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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 162, 11 July 1910, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather report and forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"Light and variable winds to-night, veering. Expect unsettled and cloudy weather. Probably a very cold night. Glass fall slowly, but rise after sixteen hours. Expect high pressure to fodow." Mr. Justice Edwards, sitting in Chambers at Wellington, has granted probate in the estate ■of the following deceased persons: Jesse Cox (Mr. Buddie), Martin Murphy (Mr. Swarbrick), Thomas Roper (Mr. Newton), John Plunkett (Mr. Armstrong), James Biddick (Mr. Walker). Letters of administration have been granted in the estates of Albert Edward Spalding (Mr. Moody), Bella Marion Donaldson (Mr. Jackson).

"By the close of the year there should be two wireless stations in Australia in touch with t\vo in New Zealand (says the "Sunday Times"). Arrangements naye already been made for their construction in New Zealand, and there is not likely to be any great delay in erect: ing them in Australia. The general public benefit of these wireless stations lies in the facts that they are useful for communicating with vessels at sea. enabling persons ashore to communicate with their friends-on steamers, and the system is particularly valuable in respect of alarms from vessels which have become incapacitated. There is, however, another use, and one which will be more generally adopted. That is the sending of ordinary public and business ■messages. Tho work that is now dpne by the cables will be supplemented by the wireless telegraph stations, with the eventual result of a material reduction per word. In a recent London paper it is notified that Marconigrams can be sent to Canada and North America at a saving of _Jd. per word, as compared with cable charges. If a proportionate reduction is brought about in the charges for messages between Australia and New Zealand, a public benefit of considerable value will he afforded, The 25th anniversary of the Helping Hand Mission Sunday School was eelegrated yesterday. ' The morning service was conducted by the Bey. J. Wrigley, of Waihi, the afternoon service by the Rev. Geo. Bond, and the evening service by the Rev. K. J. Emerson. All the services were very well attended, and at each one the schraars of the school rendered some beautiful hymns, under the baton of Mr. H. Blakeley, and assisted by the Franklin TLoad Orchestra. The solos and Scriptural recitations of the smaller members of the congregation were very acceptable, and showed careful training. At the evening gathering Miss Hunt sang: "Oh, Rest in the Lord.'-' To-morrow the celebrations will be continued, when an old-time tea meeting will be held, and at 7.30 a public meeting will be held in the Mission Hall, FTeeman's Bay, when reports will be presented, and the children will repeat their hymns.

The civil sessions of the Auckland Supreme Court, which have been adjourned from time to time owing to tho absence from this province of a Supreme Court judge, were further adjourned by the Registrar (Mr. E. Goring Thomas) this morning till the 25th inst at 10.30 a.m. It is not probable that a judge will bo available at that date, but the adjournments are being made in view of the possibility of a member of the Supreme Court Bench being able to visit Auckland before August 25, the date fixed for the next sitting of the Court.

The 220 th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne was celebrated yesterday morning by the officers and members of the Auckland District Grand Lodge of the Loyal Orange Institute. About 150 members assembled at the Three Lamps, Ponsonby, and preceded by tbe Union Jack, marched to the Salvation Army Barracks, where appropriate addresses were given by the Revs. Scotter, Ridley and Ready. To-morrow a social evening will be held in connection with the anniversary, in Owen's Hall, Newton, when addresses will he given by the Revs. Jolly, Knowles Kempton, Scotter, and others.

Judgment was given by Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., this morning in the case heard at Onehunga on Monday last, in •wliich the Inspector of Awards (Mr.' R. T. Bailey) proceeded against D. Neilson, butcher, Onehunga (Mr. Schnauer), for causing, through Ids manager, his employees, A. McVickers and three others, to commence work, 'between April 7 and May 7, on Saturday mornings earlier than 6 a_n., contrary to the provision of the award. The evidence for the defence was that the men started work half-an-hour early on May 7 for their own convenience, as they wanted to get away earlier than usual. His Worship held that this defence might have availed if one or two of the men had started a little early, but when practically all the men, including the foreman, started half-an-hour early, the defendant must have been a party to the arrangement, and the utmost that could be taken was that the breach was committed for the convenience of the employees. A fine of £5, with costs 5/-, was inflicted.

Mother Mary Joseph Auhert has arrived from Wellington on a visit to t_e Foundling Home in Auckland. There are now nineteen babies 'being eared for in that institution, although since its establishment in January about a hundred and fifty applications for admission have been received Four Sisters from the Home of Compassion, Island Bay (Wellington) have been transferred to the NortL.m home during the year. This has reduced the number of Sisters at the Island Bay Home to twenty-four, and their time is fully occupied in attendance on the eighty-two children inmates, whose ages range from five weeks to ten years.

Forty Wellington medical men have petitioned Parliament, bringing under Itnotice the urgent need that exists for obtaining more girls to assist the overworked mothers in the provinces. "We can testify," they state, "to the great injury to the health of these mothers caused by the difficulty or impossibility of getting the most necessary aid to domestic life. This loss of health not only shortens the lives of the mothers, but reacts disastrously on the children, especially in their early years, when so much care is required. We therefore feel it our duty to support as strongly as we can the effort of the ladies' committee now engaged in promoting the immigration of suitable girls, especially from Norway and the country districts of Great Britain and Ireland."

Pensions have been granted as follows to civil servants who retired last year, and were able to take advantage of the Civil Service Act instead of the superannuation scheme: W- W. Beswick, £316 13/4, J. A. Hutton f4OO, and B. Tait £283 6/8 (General Post Office); J. K. Warburton (Controller and Auditor-Gen-eral), £666 13/4; and R. Carter (Secretary of Customs), £533 6/8.

Messrs. "Donald McLean and Co., Wellington, have secured the contract for the construction of a wharf at tokomaru Bay for the new freezing company. The structure will be 1100 ft. in length, including the approach. Ironbark and totara will be the principal timbers used. The work, which will cost £2500, is to" be completed in January. Mr. W. O. Rhodes, who superintended the Kaikoura Wharf, will have charge of the Tokomaru works.

A comical slip of the tongue caused much amusement at the luncheon given by the Wellington City Council to the visiting Municipal Conference delegates at Day's Bay. The toast of ""His Excellency the Governor " was to be proposed, but in the proposal the proposer unfortunately stumbled over the word "toast." " Ladies and gentlemen," he said, " 1 ask you to drink to the ghost—l mean the toast—of his Excellency the Governor."

One of the happiest speakers at the ceremony in connection with the laying of the foundation - stone of the High and Technical School at. Hamilton (says the "Argus"), was Mr. A. J. Entrican, of Auckland. It may not be generally known by those accustomed to meet Mr- Entrican in business circles that he is a son of the toil, at least so he informed the gathering yesterday, in the course of his remarks he said: —"1 remember when I went to school in Ireland 40 years ago we had lessons in agriculture. I remember haying reading lessons every day. I remember the different breeds of horses, the different breeds of cattle,' the different breeds of sheep, the different kinds of grasses and the pictures of the different kinds of seeds." "Have you ever been on a farm?" came from a rustic-looking member of the audience. »' Yes," replied the speaker, "I was on a _inn for fifteen years, and it is not my fault that I am not a farmer still. If I had had my way I should have bee_ like you " "He is a butcher!" interjected someone, and a hearty peal of laughter went through the crowd. When this had subsided somewhat, Mr. Entrican had just collected his scattered thoughts when the rustic poured in a second broadside: "Did you ever pay rent for a farm?" Quick as lightning came the retort: "What a question! 1 am an irishman. Did an Irishman ever pay rent for land?" and the questioner collapsed amidst the ripples of laughter -with which the witty irejodnder gjW-3 greeted.

Two boys who escaped from the Takapuna Industrial School were caught on Saturday by Constables Rock and Christensen —one at Kimihia and the other at Huntly. They were brought back to Auckland to-day.

There were 292 ma}e and 24 female prisoners in prison at Auckland at the end of last week. The weekly return shows:—On remand 10, awaiting trial 19, sentenced to life 2, sentenced to hard labour 283, default of bail 2, received during the week 52, discharged 53.