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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1922, Page 4

The "Auckland Star" will not be published to-morrow, Anzac Day, and the, offices of the company will be closed.

Owing to the capsizing of -an open boat in t-he Auckland Harbour on Saturday afternoon three lads had a narrow escape from drowning. i uey j were sailing against a strong southwesterly breeze and after trying unsuccessfully to go about in the rough sea that was -ruirnim? off the entrance to Little Shoal Bay, between Northeote and Birkenhead,, they attempted to jibe, and as a result the -boat overturned. The boys clung to the upturned boat, and one. who w_s unable to swim, had some difficulty in maintaining bis grip, as he was underneath the sail. The accident was noticed from Northeote by Messrs. J. A. Hurley. A. W. 'Miller, and T. Boya*,' who launched a dinghy and rescued the lads. The boat was recovered later.

Sir Frederic Lang, M.P., yesterday unveiled the monument erected at East Tamaki in memory of the men of the district who lost their lives in the Great War. The memorial, prominently situateS in a reserve in the main street, stands on a marble base. It contains 22 names. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of people, presided over by Mr. J. White, chairman of the memorial committee, and a stirring address was made by Chaplain-Captain D. C. Herron. M.C.

By the new regulations it is now necessary to hold a £1 license to shoot native game. This license also covers the holder for shooting imported game. The number of licenses printed is limited, so that early application is advisable, but the secretary of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, 23, Shortland Street, Auckland, will undertake to send a license to every applicant. Attention is drawn to Regulation Xo. 7, "New Zealand Gazette," of March 3, prohibiting the use of automatic and auto-loading guns.

On Saturday at 8.25 p.m. the Remuera and Parneil brigades turned out in response to a call received from the fire alarm box at the corner of Remuera •and Ngapuhi Roads. On arrival it was found that the summons was a false alarm.

Illustrating he dire straits of the Northeote school finances owing to the capitation grant from the Education Board being utterly inadequate to meet current expenses incidental to carrying on the three schools in a hygienic and sanitary manner, providing the regulation stationer}', gas, water, and other necessaries, the annual report relates that during the year the chairman obtained an auxiliary grant of £30 from the Education Board. He had also from time to time to advance the money to pay the cleaners, and was at present in possession of a cheque for over £20 which he had advanced within the last month to pay cleaners and other urgent demands. Such a position was manifestly unfair, and did not encourage a resident to aspire to the chairmanship unless he was prepared to finance the concern as well as direct its policy. The necessity is urarcd of all moneys raised for specific objects being safeguarded in future by lodgment in the Savings Bank under separate accounts. Such funds should under no circumstances be applied to any other purpose than that for which the money was raised. Xo withdrawals should be made without the consent of the school committee then in office and a full record of such authorisation placed in the minutes.

While out fishing in the harbour in a. small dinghy on Saturday two yo_„g men, named Pilgrim and Miller, got into difficulties. They were blown eastward, and were unable to pull ashore. The little craft was rapidly filling with the seas breaking, aboard, when the Harbour Board's tug, Firefloat, whicli was proceeding to Rangitoto, arrived on the scene and rescued them. The dinghy was later recovered by the launch Olive Jean, and brought back to Auckland.

The Avondale Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting was opened at Avondale on Saturday in showery weather, the rain, however, not being frequent enough to seriously interfere with the sport. The Atitumn Handicap was won by the Taranaki-owned Income, while the weight-for-age race, the All-aged Stakes, fell to the Wanganui sportsman, Mr. G. Currie, by the •»_ of Thespian. During the afternoon tie sum of £48,577 10/ was passed through the machine, which hepresents a decrease of £18,576 10/ on last year.

One of the New Plymouth tramway conductors has been fortunate enough to win the second prize in Tattersall'a sweeps, of the nominal value of £1800.

"For some time past the matter of erecting a permanent cenotaph in Wellington has been left in the hands of a committee representing the R.S.A. and various educational bodies," says the annual report of the Wellington R.S.A. "Up to the present, however, the sum of only £200 has been collected, and as it did not seem probable that the total amount of about Jt2ooo could be collected from the schools, the whole matter has been handed over to the executive of the Wellington R.S.A., and a determined effort is to be made to have the permanent cenotaph erected by Anzac Day, 1023."

A parade of Boy Scouts and Girl Peace Scouts will assemble on the Grafton Road side of Grafton Bridge at 1.30 on Anzac 'Day and march to the Town Hall Concert Chamber, where a service will be held, addresses being given by Mr. W. J. Holdsworth, Mr. E. C. Cutten, Mr. N. Gibson, and others. His Excellency the Governor-General has consented to be present.

The War Pensions Board, which is holding a sitting at Auckland, has so far dealt with 200 cases and in sixty instances permanent pensions have beeirgranted. Twenty-four cases are to be reconsidered at the expiration of the present allowance and four pensions are to cease with their present grant. The board decided to adhere to its previous decision regarding seven persons who appeared, and to increase temporarily two pensions. It was agreed to renew temporarily 112 pensions. Of these 54 have been given grants that are deemed to be final and six ' have been allowed grants in final settlement. The board will continue its sittings on Monday, and will conclude its business here in time to proceed to Hamilton on Saturday. The board will subsequently review pensions at Te Aroha, TTiames, Waihi, Coromandel, Rotorua and Morrinsville.

The annual congress o* the Salvation Army will be conducted in Wellington from Wednesday, April 26, to May 2, by Commissioner and Mr*. Hodder when over 400 officers and 200 bandsmen will be present. Six large gatherings will be held in the Town Hal!, the first of which will be a Musical Festival on Saturday, April 20, when seven bands will participate. On Sunday afternoon, in the Basin Reserve, a large open-air demonstration will take place, and special meetings will be held in the Town Hall.

An advertisement draws attention to a meeting of the Soldiers Mothers' League at the Chamber of Commerce on Friday afternoon, largely for the discussion of unemployment problems.

The Remuera and Parneil fire motors | were summoned to attend an outbreak ! at 4.50 a.m. yesterday, in a six-roomed j house in Warrington Road, Remuera, owned and occupied by Mr. C. Brown. A defective fireplace was apparently the cause of the incipient outbreak. Hot ! ashes evidently found their way to the j woodwork below the grate, the flamespreading up the chimney to the ceiling. . The fire was quickly suppressed with | little damage. j i Consequent on the appointment of Mr. ' R. F. Ward to the position of local Deputy Public Trustee, several changes have been made in the staff. Mr. B. L. McKay, who has been acting as second assistant at Auckland, has been appointed first assistant. Mr. F. Williams, district accountant at Dunedin, will be second assistant at Auckland, vice Mr. McKay. Mr. J. Nilson, assistant accountant at Auckland, will become district accountant at Dunedin, in place of Mr. I Williams. I The name of Mr. Thomas W. Wilson' was inadvertently omitted in Saturday's issue from the list of candidates nominated for the Avondale Borough Council, the election for which is to be held on April 29. j

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