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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 9, 10 January 1918, Page 4

Following is the official weather forecast fo* '24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:— " Easterly strong winds to gale at times, expect dull weather with much mist and fog in parts. Rain probable. The barometer has a falling tendency. Tides high; sea considerable swell." Another of the crop of tho Sunday soft-drink decisions about what is a light meal which have been a feature of this summer season at the Auckland Police Court, came before Mr. F. V. Frazcr, S.M., this day, when Mrs. Hfi*riett Russell, of Hobson Street, was charged with Sunday trading on December 30. The evidence was that two customers were supplied with, soft drinks accompanied by two email eandwichee and 'two largo biscuits for each of the two customers. After having heard evidence that defendant Imd declined to supply soft drinks alone, and as to the size and number of the biscuits and the sandwiches, his Worship came to the conclusion that the eatables supplied fell a little short of being a substantial light meal ac considered in the light of the afternoon tea ordinarily sold on week : days in tea rooms. Defendant was convicted, and ordered to pay 7/ costs. When questions such as the date of marriage and ages of appellants or their children arise, the Military Service Board prefer to havo official documents or copies of same. On several occasions recently married reservists, iwho have appeared, have shown some displeasure at being asked to procure copies of birth certificates at 1/ each. To-day two appellants very plainly stated this objection. In one case the man had five children, ■and when requested to secure copies of birth certificates he approached the Board saying, 'Then that will be 5/." He was told that a memorandum of the dates of birth from the Registrar would (be sufficient. It may be that the Registrar will, in the near future, require to ■be ready to provide a host of memoranda "on the nod," if family men are called up as suggested. As indicating the advancing cost of cotton goods, a brand of calico, Belling at 4?d. before the war was quoted at 1/2 three weeks ago. A fortnight later a cable was sent to get this quotation confirmed, but the reply was that the price had- advanced meanwhile to 1/4. Thus it is that cotton goods continue to mc in price, and the end is not in eight.

■Following on the severe winter and the heavy floods that were experienced the Waitemata County Council is now endeavouring to repair the damage done to the roads with all possible dispatch, the intention being to take full advantage of the present spell of fine weather. A great deal of damage was done to the roads and bridges during the winter months, and a vigorous policy will ■be needed to make good this damage as Boon as possible. It is the intention of the new Council to lose no time in pushing on the work.

Some of the New Zealand soldiers who recently returned to Auckland epeak very highly of the kindly treatment received ia the Old Country from the British people. One returned man this morning eaid that it seemed to him as if the people in London tried to do too much for the men from overseas. "I have heard since I returned to Auckland," he said, "that a different story has been told, but my experience was that everywhere I was well treated, and I know that /was aleo ■ the case with chums. It was quite common for a man to stop mc, open his cigarette case, and say, 'Have a smoke. New Zealand.' I «an tell you we had nothing to complain about regarding the action of the people in London. They tried their beet to impress us with the fact that they appreciated our coming to help fight the battles of the Empire."

A case of interest to employers of casual labour was heard at. the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr. T. A. R. Bailey, S.M., when Algot Forsberg and Walter Dixon were charged that, being unlicensed aliens, they were engaged in the work of unloading coal from the steamer Ngatoro contrary to clause 3 of the War Regulations of October 10, 1917, Both pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant Jackson stated the two men were members of the CTew of a ship which had met witn a mishap. When approached by the Blackball Coal Company they assisted to unload coal. Both men, one an American and the other a Swede, stated they had no idea they were committing a breach of the War Regulations in giving their services for half a day when labour was scarce. The magistrate, in fining each man 10/, said the case did not call for a heavy fine, as the circumstances in which the men were placed were ol a peculiar character. George Madden, a eervant of the Blackball Coal Company, pleaded guilty to the charge of employing the men. A. McKellar, manager of the company, also pleaded guilty to a similar charge. He said the coal was urgently wanted for meat companies. In fining the manager 10/, Mr. Bailey said it was only a small breach of the regulations. Two souvenirs of the Rugby match played in Paris on April 8, 1917, between teams of soldiers from the Now Zealand and French armies, have been brought to the Dominion by Mrs. A. Plugge. They are medals of different design and size, made of argent (oxidised silver). The largest of the two was presented - to 'Lieutenant-Colonel A. Plugge ac head of the team. In a striking manner, characteristic of the art of France, it represents Liberty in the form of the female head of La Marseillaise. The other is a considerably smaller and lighter medal, but is none the lees artistic. It portraye two footballers "on the ball." Each member of the team received one. The medals were presented by the proprietors of the paper "Le Journal," who assisted the French Rugby Union in the management of the match. Referring to the New Zealanders' handsome win, •Mrs. Plug-ge said -the people of Prance gave them a great ovation. The barragkere exchanged hats, and the style worn by the .New Zealandera, of four dents, was adopted by the French soldiers.

1 A deputation representing the provi--1 sional committee of the Birkenhead Municipal Brace Band -waited on the 1 Birkenhead Council last night, and pointed out that it was considered the ; time wag ripe to call a public meeting for the formation of a band on a per- ' manent basis. Mr. Huddleeton card that with cash in hand ( £48) and promisee, ! £55 0/6 had already been raised towards tho purchase of instrument*), a sufficient ' number of -which had been offered at £130. Mr. Lanigan said there were ample players in the district, while Mr. Prior explained that the Council would be the guardians, and hold the assets in ■ trust for the band, and the Council . would have the firet call on the 'band's • services. The members of the hand ■ would defray the cost of a bandmaster. Tho Mayor '(Mr. McPhail) and members 'of the Council congratulated tho promoters on their successful efforts, and Messrs. F. J. Stewart, Colin Mason, and Albert Hadfield were appointed to represent the Council on the committee appointed by the bandsmen for the furtherance of the project, and the arrangements for a ptfblic meeting. ■ It is stated by the Taranaki "Daily News" that the new process of dealing with carcases of mutton at the Waitara Freezing Works, in order to conserve storage space, is proving most advantageous. Before being ibagged, the hind ■ quarters are cut off and inserted into i the upper portion of the carcase. The i process takes a little longer than the 1 old method, but the saving of- as much . as 47 per cent, of space makes the adop- • tion of the system well worth while, i The gain is also an advantage in respect ■ to shipping space, though the saving is ■ said to >be only about 25 per cent. J On tho way up to Ohakune a reporter noticed some exceptionally fine crops of ; potatoes between Marton and other ' towns on the Main Trunk line. Christmas night produced a heavy white frost, t and on the downward journey to ' YVang-anui it was noticed that prac- . tically without exception every plot of potatoes had been ruined. The tops of I the plants had been turned as ""black as _ your 'hat," as one passenger put it. : The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald was taken for a long aeroplane flight yester- ■ day by Mr..' C. M. Hill, instructor at ; Sockburn aviation school. The aero- , plane circled over the centre of the city, I and also crossed the estuary. A height ,of over 3000 ft was reached. Mr. Mac- , Donald was greatly pleased with his first j flying experience. A Dunedin suburban hotelkeeper will be charged in a day or two in the Dun- • edin Police Court with selling liquor ; after six o'clock. This will be the first prosecution of the kind in the Dominion I 1 under the Sale of Liquor (Restrictions 1 Act, passed last session. In regard to the proposal that cap- ', able territorial officers might be ab- ; , I sorted in the Imperial Army, Sir James Allen stated yjesterday that, thougjhl , cable after cable message had been sent, no reply had been received. If the proi posal was carried out, he said it would (solve a great difficulty. The body of a man, believed to be a returned soldier named Charles Henry Sargison, 43 years of age, has been found iin a lagoon near Greymouth.

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The Ponsonby Boys' Drum and TTife Band and Choristers had a very successful visit to Rotorua, under the direction of Mr. Callinan, band manager, Mr. Richards, and 'Mr. Phillpot, choir master. The concert given in the Government Gardens was attended by about 800 people, and the Hon. T. M. Wilford, who was present on that occasion, congratulated Mr. Phillpot on the musical attainments of the boys. He also said that some of the visitors staying at the Grand Hotel had enjoyed that singing so much that they ihad had a few of the boys to sing a few songs before them privately, and as a mark of their enjoyment of that singing he wished to hand over to those in authority the sum of £5 8/6. Addressing the boye, he said they had great talent, and they had been given opportunity. Others ihad the' same, but had never been given a chance to prove themselves. He exhorted his boy hearers to be manly, upright, and straight; never to do anything that they were ashamed to tell their mother. If they did this they need fear nothing. Their progress had been excellent, and it would be maintained by honesty, obedience, and by playing the game.

A pathetic picture of a holiday jaunt in the southern Auckland district was recently drawn by a New Plymouth traveller. There was a long, particularly bad stretch of the bush bnllock track which passes for a road on some of the main routes in New Zealand; in the midst of it a car containing the traveller was bumping and grinding along its way with difficulty, when the dirver saw something in front which, caused him to pull up and inquire whether help was. needed. An elderly man and his equally elderly wife were pushing a motor-bicycle and side-car along the road; dust and perspiration covered their persons, the husband pushed stubbornly at the handle-bars, and his helpmeet did the same at' the back of the side-car, but there was despair and weariness in their attitude and their lingering walk. "We have pushed this (indicating the beautiful new bicycle)' for four miles because the road is so rough my wife can't stick in the . side-car, and twenty cars have passed and covered us with dust, but you are the first that have asked if they could help," said the owner of the motor-bike; or that was the gist of his words. And as the car could not, in the circumstances, give help, the old couple again bent to their weary task.

Owing to increased settlement at Mangere, round about Mangere DSbuntain, it hae been found necessary to increase the water supply. For some years the residents near the main road from Mangere Bridge have been supplied with water through a IJin. main from Onehunga. This is quite inadequate for present requirements, and the Mangere Road Board decided to form a water district and supply all the residents therein with water. To do this a loan of f 3,000 was necessary to cover the cost of Teticulation. Yesterday a poll of ratepayers was held at the Mangere Bridge School to say if they -would sanction a special rate in the new water area ac security for the loan. The proposal was carried with a substantial majority, the voting being as follows:—For the proposal, 83; against, 16; informal, 1. The water will still be obtained from Onehunga. The Government las promised to advance the loan of £3,000 as eopn ac the ratepayers sanctioned the special rate. The work will be put in hand at once.

The scope of the Xew Zealand Shipping Act is concerning seamen here at preeent. Cases are under notice where sailors manning vessels into the war zone from New Zealand have not had what is termed " fair play." The Act provides that when seamen fall ill, or are injured, they shall be attended to at the expense of the owners, and provided with a passage home, with their wages still going on. But when the illness occurs, as in more than one instance it hae in the tropics, it has been found that the clauses of the New Zealand Act do not apply, and the men are dealt with by shipmasters of other lands under the Merchant Shipping' Act of Great Britain, and are often shipped back home under the "D.8.5." and forfeit all their pay while they are only entitled to shelter on the voyage home.

_ Reservists who change their ocupations at the present time.cannot expect any previous exemption appeals to apply, without an entirely fresh appeal. A young man who appeared before the First Auckland Military Service Board had changed hie occupation and Ilie present employers sought a reopening of his previous appeal in order to establish his right to exemption. . The Board pointed out that the appeal could not be construed as a re-hearing, and in any case the application would have to. be made through the Commandant of the Forces. Having changed his occupation, all the circumstances had changed. New facts would be adduced altogether, and the application would take the form of a new appeal.

A young woman named Beatrice Graham, alias MeCabe (22), escaped from the Parnell Rescue Home on December 27 and was caught again yesterday. When she came before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., this morning, it was stated that this was the second time this girl had run away from the home, and that she had a decided aversion to doing any work and to any restraint. She made no secret of her intention to run away. His Worship remarked that his recollection of the girl wae that it was really a sentimental case in which little good would be done 'by sending her to gaol. She was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on, and to be returned to finish her term at the Home.

A motorist, on a visit to New Plymouth, remarked to a reporter that during his stay there he could not help notioing the youngsters who stand in the middle of' the road and defy approaching motor traffic. A lady motorist, travelling along a certain road in the town, was recently held up by a group of children who were waving and dancing in front of her car. And then people wonder at the frequency of accidents, and in the majority of cases blame the motorists.

■ The opening of the line as far as Kohuratahi (Stratford district) marks another step in the construction of the railway "Out East." Trains now run between Whangamomona and Kohuratahi bi-weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and will connect with the Whan<»»-momona-Stratford service. °

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One Second Division, reservist, who appeared before the Firat Auckland, Military Service Board yesterday afternoon expressed an ■ objection to -serving the colours until all the single men were called up, hut was told that all, the single men in the country had been conscripted, and were either exempted, rejected, or on service of some kind. Appellant could not supply any names of First Division men who had escaped, information that the Department is always pleased to have at any time, so was satisfied that he -was suffering from some delusion in the matter.

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