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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 187, 7 August 1915, Page 4

II . _ The following is Mr. D. C. Bates' j weather forecast for 24 hours, from S a.m. this day:—"lndications for westerly winds, strong to gale and backing by west to south. The weather will probably prove squally, with heavy showers, and will probably- become colder. The barometer has a falling tendency, but rising after about 24 hours to 36 hours. Sea moderate, swell off shore, tides moderate.

The R,M.s. Makura is due at Auckland from Sydney on Monday morning with passengers, mails, and a small quantity of cargo for- Auckland. Her mails include European, Egyptian, and Austra- : Han, and consist of 274 bags. She leaves for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver at ,10 a.m. on Tuesday. The R.M.s. Marama. due at Wellington on Thursday from San Francisco, will land European and American mails. A man named Harry Briggs was admitted to the Hospital at about nine o'clock this morning, suffering as the result of an accident while working on his boat, the Gannet. The boat had completed unloading operations, and Briggs was in tho act of throwing the anchor from the wharf to the vessel, when he lost his balance and ic.ll. At the Hospital it was ascertained that he has fractured both his legs. He resides at 117, Grey Street. , The One-tree Hill Road Board, at its meeting last night', elected Messrs G, W. Hutchinson and R. B. iMacduff to represent the district in a. deputation from Onehunga, Mount Roskill, Epsom and One-tree Hill, w_ich will wait on the manager of the Auckland Tramways Company on Thursday nest. The object of the deputation is to lay before the company a proposal for the running of a more adequate tram service during the hours that business people are travelling to and from town. It is also intended to ask that the time limit for the use of weekly tickets be extended to 9 a.m., and that the cara be kept in a cleaner condition, by the enforcement of prosecution for breaches of th 3 by-laws relating thereto. The abovenamed local bodies have for some time been considering the question of increased tram communication with the city, and as the result of next Thursday's deputation it is expected that some satisfactory settlement will be reachedMr J. Rowe (Ma3 - or of Onehunga) will act as spokesman. The Mayor (Mr. J. H. Gunson) arrived in the Town Hall during the course of the organ recital to the children of the public schools yesterday afternoon, and was accorded three hearty cheers at' the call of the chairman of the Education Board (Mr. G. J. Garland) Mr. Gunson later on briefly addressed the scholars. He referred to Nelson's victory at Trafalgar, and Wellington's victory at Waterloo, and reminded the children that Great Britain was etiH fighting as of old for liberty, and in defence of°the weak, against an aggressive military Power. Britain would continue fighting until the wrongs of Belgium were righted, and to secure full liberty for even- corner of the Empire. In conclusion, the Mayor exhorted the children to b» loyal and true. "Truth," lie added, "and honesty are the best thin _ in life." Giving a wrong name to the policeman when arrested for an offence may occasionally keep the family name from blemish, but it has its risks. A woman arrested yesterday for drunkenness tried the old device, but the name she gave happened to correspond with that of a prohibited person, and she consequently had the additional charge of breach of her prohibition order tacked on to the original charge of being found drunk. When she discovered this she protested strongly that the police had made a mistake, for the breach of order means at least a fine of 20/-, and eventually she admitted that she had given a wrong name. She was consequently charged with drunkenness under her proper patronymic, and glad to get off as a first offender with the enstomary fine of 5/-, and went away convinced that there's something in a name after all. A case came before Mr. C. C. Kettle. S.M.. at the Magistrate's Court this week, and was finally referred to arbitration. Upon the decision of the arbitrator being submitted, judgment was given by his Worship accordingly. The plaintiff was Henry Potter (Mr. Bagnall), who 6Ued to recover from Anthony Rivett (Mr. Scott) the sum of £40, balance alleged to be due in connection with the addition of two rooms to defendant's house. The arbitrator assessed the value of the work done at £7S 10/-, and as defendant had admitted liability for £72, judgment was entered for the difference, £6 10/-, with cc-ts ( £7 13/6). ' The secretary of the New Zealand Romney Sheep-breeders' Association, Mr. E. J. Wachrell, has received official notification that the association . has been awarded a medal of honour for a collective exhibit of Romney wool sent to the Panama Exhibition, San Francisco. The exhibit was collected from a number of Romney breeders in different parts of the Dominion, and was forwarded in a handsome case of New Zealand nativa woods. Concerning the shortage of labour in the Dominion, a resident of the Riwaka (Nelson) district, in conversation with a reporter, stated that the shortage was very keenly felt in the Riwaka, Motuekn, and surrounding districts, where fruit-growing is carried on. Many of the younger generation had gone to the front, and this, coupled with the scarcity of labour, made it very difficult for the farmer to carry on. In the Tasman district, he said, there was work for a ' j great number of men. .. "The fruit industry is losing the best men in the orchards inspection department owing to the niggardly salary the Government is paying them," remarked Mr S. Martell (Hawke's Bay) at the j fruitgrowers' conference at Wellington. i A second-class rabbit inspector, he 6bI served, was paid more than a first-class ! fruit expert, which was a disgrace to the industry. Pressure should 'be brought ,I to bear on the Government to ensure j that sufficient inducement be offered for qualified men to remain in the department. The Board of Advice to assist the Defence Department on tho question of supplies will consist of Messrs. A. H. Miles, one of the members of the firm of Murray, Roberts, and Co.; A. Macintosh, of Dalgety's; and George Wilson, of j Aitken, Wilson and Co. The new Board ! will be advisory, and will not be under ' j the control of the new Department of Munitions and Supplies which will be administered by the Hon. A. M. Mvers. The functions of the latter Department ' have not yet been strictly defined. A letter has been received by the Minister for Internal Affairs, Sir Francis | Bell, stating that the Executive t'om--1 mittee of the New Zealand Public Service Association has passed a unanimous resolution placing on record its full confidence in the Public Service Appeal j Board, and expressing confidence in the I fair and impartial manner in which the Board carried out its functions. Intending passengers for London by the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer • Ruahine are advised that the date of I her departure from Wellington is now . Saturday. August 14. ; The Auckland Licensed Victuallers' ! Association will meet in the Chamber •of Commerce Rooms at 1-1 a.m. on i Tuesday. "No-Rubbing Laundry Help," from all i storekeepers, at 1/3 package. Cleanses 'clothes perfectly without ru-bbin_ 0 r in-|.jury.-(Ad.) j