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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 24, 28 January 1921, Page 4

Following is the official weather forecast for '24 hours from 9 a.m. this day: "The indications are for variable nnd moderate breezes prevailing in a southerly direction. Expect changeable and showery weather, but cooler. Barometer unsteady, with a rising tendency. Seas i moderate. Tides good."' I An adjournment of the conciliation ' proceedings originally set down for today in connection with the application of dairy employees (roundsmen) for a new award was made necessary owing to the indisposition of one of the assessors i for the employers. Tlie new date has i been fixed for Monday morning next. The Science Congress yesterday discussed the yellow leaf disease in Max. Mr. Alfred Cockayne said the disease was fungus attacking the roots causing complete cessation of absorption of water. If an antidote was not discovered the whole (lax area would bo extinct in a few years. Ho advocated root examination of all types of flax and the growth of such plants as appeared to be immune, to discover if they really were so or not. If I hey were immune the difficulty would be overcome. There were encouraging signs that immune plants would be found, but the investigations would be slow, and hy the time they were completed there might be no flax industry. Dr. Tillyard urged that a committee of millers and scientists be ■ set up to form a biological station to investigate the disease. This course was agreed upon, the scientists appointed being • Dr. Tillyard, Messrs. Alfred Cockayne, and Witers. and the flaxmillers Messrs. 'Ross, Siefert, and Bell. "I believe the day will come," said Sir Thomas Mackenzie, speaking at the meeting of the Canterbury Branch of the Royal Colonial Institute, "when this country will have to depend on its own strong arm for its own defence, iou have alluded to the people who are willing to come to New Zealand. We could get 100,000 persons, the pick of the <>ld i Land, to come out here and settle if we had ships enough and if the organisation for their receipt, working in unison with their shipment from the Old Country, was sufficiently widely established. We could make room for them easily, and we should endeavour to establish a self-reliant policy, not to sever our connection with the Old Country, but to provide for a system of defence in the future. This land is trro good to take any risks with." (Ap- - plause.) , The old proverb that "After the storm - comes the calm," can be aptly applied to the freezing industry, so far as the industrial outlook is concerned. The season was to have opened on December 1 of last year, but pending settlement of a dispute concerning wages for the season the men did not turn to until January 4. Since then, however, there has been an -imost entire absence of friction between workers and employers, and according to the workers' union secretary, fhe season promises to be a very good one from an industrial viewpoint. Amended regulations under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, gazetted yesterday, provide for seven days' notice by advertisement to be given as to the place for hearing and the nature of a dispute, but only after each person concerned has previously been served with a notice form. In the absence. of oryjection a further notice may be g'ven in the daily newspapers. A fire in a five-roomed dwelling at Mata, on the Buakaka Flat, occupied by Messrs. Clayton and Creek, totally destroyed valued hockey trophies, which were won by Buakaka last year. These were the Simmons championship challenge shield, and also seven-aside challenge silver cup. Messrs. Clayton and Creek were both WTrangaTei reps, who assisted- in winning the coveted White Horse challenge 'hockey crop.

j "The Government tells us to produce I more and promptly increases taxation on the increase. The bankers din it j into our ears, and with equal promptitude r_isc the bank rate of interest." — •Sir James Wilson at the Science Congress. An interesting decision has been arrived at by the Wellington Education Board when leave of absence on full salary was granted to three infant mistresses for the purpose of enabling them to visit Australia for special study in connection with the Moutessori system. They will be absent from the Dominion for two months, and their steamer fares will be paid by the board. The thunderstorm which visited tho I Masterton district on Tuesday afternoon | is reported to have been the most v'-o- ! lent lor a number of years. For a LUlu I more than an hour Ma-,lcrLon was dc- I luged with tropical downpours and I shaken by thunderclaps. The intensity i of the rain may be gauged from tlie fact that of a total of 4ti points registored during the storm 42 points lell ] during a single shower. I'addocks were I speedily inundated and stock were terri- j lied by the noise and the lightning and I by tjie intensity of the rain. At Al-Ura, forked lightning struck a stack con- j laming auout 0U tons of oats beljiiging to Mr. C Kingston. The ."ram c night alight and the lire rapidly sp'vad to three out of live adjoining stacks, whilst a fourth was badly damaged. Th* Mii--terton Fire Brigade assisted to tight tho I lire, 'but the Ilames were not arresud until damage estimated at over X2;VJ had been done. Mr. K. Wylie, a potato-grower on the north-west coast of Tasmania, last year tried the experiment of heating seed potatoes to a temperature of 125deg. j i-ahr. for four hour.. Enough were .->o , treated to plant an acre. Very encouraging results followed. Tola toes from litis plot were planted this season with- i nul any further treatment, and have Tarried the clfects of the heating to the second generation in a remarkable manner. The plants are much more vigorous and healthy-looking than in any oi the other crops in the vicinity, aud there are no misses amongst lliem. As far as the experiments have gone they have proved that clean seed can be produced by this means, with very little trouble or expense, and that heating exerts „ome influence on the vitality of the seed, which ensures a more vigorous growth. Something more than mild excitement i «as caused outside llie lolls ollicc ou the i Queen's Wharf, Wellington, on Wednesday afternoon, by reason of a little I gun-play" on the pari of an American | engineer belonging to, the U.S. and A. steamer Rellbuckle. which is berthed at the Queen's Wharf. The engineer got | into an altercation with a shipmate, at I whom he suddenly presented a revolver. I Matters at once began to look serious, j out he apparently intended merely to give the other man a fright, for he immediately afterwards pointed the re- j volver downwards and lired a shot into I the planking of the wharf. At tins l stage the police became interested in the | proceedings and the engineer was at | once taken into custody on a charge of I carrying a revolver without a license,' ; pointing a revolver at another person, j and with discharging the weapon in a I public place. When war broke out in 1914, German I merchantmen on the high seas scuttled ' ■to neutral ports for shelter. Some of: them found sanctuary in the Dutch East' Indies. Their cargoes included goods fori Australia and New Zealand, and when the need for these goods became pressing,! 'an endeavour was made to secure their I release. They wore secured under a I guarantee given by the Hank of New t South Wales to the German Australian Steamship Co., indemnifying tho comI pany for claims made when complete sets jof bills of lading- could not be produced. I 'Hie bank had a guarantee from members jof the Java Ship*- Management Commit- j I tec, which was set up in .Sydney to bringabout the release of the goods. Though ' the goods have now been released for I years, and it is two years since the war I ended, the guarantee still holds -though i i there is no risk. One of the guarantors | to the bank has been dead two years,' but his estate cannot be dealt with, because the guarantee which he gave when ! alive is a contingent liability of his 1 estate. These facts were set out in a communication from the Java Ships Management Committee to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Tito Chamber of Commerce wns asked to give its support to the request that the Federal Covernment should take over the ' guarantee so as to release the bank and the joint guarantors. Tt was pointed nut that there was no practical likeli- I , hood of a claim now being made, but the .existence of the guarantee was embarrassing. The Chamber decided to write to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce supporting the proposal for thr release of the guarantors. j That the provisions of the war rogu.lations drawn up for the protection "of returned soldiers in reearrl to the tenancy of lioi_.es m.iy have just the opposite effect to that for which thov were drafted, was illustrated at the Magistrates Court yesterday afternoon. when an application for possession was made. Both parties were returned soldiers and the plaintiff wanted possession of his house in Ariki SI reef, l""rev Lynn. He had invested all his saving,* in the house, which was rapidly deteriorai ing. and he submitted ihat it would be a hardship if he were refused admission. Counsel for defendant. Mr. Sullivan, said that his client had been incapacitated at the front, and had three children. He also pointer! out that Section 1.1. of I the Act. precluded the dispossession of a soldier tenant against his will, while Mr. Houston, for the defendant, said that this was provisional upon the tenant i taking reasonable care of the dwelling 'and ensuring it against, waste. His Worship pointed out that the evidence of neglect went to 6how that it was tin- ' ' avoidable. However, plaintiff was a ; thrifty, industrious man and it was unfortunate that the Act prevented the order for possession being made. "Tile i Art. f am afraid, goes too far." After | Mr. Houston had pointed out that it was n hard and unjust law Mr. Poynton paid ■ hat it was made to protect the soldier. i -L it was: now- going so far that it was doing a serious injury to him. He added j that property owners were -becoming .] diffident about, accepting returned sol,'diers as tenants on account of the pro ['taction they got from the Act and tliev t might thus'be handicapped. It was such I eases as thin that would illustrate the * necessity for an amendment to the Act. * He could make no order for possession. > : and costs £2 14/ were allowed ! j defendant.

Napier still holds its position of being the fifth largest exporting centre in the | Dominion. The figures for 1020 are j given below: —United Kingdom, £850,- i 668; Australia, £2773; United States of I America, via East Coast, £52,507; ] United States of America, via West j Coast, i"4: total, £911,05-, as against, £705,701 for the corresponding quarter j of 1010. During the twelve months of 1920, the total value of the exports was £.1,515,5-16, this being a decrease of £988,841, in comparison with the 1919 return. i A heavy reduction in the price of kapok is reported by Ashburton furnishers this week (states the Ashburton "( liiardian"'). The price wholesale (hy the bale) has decreased from 1/7. to 7_d a pound, and a reduction has therefore taken place in all house furnishings, such as mattresses, pillows, cus- ' hions, etc., into the manufacture of which kapok enters. Naturally the les- . sened tost of kapok in a pillow is not , going to affect the price much, but on a mattress the reduction amounts to of. j A grass fire in Northcote yesterday afternoon, in the vicinity of Gladstone Road, damaged a portion of the natural and cultivated btwh in Kauri Gully scenic reserve. The fire was j prevented from spreading by the efforts of the two men employed by the care- : taker, Mr. M. Tarrish. ; Concerning the attitude of labour in ! the United States the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, report there is i a disposition to contribute to the sup- j port of readjusting business to condi- I Lions. New England textile workers : accepted reduction in wages rather than I see mills closed. Forty thousand NewYork truckmen agreed to work an ad- i ditional hour per day at the same wage. There has also been a great improvement in the efficiency of workers. The ! paragraph ends:—"This tendency to-, wartl lower wages and greater efficiency | is being opposed by the American Fed- j oration of Labour on the ground that it presages a strengthening of the open ! -hop idea, and an appeal has been sent j out to all union workers for contribu- ' lions to he used for closed shop propaganda. Tlie economic fact with which such propaganda must collide is that there are more mon to-day than there are jobs, and that there will be still more men as war-time activities are gradually brought to an end and the full tide of immigration sweeps westvard from Europe." The crops in the United States this year bid fair to establish records in several lines. Corn was a record, the total being .1,100,120.000 bushels which is 75,000,000 more than the previous record yield of that grain in 1012. The tobacco crop was estimated at 57.000.000 more than that of last year, the total being 1,476,444,0001b. With 52.205.000 bushels of rice, the record crop of 1017 is exceeded by 12,000,000 bushels. Of sweet potatoes there arc 105,070,000 bushels and of pears there are 15.555.000 bushels. Other estimates are: buckwheat, 14,321,000 bushels; potatoes, -121.252.000 bushels; apples, 23G,1G7,000 bushels; peanuts. 37.100,000 bushels: flaxseed. 10.736,000 bushels; sugar beets, S.S 12.000 tons. A few ago Mr. Simmonds, a visitor to Bathurst from Sydney, placed a wallet containing £1,000 under the pillow of a bed in which he was sleeping . at the King's Hotel. Next morning he left for Sydney by the midday train, and reached Mount Victoria before he was aware that he had left the money behind. He left the train and returned to Bathurst by motor car, to find that the house- : maid had noticed the wallet, and, believing that Mr. Simmonds had not left for Sydney, allowed it to remain under the pillow. There Mr. Simmonds found it. The maiil was handsomely rewarded.

Ladies should protect themselves from rouf-hn. colds, sore throaus, etc., by puttins about 10 drops of Xazol on a handkerchief and placing it inside a blouse on the chest. Use Xazol freely in t hie* way—it docs not injure the most delicate fabric—(Ad.) !>lin hand blocked Texas linen, exceptionally good colourings. Usual price 5/0, now job sale price 3/0 yard, at Tonson Garlick*s.—(Ad.) Obtain your next supply of tea from Johnston's Ltd.. Tea Specialist-., 77 Karangahape Road. I'hone 4103 —(Ad.) Create an atmosphere of Nazol about yon, so that you constantly inhale it — about ten drope on the pyjama jacket at night or on the chest of the singlet in the morning protects you atrain-t infectious germs. It is undoubtedly pood for coughs, colds, sore throats, etc., (Ad.) 50in heavy all-over cretonne: pink, blue, and lilac stripe. Usual price 7/6, now job sale price 4/11 yard, at Tonson Carlick-.—-(Ad.) Housewives, ildndly phone us your orders early for "No Rubbing"' Laundry -Help. "Keep Smiling Boot Polish, "Keep ISmiling" (Floor Polish, ""Keep Smiling" Pe-miec Soap. and '"Golden Rule" ,*V>ap. and oblige Auckland grocers. —.(Ad.) 31in Shadow tissue; 7 pieces in artistic colourings and heavy wearing qualities. Usual price 7/0. now job sale price 4/11 yard, at Tonson Garlick'cs.— (Ad.) Don't hesitate to use Nazol freely. especially by constant inhalation. Tt protects the mouth, nose, and throat from infection. Good for coughs, cold-., sore throats, etc —(Ad.) Quaiity first! Indian's. China's, Ceylon's, at Johnston's Ltd., Tea Specialists, Karangahape Road. Phone 4193. — (Ad.) Men's stout, serviceable flannelette pyjamas, only 10/11. —The big sale at the Economic (opp. Town Hall). —(Ad.) A few shillings spent in the free use of Xazol to protect the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose and throat from coughs, colds and sore throats, etc., is liettcr than hours of suffering. (Ad.) I Ladies' jumpers, blouses and sk'rts, i wholesale prices. T-idic-' vests from 1/11. 10 Ponsonby Road, opp. Reservoir. (Ad.) Don't go away on your holiday without taking a bottle of Nazol. Good for coughs, cold?, sore throats, etc- — (Ad.) Tiie t>est quality boot pol-ih is the "Keep **.miling" 'brand; S<l large tins, at J. Taylor's Hoot Stores.— (Ad.) In every community the people regard ' their local business men with more or less pride, and those who conduct a good, clean, conscientious business arc always regarded as assets of their community. In purchasing your piano from Richardson's, Ltd., of 110, Queen Street (opp. Bank of New Zealand) you are assured that the instruments sold by this firm are excellent goods and prove their worth by helping maintain the standing of Richardson's, Ltd., as one of those assets. Richardson's, Ltd., will take your old piano as part payment and assist you in financing the balance, or on the other hand show you the advantages from a cash down basis. You are cordially invited to visit the well stocked showj rooms —(Ad.) Cheaper than denims! Men's strong fawn gabardine trousers, 15/11 for 12/6. Sale at Econoniic (opp. Town Hall). — (Ad.)