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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 176, 26 July 1911, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. C. Batee' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—''Moderate to strong southeasterly winds. Weather probably cool and changeable, with rain, and cold Glass rise slowly." One of Messrs. Wright's expresses, heavily laden with corn, met with a mishap this morning, in Customs-street, in front of the Government Buildings. The horse stumbled and fell, and the weight of the load coming on the shafts, these both snapped. Otherwise no damage was sustainQd, and the horse got off

The Sisters of the Church of England Order of the Good Shepherd, who are responsible for the carrying on of the Campbell Creche, in Grey-street, are actively engaged in work amongst the sick and poor of Auckland. One of the aims of the Order is to provide warpi clothes to the necessitous, and gifts in that direction are exceedingly welcome. When there is a surplus, the clothes are sold cheaply to those who care to buy, and the Sisters are soon to open a snrt of second-hand clothing establishment once a week at their Mission Ilowse, Greystreet, in order that poor people may be able to secure what necessary clothing they require at a nominal rate. The innovation is novel, and should meet with the success it deserves. An instance of the importance of wireless telegraphy in commercial matters is afforded by the use to which the Corinthic proposes to put her apparatus on her next run home. The Corinthic will sail finally from Wellington on 10th August for London, via Monte Video, Teneriffe and Plymouth. The London wool sales close on ISth September, but the Corinthic, by means of her wireless telegraphy, will be able to report her whereabouts on 17th September. All her wool will thus be included in the catalogue to be submitted at the sale. The installation of double-side by side truck cages at the Waihi Company's No. 2 shaft has just been completed. Final tests were made yesterday with satisfactory results, and this morning men were lowered in them for the first time, reports our Waihi correspondent. The cages were designed by the company's engineer, Mr. Gauvain, and constructed in the mine's fitting shop. The capacity of the cages permits fourteen men to travel up and down, and this has been sanctioned by the Mining Inspector. They are capable of taking two trucks side by side, and both may be loaded at any level. The cages may also be used for lowering and raising horses. The proposal to establish in Chri3tcliurch a "Home of Rest" for horses is still engaging the attention of the committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Various sites have been offered, and a selection is expected to be made in the course of a few days now. Mr. W. H. Zouch, inspector of the Society, informed a "Press" representative that what was wanted was -rard accommodation together with the necessary stabling. The home would be available for horse owners who desired to have their animals lodged therein for rest or treatment, and it was also intended to make use of the home in dealing wiith cases of cruelty to horsee, Horses found to be incapable of work, and yet not in a condition bad enough to be .destroyed, would be taken off the street and placed in the home, and there properly fed and attended to for, say, a month. The owners would be charged with the cost of maintenance and treatment, that being in substitution of a prosecution for cruelty, and it would also be shown to the owners what proper feeding and treatment would do for a horse. His idea also was to extend the scheme so that the home might be available for the accommodation of dogs during the absence of their owners from town. At present there was no institution of the sort in existence, and owners frequently found it a matter of difficulty to secure proper acconunoda:tion ■for their dog 3 while they were away. William Gempton, an inmate of the Xapier Old People's Home, who has winderixg proclivities, had an unpleasant experience on Friday evening. He had wandered round to the other side of the harbour, and into the swamp near Mr. T. H. Lowry's training stables on the other side of the harbour. He got bogged up to the neck, saving himself from drowning by clinging to a iwire of the fence which runs across the lagoon. His cries attracted the notice of the lads employed in the stables, and several of them waded out to the fence, drew themselves along it, snd with much difficulty hauled the old man out on to dry land. M:r F. Davis then took Gempton in hand, and after cleaning , off the accumulation of mud placed him an a hot bath and administered stimulants, the unfortunate man being in a state bordering on collapse. Gempton was put to bed and the police notified of the happening. Thj next morning the ambulance and D>. Locking went out to Whareranga and brought Gempton to the hospital, where he is progressing favourably. Had it not been for the kindly offices of the ■boys and Mr, Dawis, the affair would no doubt have ended tragically.

The Rev. H. Mahon, formerly minister of the Tabernacle in Dunedin, who is now in Pennsylvania, writes to a friend in Christehureh suggesting that 'there ought to be an excellent opening for New Zealand woollen goode in the United States. He relates that when he was in Indiana he entered his New Zealand rug 3 in the Woollen section of an exhibition, the competition in which had been advertised as "open to the whole -world." The rugs took first prize, and although some of the local competitors entered a protest the award had to stand. He has no doubt that if displays of New Zealand goods were made in tho States a useful trade would result.

The officer in charge of the local telegraph office was informed by telegram •from Wellington this morning that "communication with Christehureh and southern stations was still interrupted, and that telegraphic matter waa being forwarded to and from Lyttelton by the ferry steamer, the result 'being a. few hours' delay in transmission. later in the day no information to the contrary had been received, and no particulars were then available as to the extent and nature of the damage to the two lines of telegraph -which connect Christehureh with northern stations. Operations in connection with the "Papakura Aeroplane" are at present at a standstill, some little trouble, it is understood, having arisen between the builders of the machine and the syndicate. The 'plane is under covering on the cricket ground at the domain, and it will 'be at least a fortnight 'before any adjustments .will be attempted in anticipation of a flight. Hammond was the means of preventing what might have been a tragedy at Wellington on Monday afternoon. A man walked into the police station at Lambton quay, complaining of some trouble in a certain house, and of having received a hit on the head from a person with whom he had had a slight disagreement. For having been treated in this fashion, he stated his intention of buying a revolver and shooting "the lot of 'em." He then went out of the station and proceeded towards Willis-street. Detective Hammand followed, and some time afterwards approached him, when it was found that he had a revolver of large calibre in his possession. The person had evidently forgotten who the detective was, for ne aaked him where he could procure cartridges. This information, however, he never learned, for the detective hailed a cab and accompanied the desperate one to the Lambton quay police station, where he was placed in custody. A social for the performing members of the Auckland Amateur Operatic Society will be hold in the Federal Club- , roowjj, on fridajr evening nyct, tj

"Half the voters in this State arc women; it 13 the duty of the man to earn the money—the woman has the harder task of spending it. If he ds interested in obtaining a slightly increased price for his labour, she has to fnce the problem of vastly dearer commodities; if he bestirs himself in improving his condition in life, she has to worry over the rise in rent, and so I say that no scheme, of federated labour would be complete that did not include the "women of this Dominion."—Professor Mills at St. Janies' Hall.

"You won't get my vote," stated a raucous-voiced front-seater at Parnell last night, when Mr. F. Lawry, M.P., had concluded his address to bss constituents. The first question asked ■was whether or not the member favoured the bare majority in the no-license poll. Mr. Lawry said that he did not favour t'ue bare majority, and the Taucous voice was raised again. "You'll get my vote now, Mr. Lawry," it said, unconsciously illustrating the great considerations that sway the fates of M.P's.

Derisive laughter Tang through St. James' Hall last evening when Professor Mills mentioned ministers' associations as desirable members of the New Zealand Federated Union that he was discussing. "But," said the Professor, when the laughter subsided, "do not forget that who is not for us is against us! The members of these associations are men with civic duties and responsibilities, whose welfare depends upon the common weal; their votes and influence will bo cast somewhere, and I for one am willing to include in this federation anyone who renders any useful service to the State for which his fellows are willing to pay, provided he subscribes to our platform." Just as to what would happen- to the ministers' associations in the event of the "one big strike" the lecturer did not say.

The price of food is evidently a question which is pressing itself on the attention of householders. When Mr. F. Lawry, M.P., was yesterday evening pointing out that the Customs duties do not affect to any extent the food of the people, owing to the fact that it was practically only luxuries that are so taxed, he was 'bombarded with requests to explain why New Zealand butter is chea-per in London than in New Zealand. The proferred explanation that it resulted from a, lack of judgment on the part the butter manufacturers who overexported was received with obvious incredulity.

The jury returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning at the inquest held yesterday afternoon on James Reid, who was drowned in the harbour on tho night of the 11th inst. One of the witnesses, Edward Charles 'Nelson, said he was on the Wynyard Pier on the night in question, and he saw Reid, another man and a woman leave in a dinghy. It was a foggy night and the boat wag soon out of sight. Their loud screams attracted hi? attention, and he obtained a motor boat and paddled it to the rescue. He found the woman floating face downwards in the water, and the man, Milligan, was holding on to the boat. Reid was nowhere to be seen. Witness picked the two up and applied artificial respiration successfully to the woman. Nelson's promptness was commended by the jury, who asked that a • rider be added to 'their verdict and forwarded to the Royal Humane Society, setting forth the jury's appreciation of Nelson's courage, tnrough which he was able to save the two lives.

Last session an amendment was passed to the Education Act providing that on the application of the School Committee the . Education Board can, -with ihe concurrence of the Minister, make regulations requiring the attendance at continuation classee or technical classes of young persons within the school district, over the age of 14 years, but not over 17 years, -who are not othermise receiving a suitable education, or who are not specially exempted by the regulations. The power under the clause is soon to be taken advantage of, and Mr. G. Hogben, Inspector-General of Schools, this morning told a "Press" representative that ail application had been received from one of the large towns outside the four centres, and one or two other applications •from smaller towns. As soon as the necessary regulations are 'framed in each instance the youths liable will be called upon to attend at the continuation classes or technical schools. Addressing a mass meeting of miners at Waihi last night the president of the union (Mr. Parry) said lie recently attended a conference in connection with a dispute regarding the cement workers at Warlcworth, the workers obtaining a rise all round. ■ It was proposed that Mr. P. H. Ilickey 'bo the Waihi Miners' Union's nominee for the Ohinemuri scat at tho next election, and this was carried almost unanimously. In a country like New Zealand, where a few weeks' scarcity of rain is referred to as "a drought," it may be of interest to quote from the Rockhampton (Queensland) trade returns for the past 25 years to show the effect of a real shortage of rainfall. In 1888 the value of the exports amounted to £537.096, and last year reached £3,431,743. In 1895 the total value exported wa3 £2,064.273, but in 1902, the year of the drought, it dropped to £1,337,874, while in 1900, when the effects of the drought were over, it rose again to £2,035,258.

Messrs. Stewart and Johnston, solicitors to the trustees in the estate of tho late Mrs. Campbell, have received no communication a3 yet from the City Council in reference to the property at Point Erin, Ponsonby, for the purchase and improvement of which as a park a loan of £22,000 was recently sanctioned by the ratepayers. have therefore been made for the sale of the property by auction, which will tako ■place some time next month. In reference to the matter the Mayor (Mr. C. J. Parr) recently said that the Council had made it.? own valuation of the property, and would in no case pay a larger sum in order to acquire it, adding that the Council was not bound to purchase any specified area of land with the money voted.