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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 15, 17 January 1914, Page 4

An urgent requtrement at the Coroner'swiCourt is telephone connection. Two ot within the part few days the time of Coroner, police, and witnesses 'has been wa6ted to a more or less extent owing to the lack of such ■facilities. The building is co isolated as to .be out of convenient reach of telephones, erven if the owners of the latter were willing to let them serve the uses of the Department. An application for a .separation order was made to Mr. Kettle. -S.M.. at the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Harriet McKeown (Mr. Lundon), her husband (Edward McKeown) being represented by Mr. Da wson. The complainant said that drink appeared to 'be tbe cause of her husband's trouble. He had been m the habit of ill-tiaing her while drunk, and had taken to "flashing razors about" and taking cutlery to bed -witi him. He had also made his appearance in court on a charge of attempting suicide i-y swallowing a quantity of disinfectant. He 'had now left her. The husband admitted the accusation of drunkenness, 'but said that he was now prohibited. He wa6 at present living with his mother, and had no objection to his wife living witb hers, as she appeared anxious to do. He was quite willing to let her have the two children and to pay 25/ a week. After giving the, -couple a fatherly lecture. Mr. Kettle adfjonrrned the case indefinitely, accepting the .wife's assurance that she was contented for the present with the allowance offered. An accident of an unusual nature occurred in a shop in iWeilington a few days ago. The manager had been fixing a 100-candie power electric light gWbe, and had just movedia-way to turn on the switch, when the globe- exploded with a loud report. The glass was shattered all to powder, and the braes fixture was also blown out. There was an auction sale in progress at the time, and it is remaTkaiblo that, as the shop wa6 crowded, no one was injured. The little braes fixture struck a girl on the arm, but did not inflict any injury. As the current was .not on. and the globe having been used previously had not shown any diefect, it is difficult, to account for the explosion. ■Regarding the memorial to he explorer Quintan. Mcuvinnon, it is now stated that the cairn to be erected at the top of McKinnon's Paes, on the track from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound is> being- set up by the Gaelic Society of Xew Zealand and the Otago Rugby Football Union, assisted by the Governrmeart. It will be. an imposing structure fai a n<A>le setting. The cairn will be built <rf rcm-gh-hewn 6tone surmounted by a cross and fronted at the base •with a meirroTial slalb of granite. |It -will be .erected before the end of the I present season. .Dawn in the lowrerr hold of uhc steamer Tyrone, wrecked at Taiaroa Heads, near ■Dunedin, is a sandbank that has silted in through a gap in her side. Underneath that siibmerged' sandibarilc many tons of valuable cargo lie buried. The 'diver digß'for it when the sea. is sufficiently smooth for him to work. The otherday be-dug out three casks ifu'll of ingots of tin—a little gold mine in value. Such finds, h<ywever,Mo not reward every day of hazardous toil. Neverthelesß, salvaging is still sufficiently payable to affcfcract -the salvagers tot he wreck -whenever the weather is. sufficiently favourable for tiem to work. For the first time in the records of ffiOAmtaineering in New Zealand, Kruapehu has been ascended by clambers using 6'kis. Mount Ruapehu has always bct4l a popular 'holiday resort, and among other Auckland climbers this year were Messrs. W. P. Mead, and B. C. Drake. At a height of 6,000 ft the party found' the 6now to-be in good order for the use of the ski, and three miles to the summit were covered in this way. The same method of travelling has since .been successfully employed 'by other parties. Mr J. H. Estill, commercial superintendent for the port of London authowiH deliver .an address in the Chamber of Commerce, at three o'clock on Monday afternoon to members and others interested in the production and export of meat, wool, and dairy produce. In the course \Jtt hie address Mr ffistni will reply to the criticisms which have been made about the handling of New Zealand produce in London, and .will show maps of the whole of the j dioek estate, and plans of the new facilitieß which the port of London authority are .providing for the more efficient ! handling of New Zealand' produce. A bullion refinery is being erected at Paeroa at a cost" of from £3,000 to £4.000, and is nearly completed, the intention being for the btdlion from the various mines to be forwarded there to be refined. The building i s a very fine one, and the plant, when in operation, will be under theoontrol of Mr. Frank Budd, at present of the Waihi Gobi Mining- Co.'s staff. The bulKon is to be subjected to what is known as the electrolytic treatment. The refinery -was built from plans provided by Mr. E. Fraser, the work being carried out under Mr. D. Andrews' supervision. Tbe new General Manager of Rairwavs (Mr. Hiley) on Friday made a quick i inspection orFrankton. Junction station, vehicles and lines. (Hefrrooeeded thence to Hamilton, (where he made a similar i inspection, and leftin-the afternoon for , Cambridge, going thence to Morrinsville and Te-Aroha. Mr J. .H. Estill, commercial superintendent, Port of Uoodxin. autrhoritv, will on Monday nest, at 3 o'clock, in the hall, address members of the Chamber, with a view to interesting shippers and others in the facilities offered in the Port of London for the handing and storage of goods. Members and all those interested are specially invited to attend. A memorial tablet to Archdeacon S. WiHimrns is to be unveiled in the Otaki Maori- Cirureh to*nrorrro>w. The service w>a be conducted by the 'Rev. Wilfred Waiiams, MIA., aesisfaed bj the ißev. T. Katene and tbe local Maori clergy. The following is a translation, of the inscription on the tablet:—."A memorial to Samuel Williams, Arebdeacon. He was miirjster to the Maori tribes of this coast from the year 1847 to 1854. He ■was also the director of the bailding of this, church. Born on January 17, 1822; died on March 14, 1907." 'Messrs. Bradmey and Binns will ran to- BivecheaiLainl "v. .

Complaints are being made W-^T"" - ---the stallholders at the Esfc*&! Wfe « there is no music Koridfrt^SS?- 01 *' ! Palace of Industries! (mentioned at the meeting ofa?*?" 1 - Conmnttße yesterday proprietors of stalls had appwSL v ' on the matter, while a 6llb J wt fr °m «Sa^ : land industrial Association Mr £* butt suggested that some provided, say, between fl-and'aVT ! Holmes pointed ouc, . M - r ' | the ordinal -plans a band rofc^V 11 provrfed for m the main hJFtottZ texhibrtors scouted the idea th • .ones.who now complained bdn» ] in denouncing the notion &. T I pointed out that at the l»f i ~r ett Exhibition the presence o in U. the hall had tne re. n r«tggs the avenues so niuch that ffigg could not move about. Other „!v lof the committee, in | subject, demanded that .&*»£s& bands were never introduced nowLu ! into -the exhibiting section of- extm.;^~ J * tivery small .number of visitors wi ■ .through the Industrie* HaIIS2SS Coldicutt said it might have WS alble if the approacih to WonderknS been on the other side of the Pa?i. - Industries. The president (Mr- m«h expressed the opinion . that if;viS didn't go to the industries teetiwV t untarily it would* not be.moA &S orring them there. It m . decid take no action. -'•'■.'■•;; . , ." A sidelight on land values'-in : H,wke'« Bay was switched on at the. meeting of the district Land Board. An application was made to transfer 1,977 «cr« a tv»i tapa to a young settler-21 the consideration being 6e t dowaTt £19,772. The Board considered. tl& *« very high. The father of the.'transferei waited upon the Board, % n explained that he was placing his eon upon the section to give him- a 6tart. - *Do not think the conskteratio'n W a "bit high?" asked the Comm»ioa«t,^»Y' Oll can't get good land any -cheaper" he replied, "and it is no use huyinj rubbish. I am quite satisfied that a gowtmaTeiii ea.n be made off the property' at toe .figure." ■'-..-. :'■-'.',- '*> Three lEnglish tourists, who toot their departure from the Bluff bylmt: Melbourne steamer after', naving; stent several weeks in New Zealand'! Tariow tourist resorts, were charmed with tke "rugged grandeur of the-' Alpine peik*, the magnificent lakes, and the thermal wonders, but, most of all, ■*!& the climate. The tourists being-broken in health, had decided to make th* trip principally for the purpose <rf.draper* tion, and the change of air in-Ifew Zealand, they stated, had done them a yon;, der.fnl amount of good. They turn to England with renewed.health and vigour, and would always live happy recollections of their' v'mt, to -the Dominion. ;., : The Victoria League of London has lately made a new departure and opened an information bureau therefor the convenience of strangers visiting the titj desiring information on subjects of interest to them, not only in Ijondott itself but any part of the Empire where there is a branch of the League. This ias proved so successful that tke parent league has expressed the wish that the work ?hal!'be taken up by all the other branches in the Empire, and to this end ; the Victoria League of Auckland-'-kare ] commenced • ope^at^on3•''''bv , havingr'an office at the Exhibition forof giving information to strangers'visiting the city. Xo charge is-initle.uiilees expenses are incurred in obtaining the information, and during the office hours (2 to 5 p.m.) someone will bein charge ready and willing to help British subjects in any way possible. In a communication to the Whangarei County Council, the Under Secretary for Public Works states that the Minister for Mines is. unable to see Wb way to approve any further subsidy- for prospecting for cinnibar in the Puhipuhi district, as the prospecting already done and the discoveries made indicate that further prospecting is scarcely necessarr at present. What is now, iwe«s»ryis a proper test of the ore to aseertsuvita uonrmercial value, and this, the-Sfinistet understands, is about to be made. Consequent upon the acceptance by' Mr. E. W. Burton of the office ofstrpendiarr magistrate, certain changes'have been made in the firm of Burton' and Hammond, of which he was -a partner. Mr. F. I. Hammond is continriing ifcejiractice at the same address, in conianctjon »ith Mr. Arthur Cracknell and Mr. W. '•& Variance. Word comes from the-eontk that tk fruit crops of Invercargilf and other parts of Southland have; hembafly knocked about by a severe pie which swept over the dfetriet in *h* earfypvt of the week. The apple, P* s **' *■* $T crops have, been severely damaged.; .To make the mrisfoftune the keener, it » ■happens that tic fruit crop*' mete exceedingly .prolific this year, and were of excellent quality. A start has been made at;Paime»t* ■North with the -work of installing »'«?'■ duit system for the local telephone service. The present maze of "waea i» y 8 Square is to be pnt only the telegraph "wires <rvW ™* will considerably inrprovc the of the Square. The system »to he «• tended to the principal street* A bargain! 40in dress crepei; JjM* cream, sky, pink, navy, brown, *" s 2~ usual, 5/ tbe dwes length;■aH't?** on Monday 2/6 «» dt«B l***and Ford Ltd., Kaaangshape rßa.-^** 1 Two tlrousand Austrian chairs, six boits, none selling cash, at Tonson Garrick's GiganW W» Furniture Sale.—(Ad.) Frilled and (anbroideTed P* 0 * 1/3 each; strong taped ■white herringbone sieete, "J?" size, 3/11 pair; on Monday.-Gcey»° Ford, Ltd., Karanga'bape Bo»d.-'( A H Wanted assistants for o arW Apply Monday rnornmg, Valu House, Queen Street.—{-M-) ;.■- Special job line of 25 pieces• reduced to half price to clear, a* 10"" GaTlick-'s Gigantic Cash Sale.— (ao.) Wanted assistants for our. water sal* Apply Monday morning, 8.30.-D-«« w ''' Valu House, Queen Street.—(Ad.) ; Special job line of 100 toilet 6*te,«* pieces, reduced to 9/6, at Tonsoii.Uar lick's Gigantic Cash Sale.—(Ad.) Wanted assistants for our Apply Monday morning, Valu" Honse, Queen Street—(Ad.) Special line in Axminster carpet*• Ji border to match, reduced to V"'Tonson Garlicks GigantJc Cash *v (Ad.) ' _. ( Wanted assistants for our water f ,|je! Apply Monday morning, 8.30.—U.-' Valu House, Queen Street.-^iAd..,.;^ Special line in lines, gocd duced to 1/6 per sq. yard, d«n#* son Garlick's Gigantic Cash Sale. J^ Wanted assistants for «* Mooter mSt^i**rjZ£^.