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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 137, 10 June 1911, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"Westerly winds, strong to gale, veering to southerly, with equal force after thirty-six hours. Expect un settled and cloudy weather. Rain probable. Glass fall hut rise fast after about thirty-six hours. The weather then will be much colder."

The usual monthly meeting of the Tailoresses' Union was held last evening, Miss Cossey presiding. The attendance was large and representative. The amended rules and new shop award gave rise to a lengthy discussion and were finally referred to a special meeting. It was also resolved that a letter be sent to the Minister for Labour asking that all Territorial and cadet uniforms be made in the Dominion. A resolution conveying the union's sympathy with its president, Mr. Nerheny, in his recent bereavement, was carried, also one of thanks to him for a cheque as a memento of the union's coming of age.

A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon was attended by Messrs. Leo. Myers (president), G. Elliot (vice-president), G. Aickin, A. B. Roberton, J. B. Macfarlane, F. E. N. Gaudin, S. J. Nathan, J. M. Mennie, J. H. Upton, G. L. Peacocke, J. Reid, A. Burt, S. A. Longuet and G. Beattie.

The Minister for Marine intimated that the Department could not see its way at present to put a lighthouse on the Three Kings. A light was to be erected, however, on Chicken Island. The letter was received, with the remark that the responsib'iliv) in i;hi event of accident. rested with the Marine Department. A request from the Northern Company that the Government lie urged to dredge tbe cattle race 'berth at Onehunga was referred to the Marine Department and the Onehunga Chamber of Commerce. The question of improving the method of signalling vessels from Mount Victoria was referred to the Shipping Committee for report. At next quarterly meeting of tbe Chamber an address on the "Declaration of London" will be given byDr. BarmioKi.

There was a good attendance at the Newton Pigeon and Canary Club's Show, opened at the Foresters' Hall, Newton, yesterday. The exhibition opened again to-day, but the weather was not at all propitious. The championship in fantail pigeons was won by Mr. C. Sowman, and the gold medal, presented by Mr. A. M. Myers, M.P., for the best canary in the class of the largest entry, was taken by Mr. XV. H. Jones, against eight other competitors.

The Boy Immigration Advisory Committee of the Farmers' Union have been watching with close attention >tha result of the. movement to place town lads from Home on farms in the Dominion under the auspices of the Department of Labour. The results have already exceeded expectations, and the lessons of the experiment will be very valuable for future guidance. The employers generally consider that Home town lads are quite as good on farms as those native born, and state tha>t they are keen aud anxious to learn, and willing workers. The boys themselves admit that they found the life dull at first, but they appreciate the variety of their work, the excellent food, and the comfortable accommodation provided. Several of them testify to the willingness of their employers to teach them everything.

Much enthusiasm was saown at the St. Andrew's Society annual meeting, held at the Federal Hall Club rooms, Auckland, last night, when Mr. P. M. Mackay spoke of forming a committee for the erection of a statue to the great Scottish poet Robert Burns. Mr. Mackay said it was high time the Scotsmen of Auckland did something in this direction, for if they went into the Colonial towns of any size, they would find such a memorial. He hoped that before very long a good statue of Robbie Burns -would be erected in the Albert Park, so that the children of Scotsmen might be able to look upon it in future, and gain some inspiration from the statue of 'the man who had done so much for their country.

Mr. Cecil A. Whitney has received from Canada per s.t. Wakanui 2001b wild rice seed. The Waikato Acclimatisation Society will be t.-resented with 1001b for sowing in the lakes and bogs in that Society's district, and the balance will be presented to the Hobson Acclimatisation Society and several friends in the North. When this rice becomes established it should provide splendid food for the wild duck.

"I think it would be a great pity to deprive our Highland regiment of their national dress," said Mr. P. M. Mackay at the St. Andrew's Society meeting last night, referring to the proposed abolition of the kilt in Territorial battalions. The kilt and the bagpipes, he said, had played a great and noble part in British history, and if tbe dress were done away with, then the pipes would have to go as well. Everyone knew how the fierce inspiring music of the bagpipes bad been the means of turning a critical engagement into victory, as instanced at Dargai. Another speaker said he had spoken with MajorGeneral Godley on the matter, and he said he did not want to see the Highland dress abolished, and he only wished the Scotsmen in Auckland could raise a battalion of their own. He would be proud, said General Godley, to have them as part of the Dominion army.

The troubles of "Japhet in Search of a Father" were as nothing compared with, the story of a young woman detailed at the S.M. Court yesterday afternoon, for she had been hunting for three separate fathers of her children. "It took three years before they caught this man," she said to Mr. C. C. Kettle, who mildly inquired, "And the father of your first child?" "Oh, it took five years to catch him," and the father of the second child has not been caught yet. The man whom it had taken three years to catch created a laugh by interjecting. "Why, I was playing football with him every Saturday that I was well." This interesting case iru finally adjourned. Humane Society of Xew Zealand., slr. lIuTIIMIIO »••• .J ' ' ,' -AJ«?*c. E. lias TeceK-«d irom iVt ChriStChurchj several awards for brave acts performed in the Auckland .province as follows: air. William Moran (Wailii), "Stead" gold medal and certificate; Mr. Eric P. Greenhough (Ponsonby), bronze medal and framed certificate; IMiss. Harriet Gibbs and Miss Olive Da vies (Coromandel), certificate each (same rescue) ; Mr. W. R. CrandaJl (Auckland.) , bronze medal and framed certificate; Mr. L. A. Henderson (Newton), certilicatu. Arrangements will be made for the Mayors of the various towns to make tbe presentations on behalf of the society in as public a manner as possible. The "Stead" gold medal (which is only awardea for very conspicuous acts of bravery), mentioned above, is the first one bestowed on any rescuer in the Auckland province, and only the third or fourth in the society's history.

Major T. W. McDonald, officer commanding junior cadets in New Zealand, has issued an order that it is the wish of the Minister of Education that junior cadets should participate in tbe Coronation celebrations in the various centres.

'"It must," says the commandant, ''be clearly understood that there must be no mobilisation of junior cacets from outlying districts for celebrations; the parades are to be purely .local. When parading at centres where defence troops are taking part the Junior cadets will co-operate with them, and 'be under the command of the officer commanding the defence troops, and the senior or junior cadet officer will place himself in communication with the senior defence officer accordingly, referring, if necessary, any questions of doubt to the commandant of junior cadets. The senior junior cadet officer at each centre should furnish by wire parade states to this office, showing the number of junior cadets and officers parading at each centre."

A reminder is contained in the current "Gazette" that the Shipping and Seamen Act, which came into force on June 1, provides: "After the expiration of six months from the commencement of this Act every British foreign-going ship of not less than a thousand tons gross tonnage going to sea from any place in -Sew Zealand shall be provided with and carry a duly certificated cool; who is able to prove one month's service at sea in some capacity. A cook shall not be deemed to be properly certificated within the meaning of this section unless he is the holder of a certificate of competency in cooking granted by the Board of Trade, or by the Marine Department. »r by some school of cookery or ulher institution approved for the purpose by that board or by the Minister, or !■; the bolder of certificates of discharge showing at least two years' service as cook at any time before the expiration of the said period of six months, or is the holder of a certificate of service granted under this section." A sale of work will be held in the Church Hall, Calliope-road. Stanley Point, next Wednesday and Thursday, in aid .of, *he building fund, i

Had it not been for-tha ~~-J ~~~"" of Captain Coleman £*<$£*«*<* rescue of a sa _, or gfrgg -to tt . overboard while a lighter ~ Vb ? !el I shifted across the river to LW**! at Gisborne he would in all have been drowned. The drow^ babi % clutched the captain round flXi fortunately, as both men w er Uh*\ bul gounde,-.the rescuer got <£%s** free, and managed to reach ,^!ffl{ was thrown to him, and both ™ ttlt hauled aboard. th men *«c

An interesting report on the SeW , Instruction which was held at 01 nikau early in the year by CrtfiSSSS Heard (imperial General ■ 5 & his official capacity as Director of £_,? tary Training and Staff Duties ,« New Zealand General Staff ta s V* 8 mandant of the camp, fe Jg printed. Colonel Heard, after a» . ing or, various features of th 6 oal says, "It was noticed tfiat «„%.' native-born of this country pick upfii training and manoeuvre very ouirt-iJ • deed-a fact that is no doub^'li' their outdoor life and habits of L pendenee-drill and discipline • does M come so easily to them. It. fc therefore, that a great deal of a tt, tion must be paid to the latter. « this school of mstruction, as soon && had been taught to drill, to skirmfe? and to do as 'they were told the rill came easily. In England, on the ottv! hand, the soldier picks up drill ani £ ciplmequickly, hut is slower in Wrain, the. principles of modern field training.? Parihaka, the historic Maori na 11,. scene thirty years ago of troutaC' times, and tor years past of great live gatherings will soon name, as it is rapidly becoming desert cd. The death of Charles WairTat completed the exodus that commowd aft ? r _ th v*-^ 6 <* .«» prophets m£ and Te Whiti. A few years ago ever, house, both "mansion" and' wha're was' fully occupied, several billiard rooms boardinghouses, etc., were mMmW and the visitor could not help but aotS the signs of animation and . progress. The "Taranaki News" states that tin • Ministerial party who visited tie vffiara on Monday were struck with; the »ii of desolation that pervaded, the pw The_majority of houses-are trnoecapied, and the whole population appeared to consist of two or three old meny several women and a few children, who assembled on the "marae." iafced as to tha absence of the men, one of' the native . onlookers remarked that they were away working. The voluntary breaking .on ef this communal system, as jraetised at Parihaka, is undoubtedly-. a 'splendid thing for the. Maori, conhnehfeipur contemporary. .'.

. The Rev. John G. general I secretary of the Methodist-Missionary Society of Austraiasia, who is noyyisifc.' ing Wellington, has Borne; Jaitj I and figures to quote in aupporl ©Mis claim that wonderful work is Wng done by the society's missionaries; .in the evangelisation of the natives of the South Sea Islands. The Australasian' Methodist Missionary Society, -he says, has agents on five of the island groups in the Pacific —Samoa, Fiji, New Britain, : ~Stn Guinea, and the Solomons.- Thro I are in all 995 churches and ,739 other preaching places," while -the aativc church members total .40,762,,: {fa G6S7 who are on trial. In additibn^.there are 1426 Sunday schools with day scholars, and 1411 day ■schoo!s;Wtn 28,915 scholars in attendance. .."lb* society's native constituency thus, totals some 142,520. The '.staff inUlie Pacifis comprises missio* aries, five European'lay , nuSsiona.Ties, twenty-two European;missionary, sisters, 106 native ministers; 1 Ws': native catechists, as well as a large number bf native teachers and other native assistants. The revenue of- the society list'year from all sources was! £35,346,;0f tcMoli £12,555 was contributed by tlie'native j Christians. From legacies and 'interest I £2158 was received, and ■ the.itotal amount contributed- by the Methodist ChuMhea ol Australia tinftjTOfH -«-« s £>o.es3. Of tliis 7*sew Zealani sent htkl tlte debit balance "WOriC wllicfa. Vfotild incroaee the-arowutl :e Xp enllUkMl,l,to.l|JlP, an appeal was being- made -to.'the 3iethodist Churches of Australasia-"for aa i increase in the Tegular revenue ty«least 50 per cent. ' . The following prisoners r will, b? I brought before Mr. Justice Awards for sentence at the Auckland Supreme COUrt on Monday morning: Thomas-\Mi>rtimer I Martin, theft, Auckland; JosepXT»<™» 'Christie, theft and brealdng'and.^ntering. Hamilton; Robert Henry ■ Wart, theft. Waimiha-, K.ua "Were, cattle-steal-inff, Dareaville; Alfred Bastin, false pr* tences, theft, and forgery, A|i« Rahiri Wheoki and Riwhi Waitohi, tacit, Waihou; Iwa, theft, Te Kuiti; Jredencl, Arthur Inwood, theft, Ta'umaruDUii George rsavsmith, breaking and enteruy Dargaville; Arthur Wright, horse-steal-ing, Opotiki. j Thursday's "Gazette" contains several announcements in connection with t» Territorial forces. Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Reed is transferred from the'<*«»• mand of the 3rd Auckland Regimen*'W the reserve of officers, with HM*,™ Colonel. The "X" Battery N.Z/-liW Artillery will in future be known as vt* Battery, with headquarters at Hamilton, and the grouping of batteries fcs*SE lerv brigades* is gazetted of Auckland Brigade of Field Artillery, "A and v Batteries. .V-.

The Auckland Chamber of Comma* Council yesterday decided to initiate aa effort to have the former representotion of chambers of commerce on jw hour boards reverted to. Mr. J. J"-- 3 ' nic pointed out that while some mem o *" in Auckland had recently been elect* by thousands of voters, there were two w ho had been elected by 4-1 votes and J votes respectively. The effect o « new franchise had been to ewHMj or two men to create seats ™W%[. selves on the Harbour Board. The™ jority of the Council present agreed -tD» the matter required consideration. 1

Maids' coats, all sizes, 5/11 to WJ each. Wonderful value—J. A. *« street, Draper, Karangahape-rd.—l**' We wish to particularizei a negV shirt in Ceylon cloth. It vW take tfg fancy when you see it.-Geq.jiP Ltd.—(Ad.) ■ " ' Fruit trees, their foes and mead.Read the "Farmer" Fruit Number. ,« sale everywhere. Furs.—Wonderful value in furs at ts .T.CL. Stores. Inspection invited.--'' 01 Courl Ltd.. Queen-street.— (Ad.) Torn your clothes again WgJ That's nothing, mother, they're chcapa" Geo. Fowlds\—(Ad.) ' It v.,,„'t be difficult to ■come here. We guarantee a S™"* ety and a perfect fit » the hat In* Geo. Fowlds, Ltd.—(Ad.) , J .^. Cold weather, Keep them warm by wearing our glove -Geo. Fowlds, Ltd.—(Ad.) ' Kvcrv plug and tin «****&£ Tobacco beaxs the - ™ connection with the Combine,-^,