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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 174, 22 July 1916, Page 4

Mr.-D; C- Bates' -weather forecast for 24 hours from !) a.m. thte day is as follows: "The indications are for northerly winds, strong to gale, and backing by west,to south. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled. Rain probable. The barometer has a falling tendency, but risingTß. shortly. Sea moderate. Tides good."

The City Fire Brigade received a call at 1.55 a.m. to-day to the residence of Mr. T. W&dsworth, in Xcwton Road. A fire.which had been discovered in the wash'house oras." estingnished' without much difficulty.- A litle damage was done to the -weather-boards of the buildin*. The washliouse was covered \>y I insurance to the extent of £ 10.

A particularly mean and impudent theft was perpetrated in a Heme" Bay ear this morning. The car had reached the terminus in the city, and the occupants, about a dozen in number, were alighting, when one of two well-lrnown residents of the western suburb, who had been sitting in the middle of the car;'was informed that he had left a small parce'. upon the seat. The forgetful one hurriedly returned, only to find that the ■parcel ha<l vanished. Inquiries of the motorman and conductor failed to rereveal any trace <Sf the loet article, and the unfortunate one went his way with the somewhat dubious consolation that the package contained but one pound of tobacco.

It is,stated that at leaet 100,000. private motor-care have been used on war work, entirely in a voluntary capacity, in England during the past twelve months, and that at least 12J million miles have been run in that connection. The work undertaken, included the look ing after wounded soldiers, assisting the police in various directions, and generally giving any help that the authorities desired. In all, over a million ■wounded soldiers benefited by this voluntary service. The above figures convey a fair idea of the fine work being" accomplished by private motorists in England.

■On Tuesday an unusual sight was seen at the Napier Breakwater, when a pair of killer whales came fairly close in and swam in the direction of the Inner .Harbour. The giant dorsal fins must have been five or six feet in length, and were of the typical longitudinal shape. Fishermen at the Breakwater often ccc denizens of the deep which few people would imagine to be in the vicinity of a town of over 10,000 population, "in addition tc-sharks and rave, strange fishes and crabs, baby penguins occasionally come close in, and.recently a young a'lbatrose, so young that it could not fly. swam round the artificial harbour picking up scraps of fish.

A Christchurch medical man, who went through the Gallipoli campaign, writes as follows concerning the medical and surgical attendance in France: '-Tho people of New Zealand will be relieved of one great anxiety, and that is in regard to the treatment of their wounded. One can only admire the care antl organisation expended on this branch of the service here. The wounded and sick get the best Britain can give them, and one cannot say more. It is a great deal for the people overseas to realise."

A married woman living at the east end of Waihi was missed from her home on Thursday afternoon. A search party was organised, but found no trace of her. About 9 p.m. Constable Heeps discovered the woman immersed in a pond near the Old Favona mine shaft, only her headi and shoulders being exposed. The constable lifted the woman out, and she was taken home for medical attention. Investigation showed that she was suffering from mental depression, and was unable to explain how she got into the pond. She was in the water about two hours. Mrs. Parkes acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the Special Comfort Fund for the sick and wounded in the New Zealand General Hospital now in England:—Avondale Girls' Branch Red Cross League, £26; Te Awamutu Red Cross League, £25; Howick Women's Sewing Guild, £5; Brookby and Alfriston Red Cross League, £6; Thames Women's National Reserve (collection), £4; headmaster, staff, girls and boys of Thames High School, £11 11/-- A -ews in ,the.P»t»wai»chool <h id i .toUl < £II&X£L.

the "Star ,, War and Sports Special Edition, - which -will be published at. 8 o'clock this evening, will contain a number of features of interest to the general reader as well as to the sport-loving public, to whom it has a particular appeal. All the important local sporting features will be fully described; the latest news from the theatre of war Will be published, and the issue will include interesting reviews of sport abroad.

The Rev. H. B. Hughes, M.A.. writing to his parents from Toronto, givee a somewhat unsatisfactory account of the position of workers in Canada at tiie present time. He mentions the case or one man who was trying to keep a wue and live children on 27/ per week, ami who was afraid to leave his job and look for another. Mr. Hughes also writes that some Australians with four years' experience in Canada had informed him it was their intention of returning home as soon as the war was over. The reasons given are that foreigners work ten hours a day for ten cents per hour, and men with permanent jobs will do anything to try to retain them.

The Newmarket firebell rang at about midnight last night following on an alarm of fire being received from Morrow Street. The brigade turned out promptly to the scene of the outbreak at Mr. J. Zainey's residence. Mrs. Zainey had left a candle burning in the front room while she went a little way down the , street with a lady visitor. When she returned some articles on the table were ablaze. The outbreak was extinguished before any serious damage to furniture or the house resulted.

The' Council of the Auckland Sailors' Home passed the following resolution at its meeting last evening: "That- it U desirable to correct a. false impression conveyed by a paragraph in a newspaper of recent issue in regard to the provision for sailors visiting this port, and to make known that the Sailors' Hall, attached to the Sailors' Home, is in constant use for mission purposes, and is provided with books and papers, and aleo that the home itself- has a social hall well supplied with writing materials and means of recreation. The hall i= provided with light, and the facilities referred to free of co3t for mission purposes."

At the inquest on Thomasina Anderson, who was burned to death at Bavensbornc, Otago, the evidence showed that the deceased had been admitted to the Seacliffe Mental Hospital "in. January, and was discharged three weeks later. She suffered from hallucinations, but -went- about her household - duties as usual. She must have been seized with a sudden- suicidal tendency. She had -smashed some of the furniture and sprinkled kerosene about liberally, and set fire to the chairs.and sofa in the front room. The Coroner found that death. was. due to shock froni burning self-inflicted, deceased being of unsound mind at the'time. , •

The warm sentiments entertained towards .our "boys" at the front' by- the French people arc reflected in^the'following letter received from a, French maiden by Miss Couch, of Birkenhead, whose brother (Private-Chas. Couch) is in the firing line:- "I- know you because your brother comee in my house to eat. I ■ have-one brother and one-sister. Your brother is verj- good. He come back from New Zealand to Frarice-fbr : shoot Germans.,.. \y.e.ha;Ve.spent days with*your "brother, 'and whfen"' lie come' baclc\vill r ßce Him again.; I'have'twelve years 01d.., I like write in ; Xew Zealand, because I learn English at school, and English is the same as New Zealand." The adjourned inquest on Wβ. Cos : tello, of Hukcrenui, who was run down and killed by a train near Otiria early on Tuesday morning was resumed at ■\Vhangarei yesterday afternoon before Mr. J. M. Killen. coroner. Gustare Melrose, acting station , master at Otiria, and Rowland Cotter, of Waipuna, stated that they saw. Costello in Kawakawa on, the evening preceding the fatality. He was in an hotel, but- was not -taking-drink; neither did he appear to be under the influence,, of liquor. The Coroner reviewed the evidence at some length and returned a verdict that death was due to accident, through a train running into a jigger upon which deceased; was seated, his head being crushed by the train. He also expressed the opinion that no blame was attached to anybody on the train at the time of the occurrence.

Tt is evident that all of the branches of the Auckland Farmers , Union do not endorse the opinions of the provincial executive in regard to the' Navy Relief Fund. At the monthly meeting, of the Waiuku branch the following resolution was'passed:—"While approving of the executive's suggestion that the Government should contribute annually £50,000 or whatever it thinks necessary to the Imperial Navy Relief Funds, we entirely disagree with any statement made which are likely in the slightest "degree to affect voluntary contributions, and consider it the duty and privilege of farmers throughout the Dominion to heartily support the Navy League's Fund."' '

■ Major Maguire's lectuie entitled "A Doctore Experiences in Egypt" proved so popular when he delivered it ?.t the Grafton Library Hall on Tuesday last, that large numbers had to be refused admission. The lecturer has agreed to re-deliver it- on Tuesday next, and in response to requests he will deal more fully with his hospital experiences. The lecture .will be illustrated, as on the farmer occasion, with lantern slides.

In our advertising, columns two shares in the Aueklaml Terminating Building Society are offered for sale by tender. the proceeds to go to the Starving Belgian Children's Fund. The shares artentitled to a ballot of £400, worth about £00' cash if sold by the winner. The donor of the shares, Jlr. A. H Whitehtouse, tenders £18. S/ himself. In view of the deserving object of the salj. as well as the large prospective profit !•■ is anticipated there will be a keen demand for the shares.

Murray's Colonial Carbide Company notify by advertisement that arrangements have been completed by tin , manufacturers to reserve space in all outward-bound boats sailing for Xe.v Zealand. so that customers can rely upon them keeping full stocks of ail sizes to meet the requirements of all trades.

It is probable, pur Dunedin correspondent wires, that the labour trouble ail the city abattoirs at Burnside will soon be settled. Already three men have gone back to work, and there is a possibility of others returning at the beginning of next week.

The R.M.s. Niagara is to arrive ix Auckland early on Monday morning ftoe Vancouver. She left Suva en route..tr 10 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arriv»^rt e berths at the Queen's wharf. Aborit.liSQ passengers will land here, and after, putting out 1,100 tons of cargo she will aij] for Sydney on the evening of the same day (Monday). The hearing of the two claims mads by Mrs. S. A. Longuet and A. S. Patfcrson and Co.. Ltd.. respectively, against the Auckland City Council for Itud taken under the Jermyn Street schemV was concluded at the Supreme- Court yesterday afternoon, when evidence;- a to values was given for the City' Council by G. B. Osmond, who had been employed with Mr. H. E. Vaile to,value all the properties concerned in the scheme before the latter was actually adopted. Other witnesses were William; Garrett. land agent and valuer, and \V. E. Bush. City Engineer. The Court, which consisted of Mr. Justice Hoskinj . and Messrs. George Elliot and E l \\". Alison, assessors, intimated that it : would probably deliver its finding at 10----a.m. on Monday. :. In connection with a world-wide worlc ; of the International Bible Students' Aisoeiation for the promotion of■'■ Bib!>: study along unsectarian lines, Air. kidward Xekon, who lectured last Suiidij in the Graf ton Theatre, at." the. closSng-... of the Creation Drama, .will give other lecture to-morrow night in the same theatre on " The Overthrow of Satan's Empire." Be just to yourself. • Test Baxter , * Lung Preserver as a remedy, for. cliest. and bronchial troubles. 1/10 big bottle. Chemists and storekeepers.—(Ad.). Economy in war time! SO youths' over- .. coats. 25/, 28/6. 32/6, 35/. at juvenilis clothing sale.—Fowlds , , Victoria Arcade (Ad.) ; : .";.. Young ladies as well as parents interested to learn that this week Hem-. , ingway and Robertson, have placed, amongst others, two of their lady keeping students in positions at £2 15/ and £2 5/ per week respectively. These eases illustrate what can 7 be accomplished by. girls, for several montlwiaio neither of these ladies knew anvthinj about bookkeeping. The demand .for sEilled lady bookkeepers is increasing,. and owing to the war is likely to do so. ■ The special course in practical keeping was compiled by Mr. W. -U. Hemingway, solicitor, F.P.A.(New Zealand), Mr."c. V. Robertson, F.P.A. (.New, Zealand). F.1.A.V.. and Xello Porter, A.P.A.. (Xew Zealand). These, gentlemen were not only actively engaged for, years as public accountants and v'awli:: tor 3 in Auckland, but in the last. et«l)i tech years have taught hundreds of th* local bookkeepers, including np»r!r twenty of the practising. .aeCQUntanV and auditors. In a city of the size of \ Auckland thi'3 must ■ necessarily hut*: made its influence felt, end ts a tejuit the books in many offices »re kept just on the method that Hemingway and Robertson teach. Hence, those,- who \ study'under Heming-way and Rol>ert3on find no difficulty in keeping hook* Auckland. They secure good pnsitiou3. and are able to retain them. When a business man wants a thoroughly trained and capable bookkeeper, he »ih plies to Hemingway and Robertsbii. In- , this way. in last year alone, position? were found, gratis.' for 145 students." Those who want a remunerative position • cannot -do ■■'better; than qualify un 3« ' ■Hemingway and Robertson:' .'"'TJw-m--:: .struction.may. be or ;-"~ eVening— cbrfesponffence, ; ! Serc are no books to buy : s'tudeiitef ««&•>.".• without additional' fee. the (-JKriil!? compiled and printed. text-book:feoTiV in their course. Those interested ; »r» mvited to call, or write, for . from and Robertson. Union': BuildinK. corner Customs Street, art Queen Street. Auckland.—(Ad.) -■:•';.- The Rev. F. W. Young. B.A.,wfl] preach at the Church of the Epiphany to mor-.. row (Sunday) evening.—(Aα , .)" Every chemist and store sells Martin's Apiol Pills in-Xew Zealand: ;ttt :, signature. Wm. Martin. Southampton, England, is on each bottle:—(Ad.) : k. : :