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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 64, 15 March 1919, Page 4

It was reported at the meeting of the Council of the Auckland Acclimatise-, tion Society last evening that the trout liberated sonle time ago in Lake Takapuna were not doing as well as expected. Mr. Elliott, of Papakura, offered to stock the lake with perch, which would make good fishing. The Council I gratefully accepted the donation. The I Town Clerk of Takapuna intimated by j letter that a pair of white swans had been liberated on Lake Pupuke, the writer stating that he was not aware I whether or not the lake came under the jurisdiction of the Society. The Council I decided to intimate that the lake was a i sanctuary. A mother, writing from Mount Albert, states that her daughter, when return-! ing froni school, was stopped by a boy, aged 14 yeare, who saicl, "I am going to fire at you." He then, she st&ted, fired two shots out of a gun loaded with small stones. The girl was hit on her arm and knee-cap, and has received serious injuries. A doctor was called in to attend to the knee, and it is feared it will he some weeks before the girl will be able to walk. The mother naturally suggests that the parents of the boy should destroy his gun before he does even more serious damage. A letter from the Secretary for Internal Affairs to the Auckland Acclimatisation Society last evening requested a few pairs of brown ducks to place on the Avon in Canterbury and in various ■ : park 3 in Christchurch, with a view t>* protecting this species of duck, which i 8 unfortunately becoming rare. The Council intends to ascertain the posrbij lity of securing the game referred to, and ; intends writing sub-societies on the matter. , Mrs J. H. Gunson invites wives who have Coma to New Zealand with returned soldiers to forward their addresses. For the last tour years the .wives, mothere and children of the men at the front have at intervals been entertained by the Auckland Women's Patriotic 4s sooiation at the Town Hall. As manr soldiers have brought wives with them from hnglam-l the desire of the committee is to get into touch with them so that they may not be overlooked ati these gatherings. ■ At the Xew Zealand Poultry Confer- ! ence. held in Christchurch, \ir S H ' Scott. Auckland, referred to the by-law i proposed to bo confirmed by the Mount Eden Borough Council, 'imposing a yearly tax of one shilling on all persons keeping poultry, and f a] 6 o impo«ine cer tain conditions as to the fowlhouses and runs. With the permission of the eon ferenee ho moved « That the matter be refprrt-d to the executive." Mr. Merrett said he considered the matter was one for the Auckland poultrymeh to take Up, The motion was defeated. i

c- Speaking this morninsr of the epidenre c- organisation, the Mayor said the organl- ». sation was ready, if the occasion arose to ts be brought into operation at a moment's ,d notice. Recently, on behalf of the Citi■o zens . Vigilance Health Committee, he had If conferred with Mr. C. J. Tunks, reprea senting the Order of St. John, with re- , e gard to the matter of transports, and in i 3 all the branches of the work St. John , Ambulance Association, which had done ». such excellent work in the past, was fuilv j r prepared in the event of a further out--0 break. The Block Committees, Mr Gun )t son said, could be brought inlo operation t again immediately, and the public could d rest assured that in Auckland the condi- ( . tion would be a state of preparedness to ; meet any emergency. The Vigilance Comn mittee met from time to time with a view r to keeping thoroughly up to date and 0 keeping the organisation together, so that c the health of the public'of Auckland jg , might be thoroughly safeguarded. c i In reply to a deputation representing r hockey and other sports interests which waited on him in regard to a statement t made at a meeting of Remuera rate- . f payers to the effect that the City Council 0 had undertaken to intervene in 'the event of any steps being taken to subdivide ; the hockey ground leased by the sports . bodies from the Dilworth Trust Board the Mayor said this statement was quHe _ contrary to fact. The Council could not a see its way to acquire the property on the terms suggested by the trustees, viz the full market price. That must end t the matter unless the Board was prepared to make a reasonable offer to the Council. These were the only terms on which the Council would be justified in asking the ratepayers to sanction the '" purchase of the property. . I The Xew Zealanders in depot at n " Bournemouth appear to have been 3 popular. So much so that on the anj nouncement nf the early breaking up of i the Engineer Reserve depot at Christ- "• church, the Mayor entertained the officers to dinner at the Grand Hotel. In r proposing the toast of "The Guests," ' he said he had desired before the officers cf the N.Z.E. left Bournemouth and neighbourhood to entertain them in that way, because of the happy relations which had existed between them since j their friends from the Dominions had ,' been located in their midst. On behalf a of the town, he wished to express their - great appreciation of the excellent be- ? haviour and fine bearing of the men. Of , their stay in Bournemouth the towns- . people would aWays have pleasant recollections, and he hoped that that would be reciprocated. Lieut.-Colonel O. ; Barclay, in replying, assured the. Mayor - that the guests would carry away with 1 them the most pleasant recollections of . Bournemouth. The National Board of the Young ' Women's Christian Association has de- * cided on the establishment in New Zeai land and Australia of an industrial . department for the general education of working girls, and Miss Jean Stevenson, a native of Dunedin, who graduated in I the training course in the National t Y.W.C.A. Training School in New York, r has been appointed national industrial i I secretary of the combined association. : Miss Stevenson is at present passing through Auckland on her way to Sydney !to take up her new duties. During the [ j latter p&rt of the war she was engaged :' in the formation of service clubs for I 1 women engaged in war work in the Pitts--1 burg steel works. ; Objecting residents cited as ratepayers : of the Waiatarua Drainage District were further heard in the Magistrate's Court before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., yester- - day afternoon, when additional evidence in support of the Drainage Board was ad--1 duced. Mr. H. H. Ostler was appearing for most of the appellants, Mr. Cawk- ; i well on behalf of Mrs. Cawkwell, Mr. j Alexander for Mrs. W. A. Maine, owner of part of the Mainstone homestead, originally subdivided in that particular ■ area; Mr. Meredith for the Board. De- ' j cision was reserved. i ] Residents of Pukerimu, in order to J cope with the rabbit pest which is becom- , I ing a very serious problem in the Wai- ' kato as elsewhere, met on Friday. It was resolved to set up a Rabbit Board, under the amended legislation passed last session. The following committee was , set up, to gather data and suggest suitable boundaries for the district to be under control of the Board. Messrs. R. Fisher, R. Spaeke, F. Retter, J. S. Fisher, F. Cunningham, and T. Penniket. At the Avondale Town Hall last night a welcome social was tendered some re- ' turned soldiers. The invited guests were J. Best, B. Robertson, T. Cooper, F, Uffendel, B. Oxenham, C. Oxenham, R. Atkinson. The latter" three were unable to attend. Mr. Morgan made an excellent M.C., and the music wae supplied by Mrs. Melville (piano), Mr. Jones (violin), Mr 3. H. Waygc'od, Misa V. Gray, Mrs. Hcsking, and Miss "E. Potter. Mr. Jones played a violin solo. • I The result of the Weight Gueseing I Competitions at the Franklin Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show was jas follows:—Bullock (actual weight) 9411b; A. Levett, of Pukekohe, 9451b; cow (G9Blb), won by W. Austin, Clevedon, 0981b; three sheep (1701b), J. H. Orr, ; Waimatenui, 1681b, and pig (651b). R. _ McCorquindale, Drury, and J. Beatty. both guessed 6511b. The Minister of Marine has written the Acclimatisation Society Council stating that all possible protection of fish will be taken in rivers where hydro-electric • / works are undertaken. The deer-shooting season in the Auckland Acclimatisation District has opened) and will conclude on May 31, inclusive. No moro than thirty licenses are to b<} ' . issued. Conditions have been gazetted, Messrs. F. Blake and L. Sim (two returned soldiers) will give prohibition addresses in the concert chamber of the Town Hall on Tuesday next. To-morrow afternoon, in the Totfn Hall, Professor Nicholls will speak about ''Prohibition in America, and the beneftts which have already been received from .the partial prohibition, and anticipation of still better results when full prohibition comes into force next I July." Professor Nicholls will *feo speak in the Strand Theatre at 7.39 Sunday evening. He leaves for the South on Monday. ■ The very latest authoritative styles 5n autumn millinery, including velours, ready-to-wears, also felts and straws, trimmed and untrimmed, are now snowing in the millinery section of George ..' Court and Sons," Ltd.. Karangahape ■ Road.—(Ad.) ■ The children will thrive if fed on DoeI tors' Cream o' Groats. Pure, nutritious, jand appetising. All grocers.—(Ad.) The coming , vogue in autumn and winter headwear for ladies who ca?e may now be seen in the millinery section of George Court and Sons' Ltd., Karangahape Road. The models and T ready-to-weais are distinctive and unique.— (Ad.) Ladies' evening or light shoes, clearing at 3/11. Postage 4Hd.—Offer's, 180, Symoads St., and Kingsland.— [Ad.) Stcck taking sale.—Children's annuals, 1919 diaries, all reduced.—A. J. Harding, Stationer, 220, Queen Street.—^Aii