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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 246, 17 October 1910, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather report and forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day: "Moderate to strong south-easterly winds; weather probably cool and changeable, and probably a very cold aight; glass little movement."

The flagship Powerful and the cruiser Cambrian left Sydney on the 11th inst, en route to Melbourne. The Powerful ■will be absent from Sydney several months, and during the interim -will visit New Zealand and Tasmania. The Prometheus and Encounter will join her at Melbourne.

The New South Wales Anglican General Synod decided "to place on record its emphatic disapproval of the practice too prevalent even among Anglicans of applying the word ' Catholic' exclusively to the members of che religious denomination which acknowledges the supremacy of the Bishop of Rome, and to earnestly remind all Anglicans that such use by them of the term in question is inconsistent with well-established historical fact, involves a surrender of a vital principle, and inflicts a grievance wrong upon the church of their baptism by implying that it is a ' non-Catholic and schismatical body." There was a considerable reduction in the cases of diphtheria in New South Wales during the fortnight ending October 3, namely, 180 eases only, as against 228 for the previous fortnight, which is also a decrease in comparison with the previous fortnights for many months. The fascination of experimenting witli " wireless " has seized a number of young amateur electricians in Auckland, one of whom, Mr. Wm. J. Sexton, of Groy Lynn, has, with appliances of his own make, attained considerable success in receiving messages, and also in the more difficult' feat of consigning impulses to the surrounding ether. Mr. Sexton, being a keen enthusjastj has experimented some, especially in the direction of improving the detectors used for picking up and de- ; monstrating the waves impelled from the sending wire, and at , present he is engaged with a simple which does not appear to have been recorded, and. which, it seems, is. very effective over short distances, and is.capable of being made very sensitive. So far tie lhas been"' Kanifi-'i "capped toy the lack of any outside assistance, but in a few days another enthusiast intends to establish a small station : some distance away. Much useful investigation in "wireless" is barred by the fact that the erection of aerial masts and - wires for the sending and receiving Of messages is restricted by law. It is believed that the body of the fireman found in the harbour on Friday last is that of William Humphreys, of the sj6. Wakanui. Humphreys was miss-, ing when the vessel left Auckland on. October 5, and on the following night a man fell into the harbour from the. Queen-street wharf,, whose body is belived to be identical with that found on Friday. Humphreys joined the Wa-ka-nui at London in July last. L. B. Harris, licensee of the Huntly Hotel, was charged before Mr. F. 08. Loughnan on Friday, with 'having refused accommodaitioTX to four lady members of Dayne's Vaudeville" Company, although ■he had several bedrooms unoccupied. Mr. Cotter appeared for Mr. Harris, while Constable Rock conducted the prosecution. Mr. Fabian de Lisle, manager of the company, stated that he had made application to Mr. Harris for the necessary accommodation, but had been refused, the licensee stating that at a pinch he might "be able to put witness up, but not the company. Constable Rock stated that on receiving the complaint he interviewed Mr. Harris, who frankly informed him that 'he had several •bedrooms vacant, and had refused the accommodation asked for by the vaudeville company's agent, a-s he did not care to cater for travelling shows. Mr. Harris deposed that the agent had made application for accommodation, which he refused unless the agent agreed to pay 2/6 each all round, and that he was chary of accepting boarders without (having an opportunity of judging from their appearance whether or not they -were respectable. His Worship dismissed the case on the ground that it was oath against oath, and. also that in the absence o£ personal application ior accommodation, the lessee of licensed premises was -within his rights in refusing. Had 'the ladies applied in .person the decision might have been the other way.

Considerable difficulty was experienced at the meeting of the Ne ; w Zealand La-wn Tennis Association, held at Wellington on Friday night, in getting delegates to accept office on the management committee. Nearly every delegate present, including the members of the outgoing management committee, was nominated, each refusing to accept office. Eventually Professor Hunter moved "that this meeting be adjourned at its rising for one week." In the meantime, he explained, it Blight be possible to get men willing to accept office. The question was raised as to what -would -happen if, at the adjourned meeting, a quorum was not present. Mr. F. M. B. Fisher thought that if the meeting was not attended by a quorum the association would be suspended. There would be no one to convene a meeting, and the association would practically cea.se to exist. He thought 'the only solution was to offer the management of tennis in New Zealand to some other' centre. It was pointed out that the headquarters of the association could not be transferred to any otter centre without notice of motion being given; A number of suggestions for overcoming the difficulty were ma-dc, and all rejected, the majority of ■them not being in accordance with* the rules. Eventually a number of delegates agreed to act pro tern, until gentlemen willing to accept office permanently could be found.

Potter and Co.'s Salvage Sale will be continued all next week, to dispose of all their stock Often from 9 ajn, every

An elderly man named Forsyth, a resident of Avohdale, was crossing Queenstreet at 4 p.m; on Saturday, when he was knocked down by a passing car, and narrowly escaped being run over. However, the car was stopped in time, and Forayth received' only a severe shaking and a cut on the back of the head. The injured man was carried to the shop of Mr. H. Pascoe, chemist,, where the wound was stitched up by Dr. Walton, after which he was conveyed to has. tome.

. A fire was discovered on night at the premises of Mr. Kichard Pullanj watchmaker and. jeweller, Onehunga. lv response to an alarm, which was quickly given, the Onehunga Fire Brigade, under Captain..W. C. Hill, turned out, and succeeded in saving the front part of 'the building, -though the back pirt was destroyed. Neither the. buildins; nor any contents carried any insurance.

A meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Grand Lodge of Druids was held in Auckland on Saturday, when the following were present:—rßros. W. Hunter (Auckland), Grand President; R. Fletcher (Wellington), Grand Treasurer; J. N. Grant (Wellington), Grand Secretary; H. J. Gilbert.- (New Plymouth), Past Grand President; A. Wade (Hastings), Grajid Vice-Preaident; and A. H. Thompson (Auckland), Grand: Guardian. Bro. Wo. BJomneld, Past Grand President, was appointed New; Zealand - representative at the Conference of Druids in .-England in May next. It-was arranged that Bros. Grant, Wade, Thompson and Gilbert should be at Te Kuiti to-morrow night for the opening of the new lodge there, and the installation of its officers. The next meeting of the Grand Lodge W.UI be held in Auckland on February 6 next, when some eighty delegates mil be. present. Bro. Fletcher leaves this evening, and the other Southern delegates will leave on' Tuesday morning.

While alighting from a tramcar at the Three Lamps, Ponsonby, on • Saturday afternoon, Mr. Frank Ernest Watling was knocked down by. a passing motor car, and sustained a 'broken leg. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital, where his injury was attended to. It is stated by the Minister for Justice that the preliminary arrangements in connection with, the erection of a new Court-house at Auckland axe being- proj ceeded- with, and that tenders will soon be called for. The suggestion that all the courts in Auckland should" be placed in the same building was considered to be impracticable, owing to the delay which would thereby be caused in the erection of the new building. Early yesterday morning, shortly after midnight, a fire was discovered in a building owned by Mr. J. Endean, in Manukauroad ; Parnell. The building contains a fruit shop in front, with a billiard-room behind, and is two-storeyed. In response to an alarm, the Parnell Fire Brigade turned out, and managed to confine the, fire to the fruit shop, where it originated, which is occupied by Mr. Hper. The place was partly gutted, but though Mr. Kn.dean's damage is covered 'by insurance, Mr. Piper's loss is considerably over the £50 for which; his stock is insured. Qα Sunday morning, in the Unitarian Church, the Rev. George Walters, of" Sydney, delivered a course on ".Three Great Words." He began by picturing Frederick Myers and Geo. Eliot walking and talking, some years ago, in Fellows' Garden, Trinity College, Oxford, when, their thoughts having turned to religious and ethical problems, Geo. JUiot'said: iiGqdj"- haw- inconceivable.;,^'liijniortalityV how unbeiievabie"; but •" P'utyJ , . how peremptory and absolute. In. the r course of -his sermon, fhe "preacher" sought to. show- that,, however inconceivable might be certain old ideas and dogmas, yet the present-day rational thought of " God" wa3 by no means merely inconceivable, and that while it might be impossible for modern advanced thinkers to believe in the ancient theories about heaven and hell,, yet modern' investigation and p=y-: chical research were making the " persistence of life" 'beyond death- a matter of demonstration, rather than a vague hope or a dim faith. With reference to " Duty," which George Eliot had declared to be so peremptory, they might sp far agree. They might say that Duty would < remain even though there were no God and no hereafter. But, from his own posiition, the preacher affirmed that Duty was none the less absolute and peremptory when they held rational views of God and Immortality. The idea of Duty divided itself into three main sections. First, there was an imperative duty towards oneself, to live out one's natural individual life. Secondly, there was duty to others, in connection with which they found a new social conscience being developed in mankind. Thirdly, there was duty to the ideal, to God. The sentiments had come, somehow, from the infinite ocean of life and love. The good life of Tjeliever or unbeliever was nearest to the ideal. The generous soul was ever nearest to God. 10

Comineniting upon the removal of the base of the Imperial Navy in Australasian -waters to Auckland, the "Sydney Daily' Telegraph" says:—"Garden Island will practically 'become fche property of ■the Commonwealth Government, and its machinery will "be allowed to fall to rust —machinery fit for the upkeep of the present Imperial squadron in Australian waters. Ih.e large victualling stores in Darling Harbour, designed for supplies for *he three stations, India, China and Australia, will be 'handed back to the State Oroveramen-t, itht; landlord, and the doors will be locked. The extensive ammunition depot at Spectacle Island, wh-ere are stored the most modern shotj shell, and explosives, will be cleared out; and "tfoe whole station will probably be •transferred to Auckland. It i≤ worth considering that the presence "of all this ammunition is of immense advantage to Sydney, in view of the fact that a sudden emergency might arise, and by reason of the very unsatisfactory state in which the Commonwealth, has left the fixed positions of the port, a call could be made upon these stores. This advantage will he lost 'by the removal of the base, and •the 'land will revert to the State."

The following is an extract from a letter sent to the "Express," London, by Mr. Douglas E. Hope, of Perth, Western Australia:—"The papers out here are gems in the literary world. Just to give you an idea of their interpretation of and enlarging on cabled news, how is this? 'London. Two Thousand Guinea 3. Lord B.osebery's Neil Gow 1, Lemberg -2.? This was the original cable. This is what we got: ' We regret to announce that Lord Rosebery»s son, Hon. Iveil Gow, died at Lemberg yesterday.' In a footnote appeared a short biography." A few years ago the cable editor on the Brisbane "Daily Telegraph" received a message, which ran:—"Donovan, Enthusiast, Australia.' After wrestling with the cryptogram for half an hour a brilliant ray of light broke in upon his darkness. "Why, of course," he said to himself, "it's clear enough: "O'Donovan Kossa is enthusiastic over the reception extended to the Irish delegates in Australia." And so it appeared in the paper. Unfortunately for the cable man's pence of mind, the true interpretation of the message was that the words were the names of the placed horsea in the Goodwood Stakeml,

The drifl ship Pioneer ! south at nine, o'clock this S , direct. t O . stay of three or four days » on to- Timaru, and thenra ■*£& '** where she will be due off His Excellency the waU join the vessel at DunJ^T I *. cruise to the Sounds, on ■which the returns,toi-Weir ° A •being due there about The Pioneer will ia January nest.

The president of the Auckland v of the Navy League, Mr on behalf of the council has forwarded the foUowW mv* age to the parent SocietyH &52*. be delivered on Friday "Auckland branch Navy with you in commemorating thpH sary of the great day JS| mination of Nelson's glory, sea power. Ttoo : pre S eryala W »V Empire demands predomuiaiice'ft-Ir Navy to <be placed beyond doubt. Let B't am touch. . '. ' ■-.:,..,,U."r*l There were 268. prisoners, ft land gaol a-t the end of last : *£T& remand, 8 males; males; sentenced to life" inftrSj? 2 males; hard labour, '.23.T n»lSwc males; debtors, 1 male; receivea'Cj* the week, 34 males, 1 female; disdS 30 males.

On board the s.s hia departure for England,-vg.^^ ton, Bishop Neligan was a -bea.utifuily. = boundfrom the Church of EnglasdJJerfi & ciety, with which was included illUsttaW ■leaflets, containing the signaturesoHh members of the different toranoliee in th, Auckland diocese. The addrew \ra« ,' follows :-"To. the Bight Rev.Jt £ U gan, D.D., the Lord .Bishop of Aabklwid: My Lor^—We, the unclCTaigneit numfe! of theChureh of England '■Mei&i&tfJof your diocese, desire wiih •tude to convey-to you our:apniicStitai of your keen interest-in the --.welfare <J our society. We received with deepaai heartfelt regret the news .of ypuiXoij. ship's resignation ~ot ..the : land, and it is ■the..eameit'prayi!|j<if'nj ail that God may soon see'.fit,ip jetote you to your former healbn and Bsefqlness. While lamenting the cause winch: iaV n , tailed the giving up of your.. WfcW we earnestly hope that'in the of Almighty. God there, is. still, wflfjj ij another sphere which He is wantjug to do for the extension of His We wish to convey to you, ■ttrMis. Neligan, and to the members of your fitnfly our deep sympathy in tohis houT of fiSL"

Anniversary services were; ~i<As ' yej. terday at the Sommerville Memorial Prei byterian Church, Remuera: Special mijie and hyrrms were given by ; the r ciioir *t>ll the. services, and the church was padoi in the morning, afternoon; and;Jffenjpg. The morning, service. was/conilijjsisilby the Rev. A. A. Murray, of and he took as'histbxt' the■■w6fds*r i *Gnto you which' believe," 11l the afternoon, Mr.- J. McFarkne,'genfnj secretary of the 3f.M.C-A.,-spofceieec" Jβpressions of Christian..Work Lands." In the evening the Biw. rVp, £ Bertram, M.A., of Devonport, todfc tij eervice. The sdloists during Hhe dij were. Miss Gooch,,-Mr. McKenzie,.and Iγ. T. Moseley. The anniversary soiree tijar place on Thursday. The entries ■for-'alL classes for iJieAafr land Competitions. Society's Feetjyal ii ' November had by Saturday night raieW the large-total"ox lor&efot year of any competitions society, is i record for the Boininion. Ail t[*er.iqrious classes are -well .patronised.. , I ,l ' musical and elocutionary eectioff is,6P«V ally so, .and the entries of thes.e. section include many . prizewinners ; :,i .?"■■ centres where competitions 'Itsni bta held. Almgst every ;<%: .ai&'iojfjlrjiß the Bluff to .the North..C>peß |Bii% representatives, aid the very .'best.of Auckland's local talent is In spite of the large amount of-wbrK.wliicS has to be got,through between'the "closing date for entries.and.the. pnegingTitoy-f? the festival, the executive extend the closing date- for -yrhicli; all » tries may be received tUl' Saturday, Q#. ber 22nd. This concession i's-inide P response to .many request by m«il mJ telegraph from all parts, and it.ieexpMW ■that this extension will result ip many more entries coining to ,fcap(L ;,

The action of the Tauraiiga.BoiOTgli ■Council- in - -accepting, r.th£?;teii#r ':~s the Wanganui .Spiral ./Steel TWJtf, Company, for supplying and .la'yia^.'tKirjip? , in connection with the projected' »w« supply, has given rise to considerable cob , troversy. At the last meeting 9.rtl» ■Council a letter was read from Wi»gi« 'and Co.; Ltd., Auckland,, -pointing '■<& that tenders had only been, tailed- Ml supplying the pipes.' and "had"tenders been called fojr laying™ ,past iron, pipes, probably a lower b.ne t?M £3100 would have been received.". M stated, that they " went trouble and expense to put in a'.lqw tejder," and claimed £50 in-comps**BW for the loss of the contract..: Tie s*-P' objected to the tone of Messrs.-Wingatrt letter, and the solicitor to the Council advised that Messrs. bad no legal claim. A councillprri^ the question whether .the tender hadbe«a legally accepted, inasmuch as the meeoag at which it had been considered WJ special meeting, convened to A«4 'X* ■- tenders for the supply of pipes only, AtWf discussion, a motion tp call fpr.PS ll tenders was. negatived, and. ft?~?°7|l : pondence on the subject ;■: 'be filed. ■ LThe deadlock between the s&e*r<9?«» their employers still continues $»?» T Poverty' Bay '" Herald"),. 'Mt.my>& ments are being made by varioijs" to carry through the shearing with P.£ station hands. The Snearerß , cials appear to be busy, and to .to be %W ing in touch with members oj-ts>e vfr in different parts of the .district.' W; •were mrapuns in town to-day pfa ml of shearers coming overland from anotaw district, and of a deputation .of. wu '"' ists having gone out to meet them. It is a£ac point as .to. w^ict i; jsj* better side of Queen-street for. man and florist, but Mr. ,G, &s**%. has " come over to premißW.'ipWr the Bank of New Zealand,.■ IogUG has just been issued. V.'X if orate production, both- .in illostraW and directions re§ardin> ; the, of vegetables and flowers, many novelties and specialities. A"^*^ calendar of garden operatioijsior^, month of the-year is include4;in the »>* loirue. ' -.....- ' >-.5^

"To-morrow will be Friday. V> "V somewhat tempting bait display •»*""; tically on the cover o£ * tt - ,u ;Ff 3 booklet issued by H. E. ***&& Co., sotting out the extensive cataio of fishing tackle offered by them;t« * Jen. Special attention is Humorous improvements in trie. ; ij* most of which i 3 of their and some valuable hints on how to fish are embodied .in the pi**" An inspector of mines for Ota. ? p. district is advertised for in.tins ; ;»^ Captain Scott entertained Ministers at luncheon aboard' tW? J^T !w«ri», ,»rior to her departure. ' -. ,';•;': :