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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 71, 24 March 1919, Page 4

The Weather Bureau forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day is ac follows: "The indications are for westerly winds, strong to gale, backing by west to south. The weather will probably prove squally, with heavy showers. Barometer unsteady. iSea rough off chore. Tides good.' .

Eleven- little epidemic orphans came before the Juvenile Court as children having no means of subsistence. There were four families concerned, and the several children had been thrown suddenly on the goodwill of relatives by the breadwinners of the families being stricken down by influenza. The relatives, having found the added burden too great, applied for relief to the authorities, with the result that these children formally came before the Court, and after the circumstances had been stated in evidence, the children were formally committed to industrial schools, but permittod to board out with their relatives, who thus became entitled to the State allowance for the keep of epidemic orphans.

An inquest at Invercargill yesterday concerning the death of VV. J. Dejoux, who was fount', drowned in the harbour on Friday last, was held on Sunday. The evidence disclosed that on the night of bis disappearance he met his sweetheart walking witli another youth, and was greatly perturbed. He had had two attacks of influenza. A verdict was returned that deceased was found drowned in the estuary on March 21.

Brigadier-General Richardson, in a report to the Minister of Defence, says:—

'"To ensure that sanitary and medical arrangements, and accommodation on board transports are thoroughly sati factory, an Embarkation Medical Board has been formed. This board is to be responsible to mc, through the director of medical services, that there is no overcrowding, and that the men are properly accommodated, and tnat the best possible conditions for ensuring the health of the troops on the voyage are provided. It li»b been found impossible to make satisfactory arrangements in the United Kingdom for students and apprentices to complete their education and training, therefore they will be given priority in repatriation."

At the last meeting of the Waihi Borough Council it was resolved on the motion of Councillor Pipe (president of the Miners' Union) that the Council place on record its appreciation of the Mayor's (Mr Dawson Donaldson) efforts in. connection with the industrial trouble that has arisen in Waihi. in approaching the Minister of Labour, and for obtaining the able services of Mr. T. Harle Giles.

Vice-Admiral S. Lusani Nhuz, Com-mander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy, Adriatic Base, has written to Captain Thomas, president of the Auckland branch of the Xavy League, as follows:

"I duly received and distributed the' greeting cards you so kindly forwarded on the occasion of the Christmas season. I am very touched at your gentle thoughts and expression of goodwill. On i ■behalf of myself, ofliceiv, and men of the Koyal Navy under my command, I wish to reciprocate your very cordial and sincere greetings, and I am pleased to say that the victorious peace forestalled by you has been fully rewarded to our Army and to those of "our valiant allies." I

A licence to take shingle and eand from the foreshore of the Hauraki Gulf below low-water mark lias hern granted to the Auckland Shingle Dredahivr Co., Ltd.. by Order-in-Oouneil. It i s pointed out that harbour boards have no power to grant licensee of this nature, wherefore an application was made to the Governor-General under the Harbours Act, 11)08. The area over which the license has been granted is in the vicinity of Pakihi Inland, and it has been shown that the proposed operations will not tended to the injury of navigation. A royalty of 3d per cubic yard has to be paid on all shingle and sand taken, and provision is made that the company shall be liable for any injury which the hoppers may cause any reesel or boat through, neglect on the part of the company. |

Complaints that the quarantine period in Auckland wae too long was made to a '".Star" representative by a number of members of overseas vessels this morning. One of the men stated that the idea of keeping a vessel under survey for twenty-four hours was absurd, as the likelihood of any disease breaking out in that period was very remote. "The ve6sele that undergo quarantine, ,, he remarked, "are those that come from overseas, and these vessels have weeks in which any disease could materialise." Men on ships have little time to spend with their families as it is, and with . this new regulations this time is further j reduced. The civil action, George Hunter Gates v. .Arthur G. C. Glass, claim and counter--1 claim respecting the management of a farm, was preceeded .with to-day at the ! Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Ilosking and a jury of four. The case was ; begun on Thursday last, aud will continue till to-morrow at least. A striking instance of the serious stage to which pillaging of overseas cargo has developed came to light in the goods ehed at New Plymouth on Tuesday last. Four cases consigned to a Stratford drapery firm were opened I for Customs examination and it was I found that the contents of three cases 1 had been tampered with and that I articles to the retail value of l>etween I £00 and £70 were missing. The cases I bore fairly plain marks that showed that they had been opened. The consignment was brought from London to Wellington by the Burmah and from the latter port was taken up the coast on the Corinna. Mr. Hurst Seager, organiser for the Town Planning Association, waited on the Mayor this morning and asked the support of the council in reference to the forthcoming conference at Wellington. The Mayor assured Mr. Seager that the council was in sympathy with the objects of the association and would give its support to any concrete proposals within its financial resources which would make for the advancement of the city and Dominion generally. He undertook to place before the council the representations made by Mr. Seager on account of the Nmv Zealand Town Planning conference to be held in May next. Referring to the statement by the Hon. V. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Afl'aire, at Christchurch, tliat patriotic or war fund societies are not to be permitted to expend any part of their funds on war memorials, the Mayor said this morning that as far as Auckland was concerned the decision of the (Government had no effect as the Patriotic Associa-

tion had not at any time proposed to spend its funds on war memorials. Auckland had always taken the view that war memorials were purely matters for the citizens and that a separate and distinct fund must be raised for undertakings purely in the nature of war memorials, with regard to which up to the present nothing definite had been matured here. Speaking generally the funds of the Auckland Patriotic Association had been administered without diversion of any kind, and the policy of the association was still to administer its funds for the benefit of the soldiers and dependants in whose interests they had been raised. In the "British' "tratle Review" of January an article emphasises the need for learning modern languages in order to carry on commerce successfully with foreign countries. Inquiries made showed that many foreigners were employed by British firms as clerks, travellers, and agents. A re-port recently published in London mentions that British clerks found competent in foreign correspondence wi?re not infrequently regarded as irreplaceable, and therefore were not promoted to better positions. While on his way to the Hermitage the Minister for Agriculture received two deputations from the Timaru Development League, which urged an increase in the accommodation at the Hermitage. If nothing better could be done, the deputation urged the provision of sleeping room for 50 persons in time for next season. The Minister said the tourist business wae important, and undertook to do whatever was possible. ll\e question of payment of councillors for loss of time while away on Council business was discussed at the last meeting of the Waihi Borough Council. Conn- , cillor Pipe moved that steps be taken with a view to having the Municipal ; Corporations Act amended in the desired direction; and that the allowance be one guinea per day. The Mayor said that as the Borough Council consisted chiefly pf working men. it was only right and reasonable that councillors should be paid for loss of time. In the course of a sliort statement in the "Star" last Monday on the development of the industrial schools system, it was incidentally stated that only eight i children were sent from Auckland to in-1 dustrial schools in the last six months of' last year. Mr. F. S. Shell, the Education , Department's Probation Officer, points' out that this statement is incorrect. He says that 52 children were sent to the schools, but out of that number 44 were

either indigents or children out of control,, while only eight of the number were sent away for actual delinquency.

The New Zealand Army Medical Department is constituted and established as part of the permanent staff of th& Defence Forces, states a notice in the "Giizette." The directing staff of the Department will consist of (a) t/he direc-

tor of medical services; (b) four assistant directors of medical services attached to district commands; (<■) such other officers as may from time to time

be appointed to the Department. It has been decided to close all the schools in the Wanganui Education District on April 10, the day of the licensing poll. The reason is that already thirty-four schools have been commandeered for polling purposes on that day. A breach of promise action, in which both plaintili and defendant were eep tuagenarians, was heard in Nelson on Friday. After lengthy evidence the jury returned an 11 to 1 verdict for plaintiff for £50 damages for breach of promise and damages for loss of situation.

It was rumoured some weeks an- o (writes our Wellington correspondent) that the members of the Board of Trade were employed upon the preparation of "a reply to the statements made by Mr. Justice Stringer, the president of the Arbitration Court, in respect to the cost of living. His Honor, it will be remembered, expressed the opinion that till the Government discovered some mean- of staying the advance in prices wages would have to go op. increasing. This implied of course, that all the Government's efforts in this direction had failed and the task of answering the criticism was handed over to the Board of Trade and speedily completed. Now. however, Mm Fters are divide,! as to the propriety of talking bark ■ to a King's judge, and it seems at the moment that those opposed to such a proceeding are in. the m^joritj-

The Mayor of Waihi, speaW at fl. last Borough Council meeting *£, •! was high time that a resident WaV should be appointed. The last resfi Warden who was conversant with th mining laws was Mr. Burgess No „ ,?• nary Stipendiary Magistrate could be expected to have the knowledge of mi ing matters in order to deal eyranafl™ tically with the various phases ofml ing that were dealt with at the Warden's Court. As already notified it Was " solved to urge upon the Minister of Jus tice to make an early appointment of a. Warden who should be resident in the district.

The Auckland branch of the Institute of Architects discussed th e question of a national war memorial, and agreed that the proposed road from Auckland to the Bluff was the best scheme submitted. The branch decided, therefore, to support the institute in its efforts to have this idea carried out. No definite schem? wa 6 D ut forward in respect to a local memorial but the branch at a later stage will place its views on the question before the Citr Council. *

The ordination of Mr. Henry Reginald Fell, M.A., takes place to-morrow 'afternoon at Howick Presbyterian Church and will be followed by his induction into that charge. Mr. Fell was at King's College, and went away ac a private on active service, returning about a year ago. He has been supphS ing at Howick since the end of last July. The Rev. J. Patterson, of Soinerveil Church, Remiiera, is moderator of the Howick Church. The Auckland Presbytery has been convened to at Howick at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, the Moderator being Rev. (!. B. Inglis. The Rev. Budd, of Devonport and Rev. E. L. Walker, of vSt. James, will take part in the service, the latter addressing the people, after which the newly ordained minister will preach to the gathering, A 'bus will leave the 0.P.0. at 1 p.m. tomorrow for Howick.

Next week, on Tuesday and 'Wednesday, the Auckland Land' Board will be holding the last sitting of its existence, as the Auckland Land District is being divided into two as from April 1. The Auckland Land Board, as at present will be thereupon dissolved., and a new Board constituted for each district.

The Ladies' Patriotic Association of Howick have arranged a public welcome to-morrow evening in the Public Hall of that town, to returned soldiers from that district. Advice has been received from the Eastern Extension Cable Company that all full rate traffic for Europe is now to be diverted via the Pacific Cable CornPan}-.

3 The Leys Institute gymnasium will be ~ re-opened on Monday, March 31st. Sir. 7 Leonard G. Wilson, the instructor, an--3 nounces by advertisement the dates upon 1 which he will attend at the gymnasium to - enrol pupils for men's, ladies', boys', and t girls' classes. J Lieut. Frank Adeane, who has been i on active service for the past four anil i a-half years, has returned to Auckland, - and has taken up the position of second t auctioneer with Messrs- Walker arid f Company. Mr. Adeaue was for eight f months in command of a Company in the » CI Camp, and was due to leave again for ' France when the-armistice was signed. " Tis something to be willing, ta coiii- ' mend." New ZeqUupji. highly commends ■ Baxter's Lung Preserver for coughs, ' colde, sore throat, and cheet troubles. . Big bottle 2/6.—(Ad.) '■ In view of the Prohibition Poll, every supporter of the Moderate League should read the interesting announcement appearing ou page 0 qf this " issue.—(Ad.) 1 One of the simplest ana most effectual ' of household remedies for stomach. ! troubles in young children is Sharland'a Magnesia. 1/3 per bottle everywhere. • (Ad.) Unusually interesting will be the promenade show of autumn and winter fashions' to be held on Wednesday and following days at the J.C.L. Open on. 1 Wednesday evening from 7 till 9 p.m. The tearoom will be open for the occasion. Orchestral music.—John Court, Ltd., Queen Street.—(Ad.) Ladies like the lovely lines • and the' pleasing patterns and prices of our artificial silk coats appeal to all good dressers.—Geo. Fowltls, Ltd.—(Ad.) For thin, straggling or weak hair. I falling or splitting hairs, over-greasiness of the scalp, over-dryness or itching scur.f or dandruff, total or partial boMI ness, loss of colour and lustre, use J. , Craven->Burle : gh's, world-wide known as i the best hair preparation ever placed on the market.—C. F. Shaw, chemist, right opp. G.P.0., Queen Street.—(Ad.) Our new method of extraction of teeth is absolutely painless. We guarantee this, and make no charge should pain be felt.—Ballin and Russell, Dental ■.Specialists, Symonds Street.— (Ad.) • The promenade show of autumn and I winter fashions will be held at the J.C.L. Wednesday, 7 till 9 p.m. Orchestral ; music.—John Cc'urt, Ltd., Queen St. Ad. , Ladies and invalids will fine Saarland's Magnesia a valuable corrective for sick , headache, and a mild laxative.—l/ 3 per

. bottle, everywhere.— (Ad.) i ! The name of ordinary whiskies -Iβ [legion —but there is only one name for the finest brand of all, and that's De war's Whisky.—(Ad.) In view of the Prohibition Poll, every supporter of the Moderate League , should read the interesting announcement appearing on page 9 of this issue.—(Ad.) A display of men's shirts in an attractive form is to be seen in one of the Queen Street windows of Geo. Fowlds, Ltd.—(Ad.) Bridgman's Sale.—Bargains in drapery, sheeting, raincoats, rug.s, boys' and men'e clothing. Buy now and save money. Ad. • If you desire to become early acj quainted with the new season's fashions, visit the J.L'.L. on Wednesday evening, when the promenade show will be held. Orchestral music. The tearoom will be i open for this oec-asion.—John Court, Ltd., Queen Street.— (Ad.) Heartburn and sick headache is relieved by Sharland's Magnesia. 1/3 per I bottle, everjwhere.— (A<L) I Every elector should make up his

I mind on which side his vote will be ■ cast on April 10. Those still undecided should read advertisement cm page 0. — (Ad.) i It's not worth your while to drink any but good whisky. Insist on "Dewar's,' and you get a pure spirit.— (Ad.) A man who is requiring a suit should inspect a window show in the Fort Street window of Geo. Fowlds,, Ltd.—(Ad.) You are invited to attend the promenade show of autumn and winter fashions to be held on Wednesday and following days at the J.C.1.. Open Wednesday evening from 7 till d p.m. Orchestral music. Illuminated roof garden.—John Court. Ltd., Queen St. Ad Skarland's Magnesia i≤ particular!-? , soothing when the digestion is disturbed and there is a nasty taste in the mouth. i 1-/3- for. bottle, every-here.— CAd-j