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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 73, 27 March 1922, Page 4

"My client endeavoured to dispose of I hii goods to minimise his loss," said ; counsel in the Supreme Court this morn- ' ing during the hearing of argument in a i civil claim. "It has been stated in cvi- ; dence, your Honor, that the bottom fell out of the market in December, and con- ! sequently on a falling market a firm or j business would not buy goods other than their exact requirements." Mr. Justice Herdman: "Is that a notorious i custom or is it just human nature?" ) Counsel: "I think it is human nature j your Honor. Has your Honor at any ' time ever tried to dispose of shares on a falling market?" His Honor (with a ■ smile) : "Yes, 1 have, unfortunately." I (Laughter.) j Two war memorials are to be unveiled | on Anzac Day, one at Mercer and the ! other at Helensville. The base of the j statue at Mercer is rather unique. Dur- I ing the Waikato war a vessel used by i the military was sunk near Mercer, it had two steel turrets. One of these was recently recovered, and this has ; been used for the base of the memorial statue. Four brass tablets affixed to tbe turret will bear the names of the j men from Mercer who fell during Ihe i late war. Captain W. H. Feldon, | sculptor, of Auckland, has carved from j Sydney sandstone a life-size figure of a British Tommy standing with head slightly bowed and arms reversed. Lord Jellicoe has promised to unveil this memorial statue on April 25. At Helensville on the same date a memorial, also the work of Captain Feldon, is to be unveiled in the Domain Grounds at Parakai. The base is 12 feet square, composed of large blocks of scoria sent up from Mt. Eden. On the pedestal vvill 'be placed four scrolls of fame bear- • ing thirty-three names of men from Helensville district who fell in the war. j The figure in this case is a life-sized one of a New Zealand soldier. It is hoped that the Rt. Hon. VV. F. Massey, Prime ; Minister, ■will unveil the Helensville memorial. "On Wednesday at five o'clock"* (says the "Opotiki Herald") motor cars arrived with those who have figured in the -Jotu River murder trial, which was concluded on Monday at the Gisborne Supreme Court, and which resulted in a ! verdict of "not guilty" in respect to Rutene Topi, who was accused of the deed. Amongst the returned contingent , was Rutene himself, and as be alighted j from the car at the Opotiki Hotel he was ! surrounded by a number of his fellowcountrymen and accorded quite a warm welcome; in fact, one might.have jumped to the conclusion that some conquering . hero had just returned from the war." I

The majority of the immigrants who arrived by the Dorset yesterday were Scottish anc' Northern Country people, J and were considered to be a very good class of intending settler. One of the officers of the Dorset remarked to a : '"Star" reporter this morning that alj though he -had seen a good many drafts I arrive, ho though the present number on the .-.hip to ; he one of the best all- \ rnund detachments be had seen arrive in I the country. "They are a particularly I solid class taking them altogether," he . said, "and I think the very class of settler you want. You know it takes j I some moral courage for people to sell ]up their homes just now in the Old I Country and face a life in a new land, j particularly when we hear of such bad ' conditions prevailing in the Dominion." Through falling from a motor bicycle !in Remuera Road on .Saturday afternoon ! a resident of St. Janien' Street, Mr. i Henry J'oycc, accountant, was injured I about the fucn and hands and had to jbe removed to the hospital. It is, stated that another motor cyclist approaching from behind touched his machine and ; brought it down. Mr. Boyce was at- ; tended to liy a. doctor before being re- ' moved to the hospital. One unusual incident occurred during the recent voyage of the .A-ustraliiid from Panama to Auckland. The ship was steaming along in fine weather 1 about lat. 15 deg. South, and long. 130 ■ Kast, a position not far from Taumotu i Island, when a dark object appeared ! I some distance ahead. It was soon ; apparent that it was a large whale, ! nearly 200 feet in length, and as the steamer passed close by it it «%s I Observed from the bridge to take a sud- , den fright and as it dived those on the | bridge saw it flick the iron plates with its tale. It commenced spouting water vigorously, and appeared again about fifty feet astern. Apparently the whale ; had been asleep 'basking in t!.." sun and , wa< disturbed 'by the approach of the ship. To find a whale so far north . appeared somewhat unusual, but it is stated that they make for the tropics at breeding time and suckle the young whales there. When presenting the prizes at the Northern Command's ride gathering at Penrose on Saturday Lt.-L'ol. .J. E. Duigan, D.5.0., chief staff officer for ths Auckland district, said the rifle was still supreme on the battlefield, and a j good phot was worth his weight in gold •in war time. He could not overJ emphasise the importance of the rifle. j Richard Carroll was boarding at the I Montrune boardinghou.-e in l'aeroa, and ! i occupied the same room as a man named j Sims. F?oth retired shortly after 10 ! o'clock on the night of March ±2. Sims I leaving hi- trousers, which contained j I iTJIi 10/. near his bed. On getting up: I ii: the morning he found his room com- ' panion had gone, also four £5 notes. Carroll went by train to Te Aroha, where he was held under suspicion and searched. He had C 4 odd in his trousers pocket, and three C 3 notes fell down j the leg of his trousers. In the meanI time the constable at Te Aroha made i J inquiries, and found that Carroll had | i purchased a ticket for Frankton, tender- ' ing a .to note in payment. The accused was brought before the Court at Te Aroha and remanded to appear at I'atroa on the 31st mot. j In common with the other overseas j Dominions, New Zealand has received an i invitation to the (ienoa Conference tn ; discuss the economic condition of j Europe. Mr. Massey states tha-t if Sir | Frauds Bell (who is leaving in a few j j days for the Old Country) gets to ' Europe in time he will be the Dominion's j representative, and if lie bo too late the British representatives will look after Xew Z'la'.m.i'• interests. Yesterday marked the anniversary of I the death of that great genius in mu.~i:', Ludwig van Beethoven, whose noble life] terminated in Vienna on 2(sth March, i 1827. during a terrific thunderstorm. His j music is too well known to require dcsI cription. In his works all that k loftiest and noblest, and all that is most liuman and sympathetic in music, finds expression. ilis life was linked with I most distressing troubles and miseries I under which h« strove to sustain his ! courage by his devotion to his art. in which" he "felt ho must labour until he I had expressed all he had to say. His j tuncr&l was remembered. Eight coin- j I po£<-rs bore hi.-- remains, while a large j I number of musicians arched with torches, ! ] and 30.000 Viennese swelled the cortege. A numwr t>f monuments have been erected in Oerman and Austrian cities in honour of the preat master, and tiic writer, when on a visit to Vienna, had the good fortune to ree there Hie beau- I tiiul statue by Zumbtiech, which is said I Ito be the .best and truest: but the grand- i ■ est of all monument?, and one that Willi live throuch all time, is to be found in ( his immortal works. These are lik | words: "He, who can enter into the spirit j of my music, will lie beyond the reach of ■ the world'r misery."' A young man named Clement James Murphy was arrested at Hikutaia by j I Constable McClincy on Wednesday last , on n charge of vagrancy. He was also ' further charged with having on or about: January -- stolen a saddle valued at ' £4 10/. the property of (.'. O'Brien, of j Hikutaia. The accused was brought j before Mr. J. S. Salmond, K.M., a t Paeroii tuid pleaded guilty to both charges. He was sentenced to six months in a r< formr.'.orv institution. The queen carnival organised by the Otahuhu !-'cliool Committee, which has bc«n in progress during the last tsix ■w?eks, is meeting with most encouraging' results. The objective is to raise £1,000. \ Ip to date the sum realised is between' £000 and £600. The money is to be | devoted to the beautifying of the' grounds generally, and it is hoped that! an up-to-date tennis court will be in-! eluded in the result of the effort. Instead of bare iron plates for her | decks, the steamer Australind is concreted from fore to aft. Although this ! adds to the wight of the ship it was j found necessary when she was engaged : in carrying immigrants from England to West Australia 'before the war. Going ■ through the tropics the iron plates on I the main and shelter decks were found ' to heat up considerably : in the intense tropical sun. and this was detrimental . to the comfort of passengers in the day- \ time. Although the Australind is not j now carrying passengers slu- still Tetains '. her heavy decking, and during the war | this was an improvement on the ibare j iron plates, when thp steamer was ! engaged in carrying troops from Aus- ! tralia. A Maori named Hohepe Kinai. alias •T"oseph King, was arrested at Paeroa ou Friday by Constable McClincy on a charge of having forged the name of i John Ryall to a cheque for £12. drawn | in the name of John King, and tendering j the same to William Robert Dales. The accused \va« brought before Mr. J. S. j Salmon, S.M.. and remanded for -even | i days. i 1 A cold on the chest is dangerous. If : neglected it may lead to serious lung troubles. Bonningtoirs Irish Moss will quickly break up the cold, soothe the : cough and remedy the trouble. 1/6 and ! !-'/6.—(Ad.l ' i