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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 303, 19 December 1912, Page 4

The -following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"Wejsterly winds, strong to gale, and veering by -west to south after 16 hours. The weather will probably prove very boisterous; rain probable, and colder later. Barometer falling and rising after about 16 hours. Sea : rough off shore. ■■" The proposal to'insta! electric lighting in the suburb of Devonport is at present * being held in abeyance. " Tenders for both methods of lighting, gas and electricity, have been received, and the Council is now waiting for the expert's report. '■ When this is received a special meeting of the Council will probably be held to go fully into the matter. ■' The Rattan and Wire workers' Union and the Shirt and White Workers of Auckland are endeavouring to arrange a deputation to fthe . Hon. Mr. Fisher, while he is here, to ask for a duty on : the imported manufactured articles. It is argued in the case of the rattan work- . crs that there is plenty of raw material for the wicker industry in the country, and to save it from extinction through importation of the cheap-labour Japanese article, they desire similar protection to what is given in Australia, -where they say the industry is.assisted by the" im position of a 35 per cent import duty. The shirt and white workers are also seeking further protection against the -cheaply manufactured but inferior article from abroad. It was expected to obtain an interview with the Minister on the subject to-morrow morning, but the deputation has been postponed until the Minister's visit to Auckland in January. "A lot of trouble has occurred in connection with summonses issued against people in this Court," remarked Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M., this morning. "The ChrisHan names,- and even t_e initials, are. frequently omitted. The Act states that the names of plaintiff and defendant shall be in the plaint noiei.'' Mr Kettle explained it need not be itfiie full Christian name, but the initials must be there to clearly identify the person for whom the summons was issued. Ca.reless.ne_s in that respect gave a lot of trouble to the Court bailiffs. A decision to ask the public health officer to inspect a site unfavourably re ported on by counidllors for residential purposes was arrived at by the Newmarket Borough Council last night. The matter concerned an application from Mr: X. Neilson for permission." to erect five c-ottages in a right-of-way near the La Roche estate. The Council further decided to take legal advice concerning their powers to decline the application. A testimony (to the smartness of the staff of workmen engaged -by the Newmarket Borough Council was reported last night, when the turncock informed the councillors that a length of 3,072 feet of water mains had been laid by 17 men in two weeks in Park Road West and Khyber Pass. Four -ef the -work-tea-in question had beejn taken .away at times for other jobs. The performance was stated.to be a record for a-local'body. The Mayor expressed satisfaction that the Council had such good workers in connection with their comprehensive scheme of works. A Maori woman appeared at the Magistrate., Court -this morning, and presented a smilingly impassive face to the Bench, -being apparent;!v totally unacquainted with English. At leug-th Mr C, C. Kettle, S.M., asked, "Are you dumbf to which -rjhe lady, still __r_jng sweetly, replied, "Yes!" After .thai silence ensued on her part, and the case had to be put down while an interpreter was _-u_ted up. When the services of the interpreter were secured, after a brief chat with the "iadv he r.em^" bea > "Stie-s deaf. I'll have .to bawl." The examination was conducted with diuicuity. A little girl named Ethel Seabright, aged five years, met with a painful accident through trying to alight from a moving tramcar near the Customs Street corner yesterday afternoon. She fell, striking her head, her injuries .being such as necessitated her removal to" the-_os~ pitaj. Her brother, a boy of 14. years, was a.lso on the tram at the time. Their parents reside at Commercial Road, Arch .Hill. In extending seasonable greetings to ' his councillors last night, the Mayor of ; Newmarket <Mr. D. Teed) remarked that the past year had been one of unprecedented activity, so far as their affairs of local government were concerned. -Theyhad been putting a new mantle on their ; borough, and when its folds were finally adjusted, the suburb would be second i to none in Auckland for cleanliness and" - presentable streets. Mr. Alt jVhibtome said that not, only __d they oee'n putting the mantle on during the past year, ' but since. last Christrrwus they, had" taitt. the foundation of a progressive and up- ' to-date scheme. "If Newmarket should ' amalgamate with the city it would not do so as a prodigal son in the municipal i sense, but as a model borough: The meeting was more of the nature of a i valedictory function than an occasion for other than purely routine business. At-the close the Mayor entertained the ! councillors to supper. The following hours wilt be observed by the Auckland Telegraph Offlce on Christmas Day:— 9.30 to 1Q a.m., and 5 to 5.30 p.m. "Boxing Day: 9 a-m. to 4 p*m,, and 7 p.m. to midnight. Other telegraph offices wiH observe the hours ' mentioned in the Post and Telegraph Guide, except that on Boxing Day all offices will be open from 9 to 10 a.m. In the body of tte report in the Police Court news yesterday, concerning the theft from , the sc.s. Xavua, the name of the complainant Andei-on was inadvertently used instead of the accused Page. Anderson was the man. from whom the"' goods were stole~u- . Special Christmas greeting telegrams i will again be accepted by the Telegraph . Department on and between the 19th and 21st, 23rd and 24th, and on and between the 26th and 28th, 30th and 31st [ December at a uniform charge of 6d. provided the address and signature do , not contain more than 11 words. Printed '■ forma can be obtained at the telegraph office. It will greatly facilitate transmission and delivery, and prevent delay if these messages are presented a3 early as possible. Whan a man has soven young children and a wife to priyri.de ior out of £2 10/ per week, and has bo pay 16/ per veek rent, tilings (must be esufc pretty fins. Such a ease was explained ai. the Magistrate's Court this morning, and an oßer oi 2/6 per weak toward- liquidating a bill was ' readily accepted by she _o_U»bor,

The adjourned sitting of ihe Conciliation Council.<bo cor_ade_--the hairdressers' dispute.jrcas- held yesterday afternoon, the eDo__ru_sic_er <Mr T. Harle- Giles) pre_i"_rß"g. ""The" "en""plovers' assessors were Messrs" J. Colennan, H. Boliiho and _ P_ Smith, and- ~e union's assessors were Messrs 0. N. Henry. E. Joues and T. B. Wilson. Mr Chas. Grosvenor conducted the case for the employers, and Mr Artihur Rosser acted for ibe union. A partial settleanem-t was effected, the cla-_-s_ dealing, with -wages and hours of work 'being, reserved for settlement by the Arbitration Court. The union was willing to-have the wages fixejd at £2 15/ per week, as in the recent Canterbury award,-out the eimployere held fast to £2 10/. Tho matter of hours of work concerns a concession granted in the south, whereby each .employee is given one night off in each week from G'p_ti., inG'tead of.B p_n., as Ls the-strictly legal, time .of -knocking--off. -The concession does not appear to ba a- very serious matter, beca-use in any caee where a man works on until eight o'clock he has to be given one hour off for tea time, some time between five and s.eveno'clock. The position, so far "a* New Zealand i 3 concerned, with regard to the difficulty that has arisen over.working the cargo of the Japanese tramp steamer Hakushika Maru (Asiatic manned), now at Newcastle, is that it is believed New Zealand workers will refuse to handle her cargo unless -her- crew is paid, while in New Zealand waters, at New Zealand rate of wages. It is the members of the Seamen's Union who are concerned in the matter, and it is believed that the waterside workers will support the sea-. men by refusing to work the cargo of such vessels. The Auckland Waterside Workers' Union know nothing of the matter, however, and any understanding that has been come to in 77~eTy Zealand has been arrived at without the knowledge of the local -waterside workers. "'Motors, "bicyclea and tranicafe go too fast down the Khyber Pass Road," stated Mr. J. W. Brindley, J.P., from the Bench this morning. " Something should be done to stop it," he continued, " and the by-laws should be enforced day by day until it is stopped. The same thing occurs round Mount Eden Road, and it is the motor driver "that should be on tbe alert to prevent accidents, not the pedestriant-'' It is understood that the Marine Department have given instructions for an inquiry to be held at Dargaville in connection - with the recent disappearance overboard of the late Mr. Roddy McGregor from the deck of a steamer while travelling from Dargaville to Helens-x-ille, across the Kaipara Harbour. Messrs H. Rankin, C. Norgrove, G. Baildon, and V. Casey, who were also' of the bowling -party- returning to Auckland by the steamer, are leaving to-morrow morning for Darga-ville to give evidence at the inquiry. . Sixty happy little children "f the Campbell Free Kindergarten, an institu-tion--under- the--care of the Auckland Kindergarten Association, assembled in St. Matthew's' fiajl'y esterdav afternoon to receive the gifts which Father Christmas had left on one of his trees for them, and for their mothers. Ike gathering was a great succefs, and the tea party which followed proved a most happy function. The Campb.-ll Kindergarten is the- tangible- result of a. bequest of Sir John and Lady Campbell, but it depends for the continuance o. its activities on the influx of private subscriptions,, which.,an augawmtpd by a State subsidy. The Kmlcrsart'en will resume "early in February!. . " The' steamer *" hid been held up at Wellington .for want o: firemen, resumed her vcvage at midnight. Mr. John Gimmell, one of the inspectors of works of the Auckland Harbour Board, was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon as the result ofbein"' crushed between two trucks. He re° ceived somewhat severe internal injuries, but is now making favourable progress towards recovery. We not know wbai the record" for the Dominion "-is'in ' regard" to school attendance, -but" a pupu'of-the Ellerslie school was presented with a prize yesterday for not missing school far 6 even yeans, a feat to be proud of. At the same eshool another boy (Victor Dibble) has a record of six years, his sister Sylvia' of "five "years, and two others Laurance Dicksjm; and OMe Conway of -three years each. .It is also noteworthy that the "two boys first mentioned have won- their ptshlic school cricket and football caps ! .If a. ' troublesome cold Has attacked you, get_ Lung p r - ■?**>-' aPVdMar.cqttd. Large ttzeai bottle at chemists and stores, Jr/lo Santa Glaus -arrives to-day at Smith and Gaughey's toy land. Bring the boys and girls.—(Ad.) - A'suit tc save on. Our article, with cut and cloth equal to, but at half the price, of the tailor-make, is worth -we_tin_r—G«o. FowMs, Ltd. (Ad.) Think well- -what you want, and shop early. - Open till 9 p.m. Saturday.— Hutchinson-Bros., Ltd.— *-Ad. y -Santa Claus wiirbe at . Smith and Caughey's from -10.3(1 a-m.-t<3-dav. -Bring the boys and girls.—-.(-AeL) "-..; * ' The Universal Provielers of : Xmas cheer.—Hutchinson -Bros 0 - .-Kfcdv Open Saturday.until 9 pjn.—(Ad.) " Xmas Gifts'. Thousands of useful and appropriate articles for Xmas gifts. We advise eariy shopping, before the rush sets. in. r -Smith_anei Caughey, Ltd.—-Ad. Sensible seasonable s_ints. Our neglige shirts are particularly popular at this time, at the prices offered. — Geo. Fowlds, Ltd.—(Ad.) Santa Claus will be_ at.. Smith and Caughey's from 10.30 a_n. to-day. JBrin°the boys and girts-—__.-■■_ ;.-..- It's tire little things that count, so shop early, and remember them.—Hutchinson Bros., Ltd. Open Sat., 9 p.m.—Ad. Give him a tie. Quite an attractive Christmas gift for the yonng man. would be a tic. Miles of attractive shades here,—Geo. Fowlds, Ltd. —(Ad.) Don't l<?ave all your shopping- until Christmas Eve. We are open Saturday till 9; p.m.—Hutchinson Bros., Ltd.—(Ad.) Dresselda, Shantung, linncar, all colours. •iOih:' 6yds" for 3/ff." Linnear, 36in ; ovds for" 2/11. Ladies' white vests, 6d. Bi" show of dainty heckweiar.—Bridgnian and Bridgmaaj op. Town Hall.— (Ad.) Early shoppers have the advantage naturally.—Hutchinson Bras., Ltd., are open on Saturday ti11.9 njn.— (Ad.) Atrekland's leading high gradn __t llonse—=GesD. Fowlds, Ltd. DoEens oi the beat in felts, straws, Panaina-s, and caps (Ad.) Be wise, shop early, lest you forget the little things, important things. Open Sat. till 9 pm.—HufceJhinson Bros., Ltd.—Ad. ivaiapoi all-wool tweed suits, 27/6 32/0, Kaiapoi worsted suits (boxed) 62/6, 60/, Boys' all-wool Norfolk suits,' 12/6, 14/8, Value unsurpassed,.—Bridgman end Bridgmau, op. Town Hall. (Ad.) Profit by past esrperience. Shop Saturday till 0 p.m. at Hutchinson Bros., Ltd. Khyber Pass, -Po_s*fey _td'.-^-_uL