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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 107, 4 May 1912, Page 4

Following is Mr. D. O. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day: "Winds moderate to strong westerly, weather probably cool and changeable, glass little movement." Mr. Alan H. Burgoyne, as a member of the British Parliament, has been it close student of international and military affairs. In the form of fiction he has* -written probably the most vivid and realistic accounts of what war means. His latest novel, "The Lost of Hate.' - describee a war with Germany, and is one of the most dramatic novels of recent years. It will appeal to a very wide circle of readers. The opening chapters appear this evening on page 16. At the conclusion oi the annual meeting of ratepayers of the lit. Roskill district last evening a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the member for the district, Mr. F. W. Lang, and also to Mr. Bollard, for the ab.'e assistance they have rendered the Board during the past. Advantage was also taken of the fact that there was a majority of the Board present to pass a resolution that the Postmaster-General be interviewed in regard to the installation of a twopence-in-the-slot telephone in the vicinity of the Board's offices. The chairman (Mr. C. Bag'ey) took the opportunity to make a few trenchant remarks about the present system of telephone charges in the Auckland city, and more especially the suburbs. Some interesting remarks were made by Mr. Chan. Bagley at the meeting of ratepayers of the Mt. Ro3kill Road Board district last evening, when he informed the meeting that, to use .an Irishism, "lit. Roskill is not lit. Roskill at all, but Mt. Kennedy." He had heard the same statement before several times, and he had that day been promised a book—one of the two authors was Dr. Elochstetter— "The Geography of New Zealand and Topography." in which all the mountains in I Auckland v.-ere correctly named, with the exception of Mt. Roskill, which was called, as referred to above, Mt. Kennedy. The correct height was also given. Mr. Bagley did not venture an opinion as to whether there wa3 any possibility of giving the district its old name, or whether there was any necessity for doing so, but he intends to bring the matter up before an early meeting of the Board. It would certainly be interesting to discover in what manner the change of name took place. The Auckland Professional Orchestra will give a benefit concert in aid of the Titanic sufferers to-morrow afternoon in the Town Hall. The programme is an I excellent one. The orchestra will play, under the conductorship of Heir Louis Blitz, the "Unfinished Symphony"; overture, "Fingalj's Cave"; the "Funeral March" and "Nearer, My God, to Thee." The management has also secured the free services of Miss Muriel Dunn (soprano), Mrs. E. Barber (contralto), and Mjss Ina Bosworth, the talented young violinist. A silver collection will be taken at the doors. '■Your wife gets £175 a year, does she not?" inquired counsel of a witness at_ the Gisborne Magistrate's Court. '•Yes, but any woman can easily spend that on herself." was the reply, which caused a good deal of laughter. " "If you think you are going to get any of my wife's money, you make a big mistake," added the witness. The travelling pttbtic .were not so particular in the far back days, as to the quality of the liquor supplied to them. An erstwhile keeper of an accommodation house much frequented by whalers and travellers, once took a Wellington merchant into his confidence. This was his modus operandi:"When I takes a glass of grog out of my cask, I puts in a j glaes of water. When it gets too strong !of water, I puts in turps. When it gets j too strong of turps, I puts in blueI stone!"' And yet those pioneers lived; yes, and lived to a good old age, too! At a recent meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board, an ultra-democratic member took strong exception to the u«e of the contraction "Esq." as it appeared on the minutes after the name of a certain gentleman. "We dont want to go in for handles of that sort," he declared. "1 move that it be struck out." The "Esq." wtte, deleted when it was discovered that in the same minute* another man was designated plain "Mr.™ "The After Life" is the title of a sermon which Bishop Crossley is to deliver at St. Marye Cathedral to-morrow evening. By the courtesy of his Lordship we are enabled to give a brief outline of the address. The Bishop will begin by stating certain axioms, and then emphasize the warnings to be observed in dealing- with such a mysterious subject. Two great facts will be emphasised —our personality and the responsibility involved in judgment. He will then ask "Is the Day of Judgment the day of mv death ? If it be not, what then?" His I-iordsJiip will finally deal ■with the question '"Where did Christ go when He died upon the Cross ?" A well-attended meeting of ratepayers at Bayswater was held last evening* for the purpose of drawing-up a petition for presentation to the next meeting of the Waitetnata County Council. The petition sets out that the Council co! lects over £500 per annum from ratepayers, and yet practically nothing ha* j .been done towards placing the foot- I paths and water-channels in good order. ' This was stated to be not only unfair j to preoent residents, but was Working ' the advancement of the district, as it! prevented others from taking up land. The ratepayers have formed themselves into an association for the furtherance of the interests of the district generally. The Auckland Garrison Band, under the conductorship of Mr. G. Cater, will j play the following programme in the i Albert Park on Sunday nest. This will j be the final subsidy programme of this ] band for the season. Among other item? ! the band has been specially requested to play the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thec\"' March, "Rimutaka. -, Inissel; overture. "Tancredi," Ko?6ini; waltz, "The Bell tower," Phelps; selection, "Un Ballo," Verdi; hymn, "Rock of Ages," Anon; intermezzo, "Rusticana,"' Mascagni; march, "Distant Greeting," TJrbach. It was freely rumoured in Wellington on Thursday that a strike was pending at the Gear Meat Works, Petone. It ic= stated that some non-unionists had been employed when members of the union were idle. Delegates from the men interviewed the manager in whose Jepartment the trouble wna, and a settlement , -.res effected.

Some days ago a rounds 01 the Press, reuSSw ■£& Hi stance found by a * ««. the Mangatohi GorgerSL? 0 * 1 *B. nui and Te Kuiti, *&?£* fK excavation that was be_» ° £ **>• The find was shown to Mr^r^? 4 <*!. who advanced the theory* _ $ '> - Clln *, apparently a portion of the i£?*_ *_! of a schnapper, the fish J^^H mg been caught, in the aW^" I *.. some upheaval and la«__|_^l cavity where the skin ai-ffi* M « ! : preserved. This *&£££%**** subsequently ignored, £4 •__* *V substituted, that it was ■_?$* °<* now extinct bird havhur _uL° c ? I >' l fc: crevice in the limestonT_ fl^__ « j flesh having been torn off a^V lower down, where it has h~i ®9W with a natural preservative"? ?- Tera l theories, however, have no* '_ ** thontatively dispelled, an „„ * en *smg that the substanc? _ , rare and valuable commodity T^' 05 ' * ting into more extensive and rtf 7 Souses. If there is any extatL** I ** of asbestos in the loeahty S W came from it is well w_th ££jj The Wanganui Harbour ft,,_. agreed to Messrs, Man__*_** Burnett being he repr___£- « 1 country and "the town _s&«* Commission to be set up todefa.X* * trig area under the vfangJStfA* i Empowering Bill. The bill _*_S*w authorise the raising of r2sof_i _"f b hour improvements, was deffi?" year owing to the opposition ofH__? try people to the inequitable _£ __' I he two representatives are in *,_™ third as umpire. to ***** »

Mr. Colin Muston, I_____, opens _'• winter course at the leysta«Cn_ I Friday with a popular _*_*, gymnasium. A good prograscae _?i been arrangaj for this sessoAi_*j- 1 lectures by Professor FdC?" l "Colour." with lantern tW&S* Horace H. Hunt, on "Charles ]£*_£ ; Captain C. A. Young, on "Mnsie,'' §* some unique gramophone aiustratbn i Rev. M. Edge, on "The Social of England"; and Sir James ttrroT™ '•Some Personal Remmiscenee," da_! with a concert conducted by M,T? Philpott. --it a The second concert of the Aae_ii Choral Society's season will *c Sjjjg h I the Town Hal] on Tuesday, S_y gT I when Sullivan melodious ""Golden I* I gend" will be presented. This work a I beyond the capabilities of the" arena 1 musical society, but in engaging tie I very best soloists and instjraejnalisia H the Choral Society may be expected to _ give a performance of very high' orda: The soprano soloist. Miss Rosas Buckmann, is recognised as the finest sopiano in Australasia, and Madam __. who has taken a -very great interest in this young artist, predicts that s&jsj! "before long make a name for neridf on the grand opera stage. _ ___ j Dora Hunt the Society has obtained a ' most artistic vocalist, and. one via l_ 8 many English appearances to her credit, the most notable being at the _yil 1 Albert Hall, London, and the.Qneors| HalL By engaging Mr Philip Newbury, the tenor music is certain' of artaH; interpretation, as this artist hu sang the part with all the principal societies in the United Kingdom, and has received most flattering criticisms."-. Tie baritone, Mr. Chas. Larsen, of Sydney.' was engaged on the recommendation of the highest musical authorities in Sydney, where he is an. immense favourite, both in oratorio and as a ballad.sinner, and those who have "heard him consider that he will be a very great ' ; favonfHe here. For some months past Dr. has had the chorus in active; rehearsal, and with the very fine orchestra has been engaged, the public bay.look forward to a musical treat. .A preliminary announcement regarding tlusproatiftion appears in another column, and those desiring to become subscribers of the Society and avail themselves* ate requested to communicate ' immMiatetJ with the secretary. v %/ The new morgue which has been erected at the Domain side of the hospital ground is now completed and ready for use. The building is a commodious one in brick and stone, and trill fill a longfelt want. It is excellently fitted, and two features are the lighting and ventilation, which leave nothing -to"he- desired. The Coroner's room is a Urge and lofty one, with a dias'at the end,of » long table where the Coroner, wfll sitin addition there is a private room for the Coroner, a feature which blacking in the old morgue. . ..!*s■'«. Yesterday was the 92nd anniversary of the first agricultural plough being used in New Zealand. It was on May 3, 1820, that Mr. .J. K. Buller, at Kiddi-h_fi, laid the foundation of New Zealand's agricultural industry. The plough drawn by six bullocks. ' ~'-.,. Two residents of the Greymouth district have invented a non-p»mctar»H» tyre, for the protection and 0 .'? 111 ?' rights of which they have now a*& the necesarv application to the J'sls)' Office, Wellington. Experts who to* examined the tyre predict that it..** prove a lucky venture for the mvenfca The following notice of , motion las been given by Mr. J. E. Taylor for,i» consideration" of the Harbour Board a, its meeting on Tuesday next: That future the Engineer's fortnightly reports shall embody a statement showing tta total number of hours that the Boards general labourers have been preventol from working by bad weather." The half-yearly examination for ub j Auckland University College School, ot Music is advertised in another coram* Entries close on May Bth. '■.'!*. There's nothing like Baxters lest Preserver for ousting coughs and coI» Try it— it's famous because it CUTIS quickly. 1/10 the large-sized bottle, at chemists and stores. (Ad.) ■ V" -; Lar.e election Kaiapoi and Roslvn all-wool blankets. For warmth and we« the-.- mnnot 1* beaten, Large, aw double bed, from 2S/6 per pa"; s "f" bed from 17/6 net cash.—Tocsen oar lick Co., Ltd.-(Ad.) . it The 50th anniversary services « "' street Methodist Sunday School wheld to-morrow, when three services S3 be held. Special singing and solos *. | be rendered by the scholars. ~, Molieton fiannellette. underskirts, ?&* colours and fancy stripes. 2/11, 3/0, 1 I —John Court, Ltd., Queen-street.-!-*" Grey woven underskirts, striped W der. 3/6 and 3/11; heavy woven uad£ skirts, grey. natural, or coloured stnp > 5/6.—John" Court. 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