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The "Star" will not be published tomorrow (Good Friday).

The following is Mr. D. a Bates' wea- 1 ther report and forecast for 24 hours i from nine a-m. rms day: ''Moderate to strong south-easterly winds; indications for fair weather; cool night; glass rise; expect very high pressure." The general secretary of the Auckland Hallways League has compiled the following from the Labour Journal for March:—The number of men employed on the provincial railways for the month of January is as follows: Kawakawa-Gra-hamtown 361, North Auckland 439, Gisborne-Rotorua 243, Stratford-Ongarue t 506, total 1340. The men employed on '< roads are distributed as follows: Whangaxei district 117, Auckland district 142, Gisborne district 82, total 241. The Dnnedin Y-M-C.A. . has purchased ,an additional section. for-the site of their new building. Tenders are -being called far. ■Che-new structure, •which, is to cost about ..£13,000. - - ..,.,

In reference to the report that tie Key. Gray Dixon, of Auckland, had been called to succeed the Rev. Jolly at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Palmerstoa 'Nbrtli, the sessions clerk has authorised the statement, through the Press Association, that no such call has been made, and that no congregational meeting to make the call has yet been held. The above telegraphic message is correct, the (Rev. Gray Dixon has not yet received a call, .but a week ago he received a communication -from the Moderator in charge of St. Andrew's Church, stating that the Selection Committee had authorised him to approach Mr Gray Dixon •with the view of ascertaining whethei he would be -willing to entertain a call if he received one. This communication, although not an actual congregational call, -was an authoritative offer, and the Rev. Gray Dixon decided to consult with his office-bearers, after which he will send a reply to Palmerston TSorth. A reqnest was read at the meeting of the City Council last night from the executive of the City Council of the. Auckland Musical and Literary Competitions Society for the support and practical assistance of the Council in furthering the aims and objects of the Society. It was emphasised that (1) the Society is a public one, inaugurated for the benefit of the public; (2) the objects are purely educational; (3) the executive is thoroughly representative of the leading musical and literary societies of Auckland, who give their time and labour without remuneration or pecuniary gain. Similar societies, it was pointed out, had been in operation for years in other centres In the Dominion, and in Australia, and tha great amount of good they achieved should be an incentive to Auckland to set a standard of efficiency in music, literature, elocution and art that would be accepted elsewhere as being the highest in the Dominion. The executive had undertaken heavy financial responsibilities, but they had every confidence in the public of Auckland for the necessary support. In Dunedin and Christchurc-h the City Councils had voted the societies £50, while in Ballarat the grant was £ICO. and it was asked that the Council would contribute a like amount to the local movement. The request was referred to the Finance Committee. A Melbourne exchange states that when the cable steamer Patrol has picked up the original duplicate cable between Victoria and Tasmania it will be taken to Singapore, where the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company hai a cable factory with 100 hands employed. Here, old and worn cables aTe practically renewed by being re-covered, the copper remaining undeterioratod in nearly every instance. The question of improving the state of Symortds-street cemetery was the subject of a report by the City Engineer at last n'ght's City Council meeting. Mr. Bush submitted a report and recommendations re the future maintenance of the Sy-monds-&treet cemeteries. The Finance Committee recommended that six men be employed for three months in the Sy-wonds-street cemeteries to put the same in decent order, and that thereafter two men be permanently employed to keep the cemeteries in order. The report of the sub-committee was adopted. Mr. W. A. Thompson took occasion to refer to thestate of the Costley monument. It was v he believed, the Council's duty to keep that monument in order, and it was at the present in a very bad state, the in- | scription being almost undecipherable. j Mr. Tudehope said the Council could not I be expected to keep the respective graves I in order; that was- a public duty. He i urged that as a great many military J graves existed in the Symonds-street I cemetery, the boy scouts and cadets I j should be asked to undertake the work I of keeping them in repair. j Mr. Enos Bacon was entertained to i dinner yesterday evening by the. members of the Auckland Yorkshire Society. j Later in the evening the Yorkshire singer j gave a recital to a large audience in the East-street Mission HalL The State Guaranteed Advances Act of last session mentions that any application for a loan shall be accompanied by a statutory declaration that '"he applicant is a worker within the meaning ] I of -this Act, and that he desires the loaa 1 , for the sole purpose of erecting a home I i for himself and his family." It is held I j by the administrative authorities, says j our Wellington correspondent, that the I law as it stands does not allow advances i to be made against houses already built ! Only those who intend to build can be 'benefited. Under the old Board, prior to the amending law of last session, the State lent money on "second hand" buildI ings, and the cessation of this practice I has caused some dissatisfaction. Enquir- ! ies in official quarters produced a reply : that the law in its present form was capable of only one interpretation, ad- ! vances for building purposes only, but , this matter was a technicality ' which would probably be altered next session. Mr Chas. M. Montefiore, general manager for New Zealand of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd., is in receipt of cable information from London: "At the thirty-ninth animal meeting, held in London, the income for the year 1909 was reported a* £1,536,121; balance of credit profit and loss, £835,056; reserves, £1,823,958; invested funds, £2.103,56*4; total assets, £2,552,738." One of the features of the great show ■to be held shortly in the Argentine (says the "Feuding Star") will be tne illustrated catalogue of Eomney sheep and sheepbreeders in New Zealand which Mr. E. Short is having prepared to take over with his exhibits. It is being prepared by the "Auckland Star" proprietary, and will comprise over 60 pages, printed on art paper, the illustrations 'being especially good and the text in both Spanish and English. While the Parorangi stock naturally occupies a. prominent place in -this edition de luxe of an important phase of sheep-breeding, there is nothing -exclusive about- the volume, for it portrays the principal Romney sheepbreeders of the Dominion, and gives readers a good idea, of the men who are interested in that particular breed of sheep. " It is not easy for the ordinary layman to realise the immense quantity of material absorbed in the construction of the concrete traffic 'bridge over the Cemetery GnUy, even though*: faced with the figures showing definitely the actual measurements of material msed. Tsie City Engineer states that the structure contains 5200 cubic yards of concrete and 330 tons of steel. In the mixing of the former 1130 tons of cement of local manufacture were used, besides 2100 cubic yards of broken btuestone, 4050 cubic yards of shingle, 60 cubic yards of sand for rendering, ■ ana 230 cubic yards of stone boulders. In additon 400,000 superficial feet of timber were consumed in the arch span , centring and face-work. Ladies' new belts, bags and sample neckwear. See window.—J. A. Bxadsrtreet, Draper, Karangahape-road---(Ad.) Are yon-going travelling? Then yon will want some bags. Before buying, inspect our range of trunks, bags, baskets, ete.— <Jeo. - ■ >

Applications for positions on Hie staff of the defence forces, which will naturally be increased in the future, are being sent in to the Defence Department in large numbers. Already (It is understood) over 300 applications have beeD received. In some quarters it is thought that selection will be made iby competitive examination, but it appears more than likely that the selection wQI be carried out by officers who already know the merits of the applicants. The inspectors of the Wellington Education Board have classified the schools, on the ground of efficiency, as f oQows^— Good to very good, 53; satisfactory, 87; fair, 13; inferior, S; total, 161. The inspectors add that' in all but one of the schools marked inferior changes have been made in the management, and the teachers have left the Board's service. In the matter of the so-called "Free School Books," the Wellington Education Board's inspectors are somewhat sceptical of the benefits of i&e present system. They point out that as a matter of fact the books arc only nominally free, for in practice the board is unable to avail itself of the option of allowing I the children to take the books home. Such a course would necessitate a practically fresh' supply every year, and after the original grant,.the Department prcvides for the renewal of only some ten per cent of the original supply to meet ordinary wear and tear. Thus the stimulating effect on the child of the actual possession of a new 'book is lost. This is a point upon which teachers, infant mistresses especially, lay great stress. The London correspondent of the Wellington "Post" writes:—"lt is-probable, 1 understand, that Mr. M'Nab will not feel justified in recommending the purchase' 'by the Government of the supposed figure-head of Captain Cook's Resolution. The relic, which is lying at Stoekton-on-Tces, was offered for sale for £50, and the Government requested Mr. M'Nab to inspect it and make a recommendation on the subject. The first step was to compare the figure-head with an authentic medal of the Resolution, which is preserved at Whitby, where the vessel was built. This comparison only served to strengthen suspicions as to the identity of the relic ivtich. Mr. M'Jfab had formed from discrepancies in the preliminary account as to how the figurehead came to be at Stockton-on-Tees." Yesterday afternoon ah engine-driver named Henry McCarthy, whilst working on a piece of cast-iron with a hammer, sustained a very painful injury to an eye through a splinter o£ iron entering it. He was taken to the hospital at once, and it was then discovered that the injury was so severe as to necessitate the removal of the eye. The operation was successfully performed this morning, and it is stated that the patient is tna.inn» good progress. McCarthy is a married man, 45 years of age, and lives at Birkenhead. , Gordon Sheriffs (25), a plumber's mate aboard TT V£ Pioneer, was drowned in carious ebxsimstanees in the Sahroan Ba-ths, Sydney. He was ibathing in shallow water, aid suddenly disappeared, a few ibubWes only indicating thai he was in trouble- T*hrrn<r>i immediate search was made by divers and the Water Police with irons, the body ■was not discovered for same considerable time, all ibope of resuscitation being then out of the question.

Fall clothing articles for men will be found in our selection. Let us shot? what we hare.—-Geo. Fowlds.—(Ad.) .- i " All tie latest and the best in neckwear has just arrived in our new season's selection.—Geo. FowMs.—

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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 4

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Untitled Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 4

Untitled Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 4

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