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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1917, Page 4

George Jackson, who is alleged to have attacked his 18-year-old son with a knife, inflicting such injuries that the ! unfortunate victim died in the PalmerI Eton Hospital, was a very old resident of Raumai, where he settled about twenty years ago, marrying a member of an old Ashuxst family. Later they I went to England, where they resided fcr I about ten years, returning about four 'or "five years ago. Jackson received rej mittances of money from England. The i victim of the tragedy, Thomas Jackson, j was well known at Manurewa. The I young man, with an elder brother, Huia, was milking on shares last year for Mr. Pindlay, a farmer on Broun's Road, s Manurewa. Jackson was a bright, intel- ' ligent young man, and was very popular I throughout the district. A Palmerston paper states that there had been frequent family quarrels. When the charge of murder was read over in Court the accused man groaned and almost col- ■ lapsed, but supported himself by clinging to the rails of the dock. ; The work in connection with the re- ' moval of the City Recruiting Station was commenced this morning. It is the intention of the military authorities to move the station to a sito adioining the YJI.CA. in Kitchener Street, where it is thought the Third Auckland Medical Board will be situated. During the time that the Defence Department co-operated with the City Council, no less than §.000 volunteers were dealt with by the City Recruiting Committee of the station,

Frequent and continued complaints have been made of the ravaging of the Waitakere scenic reserve by picnickers carrying away nikau, punga, and other native trees and shrubs which contribute so largely to the beauty and interest cf the Waitakere bush, and whose removal tends to destroy the objects for which the area was reserved. The Commissioner of Crown Lands has issued a summons, charging a settler with a breach of the Scenic Preservation Act in that he 13 alleged to have cut down several large ti-trees (or manuka trees) in Baxter's Bush, one of the most beautiful patches of the protected native forest land on the Waitakere Ranges. The ease is to be heard in Auckland next Thursday. A man whose appeal occupied the attention of the First Auckland .Military Service Board at Manganui, offered as a ground for exemption the fact that he suffered from chronic rheutmatism which incapacitated him to such an extent that the remainder of the time he had at disposal for farm, wort rendered him so extremely busy that it would be a hardship to send him away on active service. This particular reason advanced was not stressed before the Se" ice Board, as the man had been declared "fit" by the. Second Medical Board. His religious objections were also of no avail. In connection with the dairy factory section of the Waikato Winter Show the executive have always extended a warm welcome to factory managers and assistants, with the result that the number attending the show has increased annually. It has been the custom to hold a conference of factory managers while at the show, when matters connected with the industry have been discussed- That the executive's efforts have bepn appreciated is shown by the fact that the Dairy Factory Managers Association decided at their last meeting to hold their annual meeting at Hamilton during the 19IS Winter Show. During the month just completed 522 persons arrived at Auckland, and 345 sailed from the port. As compared with June of 1910. this shows an increase of IS arrivals and a decrease of 128 departures. For the half-year completed, the Statistician's figures show an excess of 1.1)90 arrivals over departures. This is reverse to the conditions during the first half of last year, when there were 951 more departures than arrivals. Mr. H. Symons, president of the Auckland Sailors' Home, writing with regard to his ruling at the. annual meeting, says that " the alteration in the articles of association to which exception was taken was not made by the council, as stated, but by a properly constituted general meeting of members, and that all formalities necessary were duly observed." He states that without such a rule, "a combination might at any time place an important public institution in a very difficult position." The non-registration of Mr. McKnight as a member entitled to vote was due to the illness and death of the secretary, which caused the entry of the payment to be overlooked. There is a lad, says a writer in the Christchurch " Star," who live? in our street who enlisted some time ago. Recently he was home on leave, proudly wearing three, stripes ou his arm. The first thing fro'did - wa.s to march up to his old father. " I'm a sergeant now, father." he said. *' You used to tell mc I'd. never, pome, l.p.&nY. good, and that all I was useful tor was hanging about the street corners. Well. I couldn't have got these stripes for hanging about street corners, could 1. daii?" "No." said the old man with a grin, "hut if you could you'd be a blooming zebra by now." Having tried the experiment, of State butchers' shops in Auckland, the Government is about to launch out on a State bakery. It will be erected at Marton Junction. The new project will be in connection with the commissariat of the Main Trunk. It is reported that it will probably cost the country £2,000. The new venture has been taken up on account of tne intention to take off the dining-cars on certain trains within the next two months and substitute diningrooms. Already the huge dining saloon is nearing completion, and it is understood that passengers from Auckland and Main Trunk districts will have their first daily meal there; breakfast to be ready at 7 o'clock. In order that this might eventuate the express, it is stated, will be dispatched from Auckland about three hours ahead of the current time-table,, reaching Marton at about 7. On the journey north from Wellington the express will be detained at Marton for a further twenty minutes while the passengers have a scramble for meals. Bread being one of the concomitants at the tables is to be baked in the State's own oven?., and supplies will be forwarded to Palmerston North and other stations where Government refreshment rooms obtain. The State bakery will be erected as quickly as possible. After this all season and concession ticket-holders travelling by the Devonport Ferry Co.'s steamers'must exhibit their tickets when passing on to the ferry wharves, or when demanded on the steamers. From Monday next the midnight trip from Birkenhead to Auckland, and the )2.:w a_n. trip from Auckland to Birkenhead will be discontinued. The vital statistics for the past month show a decrease in births as compared with the corresponding month of last year. There is as light increase in the number of deaths recorded, and a marked decrease, in the number of marriages performed. During the months of January to June, 1917, 1,G60 births were recorded. This shows an increase of 30 over the figure for 1916 The deaths registered for the half year of 1916 and 1917 are the same (680), being the record for both periods. A falling off in marriages is shown by the fact that 733 were performed in the first six months of 1910, and only 584 in the same period of this year. This decrease has been reflected on the number of marriages made by the registrar, which were 183 in the half-year of 1916 and 158 in the sis months just completed. The Officer-Commanding Feathersion Camp requires 32 men to fill vacancies in the camp staff, as follows: 13 clerks, three cooks, two butchers, 12 sanitary police, one plumber, and one carpenter. Only men classed as unfit for active service will be accepted. Pay will be at Expeditionary Force rates, with opportunities of promotion according to ability. x\pplication should be made to the Group Office, Drill Hall. The Depot Committee of the Bed Cross require supplies of washed old linen, also material for making hospital slippers, such as old felt or velour hats. Those willing to contribute should leave th e articles at the Bed Cross Depot, Tramway Buildings, Customs Sareet. " Aeroplanes and Submarines" is the title of a lecture which Mr. J. K. Penning, AALI.C.E., will deliver to-morrow night at the Grafton Library Hall The lecturer will describe the various types of these fighting machines, and explain their working, etc About 60 lantern ; slides wfll be screened to illustrate the I lecture.

A letter of protest against the charges made by the City Council for the inspection of fish has been forwarded to the Prime Minister by Mr A, Sanford. Mr Sanford points out that for the five weeks since the payment of these fees was enforced Sanford, Ltd., have paid a total of £53 16/11 for inspection. It is pointed out, also, that the fish is landed on the Harbour Board's property, and that the payment of the inspection fees realty amounts to import tax on all fish landedMr J H. Hayes, vice-president of the Henderson Ratepayers' Association, writes in reply to the statement mace by Mr. Laing, chairman of the Wartemata County Council, regarding the nonenforcement of the Noxious Weeds Act at Henderson. Mr. Hayes states that the by-law was passed in May, in response to a petition signed by 90 per cent of the ratepayers, by whom toe plan of the proposed area, drawn up by the county engineer, was approved Only two ratepayers opposed the measure, and one subsequently withdrew his opposition. Yet the County Council is "flouting the demands of nearly 100 per cent of the ratepayers." He adds that: "The result is that instead of being able to get our small holdings into cultivation, we are to have to continue to devote our time struggling against the encroachments of the noxious weeds that are spread broadcast over the district." Mr. Hayes concludes by stating that "the ratepayers are determined that every possible effort will be made to have the Noxious Weeds Act put in operation at Henderson, and one of the first steps decided upon is to proceed with the formation of a Town Board." 'HL.", Henderson, also expresses astonishment that the County Council should have disregarded the clearly expressed wishes of an overwhelming majority of the ratepayers residing in the district. In suggesting a reason for the outbreak of diphtheria in the city and suburbs to a reporter this morning, Dr. Maguire (Medical Superintendent at* the Public Hospital) put it down to the continued wet weather. He added that the majority of the patients were children, while all the adult patients were women. A farewell of the Rev. Howard Elliott was held last week at the Mount Eden Baptist Chapel. The Rev. H. K. Kempton, president of the auxiliary to the Baptist Union of New Zealand, presided, and expressed warm appreciation of the friendship, the character and ability of the retiring minister. Apologies were received from the Revs. J. M. Saunders, Hinton and Anstice. The Rev. George Bond, representing the Auckland Ministers' Association; Mr. Brakenrig, the secretary of the Association, and the Rev. Alfred North, on behalf of the Baptist churches, referred to the great service rendered by the guest of the evening in various phases of church work. Mr. A. R- Jordan, ou behalf of the church and its organisations, voiced the deep regret that was felt at the removal of Mr. Elliott from the pastoral care of the church, and paid tribute to the ability, kindness and popularity of their minister. On behalf of the church several valuable presents were handed to Mr. and Mrs. Elliott as tokens of affection and esteem. The Rev. Howard Elliott made suitable reply, thanking all who, during his years' residence in Auckland, had helped and encouraged him in his work. The following extract from a letter just to band in Stanley Bay may be of interest to our readers: "I've been over a year in Prance, and I am more than proud to be able to say that I've done 12 months' continuous trench life. lam not speaking of fellows who get sick or wounded; they can't help it; but in the Army (as in every army) there's thousands of fellows who never see the trenches, and I think that the parents of those who spend a few months in the infantry have reason to feel some real satisfaction that their boys are serving in the hardest and most dangerous branch of the Army. I know I feel a little satisfaction myself, but anyhow that's all by the way. The weather and the tucker are our chief items of interest. The actual war seems a side line. When we come home from our fatigues at 1 a.m. we are usually pretty muddy; we have to grab a few dixies for the tea; and I often think of you (in your comfort) as we struggle up the hill through a foot of mud with tea for 40 men in the middle of the night." A rather remarkable deal in sheep has been made in the Masterton district. A settler purchased a line of over 1,000 at a clearing sale at 26/- per head. These were sold three times on the road within a week, the last buyer paying 35/- per head for them. The failure of the conference of two local bodies, held recently to deal with the storm water drainage question, was mentioned at the special meeting of the Hospital Board by Mr. E. H. Potter this morning. He 6aid that he understood no action was to be taken in the matter. The Mount Eden Borough Council, realising the seriousness of the matter, was desirous that the storm water drainage should be considered a* once, as it was a danger to the health of the residents in the undrained portions of the district, and the ratepayers snould insist on their representatives taking immediate action in the matter, as a small addition in rates would be nothing compared to hospital charges and medical expenses. On reading in the 'Rotorua Chronicle " that it was intended to apply the provisions of the Military Service Act to all Maoris, Kiwi Amohau, a leading chief of the Arawas, sent the foUowing telegram to the Hon. Sir Jas.AUen, Minister of Defence: — "Congratulations, Arawas believe in one law for Pakehas and Maoris in the defence of the Empire. Tena koutou." Although the Colonial Sugar Company has advanced the price of sugar f 1 per ton from Ist July, the Auckland grocers are not passing on the full extent of the rise to the public, although their expenses have increased. In our advertising columns they announce that the 70tt>. bags of finest white crystal sugar will be sold for cash at 15/-, and if booked 15/3; 121b parcels for cash will be 2/10, and if booked 2/11. The above prices will be observed from the Ist July. The curative powers of sun and fresh air treatment on patients suffering from dipthena was emphasised by Dr. Maguire (Medical Superintendent at the Public llospital) during a conversation with a Star' reporter this morning. "Diphtheria is a heart poison, among other things," said the doctor. "Consequently its victims have to be kept lying down, and have to have sun and fresh air." I