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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1922, Page 4

i There will bo no publication of the •'Star" on Friday irext, <iood Friday, and advertisers arc requested to keep tliif in viow in mnking Ihoir announopjoentfi. Advertisp.ments for Saturday's issue will be received up till 9 p.m. on Thursday night and from 8 o'clock Saturday morning.

I For the benefit of those who have not I started Ratherine Tynan's fascinating serial which is appearing in daily instalments in the "Star," a synopsis of , the earlier chapters is published this i evening. Avail yourself of the opportunity of picking up the thread of a ; rrally great novel. I In accordance with conditions set out lin section 31 of the Shops and Offices Act I The weekly late nisdit will be observed in I Auckland to-morrow evening. The see- ] tion mentioned provides thai in the 1 event of a public holiday falling on the ' day usually observed an the late night, jiinothpr night in the same week may be substituted, providing notice of the change is gifen to the inspector. Good : Friday falls on fche usual late night this 'week, and Mr. S. K. Wright, secretary of i the Employers' Association, hae given 1 the inspector notice on behalf of the I retailers' branch that all shops will I observe to-morrow as the late night un- ! lees any particular shops give notice of lan intention to observe some, other nifrht. For the Gieborne. electorate at the coming general electron three candidates ! are at present mentioned, says a.n exI change. The sitting member, Mr. W. D. l.ysnar, will again go to the poll as an Independent. Mr. (1. Wildish, at present Mayor of Gisborne. intends to contest, the seat in the interest of the. new I Liberal-Labour Party, and Mr. T. Brindle. will he the straightont Labour candidate. Tho latter contested the seat at j lust general election, on which occasion ;Mr. Lysnar defeated Sir -lames Carroll, ! who had represented the constituency for many years. f "January in not the right reason for j shooting god wit," said Mr. C. A. Whitney at the annual meeting of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society last evening. He explained that the god wit arrived from Siberia about that time, and had not ! properly settled down in its feeding I ground. It was in poor condition, and [was not worth eating. The. birds were I very tired after their long flight, and ' about eighty could be knocked over in one shot. He suggested thai, the .season should commence on February 1 instead of January 1, and moved a recommendation to thp council of tho .Society to that effect. After discussion the motion was carried. A rumour that timber, the maximum price of which ia fixed by regulation under the Board of Trade Art. was about to be decontrolled, was referred to by Mr. IH. Mainland, president of the Builders jand Contractors' Association, at a social evening in Wellington. "T really don't think it would make any difl'erence," fsaid .Mr. Mainland, "for. after all, the <iovernment haa fixed a minimum price only, and s&wmillers are permitted to sell below that figure. I believe the indications are for a further reduction i" the price of lower gTade timbers. The demand for heart timbers lias been so /Treat that a reduction seems unlikely. , ! Mr. Mainland incidentally paid a .tribute Ito tho work of the Board of Trade, and expressed the hope that the Department of Industries and Commerce would be retained by the Government. A case came before Mr. J. E. Wilson, .S.M.. in which the plaintiff. William Heresford (Mr. Inder) sought the return of iCTiO deposit paid on a house, and also .£ls as damages, from Daniel Kennedy (Mr. Terry). Plaintiff arranged with defendant's agent to buy a house at Birkenhead for £1150, paying a deposit of -CM). It was alleged by plaintiff rhat it was represented that the two mortgages at 7 per oent were held by Auckland Savings Bank, but he found that the second mortgage was at. 10 per cent and held by another party. As part of I this had to be paid oft" at a Sxed date jhe declined to complete the purchase. I The agent denied having made the reT presentations alleged regarding the I mortgages. Mr. Kennedy explained that ■ though the second mortgage was at 10 i per cent the person from whom he purchased the house arranged it should be reduced to 7 per cent. Mr. Wilson said even if he could not give judgment for plaintiff at law it was a ease in which the man should get his money back under the equity and good conscience clause. Judgment was given for plaintiff for the return of the deposit of £30 and for .Co damages with costs. "As far as we can see now. we have readied the -bedrock of building prices, for another twelve months at least,' suited Mr. H. Mainland, president of the lhiilJers and Contractors' Association, at a Wellington social. He explained later that building price? were now about ."iO per tent above the pre-war figure. He claimed that during tho stabilisation period through which t)ho Dominion had been passing, the builders had done their share. They had endeavoured to show that confidence was warranted, and they were anxious to show that the present was the best time for building operations. The Press of the Dominion had done a splendid service to the Dominion in maintaining a spirit of confidence. I A dispute regarding pumpkins occuf pied Mr. W. R. McKean. some j hours yesterday. Arthur Douglas Wyiie (Mr. Uamsay) sued Ah Ohee and 'Co. ■ (Mr. Herman, instructed by Mr. Bruce . Scott) to recover £195 A/. A counterclaim was entered for £ffT 0/11. Plain- ■ tiff alleged he arranged with Mr. Ah , ( hee to forward pumpkins from Gis- , home, the defendant to sell them and . both to share the profits. The defence was that the pumpkins were merely Kent i for sale on consignment at market-prices ■in Auckland. His Warship held that no ■ liability had been proved against the I defendant, and 'he saw no reason for disI allowing the counterclaim. Judgment . was therefore given for the defendant in • respect to plaintiff's claim, and aleo for . the counter-claim. , The question of making further efforts to acclimatise salmon was 1 referred to in the report of the Auuk- ' : land Acclinxitisßtion Society presented 'at the annual meeting last , evening. It • stated that the society had asked the 1 Department of Internal Affairs how ■ much it would co-t to import a million • Atlantic salmon over from America, and •' whether the Government would agree to give a subsidy of £ for L This was 1 now under consideration by the Depart ' liipnt. and if the society was successful ; in obtaining tlifl ova it- intention \\m.» to ~hoc'< flip Waikato river anj tiihmarie- by liberating tl><> fry. ! When liberating llu-ni ii: Lake Taiipn it was iioped they would remain in this lake after they had assumed the sinnli J stage, which would insure the success inf the venture Siecauee they would bf ■ ! sufficiently vigorous and strong to evadf \ i the voracious fish waiting for them at the Waikato Heads. The chairman. Mr. ('. A. Whitney, said that member? would lie pleaded to know that salmon had bpen definitely established in the ■ South. Reports showed tiiat they were , ifeeen there a fortnight ago. which proved "'that they were becoming acclimatised ' It was only o matter of time before [they would make their way up hero. s ! The Waihi Miners' t.'nion will meet on Wednesday evening when proposals r-ub mitted by mine owners relative to a new [agreement will be discussed.

I Speaking at a meeting in tie City Council Chambers last nfght. Mrs. M. H. Ohatficld. a Wellington lady, who is interested in the community club for cadets and territorials, declared that while Auckland -was "'a 'beautiful city with a beautiful climate," it had its /drawbacks. Walking down Queen [street on a Sunday, she sair hundreds lof lads and yot.ng men lounging about, leaning against posts and sta-nding at street corners, betting on everything imaginable—how many tra-ms would in a certain time or -imr many people. lln fact they would bet on or against ianything a bet could be raised upon. Tbe Auckland youth is "sportier" than we imagined—if Mrs. Cbatfield's impression is a correct one. During t.iic. few >veeke .jellyfi=u in large numbers have been arriving in the vicinity of tiie Thames, and have caused a good deal of inconvenience regarding fishing operations. Old residents ftate that they 'have never before, known fiueh an influx of what ie generally conceded to be a decided pest. Coneid'crablc numbers of this fish have been caught in nets, and by reason of their weight have caused many pounds worth of damage, and necessitated much in the way of repairing. are to be seen everywhere, and consequently there is an absence of the ordinary fish that frequent these waters. Men engaged in flounder fishing have been also considerably hampered in their work by this phenomenal influx of jellyfish, although within the past few days there have been several satisfactory catches. It it considered that the presence of the unwelcome visitors has resulted in considerable monetary lopm to those permanently engaged in the trade. Tho liberation of pheasants in the Auckland district was referred to at the annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, held last evening. The report showed that so far 4M.1 pheasants had I been allocated and distributed. The ici.Tator stated that he would have in all about 1100 birds for the council to liberate. Tbe reports received showed that the 'birds were in good condition, healthy and well able to take care of themselves. The society had on order J5 Mongolian cock pheasants from ICugland in order to introduce new blood at the game farm. ( huror ajid Spesi (birds of a beautiful French grey colour with red beaks and legs of the partridge family) were being imported from India and should arrive at any time now. They wouM be under the care of a native from India, 'and they would be liberated in the high lands south of Auckland, where somewhat similar conditions prevailed to those in India. The chairman. Mr. C. A. Wbrtney, said that the pheasants were not as numerous us could be wished, but from reports received tiitey jhad done very well and he thought the results this year would show the vaJue of the scientific breeding of birds by the society during the last six or "seven years. They were gradually increasing, and he hoped that instead of 1000 birds they would soon ba able, to liberate 4000 or 5000. "Then we can go out and enjoy the 'best of shooting close to Auckland," he added. The Welfare League advised the Auckland Industrial Association yesterday that a very strong deputation representing all sections of the professional world was to wait on the Government this morning regarding the Post and i Telegraph stall' deciding to join the I Alliance of Labour, and asking for their support. The chairman, Mr. F. M. Hills, said that he did not think it was within the functions of the Industrial Association to enter into this question. "I do not know very much about this league, 7 ' lie added, "and am not very anxious to be led by them."' Mr. J. Allum pointed out that the Prime Minister had clearly indicated that he was dealing with the matter, and, therefore, he was of opinion that the Industrial Association should leave it alone. ■ The association had endeavoured to avoid any discussion on the Labour question. It was decided to write to the Welfare League thanking it for the invitation to join the deputation, but as members of the Association were connected with bodies that were taking action the Association desired to leave the matter alone. When Parliament was laet in session a good deal was heard in criticism of the Heporoa settlement for returned soldiers. The Hon. D. 11. Guthrie. Minister of Lands, hue just returned to Wellington after a visit to the settlement. He Bays his visit convinced him that his orierinal opinion that the block offered possibilities for successful settlement was a sound one. He had gone through the settlement, and the progress that had been made in two years astonished him. He had received splendid reports ac to the calibre of the men at Reporoa, and consequently had no anxiety respecting the future of the settlement. In concliv eion, the Minister said it struck him as the most promising soldier settlement he bad visited. The roading and drainage work were splendid. The Minister of Education. Hon. C. -J. Parr, states that teachers are taking the oath of allegiance, and so far there have been no refusals. Tf you want a nice suit for the races buy at Hugh Wright's. Karangahape Rd. Sure to be a lucky one! — (Ad.) Goods of an inferior quality, goods we cannot recommend, are not permitted to J enter our establishment. Buy it at j Smith a nd Caughey. Ltd.—(Ad.) Whether for little folks or older people, Bonnington's Irish Moss 13 the best cough medicine. There is nothing so sure and so good—absolutely safe because free from all harmful narcotics. 1/0 and 2/o.—(Ad.) Our sTiowrooms ar-j completely stocked ivith new and fashionable garments for autumn and winter. Early inspection advised.—Smith and Caughey, Ltd. (Ad.) Visitors to Auckland for Easter will find excellent value in winter coats, furs, costume*, etc. —At Ashley's A.B.C. Stores. Karangahajx , Road.— (Ad.) They're cheaper ill Hugh Wrigh*-. Karangahape Rd. Buy your suits -uul costumes here. Open till !> Thursday.--(Ad.i . Men. Smith and C'au.gliey, Ltd.. give i good value. Buy your Easter requirei inents to-dny—(Ad.) ; Ladies-' winter coats in \»:lour cloth, j caracul, and sealette: a choice selection I now ehowintr at most moderate prices— lAt Ashley'- A.B.C. Stores. Karangahape i Road.—(Ad.) ! Sec our window oi costumes. Navy j indigo serge, nicely braided, at £•> 15/.--I Hugh Wright's, Karangiihapr Rd.—A.l. I The A.8.C.. Karangahape Road aro J showing a splendid selection of ladies" I tweed and velottr coats at extremely low j prices Your inspection invited.— (Ad.) Hur showrooms are completely stocked with new and fashionable garments for autumn and winter. Early inspection I advised. —Proith and Ciughey, Ltd.—Ad. Men! wN-iiiv one of those .-mart all■.virol tweed sport* -nit- in fawn or grey, an excellent holiday suit, smart fitting, in all sizes, only 52/ I}.—At Ashley's |A.T!.r. Stores. Karangahape Road.—(Ad.