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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 28 March 1921, Page 4

~~ - The Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting, which opened at Ellerslie on Saturday, attracted a very large attendance, which included a large number , of Southern sportsmen. The principal I event, the Easter Handicap, was won by I the New Plymouth sportsman, Mr. Alex- j antler, with Silver Link, while Mr. \V. i Duncan, of Wanganui, scored in the Champagne Stakes with Tamuteto. The I "Great Northern daks was won by l'ente, ! which is owned in partnership by Mr. , J. (Meeson, of Auckland, and Mr. T. Byrne > of Napier. During the afternoon ' the | sum of £97,030 10/ passed through the j machines, an increase of £(Hm9 10/ on last year. j A painfu 1 accident happened to Mr. I (live Trosidder, son of Dr. It. Tresidder, | of Onehunga. yesterday. He was riding a motor-cycle along Beach Road. One- | hunga, when suddenly the fork of the machine broke, and the rider was thrown. ; Mr. Tresidder was unconscious last night and was not much better this morning, i and is suffering from concussion. Good progress is being made with the erection of the new buildings for (St. John's College at Tamaki. A lot of the blue scoria stone from the old structure is being incorporated in the building. Unfortunately the march of progress has j necesitated the removal of some of the i quaint structures of the days of Bishop G. A. Selwyn, but in the college grounds may still bo seen the bell under its ; strange-looking broad-topped shingle- j roofed cover, which has stood since the ] early days of Auckland.. Judging from the amount of work already accomplished the new college buildings will be quite up-to-date, tho'iih to old residents the block will nevei have the charm of the old structure now being replaced. Some S9 acres of Crown land in the North Auckland land district, 3000 in the Auckland district, 39,000 in Otago, and 2(i(5 in Southland are gazetted this week as set apart for soldier settlement. In addition, 709 acres of settlement land in the Taranaki district, 17,000 in Otago, 2uTlO in Hawke's Bay, and SOOO in Otago I have been set apart for returned I soldiers. J The Rev. Charles Tobin, who died at | the Masterton Hospital recently, was I Chaplain of the Main Body to the forces, and was absent from New Zealand four years. He came from a distinguished family connected with the early history of Taranaki, about whom a good deal has been written lately. His great grandfather was Charles Armitage Brown, the friend of Keats and Hunt, Landor and Byron, and his grandfather was Charles Brown, the first superintendent of Taranaki. His mother, who married Mr. \Y. H. Tobin, was Miss Laura Brown. The Browns in the early days were not I noted for their orthodoxy, and when i Charles Armitage Brown came to New | Plymouth in the early forties j "bis religious views dlfl not find i favour with many of the sturdy pioneers, who brought their bibles ; and their prayer books with them to this new country. The wheels of time, however, ordained it that the great grandson should be a preacher of the faith that his ancestor sought to supplant by a less spiritual creed. Old settlers say that why Charles Armitage Brown was buried on Marsland Hill, instead of in the old English Church cemetery, was because of his unorthodox views on religion. For over 75 years the site of the grave was lost, but recently it was lolated by Mr. W. H. Skinner, who had been superintending the search for the slab which had been placed over the grave, but which had become covered with earth when Marsland Hill was escarped and fortified during the Maori War of 1855. Major Charles Brown was a distinguished Maori scholar and linguist, and his grandson followed in his footsteps, for at the time of his death he had charge of the Maori College near Masterton.

i A marriage ceremony was to have been conducted at the Congregational Church, Manly, Queensland, on Saturdayweek, .but it came to a sensational ending about half way through the service, when the bride, Eleanor Bagslag, collapsed at the altar, and was removed to her home, where she died an hour or two later. The bridegroom was George Crawford. Many friends of the parties were present when the bride collapsed. It was thought that she was only in a fainting fit, but, as deceased rapidly grew worse, she was removed to her . home. Medical aid was quickly obtained, j but the .bride passed away despite every l attention. She was well known in . Manl3 r , and was universally popular. | 1 In reply to a protest made to the | Government by the N.Z.R.S.A.- against the dismissal of returned men from . temporary positions in tbe Civil service, the Public Service Commissioner lias replied to the secretary of the associa- | tion that the claims of such temporary j clerks will be considered as far as pos- ] sible. "It is regretted," the letter runs, ! "that no promise can be given that their services will be retained. As a general rule, where there are two temporary employees, one of whom is a returned soldier, and it is necessary to make a , reduction, the returned soldier, all ; things being equal, is retained in pre- . ferenee to others. When making appointments to permanent vacancies the claims of a qualified returned soldier j are always fully considered. In this con- j nection it should not be overlooked that • returned soldiers have been given every opportunity of qualifying for permanent employment in the clerical division, and those who have neglected to avail them- . selves of the facilities which have -been j afforded have only themselves to ' blame." I I Parked in one of the "streets" at | Trentham Camp are numbers of general j service wagons, which were used by the New Zealand Division in France. It has | been decided by the Government that j twenty of these wagons shall be allotted to each of the three military districts | iof the Dominion for hire to municipalities, farmers, etc. Ten wagons will be j available in each district for sale by public tender, and particulars will be advertised immediately the wagons are available for inspection at District Headquarters. Wagons will be distributed as early as possible, and should ' •be available for inspection early in ', | April. ; "We are getting down to pre-war con- > ditions here," writes an American to a j friend in Hamilton. "Prices are being I scaled down to where they should be. | Common wages, which were from 5 dollars to 0.50 dollars per day, are now 3.50 dollars, and men are plentiful." I It is reported (says the "N.Z. Times," !of Saturday) that not a few people [ secured information concerning the ' financial legislation before it was intro- ' duced, and withdrew the money they . had at call with various firms. Christchurch is stated to be full of visitors, and accommodation is hard to ', secure. The races at Riccartou and the inter-university contests have been the main cause of so many persons going to Christchurch this Easter. The story or the Christchurch lady who went to a bank and drew out £1.000 and then thought she lost it j when boarding a tramcar, but eventually | found it next day wrapped up iv a brown paper parcel in the very bag which she thought she had lost, but which siie (had forgotten all about when she received the fright the previous day, i brings to mind an almost forgotten incident that attracted a ! good deal of attention at the time, I concerning tho loss of a wallet containing : a goodly sum of money, and owned by the [ate Sir Harry Atkinson. The Pre- [ mier had been to Auckland in March. . ISS9. nn what proved to be his last official visit to the city. He had addressed i rather a hostile meeting in the Choral j Hall, and an- adverse motion had been | moved and carried against him. He was I not in a happy frame of mind, and his '.health, with his many years of strenu- | ous labour, had already.begun to decline. He left next day for the south in the steamer leaving Onehunga for New Plymouth, nnd at night placed the wallet with the money in it under his pillow. When he left the boat in tbe morning he looked under the pillow to see if be : had taken his money, and felt certain | that he had got it safely put away in I a big inside vest pocket, which he bad got specially made for carrying valuables. ; When he got to Wangnnui. however, j tho money was not in his vest pocket, land the wires were set in motion to see if the money could be traced on the steamer, but it could not. Several strongly-worded telegrams passed be tween the Premier and the ship's officers, and eventually a wire was sent to Wangnnui: "Search your own bag." The private secretary commenced to do this. and sure enough beside the brush and comb and some other little odds and ends, there was the money wallet with its treasure intact. Sir Harry- made ample apology for tho commotion he had ! caused. He remembered taking the | wallet from under the pillow, and instead jof putting it away in his insjde vest pocket, he had put it away with his brush | and comb in his hand bag. and yet till his j mistake was discovered lie felt sure the money could only be in one of two places, in his pocket or on the ship. Stainer's "Crucifixion" was snng by St. Alban's choir on Good (Friday evening to a large congregation. The solos were taken by Mr. \\". K. MeKlnlay (tenoT) and Mr. J. Ryan (bass). Tlie whole service was beautifully rendered. Mr. IW, S. Dingle presided at the organ. New rates of payment for overtime and travelling expenses while on relieving duty in the Post and Telegraph I Department are gazetted- Overtime j rates range from 8d an hour for message I boys to 3/6 for officers receiving £400 ! but less than £500 a year. Travelling | expenses range up to 15/ per day. — I Press Association. Tlie exportation from New Zealand v ithout the consent of the Minister ot i ustoma of frozen mutton and lamb and chilled and frozen beef and veal is prohibited. A painting, depicting the steamer Rimutaka steaming up the Rangitoto Channel has been dedicated by the artist, j Captain M. T. Clayton, to Captain HerI bert Greenstreet, formerly of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleel. In dedicating the picture tne art i_t refers to his 40 years' friendsnip with Captain Greenstreet, and speaks with pride of the 1 veteran mariner's extensive sea record. , Captain Greenstreet made 00 voyages round the world without an accident, and I brought many thousands of settlers from I Britain to New Zealand. A J.C.L. Special.—Smartly designed . blouses of good quality Fuji silk, with ' long rolled collar, and rovers with inset ) pieces of striped Fuji, finished with hem- ' stitching. All sizes, usually 37/6; speicial price, 29/6.—(Ad.)