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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 254, 25 October 1919, Page 6

Following is the official weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day::— TJhe indications are for variable and moderate breezes, southerly winds,' moderate to strong, ami back by south to east. There is a prospect of fair weather with increasing haze and cloudiness. The barometer has a.falling tendency shortly. Sea moderate; tidesgood. The suggestion made by Mr. W. Pinches to the Prime Minister was for a school of correspondence for agriculture not a echool of agriculture as stated in * paragraph yesterday,

Advice has been received by the local Post Office officials that the English mail ■ which arrive- in' Wellington by the '' lonic was not able to catch the express •■ leaving Wellington at noon to-day, and > will not in consequence arrive here till * Tuesday morning. It. is definitely Known i ■that there is no English mail on board 'the Remuera. An American mail will i arrive in Wellington by the Tofua on < Thursday, the Auckland portion arriving here probably on Saturday. There will doubtless be some Australian letters by the Niagara on Saturday next, while the Makura, from Vancouver on Friday, will probably bring' an overseas mail. There was not much business at the Police Court this morning. A brace of first offenders for drunkenness incurred the usual penalty of forfeiting their bail. • One offender for vagrancy was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on. Thomas Mitchell, ■who had been a stowaway on the Rakanoa, was charged with attempting to l%nd in Now Zealand without a passport. As the captain of the ship was now willing to sign him on as a member of the crew, however, the case was dismissed conditionally on the accused going away witli the ship. AVilliam Thomas Simpson, who was detected at the races at Alexandra. Park taking" bets as a bookmaker, was fined -€20. The minimum penalty was impose-, on the recommendation of the police, as it was not suggested that Simpson carried on bookmaking on anything like a large scale. I There are evidently some counterfeit Bank of. New Zealand £1 notes in circulation in the Dominion, but so far ias can be ascertained none of them have | been uttered in Auckland. Last week a tradesman in Eltham found amongst his takings one of the counterfeits. It" is stated to be a rather poor imitation of the genuine tiling iv that it has no "face," but is an excellent replica of the back of a £1 B.X.Z. note printed oti both sides of parchment paper. . A " Star" representative was assured this morning !by the bank authorities that, though a lookout has been kept here for it, none of the-useless paper has yet made its appearance locally, and the police have had no complaints from tradesfolk. .Now that the racing season ■has opened, it behoves people to keen an eye lifted for dummy notes. The Government offers a reward of £100 for evidence leading lo the of persons making or uttering counterfeit notes and spurious coins. Captain Muir asserts that small fish netted and sold at Rotorua by Mourea natives are not the progeny of a species of whitebait brought from Mercer by the Tourist Department. The true whitebait, the ngaonc or koeaea of the natives, is caught in fresh water streams while ascending from the sea, and are supposed to develop into kahawai, but this point is.not settled. There are several kinds of similar fish known by the natives as inanga. The one under review is purely a lake fish, and occupies every lake in the Rotorua district, irrespective of any outlet to the sea. They were very numerous- before trout were introduced, which has also caused a scarcity of koura, toitoi, kokopu, and koaru. Judicious netting of trout caused the native fish to increase. The natural food of the inanga is two species of gnats, by the natives called nahonahn. which comes from a beautifuHittle blood worm. The gnats neither sting nor bite, and are -named Chrisonoma Zealandica. In former years when they were abnormally plentiful the Maoris rejoiced, as they were harbingers of a good inanga scanon. The following telegram was sent by Mr. P. E. Chcal, chairman of the Aiick-. land Railways League, this morning to, the Rt. Hon.*W. F. Massey, Prime Minis-ter:—-"Your statement that if a member of the National Government made a promise it would be kept: The Minister of Public Works promised, in 1916 and subsequently, that the Pokeno-Paeroa line would be authorised. The Prime Minister stated to our deputation that provision had been made to place ten or twelve thousand returned soldiers on the Pokeno-Paeroa. construction when the war was over. Please see that these National Government promises are fulfilled." The Waipa River is now rapidly coming into fayodr as a trade carrying route, and the Waikato Shipping Co. has found ■it necessary to put on a moTe powerful steamer and one of the largest; barges to Cope, with the amount of goods offered for the weekly service. The Government has placed a £ for £ subsidy up to £500 for improvement of navigation this year, and expenditure of tha above amount will probably mean deep watei Pirongia all the year round. This should give a big impetus to settlement along Waipa Valley. It would appear that the suggestion to have South African war veterans participate to some extent in the land settlement for soldiers scheme is bef inning to be" actively canvassed in uckland.- A letter is going to all the local members of Parliament asking them whether the proposed inclusion of the veterans in the IS>!5 Soldier Settlement Act and its Amendments would be made this session, as a large number of South African war veterans in Auckland are greatly interested in this .provision that has been suggested to give them an opportunity of getting on the land. A most enjoyable concert was given at the Blind Institute, Pukekohe, on Thursday evening by the Auckland Orphans' Club.. The Hon. G. Fowlds presided, and spoke of what great pleasure it gave the club to give thes. concerts. He said a word of praise was due to Mr. J. Crawford, the hon. see. of the Orphan Club, for "the arrangements of the evening. , In reply to a telegram of congratulation on the passing of the bill giving women the right to seats in the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister has wired to the secretary of the W.C.T:U., Auckland: "I am much obliged for your telegram-, and appreciate your congratulations very cordially." The tallest building in Wellington will j be a. warehouse of nine storeys, which is ! to be erected in Courtenay Place for tho Colonial Motor Company, Ltd. _. The building will be commenced early in tho New Year. The completed cost is estimated to be between £90,000 and £100,000. Very definite indications of an unsuccessful attempt at burglary wore discovered this morning. at. the promises of Ross and Glendining in Elliott Street. A - back door leading to the premises was found to be cracked and broken, and one of the panels was broken, right out. The wouldbe burglars must; have been disturbed when they .were on the verge of effecting' an entry, for they desisted when the door had. been almost forced open. Mr. C. R. Moses has wired to Mr.. C. H.- Poole, M.P.. in connection with the treatment of soJdier mental cases, drawing attention to the recent assault case . in Audkland, and urging the member to i continue to press for .the separation of i tlie soldier cases ' from the criminal lunatic.

" Parents must not evade their responsibilities by sending their children to Court instead of coming themselves," said Mr. Wilson, S.M., at a sitting of the Juvenile Court this morning. The Magistrate said that he would not hear the ;ase in the absence of the parent, and it was therefore adjourned in order that a summons might be served on the father of the child concerned. Lovers of the homely broad bean will regret to learn that tiie beiuftiful buf energetic bumble 'bee is likely to - cause ■the crop to be a failure this year. The reason is that the bee punctures the blossom to extract honey, with the result that the flower withers and drop* off, which means no beans. One farmer states that an area he planted will practically not yield any beans this year, and in .private gardens, similar damage is being- done.' Medical" cer.ificates are frequently produced by women who come to Court tc get an for maintenance against their husbands. The certificate usuallj states that the woman in question is unffit to work for her own living. , Twc sisters produced such certificates yester day at the Magistrate's Court, and one legal gentleman remarked, "We all know the value of a doctor's certificate.* whereupon his brot*ier„ of the bar smiled in company. The name of a highlj respected medical gentleman wa; appended to one certificate, but, the doubting lawyer remarked that made nc difference in his opinion as to the valu« of ..such a document. Special services will be conducted tomorrow in the Methodist Churches in the South Auckland district. This covers the area from Huntly to Tauraarunui, and Thames to Opotiki. The occasion is what is termed " Church Sunday." In connection with this will be a musical festival at Hamilton on Monday, when five choirs are to compete in the open air at Ferry Bank. At night ; in Hamilton Town- Hall a; massed choir of 150 voices will take part in the'gathering. Amongst the items rendered will be "The Gloria," and " Hallelujah Chorus." Miss Laura Stone and the Rev. Arthur Mitchell are to be the soloists. Some time, ago the Soldiers Mothers' ■League wrote to the Minister of Defence, asking that where both parents of soldiers were dead, sisters who were dependents on their brothers should be included in those entitled to a gratuity grant. The Hon. Sir James Allen has replied as follows:—"I have to inform you that section 7 (sub-section S!) of the Expeditionary Forces Amendment Act, 1918, limits payment of the Overseas War -Service Gratuity on account of deceased soldiers, to the widow, children, father or mother. I am at present, however, considering the question as to •whether payment should be extended to other relatives in the case of a deceased soldier, who_ had no wife or children,- and whose parents are deceased, provided such relatives were dependent on the soldier."' An interview with Mr. J. Marsden Caughey, published in our yesterday's issue, inferred that he was representing the N.Z. Go\ r ernment in an inquiry, into military matters, and National Defence generally. This is not the case. Mr. Caughey had introductions which gave him an opportunity of ascertaining, the views and intentions of Americans in high places, and naturally he made inquiries, but quite unofficially. In reference to the rate of exchange, this -also was.not correct as printed, but any;business man who .follows the fluctuations of the market will understand the correct rate and the reasons for the present disparity between the .dollar and " the pound. .'---. An Indian's adaptability to acquiring the English language was exercisjng'the Supreme • Court this morning. Mr. Tol'e quoted the case of an Indian house-boy he had. Eight months ago the boy' was quite ignorant of th& language, "beyond the farcical test at the and now he couIH speak English perfectly. There was no trouble -whatever in-mak-ing' him understand what w.s. wanted. Mr. Singer (whose object it was. to prove that " the poor Indian " was not a/verjr absorbent linguist): " But you' must remember that thai boy'has. been living' with English people—l should say-Irish." ■Mr., Tole laughingly replied that, '.an it happened, he (counsel) was shire. '..■.."-■■■■ Brigadier-General G. S- Richardson, C.8., C.M.G., is to address a man's meeting at the V.M.C.A. Rooms to-morrow afternoon. Musical-items are to be:.contributed by the V.M.C.A. orchestra,rand vocsCl solos by Mr. C. J. Morris..' -Tonight there will be a reunion of dldboys. A revival of building operations in the borough of Newmarket is a marked feature of the progress that this prosperous" area is at' present enjoying. '" No less than eight buildings permits, representing in tbe main the erection of eight new shops and alterations to others, of a total value of £11,130, were issued by the controlling authority last month. An address by Padre Bullock will be? given at the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon. He will deal with the contribution the Church should make to the' life of the world as well as to its : : own life, its responsibilities as well as its rights; also the question of the':four months' military training of youths] and what Christianity has done. The Returned Soldiers' bowling-green, which has been laid down adjoining the annexe in the Domain, will be formally opened at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday-next by Mr. W. Coltman, -president, 'of- the ! Auckland bowling centre. Invitations have been >sent out to various clubs to be represented at the function.' 5 [ The Chief of Police of Birmingham, UiS.A., says: "Our. arrests for drunkenness in 1918 were 670 compared with J 2.453 when we had the saloons. Since January 15, 1919, we have.had Bone-Dry (Prohibition, and a etill further gain has been made. We have abandoned 'our new gaol, which has been turned over to the juvenile court." English ■ rcady-to-wears, big values, 15/6 to 30/, at McCabe's, Milliners, Newton.—(Ad.) There has been a big run on,the Nadeo dyas, but we still have large stocks in all .colours.—George Court and Sons, Ltd., Karangaha-pe Road.—-(Ad.) English ready-to-wears,. big values, 15/6 to 30/, at McCabe'B, Milliners, Newton.—(Ad.) Nadco ©ye does not stain the hands or uterisiM used. Will perfectly dye any garment, silk, wool, or cot'ten; 1/ per cake. Guaranteed not to wash out or Court and Sons, • Ltd., Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) 700 Buckram and Sparterie Bhapes, 70 different styles, 1/11, 2/il, 3/11, at McCabe's, Newton.—(Ad.) See Indian Motor-cycle display on Monday in Labour Day. Procession.— Skeates and White, Sole Agents^—(Ad.) White earthenware graduated measure jugs, 1 to. 10 oz, 3/; 2 to 20 oz,"- 4/J quarter to 2 pint, 5/G. White earthenware, store jars, with covers, 4/6, 5/6, 7/6, 0/6, 12/q, 15/6, 18/0, R t Ton.on

An accident occurred atHhe _____ •Workshops to-day to a manna„ y Linton, which resulted in his *_£ _& to the hospital. Mr.-Linton is AIT ned man, 38 years of age, and his h„l T " is at Avondale South. as a .blacksmith at Newmarket wot shops, and was found, upon the hospital, to have sustained iniuri. to his leg, and also his abdomen. ' Professor T. ;H. EasterSeld, Prof_»». of Chemistry at Victoria' Coile„e W.l lingtOn, has been offered by the'Ci thron Trust Board the position of .faZ" tor of the Cawthron Institute of v--tffic Research at Nelson. ProfS!*" p Easteriield has intimated his _cceptai__ of the appointment, and expect, to tat! over the position on May 1. xhe i__i tees are approaching a former New ___ land research student now hoklinz professorial appointment at Cam_rw_«_ University with a view to fißing t_» post of assistant director. * On Labour Day, the 27th inst. on.' complete delivery only by'postmen win fee made at Auckland and;, other place. at 'which a close holiday;: is b-i_»'__. served. :' _■ IW. E. Stephenson, billiard damoion of New Zealand, and J. Leherty, a. Auckland professional player, will' nj,---a match this evening at-the Royal B_. Hard Academy, at 6, Pitt Street. Doctor's Cream o' Groats is g0 __ j, sate, germ-p-oof packets. The food tar the weak! Try it.—-(Ad.)- . 7Nadco Dye is supplied .in all eolonrs. light and dark. Perfect results with any silk,-or cotton- _* pcr*paeket. Obtainable only from Georra Court and Sons, Ltd., •Karan____a_ ißoad.—(Ad.) -, s£? Come and hear John ■ Dawson 'in hii fereat 6peech, " Banishing ■ Booze," at the Town Hall, Tuesday, November 4th. He will give you first-hand' information as to the overwhelming success of Prohibition in America.— (Ad.) The damp weather is productive of colds, in the head, inflamed throats and coughs. The remedy that give, the greatest and speediest relief is Nazol' Thousands have proved -this:—(Ad.) Hear Alfred Mace, West End Theatre. Ponsonby-' Road, Sunday afternoon,' 3 pjn.; evening, 7 p_n. —("Ad.) The best prevention against innoen-, or colds which axe infectious or contv pious is to protect the mucous membranes of the nose and throat by taking Nazol on lump sugar and' allowing it to dissolve very slowly between the cheek and gums.—(Ad.) *- Hear Alfred Mace, West End Theatre. Ponsonby' Road, Sunday, afternoon, 3 , p.m;; evening,-7 p.m.—(Ad.) Twenty-six out of 28,Sta_e Governor! of.America, give a verdictfor Prohibition, John Dawson will tell you why on Tues. day, November 4 in the Town Halt (Ad.) Hear Alfred Mace, West End Theatre, Ponsonby Road, Sunday-afternoon, 1 p.m.; evening, 7 pjn.—(Ad.) . A sure and pleasant specific fern* moving worms, is Wade's Worm Hffk Price 1/6. All chemists.—(Ad.) John Dawson will address a great meeting .in the Town Hall, Tuesday, November 4th, giving the'latest facts about Prohibition in America.—(Ad.) See Indian Motor-cycle display an Monday in - Labour Day" Procession.— Skeates arid White, Sole Ad.). Hear Alfred Mace,7 West End Theatre, Ponsonby Road, 'Sunday afternoon, 3 pjn.; 7'''pjn.'—(Ad.) See. Indian MotorTcycle. display Ajti Monday' in Labour Day 'Procession.—• Skeates and' White; Sole Agents.—(Ai) - If you want to hear the true facts about Bolshevism, go. to the Town Hall on Monday night. ;Mr. A_breyl_; Williams, late N.Z;E.F., will-tell you of his thrilling experiences r in, Bolshevist Russia. He knows Russia under the Car and Bolshevist,-and-his jeeture, besides being interesting, removes any misunderstanding as to the real meaning of Bolshevism. -On-Wednesday* night he wffl deal with "Riissia—Past aid Present.* (Ad,).. .Hear Alfred Mace, "West End Theatre. Ponsonby Road, Sunday afternoon,: 3 p.m.; evening,-7.p.m.—-(Ad:) f _. See Indian Motor-cycle} display <m Monday in" : Labour Day Proeew-Oiu— Skeates and White,. Sole Agents.—(Ad.) Gfadco, one of 'the oMyperfect dyes f«« silk, wool, or cotton garments. Goara-" teed- not- to - wash-out; or .fade; 1/ per packet. Obtainable only. from Georgt •Oourt . and 1 S'ons,V Ltd., K_r»_g«fc«l* (Ad.)- . . ~... -... Mr. C. E. Bennett's Committee win, hold a,general meeting n_tt;W-d_eßd«J» at 8 pjn., in the-Jervois,Halt HearTAlfred.Mace, West End Theatw, Ponsonby Road, Sunday afternoon, I pj_L; ■ evening, 7--p.m.—(Ad.)