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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 208, 31 August 1920, Page 4

Following is the official Weather Bureau forecast for _4 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—''The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, but moderate south-easterly winds prevailing. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather. : The night will probably be very cold., Barometer little movement. Sea , moderate. Tides good." j ; The session of the Police Court this! morning lasted four minutes by the Court clock. Seven drunks wore dealt with by Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M. Four i first offenders were convicted, a second caller Frederick Ireland forfeited 20/ bail, and Andrew Clive, and Thomas Harrop were each fined 20/ with the usual 48-hour alternative. "The supply of boys who had passed the Public Service examination was i much below requirements last year,"' 1 says the Publia Service Commissioner in his annual report. "This may be accounted for by the increased popularity of the medical, legal, and teaching professions, and the fact that the age of leaving school appears to be gradually becoming higher than before the war. 1 There is still an unsatisfied demand for | accountants "with the university qualifij cations, and for male shorthand writers. ! Female, shorthand writers are even more diflicuttjpto obtain than during the war." I Efforts are .being made by the Now Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association to have the scale of war pensions for , injured men and the dependents of deceased soldiers increased. The matter ' was discussed at a m-eting of the Domi- . nion executive in Wellington, when | figures showing how the cost of living lis increasing were quoted in order to prole that an increase in the pensions scale was justified. The executive resolved to ask local associations through-1 ; out the Dominion to call meetings of ; soldiers and dependents of deceased men for the purpose of passing suitable sup- j j,porting resolutions regarding the in-] crease of pensions. It was also decided! .to direct the Dominion sub-committee to i take the necessary steps to secure to ; every applicant for a pension the right to be represented by an advocate, both : before the War Pensions Board and before the Appeal Board to be set tin. ] Mr. H. O. M. Hree, formerly in thft| money order branch' of the Auckland i Post Office, and later accountant at Wei-1 ( lington, has been appointed chief post-I ■ ma-tex at New Plymouth.

The immigration cf eit-lmperial soldiers to the Dominion was discussed on Saturday at the meeting of the Dominion executive of tho New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, sitting in Wellington. A sub-committee, consisti33g of Messrs. C. W. Batten, D. S. Smith, and W. E. I.eadley, was set up to go into the question of formulating a scheme for the settlement of ex-Imperial soldiers in the Dominion, and the following motion was carried: "That from evidence before this executive of the N.X.R.S.A. the. nominated system of immigration is working satisfactorily, but the overseas settlement scheme breaks down through lock of care at the High Commissioner's office." Several farmers in Northern Wairoa report the loss of many healthy lambs, from three weeks to one month old, while inferior lambs are not attacked. In almost every case the lambs had been pierced on either side of tbe throat and on top of the head. In a few instances the wound was on one side of the throat only. The incisions as a rule were just large enough to take in the tip of the finger. One farmer who has sustained rather serious loss says he is puzzled to know what lias been killing the lambs. He at first thought it might be weasels, ' but abandoned this idea. Hawks arc not responsible, and he thinks wild cats may be the cause. Sheepowners are much concerned over the losses. The new suburban fares for the Auckland railways represent an increase on the old rates for return tickets that varies between twopence and eightpence for second-class, and for first-class trips to Swanson and Takanini as much as elevenpence has been added. As a general rule the increase for the second-class fares that were formerly 1/7 or less is twopence, though to Otahuhu the increase is threepence, and to Newmarket and Remuera costs threepence more. Further out, Manurewa costs 2/3, Henderson 2/2, (Swanson 2/(i, and Waitakere 3/. The first-class fares run very nearly in accordance with these, though in some few instances the increase is less than for the second. One instance of this is the old 1/10 fare, which goes to 2/0 second, but only 2/2 first. With reference to shipping companies' liability in respect of cargo delivered short, the secretary of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has received tho followinig letter from the general manager of tho Union Steamship Company: ! "We note your inquiry as to limitation of liability for cargo short delivered in bills of lading used in our intercolonial service. Up till a short time ago our limit was £5 per foot, with a maximum of foO in respect of any one package, but we have much pleasure in advising you that last month it was decided to double the extent of our liability, and this accordingly now stands at £10 per cubic foot, with a maximum of £100 in respect of any one package." The unruly spirit evinced at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening last, during the progress of the vaudeville trials was even surpassed at the concluding night of the competitions held last evening. The audience 'expressed its disapproval of some of the performers by throwing fruit and vegetables, and persisted to such an extent that the stage manager (Mr. V. Atkinson) had to appeal to the police. Protests on the part of one or two of the performers only evoked further jeers and continued fusillade, from which not even the ladies were exempt. ;Dhspi,te these, interruptions the I competitions continued until the final ! item, the men's dramatic recitals, was reached, when the audience refused to I listen to the first competitor. The others declined to go on the stage, and the performai3cc accordingly came to an abrupt end. A public meeting was held at Tfelensville last night at which albout SO residents attended, and Mr. Eamos presided,' to consider tho linking up of the railway from the Auckland-llelensville section to Shelly Beach, to do away with inconvenience of the tidal creek at Hcletis■villo. It was deckled to sr-pport the Dargaville scheme to ask the Government for a survey of the route, but not to ask the Government tn make the railnay. By this scheme Auckland people would get their mails delivered +S hours earlier than at present. Mr. McLeod, sen., was appointed to represent H-denS-villc on the deputation, which also includes the Mayor of Dargaville (Mr. Horn-blow) and Mr. F-inlavson. The deputation leaves for Wellington tonight, and will meet the Minister of Public Works during the present week. A strenuous day's ploughing was witnessed in Aii-ae Avenue yesterday, the horse-power being supplied by a stationary traction engine which wound up v strong cable to -which the plough was attached. The object of the operations, which were confined to the metalled portion of the Avenue, was to prepare the ground for the "planting"' of foundations and sleepers for the double tramway lines which will link up Customs Street and Symonds Street. Three men guided the plough, and although progress was necessarily slow it was continuous. Given good weather the now | route should be completed in about three i months. . Tlie body of Boyd Thomson, a rabbiter who was lost on the Mount Nessing run three weeks ago, was found yesterday near the top of the Hakataramea Range, says a Timaru telegram. The search had to be suspended a fortnight ago owing to snow, which disappeared a day or two ago. I The borough of Miramar has decided j to amalgamate with Wellington ci.v.the! proposal b.ing carried by 344 votes to 297. Miramar is the last of tho contiguous boroughs to come into the city. I At the iWhanjraTOi Magistrate's Court! yesterday Robert Wewson, of Mo-enga-wahine, pleaded guilty to a charge."of assault upon a girl under 1(5 years? He was committed to the 'Auckland Supreme; ■Court for sentence. i A meeting of settlers of the Tauranga! county held on Saturday resolved to [ form an Electric Power Board for tho ! purpose of securing current from the j Borough Council for settlers throughout! the whole county. " j An address will be given before the ' Civic League on Wednesday evening in tho Remington rooms, on "What's Wrong with Education," by Mr. E. K. Mulgan, senior inspector of schools. Don't hesitate to use Kazol verr freely, especially by constant inhalation. It protects the mouth, nose, and throat against infectious influenza germs. (Ad.) Harvey Frost vulcanising plants are now on exhibition at John Chambers and -Son. Limited's warehouse in Fort ! Street.—(Ad.) (When a designing widow tries to steal her perfectly good hut-band from her, Constance Talmadge in "Sauce for the Goose" doesn't shriek ""Divorce!" but puts on her thinking cap. At the Strand to-night.—'(Ad.) Create an atmosphere of Xazol about! you, so that you constantly inhale it. About ten drops on the chest of pyjama ! jacket at night, or on the singlet in thel morning, protects you against infectious germß—(Ad.) j