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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 135, 8 June 1914, Page 4

The following is Mr D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hour 3 from 9 a.m. this day:—"lndications are for moderate easterly winds, varying by south to east. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, with indications of haze and ■cloudiness. The barometer has a falling tendency. Tides good, sea moderate." Mr. J. T. Staypneon, FJELA.S.. advised at noon to-day:—"There are indications of much rain and strong north-east winds within 24 hours."

His Honor Mt. Justice Cooper this morning fixed the costs in the insurance claim by Messrs. Nickle Bros., farmers of Cambridge, against the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. Judgment was given on Saturday against the plaintiffs. His Honor fixed costs on the mid-die scale with fees for an extra half-day, an allowance to be made to the plaintiffs in respect of frrar witnesses snbpoenaed in connection with a portion of the defence that wa> abandoned, this to bo set ofT against the ensts awarded to the defendants. Mr. E. Mabony appeared for the insurance company, and Mr. A. M. Gould (for Messrs. Tarr and Blomfield) for the plaintiffs. >

When Messrs C. C. Kettle,' H. M. | Skeet .and F. F. Mackenzie, sitting as a Commission to inquire into the question of the amalgamation of the Remuera Road district with Auckland City, resumed this morning at the Magistrate"* Court, the Charrman asked if anything had been done in the matter of holding a conference with a view of coming to some mutual understanding. Counsel reported that the Commission's suggestion, had been acted upon, but very little progress had been made, principally because contentious points had been taken first, instead of matters upon which the parties wctc in agreement. Since then, however, matters had improved. At the suggestion of the Chairman, counsel promised to bring about a further conference, which they said they had every hope would be a satisfactory solution of the difficulty. The Commission will resume on June l->th at 2.30 to hear the report of the conference. Mr. A. E. Skelton appeared for the Remuera residents in favour of amalgamation, and Mr. R. McVeagb for those who oppose it. The Auckland City Prohibition and Temperance League supplies the May reeoTd of offences and defaults arising from drink, a-s dealt with in the local Police Court, and reported in the daily Press afi follows: —-Drunkennes: First offenders, 72; statutory first offenders, 6; others, 61; disorderly while drunk, 4; breaches of prohibition, 25; attempted suicide. 1; sly-grog selling, 2; indecency. 2; obscene language. 8: assault. 4: assaulting and resisting the police. 4; theft, 4; damage to property, 2; refusing to leave licensed premises. 1; vagrancy. 3; separation orders issued against husbands, 2: total offences. 201 j total offenders, 154, of whom 13 were women. Nine new ■prohibition orders were ie=ued. One man was sent to Rotoroa for six months and one woman to Palcatoa for 12 months. Fines amounted to £147 12/fi, including £"20 in one of tlip sly-grog cases; in the other, a second offence, imprisonment without the option was ordered. With the object of putting the. renewal and depreciation funds accounts of the trading departments of the Duiicdin Cdty Corporation on a sound and permanent footing, the Finance Committee has had -under consideration a number of recommendations, and after conferring with the chairmen of the Gas, Water, Tramways and Electric Power, and Lighting Committees, it has recommended that a local bill be promoted during the coming session of Parliament, authorising the council to appoint a commission for the purpose of investing certain portions of the said fund.— (Press Association.)

The jovial " houses-arming" party which the. members of the Commer 1 Travellers' Club -held jr H'efr new rooms on Saturday night v,as so largely attended that everyio ie "was oheeTfuHy content to receive inly a regulation allowance of chair room. Peate at the president's table, on a narrow platform at the end of the 'big luncheon room, were occupied by the Hon. W. H. Herrics, £ir Joseph AVard. and other distinguished guests. the couree of the evening the travellers had dropped one or two hints about ratflway conc.eesione. It was Mr. ATthur Mayers who .save his fellow clubmen a. rulii'a : ble hint.

'" The Government and Opposition have never been in such a tight place before," he suggested, "and you can get anything you want." Later. 'Mt. TT. W. Wilson (Town Clerk), who had been sitting at the same table, observed aptly that the eeaite of the mighty were in perilous places, but he noted with 'intexest that the Minister of Railways and the Leader of the Opposition had their backs firmly set against the "wail.

William Tirpin was charged at the Quarter Sessions at Parramatta, before Judge Rogere, with having passed a coin resembling a sovereign which, in fact, was only a gilded farthing. A point was taken for the d-afenee that the indictment was wrong -inasmuch ne the coin was a new farthing, that it was not gilded, and that rt wae not put forward 36 a sovereign or half-sovereign. His Honor agreed with that view of the ca&e. and eaid that no boy of five years could by deceived by the coin. Certain'y no newsboy would be taken down by it. He pointed out what the law was. and directed tho jury to acqui* the accused. Hp did not think there was any use in raising any -other question. Th-e jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.

It is considered more lhan possible a -Labour candidate -will be selected to contest the Gisborne seat in the Parliamentary elections (says the "Poverty Bay Herald - ). The position has been freely discussed in local Labour circles. Opinion is divided as to the advisability of contesting the seat on this occasion owing to the abolition of tire second ■ballot and nothing being substituted to take ite place. Several of the prominent Labourites ax-e afraid that by making a three-cornered contest, it might be the means of the Reform candidate being elected. Mr D. W. Coleman has received word tha.t Mr J. Robertson, Labour M.P. for Otaki, will be in Gisborne shortly, and later on Mr J. MeCombs. Labour M.P. for Lyttelton, will probably ■pay a visit. At the next general meeting of the. party it will most likely be definitely derided what course to take in connection with the election in Gisborne.

Farmens and ganlcnens will find a great dea.l of valuable information in two handsomely got-up i-atalo<pie« just published by Arthur Yatee and Co., Ltd. One catalogue deals with fruit <trer>6. phelter trees, ornamental trcee, shrubs, roses, carnations anrl other (lowering plants, and i.he other gives an up-to-d'nti? review of al.l thai is beet in vegetable and flower eecdn. Yates and Co. have three trial grounds, at Exeter and Concord" (Xew South Wales) and oea/r Aucklan-d. where, in ad-dition to the germination 'teets made in their warehousts, they annually jrrow to maturity tesis of all -their main lines. To ensure that a high standard of quality is maintained on their trial grounds'thev gTow many of therr own specialities and. selections for seed. Particulars of these novelties are given in the catalogues and they call crpeciaJ attention to their uew race of 'winter flowering Spencer sweet peae. cleirrred to he the meet noteworthy introduction of recent yearFor customers who are rrot expert "gardeners selected parcels of choice flower seeds are offered. 'Roth catalogues are profusely illustrated, and. apart from business, contain much matter of interest to horticulturists

At to-night's meeting of the Auckland Institute, to be held in St. Andrew's Hall, Syruonds St., Mr F. E. Powell. C E will deliver a lecture on "The Art of Road Making, Past, Present" aT]d Future. ' This is a subject that i 6 of interest to all residents of Auckland and as the lecture will ?ivr . a fnl , ] count, illustrated by lantern views of recent progress in road making in other countries, it should secure a tood atten dance. The lecture will be open to the general public

•Speaking at the " hou;ewarnun"" ef tie Commercial Travellers' new" ckb rooms on Saturday night, tho Dresi.U,* <M*.D.W. McLean, iwblc pride to the practical assistant given by the commercial travellers to tW cause of suffering humanity. In a , er f of annual concerts at Vrhangarei 1,1 travellers had raised funds thich " suited in contributions to the Wh-ann Tβ! Hospital of £33 in 1900. £75 in [pft £152 in 1911, £220 in 1012. anJ $ w .1013 In connection with the orjranU ation of these concert*. Mr. McLean « appreciation to the generoM assistance given by the Xortbe™ Stean! ship Company. Tile dub's own relief the supervision df the Canterbury Shot owners Lnion, waited on the" Pril Minister at Chmtehureh on SaturdaT and asked that the (iovernment should pive further assistance towards brimrinodomestic servants to the Dominion Mr Maseey said that the Salvation Arniy at Home had an excellent immigration department, which had operated very successfully in sending a good class of immigrants to Canada. .•> ,d he had been assured that the Army could do the same work in respect 'to New Zealand. It was not sendins waifs and strays or undesirables. The Minister for Imniicra tiou believed that he would be able to get all domestic helps wanted from the Army authorities at Home. The New Zealand Government found it harder to (set the proper stamp of domestic h«lp than to set any other class of immigrant. On that aeeoutit extra inducements had been offered, and he thought he was right in Baying tnat larger num. bers had come because of those inducemeuts. In reply to a question, Mr. Massey said that the Salvation Army.? immigration operations extended all over England, Scotland, and Ireland. Hβ added that with the mception of domestic helps, the Government lately hail tbeen getting as m-any immigrant as it wanted. Referring to recent cables concerning the intention of a continental company to run a line of steamers to New Zealand. Sir J. Ward spoke with approval at the Commercial Travellers' Club, on Saturday night. There would be no • national prejudices in this matter, he said. All were glad to see the Motherland widening her sphere of commercial interests, and were glad to see another great land anxious to widen her sphere also, and to send steamers to encourage' commerce between that great land and , our o\yn. The stimulus ivould be a good: thin?,'would stir up our own Motherland to adapt iteelf to our growing needs, and we all hoped that she would beat her commercial opponents out of sight, if it were done fairly.

During his address at Eastbourne on Thursday evening the Hon. F. 51. fi. ' Fisher had something to say about

"Speeding up' , Xew Zealand workmen. He referred particularly to the boot trade, which he stated was "languishing behind a protective barrier."' These re- '. marks were brought under the notice of Mr C. W. Ward, manager of Hannah's boot factory, in Wellington, who asserted that the trade was- not languishing at all. A wave of dppvw-sfon"- had passed over the country six months ago, but it was only similar to that experienced Iα other countries. All sorts of reasons could b<> given for the depression, and each man would find his reason satisfattory from his own standpoint. If the men were not doing their work, the managers were to blame , . Mr Hannah has just had a lengthened trip to America, and he had no fault to find on hU return with the way woTk wa3 done in his factory. In New Zealand they did not expect men to work under such conditions as obtained in The great want here was specialisation, but the conditions would not allow that However, it was carried on aa far a3 it could be.

A rather cmarx point was made by Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., against a grass seed agent a>t the Fpilduifr Court. Considerable time, had been 'occupied in dealing with samples submitted'to the Court. One of the samples was in a little square tin, and the other i« a paper bag. An expert ewore that <the sample, in iShe tin, on which the bulk wa s sold, was brighter in colour than the other from the bulk itself. The Magistrate, after studying the little heaps of eeeJs. said that lio could not tell one from the other. He asked the expert to say which «"ns which. After about twenty seconds' investigation, the expert placed his finger on otte 'as having come from the tin. and on another as having come from the hag. '•That shows you how different the samples are,' , reroa-rked the Magistrate. "They are both from the tin." The expert retired crushed.

Members of o3ie Inland Waterways Commission will pay a visit to Hamilton to-night, and on Tuesday will nrotor over the district -around Cambridge, returning to Ha-nriliton on Tuesday night. On Wednesday they wIH navigate to MerceT, where they will spend the night, and will continue .their river journey α-s far as the lAwaroa Creek, and then overland to Waiuku.

In consequence of the attitude of Mr. A. Harris. M.P., on tibe referendum demanded by 'the Bible in .State Sehoole League, the members of .the League in the W-adtemata electorate are talcing preliminary step? with a. view to nominating a candidate at the next general election in tlie iwtereet of the League.

To-morrow evening in the Town Hall som-e 500 action sonj: performers will make a very pretty display in I heir repetition of the Kins'* Birthday Band of hope sattfu-ring pro-rrarame. There will be some chanjicr. in the miscellaneous items. A vocal quartet will be rendered by the Apollo Glee. Club, and a monologue entertainmrnt will be provided by Mr T. Cfarland. Councillor Entricau will preside.

A concert in aid of Sistar Esther's work among the aged, the sick and the destitute of the city takes place this evening in the Town Hall concert chamber.

Give your children Baxter's Lung Pr«berrer at the first s\a;n of a cough, and you will never have a bid cold in the house. 1/10 bottle.—(Ad.)

General Sir lan Hamilton said he found difficulty in keeping his hat on in Wellington. If he came along to Fowlds' ho won IJ find they have a machine enabling them to fit all heads. (Ad.)

Ladies' and gent.'s warm underwear, blankets, ruga and flannel at keenest prices.—Bridgman and Bridgman.—(Ad.)

For day or evening wear the young man who wants to be completely dres3fld requires fancy »ox and hancy handkerchiefs. Natty designs here.— GeoFowlds. Ltd.—(Ad. )

Mr A. W. Martin, rapture special and sole controller vf Dr. •!. A. Sherman'* method of (raiting rupture, is now at tire Royal Howl. Victoria Street. Auckland, and may be consulted free up to Monday. :he 15th. A free booklet is sent to any sufferer.—(iAAj| .