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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 103, 30 April 1920, Page 4

===== I The Weather Bureau forecast for 24 | hours from !) a.m. to-day is as follows: ] The indications arc for southerly winds, i moderate to strong; weather will prob- : ably be very cold. Barometer little movement, hut falling after about 'li hours. , Sea moderate; tides good. j After the nows of the Railway strike came through to Rotorua, the Premier (Right Hon W. F. Masseyl hastily summoned a Council meeting, and left not long after by motor car for Wellington by way of , Taupo nnd Xapier. He made a rush : journey of it. Three other Ministers, Sir AVilliam Herries, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Parr, left Rotorua this morniner for the capital, also travelling overland by'ear. ■

Tn consequence of a complaint of the theft of nn overcoat and some cushions from King's Court Inst week. Detective MeHiiEfh tliis morning arrested a man named Georpe Og'cr, alleged to havp the alinseß of Graham, Jackson, Simpson and Hope. The man Osier was hroiight before Mr. J. E. Wilson. S.AI., later, and was remanded for a week, pending inquiries concerning several overcoats he was found to have in his possession, which are believed to have been afoien from boardinahouses, and owners for which arc being sought by the police. A complaint regarding tlie alleged insanitary condition of a number of the motor-buses carrying people on rare days was made to the City Council last evenin" by the Auckland Taxi-owners' Associa:'i'n. It was asked that tlie issue of bu* licenses t-o motor lorries enpappcl for trade purposes during the week hp stopped. This was sent, on to the Finance and Legal Committee. The Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government am! people of Xew Zealand, sent a message of congratulation to Lord Jellicoe on the announcement of his appointment as Governor-General. The Prime Minister has now received the following reply from Lord Jcllicon: "I am deeply grateful for the kind message which you Bond from the. Government and people of the Dominion. Lady Jellicoe and I look forward with much pleasure to renewing acquaintance with the Dominion, of which we retain etirli delightful memories." Action-song performers for the Bands of Hope gathering on June 3 are reminded of the rehearsal in St. James , Hall tomorrow afternoon.

I The ordinary meeting of the City Council Inst evening lasted for twenty minutes precisely. After that the Council wont into a committee of the whole to discuss tramways affairs. Before the 1 formal business was entered upon Mr. A. J. Entl'ican. the senior councillor, moved Iα vote of thanks to the Mayor for the I very able manner in which he covered all arrangements for the visit of the Prince of Wales to the city of Auckland. The motion was tarried unanimously, the mover commending the fine work by tba officers of the Council. In liis reply the Mayor also made special reference to the endeavours of the officials. I A strangely incongruous and very I modern touch was <*iven to the splendid yesterday. A warrior with 'blackened face, playing a mouth-orpan with one I hand and brandishing a spear with the i other, was bad enough, but when one I tribe lugged a piano into the murae, or j square, in front of the Royal stand it J made admirers of the old-time Maoris ■shudder. The piano was fortified with a cornet ami other things borrowed from the band. An even more ambitious attempt was a full orchestra of violins, "cello, guitar, double bass and some Iwind instruments, which ground out inbars of a waltz to which some jioi jrirl.s went through their contribution to the programme. i Proposals for a war memorial were considered at the annual parishioners' meeting o f .St. Mary's Cathedral last night. The schemes put forward included further .stained glass windows for. the church, an oak choir screen, and a men's mission hall in Lower Parnell. It was eventually decided to iill with stained glass as many windows of the cathedral nave as funds would allow, the new windows to bo of the very best procurflbio. liic vestry were a Ist) authorised "to jput up a tablet bearing the names of I those parishioners and others connected jttith the church who gave their lives in |the war. I In connection with the opening of the ! shooting season to-niorro-vv appears a

notification by the AceliniatisatiouSociety that a reward of .CIO will lie paid by any person who secures evidence leading to convictions for shooting or fishing without a license, or taking or killing game or fish illegally. The stoppage of the train service on account of the strike will have the effect of preventing sportsmen going far afield to start tlic ''slaughter ■of the innocents." i Attention is railed to an advertisement 'in this issue from Mr. .1. W. Collins. i secretary to -the Board of Trade, which notifies traders that price? of commodities must not he advanced above rates ruling on April 28th without the consent of the Investigation Tribunal. Any advance in price made without such con:sent. being given -.vill be considered as an infringement of section 32 of the Board of Trade Act. and prosecution will follow. The C.ishorne Borough Council wrote to the City Council last evening asking the approval of a resolution to the elTect that at the next session of Parliament legislation be passed {living municipal councils power to deal in commercial

enterprises, for the purpose of allowing the public to obtain goods at a reasonable price in order to reduce the cost of li\mtr. This was received. A proposal from the Auckland Railnay J.enpne that the province should vigorously preps on the Uovernment the necessity for proceeding with the general supply of electricity throughout Auckland,'came before the Auckland Chamber of Commerce Conjicil yesterday. It was pointed out tliarfjo wait for the completion of any hydro-electxic sciieme now in prospect would keep the industrial development of the province behind that of other better favoured provinces and that, tlii* could be overcome by a scheme- for the production of electrical energy immediately by the use of coalslack at points in the mining areas, with a view to eventually linking up these steam-power stations with the hydroelect ri-. , system. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. M. JlcCallum, Allen, and the president, was set up to co-ope-rate with the Railway League in urging the scheme on the novcrnment. The possibility of a visit of British riflemen to \ew 7/rnland this year was

mentioned by Colonel R. J. Collins, chief executive officer of the Dominion Rille Association, at a farewell gathering to Hillemen Croxton and T.ovcday. who arc going to ICngland shortly to compete at the'BUley meeting in July. Colonel Collins , stated that he had written to the secretary of the National Ride Association pointing out that in connection with the proposed visit of a British team to Australia, the Dominion Rifle Association would be gl.->4 if arrangements could be made for the team to come over to Xew Zealand. A rille meeting embrncins all the most expert shots in Xew Zealand could be aranged for in Octoher or Xovember. Colonel Collins added that the National Rifle Association of Xew South Wales had written ito him asking if Xew Zealand could send a team to compete in Australia 1 during October. The programme :)t the Now South Wales mentiiig covered over I CIiOCMI in cash prizes. An invitation had also been received from South Australia asking if a team could be sent there towards the end of the year. "We will endeavour to send a team to Australia," remarked Colonel Collins, i The Auckland City Council talked in committee for two hours and a-lialf.l:\~t

iiinlit on the scheme In increase the tram i fare- in Auckland. The plan was di«-,<-iisecd In every detail, and will be «übjmitted to the various local 'bodies, whose representatives will mntt the Council in commit too on Wednesday evening next. .May 5. The whole scheme is as equit- ; juble as possiblo. but its details are not : yet available for publication. The construction of a new bridge over jthe Whau Creek was the subject of n j communication fro;n the Waitemata I County Council to the City Council last; levelling, ft «iv stated that a conference J of the" local bodies interested would ho jheld on May 14. to which the Council I was asked to appoint two delegates, with I power to act. The Questions to be considered were: (l> Tf the work is to be I undertaken: (21 width and description of structure: (.'!) allocation of cost ; 14) proposal to cut down hill at south side of bridge; (5) ways and means of carrying out the work. The whole comunication was left in the h.-iiuls of tho Public The usual meeting of the Repatriation Board was held yesterday, the chairman. I Mr. A. YV. (Jillies, presiding-. Applica- ; tions for loans to purchase businesses i numbered 40. and of these 30 were granted or recommended immediately, . uhili" .!i> men were granted furniture i loan*. The employment department reported that the number on the roll seekin'J cm')lnvmeiii totalled 39. during the week 27 fresh applications having been made. Tne vocation officer reported satisfactory progress, the usual assistance having been lent in the matter of providing training appurtenances. Harry! When in town don't forget to call at ('.. V. Shaw, Chemist, opposite . Queen Street, and bring mc ■ Craven-Burleifrtl's True Hair (Grower and Soap. I have tried others, but none have j proved so good as Craven-BurleigH's. Ad.

In a huge marquee, with excellentlyboarded floor, and lit with -electric light, the Maoris of the 'big camp of welcome each night when the Royal party ivas in the land of geysers and air laden with sulphuretted hydrogen. This was a popular haunt for the officers of the Renown. Many of the Maori girls are admirable dancers, and put as much dip into the two-step, and as much sway into the one-step as the most expert stage dancer. Costumes varied from the ordinary lounge frock of the "missus" to the Pari-sian-like creation of the daughters— something tres decollete in lizard green with gold tassels and heels, of the dancing shoes picked out in the same costly liup. One girl who got a lot of partners was dressed "whaka Maori," that is, bare arms-, a. kiwi mat thrown round her shoulders, and her pretty hair bound with a filet of flax, plaited in red, black and white diamonds. Everything was very English, and although the place was heard. *

A complaint was received by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce yesterday from Messrs. J. J. Craig, Ltd., that the Railway Department was intensifying the difficulty of the shortage of railway trucks by frequently converting fifty or sixty goods wagons for the transportation" of passengers to and from races. As these wasons were not again put into use for the carriage of goods for some days later, the practice resulted in addition to the truck shortage Member" of the Council commented that the Railway Department, when approached ?omc yenrs ago on this subject, replied that it \vnn not goods wagons that were used, and it was decided to make inquiries about the matter, and if the complain worn well founded, to have a statement of fact made to the Minister nf Rail-

In view nf a proposal to introduce extensive alterations in the public health legislation, the Department of Health wrote to the City Council last evening asking if the Council had suggestions for amendments to existing Acts. The letter also drew attention to duplications of certain sections dealing with sanitary measures in the Municipal Corporations Act and the Public Health Act, for which there appeared to be no need, and which appeared to lead to confusion. The Council's opinion was asked as to whether the power at present in the hands of hospital boards regarding the investigation nnd prevention of infectious disease should be re-transferred to local bodies. The communication was referred to the Finance and Legal Committee.

The question of the c-ontrol of cargo came before, tlie Chamber of Commerce Council yesterday afternoon, when it was mentioned that the matter ivas still under eonsideratin by the Chamber's SJiippitijr Committee, which would report shortly on the subject. Tt was mentioned incidentally that inquiries had elicited that the Government was not allotted any undue amount of space for kauri pum on overseas ship?, but that most of the gum exported from that source was sent to America 'by t°he I'nion Company's ships. It was anticipated that the question of regulating the shipping of general cargo on coastal hnats would be fully reported on hy the Shippers' Committee.

The fact that fmir representatives have been chosen from Aiicklaml to represent X-ew Zealand at the Olympic games vas mentioned by the Mayor at the meeting of the City Council last evening. Mr. (.'imson stated that this wan a mutter for congratulation, and spoke well for the quality of our athletes. A request liad been" received from the Auckland" Olympic Committee for a donation towards the Xew Zealand representative , fund. He moved that tin . Council denote C'2s. This was a creed to.

Several men from H.MiS. Renown were entertained at a social gathering in the Parish Hall. Xorthcote. last night, and were welcomed by Mr. E. W. Richardson (Deputy-Mayor) "on behalf of the Borough Council and residents. The function was largely attended, and proved very enjoyable.

The. position regarding unissued debentures was stated by the Mayor in tho report of the Finance and Legal Committee at tho City Council last eveninjr. The original amount 01 the streets improvement loan was flfio.ooo. the

amount remaining unissued being £1:15.000. The original amount of the crematorium loan was £4000. which amount still remained unissued. With rppard to the (Jrey Lynn streets improvement loan there remained £65,000 unissued out of the original amount of £110,000. Of tlie tramway loan £22,500 remained unissued out <if ika original £1.230.000. If,, stated that it was necessary to issue at once. say. £50,000 of the streets improvement loan and clear the balance of the tramways debentures of i 22.800. The demand for debentures had slackened somewhat, and no opportunist v should be lost of satisfactorily placing the two amounts.

The patients at the Military Hospital. Sorrow Keck. during the week were treat d to an Anzac dinner as the resul< of an effort of the staff to commemorate the memorable landine. There wer aliont 130 including the Mayor and Mayoress and members of the Entertainment Committee, and a very happy evening was spent, a musi-<-n] programme follo-.vinj the dinner The toast "A Tribute to the Fallen"' was honoured in silence.

At their property sales held tir public auction this morning. Messrs. T. Mandeno Jackson disposed of .\ sevenroomed dwelling on corner section. 133f( trontaae to York Avenue and 52ft to Kimberley Road, for ClOfiO. A cottage of five rooms, with a section of n-lft frontage to Kssex Road Mount Eden, by a depth of 100 ft, was sold for £.->3.-).

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A wanntli-jjivinfj quilt—the lilankwilt. Knpok filled, in rrram flannelette, extra 1-in liem all round to tuck in. Full size 33/0. shifrlp 23/f>.—At Tonson Carlick's.—(Ad.)

To stop your hair from falling and to promote the prowth of new hair, use John Craven-Burleigh'ri True Hair Grower.—C. F. Shaw, Chemist, opposite G.P.0.. Queen Street.—(Ad.)

Additional proof or mc value of St. Oeorge's Tamp Pie was c;iven by an incident which occurred last year when the survivors from the ill-fated Wiinmera landed at Tom Bowling Boy. The best possible meal and the one that could be the. most quickly prepared was hurried off to the spot. The article on the menu whvcli was most appreciated was St. George's Camp Pie.—(Ad.)

It is beiter to ta7\e precautionary measures influenza than to wait until you have i: in the system. The frequent daily use oi "Sazol" is the most effective.'—(Ad.)