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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 38, 13 February 1920, Page 4

The Weaflier: Butcan forecast- for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day is ais follows:—The indications are for variable and strong breezes, south-easterly moder-

ate to strong prevailing. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled at times. Barometer unsteady. Sea moderate; tides good.

The construction of the piles for the new coal and oil wharf, to be built by the Auckland Harbour Board, is being pushed forward steadily, and the work is well in hand. It has been found necessary by the engineer to store a number of these, for the time being, on Queen's wharf in order that the operations at Freeman's Bay may not he hampered. Another undertaking that is well advanced is preparatory work connected with the extension of the storm-water sewer at iMcchanics Bay. The piles have been driven, and the bulk of the concrete sections of the pipe are ready. These will be placed in position shortly, and will be lifted by the board's floating crane. It has been found necessary to extend this sewer on account of the reclamation works that have been going on at the spot for some considerable time.

The defeat -of the amalgamation proposals at Northcote for the linking up of that borough with Birkenhead was referred to at the meeting of the council of the Waltemata Chamber of Commerce last night. The president said that there was a feeling that the first step in amalgamation might now be taken between Northcote and Takapuna, on account of the growing community of interest between the two boroughs, but what would hasten the linking up of all the North Shore 'boroughs more than anything else was the establishment of a quick transit service between them all. Mr. Howitt said that the vote at Northcote had been watched with more than ordinary interest by all suburban boroughs in Auckland, and looked at from an outside point of view, he believed that t'nere was sincere regret that Northcote had not seen its way to amalgamate, with Birkenhead, on the broad ground of tlie general good of all the parties interested and as the consummation of the first 6tep towards the amalgamation of all the North Shore boroughs.

The question which has arisen between the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association and the Government on account of the treatment accorded non-commis-sioned officers on the Ruahine, winch arrived in Auckland recently, is not yet settled. It will be remembered that complaints were made regarding the conditions on the boat, and that instead of travelling second-class, as they wore entitled to, the men were compelled to travel third. On the arrival of the vessel here a committee of the Returned Soldiers' Association at once went on board, and after inspection expressed the opinion that the complaints were justified, wherefor the association claimed that the men and their wives were entitled to a refund of the difference between the second and thirdclass fares. This was reported to the Government. Since then an offer lias been made to the men of £4. The matter is in the hands of the Dominion executive,., and it is stated that no intimation has been received in Auckland that the executive has agreed to accept this amount in full settlement of the clai-r. There is a feeling that if they do accept it the Defence Department may disclaim any further liability, and in consequence the men are bein£ advised ,not to accept. ~

There was a good attendance of the female private hotel and restaurant employees at a meeting held last night to discu;ss working conditions and suggestions for the amendment of the award. In addition to an increased scale of wages better working facilities are to be asked for embodying the supply of special uniforms when necessary, at the expense of tlie proprietor, with provision for the laundering of all uniforms, or as an alternative monetary compensation, also recognition of labour on statutory holidays with double pay. The minimum wage sought is £ 1 17/6 for restaurant and £1 12/6 for private hotel employees.

The War has shown that the Dominions are developing distinct racial characteristics. According to Mr. C. J. Ward, H - ho acted as adviser to the Board of Trade in connection with its standardised •boot scheme, if boot manufacturers here wanted to manufacture boots for export to Australia, they would have to obtain different sets of lasts. The Australian foot, generally speaking, is long and narrow, and the Xew Zealand foot i* broad and thick. Possibly, Mr. Ward informed a " Sun" representative in Christchurch, the characteristic found in New Zealand is due to the Strong Scots element, ln England, a 'broad flat hoot is manufactured for Scots' requirements. Even in New. Zealand, however, the characteristic previously mentioned varies somewhat by districts. In Auckland, for example, the average foot approaches the type found in Sydney.

For converting- an old shed into a bedroom at a cost of £40. without hay. ing a building permit, Charles Rainger Bailey appeared liefore Mr. J. W. Poynton. S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday to answer a charge of having committed a breach of the by-laws. Mr. A. H. Johnstone appeared for the Council. The facts were that while the shed had been converted into a good room, the studs were not nine feet in height. Defendant _.id he wae quite ignorant that a permit was required. He employed a carpenter to do the work, who did not mention the matter to him. Mr. Poynton pointed out that unless by-laws were kept there would be all sorts of ramshackles. and people would be living in hovels. He merely convicted defendant, and ordered him to pay costs.

The Defence Department lias now commenced to issue to members of the 7\'_._F. who are entitled to wear the distinction, the 19.14-Ta Star. It is estimated that some 23,000 stars will be issued to surviving members of the N_.E.F., and to the next-of-kin or legal representatives of deceased soldiers. The stars are being distributed at the rate of 250 per day. It is estimated that all surviving 1914-1-3 men will receive their stars within ten weeks, after which the i*suc to the next-of-kin of deceased ulen or their legal representatives will be commenced. tAbout the size oi a half-crown, the star is made of bronze, and is four-pointed. On the front there are crossed swords, surmountsid by a crown, with a .Royal cypher at the foot. In the raised centre appears the date "1914-ln," and on the back there is space for the inscription of the number, rank, initials, and name of the wearer; below this the -letters _f.Z._iF." are to be inscribed. A special machine has been sent out by the War Office for stamping the name, etc., on the hack of each star, and this work is being carried out by a smaJl staff of returned soldiers. With each Star the Defence Department is supplying about nine inches -of the 1914----15 ribbon free of charge. So far, of the men notified, only about one per cent, have chosen to receive their decorations on public parade, the. remaining 99 per cent, having preferred private receipt by registered post.

With the return of peace the hifge fleet of fast passenger liners whico acted as military transports between Great Britain and Australia are one by one being restored to their former role by structural alterations. Among tlie latest vessels to be reconstructed are the Aberdeen liners Euripides and Demosthenes, both of which transported thousands of Australian soldiers to and from the war zone. Passenger accommodation is being restored on these vessels, and other alterations are being made in England. According to the latest list of sailings, the Demosthenes is to leave Great Britain for Australia towards the end of the month, and the Euripides will follow in February.

Percy Seeley (Mr. A. Moody) was charged before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court, at the suit of H. Alder, Inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Mr. C. E. Matthews), with having been guilty of cruelty to a cow. After bearing a number of witnesses, his Worship held that this -was not cruelty in the eyes of the law, though it might perhaps be termed passive inhumanity. The cow was suffering from mammitis, and was placed in a paddock where it was shown there was plenty of feed, and the defendant arranged for her to 'be supplied with water, and for him to be rung up if the animal got worse. The cow died of the disease, and undoubtedly ft would have been more humane to have killed the cow. What might be termed passive cruelty was no offence at law. The information was, therefore, dismissed.

Great interest was taken in the election yesterday of one representative from Te Aroha borough on the Thames Valley Hydro-Electric Power Board. The candidates standing were Mr. C. A. Arthur, the nominee of the Borough Council, and Mr. Robert Coulter, nominated by ratepayers. The voting resulted: Arthur 325, R." Coulter 208. The Morrinsville-Mata-mata poll resulted: Price (Matamata) 311, F. C. Warner 262. Messrs. J. Bell and J. B. Thomas were returned unopposed for Piako county. « At the Otahuhu Borough Council meeting held last evening the Mayor made special reference to an alleged nuisance caused by the Westfleld works depositing their refuse on the beach. It was decided to draw up a petition of protest and have it signed by local residents, also from those residing in Mangere, whose district is also affected. The petition will be presented to the Auckland Harbour Board, which has jurisdiction over the area upon which the deposits are made. A peculiar and most unusual death occurred at Vailele last Saturday morning, says the "Samoa Times" of January 24. It appears that several Samoans belonging to Vailcte went out fishing near the reef, in company with the pule- j nu'u Tavu'i. It is an old habit of : Samoans that when a fish i 6 caught its' head is bitten off to kill it, and both head and body are deposited in a kit for the' purpose. It was during the | course of this habit that Tavu'i met his! death. He had bitten a fish's head, and it appears that the head became firmly fixed in the deceased's throat, with the result that death ensued from choking. The chief postmaster has received cable information from San Francisco that the steamer Tofua sailed from that city on the Oth instant for Wellington. She has 2.538 bags of -mail on board for New Zealand, including 1,777 parcel receptacles. She should arrive in Wellington about the 27th. instant. J

! The Royal Hotel was wrongly credited in the Police Court proceedings yesterday with having been the ecene of an incident in which an uninvited woman guest was found after hours, drinking in one of the 'bedrooms of a licensed house. The lady, who was stated to have eluded the eagle eye of the management in obtaining entrance, and to have been interrupted later while having a convivial glass with a young Maori guest in his bedroom, had* been found on the premises of the Aurora Hotel. By some mistake, probably the result of the similarity in sound of the names, the Royal : Hotel instead of the Aurora Hotel was 'wrongly associated in Court with the charge, and reported accordingly.

Legal advice has been received by the Canterbury Education Board that, as a result of amending legislation passed last session, repealing the definition of "resident householder," all householders, no matter where they may live, providing that they have children attending a school, may" vote at the election of the -school committee controlling such school. It was pointed out in discussion by the board that, under the new definition, a householder could vote at the election of and be elected to two committees —the one in the district in which he lived, and the one that his children were attending. This was regarded 'as unfair and undemocratic, and it was decided to recommend to the Department that no householder be allowed to vote at the election of two committees or to sit on two committees.

Adeline Louisa Carbey (Mr. Allan Moody) applied for a dissolution of her marriage with John James Carbey, of Auckland, before Mr. Justice Chapman yesterday, on the ground of desertion. The suit was undefended. The petitioner stated that the marriage took place in 1009. Her husband lived with her until June, 1915, when he deserted her. She had since supported herself and her three children. Corroborative evidence was given. A decree nisi was granted on the usual terms.

The manager of the IXetherton Cheese Factory, 'Mr. -X. Boots, yesterday broke his right wrist and sustained internal injuries while putting on a belt in the •'-machinery.

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