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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 279, 23 November 1921, Page 4

The likelihood of the Department of Industries and Commerce being- merg«l into some other department in accordance with the Government's policy of jjeneral retrenchment was brought before ,the Auckland Industrial Association by Mr. .). F'indliiy at the. executive, meeting yesterday. The chairman, Mr. F, M. Uilk, sail th-at the department had done a great deal for the secondary industries of the country, and it would 'bo a serious thing if it ceased to Ik> a separate (iovernment institution. It was dociided to urge the Government to preserve the department in just the same way as the Department of Ajp'iciilttfre wae "benng preserved for the farmers. It was als 3 agreed to bring the matter under the notice of the Chamber of Commerce. A dairy fanner who ie at present supplying tho Wellington Oity Corporation with milk » concerned, not at the price he i> receivinpr, but because, in the f!u*h of a. really wonderful season, the people arc not getting tlie benefit of itHe cays: —''I am j-eceivXi<r about Rd a. pallon for my milk to-day from the City Council, and that is. approximately, what the price -will be for the summer months, but the consumer is 'paring 2/8 a gallon—3oo per cent vn the prior pail to the producer. Making a reasonable, allowance for everything, the City Council must b? makin<r thousands of .pounds every month out of the pockets of the consumers," sai«l tho farmer. William Rueeell, a baker's driver, lies unconscious at the Auckland Hospital as th« result of -a supposed fall from his cart in Hutehinson Avenue, Grey Lynn. He was picked up at 3.30 yesterday afternoon, and line not ye.t recovered consciousness. As far as can bo ascertained, no one witnessed the accident, and it is irot known exactly how he came to fall from 'his vehicle —one of the del-ivory carte of the firm of Walter Buchanan. Russell, who is 20 years of age, has been residing at 194, Jervoie Road. ■Less than three years ago, it was a favour to secure a passage by the solii fcary hoTse-propelled vehicle on arrival lat Xortheotc. from the busy city. Then the service was occasionally augmented by a similar outfit, and for many months these two conveyances provided the sole ■passcnjrr transit service, which j reminded the weary stranger that Gokl!'«miith had once upon a time penned some lines anont a deserted village. Brighter days dawned, however, and for 'wo and a half years a satisfactory motor 'bus service luas ibeen maintained; witty two buses, in addition to a regular horse wagonette. This month, however, opposition showed its face in the shape of another commodious motor bus, which was put on to run the return trip from Northcote whiarf to iMilford Beach, Takapuna. Competition is provino- the life of trade, for lh\& has led to" two additional taxis being placed on the latter run, and more vehicles still are promised by December. As these ■numerous motors dash through the borough with «imh feverish haste, residents are led to wonder if a mmm" ;booin is raging TakapunaAvards! The National Council of Women has forwarded the following telegram to Cabinet: "Women of New Zealand much distressed that your committee has shown so little regard for the moral well being of their country as to refuse the plea to TOiise the a<>e of consent. Trust you will use your infiuenep in favour of the desired reform." The petition forwarded by the local branch of the Women's National Council was Fijrncd by many of the most prominent people in Auckland, and by 100 ministers of religion, 50 medical practitioners. l(io lawyers' and ot/her 'professional men, and 200 of the leading business men. It contained 10,130 signatures, which were obtained in Auckland and Waikato in three weeks solely by voluntary effort and without a. special campaign. The efforts of the company of local amateurs, the Rainbow Revellers, whose series of bright entertainments were given in the Town Hall in June and August last in aid of Sister Hannah's Building Fund, :have resulted in a cheque for £423 being handed over to Mr. W. J. Crowther, treasurer of the fund. Precautions against the introduction of plague from Australia is the subject to be considered at a meeting of the Soldiers Mothers' Leasme convened for next Friday at the Chamber of Commerce. The garden f e t e under the auspices of the W.M.A. Society in the grounds of the Hon. J. P. Campbell, Remuera, hae been postponed.

The '-Syren and Shipping," of September 21, has a notice couched in most favourable terms of the Auckland Harbour Board's activities. It saye: "The f~nd Harbour Boaird take lon<* views of the responeibaities vested in f.h«m, for according to the officiaj handibook, which they have recently jseued, their port is administered with a. view to future as well as present requirements. Certainly they liavc good material to work upon, for the harbour i≤ a. natural one, and in its land-looked character is to be found not the least of the advantages it enjoys. These are supplemented by the libem.l provision of appliances and conveniences for carrying on an extensive commerce. The newer wharves are from 240 ft to 280 ft wide, with a roadway 60ft v.-:de in the centre, and 'have sheda' 320 ft long by OOft to 80ft wide. The wharves and sheds are adequately lit with gas and electric light. The railway is lajd to «»ch 'berth at the principal wharves, and wijl eventually be laid upon several other wharves. Large freezing works and timber mills are in operation adjacent to the bertha. The depth at the berths varies up to 36ft, and at the newer wharves there is now berthage accommodation for vessels drawing 33ft. Large and commodious isheds are provided on the wharves."

A letter received in Auckland from the Rjffht Rev. Bialiop Cleary. dated on board the Rimutalca., October 13. states: "We havo had a slow ,but—so far as the Panama Canal was concerned—most interesting trip, and are now neariixr Newport Neivs. Virginia. We were allowed ashorp at Panama ferr about five hours buxAivr Bradey fmy secretary) and I ca/ied upon the Bishop there, and lie received us with the most marked cordiatity. motored i.s to Old Panama (destroyed in Morgan's siege) and around Balboa Heights, the great tropical state Hospiia. the Administration Building etc.. and entertained Ms also at hh owl, Incidentally i waa more than ' a ]iu f e £ find myself speaking Spikta to Ti ;L a ft 7 raore than eleven ?««• total lack of practice. -.

It i.s reported that six suburban Hm.S ,- Vere «»n*trat«l between member IS and .November 19, resultana ■n tue theft, of money and jewellery to the vamn of £236. The Louses entered «ere those of Mr. R. Tozer, 0, Maurice Avenue Remuera: Mr. C. Squirrc-11, 0, Hall* Avenue, off St. Mark , * Road, Rpmuera; Mr. G. Bayley, Mt. St. John Avenue, Eipsom: Mr. J. A. HP.rris, 15, fioorge Street. Parnell; and Messrs. J. l'imiorty and .7. King, 19 and 21. George Street, M.r. Tozer lost jcwellerv valued at £1-30.

At the Temuka Court on Monday George Garner, with half a dozen aliases, was fined the maximum of £60 for gambling in a railway carriage The police stated that Garner and another had worked the North leland. and had come down to do the South Island. One witness ea ij he dTew out of a game of banker after losing 7/. He saw another •man lose £3 or £4. A Chinese, Sun Lun. a market "ardener, was killed at Heretaucga, Wellington, yesterday, through Ms cart capsizing. Smith and Caughey, Ltd.. is a wellventilated and a convenient place to shop. The latest novelties are. now I being displayed in all departments. Ad.