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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 211, 4 September 1917, Page 4

The weather Bureau forecast for 24 hours from 0 a.m. to-day is as follows: —

""Indications are for variable and strong breezes, but moderate to strong westerly prevailing, veering by west to north, and then freshening for another storm, which appears to be developing on the Tasruan Sea. Expect changeable and showery weather. Barometer falling soon. Tides good; 6ca moderate."

Arangements have been arrived at between the military authorities and the Auckland Harbour Board with regard to! „the control of tbe wharves. In actor-1 dance with these arrangements the gates' at the end of the Queen Street wharf will I in future be closed, and a military guardl will be stationed at the entrance, admitting both pedestrian and vehicular' traffic. Passes of admi=sion to the wharves for all shipping- firms, Customs clerks, and warehouse people will be! issued by the Harbour Board. All other passes will bo issued by the military authorities, to whom application must be made by anyone who bus business on the wharves. These arrangements will be rigidly enforced as from Monday next. Up to then the wharves will be open, a guard being placed alongside tbe gangway of each vessel. Quarters have been provided for the guard on the wharf.

An inquest into the circumstances of! the death of Bettie Chuse, aged 0 years, j who died at a private hospital yesterday,! after undergoing an operation," was held i by Mr. F. V. Frazer. S.M., this morning.) Evidence was given hy the surgeon that the child was being operated on for adenoids. She was examined prior to the | operation. After the operation the heart : stopped beating, although respiration I continued. The abdomen was opened, and the heart massaged without avail, and the child died, the cause of her death being failure of the heart. The administration of the anaesthetic was properly performed. Evidence was also given by the anaesthetist, -who corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. He stated that the child was actually coming out of the anaesthetic when she collapsed. Dr. Neil McDougall, who conducted a post-mortem, 6 aid that he found an enlarged thymus gland, weighing about three ounces. In his opinion the cause of death would be syncope following the administration of an anaesthetic. Having heard the evidence of the previous witness, and from his own examination, there was nothing to indicatethat there was any lack of professional care or skill on tbe part of either of them. A verdict was returned in accordlance with the medical evidence.

In the course of the cross-examination of the plaintiff in a breach of promise case before the Supreme Court in Christchuich counsel quoted from one of plaintiff's letters. '"You have never told mc In plain -words that yon loved mc." His Honor caused a smile in Court by r-ncn-

tnenting that "'the average middle-aged Scot never tcllrs bis wife that be loves

her till he is dying." " h The new offices purchased by the| Farmers' Union at Hamilton, to be used.. by Ihc Hamilton sub-provincial branch, 1 arc to he opened officially on Thursday next. Sir J. G. Wilson, of Wellington, the\. Dominion president, will perform tbcj'j ceremony, and the executive of the Auck-: land branch will attend. During the last J,few da}-.: the Farmers* Union Trading . Company (Auckland) acquired a brick + 'building in Gore Street, in which they, i are carrying on extended operations. j r , A concert, conducted in a somewhat ci new style, was held in tho commodious o hall at Taupaki on Friday evening last.lv The audience of farmers and tlieir families, instead of being seated, stood dur-, c ing the items, and moved about between! t the intervals. Major Lusk was present, r and delivered an address on "Farmers' t Union and Co-operation." The success!.] of the entertainment promises to draw a| n number of new members into the Farni- v ers' Union. is The Kaitaia Navy League art union which bas met with splendid support all 1 over the Dominion, will be drawn at the * Town Hall, Auckland, on Monday, Ist c October. Prior to the drawing a per- n formance will he given by the Juvenile " Players' Costume Comedy Company. ; f This happy little combination has just' l: returned from a tour of the Far North. where they had a splendid reception, and £ were the means of adding a. large amount i 1 the Navy League fund. __ Il

Word has been received by the Auck-1 I land Harbour Board from the Railway ' 'Department to the effect that the rail- ■ '.way line has now been connected up with I jthc new Central wharf, recently conIstructed by the Hoard. This wharf will j 'mow be fully provided with loading facilities, and marks another era in the ! progressive policy of tbe Harbour Board, j | A return showing the number of men ' : employed in co-operative railway and, ' road works, compiled by Mr. 11. 11. Hunt, secretary of the Auckland Railways League, shows that in July North Island railway lines accounted for 019, and! South Island lines 307, making a total j for July of 1220 men against 11S5 iv; June. On North Island roads 555 men i were employed, and on South Island ' roads 200, making a total of 755, against 534 in June. Details for July are as .follow: Kawakawa-Hokianga railway, 30; Main Trunk railway, 20S; Kaiwaka |southwards. 121; Waiuku branch ruilj way, 31; Huntty-Awaroa, 1; Waihi,Tauranga, 1; Manganui-Tancattia, ItiO; Ili-shorne-Motn, 42; Gisborne-Wairoa, 24; , Napier-Wairoa, 7S; Opunake branch railI way, 30; East end, 01: West end. 07; Raetihi main trunk railway, 59. Total (North Island. 910; as against South Island 307. In the military ballot published yesterI day appear the names of seven permanent firemen attached to the Dunedin I City Brigade (says our correspondent). .Should all these men be successful in Ipassing the medical test then the brigade's ranks will be badly depleted, as j most of these seven men are lirst-class i firemen, and most reliable men. InterI viewed, Superintendent Napier said that the position threatened to be a most Uprioiis and anxious one for lire brigade officers. If the military authorities mii tended to take firemen classed as C 2 then 'the brigade simply could not guarantee la staff with any efficiency whatever. Any | mm. left over outside ("2 men was ccrjtainly not lit for the active life of a tinman." The releasing of seven or eight (experienced men at one time was impossible in a brigade like Dunedin city brij gade, which had only n total strength of twenty-six.

During the month of August the following cases of infectious diseases have been notified to the District Health Officer (In". Hughes):—Scarlet fever: City, 3 cases; suburbs, 7 cases-, country districts, 15 cases; total, 25 cases. Diphtheria: City, 12 cases; suburbs, 23 cases; country districts, 50 cases; total, 94 cases. Kntcric fever: City, 2 cases; suburbs, nil; country districts, 34 total, 30 eases. Tuberculosis: City, 17 oases; suburbs, S cases: country districts, 11 cases; total, 36 cases. Mood poisoning: City, 1 case; suburbs, nil; country districts. 1 case: total, 2 cases. Infantile paralysis: City, nil; suburbs, nil; country districts. I case: total, 1 case. Cerebro-spinnl meningitis: City, nil; suburbs, nil; country districts, 1 case; total, 1 case. Hydatids: City, '2 cases; suburbs, nil; country districts, nil; total, 2 cases.

A sequel to a recent Supreme Court j action in which Joseph Wachncr was sued for recovery of certain valuation fees alleged to have been fraudulently obtained from one Parker, occurred yesterday, when Frederick W. Smith (Mr. 11. W. McConnell) brought an action against Wachncr to recover the sum of U-10, alleged damages, comprising £20 valuation fee paid to certain valuers at the request of Wachncr, and £20 general damages. Mr. McConnell stated that Smith, having heard that Wachner was endeavouring to leave the Dominion, caused a writ of arrest to be issued upon which Wachncr was ordered to enter into a surety to appear in Court on the 18th inst." In applying for the order. Mr. McConnell stated that he had previously met Wachner in the street, and endeavoured to discuss the matter amicably with him, but Wachner denied that his name was Wachncr, and refused to discuss the matter. Counsel further stated that inquiries instituted justified the belief that the defendant had been endeavouring to get away from New Zealand, nnd only for the disorganisation of shipping, and the consequent lack of regular facilities for travelling, Wachner might have been able .to elude the plaintiff. Counsel sug- i i gestcd that tho bail should be substan- i j tial in view of the circumstances of j arrest. The defendant assured Mr. K. C. U'utten. S.M., who occupied the Bench at the time, 5 p.m., that lie bad plenty of friends, and that he and his address I could easily have been found had they I been wanted. The defendant also said | any number of business men in the city ! would go surety for him, and he introjduced a relative, who with his wife was i ultimately accepted as sullicieiit surety, j In an interesting letter to a Dunedin I firm received by last week's mail tlieir .London buyer says:—"You ask mc to give you some little idea of tiie food j question in this country, and illustrate I what the prices of food arc in New ZeaI land. Dealing with the items you refer ,to 1 shall just give you some idea as to j what they are costing here. Butter, 2/ !to 2/2 per lb; sugar, f>Jd; bacon, 1/8 to .2/ per lb. Potatoes were sold at 3d per ! lb, but since the new ones came in they j have come down to about 2d. For mtttI ton we have been paying 1/0 to 1/11 per j lb, and beef much about the same price. I notice you say that you consider mut- ; ton at 3d and Rid for the best cuts fairly stiff. How would you like to pay tho

prices wo are having to pay? Eggs at

tbe present moment arc 2/6 and 2/0 per dozen. Apples Rd to Iff per lb. Bread, ,">9d for a 21b loaf. Tea, 2/4 up, whilst all articles of crockery and glassware have risen enormously in price in the same way as in your country.. Boots are very dear. The broad we are get-

ting is sometimes anything but pleasant to eat. Instead of being white it is

almost more like the ordinary brown: loaf." On Saturday afternoon (says the j Cliristchurch "Star") a Sumner resident: and his family, residing on the Kspla- j nade, between Euston and Harwickc Streets, heard the report from a rille, | followed quickly by the unmistakable 1 ping of the bullet. The latter passed so close as to occasion the greatest conpern, and had evidently been fired from I the Scarborough Hill. An investigation showed that the missile had struck the residence of Mrs. Maleock, and had firmly embedded itself in the heavy woodwork of a room which one of her nephews had vacated but a couple of minutes before. A Dannevirke resident has received a copy of the "Strand News" and "Gloucester County Advertiser,"' eontaininu a report of a Police Court case in which two small boys were summoned for wasting one pound of bread made of wheaten meal. Evidence was given that the bread was found in v shed, and a policeman stated that the boys made a statement to the effect that their parents would not give them any dinner, and they had taken some bread and margarine. It was evident they had hidden what the}' did not want at the time. The boys were fined 5/ each. The incident shows how seriously the matter of food is regarded in England. The annual meeting of the Auckland Society of Arts will be held to-morrow night at eight o'clock at the Gallery, Kitchener Street-.

The work of constructing the Municipal Market buildings is proceeding apace, and the No. 1 building, with a frontage of 112 ft. to Customs Street West and a depth of 126 ft., is now practically completed. The building will be occupied by a firm of auctioneers in about two weeks' time. No. 2 building, with a frontage to Customs Street West of 129 ft. and a depth of 4Goft., is well under way. The main building will provide well over ; 120,000 ft. of floor space. j The First Auckland Military Service < ; Board will resume the hearing of appeals 2 |in the city to-morrow, when 22 cases will 1 be dealt with. On Thursday and Friday 1 about a similar number of appeals will . ;be heard each day. Tho cases include i I many re-hearings, adjourned and sine | die appeals, which the Board had recently reviewed in chambers. Tbe Board sitting arranged for the 11th inst. has been I adjourned for two days. > As showing the excellent work that is ' being done by the Claims Board of the ; Auckland Patriotic Association, it is of interest to mention that during the month of August claims have been distributed I amounting to £1,024, involving no less than 090 separate payments. This is exclusive of an amount of £320 paid during the past two mouths for soldiers' mufti. A public meeting took place at the Xew Lynn School last evening to discuss the disposal of tne balance of money raised at the recent carnival, after proriding Christmas billies for its local soldiers. The surplus amounted to something like £107. A resolution was subI mitted that the whole of the money I should bo devoted to patriotic purposes lin the district, but this was negatived by lan amendment that £50 should be set aside for patriotic purposes, £50 for the I school grounds, the balance to be handed , over to the infant mistress. The amend- . ment was adopted by 77 votes to 01. Many people are wondering what Sir j Joseph Ward meant when he said, in | the House of Representatives, that the I laying of tbe now cable across Cook : Strait had saved tbe country some £14,000. The save was effected through the generosity of the Eastern Extension table Company, which, having laid down new shore ends out from Titahi Bay to | connect with the cable to Sydney, had j the two Wakapuaka ends at tlieir dis- ] posal. These were spliced together and iaid down between Wellington and Wakapuaka, which makes another—the seventh—cable across Cook Strait. The I work was done in 36" hours by the Cable ' Company's steamer, and as tbe cable | and work attached thereto would have cost £14.000 approximately, the comj pany's gift to the Government bas meant that save. A man named William John Brown (41), a storekeeper from I'atetonga, was arrested in Auckland yesterday by I Detective-Sergeant Hammond on a charge of indecent assault on a girl of I twelve years. He came before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., to-day, and was re- ! manded to appear at Morrinsville next j Tuesday. On an application for bail. ! Chief-Detective MeMahon/stated that he j desired a substantial bail to be fixed as there was a probability of other charges being laid, and he understood that accused had made arrangements to dispose of his business. Bail was fixed at one surety of £200, and was forthcoming. People subject to colds should use Baxter's Lung Preserver—soothes sore throats —cures coughs and colds—vitalizes the system. Buy a big 1/10 bottle to-day.—(Ad.) The demand for good serviceable school suits for boys is increasing daily. Come and see the lines with the big reputation that give the utmost satisfaction. Honest seams and honest stitches all combine to win popularity for us. If you have not given us a trial order pay us a visit, because no one is pressed to buy. See our boy's Cavendish suit at 23/0, —Geo. Fowlds, Ltd.—(Ad.) Every chemist and store sells Apiol Pills in New Zealand. See the signature, Wm. Martin, Southampton, England, is on each bottle.—(Ad.) When your little child is hot, restless, and feverish, with a fresh cold, don't delay, but immediately give "NAZOL" !on sugar, and sprinkle freely a handker- ' chief with "NAZOL," and pin to the I I dress so that the child can inhale it constantly.—(Ad.) "No Rubbing" Laundry Help is what - we recommend for washing all clothes ; clean without injury to hands or fabrics. . 1/ packets every time.—Smeeton's. Ltd. [ -(Ad.) A sudden chill may give you cold in • the head, inflamed throat, or bronchitis. 3 ! Remember! If you should take a chill I don't wait until you are laid up, but use ,| "NAZOL" freely right away. Thousands ~ know its value. —(Ad.) i Ask for Wolfe's Schnapps—lt is the I only genuiue article bearing that c name. —(Ad.)