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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 198, 21 August 1919, Page 4

The Weather Bureau forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day is as follows: "The indications are for southerly winds, moderate, and veering by S. to W., then freshening. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, with increasing haze and cloudiness. The barometer has a falling tendency soon. Sea and tides moderate."

Yesterday as the tide came in dozens of loaves of bread were strewn along the beach at Stanley Bay. The troopship was anchored not far away and it is supposed that she dumped her stock of stale bread into the harbour and the tide carried it on to the sands. Hundreds of seagulls had a great feast and one energetic poultry keeper gathered up a goorl bagful for feed for his fowls.

The threepenny piece, which is so useful in the business transactions of the community, has evidently received attention in the hands of the counterfeiter, as some spurious coins of this denomination are in circulation in Dunedin.' One of them was apparently made of aluminium, but it was an excellent imitation of the genuine article, and on a superficial examination would easily be passed as good.

A noticeable feature of the stock sales at Westfield these days is the large number of motor cars that are drawn up outside the enclosure. In the past it was customary to see a fair number, but not quite so numerous as the average numbers that are now to be seen. The substantial increase is accounted for by buyers who prefer to come out at a suitable hour rather than arrive too early for the sale by tho train that runs from Auckland under the railway cut service. Also they can return home at their own pleasure—not having to wait several hours after the sale to catch the first available train from Otahuhu to the city.

The Right Rev. Dr. Cleary, Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, celebrates the ninth anniversary of his consecration to-day. The ceremony took place in the Cathedral at Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, and was participated in by six bishops, besides many other important ecclesiastics. The bishop's mother, hale and hearty at the advanced age of So years, was present at the consecration. Dr. Cleary was ordained a priest at Enniscortliy on the 11th of January, ISBS. His health was injuriously affected by close application to study, and it was upon medical advice that he left Ireland ' for Australia, from whence he came to Dunedin to fill the editorial chair of the New Zealand " Tablet."' He was appointed Bishop of Auckland in succession to the late Dr: Lenihan, by an almost unanimous vote of the priests of the diocese. We are glad to hear that Dr. Cleary is recovering from the severe illness which attacked him when on a pastoral visit to Hamilton.

The Business Committee set up to act in conjunction with the Railway Department in connection with the acceptance of goods by rail during the present restricted period, commenced its operations on Tuesday of the present week, and had somewhat lengthy sittings on Tuesday, Wednesday and to-day. It is understood that a large quantity of goods has been accepted for transit. The procedure adopted by the committee if they approve the carriage of goods, is for the consignment notes to be, stamped and endorsed by the railway officer who is present at the committee meeting. The consignment notes are then returned to the. senders, and sent to the goods shed with the goods. It would, therefore, not only facilitate the committee but also help the senders, if they would send two copies of the consignment note together with any remarks as to the urgent nature of the goods endorsed on a separate memorandum to the committee.

In the course of medical evidence in the manslaughter charge heard in the Supreme Court this morning there was some discussion on the subject of ten tanas. Dr. Tresidder in reply'to his Honor the Judge, explained that this deadly germ, which usually took, about ten days to incubate, though in some cases it might be as short as five days, could not exist in oxygen. This meant 'that tetanus could not enter a body through an open wound, because such a wound would be exposed to the air. It cither entered through a. deep crack where the lips were like!}- to close, or as was more frequent, through a punctured wound, from wihieh the air was excluded. He added that the tetanus germ was very prevalent on the beaches at Onehunga. Dr. H. L. Gould, of the Auckland Hospital, explained that deadly as was tetanus, in tropical countries it sometimes took only 24 hours to incubate he believed, and was dreadfully rapid in its course. A satisfactory serum was now known, early administration usual'y being effective, lie also gave the comforting information that they bad a supply of this serum at the! Auckland Hospital. A month ago the DaJinevirke paper announced the price, of 37/ a cwt. as a local record for fat, but this was easilytopped at a recent sate, when fat in kerosene tins realised the astonishing . figure of 46/ per cwt. The prices of ; hides offered at the same sale were phenomenal also, ranging as high as (for average weights) £3 10/ for farmers' : cows, £3 1/ for ox, and 17/6 for year- | lings. Ko calfskins were submitted, as the price of thes/e is still under discussion with the Imperial Government. It . is, 'however, anticipated that a price will be fixed before the season when calfskins come on the market.

For the information. of farmers a ''.Star" reporter this morning ascertained the condition-* governing the railage of fat stock to Westfield. These arc emphatic on the point that the animals must he required by butchers for loco! consumption. In cases where there is not a full truck loe.d the ordinary charge for a full truck is made.

Among the correspondence received in Dunedin a few days ago by the Victoria Insurance Company was "a. surprise packet" contained in a registered envelope in t)he shape of £100 "cortjcieiice money.-''

A welcome social to the Rev. E. L. Harvie and Mrs. Harvie will be held in the \St. Andrew's Parish HaH, Epsom, to-morrow evening at 7.30. c

The following telegram was forwarded to the Prime Minister, Mr. W. F. Massey, by Mr. L. M. Isitt, M.P., from Ohrißtchurch yesterday afternoon:—"Think some of the railway restrictions are absolutely unreasonable. The resentment here over the refusal to take school boarders home is intense. One of our Methodist preachers was refused a passage to allow him to take a Sunday appointment. Had he been a beer barrel he would have been carried."

When, at last nighfs meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council, a letter was received from the Woolston Borough Council, inviting the Council to join in an expression of opinion that the only solution of the coal problem was State ownership, the Mayor (Mr. W. Blomfield) asked who of the members dare brave the public rage by moving in sympathy. The letter was " received"' in stony silence.

Major Richardson, referring to the new Allied Victory ribbon, says Americans bought up practically the whole of the available supplies, and New Zealanders found it a difficult matter to get any. He does not think supplies will be available until November or December. The new ribbon consists of two rainbows together, comprising the following colours: Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red.

Notwithstanding the fact that school boarders are forbidden the right to return to their homes for the vacation on account of restricted railway facilities, it has been found possible to issue permits to the delegates to the annual conference of the Municipal Association. So it was announced at a meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council last night. The Council decided that under the present uncongenial conditions of travel, it would not dispatch delegates, but would rely upon the good offices of representatives of neighbouring Councils to watch the interests of the Takapuna remits.

Turpentine has again advanced in price, with the result that values have practically doubled in a month. The wholesale price a month ago was 8/6 per gallon. On August 7 it was 9/10, and today American quotations have been received at 12/4, c.i.f., and c., New Zealand. This last price is based on a dollar conversion rate of 4.7, but as rates have declined and there will be a 30-dollar freight, it is considered that the wholesale price here will run from 15/ to 16/ a gallon. Merchants can give no explanation of the reason for the rise, save that it is stated that large interests in America control the spirit. A man named Abbott was charged at the Wanganui Police Court yesterday with attempting to abscond from baiL Abbott was bailed out last Monday by a man named McElwain, who was a stranger to Abbott. McElwain arranged to see Abbott the following day, but Abbott was missing. McElwain made inquiries from the police and ascertained that Abbott had left for Wellington. McElwain laid an information, and Abbott was arrested. Mr. Mackay, who appeared for accused, said that when Abbott was released it was necessary for him to go to Wellington, to be paid off from a ship, upon which he was recently a deck steward, collect his belongings, and endeavour to collect his evidence. Accused, in his evidence, denied any intention of breaking bail. He did not go near the ship. The magistrate considered that the present bondsman shouhl not be responsible for the accused, who was _pKson to await trial.

Amongst the privates -who returned, by the Mamari yesterday -was Mr. R. B". Pinehin, vaudeville actor, and onetime cinema theatre owner in Ireland. His stage name is R. H. Sarsfield. Mr. , Pinehin owned the first picture theatre opened in Ireland. He had 'been in Australia five years when the war broke out, and left for the front with the main body of Anzacs from the Commonwealth. He was later invalided back to Australia, and discharged, but enlisted again in Tasmania. Failing to pass the doctor, Mr. Pinehin came across to New Zealand, and three dav-3 after landing enlisted at Christchurch. He was for some time one of tbe guard at Ripa Island, .when Count (Yon Luckner was a prisoner there. Finally he went back to the war with. j the 37th Reinforcements from New Zealand. The war being ended Mr. Pinehin intends to return to the cinema business in New Zealand.

The action of the Protestant Political Association in announcing a political platform for the general election was explained in Wellington by Mr. Ewen McGregor, of Hamilton, Dominion president of the association. "The annual council of the association, after full discussion and consideration,'' he said, "directed the executive to frame a political platform for the guidance of the members of the association in the next elections. It is not proposed to nominate candidates, but preference will be given to those candidates who pledge themselves to support the association's platform. The platform disregards every party consideration, and aims aWstating in concise and concrete terms the measures which are esteemed to be urgent for the progress an* prosperity of the Dominion. There are many quest'ons left untouched which might well have been included, but the desire to curtail the length of the platform and to limit the planks to the most vital and pregnant issues, excluded them."

There was a keen demand for beef at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday, with values much the sajne as last week. Tiie quality again was tiret clas.-. Messrs. Buckland and Son sold choice ox up to £3 2/ per lOOib. .prune £2 11/ t o £3, plain and rough beef £2 3/.to £2 14/. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reported that the market showed a firmer tone, and prices an upward tendency. " They quoted choice ox up to £3 5/ per IUOIL>. Messrs. Buckland and Sons sold steers from £13 to £29 15/, tiie latter price lor three Polled Angus steers from Messrs. Boot-ii and Hewitt. Waitoa. Sheep in moderate numbers sold under keen demand at values .hat were, very .'inn. the number.-, being insufficient for requirements. Fat young calves in record numbers, and in in excess of requirements, dropped in value. Pigs in average numbers were easier than 'out week's high quotations

About :i o'cl.ick ibis morning two motor-cycle-., .mo crossing Grafton Bridge from the hospital side, the other comiiij; down Symuids Street. ;..n,l both travelling ill a :':ii; rate of sped. io:i-

cergcl rather tin, martly for the rider-, who Mere within inches „f heine l 'iilangl.'.l. The rider from Symonds Street narrowly raved himself and v. cut on his way unhurt: the other, in a frantic effort, pulled his cycle too f,:r round ami crashed into the wall of the hotel on the corner. His cycle was overturned uid he. was badly shaken, but, strung!' to say, uninjured, and took his departure with prohablv a mingled feeling of surprise and thankfulness.