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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 4

I Following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather ■ forecast for 'Zi hears from 0 a.m. this ■ day:••Southerly winds, strong to gale, ; .jjiiiiliy a l time?; 'but decreasing: i weather i.vnh.ii.ly cool and changeable. i Willi .- iiDwer-, "nut tncre are indications if :■ improvement .oon; cla.-.- rite."' ■ A iii'-eiin.' of ihc stallholders and as-.-:-;.ii:-.- a , the rwent Y.W.C.A. garden !iui. was held yesterday afternoon for ,■'•.■ purpose "I hearing announced the ' -u.il oi their effort.-. The organising .-KTcinrv (.Mrs. loud Smithj reported ii. .it r>-'Asi;u* iia<! amounted to £120, and • \j'fn-jif.n-f to i-"<- A sum of £:i2 had ; ii'i.-o accrued from the :-ale of tickets, i r-i:.» mak>n-_- a total of nearly £130. It \\\ i- unanimously resolved to .jevote from ' i'M) to £70 <■:' this f--im to th" purchase ■ i :' i pi:inn. and Mrs-laruc? Hutchison. j hi.-,- .■■'::! _\..u\c. 7»li-=- Miif-eion and Air. ; !!'ot«:i wire appointed o= a committee I : -i i-h'iOM' ;!."" instrument. A hearty I vet of thanks was acroried Mr. and ■Airs. "iI»U-hi«on f'>r t'.ie u=e r.i their ! ■_•-<■ iin !■ ■'■■!" the frip. -..■cur.ijiig io thf .-in lranciico ■Call" ! v: March '■ cm that dale .Mr. W. .'-mart, i : :;:.er;ntcnd.iii;j engineer for the moil >;.<am Aip Company of New Zealand, \v,i- .ii an important mission in San ' ! rane:.-co. H" was investigating "the j :'-.,' I c.I citiuuLon'' and the laxcst oilj i.ii-ivin™ apparatus, iv view of the fact that the new ship? building lor the I 1 ion Company in Britain "are to he i ml burners." .Moreover, "in addition to ! jri-ltii'u data to be used in their construeI lion Mr. Smart will Lake up the matter I iif convrrtin_ r the present ships of the ; line *•-> that they, too. caji use the modern fuel." Mr. >mart said that he was particularly interested in the new mechanical oil taming system that, ha-d been installed by the I nion Ironworks on a number of steamer*. "It is understood," adds the Tall," '"that prior to converting the. older ships- the "Union Steam Ship Company will e.-tabiish an oi! staI t mi at Tahiti. The Union ships at pre- ; .-■ nt burn Australian coaL The fuel for i In homeward voyage is brought over j-:n freight and here transferred from I hold to hunker?. This is an expensive i operation and a dirty one, and it is i believed that the change from coal to oil, i despite the cheapness of coal in Australia. -will effect a material saving , , in in!.lit ion io adding to the efficiency of ■ the ships." The new premises which are being built for Messrs. Hallenstein Bios, by Messrs. ' James Dye and Son aX the corner of Pitti street and Kaxanpihape-roid are now I taking something like siiapc. The work ! is going ahead rapidly, although somej what retarded i>y a short supply of ironi work. The work wa.a comme_nced about the beginning oi March, and should" 'be completed a i Christinas. When erected ' t!i<! Mock will be a hand.some structure ! upon what appears a somewhat awk-srard I cornel site with a frontage-of 33ft on I KanimraiiapL'-roaii. 114 ft on Pitt-stroot, 1 .! <!c:'t'i of 112 ft and a width at the j havk (i 4;>ft. The Karangah.ape-road frontage will have tltrer. storeys and a hasemunr, the latter and the ground I ('our only <beu><* occupied by \lessr.-. llalI Icnrtciu Tiros, in the form '£ a hig s-hop I wish a ilrpth of over 70ft. The roar J portion of the block will consist of-four I storey*. The. ground floor will be divided I in'o two boot shops with a totaj frontnirc- of 4ttft. art above them, on the same floor as the big slop, wiU 'be a tearoom. The. upper floors will be let as oiTtro*. with the exception of a portion wh'hh is partitioned off as a dea-ti-t"s surgery. A poll taken in the Waipipi Tload District on Wodtsaday resulted in the return of the following to fill vacancies oa the Road Board:—No. 2 ward, (Messrs. J. Batly and R. Glasson; No. 3 ward, Messrs. VV. Tlussey ar.d D. Jamiesou. Kl°ctions in the Eden Terrace. Onetree Kill. Point Chevalier, Avondale, West Timaki, ilt. "WelLington, Pukekohe East, Tlumta. and Drury Road Districts will ta!i»; place to-morrow, in Mercer on Monday, and. in Papatoetoe and Remuera on Tu.*---day. The a-nnual confer, nee of delegates to ; the New Zealand Federation of Labour I will hi- held in Wellington on Thursday. ! S.ini May. The folio-wing delegates w.il ! he going from Auckland: —Messrs. -I. E. I iHiucan (Waikato miners), W. E. Parry . .Ti.i LI. Kennedy (Wai hi miners'!, P. l i'Vaser and .1. B. Kin? (Anckla.nd general! I labourers ), K. Canham (Auckland water-! '■'do workers), P. E.khardson and A. l\-'.-?<:r (Ancleland , tramway employee.-,. ■ The engineer of the Waimarino County i i oancil, in which, the "shindy ocenrrad I recently, has tendered his resignation, and requested to be by the end. of -this month, >■ * ,

I The jresiHeiaan. of Spain who is claim-1 I ing kinship with so rrm.Try people in New ; Zealand, has ventured yet another letI ter in vain. On several ihceti of paper >i in the same cramped hand as that | . adopted in. the previous effusions he has ■ set forth his tale of woe lor the 'benefit ' of Mr. A. J. Ross, of Auckland. Th« ; ' beautiful daughter ftili awaits some--3 -one : protection, and a lordly fortune , [. is at- tie disposal of the vlaiinant. but . I the necessity of a little read.v ca?h i.=,' ' ! even mort? keenly fplt. Mr. Ro.-s. it need 1 i ! hardly .be mentioned, has no intention ._>f | . j opening a- correspondence with his n<»w- i . ' found cousin, ""Kduario Blanco Ross." | , ' An inquest was held at the Thames i I Hospital yesteriiuy on the body of a : I patient named Clf'ment John Mills, who j 1 I was found dead in his bed in coo of the ; • ; hospital out-cottages on the previous day i • ; with his throat cut. Dr. Walsh*, house ] .', surgeon, stated in evidence that the de- j i ceased (who had been suffering from] I ; miners' complaint) had latrly been in a ; .[very low condition, and was incurable. \ I 1 and, in his opinion. ivi- within a fowl j weeks of bis end. He hat!, been placed I '' in an out-cottape in the proucd.; by him- I : self, but was under the r-onnant care and j j ■ supervision of the nurses, and was ! 'allowed any little comforts be desired, , ' amonj which was a razor, a« he was in ■ '■the. habit of phnvin.2 himsr'.f r^cru'.arly. i : The deceased bad neier shown any symp- ! i totns (if a Fuicidal tendency, and there j . liad not been any question of ckmjrer in j ' i friving him the r-ustooy of ih*! razor. A ; ; verdict of suicide while in a depressed ! 1 condition was returned. ! The City Engineer, in the course of a report " concerning the accommoda- ! , tion and equipment of the proposed I Hobson-screet baths, states that about; 1 60 dressing cubicles will be provided, ' ' . and that both will accommodate 100 ■ ■ bathers. The dressing boxes will be j , placed on either side, and room provided! for spectators. As to the tepid baths, i ! the men's -Hill be 105 ft. by 40 or 45ft.. i ' and the women's, if funds are available,' 60ft. by 30ft. I ' : A commission for the purpose of hear- : ! : ing the objections against the taking I . i by" the Te Kuiti Borough Coun-cJ of a ■ site for a sanitary depot has been ei> ting for the last two days. lir. W. S. , : Short, of the Public Works Department. I j was the commissioner; the Borough j ! Council was rrpresentpd by Mr. Hjnf; ; J the native objectors by Mr. Howarth. ; and Dr. Makgiil appeared for the Health ' Department. The evidence of the mcdi- : 'ml witnesses, with tie exception of Dr. ; Pomarp, was' ail in favour of the site 1 beinrr taken by the Borough. The com- ' mission concluded yesterday, -when Mr. •Short intimated tiw he would prepare' . his report to the Governor at an early | date. I Mr. E. B. Peacock, chairman of the National Executive of the V.MC.A. or-, ' ganisation in Australia ar.d N'ev Ze-.i-! land, lias recently completed a tour of the Dominion. \ieitinjj all the branches .! of the institution. Uc- informed a '"New Zealand Times" representative that all . the branches are in favour cf the f.-- . tabliahment of a rational committee for ■ New Zealand, with a national executive in Wellington, iinJ a national secretary for the Dominion. Ho pointed out that -{■■.K-h an ofSf-r would not be the secretary of any of the separate association.', the i idea being* thai ;::•• o:Bc*r should travel .jirotn place to pirn"', with Wellington as . i headquarter?. The national i-ommitu.'e ; would be composed of perhaps two repri- ,- ---j srntatirea from each branch, and might never need t<j meet, since an exex-u----j tive of four or fivp men in Weli linptor.. in wnojl the whole of th» i Dominion would Lave confidence. wnuM :bo able to carry out a!' necessary work. iK.i -h association would have to contri--1 bute towards the salapv cf the national . ! secretary. 1 In reply to a communication from the ■ i Mackelvie Trust, asking the position of ■ j their appbeation for further space for the Mackelvie Collection, the City Council la.-t, night decided to inform 1 the Trust that the old Council Chamber will be prepared for art g-allery «■ ' I tension and offered to the Mackelvie ■| trustee?, on condition that they give ; ■ i the citizens further representation of : two Councillor? on the Board of j Trustees, which, in addition to their i trusteeship, shall he a Board of Advice I to report to the Counc.l irom time to '' time. i J The Works Committee last, mght re.j commended the City Council to author.jiae the Engineer to remove the old' ■ Hobson-street bridge and to proceed • ! with the formation of Customs-street; 'West as far as is at present prac-; , i ticable, in accordance with the scheme | , i for the improvement of this thorough- , I faro - I I Quite an extraordinary demand for; ; ! coal is reported from Creymoulh, which I the West Coast mines are quite unable ; ito supply. So keen is the demand that it, ,; is authoritatively stated that the whole [ ,i of the output of certain mines for the • ■ I next five weeks has been purchased in , •J advance. The position is so acute that) : : coal companies and contractors are at | ■ I their wits' end to arrange for supplies, i ■ The Blackball, i'une, and Brunn-er mines | , J are working at high pressure, but unfor-j !', tunately the Paparoa mine is lying idle,' j waiting for soinp reconstruction move-1 : ' mcilt. j On Wednesday was inaugurated tha ■ ; ne*v and acceleratrtl suburban train, ser- j ;, vice between Wellington and the Hutt I ■; Valley. Most of th<- journeys have been I j reduced in time by three or four minutes, | and in some by as much as ten minutes, ' 'j in the latter case some intervening stop- ( l pages having been cm out altogether. •i The value of the goods imported to I ■ New Zr-alan- during the quarter ended ; , .March ;!1 la.-t was £;..:>l7.tiS!\ compared I ,j with £4.577J3.'5-1 in the correspondin" ! .'three months of IMI. The exports for I the same quarter of each year we , '; , •— ■ , 1012, fS.-225.900; 1911, £a*23,49f1. ' ' ' The >tcamcr RuahLne, which arrived . at Wellington from London last night, i brought ."Si: nassencrers, of whom j were third class. The number included I S2 assisted immigrant?. amori' whom ! , were 33 domestics. The latter "were in i x ! charge of a matron, and most of them , were engaged before arrival. The estimated population of New Zea- ■ land on March 31 last I exclusive of l ,I Maoris and Cook islanders I was 1,031.-1 ijSOO. This .- an increa.-e o: f.nru sin-e I ■1 December 31. made up a follows:—j .! Excess of birth.* over deaths, 4."i50: ; • i excess of arrivals over departures, loS.i ' ( The arrivals during March '%.<i num- 1 I bered 3."565, and the departures 4672. In' !iiM.vrch. 1911, there were 2*7 i arrivals I ! and 4-4 SI departure.-. * " | .; Mrs. Porter, expert enrsetiere. repre-i i sen ting uhe Lloyul Worcester Corset Com- ! : pany. i≤ in attendance at Smith and ' i riaughey'a showroom for .i iV.v ;. iv .- -.-, ; J demonstrat. , r.u.! fit B'""i Ton .!:■'. rtnv.:l 1 Worce.-UT roraets: no extra .Uartre' i- 1 ' ip:id,. for n,t. i - ai. ! tir:;ng.- >R.i '.? ,-n'i ! ■ Caughey, Ltd.— i.Vi.i ' I "Men'? am! bo"-«' R.tiapoi ail-woe! ! suits. Kaiapoi all-wool hlanke-s and I travelling rues can't be bea:en. Bi-' ' I stock, best value. Open late ' —Bridgnian and Bridgman, 0?. Town' j!r JaalL-.(.Ad-). " 1

i A tew d'ye ago a a.Jf 3 ' I I ryehrt mr.c a motor t^Z^S road. The cyclist, who *** of tfc .side, kid eitier 10 fa* HL? O£u over an embankment. He A aor » l tr«dUDd.a M th,f ;-K-itli his motor cycle on •„„ .' ae o»ei , driver of ihe car did not wait ? *=»■ Un I assistance. Mother motorist »* *** , along eorae time after fonnj 30 **» ,very knocked aCt 9*l I The sigh: of a name on ti . _, at Uaaak 'plight to the^f , "?*™ Jof Sir. W. T. Je M : ngS) ej jLT?^ marunui. who MS present at ft 5* ]qu« to the Pr.njc Minis-er h, * J rente of years a ? o, which fc.' 5 «f* ja representative v leave ,1 tbc colony all 01 ™ tie J Auckland were under arm's ?" « I serve in _ we of need. and a f .,um, then in their ''tJ? ! qualified for the miliua n- T 5, friend Mis-wted that tier "5. , 7 *» ■ the A.C.-,. "He agreed, and -.Ley presented themselves for.® 858 tion. .Tuaii!-. beuig very SnL^ 3 - accepted; his chum was "mh w** 5 ** a short period of service **. i others, killed fcr the Maoris »f *» j called Toiaxa. at a j On the recommendation of the tc*« rommraee. the City Cooadl i- ffo *» decided to have z *& fro™ the Victoria-street West, northward Nr-Lvm-stroet. aloa-r rw "*» We,:, -Moore-street, - and ( S s &' ; Swanson-street. the total k^tTL 4, ; and the £I ,e varyij^ I lam including 50 per « ! tiona to the Drainage Board far*?* of heading from Lower Xelsos-sw* . the sewer. "*« * , It has been decided by the Mnufe.*, ; Internal Affairs (Hon. G. W jRWm .invite to the Local GorenmieSr 1? : ence on May 21 the ciaiWof &V .Zealand Counties' Association, r_ V , j land Harbour Boards' Association, „, : Municipal Association. They wfflTuZj !in their official capacities apart frS local representation granted. According to tie headmaster of -» lof the Wellington City schools, £ j made a few appropriate remarks ai« i householders' meeting, a great <&** ; has taken place in the public seheold ! tclay. There is a very differ * . raosphere to that of twenty jeaa J~ ! to-day the schools were places tel i» happy in. He said the change laj'iee wrought chiefly through the faj%d the individual examination, audio fact that the teachers— peisoas tea ' qualified to know of a child's progra ( —had the power to promote the dates , when they were fit to be proaatti The new spir.t of education had mit the schools happier places thai they I were twenty years ago. ■ -The 'Kal. ;va- Renew , i≤ fan cfhjg, (statements," said Mr. TV. E. Haskda >.\I.. during the hearing of an apnea! L % the Board's session, at Christdmrditej. lerday. telegraphs our correspoadat Counsel for the appellant (3lr. B. lainy. ton) objected to this statement, andtis c-aiip.? forth a more emphatic stateneA m the same effect from Mr. Hsaida Mr. Hampton called for a specific example, and the chairman, afierafcrt&s tout of words with counsel, agreed tt jrive examples at some time snbseouea to the finish of the case. The City Council were exercised again last night over the question of <&oosit| the most suitable material for thepanrg of the heavy traffic thoroughfares of tin low leveL The streets particularly ay cerned were 1. ustoms. Commerce. Gort, and Fort streets, and the Engineer, is reporting on the matter, stated he iia prepared specifications for paving to! ■ f jur different materials, inflm™ mineral asphalts and wood-blodris* • Some discussion occurred on the FJbjeci .of a final choice, Mr. Tudehope eijre& ir.c: the emphatic opinion that the Engineer should report to the Council as to which he considered to be the best, nitsout. respect to the price. The chief this* to consider, he arjrued, was the life o; the material, not the price. Tie (str ; Engineer pointed out that the four different materials -were controlled by a finarle company, for which .reason he had been very careful not to eijress & definite opinion on any one material %*■ fore the Council had considered til ( matter. The Mayor agreed that itTonU he an unwise policy to give the prosper , tive contractors the opportunity of jrattin? up their prices by advertising tin engineers pre-ference in open Coasrii The question of calling for tenders w ■ referred to the Works Committee, witb ; power to act. I A radhis of one mile from the end oS i Tarawera wharf, on Lake Botomahaia, : has been declared a sancteary for is- : ported and native game, and it has-bee . decided to extend the close season to i prey duck on Lake Kotomakaa " ' July 31. j The secretary of the Otago AcditeiS' ' tion Society has received this tdegraa , from the "Under-Secretary oi Intend I Afiairs: "As some doubt appears to e=3 ; as to whether native pigeons may besta I r his season, I have to inform yon Uβ* I the Ck>vernment have decided thata-do B i season is to bo obser\-ed in all distnffl i thu: year tor native pigeons. -, I At a truancy case heard in DnnaJa the injector stated that tie gin a I question was 13 years of age and W ! not yr-. passed Standard IL He chara> I lerlied it a< the worst case that bb I come under hi? notice for a considerib-i I tune. It was definitely decided by the ©J Council last r.i-ht'to t.vpend £500 in t!» purchase of pictures from those ao» i bein- exhibited in Wellington, the selw 1 I lion of a suitable person to proceed" I Wellington to purchase the pictures beI ins leit in the 'hands of the ilajor. There arc- a zood many workers see* • '.r,z fmployir.c::: in. Ducedin just no* : There would have been considerably ES 3 1 but !"or the Xapii-r-«iisbome ra2ffaycff> JHrucuon work.-. wai b absorbed a n O3 " I ncr oi tiic etirplus single men. I A: .he Bluff recently 40,000 CirOi3 lOf mutton a: d lamb. 2000 bales oi woo, ! bt'dea tux. :;r.v, taliow and pelts. g 3 * I --red and kidneys were shipped by &> Home vff<-c!i. Fritted ail-wool travelling rugs f" 8 I l?.-6; fringed bed rugs, neat coloa" 1 I iron: 10/6, 12-6 Iβ —Tonson GarJ° I Co., L•.(!.- Id.. ! Keen wither makes keen buyers If i"RoM.in" -.v -.-,: Wankeu, nigs, •* i ur*h.-"iakah!p r>ir.rtJ'_-. plaidinS, i underwear De -.i" i:.a»ii. —(Ad.) : Auckland :.«:: « poem tato««*? Jel £..; . >:■ \\ ~-n e rs ru,t-proaf «■« i due ,1 ,übl -<- *-. tie reliable «•"£ i r|u_-.:-ri«>* •■••; -■..-.- d^ignXg--^! \ r...,;rz.- 11. - :lie las: word l.ir« :„■■, i- .I-av. and evenßg i ~..-,.. -.' ~ ,-• ~_Geo. Fo* ' "V Pf ■■• , ■ -i« <3:m2 eiic; ; IW ' v . i. ■■•,■•.-• sje I° ;D ' "■' I ,;,ringiXlosw:: O,:.i:k Cα. ] Wintry ■■. -■,'■• Eianieti. z^ ':.": VoveV; " h prkefUii* •* 1 CaughV/Ltd.-.Ai.j