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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 147, 22 June 1915, Page 4

The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather foree-iet for twenty-four hours from !i a.m. this day: -"The indications are for northerly winds, strung to gale. The rt-eathiT continutd tihreatcning and dull, with much mist and fog in parts. Ileaw rain is to '■■>■ expecUnl, and rivers in tluod. Ilaroniftcl falling. Tide.- good. S'.ta hcaw on Uhe coast." Whether it was the shadow o f a coming event which cause,l Mr. Justice llGsking to labour momentarily under a iiii-eoiuvp'.ion remans to be ~em. but certain it is tii.it the mantle of King's I'oiinsel .ill but descended ths morning upon the c-hmilders of a prominent Auckland barrister. "Whom h.ive you appeariin* with yo'i?" a-k.-d his Honor, when Dr. 11. Dtin Hamford intimatod that he whs representing one of the parties in a will case before the .supreme Court. Coiin.-ci nuHi.--t!y intimated that he w>s appearing alone, and the embarrassment of the case wns relieved by the registrar (Mr. R. Goring Thomas) quietly inform. ii" the .lii'igc that Dr. »..mford was not a "X.C His Honor wa- eijual to the .Elision "Then." ho said, smilingly.; •1 leprct it-" ""c "' llu ' l'" inU of the hunMirou- incident, of cour-c. is _ that Kinj'i- Counsel, when appearing U-fore a lud-r of the Supreme Court, are cx-pe.-icd to have nssociateil with them other members of the bar. It was pro|.o~d at the monthly meetin- of the Southland. Education H<iard tliat the bard should keep a "b!a4-k b,Kik'' in which should be recorded the names of tcach-rs w!u. a.pplie.l for positions which were advertised. and then declined t-< accept t! Jm. It was mentioned that the board had adopted n similar practice some years ago. and it was agnvd to renew it. A young native tohunga named Kohi Te Ng..he bar, Ih-ch creating a good deal of interest in the W-aitara distri.-t by finding the locality of certain stance endowed with great powers according t-i Maori tradition. The finding of a stone at Bel. Ifiock is lils latest achievement. A i.ig crowd of Natives, as well as several Europeans, were in attendance. the Maoris wishing the poke-ha to be present. The tohunga chanted and then pray«l to the God of the Bible. Thu power, it is said, came to him. anil he indicated the spot where the 9ton,* would be found. Two Europeans took a hand with the »pad«>. and after uoini: down between four -and five f« t they struck a hard subtance. It '\\iu- the niauri. It was rounded in form and carved on the; to-., with a liole in the sido. In the hole tho Maoris said there w-as a taniwha. It appears that this stone was stolen fr.iin W'aionporo some ■!."> yrars ago. since which time the Maoris there have had few iish. Now that the stone has b«v f n recovered it is believed that there will .be plenty. It is certain th«.t the stone hail lain where it was found lor The Auckland University College Council yesterday authorised Che preparation of a "roll of honour." comprising the names of all former and pTescnt graduates and undergraduate.-. who have enlisted for active service. It is proposed that the roll be kept, up to date, and include particulars of distinguished service. Meantime it is no: intended to by elaborate, but when the roll is finally completed it will be made -a worthy memento, and will occupy a prominent place on t:lie walls of the University. Tlie Students' Association have already collected the nnme-s of nfi who have enlisted, and that list is by no means a complete record of the (V>lie™p members who have joined the colours. An unfortunate occtin-enrc- happened at llcriot (Southland) a few days ago, when a stable on a farm near the township collapsed, ami six draught horse -were destroyed. It apjx-.ins that the man in charge of the horses fed Hivm at S a.m.. and about II o'clock went to turn the horses out for the day. He had let one out. and was about to liberate another, when the shed collapsed. burying the animals. The man was almost.'caught in the falling mass. Knur of tlie liorsie were killed outright, while three others had to be shot. Some of the animals were high-priced, and the loss is a very serious one. The stable was one of the old-fashioned, straw-i-overed sheds. Heavy birch poles formal the frame-work, and for covering, straw stacks wen thrashed at different tunes; thus the weight would be very great. The structure had born in use for about Is years, and a few days more would have seen it vacated for a new building j'UAi, about completed.

c I The question of the alien in Fiji is at c ! present occupying a. prominent part in y the public eye. A curious case arose at - the Lautoka sugar mill. Two "prisoners s of war," an Austrian and a German subr ject, Jiad come to Fiji before the out--11 break of war. under engagement to the i C'.S.R. Company on a 12 months' - engagement—one as a fitter, and the ~i other as a bridge-builder. They were >■ tolerated at the mill by the British a workmen so long as they kept their i opinions to themselves. Of late, how> >' ever, they commenced to give expression - to their views, and the loyalists finally t refused to work with them. The Gov- ■ eminent was communicated with, but a ■' deadlock ensued. The company, under ' the agreement, had undertaken to re--1 turn the men to Sydney, but the Govern--1 meiit refused to allow the men to leave ' the colony. The authorities here pro- - posed to intern the men if the company 1 footed the bill. The men in the end 1 solved the difficulty by voluntarily re--1 signing from the service of the company. r According to the last news the men were ' still at liberty in Lautoka. 1 ; A decree absolute was granted by Mr. - Justice Hosking, sitting in divorce at bile c Supreme Court to-day, in respect of the i petition Amy Adelaide Garner v. William i» Frederick Garner (who is undergoing a i term of imprisonment). His Honor aiso ■ granted the custody of the children to ■ the petitioner, as moved. No order was .■ made on the subject of access by the i father, the Judge remarking that it •• would lie time enough to consider that - when the respondent came out of gaol. r In tin- Bupremo Court at Gi.*borne yesterday a intJtiiin for probate in the , will of " Malcolm Hugh Campbell, a , soldier, who had died on a troopship I leaving New Zealand, came before Mr. f Justice Cooper. His Honor stated that .he hud no proof of death. All the proof , before him wa-s a signed statement by a , military officer that the man had died r at. ,-ea." How could this officer know j whether the man had died or not. His Hi.nor added that he had already SUgI ge-icd that the judges should hold a f conference, and determine what proof of , death was necessary. The matter was important, a> they could expect a jrood , many deaths of New Zealanders while the war Listed, and it was essential that they should have absolute proof of .' death. His Honor adjourned the motion until proof of death had been supplied. The Oneluinga Borough Council de-il.i-.i some in.mt.'is ago not to renew its pormission u> Mr. J. .1. Boyd to keep wild animals in Onehunga. This practically means the closing of the Zoo. The i matter was placed ir. the hands of the , borough solicitors, who wrote last night to the Council that Dhey are now pre--1 pared to take the matter to the Supreme court, which they expect to do early in I July. Mr. Boyd says he is also pre.----par<-d to so to the same phice. and, if necessary, to the Privy Council, to defend his case. The opinion that Auckland's water ! supply should, be drawn from the \Vaikatt> River was expressed by Mr. K. 11. , I'.if.er at la.st night's meeting of the , Mount Eden Borough Council. The ! Mayor i Mr. Oliver Nicholson) was reporting the result of the conference , which had taken pace between the , Mayor of Auckland and representatives , of suburban bodies for the purpose of discussing proposals relating to the ' Waitokere scheme. "Mr. Totter contended that Auckland had a rainfall twice as heavy as that of "England— this statement was queried—and yet we were paying a big price for our water. 'file city was likely to grow, I and population t.> extend In the direcI tion of the Waikato. Mr. E. Yates challenged the statement that water could be obtained by gravitation from I the Waikato River. " Tie asked whether it was proposed t>) go as far as Taupo ' for a source of -supply. "Taupo is one of the bi~t water districts in New Zealand." replied Mr. Totter, "and by a gravitation scheme supplies could also be provided for some of the big towns en route." He suggested that engineers should be invited to submit alternative schemes. The Mayor remarked that the safest course for the Council to adopt would be not to make j any commitments until the city decided from what source it would draw its supply. In this the Council concurred. The death of an old 65th man named John McMullen took place at the Veterans' Home last nkrht. Deceased joined the famous regiment in January, ls4ti. and arrived in New Zealand the same year. He served with his regiment through the Maori war, lrom ISOO to ISlio. taking his discharge in the latter! year at Auckland, where he remained until hi* death. The deceased has been an inmate of the Veterans' Home since l!tO."i, being respected and loved by all-! The interment will take place to- j morrow, when the old soldier's remains , will be accorded military honours. I A poll is to Ik- t.-iken at Xorthcote to-moTrow in connection with the post [ oflice site. The only polling booth is I the Council Chambers, which opens at iil a.m. and clones at 7 p.m. The pru- ' I posa.) to he submitted by the council is ' that the .site should be tfwnjrea for one " further back, and the vicinity of the Council Chambers has been suggested as ' a more central position. Those in favour of the proposal will put a line through the bottom line, while 1n favour of the erection of tlie new post office near the present premises will cross out , the top line on the ballot paper. It is possible (according to a Press ' Association telegram) that the newly- ' elected member for Taumarunui will not ' lie able to take his seat when Parlia- ' I ment meets on Thursday, owing to the ' delay in the counting of the absentee ' votes. Sixty eight absent voters' per- ' mils were used in connection with the ■ by-election, and the papers have to ! reach the returning officer through the I 1 post from various parts of the Dominion. ' The delay does not end there, for the ] final count cannot take place until the 1 unused ballot papers have been re- ' J turned, with the prescribed form , , from • j post olliees. Every post office in New ' Zealand had to be supplied -with nhe papers, in ca.se an absent voter should 1 demand one. Th,» total amount received by the Internal Afliairs Department for the * Belgian Relief Fund has now reached D £101.217. The Hospital Ship Fund I stands at £35,219. —Press Association. Mr. \Y. Hay. an engineer in the emp'oy of the Colonial iSugar Kolining Company, at Fiji, was returning to Xau- '" son. from Davuilevu I Fiji) on" Tuesday r night. June 1. at about 5.30. He was i crossing the river in a rowing boat, and A landed safety apparently, but fell in the water and was drowned. Tomorrow evening, in St. James' - JlaJl. the young people Liking part in I 1 in the recent Band of llopo gathering ,• j w ill be entertained with a miscellaneous ; programme. The annual meeting of the Sailors' : ' Home Council, whi.'li was to have been 1 hekl at the Home last night has been ; postponed until Friday night, at S [ o'clock.