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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 240, 7 October 1916, Page 4

Following is Mr. D. C. Bates' weather forecast for 24 hours from 0 a.m. this day: "The indications are for easterly winds, moderate to strong, freshening and backing by east to north. Expect dull weather, with much iniet and fog in parts. Rain .probable. Barometer falling. Sea rough. Tides high."

Mr. Jaggs was in a humorous mood at last evening's dinner t6 Commander Armstrong, and. he was giving a truly British opinion of the Kaiser. "There is a saying," said Mr. Jaggs, "that when a Hun is buried they place him face down. I hope that when they bury the Kaiser they bury him alive and face down, so that when he scratches he will go further away from the surface."

The contentious element that has marKed several recent meetings of the City Schools Committee was again strongly in evidence at a meeting of that body held last night. Hostilities commenced when Mr. G. Davies opposed the confirmation of the minutes on the grounds that they did not include a motion that he himself had proposed at the previous meeting. Later in the evening he took exception to the sending of a letter to the Education Board, thanking them for a epecial grant, before the committee had met. At the conclusion, bf Jhe ordiaary_husine«e,, the. time aIWMU&r tife !consfiera*An ,, ef certain notices of motion given by Mr. Davies at a previous meeting of the committee. When Mr. Daviee rose to speak some- of the members-.left the. room, thus leaving the meeting without a quorum. The chairman then declared the meeting closed.

One of the most enjoyable' evening* that has been held in Avondale for a long time took place in the Town Hall last night, when the residents met to welcome from the front four Avondale Voye, ..viz., John Potter, Willie Potter (eons of Major John Potter), and Messrs Fulton and Bright. Each of these boys have been in action, and two of ihe'ra more or less severely wounded, especially Willie Potter, who lost a and P. Fulton an eye and other wounds. Upwards Of 100 resident* assembled, and the evening.was chiefly taken up with dancing. "Mr. R. Ward, on behalf of.the residents, in a neat speech gave a hearty welcome home to the boys. Mr. J." Potter, jun., on behalf of hie comrades, re-i turned thanks for the welcome home, and especially thanked the ladies for their thought and kindness in sending the many nice parcels, which were all received and most welcome. ■ ' J

A poll ie being taken of the ratepayers at Papatoetoe to-day on the question of raising a loan of £2,500 for the purpose of building a public hall The proposal is to build a brick hall, capable of seating 480 people, on the site already acquired by the Road Board in Station Road. A sinking iund ie to be provided of 1 per cent, which will ensure the repayment of the loan in 36 yeans. It ie proposed to strike a special rate of one-eighth of a penny in the pound to I cover the loan, but it is anticipated that when the hall is in use the difference between the annual charges and the receipts, if any, will be paid out of the general rate, thus avoiding the levying of a special rate. The ratable value of the district at present is £372,000, and there ie no public debt.

The burial took place at O'NeilT* Point cemetery yesterday,; with military honours, of Private Pirangi, a member of the Rarotongan detachment of the Ninth Maori Reinforcements, who died at the Auckland District Hospital on Wednesday evening. The remains of tlie late soldier were conveyed to the.cemetery on a gun carriage, and the firing party was selected from his comrade* iv camp. ■ The late Mr. James Cox, 1 a Maori War veteran, who died at tha Veterans' Home on Wednesday was also accorded a military funeral. The remains were conveyed to the Waikaraka cemetery on a gun carriage provided by the Royal New Zealand Field Artillery, the veterans from the Home joining the cortege at the Royal Oak.

The resources of the poultry runs throughout the Auckland province will be taxed to their utmost next week to provide the eggs which have been pro' mised to the Belgian Egg Fund. The scheme, which, put briefly,. c6nsiste in collecting eggs now, putting , them into cold Storage, and selling them at Easter, when eggs are dearest, has been taken up with the greatest enthusiasm, not only by farmers, but by Belgian committees, patriotic committees, road boards, schools and private persons in the suburbs and throughout the length of tho country. The New Zealand Farmers' Union have given the services of their widespread organisation. Messrs. A. J. Entrican and Co. have undertaken the work of .receiving and grading the eggs, and these will remain -Under the charge of the Auckland Freezing Co. until Eastertide, wheft they will be turned into cash, and provide a golden Ea&ter egg for Belgium. The Government has given free carriage for the goods, and during the present week special empty egg crates have been radiating from the town to every point of the compass in a constant stream. t These, filled with their precious freight, will be coming back during next week. . •*'' ■'■'■'• -'

The steamer Victoria left Sydney .» midnight on the sth with .244 bagi « Australian and English ma-fle for A*?*land. She is due to arrive here on day morning, when she will berth at the Queen's whaTf. She ie to sail for t&e South on Wednesday afternoon.

A Press Association telegram from Palmerston North etates that a re P r " sentative meeting of citizens decided, as a memorial to perpetuate the memory of the late Dr. Martin, to erect a new men's ward at the Public Hospital, to be known as the Martin Ward. A committee was set up to carry out the proposal.

News has been received that the thousand men of the Eighteenth Reinforcements who will parade be« nart .»twday will not entrain again for Wellington. It is hoped that the Minister of Defence, who is visiting Auckland on Friday, will be able to attend th* parade in the Domain on the Saturday. The authorities announce that next 01 kin and friends of the men mu*t make the most of the opportunity afforded lor farewells on the ground, as no leave will be granted after the tr6ops fall in again for the march from the Domain to we wharf.

A new port in Foveaux Strait will shortly be opened at Museel BeAch (states the Bluff "Press"), where an Australian firm proposes to expend £25,000. A township of twenty-five houses will be built and also A whar.t. The syndicate owns two steamers, and; will take a hand in the timber industry. The country round about Mussel Beach is heavily timbered, and forms one of the finest stretches of natural uncut forest in New Zealand. The Hump (3.000 feet) is beautifully wooded with silver birch and the beautiful but little-known Lakes Hauroto, Poteriteri and Monowai lie inland. The leaders of the new settlement were in Bluff a few days ago. ..

The Christchurch correspondent of the Dunedin "Star" telegraphs: "The big Armour Packing Company, of Chicago, are starting operations in the meat trade in New Zealand, with Chrietchurch as their centre, under the title of Armour and Co., Ltd. (Australasia). Mr. J>. w. Kingdom, general manager of Armour and Co. (Australasia), in an interview, denied that the Armour Company is a meat trust. 'We are here to dd business in the same way as other firms,' he said. have got nothing to hide. We are coming right out into the open, and putting all our cards 6n the table.'"

The suicide of a consumptive patient named Thomas Parkinson at the Coetley infirmary On Thursday evening wa* the subject of an inquest held yesterday afternoon. Mr. MeKelvie, medical superintendent Of the home, said that deceased was a single man, 36 years of age, and had 'been a farm-hand before entering the infirmary. Death was due to hemorrhage of the 'blood-vessele of the neck, caused 'by a wound about three inches long, which evidently had been eelfinflicted. A verdict was returned t6 the effect that deceased committed euicide as a result of a sudden suicidal impulse, due to his condition.

A case was lieard at the Magietrate'eJ Court to-day before Mr. C. C. Kettle.\ S.M., in which Raleigh Tottenham Francis Egerton Peacoeke, commercial traveller (Mr. M. H. Wynyard), claimed from Eliza Anne Lees, school teacher, 6f Mt. Eden, the sum 6f £50 10/8 for brereh>'bKeevenint in. respect of the lease of a email farm at Manuxewa. The statement of claim eet out that defenr dant took over the lease for a period 6* two yeaxe at a rental of £731 per annum. Subsequently, at her request, defendant was relieved bl the payment of the sum of £50 on condition that the amount be expended annually in fruit trees and. on permanent improvements. It was alleged that this had n6t been done, and that in February last defendant gave up possession without the eonaent of the plaintiff, and paid no rent. After hearing evidence the Magistrate gave judgment 'by consent for £30. Among the many activities of the Auckland Commercial Travellers A«0----ciation '» an annual concert in Whangarei in aid of the Whangarei and other northern hospitals. During the ceven years this function has been held the hospitals have benefited by over £2,300. On the occasion of their eighth annual concert this year, they are holding several raffka in furtherance of the same object. One object of considerable historic value is an illuminated vellum, to which are attached the, autographs of Hie Excellency the Governor of NewZealand, and. each ' member of the National Ministry: There are only three of these vellums in existence. One has, been sent Home to be disposed, of there, 1 one is to be raffled in Whangarei on the occasion of the Auckland commercial travellers' eighth annual concert on the 17th inst.. and the other is on view in the window of the British and Continental Piano Company in Queen Street. .- The whole of the proceeds of the concert and raffle is to be divided among all the northern hospitals for the express purpose of providing more extensive accommodation for sick and wounded soldiers. In view of the largely increasing number of eick and wounded soldiers, the present hospital accommodation is sadly inadequate, and is in urgent need of extension.

Acknowledging the receipt of a cable stating that £5,000 had been dispatched for the Naval Dependents' Fund, a letter received by Captain Thomas, president of the local branch of the Navy League, from the secretary of the headquarters of the Navy League in London, states that "all the papers have been informed that she collation in Auckland has now reached the'magnificent total of £20,000." Captain Thomas has aled received a letter from Admiral Lord Chas. Beresford, thanking the Auckland branch of the League for their efforts. "The i Navy will be deeply grateful," cays tne letter, "for thie generous donation, and for the kindly thoughts and chivalrous sentiments which have prompted the people of Auckland to remember that the basis of the whole success of this war ie the command of the sea." At a meeting of the League in London a motion was passed, at the instance of Lord Beresford, seconded by Admiral Sir E. Freemantle, expressing the thanks of *5 e league, and of the officers and men ,of the Fleet, for the service rendered by Auckland to the widows' and orphans of the gallant sailors who lost their lives in the defence of the Empire. In reply to a message asking him to try to trace and send relief to four Waipu soldiers reported to be prisoners of war in Turkey, Chaplain-Captain Angus Mac Donald cables that One officer and 18 troopers of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, who were captured in the desert, arrived at Jerusalem oh September 12, going northward. All were well, and he feels confident the Waipu men were there and un wounded. The secretory to the Treasury has advised the Waihi Borough Council that in future only 12J per cent of gold duty Would be retained under tie provisions Of the Waihou and Obinemuri River* Improvement Act, instead of 25 per "cent, as heretofore. This should considerably ease the strain on the borough's finances. Wolfe's Schnapps maintains the physical organs in condition.—^AdL)

At the firtt commit*** meetfoig ** £ h " &g Power presentation was made *° :<*• modore of the association (Mr. C. B. *• Patoef) of a handsome silver ,dre*»itig case, suitably inscribed. Mr. Palmer toe for two years served the association well M comniodore, and the committee and members sought thie occasion to xnarK their appreciation with a P"*? I ****?- To Mrs. Palmer was giwna tP}*.*™*' with the association's badge artistically worked into the design.; I , ******"* vice-commodore (Mr. A-H; Bentley) was presented with a cae* of military brushe* as a token of the association's esteem and thanks for his six years' service as flag officer. For the purpose of instructing officers and V.C.O.'e in musketry and tfre teaching of mueketry the local Defence Department has arranged forweekly'cbN* to be conducted by Captami J. A. Wallingford. These will be bald at M 0 oe Tuesdays and Friday* on*»l "J*?** notice, in the N.CO.'e Club room at tne Drill Hall. The claeeee are open only to prospective N.C.0. , * aad officers, who are about to proceed to camp. Under Anglican auepieea a public memorial service will be *«M in the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon, for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the bereaved and the Buffering in connection with the war. The choirs of the city an! suburban churehea ere inrited to attend, and the City Organist will direct the music, which will include the Dead March in Saul," the "Laet Poet," and the National Anthem. A collection will be made.

The annual accounts of the Veterans' Home, Auckland, shew receipts for the year amounting to £1,511 10/3, and expenditure £1,909 6/10, leaving a deficit of £397 16/7. The chief iteme Of expenditure were: Food £720, and wages £660. The accumulated funds at the 30th of June amounted to £17,420. The subscriptions and donation* were £195 16/8.

Mr. Colin Mutton, L.ILA.M., 'ha* arranged a, concert for Thursday next, in connection with the winter course at the Leys Institute, Ponsonby. . A popular programme will be rendered, including favourite songs, piano, violin, and flute eofcns, and elocutionary item*.

The programme for the organ recital to-night in the Town Hall will include interesting organ works by Widor, Holloway, and Elgar. Rubinstein's popular "Toreador et Andalouse," a charming "Romance" by Henselt, and a Theme for carillon* and organ.

The concert which was arranged for Tuesday next at the Graf ton Library Hall by Mr. J. Maughan Barnett, cityorganist, has had to be postponed until a later date. Intimation of the new date will be duly announced.

Mr E. C. Blomfield, in speaking at the dinner given to Commander Armstrong last evening, said that the fame of New Zealand-built yachts had spread all over the world, and that local builders bad frequently to fulfil order* Irom Australia and South Africa. .- .

The proposal to adopt the Unimproved values as the basis for water supply Charge*, also for hospital and charitable aid rate, was adopted at a poll of Dargaville borough ratepayers on Wednes* for, 10 against, 1 informal.

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