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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 61, 12 March 1915, Page 4

: The following k Mr. D., C. Bates , weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. th'ie day: "Southerly winds, moderate to strong. There ia a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, and scattered but the weather improving soon. * The night will probably be very c01d.." T.he ■barometer hae a rising tendency. Sea moderate."' A girl of 13, living with her parents \n .Poneoiiby, disappeared last, Tuesday, aud th-a parents informed the police!" She had left hsr home at 5.30 to attend the Xapier Street school, and did not return. As she was fond of swimming, and.often, went alons' to tfiel' Ponaoiby-; swimming, it was feared that ehe had been droxrned. The police, howeveT.' madt; inquiries, and found that ths "irl was in- gaol. She had been a chafge of theft," and had given a wrong name, so..thati the .unfortunate pa.ronta' were in, of-, her wherpabouts untO the police made inquiriee, and found that ehe vu avaitiqg trial. ■

(A • decision,to; rbold industries week" commencing on May 21, has been (arrived at by the committee of the Auckland Industrial Association. Some membera 0f,,, the suggested that the 'Auckland A. end P. Association ehould be asked to co-operate 'by holding a show in the city in the same week. Others thbright that 4 the event should *c made more of a carnival, with hand

rtnusic, etc., to attract country people into the city. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Garlick, Dearsley and Clark, wag set np to make the necessary arrangements ibr canvassing ■ the business pebple of the city.

■ Mr. Hall Skelton 'has been, appointed a member of the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. When Mr. Mennie resigned, the vacancy had to be filled by agreement between the Auckland City Council and-the Mount Albert Borough CounciL The City Council nominated Mr. Hall Skelton, and the Mount, Albert Council nominated Mr. J* L. Scott. .The two bodies being'unable to agree'on Hb.e choice of one of; the two candidates, it remained -for the Governor to;: decide, and his Excellence has appointed Mr. Hall Skelton.

; During the month of February the following oases of infectious diseases were-notified to the District Health Officer (Dr. Makgill) : Scarlet fever—City 2 cases, suburbs 1 case, country districts 2 cases;,total 5 cases. Diphtheria—City 3 cases, suburbs 3 cases, country districts 2 cases; total 8 caes. Enteric fever— City 7 cases, suburbs 10 cases, country districts 25 cases; total 42 cases. Tuberculosis — City 4 cases, suburbs 8 cases, country districts 19 cases: total 31 cases. Blood-poisoning—City 1 case, suburbs 1 case; total* 2 cases. Chickenpox—City 3 cases, suburbs 2 cases, , country districts 25 cases; total -30 cases.

Supporters of Mr. R. Tudehope in the mayoral election campaign met at the, Methodist Hall, Northcote Street, Grey Lynn, last night. Mr. George Baildon presided over a large attendance and, supported Mr. Tudehope's candidature. f-On the motion of Mr. J. A. Warnock, the following resolution 'was carried unanimously:—"'That this meeting of electors of Grey Lynn por- : lion of the city hereby pledge them- ' selves to support the candidature of Mr. R. Tudehope for the position of ! Mayor the city/ Those present resolved .themselves into a committee. Mr. C. Osborne was elected chairman.

The new scale of cable charges adopted by the Pacific Cable Board for communication between Xew Zealand ■and the' United Kingdom, Mβ to come into 'operation •on the Ist pros. A general.'reduction of 4d per word, together, with reductions in the "deferred" and "week-end" rate.?, are pro-' vided for. The ordinary rate is 33 follows, , the deterred rate being given in parenthesis:—United Kingdom 2/8 per-wert 11/4)i=Cahada 2/ (1/-), United States of America 2/- to 2/4 (1/- to' 1/2)."Argentine, Chili, Peru, and Uruguay 5/44 (2/Sj). Tie ''week-end" I rate for 20 words is 13/4 to the United Kingdom and 10/ to Canada. Additional words' in "week-end" messages ; will be charged for at the rate of 8d per word.

A 100-j-ear-old -Stx.<fti._it&.T canoe haa, been placed in the grounds of the native church at Ohinemutu. The * canoe, which is about 45ft long, arid capable naSswSilro Iro, and belonged to the Xgati Kangiwehi* ■wehi liapu of the Arawa tribe. In ac-. cordance with the ancient custom, it had '.been buried.with,.the the chief who owned it, at the head 61 Lake Rcitoitir' fipabouf i&ri years ago, and remained until' recently on the islandi of- Mokoia. . It i»: intended, as soon as funds can be raised, to .restore the canoe to something of its old appearance.

Mr. R. F. McKay guessed the exact, weight (6421b)- of" the fat cow used for the weight-guessing at the Waipu show. 'Messrs. Xorman McKenzie and J. X. I. McKay tied for second-prize with 6431b. Other close guesses were: C." R. McDonald and Gus McKay; 6441b;" Ansus McDonald, J. M. D. McLean;' Mrs. *W. Kerr and R. Brunton, 6401b each; C. A. Wilson 6381b; T. Stewart. 6461b; D. .J.. Fraeer, and D. J. McKay, 6471b; R. "«ai,3.TM.JaicGregor arid T.iEllis, 6401b. Other guesses ranged from 4151b to 7851b.

- The Hon..F. H.. P. ;Bcll, Minister for Internal Affaire, has written to Mr. George Witty, MrP., declining fb grant permission for trotting events at a sports T tnee.ting inChristchurch, as to do so would create a precedent. The 3linister in his letter stated that, whilst the object is a worthy one—the relief of the Belgians—to grant the application might. lead to many others asking for a similar concession. . .

, r A particularly mean case of sneak"thieving'was discovered bj- the proprietor of the Christehurcli "Theatre Royal, supper-room. . A box for the purpose" of receiving subscriptions to the Belgian Fund has been placed on the counter for some time, and the sum of £4 ■was acknowledged from that box a few weeks ago. .The .box has vanished, witui its contents, which were estimated to amount i,o at least £1. ■ '•■•■.■

A youth 18 years old, George Reginald' James, ay former employee of the post office, was charged at Ashburton yesterday .with having, between February and March, 1013,, at Ashburton, contrary to his duty, opened four letters,' and with having on various dates in' February and March? at Ashburton, secreted 131 postal., packets. In evidence, it was stated that the letters were discovered beneath floorboards of an old building in -which accused formerly Tesided, and which." ,£ nov was .; being "demolished. James pleaded guilty, and was committed to appear at the Supreme Court at Thnaru on March 23. Bail was allowed.. v . « . . '■' '

The congfsga.tion'" fct St. Michael's I Church, Christ-church, were amazed on j Sunday evening by the unexpected and i unusual appearance' of a' canine 'worshipper. A large bulldog wandered down the aisles, and after hopelessly trying to find his owner, calmly took a seat beside' two ladies. The ladie? were alarmed at the proffered friendship, and jumped up.-The (log: thereupon left, the seat and found i his way into a pew occupied by a.. well known worshipper and his" wife, but 'the lady on 6eeing the' uiiwelcdie intruder hastily jumped dp as 'if to leave the church. Her husband thereupon took the animal in his arnia and carried him out,: depositing him in the road and closing the j §ate. , Before, he .could resume his seat ih ; chufchi however, the dog-had outdistanced him and took a stand besidb Canon Burton. Ultimately the animal' wae enticed to tile belfry by the verger,' andj\v»a"shut up till, the conclusion of i •the service. j Thj Auckland Post Office advises that maife for the United KiagJoni for-' warded from Wellington to Sydney on ! the oth inst., to be dispatched via Suez, missed the Suez connection,, and wilj be , dispatched,.from Sjdney, via San Fran- j ci3co, by the Sonoma, trhksh leaves Svd-' nej on the 13th imU. " J