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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 148, 21 June 1912, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. 0. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 0 a_m. this day:—"Winds .strong to gal?, wes-1 t/>rly. •■■*?r.nz to s<: utterly; weather probably coo! and chanzeabl-e. with heavy showers: rivers high: glass ri=e fast icon: tiitre are indications for electrical disturbances.* 1 The question or" the establishment of a! cottage hospital at Devonport was raised at the Waitemata Chamber erf Commerce matins last evening by Mr. R_ ttuder. who reported or lie vicit to sugge~ro<l -ites -Aith revets member* of the Honpitj! and ( jariiable Aid Board the previ'iu- djy. Mr. Diider said that the I dUtrrct -=5-a-~ n-ow paying £ SOO a. year to the Board, and with the increasing number of aci idents. the difficulty of getting paxient* to the hospital sw becoming s«?rio"j>. The Board did nof favour a sr p-,i ra. - .- h.j-pitai for the Waitemaii electorate, ;>u: cseemed likely to agree to the erection of a <-ott<ige hospkal at Devonport. Members had. viewed a nirmVγ of «ite>. of which the best seemed throve at Fort Tafcapuna. on the corner of O'Neills Point and Lake-road?, and on U» shore of LaJie Ta.ka^>nn ;l . It wa= deckled to adopt the suggestion of the Board mfnvbeTV. and obtain particulars of prkes and area* of the sites, also to interview the Hon. A. M. Myers (Minister i fur Defencei re the Fort T-ikapuna site. "It i? the opinion, the pioas opinion, ■of the majority of the ratepayer* I New-' mark-pi i. that the only people' who know nothing about the affaire of the borough .ire the councillor.-." Thu-i eJiaracterFs-tii-aity oommonted Cr. MThittotne. of N"ewj m.irket. yef-terday evening, when Mr. D. I Te»4. the Mayor, remarked on general : public criticism? he had heard hung on j the p^ ; that eift.oo.o of 'He >treetTim-f-rovrment loan h.i.l already ?pent. In addin? r<>2s?uran.'e thac the borough iiur-n! bad the situation well in hand, I Mr. Teed pointed our that the amonnt ; named included the of the whole !o; the lithofelt blork.- required for the. I 7»nrpo=e. and all the engineering fees and I expenses of fie work. Details of the | expenditure on each «ree: -ime before , thr (-oanci)lors at every meeting, and i --rere closely scrutinised, with the result j that np ro:iM tnakn the reassuring- stateI moat, that despite the recent rise of 50 ito ~-. per cent, in the cost of :.;bonr and ; nratPrial. the expenditure on the .-ec±ions O7 ,fie Tork so rar undertaken wa< well ' 's-ithin the engineers estima-te?. | Mr. Martin Kennedy, chairman of the : Bank of N>vr Zealand, in giving h« , opinion on the fina&cia! sftuation ex- | plained the source of the present hardenI injj tendency ia the local money majket .an explanation not difficult to comprehend. N"ot only were there Prions political complications in England and I Eo »P'. but the industrial troubles re|rently experienced in the former country wour.l nave a more effert Jian was generally anticipated. ' The finuuport workers* strike v .till in pro-gre-SM and ,s ensiling considerable loss on the mercantile community. The London market w« th,,, rendered ut^rtain a CmM nOt fail t0 * correfipondicff on rho v<, i i j market. zpal: »nd Three of the most vivid and varied; novels of recent date are no*- appearin" - A ■?" AppllD - is * stor 7 of th * tort m the >at «ould vein. 'Tie Lust of j Hate, by AJan H. Burgoyue UP b a graphic acconnt of a great war between Britain and Germany; and "Black Wednesday." by Arthnr M. Marchmont. U one of the most stirring novels of the Terrorist mov£mcnt in Russia in contemporary fiction, co that those of our readers who have not yet availed themselves of the o'pportnnity to enjoy this really exceptional fiction may still take up tbe thread of these serial.- it has bee.n arranged that a synopsis of earlier chapter; be published in each case tomorrow. The Auckland Provincial executive of the Farmers' T_"mon has ior some time ' pa=t been ways and means j -.vith a view to souring the es-tablish- \ ment of a laboratory. It is now suggest- | ed that each branch of the union should I organise a concert for the purpose of I raining tbe ne-ee=sary funds. As there j are 40 brandies of the union in the province, fbe idea shonJd prove a happDv successful ore. The laboratory is to be mainly used in connection with tire ana!y=is of soils and fert-HLsCTs. A butcher, who was travelling •'by raii to Wellington, feT. off near Kaiwarrx. and had his left arm. so badly crashed that amputation was found necessary.

The dependents of the crew of the I missing dredge ifanchester may findj : themselves in a pecnliaxly anfortnna*e i 1 position, for they rcay not be able toj . claim any compensation at all in respect of tie loss of their breadwinners. : Tfrp crew, -with one or tivo exceptiaM,' , were r<;s : rfent.s of Zeaiand, acd ; most of them had families living here., lAs at the time the mrtides were taken I otrt the dreds-p was the property of n. j ><e-w Wales owner, it is pr»-1 sujned that she was witliin the scope of the Ne-w S<nith Wales law as t<l ■ compensation : the point is that the X«*w l South Walps law cannot 'be invoked , by I the dependents of. the crew, because' '; they were not domiciled in that ?tat* lat the time the <ireds<i was presnmaaly' ! lost. On th<» other hand, unless it is found that the fact of the articles of. a?re<?ment havra? been entered inco fct Lyttelton ha.<f some bearing upon point, the compensation Liw of "S"w. Zealand also does not apply, because the j crew were employed hx- an crsrner domi-, ciled in another State. There Ls. un-J forfcjrnaterv. no rpciprooity in resard tr> ■ compensation Xpw Zealand and | N>w South Wale*, thotish the Dominion! bus 3 arrantremeTit "with I Queensland. Wert Australia, and Great i 1 Britain. Thi» mat't.T i- m>w r=ceivins| I attention from the Federated teamen's! I r/nior.. ' j A new Supreme Courthouse in Ma-- , was -jpened by th."> ( i tlon. J. A. Kanan. Minister for .Justice, lin the presence of a large gathering. 1 ! Addresses were given by the Ifinister. I ! Mr. G. R. -Sykes. H.P.. Mr. L. G. Reid.j 5.M.. and the Mayor of the town. In i the course 0: his speech. Mr. Hanan j 1 stated that the best brains of the | 1 country were for the rrragis-; i terial bench: and to secure higher | J would have r.o be paid. The ; Minister was afterwards entertained at profession, and in responding to tl'e toast of his health, £■? said that amendment' of the Companies. Bankruptcy. 1 and Copyright Acta were required to I bring them into line with the English ' laws. Something should also fee done jto assimilate the law-? of Xew Zealand [ with those of Australia. Recently "-he Auckland C hamber of Cammerre invited the Farmers' Union to confer with the Cha-nber Executive i"n tlie -übjpnt of introducing some b«?t■fr method nf grading produce. Tae matter was discussprl at yesterday's meeting of :hp Farmfr-' I'oior. executivo. It was considered desirable that such a conference should he held, and it wis pointed oat that it had some bearing unon the subject of the co=: of living. P-ota-to«;s ' and other produce hive, a: present, be re-aandie<l befoTP they can be sent .10 the and this, it was considered, coo !d be ju.n as well done on the ! farm. Capt. Colbeck and Mr. A. Schmitt | j n*er» appointed as the Executive's dele- ! gates to meet th<; Chamber of Commerce. ! [ and it was. farther derided to invite the I country branches to send representatives. A matter of importance was mentioned j [at the close of th.-; meeting of the board of management for Thames deep teveLs yesterday afternoon by Mr. H. H. Adams. It was in respect to accidents occurring in the d£ep level workings. Hs said the Thames Miners' Union had written to the Mine Owners' Association regarding'j the need of necessary ambulance appli° ances. to lift injured cen from the low level to the surface. The Association had asked him to bring the matter beforetfca board. Mr. Adams said the appliances were turdoubtedfy needed, and on himotion it was resolved that the super- j visor ( Mr. C Warne > be empowered to ' procure the same. Mr. A. Bruce explained j that in the recent accident the ambul'anee was waiting at tbe surface ten minutes before the injured men were hauled up. What were nr>w •α-anted were the I proper appliance- for raising men to the snrfaee. 1 The Federal Postmaiter-General has! t taken decisive action to prevent acvoa-e . int4?rfering with his wireless monopoly. | Tbe stpamer Commonwealth is "n its way I to Melbourne from London with immi- i grants. The agents fnr thf steamer com- i munieated with the captain of the i Wakcol —a vessel then at Adelaide, and ' belonging to the same line—asking him! when the Commonwealth would be likely! to arrive. The Melbourne wireless sution j picked up the message. The deparfueiit ''■ Sternly ordered the Wakool to -iesist, j and claimed that its monopoly of wircle«s was beinsr interfered . with. It is stated that the Melbourne station was asked to endeavour to pick up the Commonwealth, and that it refused. The Postmaster-General is inquiring into this point, but he is determined to stop any steamers in port from communicating with other steamers on what he calls a "commercial basis."' even if they are both connected with the samr line.' Tb<? Federal wireless stations can <Io all the work that is needed., ho says. Canterbury Trades and Labour Council last night decided, on the request of the National Peace Council, to ask the Government to provide a rrturn showin" the cost of the working of the Defence Act from its inception to the present time. The report of the Unity conference, which involved accrptanc* , by the council of the '■cheme of organisation drawn up in furtherance of Prof. W. T. Mills" proposals. \vs= adopted after a long discussionHow to finance a county council was th» principal problem which faced members of the nnwlv-fooned Msrrakau County Louneil a', their initial meeting to-day. Tv the coarse of general discussion. Captain Colbeck said that provision was made for the levying of two distinct rate*—a general Vat,., which could bo spent on the main arterial roads in any part of the country, and a specril rate, which must bo spent in the riding where it, was raised. The chairman (Mr. Hugh McKenzie) urged' a broad-minded policy, and his remarks j were heartily endorsnd by members .-.s a body. A resident of a Wellington suburb was making his way into the city by train, j He had £17 in his pocket (including a £10 note) when he went to the Govern--1 ment station. He cut the time of catching his train rather fine, it soems. for when ho made to enter the rarriaee in a hurry two obliging stranjjprs lent him a hand. "Hurry up. old man; hurry up,"' said one of them in a cheery voice. '"You'll miss the train."' Then both strangers lent him a hand obligingly. When the j train was steaming out of the station he found his money was gone: A rather scurvy trick was perpetrated on Saturday night at Dargaville. Two pheasants had been sent to contribute !to the menu at the Prime Ministers 1 banquet in that town. But. while tbe I coast was clear, jast a, few moments beI fore the banquet was openeu, some miscreant got in on the sly over the parti- ' tion wall, ami took one pheasant, when I there was nobody by. In its stead he I put a common fowl. Forty young heavy horses were sent to the Melbourne market from Dunedin on tbe last trip of the Waxrimoo. Most of j the animals were purchased in the South Island. Prices on the other side for a good stamp ol" horse are such, as to le-%ve a margin fer the sbinper over and above expenses.

[ _ <A peripatetic phaoacphgr *•»-«_*_/ I ng dm Quee*. Street tonfiw ai£3| ' ; viewg m. 4 toad Voice, aci cfelSfJ? I Wen of the wisdom he ; for the poWie hen« fil: : : an, people are no tester off they were 20 years . a? 0. rmr -Pfte ot strikes; your leasla&f ■; Md your mceaad W *&&*-£?** , -os ,0 jell eg" M w « roa I \m used to pay 2d for a loaf, „,*!* 1 par 4d: you ooiiM sm lan,r it TO/ V* j acre. and now- We' to oaY'nJ? £100: aa4 f, r , renr at 5/ per weeit yon. i 100 to 400 p,r car. more. not *> weU off now as y o .i were 2tS , ago. - •^ c r '" The proposal ;,-> form .1 boi-Qm* il'; ■>: ifkabohß ia being Cortinad Trfcfc%J£. : factory the rferfe of tic n^Z" • Maaukan Count- CoandTnf A. Belli navinar i->een inirrnned- Bt-^t* j Department of Internal Affairs t&afctS. ' petition in mabsiou therewith"" I being pebUehed in the Gazette «■ j£ " I 14. Member? of the roanril espaZr : I satisfaction with the proceedJngTaj^i, I monuaar's meeting. • • ! Try* day was rten a Jta-ori tofanI 1 medical man ) was a p, TO r f&l. , reckoned with, and when hi* swJT J*" 1 uiana. were indl-putabie. X. M 3, g/jT* modern days. One madp hi* a pDei n^ recently at a native sprttement 'fa Bar jraJci Plains. Very quickly 'after W-■' , arrival h» rwiired an intimation' t&atjj, room was preferred to his compeer. Ha j endeavoured to practise his "Tnajnc?(nL t ; j youth who was supposed to fe.anfefe. '; 1 from consumption, hut his overtures weri i not received in a friendly ■vpiritj amjw i soon desisted. It is said that ank'rfftt^ ! regenerate youths surprised and sSne&ai J the veteran by remarking conxemgtnßßi* I ""Get a move on out of here; we'if $£ ■ with that sort of trash. If tW.pm ' j fellow's siefe we'll see that he- BEtSr'paJc ' medical attendance, and we to let you or any other quack I with him. So smoke yourself. old man with a. scornful leofc at :Se ' plain-spoken youthful sceptic, Seiaiij - himself off T' "Mamrere is noted for its goodvteeii*, remarked the representative of tSit &• triet on the Mannkau Connty-'Cbaael (Mr. Hugh ITcKenzie), this motnSjp-H* explained that the local Roadßosniiail a piough. 3. grader, and 3 rbHer ai:£ti' road-making our St. Mr. McElenrft,; *5e - L= the chairman of the new coaDcnj'iitet tioned that until the present year tie Mangere Board worked oss tfcrefreigSii '■ . : rate, but a halfpenny rate had ua-ir tseet , : ; etnick because of an increase in Sα ' ' Charitable Ai-d can.tributioiti_ ql £.13+— the last contribution amounted'tp^£33ot' ; ■'-.' Taey felt that they must keep up tie standard of tJieir roads at all costs. A search is in progress for a new Bams for >"ewmarket*~ Coral Strand, that boane=.s at ik.e foot of Kkjha 1 Pass Road- liaongit ttis is one iff ■•{Eβ' j busiest spots roaiid Anckland. It'issaS the momerrt- undistinguished -by. «««»_ having its pers-onslity sunk in tbemaiivI three miles' length of 3la!iukan;>Roai llt Ls expected that within a month or ■two this particular portioa of highway wdil rise in Hthofalt uaved grandsur front the depths of tie maeh-rednced cirenmstanees into which it had, with the resi . of the road, allowed its raacadannad geccility to lapse. Hence the 'derrefef an aristocratic name that wvtt ewib the thoronghfare to start its new: Sβ of no-nrad without any remindfr o£'& j former shady associations; It seems il&ely t&at ITI "'Ynjiffii j who left AuekLmd by the-MaLn-^ttk', express las=t nigtt for WclilmrtoflL ~wSithe intention of connecting- vritfi\B«r Union Company's iiaunginui. wiH t»t« ■ the steamer. The Maungamu is timei jto sail at 5 p.m.. but on inquiry si tte^loeol office this morning- it tras learnt that the vessel would wait for air, \ reasonable time if the express was likely Ito connect. In the event of the train ; missing the steamer, a number of those left behind will be in an awkward pre- ! dicament. as they were to hare joined j the Orient liner to sail for London on the ' day following the arrival of the Haunga--i nuL ! With regard to the exodus of /Seir ■■■ j Zealanders to look for work iir Aiistias Ha, Mr. -T. -I. OTCSonoghue. writing from I Woollahra.. states:— *"There appears fa -,■ ibe a general opinion among 2sew Zealanders that Australia is jnst now more prosperous than Xew" Zealand, and thsfc . work, at high rates of pay is plentiful, whereas there are at present in Sydney a , lanre number of unemployed men. Many i of them have beea lured here by false ■ and misleading reports that work is ples- • tiful throughout New South Wales. 1 , I have no doubt the labour forces. : -avail- , able in Sydney at a moment's noticft . are more than sufficient to meet anj" > possihle demand now, or for some considerable time to come. And I -Wild .. I therefore, warn my fellow MaorDandeis ■ i seeking employment, against. leaving New , I Zeaisnd to come to Australia, since ij r so doing they are likely to bedissp- ! pointed in their own hopes, and cerfei* ; to increase the evils of nnempioymeßt . among the people already here. There ■ has bpen no rain in the cote* . try districts for some months, with the result that the coantrj [ is now in the grip of a severe droagnt. and in consequence thereof work k>3 beoome scarce in the drougfrt-elrjcken ' districts, and large numbers of country workers are nocking to Sydney every j day to seek work, and swell the ever-in- : creasing army ef unemployed. There , are a fairly-large number of ilaoriland- : ers living in Sydney, and it 1 to note that they are nearly all doing ! well, and many" are holding positions that, do them and their country; credit." There appears to be little possibflify iof the benzine shortage becomingat all j serious in Auckland before £he AngloSaxon arrives from Xpw York early. W July with a full cargo of ease oiL The situation was further relieved this mornI ing. when the Union Company's big cargo steamer Waihora arrived from Newcastle and landed 11.>0 eases of benzine- In addition to the Auckland shipment, the | Waihora hi~ 100 cases for Wellington. On the 21st -Tunr the New Zealand Dairy Association, Limited, distributed amongst it* suppliers £14.109 11/8. These cover butterfat which was j supplied to their several creameries dnring the month of May. 'The correspond- . ins payments last year were £7332 A/X}Thus the increase for the montlr.as, ( compared with last year is £6217 6/9.. y. reference to the discussion TiflW proceedinz on the cost of living, jt 13 : '"'-ere£t : .ni to refer to an advertisement which appeared in the "Hawke'S Bay Herald" for isc October. 1559. read as follows:—"'Flour being now £30 ocr ten. the undersigned ar? compelled to raise the price of Wead to od. per "2ib. 'oaf. Signed: David Car*well and Thomas Taylor."' special sa!es prices for to-mofrow:, j Ladies' black hose. 1/, 1/3, 1/6 a pair; lruiies" hemstlKhed cambric 'bandkerCnieß, 6 for a shilling; linen torchon laces. Od. an.l I,' a doz; colonr*d aprons, 9d. each.-Grey and Ford, U&, Karangft-.hape-road.— (Ad.)