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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 48, 25 February 1913, Page 4

Following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a~m. this day:—"Tbe indications are for rand and sea breezes, with moderate to strong sontherly winds prevailing. There are indications for much, -wanner -weather; the wea&er should improve, there is a 1 prospect of fine wea-theT, days bright , and nights,cold. The -barometer tuus' a rising 't_fid_nc_*T-':si__B" i and tides mode--1 raui."

The following resolution relaidye to the dieaeter 'which beiel the Scott Antarctic Kxpedrtkm -was passed try the Auckland Institute- at ite ammal meeting last night, on the motion of the preeideirt, Professor Segar:—"The AiKkland Institute desires to express its profound regret at the disastrous loss of Captain Scott and Vii« party during their return from the- South Pole. It wishes also to state its admiration of the unswerving heroism of the party, which, has left an example of devotion to duty and loyalty to one another wluch will endure for all time. It further desires to record its sympathy ■with the Telativesof tbe-deceas-ed in their bitter and irreparable loss."

It will be interesting to the musiclading people of this city, who are-ielp-ing to make the farewell concert to Miss In a Bosworth a complete success, to learn that his Worship the Mayor of Hamilton has written that he has caDed a pnWic meeting, to be held in the Borough OouiK-il on the 26th inst., to consider the best means of assisting the objects in view, and the opinion is therein expressed that the Hamilton people will rise to the occasion and g've some substantia! lieJp to Miss Bosworth. Jt now remains, therefore, for the Auckland Musical Committee in this connection to rh?e I>o thp occasion also, and <rorapile the finest poserble programme out of the very excellent nraMcal talent we have in Auckland and district.

At tlie meeting of the Remuera Koad Board last night, the chairman (Mr- J. S. Dickson) announced that he had that morning interviewed the Mayor of Auckland (Mi. C. J. Parr), and had ascertained that the Finance Committee of the City Council was prepared to meet the members of the Board on Thursday evening next to discuss the condition** under which Remuern might be received into the city. Mr. Dickson added thai he felt sure that if the committee met the whole Board conditions agreeable to both ■would be drawn up. It was expected ithat iby March 4, -when the Board had a special meeting, thp necessary 25 per cent, of signature*; to the ratepayers' |x?titaon wonld have ihefn secured, so that thp petition would probably be Teady far at that meeting. Mr. S. M. Moore-Jones said that he -vrae, pleaeed to note the attitude of the ratepayers io the matter, as they bad ehoira no diepo«ttion ito ignore either the Board or the Ratepayers' Association- Tt was decided to meet tHe'City Council's committee as arranged, and also to call a public meeting at a later date to diecires the ronditions offered by the city.

In live course of hie pJan of visiting all parts of the country "vnhere. native matters rexraire attention, the Hon. W. H. Hcrriee hopes to reach Gisborne from Wellington on Saturday nijjht, trawl'injr overland via W-airoa if the wea-tler is fine enoufrh to make that journey (reIporte our Wellington correspondent). He ■Hα!! attend a native meeting in that district, on March 5, and will spend a couple mop dajo looking into native affaire, travelling as far as Waipiro Bay. Ho will take tJhe steamer at Tokomarn Bay for Auckland on March 8, and will open the Kawaka section of the Heleneville North line on March 18, travelling through .the North as far as Hokian*ra on native ibunine.-*. Easter-week is to bo sp«nt in A-Tickland, and the Minister will •probably visit the native townships of Tβ Kuiti and TaurnaTunui iv the King Country on iiis way back to Wellington. The Auckland University College Connoil dex'.ided it a special meeting yesterday afternoon ~o offer renewals of six-leases in respect of endowment lands in the Wiakatane. district, at rentals to be Axed on the basis of 5 per cent of the unimproved values. The terms of the present leases, whrch expire on February 28th, 1914, provide that the tenants shall receive, options of renewal upon turms to be notrfied a vcar in advance.

The new .Maori 'ting," To Ra-ta, aocom. panierf -by a retinue oi 40 natives, journeyed from Waahi to Te Koupa on Friday last. There they were received in a large meeting-house, which had been specially erected. flags being hoisted, and guns firpd in a salute -of welcome. Since Friday a large gathering- of Maoris has been feaetmg and drinking, and the korero will probasbly continue while the swpprv of food holds out. 'Resolutions have been adopted to drop drink and toInrngaisni and enrbraee Christianity. Prominent among Te ■Ratal's -foHowing axe Rawhiti (private secretary), Ahurrri (prime minister). 'Herewine (brother of the late Major Te Wbeoro), and Taingakawa (son of William Thomson, the "King-maker , ).

One of the first evidences of the advantages gained by joining the city was vouchsafed Parnell last night, when toe City Fire Brigade attended. » fire in St. George's Bay Road. The work of the (brigade was considerably minimised by the fact that no alarm was sent to them —the glare .being noticed by the watchman in the tower—and also that their hydrants would not fit the Parneli plugs. The brigade was therefore compelled to use the Parnell Brigade's gearStil! it is obvious evidence of their future usefulness in such caees that despite the belated alarm, they were on the scene within less than a mimrte after the local brigade. H ha* been (Suggested that until the city standard plugs are installed the brigade should be (furnished with reducing coupling attachments.

Sir <i. Maurice O'Rorke. -aho is shortly leaving on a vieii to the Old Country, will bo the recipient -of a public presentation -before bis departure Sir Maurice arrived in New Zealand in the 1854, entering the Auckland Provincial Council t'lve following year, and for nearly 50 yeans he has been ciosely and' continuously siaeocjaiod with the public life of the colony. For twelve years he was speaker in the Provincial Assembly, and later filled 1 Mr Speaker's cha-ir in the House of Representatives for two. decades, his name becoming a hoiißPhold weird for the dignity anil decision with which he invested his lofty office. Since 1904 Sir Maurice hae been a. member of the Legislative Council; for many yeans he has be?-n chairman of the Auckland TT-nivereity College Council and of the Grammar School Board of Governors, ■while since 1870 he has occupied a. eeat on the Senate of the University of New Zealand. In August last Mr C F. CroH4e was commissioned by a representative committee to paiwt Sir Maurice'e portrait, and the work being completed, arrangements have been made to have 4 he- portrait presented on March 5. in the University College Buildingp.

In answer to a request that two men possessing a practical knowledge of timber milling should be on the Foreetry Commission, the Prime Minister (Mr. W. F. Maesey) has they had a Timber Commission two years ago, bnt this was a Forestry Commission, which was not concerned to any great extent ■with the eawmflling intrastry. The only matter in the order of reference which concerned .the sswmflling , induetry related to the export of white pine. Mr. -was of opinion that did not constitute in iteelf sufficient reason for giving sawmiflere a representetive on the Conrnriesion.

The number of vfeitore to the Auckland Museum largely increased during the past year, the register showing tha± people entered, the .baalding on Sundays, being an average of 456 for each Sunday. The greateet attendance was 812 oat September:B, and the -smaHeet 209 on .May 12. On the seven chief holidays of tie year the total number of visitors was 4,835, being an average of 681 for each day. On the King's Birthday (June 3.) was the greatest attendance of the year, num-bering 1,493. On ordinary -week daye the visitors could only t>e occasionally .counted, but the daily average -was believed to be not less than 200. which would make a total of 61,600. Added to this number those for Sundays and holidays, a total of 90,225 visitors wae shown, an increase of 11,136 on the figures given for the previous year. It is worth remarking that the attendance is nt/w rather more Oian double what it >was ten years ago..

Considerable inconvenience has been caused to the Whangarei County Council owing to the Government grants on the Estimates not yet being available for expenditure- When, the £10.000 appeared on the Public Works Estimates last session as £ for £ subsidy for roading and other works in the Wbangarpi County, the Council started to provide rts quota, Amongst the items was £300 for deepening Ngungnru River. Arrangements were made for the Whangarei Harbour Board's dredge to carry out the work. Nothing can now be done until money is available. The Council Ls now asking to -be placed on the same footing as the Otamatea and flobson County Cotmcik,, where the Government undertook to allocate £2.000 to cover expenditure on urgent works, conditionally upon the iocal bodies agreeing not .to make any claim on the Treasury until after March 31.

It would appear that a very consider-a-bIP. .raantity of liquor Ls being consumed in Southland. Some speculation was indulged in on the Bluff wharf on a recent, occasion on the subject indicated. What led up to the controversy was the discharging from an oversea steamer of an unusually large weekly consignment, which, if accepted as a criterion. woraJd give Southland prominence in liquor consumption. The shipment consisted' of 621 cases and 11 quarter-eases of wjiiskv, 15 cases of champagne, and a quantity of ale. It may be mentioned that each case of "Old .Scotch", contained 12 •bottles, - thus- makiag a. total.of 7,452 bottles of whisky.

Special mention was made 'by the Council of the Anckland Institute in its report to the ■members last night to two very extensive presentations of scientific and geographical works made 'by Mr. Henry fcihaw, >vho has been a. frequent contributo." to the library ('uring past years, and by hie brother, Mr. ¥. Shaw. Counting in certain volumes received earlier in the year, theee presentations total 170 volumes, many of them being standard editions of well-known works. They will form an addition of considerable' importance to the libraryof the Institute, and will help to Tender it much more useful and •complete. Mention altio made of a complete set of Science Abstracts presented by Professor Brown. A special resolution of thanks was parsed at the -meeting to Messrs. H- and F. Khaw for their valuable contributions to the library.

Seme curious freaks resulted from the reiront severe etorm in ..Southland. In a garden near Invercargiil a bomewhat surprising discovery was made in the shape of a. - considerable-quantity' 6£ eea> ; shells and seawee<l, which had. from all literally dropped from, the eVbuds. The stuff had Evidently been-i lifted by force, as the nearest beach isa considerable distance a-way. The question of the Hohson Bay Kecreajtion Reserve was raised by Mr. J. S. Dickson at tlie meeting of the Remuera Road Board last evening. Mr. Dickeon said that several leUers 'had appeared in the Prees stating Uhat the Board had committed the ratepayers to an enormous expenditure over thp reserve. He wished to state that the leaee of the reserve had not yet been signed, although a resolution authorising its execution had ibeeu passed at a meeting of the Board. He did nat propose to have it signed until the result of the negotiations regarding union with the city was known, as the matter was a Greater Auckland one. He would give notice to move that the previous motion be rescinded. Other members expressed doubts as to •whrlhcr the Board 'would be making a good bargain in acceding to the Harbour Boarde requirements as to the reclamation, and roading of the reeer?e.

Now that restrictions surround the obtaining of opium for illicit purposes, a decoction from poppy iieads known &s extractum papaveris is getting in demand. Hitherto it has been oonring into the country "without attracting the attention from the Revenue. Collector that opium does. Now "the extraetum lias ■been pounced, upon, and from it will be extracted a. duty of 4/ per pound. The reason is, that as prepared, according to the British Phaxniacopoeia, it approximates raits properties to opium in a «le?ree that renders it liable 'to 4/ -per pound duty.

In future the conduct of pupils holding free places aad scholarships win not be eonsideTed satisfac±«a-y if the defence xeguixtions have not been obsenred. by them. This was the substance of a memorandum from thp Edneaticm Department, received by the Otago Education Board.

The criticism levelled by the Mayor, (Mr. C- J. Parr) at. the action of the Kemuera Road Board in laying only a 6in water main from Mount Eden to the Mount Hobson reservoir ts , ae replied to by Air. J. S. DickeoJi (cbairman) at the Board's meeting last night. Mr. Dickson said that he was not a member of the Board when the main was laid, bnt he denied that there had been any waste of money in not laying a larger main. The past season had been Ihp driest Ln mairv years, and yet the district had had an ample supply of water. The reservoir had been three parts full every and practically foil on several which meant that there was a five or six days' supply in hand. In addition the Board had money in the bank for the laymjr of a 9in main, co that they would not have to came down on the ratepayers. He wished to contradict the statement that the City Council's waterworks engineer had instructed th<- Board originally to lay a f>in main. Hβ had tnrrned up the Council's original letter and it Showed that that body agreed to supply the water, but took no responsibility. . r

8..»0 a.m. to-morrow all the following goods can be at half to-daVa •prices: Ladies-' Worrses, dress skirts, dust oaate; nnen, lustre, and tussore costumes.; children'e frocks, pelisses, pinafores, everything in millinery depertmciri; wer 3 d ; coloured iraderakirtß, dreaeing gowna, ehowing on t*Wes and iinaa, ail half lowest eaie prieee.—At the id* Comer Store. Qireen. 6tr*et.— (AiL) Four tables ladies' white undervrear. w*iH* ira<ierskirts, oorsets. half tisraal prices tomorrow at the J.Ci. CoT-v;r Store, Queen Street.—(A<L)

at Norfh-East Valley W dm, received information drowning accident in a small cfSfc' £ ttatdistoct Phyllis Boocher, aged one year nine moSk Hie daughter of Mr. and Mrs &2 Boucher, was playing by herself yard at -tie rear of the house and «» r % wWte - Her mother 3 annt instituted a search, finding of the child in a creok a Tittle distil from the house. A strong indictttreiit is hrin<* madfc b» one or two journals against the matuiw m which show dogs arp carried on~V«, Zealand railways. It is stated that dor ing the past two monrhs two valn»Ml trail bitches-have died in transit in a* railway trains, through alleged in*? qnate accommodation in the n> and gross negligence. One of these poor animals, '"Jadestone." made such a fiefct against snffocation in the crowded h* gage van, that before she died'ehc M gnawed a hole nearly through' the be which carried heT. *

The Bon. Mr. Fraser -was asked/on kk recent Southern tour, million k>an would have anr~€flecte his pubEe works policy. He- egjaiatf that the obtaining of the loan would net have any effect, because ajl the money t* be devoted to public works ■Wμ e»w marked, according to last Year's T iltfc leases. The loan money would yttimlij supply funds "to carry on the w O iJa"jnrti the end of October.

The fact of very large supplies of S**castle coal arriving at WcUiagtiu hw been the subject of some comment R has been suggested in some <ju»rtera ttat this is the resiilt of" a shortageSβ the supplies from Xew Zealand mime, but inquiries go to show -that this is sot ea. Just now there is "very little denaad lor coal for household purposes—* ■ »t»tement 'borne out by the fact th»fc the State coal yards in WeHingtonaiequite full Most of the Newcastle Wit for the Railway Department, ißi'-sati laying in heavy stocks. • A \rtiU ~Ham ago the supplies got very low. titbed down to bedrock, and large qnxatitifetf coal are now being taken iiJrln*fej» bis reserve stock. ■-' .While on the beach at Waitif»'o»i day last week, a lady was KfteaTgr-tti poisonous native spider, She managed to get as' far 'as^Mradjacent residence," where she collapsed. A doctor was sent for, and arrived qnieklj and applied restoratives. fered. considerable pain, wnicn'Jrai : jto*ever soon relieved, and she if gressing favourably. ' -. -,\~'o At the Wellington.. Supreme ;\Oi«ii judgment was given in the. case of/Bt C. A. Edgarton ManufactliHng.i'{l» pany v. Mackay, Logan plication for a change of xeKni land. The action arose fTom.JS&jak of suspenders under a tradwnarE, ; '«d counsel, on behalf of defendants, a* tended that the case should, be neirt h Auckland, as defendants' ■ head ' oSn was there, and a great number of witnesses were in that city:-The plaihtiji submitted that as the sale of the suspenders took place in .WellingtQiL.a]»jgi quantity of the evidence must necessarily be obtained there. Hie Honor granted the application, and costs : of flu application were- fixed at £3 3£ and made costs in the action.

A man, William John Eithards. niffi several aliases, was $mc oo Saturday, on a charge o't "stealing .jjlirs cattle at Edendale on February: 17$ tri stealing a 4ricj=cle at WaianaTra-oa J»sfr ary 3rd. Accused was broughtrjjjfore the-justices of. ior eight dajs.. ; ,"W*en denied the catile-^tealm<t,'fWit r.fflbeqnently admitted : it.." When ; --se!aii*«** frve-chambered loaded reypLverwtojEpaiJ on him, ami a nenrber of <aftriilger" Hi stated that he purchased' the; -«™"J for the purpose of using it iriMWted while stealing the cattle. .;,.,;. An assistant medical "officer "is wj»irei for the Auckland Mental HospiW-^ Ladies' white underwear, wMteinnderskirte, and corsets, on 4 Ute«»JJ usual price to-morrow, at the J.CitUJr ncr Store, Queen Street.—(Ai)jft;;