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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 59, 10 March 1921, Page 4

I Tlie Weather Bureau forecast for 24 j hours from 0 a.m. this day is as follows: The indications are for south-easterly winds, moderate to strong, squally at times. Weather cloudy to overcast, with scattered rain probable. Barometer unsteady. Seas rough; tides good. | While being schooled at Kllerslie this morning, in company with Rathlin, the 'gelding Cuerre-a-Mort struck the second hurdle very hard dislodging his rider, .). Preston. The latter was thrown heavily and the horse in recovering struck him with such force that the j skull cap he was wearing was broken in pieces, and a severe cut over the eye inflicted, besides a bad bruising of the ' chest. Preston was attended to by Dr. jCrant. after which he was able to proceed to his home. To pay off a debt of £126 is a big conI tract for a eian earning a.bout £ . 16 ' per I week. Such a position came before Vlr. IJ. VV. Poynton, S.M., at the Magistrate's | Court. His Worship, after inquiring ! into the man's circumstances, decided he i could afford to pay o/ per week. Mr. , .Hall Skclton. who appeared for t-lie defence, remarked, " He will have to go I bankrupt, and that will mean losing bis I position. It will take him ten years to I pay off that amount.'' His Worship said the debt must be paid, so long as it I was shown the debtor had a margin to do it w'.th. I A recent arrival In Ciirietchure.h i preaches a fine type of commercial optimism. This is what he says: —"Whyall tliis fuss? Of course, your prices I lmve come back. But you knew they would. I. can't for the life of mo see ' what Xew Zealand is downcast for. Tl-is phase will pass. You still have i v i!h you all those things which made I New Zep.land a line place to live in. ! You've got your magnificent grazing and 'cropping lands; you've got your herds and flocks; you've got the same line climate as of old. You've got a tine, robust people, who can do what your fathers and mothers did if you'll only get down to it. Moaning and dismal predictions won't help. The fellow who first wins out of this temporary set-back will be the man who works, takintr advantage of your fine natural advantages. As for the trader who fears the inrush of German and other goods, there's only one message for him. Let him get hard ddwn to it, proving the virtue of British igoods, and particularly the goods he ha« to sell. Don't whine. Boost." Professor Ernest H. Wilson, of Harvard University, after inspecting the forests of the Dominion, speaks of the | appalling waste of timber.—Press Asj sociatioo.

9 I While workmen were engaged burning ! off paint at a house at the corner of Alma -Street and Victoria Crescent yes--1 terday the flame got between the • weatherboards, causing a fire. The 'Newmarket fire brigade was quickly on the scene, and the outbreak was extinguished before much damage was done. The N'jZ. 'Returned .Soldiers' Association drew the attention of the Auckland ■ Patriotic Association to the fact that I the former association had not sane- , tioned the resolution passed by tbe soldier patients at Cashmere and Puke- ' ora sanatorium?, requesting war relief I societies to earmark a portion of the i funds for T.B. patients. The letter was received. II At a meeting of the Women's Chris* I tian Temperance Union the committee .reported that the building known as the "Abbey" had been taken for a 1 hostel, and a very capable matron in- ! stalled. A large number of applications ' had been receive/! for accommodation. 1 It was decided to hold the official opening ceremony a? early in April as ' possible. J A resolution of appreciation of a ,1 resident's attitude in recognising his . duty to keep down noxious weeds on ' i the newly formed public pathway in j, front of his property in Queen Street ijwas passed by the Devonport Borough .' Council last evening. Mr. 11. S. W*. Kin<; ' (the Mayor) -aid that if people would only use a spade in time they would save a great deal of expense. Unfortunately some residents went in and J out of their houses without taking the " i t rouble to remove weeds that sprang f tip on the footpath. It was gratifying , that the ratepayer, who-e attitude they ' I appreciated, reali-ed the duty devolving -upon him and others. i! A most distressing sensation was -'caused at St. Paul's Church, Wellington, I on Sunday, when a visitor well known in Napier, Mrs. William Sibbald, was sei/.ed with a sudden illness and collapsed. Mrs. Si"bbald, with her husband. had attended the morning service and had remained behind to partake of Holy Communion, just after which the lady collapsed. She was at once removed and I medical aid summoned, but it was found ' that nothing could be done to help her, r and death resulted during the after- , ' noon. j The Newmarket Borough rouneil at . last night's meeting decided once again to approach the Minister of Railways with the obejet of obtaining from the I Department the grant of a piece of land I at the corner of Manukau and Remier.-i . Roads, at present contained in the railway workshops area. The Dr-puty- * Mayor, Mr. S. Donaldson, pointed out * that the Department had repeatedly re- ■ fused to _ ive the borough a piece— of this corner, but it was urged that as i the purpose now wa» a site for the erection of a war memorial for the borough, * the Minister and his department might n re .anl the request with more friendly eves It was also resolved to explain to II the Minister (hat several ' substantial • donations to the war memorial fund de- ' pended upon the Council obtaining this '' j corner as a site for the memorial. j "With the revival of interest in our j national game.** ntn* * <naasa?e in t.iw ,' annual report of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, "your committee felt . that : t was time to have plans drawn i r,p for the thorough laying out and im- ' provinjr of the park so as to make it th" ' finest ground in New Zealand for both ' I players and spectators. These plans I have now been drawn, and provide, Jie.mnng other things, seating aecommo- ' j dation for 7000 people on the Western J I bank, with suitable means of access, up-Vto-date pntrance to ground, new grand--1 stand with conveniences and dressing " I rooms, and large new conveniences at • I th,. south end of the northern bank. ] I These works will be taken in hand as 'funds perm't. and when the whole of the '| work is completed the Athletic Park will ] 'be the finest prm.nd in, N-w Zealand. 'an! .. credit to our city.'' Unexpected success has come to the new Technical High School opened at " Pukekohe last month, and the pupils 'I now number one hundred and twenty. '"'. It was thought that about eighty would 1 , be enrolled for the year, but this was J 'greatly exceeded, and the year's work 'in the new building is already under J | way. The building has a large estate 'j surrounding it. and agricultural work will be added to the departments of study. Mr. Munro, who is the principal of the school, was at one time on the taff of King's College. Auckland. The I school is at present under the control . ; of the Education Board but it will j shortly pass into the hands of a Board I of Governors. _! j A suggestion by the Devonport Steam ' | Ferry Company that the Harbour Board " j should be asked tn dredge the approach | to Rangitoto wharf to allow any steamer to approach, irrespective of the state of the tide, was considered by the Borough : 1 Council, sitting as the Island Domain j Board last even'ng. It was also sug- ' frosted that a sign-post "'Rangitoto Is--1 land" should be erected as strangers ■ were frequently orer2<arried on the ' boats. The board agreed to approach 1 the Harbour Board in regard to both i matters. I Tt has been decided by the executive ' j of the Devonport Ratepayers' Association to run a complete ticket of nine Councillors at the election in April, but ~ if there are two candidates for the r Mayoralty to allow, the ratepayers to ■ exercise their, own choice as to which s candidate they should support without U a lead from the executive. The executive c has recommended to TOcir associations •. that the candidatures of Mr. -lohn Henc dcrson for the Harbour Board and Mr. o' \V. K. Howitt for the Charitable Aid a' Board be strongly supported. Mr. o : Howitt has resigned from the executive p' in view of his candidature. t| A party of six men equipped with 0 , block and tackle, rope, and heavy timber, I succeeding in removing the eliar-a-har.c , from the Swan*on Creek yesterday aftcr--1 noon. They commenced operations a j little before noon, and, after workina s for over five hours, they got the bus j back to dry land once more. It was 5 then towed to a garage for repairs. At a meeting of the Buller County ; Council exception was taken to the Gov- _ ernment ordcrina; coal from Wales when . there are boundless supplies of coal on 1 the West Coast of New Zealand. ft . was resolved to write a letter of protest ; to the Prime'Minister.—rress Association, r Smoking time. —Should the workman t be allowed ten minutes off in the morn- - ing and in the afternoon as smoking > time? There is much to be said in favr our of the "rest" period, especially - if "Harlequin" tobacco is used. Rich, . dark, fragrant, pure, it makes a i glorious smoke—soothing, restful, ,- stimulating. Men \»ork better after a I smoke of "Harlequin" tobacco.— (Ad.)'

An application for possession of a tenement was dealt with by Mr. J. W. Poynton. S.M.. before the ordinary sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning. The owner, R. Drink water (Mr, Inder) wants possess : on of a house pied by G. Turner fMr. J. C. Sullivan). After hearing the evidence, Mr. Inder suggested as there was sickness in the tenant's family, an order be made for possession to be given within three months. In making such an orde' Mr. Poynton said it wa,s very hard on a man who purchased a house of which he could not get possession, to be forced to pay 30/ a«.weo4- for a room when he was only gett'ng 20/ per week rent for his own house. At the same time there was aho hards-hip on the tenant's side. c In view of the world-wide prevalence of pilferage of goods in transport, a suggestion recently made by the Shipping Department of the 'Federation of British Industries will be very welcome (says the Sydney "Shipping List." The department proposes that goods should he packed in wire-netting, the parcels being formed into bales a,s usual, with hoopiron bands on the outside. With this arrangement the parcel would have to be entirely opened op before any article could be extracted, and it is reckoned that the delay and difficulty of this process would seriously discourage pilfer ing. The extra cost and weight in i volved would be trifling in comparisor l with the additional protection afforded i The truly remarkable assertion was I attributed to an American Senator I Mr. j Spencer) in one of Tuesday's cablegrams | that it will be found "that the United i States spent 070 million dollars more tha-n any other nation on the war." By what process these figures were reached it is impossible to imagine (says the "New Zealand Times"). The actual posij tion is that the direct money cost of the war tn the United States was less than one-half of the corresponding cost Ito the British Empire. A more searchI ng examination of war costs does not 1 place the United States any (nearer to the premier position claimed for it by , .Senator Spencer. In a computation of ] the actual drain on national wealth im- , posed by the war, a British economist iof high standing (Mr. Edgar Crammondi j places the United States amongst the I nations which 'largely increased their I wealth during the war period. According to Mr. Crammond's estimates, the war cost Britain one-eighth of her national wealth I the corresponding percentages for France and Italy being re- : speetively one-fourth and one-fifth), but the United States during the war period increased'its national wealth by thirty , per cent. ' According to the Frbrua-v "Abstract of Statistics," just rpreirnl. the in !e> ; number for the three fool 2Toups !->'. I the month of January showed ,i d-creas.. j of nine points as compared wil'i the pr" ced'ng month's figure. The decrei = " I says the Statistician, was not =n niarko |as had been anticipated. Th" morea" | per cent over duly. 1014. was 75.1.1 against 7 C 07 for the previous month. I A brief sitting of t-'ie Bankrnptci 1 Court was held at the Courl . to-day. Sir Theo. Cooper presiding. Or ; the petition of .1. .T. Crag. Ltd.. A. Bird jof Dargaville. tralirg as A Bird and Co tish merchants, was adjudicated bankrupt. An order for discharge was made in the case of Alexander Campbell, prospector, Thames. White Jap. silk b]c>use=, good quality i silk, to clear I£, fi.—Mrs. E. Palmer, 234, Queen Street, next Princess. — (Ad.) Create an r.t Xazol a-bout you, so that yau constantly inhale it— about ten drops on the pyiama jacket lat night or on t'je chest of the singiet lin the morning protects you against infectious germs. It is undoubtedly good I for coujjhs, colds, sore throats, etc.. (Ad.) ! Ne«- season's goods are now being displayed throughout our establishment. Inspection cordially invited. S-mi'th and Caughev. Ltd. 40 rears famous for good value.—(Ad.) White Jap. silk blouses, good quality silk, to clear 12/6.—Mrs. E. Palmer, 234. Queen Street. nest Princess.— (Ad!) A few shillings spent »n trie free use of Nazol to protect the.mucous mem- ' branes of the mouth, nose and throat I from coughs, colds and sore throats, etc., is better than hours ,of suffering. (Ad.) Just received new shipments of men': and boys' grade woollen overcoats, pur chased direct from a leading 'Britisi I manufacturer. Excellent value.—Smitl 1 and Caughey. Ltd.—(Ad.) New season's goods are now be'ng dis played throughout our establishment Inspection cordially invited. Smith am Caughey, Ltd. 40 years famous for goo< value.--(Ad.) White Jap. silk blouses, good quality , silk, to clear 12/6.—Mrs. E. Palmer, 23-' ' Queen Street, next Princess.— (Ad.) j Don't hesitate to u»ie Nazol freely. I especially by constant inhalation. ft ! protects the mouth, nose, and throat i from infection. Good for coughs, colds, sore throats, —(Ad.) Stocktaking clearance. Plain piilof cases, taped, good quality, full sizes, 1/1! ! each. 10 6 per half K at Tonsoi • Carlick's.—l Ad.) ! Absolutely good goods being offered at fine prices at the firm of Fowlds' Stock , Reduction Sale. — (Ad.) White Jap. silk blouses, good quality i silk, to clear 12/6. —Mrs. E. Palmer, '2.'!4 i Queen Street, next Princess. — iAd.) i Don't go away on your holiday without taking a bottle of Nazol. Good foi coughs, colds, sore throats, etc.— (Ad.) Last week specials—S model hats : tin 'last of them), usually 27/0. now 9/11.— Tudehope's sale. Symonds Street.— i Ad. i A man's sale. There is a splendid opportunity of getting men's weai cheaper at the firm of Fowlds.— (Ad.) Borough of Mt. Albert: Residents are i notified that it is intended to shortly I terminate all water supplies where ratefor such remain unpaid.— (Ad.) i Flackson's Ltd., costumes, coats, etc. I Brunswick Buildings, opp. H.M. Theatre. I Open Friday till 0 p.m. —(Ad.) ; New .season's coatings now being di ; played in our dress department. Ladies ■ will appreciate the excellent value ant the smartness of the designs. Smith an j Caughey. Ltd. —(Ad.) i Kapok pillows made in superio: , quality English ticking, full size, prici 5. II each, at Tonson Garlick's.— (Ad.l j Last week specials—2 model costumes j rose Jersey cloth and sax yen _tian | usually £10 17 6. now £:i 106.--A [ Tudehopetfs, sale. Symonds Street.—(Ad. Borough of Mt. Albert: Residents art notified that it is intended to shortly terminate all water supplies where rate; for such remain unpaid.— (Ad.) Jußt received new shipments of men' and boys' grade woollen overcoats, pur chased direct from a leading Britisl manufacturer. Excellent value.—Smitl an.l Canghcy. Ltd.—(Ad.i Borough of Mt. Albert: Residencs art notified that it is intended to shortlj terminate all water supplies where rate; for such remain unpaid-—(Ad.)