son. The recent season in the Auckland province was not by any means exceptionally favourable to wheat growing, yet the sample shown is entirely free from rust, and of splendid milling quality. The need for a quicker and more regular mail service between Is'ew Zealand and Great Britain is evidently forcing itself upon English -business people, and an Auckland hrm this week xecerved a communication from London upon the subject. Portion of the correspondence in question stated: "Sales for these parcels were posted to you on January 29th and February 12th, and we are surprised that our letters of the former date had not reached you on March 17th. The mail arrangements between this country and the Dominion will never be .satisfactory until a fortnightly service via Canada or America is established, so that letters should get through with some certainty in four or five, weeks."

The action of the Christchurch City Council dn accepting a tender for imported -cement is likely to create some adverse comment, telegraphs our Christchurch correspondent. It transpires that the Council recently entered into a contract with an English firm for a year's supply of cement for general municipal purposes. It is not as if there was a big difference in the price between the imported and Ke-w Zealand article, or any superiority in quality of dmported over Dominion manufacture. The difference in -price in favour of -the imported is i"»d., New Zealand tenderers quoting 12/, and English 11/7*. A possible explanation of the loweT quoj tation of the imported article is that shipping companies are sometimes anxious to get cargo in the nature of ballast, which is taken at exceptionally low freight rates. The quantity involved is -understood to be under a thousand casks, and it is the principle of the transaction that will cause adverse com- i -ment.

The Immigration Office has been ad■vised that the lonic, due in Wellington o n Monday, is bringing 110 passengers (62 adults and 48 children uWer 12 years), nominated by relatives, and 61 adults and 4 children selected by the High Commissioner. Of these 50 are domestic servants, 26 of whom are for Hawke's Bay, and 10 farmers, 2 farm labourers, and 21 women who arc coming out tD rejoin their husbands. The capital of the passengers referred to above ranges from £1000 to £25.

The funeral of the late Mrs. G. f. Donnelly took place at Omahu yesterday, and was largely attended. Local tribes attended in strong force, and representative Maoris from Rotorua, Gisborne, Wairoa, Taupo, King Country, and the west coast of the North Island also took part in the ceremonies. The funeral service was conducted by the Bishop of Waiapu, assisted by 10 European and Maori clergymen. Among the numerous wreaths was one from Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, and another from the Prime Minister and colleagues.

Our Ngaruawahia correspondent writes to the effect that the Newcastle Road Board ratepayers at a special meeting have unanimously decided that Government valuers should be practical farmers with a local knowledge, and have decided to send the following resolution to the Hon- D. Buddo: "That this general meeting of ratepayers of the Newcastle Road Board district strongly disapproves of the -manner in which the recent Government valuation has been conducted in the district, and considers that the selling value basis is most inequitable and unsatisfactory, and that the only just basis for agricultural holdings is their productive value."

The Ohinemuri River Silting Committee decided to write to the Minister for Mines and the Ohinemuri County Council, stating that, although the somruittee was in favour of a public battery at Waitekauri, it thought that a subsidy towards the' battery should on]}- be given on condition that no tailings were allowed to go into the river.

The Thames Borough Council has decided to give all possible assistance towards the movement for the universal training of the youths of the Dominion in military matters. "

Tenders closed yesterday at the office of Mr. T. W. "May, architect, His Majesty's Arcade, for a brick building in Federal-street for Messrs. McLeod and Harkins:—J. J. £718; Craig Bros., £795; Colson, £817 10/; Fortzer 1 £852; J. T. Julian, £857; W. E, Hutchison. £569; Hammond and Son, £S7O; W. Massey £ 572 7/0: J. d! Jones, £885; J. Campli-i?, £597: J Davis, £897 10/; W. B. Farrcll, £950; F. Livock and Son, £909; X. Ohms £1187.

For the convenience of country people, the Thames County Council has agreed to assist the Borough Council in its endeavours to get the Railway Department to alter the time of the 6 p.m. train to 9.20 p-m.

Ribbons, 9d to 1/6 yard; now clearing a'; 6d yard at McMaste rand Shalders' — (Ad.)

( The schooner GonCo/d, -which arrived at Honolulu last month, had secured an interesting a-elic of the _ays "of Bully Hayes in a brass "swivel gun which was part of the equipment of the famous pirate of the South Seas. The gun, which -must weigh at least 501t>, is of solid brass. It is blown open at the breeoh, evidently by a charge which was too heavy for the metal. .It was used on the schooner "with which Hayes performed so many feats of almost incredible character, and iwhich have been written of by many authors. In addition, the schooner had secured several old swords, which were also part oi Hayes' equipment. To those engaged in handling timber the result of stacking timber on end will no doubt prove interesting. .At I Messrs. Ellis and (Burnand's mill at Manunui large stacks of "timber on end may be seen, and our correspondent is Teliably informed that "there is a 30 per cent, saving in handling timber in thij manner against the old way of li-.*t stacking. There is the first saving of drying area; secondly, a "saving in putting up the stack, for a board has only to be handled by one man, whereas in flat stacking the board has to "be passed "up to a man on top when the heap Teaches a certain height. The third saving is in the time taken to dry, upright timber drying much quicker than that in a flat stack. A fourth saving is in the filleting of the timber. The upright timber does not require j more than two fillets, while -flat timber ! would require iour or more. The less fillets there are in a stack the better, for although they cannot he done without, still they prevent the hoard from drying at that particular place where the timber rests against them. Some of the Tongans have been saying things in Samoa which the German i Government considered serious, and now the Tongan Government has been notified that no more Tongans will be allowed to land and no more Bamoaaas to leave Samoa for Tonga (says the Tonga correspondent oi the "Fiji Times"). Many of the chiefs and people will welcome ; this law, as those who have Samoan relations have had to keep hordes of followers, wiro take -away horses audi pigs, and practically xetum nothing to;

I Tonga. One Tongan, called Jione Lamibeti, was imprisoned in Apia, and reI turned by steamer for something be "was | alleged to 'have said. These people go I to Samoa and tell the people {here that they have a king, and get their "financial statement printed, etc., and urge "the Samoans to demand the same. They don't tell the Samoans that the Parliaj ment and all the GovernmEnt heads of i native department 'have to do as tirey j are told, or else up goes -6h» British flag. Very few people (says the Wellington "Post") realise how many cables are iiiected with the coasts of New Zealand. The following cables are at present in use:—Six across Cook Strait, one across Foveaux Strait from Bluff, one from the mainland to Centre Island (Poveaux Strait), one from Bluff to _>og Island, one from the mainland to Stephen's Island, one across the Trench Pass, one across Crorxelles Harbour, one across Tory Channel, one -from the -*m„i-al_nd to East Cape (which has just been repaired), one from "the -ma-inland "to Great Barrier Island, and several across ! Auckland Harbour, The Tutanekai is primarily a cableTepairing ship, and she Is to be kept for this work only in future, -and la id -np -when xtot so engaged.

Mr. Nelson IHingworth., the -sculptor, I has received verbal instructions from ! the Government, through -the Natrwe. Minister, to proceed -with, the work of | designing and sculpturing the memorial jto be erected at Papawai (near Carter-, ton) to the memory of the late chief Mahupuku, who died a couple of years ago. The material is to be of marble and bronze, Grecian design, standing fro_* its base eighteen feet .high. There arei to be four panels in bronze, the front panel bearing a portrait of the dead chief in high relief; another -panel wilL contain some notable «vent in his life,, and on the two other panels will "be the '• inscriptions. Tiie design is in the form 1 of a temple with domed "roof. The figures, on the panels are to be life-size. The work iv ill occupy the sculptor about! nine months. The -memorial will "be IBfiii in height, and will be erected on a "base.! 10ft square. The cost will be about | £500. "i

Bargains! Some of the bargains at Gvcy and Ford's sale of Malcolm's salvage stock: Boys' jerseys, 1/, 1/-8,1/11; men's tweed trousers, 1/ pair; tunic shirts, 1/11, 2/11; woven underpants, 1/9, 1/11, 2/6, 2/11, 3/6; strong union shirts, bands or collars, 2/11 each, -worth 4/6. Come and see for yourselves. The "Old Beehive,'' Newton.—(Ad.)

Strong tweed shirts, 2/11; flannel unders (unshrinkable), 2/6; heavy ribbed pants, 2/6 and 3/11; cardigans, 2/11; all men's wear at clearance sale prices. — Bushbrook and Bridgman, Queen-street. Open till 9 Saturday night.—(Ad.)

All-wool cashmeres for 1/6J yard at McMaster and Shalders'. — (Ad.)

The only firm selling Robt. Malcolm's salvage stock is Grey and Ford (Ltd.), of the "Old Beehive," next Buchanan's, Newton, who were the successful tenderers for the whole warehouse salvage. Sale now proceeding.—(Ad.)

One of the Best. —A ready-to-wear suit in our make is one to look -well in and to save money on.—Geo. Fowlds.— (Ad.)

Chems 1/, knick«s 1/, aorsets 1/, bloomers 1/, fur necklets 1/, boys' jerseys 1/, ladies' vests 1/; ladies' handkerchiefs, six for 1/; brilliant cotton, 12 for 1/; sample hose 1/; blouse lengths 1/; and a hundred-and-one other articles all at 1/, to-morrow, at Grey and Ford's great sale of Malcolm's salvage stock, the "Old Beehive," Newton.— (Ad.)

Overcoats, macks, and oilskins at sale prices. Gents' overcoats from 17/11; boys' ditto, from 6/11 each; boys' reefer coats, 3/11 and 4/11. — Rushbrook and Bridgman, opposite the Town Hall siteOpen till 9 Saturday night.— (Ad.)

A warehouse stock of lace curtains, mostly better-class goods, all beinw cleared at big reductions, at Grey and Ford's great sale of Robt. Malcolm's salvage stock. 25/ curtains for 14/11; 30/ curtains for 19/11; and other prices at big reductions.—(Ad.)

To Dressmakers.—Roman satins and sateens; 293 shades in stock at McMaster and Shalders'.— (Ad.)

An opportunity of securing a first--lass costume coat or skirt is now offering at Grey and Ford's great sale of Robt. Malcolm's warehouse salvage stock in the "Old Beehive," Newton, where all first-class goods are being sold' at big reductions.— (Ad.)

College Outfits for your Boys.-—We have everything they need in the best at the cheapest.—Geo. Fowlds.— (Ad.)

Blouses in endless variety, 1/6, 1/9 1/11, 2/6, to 45/, all reduced in price.' Viyella blouses, 6/6, reduced from 14/6; silk blouses, delaine . blouses, flannel blouses, and cashmere blouses, all beinofired out at big reductions at Grey and Ford's great sale of Robt. Malcolm's salvage stock. The "Old Beehive." Newton.— (Ad.J