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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 169, 17 July 1919, Page 4

The Governor-General has declared Saturday (19th) and. Monday (21st) special Customs holidays. A petition to be adjudged a bankrupt has been filed by Edwin James Arnold, labourer, of Pokcno.

The weather Bureaus forecast for 2-1 hours from 9 a.m. this day is as follows: "The indications are for moderate to strong southerly winds. Weather probably cold and changeable, with scattered showers. The barometer has a rising tendency. Seas moderate. Tides good." The beauty of the decorations to the General Post Office in connection with the forthcoming peace celebrations so impressed a returned soldier that he called at the office of the "Auckland Star to suggest that the main portion of the illuminations should be allowed to remain until the last of the boys return about next October. The permanent stop of the incoming Main Trunk train at Newmarket, when the trains shall have commenced their normal running again, was referred to at the meeting of the Newmarket Borough Council last evening. The Mayor, Mr. C. Leek, stated that a petition containing 7600 names had been prepared, and it was decided to forward the petition to the member for the district, -Mr. J. S. Dickson. It was also decided to solicit the support of all other members for Auckland city constituencies. On Friday last a very successful carnival and sale of live stock were held at the Maramarua Hall for the purpose of raising money to erect a suitable memorial to the men from the district who fell in the war. The carnival proceeds were over £288, and as some donations arc yet to be added to the amount the committee will have considerably over £300 in hand when all the money is in. The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League specially asked the New South Wales committee to prohibit the sale and use of crackers during the peace celebrations on account of the effect of the unexpected noise upon soldiers suffering from shell-shock. This recommendation was referred to the principal medical officer, who admitted that the indiscriminate use of crackers would have a definite detrimental effect upon these invalid soldiers. As it was not practicable to prohibit the sale and use of fireworks "without special legislation, it was decided, to prohibit their use within certain denned areas, and to appeal to the public to observe this request. The City Council by-law restricting the brilliancy of headlights on motor cars was the subject of some animadversion by the president of the Auckland Automobile Association at the annual meeting of the society last night. Mr Henning stated that the sub-commiteee appointed to consider the matter had come to the conclusion that such a light as required by the Council by-law would not •be safe to drive by. The committee expressed the opinion, therefore, that the best course to pursue was to dispense with the by-law and leave the existing Act to operate, the person affected by a dazzling light having the right to lay a complaint. Personally he had never heard of an accident caused by a dazzling headlight, but they had been caused by tramway cemfcre-poles. He considered they constituted one of the greatest menaces to traffic, and the Council might well get rid of them before turning its attention to dazzling headlights. "What constituted a record was received for choice and prime ox beef at the Westfleld fat etock sale yesterday. The -price was slightly in advance of the record of £3 per -hundred established a fortnight ago, and fully £2 more per head than was realised last week. The marked increase is ajttributed chiefly tof'fnS'Shrjrt'Supply of* choice and prime ox, a big proportion of the yarding comprising -ordinary quality cattle. The very high average of £2G 3/9 was obtained by Messrs. Bucklarid and Sons for 14 steers from B. Reid, Waerenga. Last week's values for sheep were sustained. Pigs sold freely at last week's high quotations. Likewise sheep sold up to last week's rates; A very good sale of dairy cows took place within the last few days at Richmond Downs, near Matamata, when at a clearing sale of a herd of 352 head, Mr Nalder, of the firm of Messrs Dalgety and Company, was able to submit to the vender an account sales, which showed the average at £18 4/. At a meeting of the Newmarket Borough Council last night a report was received from the committee appointed to represent the council at the conference held in the Town Hall on Monday to consider the proposal to construct a new storm-water drain in Khyber Pass to the effect that the £9000 that the drain was expected to cost had been apportioned as follows: City, 50 per cent; Newmarket, 33" 1-3 per cent; Mount Eden, 16 2-3 per cent. A special committee was appointed to confer with the Mount Eden Council, which had not been represented at the conference, and had disclaimed responsibility for payment of any percentage, and to endeavour to arrange an amicable settlement. The difficulties under which (farmers purchasing store etock at a distance from their homes are placed in respect to getting them to their destinations was evidenced on the main road in the vicinity of Tamaki early yesterday morning. Under the present railway restricted service conditions the Department will not accept store stock" for transit, hence purchasers are compelled to drive their stock to whatever destination required. On the main road in the vicinity of Tamaki yesterday morning were several large mobs, one of 150, bound for Morrinsville. The cattle was purchased at the Westfield yards. This sight is likely to "become common. A large consignment purchased at Westfield last week was held there 'by the owner with a view to getting the cattle through if possible by rail to 'Ngaruawahia. He was unsuccessful, and ere this they are trudging along the route. Orchards and gardens are all troubled with different classes of pests, as biting insects, sucking insects, and fungous diseases, each of which usually requires for its control a different kind of spray material. Fortunately it is possible to combine the necessary materials for the simultaneous control of the pests, thus avoiding separate applications. In an illustration published in the July issue of the "New Zealand Fruitgrower" are given the standard spray materials for insect and fungous diseases and the way in which, they may be combined in order to lessen the labour of thorough spraying, and at the same time to avoid mixtures dangerous to fruit or foliage. A sensation was caused at Taihape by the arrest la6t week of a young man named Carter, charged with being a deserter from H.M. forces. He is a man of gentlemanly and prepossessing appearance, and claimed to be an officer in a crack British regiment and a graduate of Balliol College, Oxford. He was employed as a clerk in the meat works at "Winiata, and moved in the beet society there, and was a lay reader in the local Anglican Church. He was taken to Palmerston North to be dealt with .by the military authorities. The attention of members of King's College Old Boys' Association is called to the fact that the annual re-union is postponed for one week owing to the Peace celebrations.

A small English mail arrived by thej I Marama this morning, and was distri-: buted this afternoon. The Frinzessin, which left Sydney last night with an Australian mail, should arrive at Wellington about the beginning of next week. The Manuka's Auckland mail arrived by the express last night, and was delivered this morning. j An amendment to the coal trade regulations, issued yesterday, provides that j ' any inspector of factories, on being authorised by a warrant signed by any member Of a coal trade committee, may enter upon any premises with a view to discovering whether coal is being hoarded in unreasonably large quantities, having regard to the shortage of supplies. The One Tree Hill Road Board, follow- . ing on a request made by the Volunteer Fire Brigade in the district that the board procure the motor fire engine to replace the hand-reel at present in use, last evening decided to purchase an engine capable of carrying ten men, the cost approximately to be £350. Some interesting remarks were made by Mr. R. T. Michaels at a sitting of the Conciliation Council this morning. He said that-before he left England everything pointed to labour not being conI tent to pre-war conditions. They would ' not live in slums in the future, and the feeling was in favour of nationalisation of essential industries and co-operation with employers to a certain extent in the profits earned. Mr Michaels added "Government control of foodstuffs I consider absolutely essential for the welfare of the people in the Old Country." Mr. Michaels also said: " Directly you give I workers an interest in a business you I take away the power from the agitator." It was found in England that agitators did hot favour workers being given an interest in the business where they were employed. " It is a pity this <by-law could not he made so -that the employer might be brought within its scope," commented Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., to-day, when a driver, Henry Greenwood, was charged with driving after sunset with his vehicle insufficiently lit. The circumstances stated were ithat the defendant, an employee of a large firm, was driving » wagon containing a very large load, and though there was a light on one side of the wagon, it could not be seen from the rear on account of the load. The time was 5.30 p.m., in -the gloom of the early evening, so that the vehicle constituted a real -danger to fast-moving vehicles overtaking it. His Worship 1 stated that he has recently had to investigate an accident which had arisen from i this very cause, and the necessity for j having slow, heavily-laden vehicles proI perly lit at night was obvious, but it I seemed to him unfair that the workman should have to bear the brunt of the responsibility if he were required by his employer to carry such loads as to make ineffective the Kght provided for his vehicle. Defendant was ordered to pay 'the costs, 7/. Messrs. T. Mandeno Jackson will sell by public auction at their rooms, Customs Street E., at 11 o'clock tomorrow (Friday) morning, a valuable city freehold, known as "Waikato House," situated Shortland Street, and . comprising brick and cement house of 19 ; rooms, standing on section having 66ft ' I frontage to Shortland Street, 60ft ,'frontage to Chancery Lane, with a i through depth of 142 ft. If not sold then ' the house and section, 361 ft to Shortland , Street, a frontage .to Chancery Lane, with a through depth of 142 ft, will be , offered. ; A good building section, having . 50ft frontage to Komaru Street, Remu- • era, by a depth of 180 ft, will be sub- • mitted.at the same .time. The most important news that could be '< given to the fruitgrowers of New Zealand 1 would be that the profitable export trade • established before the war with South > American ports was to be re-opened. ' Great prospective markets also await our i fruit in North America and Europe. In . the hopes that suitable arrangements for I shipping space can be made, the New Zeai land Fruitgrowers' Federation has ap- ■ proved a scheme of fruit export to both the Northern Hemisphere and South America for next season. Full details of . the proposals appear in the July issue of . the "New Zealand Fruitgrower," which can be obtained from all leading book- ] sellers and the Brett Printing and Pub- . lishing Company. "Hope springs eternal in the human i breast."—(Pope.) Lost hope through a ! long lasting cold returns after the first i dose of Baxter' 6 Lung Preserver. It is ' little short of marvellous in the way it remedies and protects against future attacks. 2/6 buys large bottle at chemist ior store.— (Ad.) Peace! Colossal Millinery Sale.— j Ladies! This is to remind you that we still have a thousand or two hats to make a choice from. TJntrimmed shapes, 1/11 and 3/11; usual prices. 12/6 to 18/6; ready-to-wears, 5/11, usual 15/6 to '21/; trimmed millinery, 10/6 and 15/6, usual prices 32/6 to 63/.—The Bon Marche, Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) Peace Celebrations.—Don't forget pancakes made with Tucker's pancake flour. It's one of the joy treats your children will revel in. Only sixpence a packet.— (Ad.) Peace" celebrations.—The J.C.L. will be closed all day Saturday and Monday, reopening on Tuesday, 5.30 a.m. — John Court, Ltd., Queen Street.—(Ad.) The A.8.C., Newton, for value in hosiery. Grey, black, and brown silk ankle hose, a very special line, slightly! imperfect, clearing at 2/9* pair; plain' black cotton hose, fine finish, 1/2 1/41 1/9, 2/S pair.—(Ad.) Everybody's praising Tucser's pancake flour. You only have to try those glori- ] ous golden pancakes once and you, too, will call for more and more. So won- j derfully economical, too. Don't miss! : them on Peace Day.—(Ad.) The AJB.C, Newton, for value in) hosiery. Ladies' New Zealand wool hose l j in grey, khaki, fawn, and green mixtures,. | selling at 6/6 pair.—'(Ad.) | The soap that's maKtng New Zealand famous, "TANIWHA." It's just perfect for every requirement of the home— j kitchen, laundry, rath.—(Ad.) j i The A.8.C., Newton, for value in | hosiery. Black cashmere ribbed hose,' I 4/11, 5/6, 5/11; hole-proof hose in j assorted shades, 3/8 and 2/11.—(Ad.) Peace! Colossal Millinery Sale. — J Ladies! This is to remind you that we • still have a thousand or two hats to make a choice from Untrimmed shapes, . 1/11 and 3/11; usual prices, 12/6 to 18/6; . ready-to-wears, 5/11, usual 15/6 to 21/; trimmed millinery, 10/6 and 15/6, usual prices 32/6 to 63/. —The Bon Marche, Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) Nurses know the value of Groats. ; Build up the patient's strength on Doci tors' Cream o' Groats. Try it to-day. Ad. Newest lines in napery, in linen and ' cotton, trays, runners, pillow shams. ' Sheeting, 54in, 2/11, 3/6; 72in, 3/11, 4/6; 80in, 4/11, 5/11.—FORD'S, Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) J Peace celebrations.—The J.C.L. will be closed all day Saturday and Monday, > re-opening Tuesday.—John Court, Ltd., Street.—(Ad.^

L m 7 a°l *& men who at Auckland by the Marama this mornin' , were wearing the new Imperial general : service medal ribbon.Va sample of which was stated to have been received by the Defence Department last week. The rih I bon has a broad band of dull orange .about half the total width, running down* the middle On each side is a band of white about an eighth of an inch wide [then an almost invisible strip of black and then an eighth-inch strip of light blue, forming the edge of the ribbon. The colour scheme may fairly described as feeble and ineffective in the extreme the more so. as the orange part of the ribbon is almost invisible against a khaki background. It was expected that the ribbon for general service in the Great be ? ade entirel y distinctive and to this end it was suggested that bands of gold and silver l ace should be included in it. The design chosen has no distinctive quality, and there is no apparent symbolic meaning in the colours of which it is made up. The sample referred to above was stated to be accompanied by a specimen of the Allied medal ribbon. This w as sa i d to be made up of many little stripes, forming the colours of all the Allies. Nothing, however, seems to have been said as to what the Allied medal is, what Government is issuing it, and who is entitled to wear it. The Imperial ribbon, the Marama's men say, became available on June 1 and was issued to them aboard the ship' Following on the revelations about" the" state of affairs at the Featherston camp hospital, the Auckland branch of the Red Cross Society immediately sent a supply of warm clothing to Featherston and opened negotiations for the dispatch of any necessaries from Wellington without delay. Yesterday word was received from the officer in charge of the hospital that full supplies of underclothing-had been forwarded from the Ordnance Department, Wellington, and that all needs had now been fully met in this respect. The society decided therefore to take no further action. There will be no fresh bread in Wellington during the peace holidays. The master bakers have notified that no bread will be baked or delivered on Saturday, the 19th inst., and Monday, the 21st inst. (Further, owing to the inability to obtain extra labour, it will not be possible with the present staffs to bake on Friday, .the ISth inst., the -whole of the 'bread that will he required for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Therefore, to get over the difficulty it las been decided'that of the total quantity required for delivery on Friday, half shall be baked on Thursday and half on Friday, and customers will be requested to take their requirements in half stale and half fresh. At a meeting of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, it was reported that the One-tree Hill Road Board had accepted the offer of the Institute to send two members, Messrs Norman Wade and H. Clinton Savage (chairman and vice-chair-: man) to meet and assist the - committee set -up- to revise or formulate new by-laws. The matter of speculative building was referred to, and it was felt that to prevent inferior construction and materials being employed, the attention of local bodies and boroughs should be drawn to the necessity of framing-.by-lasssiiiforojthe protection of the public against an undesirable class of buildings that anay I>e erected.-.'jinder; esisiing._.conditions rj.also tihat local; ••bodies .WPd^i'MrjoggtoAesittitified that, should they contemplate any change in existing or the framing of new by-laws, the advice and assistance of this Institute is available -without charge: - '■ • - ■ • - > "s"*. •Raetihi must be a prosperous place at the present time. It is stated "that the building trade in thafc township is booming, and that there are double the amount of buildings under erection or in contemplation than in any other township of its size in the Dominion. There is also a proposal to form a racing club in the distriot. So many people are shifting nowadays, owing to the demand for houses causing them to have to find new quarters that, it is -asserted, though the truth of .• the assertion is not vouched for, that the fowls have been so frequently chased and captured for removal, that they be- . gin to cackle and run as soon as they hear the rumble of a furniture van. '•' We take up over 3,000 people in the ' lifts at the N.Z. Insurance Buildings in 1 a day," remarked a witness at the Conciliation Council this morning. Bridgman's, opposite Town Hall, for best value in drapery, sheeting, calico, ' flannelette, ladies', gent's, and children's 1 raincoats. Buy now. Save money.—Ad. i On Friday, the 18th inst., a, delivery > of town letters, registered as well as , ordinary, will be made over the counter, i in the Postmen's 'branch from. 7.30 to S.'3o p.m. The A.8.C., Newton, for value in ladies' hosiery. Fancy and heather mixture sports hose selling at 3/11, 3/8, 2/8' pair.—(Ad.) The June number of "Fashions' for ; All" is just to hand, and is bigger and . better than' ever. Get your copy now , from George Court and Sons, "The Big Store," Karangahape Road, Newton. The price is still 9d.—(Ad.). : Paace! Colossal Millinery Sale. - - Ladies! This is to remind you that we L ! still have a thousand or two hats to make a choice from. TJntrimmed shapes, 1/11 and 3/11; usual prices, 12/6 to IS/6; ready-to-wears, 5/11, usual 15/6 to 21/; trimmed millinery, 10/6 and 15/6, usual prices 32/6 to 63/. —The Bon Marche, Karangahape Road. —(Ad.) To-morrow (Friday) evening Nigro's String Band will play a select programme of popular music at Melvern'6 Great Household Stores, Karangahape Road.— j (Ad.) * ' The J.C.L. will be closed all day Saturjday and Monday for peace celebrations, Ire-opening on Tuesday, at 5.30 a.m. John Court, Ltd., Queen Street. —(Ad.) Visit the A.8.C., Newton, for your noli- ! day requirements. "Clean Sweep" Fale t \ bargains in hosiery, gloves, neckt wear.—(Ad.) Rather! ••TANIWBA" Soap Is good. . Being a pnro soap, it meets all require- , ments, consequently supposed substi- , tuates and fancy preparations can all be dispense l ' with.—(Ad.) Visit the A.B.C. "Clean Sweep" Sale for : .your holiday requirements. The balance I of our winter millinery marked at ridicu- > lously low prices.—(Ad.) A splendid range of shadow warp taffetas bought job price in England, selling at specially low prices.—Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd.—(Ad.) The A.8.C., Newton, for value in ladies' hosiery. All-wool ribbed hose in assorted , shades, 6/11; grey and heather mixture hose, all wool, 4/11 and 4/6.—(Ad.) ! Crepe merle, 46in, all colours, 2/9. , Great assortment of hosiery; newest , shades for costumes, at FORD'S, Karar ( ngahape Road. —(Ad.^