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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 67, 19 March 1917, Page 4

The Weather Bureau forecast for 24 j hours front 9 ajn. this day is as follows: i ."Indications • are for moderate to strong i easterly -winds; mild and hazy condi- ; tions, with increasing haze and cloudi- ] noes. Misty rain is to be expected. ,] Barometer has availing tendency. Tides 1 good. Sea moderate on the coast." ' A comparison' of the passengers car- ! ricd on the railways on St. Patrick's Day 1 compared with the figures "for the same \ day of the three previous j'ears show : a very fair margin in favour of Satuij- ' day's traffic. The most Important attractions that took people away from their- homes were the Ngaruawahia re- ; gatta and the Paeroa races. To the : former, nine special trains carried 5000 i people, and. to the latter 2400 travelled. On. the first special that left Auckland for Ngaruawahia every carriage had a i quota of passengers who were forced by . the inadequate accommodation to stand during the whole of tbe journey. The ; increase in numbers was solely due to the exceptionally fine weather condi- : tions —the best experienced for three years. The scheme for the suppression, of ■ social disease has not yet been com- > pleted. The Minister of Internal Affairs (Honi-G. W. Russell) says he hopes to : have the full scheme ready very soon (reports the "Dunedin Star'). The pres- . sure of war work has been very great, i and all that he had hoped to have done ■ he had not been able to do, but the scheme is being." Worked out. Helpful work is, 'being, done in Christchurch, where a society has been, established. This organisation has already done excellent work. It largely consists or women; who have taken central offices in "the- city (rents being -paid-by -the Public Health Department), where they have trained nurses in attendance,- and where careful instruction is given to ; those' who inquire. A medical practitioner is associated with the movement, and efforts are (being made to induce those who suffer from the disease to go for advice and treatment. In giving evidence before the (Military Service Appeal Board at Hamilton a dairy' farmer, who supplies the good people of Huntly with the lacteal fluid, . referred to the difficulties of the man on the round, and stated that it was absolutely necessary to have a young strong man for such work in a scattered town like Huntly. "When questioned as to the possibilty of women taking it up, he admitted that in the Old Country women were engaged in 6tich labour, even in normal times, but thought the womenfolk of the Old Country were more practical than their, sisters in; the Dominion, and doubted if they would embark on such work here.' His own daughters might -not object to' taking it on, but they were not anxious, to "set tbe fashion." The chairman vouchsafed the opinion that there was a possibility that women -would have to take up this and other branches of labour, as they could not allonvvsnch trifles as fashion and prejudice to weigh against national necessities. (Mr. "W. Scott, the employers' assessor on the Arbitration Court, which sat in Palmerston North the other morning, made 'a pica ' for the classification of i tradesmen when the painters' dispute ' :was being heard. He stated that a skilled Ssignwriter and papcrhanger should be >'■ classified "with similar men in other trades, and these skilled workers should be' paid on a better scale of wages. ■trange to say the unions did not en- ! courage this,- and wished all men treated , alike. Mr. Comford, who appeared for the workers, said if a man could not , do .his work he need not be employed. His Honor Mr Justice Stringer, who pre- . sided, .said he could well understand that the man who could simply put paint on ; the outside of a house was not to -be compared with tbe finished tradesman, ■ who- was quite entitled to a better rate . of'wages. That the advantages of (New Zealand , as -a tourist resort have never been proi perly appreciated by the people of Aus- , tralia, is the * opinion of Sir Thomas Ewing,/ a" former Minister of Defence i of the Commonwealth, who has just returned from a. tdiir of the Lakes Dis- . tricts and the Southern. Alps. 'T do not . kin/ow exactly "what steps, the New Zea--5 land Government takes to'advertise tiie j- natural beauties of the country in other '. lands," Sir Thomas Ewing told a repre- . sentative of the Christchurch "Press." [ "Probably these steps are closely con- , sidered by the authorities," he added, i "but it certainly seems to mc that in ' Australia we have little conception of the wonderland of beauty which liqs so i hear at .hand. I had no conception what " a- treats—and, moreover, an instructive treat—a tour of New Zealand would be. ' Not only have you" sound country de- , velopment on modern lines, but pTosj perity appears to mc to be assured because'the material conditions upon which ' prosperity rests are ample. For -spectacular beauty/ the- country exceeds my , fondest anticipations." ' > The "Sanioan Times" of February 24 . says:;—" The body of Captain Olsen t (master. of the wrecked schooner E. B. t Jackson)' was found on Saturday morni -nig, February 17, at the mouth of Pago r 'Pago Harbdur, lashed to a piece of iron 1 weighing. 231bs wdiich he had taken from j the Manua. The body was interred on i the same day at the .cemetery and the - -funeral was attended by His Excellency c Governor Eoyery officers, and men.. .The t Governor, .-earned ...the. account of his ' death' and burial to the agents of the r owners-in San-Francisco, Messrs Hind, i (Rolf-and Co.. and also- fonvariled his per- - sonal effects." f ' Wednesday morning's fire in a de- > tached brick paper store of the "South- ' land News" Company was got under con- > trol before the flames had damaged the 1 stock of ,200 reels • (approximately 70 - tons) of paper to-any very great extent. t Further damage, however, was done by - water, and, while, some of the stock is - assuredly Tiiin,ed, it will be some time - 4>efore the loss can be e.'rtimated with c -any degree of accuracy. The fire is supX posed to have commenced in the end of i the shed against which the company's j destructor is'.'builtl". The destructor had j been used -for burning-a-quantity of - iubbish for the whole of Tuesday after- -. noon, and it is . .surmised that it so r heated the bricks as to ignite the paper.' l- The- whole" area of the shed bad to be f 'flooded. before the outbreak co*ttld' be 1 quelled.

L_ largo, shipment of onions, consistig of several thousand crates,, will be iken to "Vancouver by the next steamer om Auckland. A local authority points at that-though'we export these vegetbles during this part of the year it.is merally found necessary to import lions of inferior quality from Austra3. during the winter. By such large lipments as the one leaving shortly ;ir markets are left very bare, and imitation is consequently necessary. The >cal retail price is therefore unnecesirily increased. The Bank of New Zealand_is about to isue £10 notes of a new and much more laborate design than those of the pre2nt issue. The new note is said to be cry artistic, and is printed in a number f delicate shades, dark blue predominatlg, in such a manner as to defy a phoographic reproduction. The note bears he bank's name in old English lettering i a straight line across the top, and has fluted semi-circular scroll in the cenre, with the familiar vignettes of -Jew caland scenery, with Maoris and kiwis i the foreground, on either side, and a eautifully tinted mosaic border in green, lue, purple, brown, and orange shades, 'he back of the note also lias a much tore elaborate design and colour scheme ban those at present in circulation. The ew notes will be issued to the public a the course of a few days, and all notes f the old. issue will then be gradually 'itlidrawn from circulation. A commission to hear evidence in suport of a petition for the formation of ■ Matamata town area sat at Matalata on Thursday, the commissioners eing Messrs H. 11. Skeet and G. W. V-llace. The Court- was only occupied wo hours, there being only one objector. l report will be furnished the Governor. Tlie members of the Military Service toard at Hamilton expressed warm apreciation of the action of the Taupiri ranch of the Fanners' Union in getting ip a committee to investigate the _'airs of those farmers who may be ailed up for service, in order to place yidence before the Board in those cases "here they are satisfied that undue hardhip would result. Mr. J. C. Salmon, of Coromatua, represented the committee, esterday in an appeal lodged by a ettlcr from that district, and at the oncl_sion he was thanked by the Board or the valuable help he had given them. ■Ir. Salmon stated that he had come nth considerable misgivings, as he bought the committee's action might lossibly be resented, but the matter was eing brought home to them very closely. :hey realised that the food problem was lecoming a serious one, and that the iroductivencss of the country would tave to be considered. The chairman as ? ured Mr. Salmon that the committee teed have no hesitation in approaching he Board, as he and his colleagues were ully satisfied as to their bona fides, tnd were convinced that they would not ittempt to mislead. Mr. Salmon: "Not ikely; w e have sent our own sons." Something in the nature of a sensa ;ion occurred on the 5.9 p.m. train from Hastings on Wednesday, when -several Jassengers had a narrow escape (say* :he "Hawke's Bay Herald"). This trair .•onveys most of the working peopli Torn Hastings, and consequently was ailed with passengers. When the trair was crossing the Pakowhai road leve :rossing a 'bullet crashed through thi ;lass door of the carriage immediately jcbind the engine and passed by uncom Fortably close to the guard who wai :oliecting tickets at the time. On elimination being made later it wai found that the bullet was apparcntl* fired from a pea rifle. Women workers on farms in th< Wanganui district are doing their bit to wards helping the Empire in this timi of trouble (says the "Herald"). Severa instances have been quoted recently ii this connection, and it has been know) for many years that women have takei their share in tlie work on dairy farms Up till a day or two ago it was alway held that dipping sheep was a man's jot but on a certain farm not 100 miles ou of Wanganui a woman was observed do ing the dipping and doing it well. Sh was a guest at the homestead, and a there was a shortage of men she offere< her services, which were gladly accepted The result was that she put througl 1400 sheep in the day —a creditable per forman.ee. An unusual case was brought undei the notice of the Appeal Board ai Napier, when a young man applied foi extension of time (says the "Hawke ! Bay Herald"). He stated that he en listed a few months ago, went into camp md after three weeks in camp was dis charged owing to his health breaking down. Since then he had been marriet His health was anything but.good ant lie was on special diet. He did not wani to shirk in any way, and would serve i any capacity he could possibly manage but asked for an extension of time. Thi Board adjourned his appeal,pending hi; examination by the Military Servict Medical Board. : Many good stories arise in camp (say the " Wairarapa News "). One is tbat : sergeant delivered himself __s follows:— "' Squad—'shun! As . you were. Whei I say 'shun, I mean 'shun. Spring v] like a trout catching flies. Don't wip your nose on your 6leeve, ain't allowei in the British Army. Squad—'shur That's better. Heads up, eyes off th groun', _eel_ closed, knees together. I you're knock-kneed sleep with a Bibl between your knees and a strap roum your ankles. Stop that laughin! I ca: see you—all of you. By the right, quid march! Left—right—-left—eyes off th ground. There are no diamonds or gol watches, there. Look your own'height You'll nerver get a woman to give yoi the glad eye if you walk like a ben bag of beef tied in the middle. Ou with your ehe_ts- if you haven't got : cliiest, stick your kit-back in your tunii Halt! Stand at ease! Now you ca: wipe your nose. If you haven't got i handkerchief, use an old sock." A proposal is being made to the D. fence Minister (Sir James Allen) tha reservists of the Second Division shoul be permitted to be medically examine at once, without waiting- until they ar called Tip in the ballot (says the "Dc minion"). Mr. L. M. Isitt, M.P., o Christchurch, is in Wellington at present with the object of interviewing the Dt fence Minister on thi_■ subject. It i contended on behalf of the proposal tha if it is adopted it will relieve many mc of the Second Division of needless anx; ety, and will also obviate a great deal o unnecessary dislocation of trade and ir dustry. About 50 people stood outside the lit vary doors last evening, wondering wh; they were not open at the usual houi They waited for some time until some body told them that a temporary cr trance was being used. In front of th crowd was a large notice to that effeci on a board 3ft. by 2ft-., and yet not on of them noticed it. Part of the wing of a British aen plane v.;as received by mail this morrun; It was forwarded by Sergeant F. V Pollock. "This aeroplane plunged t earth," writes the -sergeant, '"'near ot camp on 20/1/J 7. The officer in charg Captain Jcnkine, was almost smashed f nieces."