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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 79, 3 April 1911, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. 0. gates' gather foreeaet for ii hours from 9 aon. this day:—''Strong easterly winde to gale; expect unsettled and cloudy weather. Very heavy rain may foe expected. GHaes fall; tides very high; sea heavy on th« coaefc." A meeting of Mr. Kapler's friends and supporters in the Haifcour Board election will be held in tie Federal dubrooms, Wellesley-stteek on Wednesday evening next. Included in a lengthy l»st of registered dairy owners cited' for addition to the Auckland Dairy Employees' award at the Arbitration Court this morning, appeared the name of a clergyman. "1 don't know how hie name got qn the list," remarked Mr Bosaer, "unless it is that he also supplies the milk of the Word." Mr Grosvenor informed the Court that all registered owners of dairies had been included, and the clergyman was amongst those who were farming and running a little dairy. All male inhabitants of the' Dominion who were between the ages' of 14 and 20 on March 1, 1911, will J* required under the new Defence At*; which comes into force to-day, to fwjister themselves within 60 days for military service in . accordant with the Act*

Mr 0. C. Kettle was engaged., this moiiiag at the BM. Cpurt taking evidence in no lees tban toyr cases for Ow 'ifH a maintenance caw against aChinese, and the other 1 tiu*se '***? industrial cases. Mr Ketfte. on .^ v a,,^ 1 ; ation caae that has occupied the Court 1 eewral d*ys. As.Tipweyer, th « witnesses were not in attendance, hie Worship intimated to Mr Jf- R- Lt«»don and Mr vOSisitett, the solicitors engaged, that as he w,aa determined to finish that ease h« 'sit thif evening. A deputation representing residents of DargaviUe, waited on the Land Regniprnjng, with reference to a fli#9ulty wiiiph '^as' ovei road dedication in the borough. Recently the Borough Council was asked to take over certain private roade on an estate in the township, and instructed the county engineer to inspect them. He reported favourably, and the Council inf pnned the lend Regwfcraf with a view to completing the transfer/ Last Monday a public meeting was held, at which it was stated that the roads were unmetalled, very badly formed, and in siderably under the stipulated width, >JL deputation wae appointed to wait on the Council at its meeting the next and in consequence of it's; recommendations, the engineer wag ordered to measure the roads, with the result that a second report was sent to the Registrar, staging that the first was in parts iqcorrWf. Feeling is running high in the township, and some of the citizens have expressed their wiDingiiese to carry the &atter to the Supreme Opurt if necessary. Th,e queetip.n is likely to play a pfdininent part in the coming local election, and will probably be dealt with by the new Council

Dielc lArnst, the world's champion eoul}§r, collapsed on Saturday «fternpon, March 25, and was for some days ■confined tq, )w ibed *t the feotel at gladesville, where foe took up his quarters while training for Che Parmmatta Hun drftd. Gastritis -wa* the first cause of trduble; , 3>iit~ there wje blood-poisoning, reault of a scratch on one, of hie feet. The ichaTnpion, who is being attended to toy Dr. Sharp, of < Drujninoyue, is making good progress, j The Supreme Court return for the quarter ending March 31st shows that' the hearing of criminal cases lasted' eighteen days, and of 21 indictments there were 12. convictions ami nine acquittals, while 17 persons committed' for sentence •were," dealt Tfith, The; civil :busines3 occupied only two days, judgments being obtained for an aggregate amount' of £ 1515 6/71 ' Chambers business ' '&$$ vefy .brisk, sittings being held on twenty-three days and 186 orders being made. Ten sittings for divorce arid matrimonial causes' were held, 10 petitions were filed, 15 orders were made, five tqals hearcl by the Judge, five decrees "ijjsi made, arid five decrees alephifce. 'In regard to bankruptcy business there were Iβ petitions, 15 ad-iudica'tions, and one annul-, ' and foes" amounted t° £(B5 3/3. " '

Hγ. T. F. pheeeeman. meteorological observer {or Auckland, reports that the rafnfall registered at Albert Parfc for the month of March was 3.32 inches, wbioh ifces .46 inches "below th* average recorded /or the month dupng a period of* 37 years. TUe »cavieet "fall «ver-j ; recorded for a March month wtoe in 1908, when c.2 inches fell, while ofher heavy. tOti inciicß in" 187», and lei inches in Ilarch, 1910, The ?ni»Jl- : e»| tall ok tocokl iwaa registered in lft»U>, I Wfeh only ."JQi inchef to% ijje rainfall lor the past three mpttttie sem only 5.33 inches, as against 18.18 inches for a similar period in 1810- The me»n temperature for last month wh 6(3.1 The temperature ■foil >s

The Hoddart Parker CojnpanyV steamer Victoria, failing for Sydney tthia evening, ** &jjl ship w far as her ' passenger' i*q3Q(ramioda.ti6h' goes. Every available berth and shakedown in the steerage was booked Shortly" after" the opening of the company , -* office this morning, and further applications for! The ealoon bookings, t,oo, »re heavy, and at noon to-day there twere only some half-dozen bertihg and » number of shakedowns empty. The bookings in the saioon so far number 140, and $he peerage Oblongs y/spi '&&$ 4?,#n »t Ilsj nwiimwn number. . . Xhe, Secret Commission Act of 1010. which came into operation on January i. , stipulate* that when discount*, sions or allowances are made to agents or pthera, pp invoice or should be given "which does not shotf on'it's" face Mich discount, commission, or allowance: All classes of buainesa are tffected by this law, and the'"reduction must be. showo iboth On the invoice and the re- t ceipt.' v Mr. Macdermptt, secretery of th«j Aucklajuj prohibition League, ' reports that during'MarcK it>| drunken' nete dealt' with at the Auckland <siiy, Police Court totalled 178, of which 48 were first offenders and 13 women, whilej 21 had broken prohibition orders, four were prohibited, one man vras sent tq Botoroa, and two women to Pakatoa, and 14 iwere sent to gaol for various' terms foi indecency, assatate, bad language, Ate., while under the influence of drink. The fine* amounted to £ 136 10/.

In the course of a conversation with a "Star" represpnta/lave this, morning on the ecope and usefulness if Latin classes at the secondary echoola, the Hon. Geo. Fowlds (Miraeter lor Education) expressed the opinion thai we most always have Latin in the echoes for the benefit of those who' ate going in ipf the learned. proi«yioni "Irai," added Mr. Fowlde, "I t&ink it ie quite true that tame of the modern languages migto Jbe more useful as educational equipments for a good many walks in liie. Of course, in most of tip secondary schools now the courses are co arranged that pupils "have a. v6ry wide choice if tji«y dp not -want to go in for mitriculation. (There are courses suited to' start a Iboy on a commercial, a. scientific, or an agricultural training. As a matter of *W» * Kfeonapy do not (thiflk »s any need for a revolutionary change, but the modifications that have already tefW place will'probably be carried further to meet the needs of th<s lames." Captain Broia, of the French ship Noemi, #hich arrived at Newcastle from Monte, Video oh March 26, h,ad on board his vessel a woman whose presence had e»ueed hfan <»ome trouble and embarrassment. The woman in question joined the ahjp at Video ac an ablebodied seaman, 'being at the time disguised as a man. It appears that she Iher fcusrtjanjl signed/on as members of tKe crew, <j>n3 it was not until" the, veasel -vras t.wo days out that the ekipJ>er become aware of the presence of a "SP*?? ft tbe ff>fecastj& " An intimation of this Sa.<Hc, was, however, Vwnveyed to the captain by the woman's husband. She was immediately removed from the men's quarters, end was provided with a cabin in another part of the ship. The disguise h%d teen perfect, her hair having been cut short. Captain' Broia is uncertain ac to whalt he -will do with the -woman and foer husband

The local autfioritiea §H : have decided on a crusadtfJsSl #' rat. The borough eanitaiv^Sill , has been instructed to dMttlbiSll'f ®'' : in thq form of J • householders, and euch laid down simukanequehr Z>?M ; ' Wednesday or Thursday nighmSf who receive it. The intends to follow up this at&SP very effective virus, which it XS& to import from Australia. Thb^l^! 1 distributed in mucli tie 'same^l Th,e Auckland Harbour Kuaka, which was >le»tToyed &? ccntly, has been towed into shtiwiL* at Devonport. An >-' vessel shpws that her i&\ after the fire, and she is a' Ibpeleii^ l It has not been possible to exSift engines, but it is feared ttaVtJjSS 'been seriously damaged, : , "^I , Contributors to the Jubilee iiiL for the Blind are reminaed; T bf*s§S! I nual meeting tomorrow 322, Victoria Arcade, at three oVfc^ If you forget w you negfect Right here you will get satiefiilS? underclothing. Qur winter arriving.—<Jeo. Eowlde, : ,The wholesale agents for Rustproof Corsets (Ross and' GlenxiiS. Ltd.) desire to notify the draperytSj of further shipments of sets, per s.s.*6wanley t'ria, due to arrive Auclcknd MtJJ l!4~--April and 6th May respectively.—^^? Indies, your enthusiasm for .' : Rust-proof Corsets is a splendid iiS! tion of their superiority'.—(AdJ..-t'S?