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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 115, 14 May 1912, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"light and variable winds but moderate easterly winds prevailing; mild and changeable-, misty at times; glass little movement." I 'When moving a vote of thanks to Mr. J. Rowe last night at the Onebunga I Mayoral installation, Dr. W. G. Scott referred to the early days of Onehunga, j which were the good old days. When he (Dr. Scott) was Mayor, the people consented to pay a. general rate of 6din the £ (that was the only rate levied), on the condition that it would soon be reduced to 3d., and afterwards abolished altogether. The Mayor capped this with the statement that at the first poll taken to start the municipal waterworks, a strong opponent of the proposal, fearing it had been car- ! ried, made off with the ballot-box when | the poll closed- However, he had not 1 got far away from the polling booth when Dr. Scott and the late Mr. G. J. Hutchinson (Town Clerk) rescued it from him. The would-be custodian ol the ballot papers had his revenge when they were counted, a,s the proposal was defeated. Mr. Hall Skelton entertained his election committee at a social evening at the Strand Caie last evening, there being about 150 present, including many ladies, and also Mr. .J. H. Bradney, M.P. During the evening the following toasts were duly honoured:—'"The King,'' "Our Guests." ''The Ladies," "The Chairman of Committees (Mr. Goo. Higginsi", and "The Secretary (Mr. T. L. Thompson!." In the course of his reply, Mr. Hall Skelton took the opportunity to thank his various committees for their untiring efforts on his behalf. Mr. Skelton then presented his secretary with a handsome afternoon silver tea service, as a token of appreciation of Mr. Thompson's services during the recent election. Mr. Thompson suitably responded. The rest of the evening was devoted to songs and music. In the course of his remarks before being installed as Mayor of Parnell for a further term, Mr. R. S. Briggs last night laid stress on the importance of keeping their borough clean. "In my opinion." hi said, "one of the most serious functions of a Council is to keep the borough in a state of cleanliness, so that they might have healthy people living in the district. In the last twelve months several insanitary houses have been condemned in Parnell as unfit for human habitation, and I believe that before long a similar fate. will befall other houses.'' Mr. Briggs went on to express the opinion that local bodies did not at present possess sufficient power in this matter of clearing out insanitary habitations. As the law stood the authority of a magistrate was necessary before a house could be finally declared to be unfit for habitation. "This was not as it should be in his opinion, for the local authority and its officers were best able to judge as to the fitness or otherwise of a. house for occupation. The Centre party that is in process of formation in Christchurch city does not seem likely to become a very important party as far as present indications can be judged. Our Correspondent telegraphs: —"Mr W. W. Tanner, who with" Mr J. McCom-b and Mr H. Cole is promoting the movement, says that there is need of a radical party which, while attreating workers, would also embrace shopkeepers and others who did not care to associate themselves, wholly with the platform of the Labour party. It is noticed that there is a strong prohibition flavour about the names of the sponsors. The Mayor of Christchurch hinted at a meeting of the City Council last night that the time was opportune for promoting a local petition to the Government for the transfer of the old Provincial Council Chambers to the city. The amplication for the cessation of "this centra] block of land, which became Government property at the abolition of the provinces, was made to Sir Joseph Ward some time ago. The late Prime Minister replied very definitely that the State could not afford to part with urban land, which was sure to be required as the public services expanded. Apparently ■the Mayor -believes that the new Ministry will be more generous. The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce has received 41 replies so far regarding its resolution congratulating the Minister for Defence on his determination to enforce the Defence Act They are from local bodies and chambers of eommerte. Altogether 38 express hearty approval. The Auckland Harbour Board and the Masterton Borough Council were non-commktaL and only the Sumner Borough Council was adverse Further replies,are coming to hand daily! The current week's issue of the "Graphic" contains a wide range of reproductions illustrating all important events of the past week and also the many special features that make the paper so indispensable to numerous readers. Some of the paintings on view at the Auckland Society's exhibition to be opened by the Governor this wee have been photographed in advance, and they serve to show tie quality of the work of the Dominion artists. Alongside may be seen further specimens from the Baaiie collection, including additional pictures purchased for the National Art Gallery. Of general interest will be found pages of snapshots of the Third Auckland Mounted Rifles in camp at Avondale, views of the fire-motor smash at Wellington, motor car fatality at Waipawa, in which two Maoris were killed, the Titanic leaving on her fateful voyage, the Northern League Football jat Auckland, racing at Marlborough, big fire and brigade equipment in London, the 'Varsity boat race, in addition to many others including some fine scenic studies. It is a number of all round excellence and a faithful record in pictures- at th« week's doings.

A ease of interest to sporting men was j heard at the Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, on Friday, when Punanga Rotini, wife of Thomas Lawton, farmer, of j Awahare, sued Charles Rasmussen, horse j trainer, of Hamilton, for the return of j the racehorse Koroirangi or £100. The evidence in this case had been heard on j commission at Feilding. Rasmussen counter-claimed for £146 14/6 for train- | ing fees, nominations, acceptances, riding fees, etc. He said he had been engaged to train the horse at 30/, and later on at 35/, per week, by Pawhiro, a Waikato native, and he was also to get 10 per cent of the winnings. When the training fees ! amounted to £47 he offered to give Pawhiro a clear receipt if he would give him a lease of the horse for two years. Pawhiro said he had no right- to lease the horse. Subsequently Lawton came up and demanded the horse, and Pawhiro repudiated ownership. Rasmussen refused to hand the horse over unless the amount due, £47, was paid. He continued to train the horse, and charged 35/ per week up to September, 1911, when the action commenced and the account had now increased to £164. During the whole time the horse had been in training he had only won one race, the prize being £9. His Worship held that Rotini was I the owner of the horse, but reserved judg- j I men on the point as to whether Pawhiro was acting as an agent. I In the course of the inquiry at the I Hospital yesterday into the unsatisfac- | tory relations that exist between the I lady superintendent on the one hand, and the medical staff and nursing sisters lon the other, Br. Maguire, in support of the contention that the matron should regularly consult the chief resident medical officer, said that it was most important that the doctor should be consulted before changes were made in nurses in charge of special eases. With an inexperienced nurse there was, he remarked I incidentally, a risk of infection. In this i connection, and with the recent tetanus I inquiry probably in his mind. Mr. J. S. | Dickson elicited from the doctor the in-1 j formation that the tetanus case referred to was not treated as a special case. It was, Dr. Maguire explained, treated in I the medical ward, where there were uo patients suffering from wounds, and i ■where, consequently, there was no risk of infection so far as they were con- : ccrned. As a result of urgent requirements folI lowing on the expansion of the Mount ; Eden and Dominion-road districts a new ! school will shortly be erected at the j order of the Education Department on the Mandeville Estate, about half a mile ' from the Dominion-road tram terminus. ! Tenders are closing at the end of this j month, and the work will be, pat in hand | immediately. The building, comprising ! four classrooms, accommodation for the headmaster, and a common room for the 1 teachers, will have dimensions allowing for 3552 feet of classroom space and will be built in such a manner that it can be added to if necessary. As at present planned it will have accommodation for 350 scholars. The school will be well lighted by large windows, the ventilation will be complete as possible, as will the lavatory requirements. In cold weather the school will be heated by means of stoves. The Mayor of Grey Lynn (Mr. George Baildon) complimented the Fire Brigade a: the meeting of the Council last night, upon the -celerity with which the horse reel arrived at a fire on Great Northroad last Friday, once the alarm was given. It transpired that at the house of the superintendent no one was at ■home to answer the telephone, hence there w3= some delay in first getting the alarm. The Council agreed on the motion of Mr. F. Brinsden, to have a switch to the station, and Mr. Fenton said he. would arrange in future to have a man on duty, whenever his own peopie were away in the evening. New business premises are shortly to be erected on the site of an old building at the corner of High-street and Durham'- j street. The tenders close at Messrs. I Wade and Wade's offices on May 17. The ! building will be a handsome one in brick, I consisting of three storeys and a base-1 ment with a frontage of 36ft. to High- j street, 44 feet to Durham-street, and a , height of 46 feet. The foundations will ! be made strong enough to allow of two additional storeys which may be decided on before the building is com- ' pleted. The main entrance will be from High-street, and the ground floor will be occupied by storerooms, offices and a showroom. On the next floor will be a large showroom, and the space above will be divided into offices and lavatories. The internal partitions will be in brick and reinforced concrete, whila the decorations will consist of finishings in , Keene's cement and rimu for the wood- : work. An electric lift will be installed, and the building will be lighted with electricity throughout. A carpenter named Frank Kroon, a married man residing in Brown-street, ■ Posonby, as the result of drinking five ounces of lysol, was admitted to the ■ hospital last evening in an unconscious . condition. Restorative measures being ' immediately applied: he regained consciousness, and although very ill all ! night, was somewhat better this morn- ■ ing. Fred Lincoln, a railway guard, met ' with an accident last night. While en- ; gaged in shunting operations at Penrose he was caught between two trucks [ through the buffer of one of the trucks \ breaking. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital, where it wa3 found that, although his chest was hurt, no bones , were broken. The Inspector of the Southland Edu- . cation Board is of opinion that corporal . punishment should never be inflicted for intellectual faults, for stupidity, or ignori j ance. It should be resorted to only for the worst offences, flat disobedience, . | obstinacy, vice, gross impertineirce, and . | even for these when there appears to be ,| no alternative, when every other means lof dealing with the offences has been ! tried and failed. In his opinion the in- ,! j idicious employment of this artificial \ stimulus to exertion and good conduct ; tends to frustrate the very object the , teacher has in view, and the indiscrimi- , nate and frequent administration of cor- . poral punishment is an indication of lax ; discipline, the cause of which is to be , sought in the teacher himself. A nobby snip for this snappy weather. 42 boys' Jersey suits in brown, navy and reseda. All sizes at 5/11.Geo. Fowlds. ' Ltd.— i Ad. I Winter underwear-: AH most reliable makes and style are stocked by us in ■ great variety for ladies, gentlemen and children. Lowest cash prices. — Smith and Caughey i Ltd. (Ad.) Only a few of our " Ruffle hats" left. 1 We received a lot by parcel post, and the smart dressers are snapping them up. —Geo. Fowlds, Ltd.—(Ad.) Mr. Skeates. being a former member , of the Birkenhead Council, a large ratepayer, having travelled extensively ;n - many parts of the world, possessing a wide experience of borough affairs, should secure the votes of thinking people at to-rsorrow's poll.— (Ad.)