THE NEW OXFORD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 114, 16 May 1922, Page 4

THE NEW OXFORD.

I I i I here arc few better indirtitions of the ' I .-iinnyi-d *>0.ia,1 condition" in Creat j Itiiiaiii than the feel thai the great J I iii\cr-itii>s of Oxford mill Cam bridge I hlivp had !ii apply fur M:itc aid. ami ' have liiM-ii granted fIOO.OHM a year each tn enahlo them lo eotiuinu> their work. It is !i i:ir cry from Iho tljijv when even ii he kropiim cit accurate mvounts »b« ' i looked 11:011 a- somethi'.vi beneath 1 he ■.! -nity nf these ancient, linl , * of Icirn- ' iiiy. ;iiml .vhon 1 lie Ma-ti>r of Trinity pro- ' I renin rk: "I urn afraid, frcntirmen, that j t tie Ai-.nunte don't hal-Aiiee. hut I shall be . pirated in hand yen m\ i-lioipie for tlie difference.'' In (inn's of old the umier- ' graduate lived iindi/r 1 ho iik-terin? care lof a bedmaker anrl liolj>. with a gyp, or i manservant, ii> ~<,o to hi* clothes nnd , wail :il tal'ln, while his meaV were sent i rt-iulv i-imkcil from llie college kitchens : at a i-ivst lhat ailowen for a consideralilc ! -.uu-arnc-d im-rement. Dinnrr was *Qrvvd lin the i-ollepe hall at a prie- aencrallT : ! tlilVf linir.-i :i> !:igli it would ci&i o;seI where, and ivliat wa- known as •'coffee -, ' after hall aiKicd to the civt ■of livinjr. Nov. all tliis i> to I* changed. j Noii-collejtiate stud<'iit« are to bo encour- ; ii.L-e.l. ■•ninny lodjjinjrhoiise-i nr- to he ! I pi'tablwlied. iinrl the are j t<. have bcrl .~ittinpr rooms, ;uul to lay' and clear vhpir own table, and do theii , ! own w:isliiir_Mi|>. Special facilities are to lip granted to poor stutlents of mature; , ! years, and I lie i-ost of this i- to be borne : ' partly l>y tin- Inivrrsity and partly by I trade unions or other societies. Many • I will rffrret th.c passing; of the old days ] land old luwviutions, bill few will con- j J lend that they were nf any real value foj the nation ar larjze. It' tlie State is to. contribute lar.se Minifi for the upkeep of the universities, the State lias flic ripllt !; Jto sip IhaL ; hes<> universities are of I henet'it lo tlio whole ,>f th P people. ! Doubtless there will still remain rollfpp« which will retttin something of fieir! fornior tradition*, eincr eoliegp autonomy is not to l>c interfered with, l>ut the university itself will be made more of a (neat of learning and less of an aristo- ; cratie preserve than it used to be. The j ! btsl traditions will remain: onlr tiie ! ; ar'-iilent:il privilenres that attached to I rank and wealth will be swept away. I The two srreat universities were founded by men of old that they mijrht encourage ' 1 learning anionp poor students. In course ' 'of time this object '.vns lo>; sipht of, and they became places whore the sons of the ' . rich were sent to ar-|iiire socif.l cr.ioee ; and skill in manly sports. I !ioy still. . however, retained a high panic for scholarship and learning, and under the 1 new regulations this •■ lijrlit and ilhiuiina- . tion." if we may thus coni'iiine their mottoes, will shpd a wider beam and lifrht a wider public, since it will b-c I for rich and poor alike

A report on the quality of the Mt. Eden wiiln.- supply furnished to thu Borough Council at its meeting lust nylit showed that after standing for, eijfht days the sample of water submitted| slowed no deposit of iiny description., "Althougli our water may not l>e nice to] look a!, it has hern proved pure ami | harmless" said the Mayor. "I don't; know about that. I have had to give iil> my morning drink because I didn't fancy the water," interposed councillor. "'Try a drop of wllinky in it," advised another councillor. "No," said another, apparently of prohibit ioniet tendencies, "Don't do* that. Hoil all water and you will be unite safe.' 1 li.v Uctolwr the automatic telephone j system should lie established ill Devon-1 j port and Takapiina according to a Ktatcincut made by .Mr. Alex Harris, M.1 , ., at a meeting of the Waitemata Chamber of Commerce last evening. When tin- installation is completed, he said, the toll charge to Auckland will be di scon tinned (and an extra charge put on to those who want to ii-e other than the local circuit. | In other words those who want to he j i put on the through connect ion will have to pay a little extra per annum for the [irivili ->jp, wiiieli will he a great saving as compared with Hie present system. A conspicuous foulurt , in New Lynn public affairs has been the pood citizen-] ship of its residents, and this was again! flcnonßt rated at the meeting of the Town Board last evening. Arisinj; out! of a discussion on the present and future j sanitary requirements of tlie district,' jibe chairman I Mr. Ceo. I.awson) stated 1 that six registered plumbers residing in , [the town-Lip had olfered the board the, brnelit of their experience in all mat- ; jtnts relating to plumbing and sanitu-; lion, aii'l would he pleased to act as an I advisory committee. The irentlemen re- | terror] to arc Me-si-s. |-\ Kodon. (i. U. j</rams, 11. (I. I'ryor. (!. (I. Carpenter. E. Thonins, and 11. Alexander. This offer was referred to appreciatively by j i nil members, and was accepted. During the hearing of a criminal case , at the Supreme Court in Christchurch ! <jii Thursday, Mr. M. J. Cre-son ijue>- ' I tinned a Crown witness regarding a' j crime for which he wa.-- tlicn serving ! n tiirm of five years' imprisonment. ; Counsel a»ked wittier., whether he had , {i-inre attempted to inculpate oilier.-, in I ieonnection with the .rime. The Crown, ■Prosecutor i Mr. A. T. Donnelly) objected ' to the cro-s-examinaticm. and was upheld by his Honor Mr. .lu-tke C'lmpman. Mr. Gresson attempted to explain hU mbjwtivo in asking the questions, , but iie was interrupted by his Honor, j t who ?aid that he n-memhered the ca-e i perfectly, for lit , liad. when in the North ; j Uland, sentenced the witness to n term! ■ of five years' imprisonment himself. ; ,\ cable mess.iye rrom London pub- | ; lislted on 'riday stated that the Admir-j .illy bad decided to case obtaining slip- ( ' plie* from the Argentine, and will invite tender? for Australian and New Zealand meal on Augunt 1. Mr. 1). Jone*, M.1.,; chairman r! the Meat Control Board, j I «tated that action had been taken b\ i the board in this matter. Inquiries were being made from the Admiralty as to j ■whetner New Zealand producers could' I ftiltil the requirements in respect of tnc, \ contract*. Ii wa= Imped it would lie] 'found that the New Zealand producers I I would W able f> supply mutton and beef I i to meet the requirements of the con-j I tract.-., and that the Dominion would par- I Iticipate in tlie matter. , ] At I lie meeting of t ho Auckland I'nij remity College Council yesterday afternoon, Hon. Ueorge l'owlds presiding, it I was resolved that a committee consisting | [of the vice-chairman 1 A. P. \V. | jTiioruasi, Dr. Leys. Professor 'ilr. (;«cn»f Wilson anil tlie chairman. 'be >et vii to inquire fully into the work of the- administration of the college, iHii.l especially tlie desirability of appointing a re, tor or head of the college I to supervise the work in all depart-1 menu. it «■«« also decided that the ii mmittce consult with the Professorial Hoard. it is likely thai tawa. a New Zealand timber, will very shortly replace all imported oak for furniture making pur-IpOM-.5." said Mr. Arthur Steed, of the i New Zealand f-'-aw millers' Federation to i a "Time.-" reporter in Wellington. "It ■ is eminently Hii'able tor tliis purpose, ] for it is h'.ird aid in-s ,v grain very ; similar to oak. The difficulty in tJupast has been to get tawa properly; j seasoned, for it is particularly liable to warp and cr.i.-k in t lip process. Several I I firm- have been experimenting, and it ' ' ha* been found that if it is cut up as qiii.kly at possible after being felled. I and pin straight in -.rips, it will j .neither war]) nor split, 'hut will season i , thoroughly. It is then no more liable! to borer or decay than any other Nc .v , Zealand sap timber." Mr. H. l>. Tie- , inami. of the American Forest Service, who i- at present lecturing on timber ' «ca«oning. fjoes to Franklin and Rotorua Kiwnrds ihe end of next week. He v.i-bc-i to see the tawa in the forests. 1 to sec it mt and milled and prepared foT -eii-oniiiK. upon which subject liis | advice will he invaluable. ! : Mr. l.co On Chateau, representing the SUtinp ( iioir in New Zealand, lias re- > Iceived the following cablegram from his : principals in Australia: - "Di.e to t'ne| iretirement of Monsignor Perosi. thp late j ivomposcr ma?stro of the sistine Choir. at the Vatican. Rome, recorded in recent ' Press cablegrams, the Australian spa-on ■ of the -.istine Choir has to be cun.ii'ed | and tlic New Zealand tour abandoned as! llella. I'cro-i 1 - deputy, has! I born recalled to the Vatican. This : announcement ha« caused considerable disappointment Bild regret throughout | i Australia. Win in order to give the New j ■ Zealand public an opportunity of hear- j :in>> tl:is famous choir negotiations are ; proceeding with Rome for the retention iif mesi of the I'lioir under the conductor-: '.'■!ii)i of l'.plla's deputay. Maestro Kmclia I ■Casolari. to complete'thp tour of Alls-j jirnlia and New Zealand later in the I year. I'iease convey our profound and I : re-pert I in regret isud appreciation to I j Archbishop Redwood, the Press, and the • many ladies and gentlemen who -a kindly volunteered their personal help 'and interest." I J The Army menu was never .i \ cry i tempting o.ic, anil even when convaies- | cent camps and rliseharjrp depots were I readied, the men in khaki generally .-up-1 I plemrntcd the ordinary diet with delicacies. Torquay, down on the Devonshire coast, where rpany of the iNiw Zciilaml !'.\neditinn:uv Force :-peut| ; [their last day* in Rlighty. was no rx-j jception. and there vas a particular litt'e I bakery adjacent t,> (lie Auckland camp [where the palates of many of the men' 'were tickled. Though just outside thr-l camp gate*, it was nevertheless out of Ix.ufid*, arid it took quite a lot of • manoeuvring to re.i-ii i ho back entrance undetected. Once in.-ide. howevr, mine host. Mr. Andrew H. Taylor and his wife. J provided a home away from home, and many an Aucklandcr month after month .availed himself of the hospitality so: freely dispensed there. Those -.'.nie men! will learn with deep regiet of the death; in February last of their kindly .' ! lioiir" at the age of 4S. . 1

A faJrly severe outbreak of diphtheria rKus occurred in Hamilton. There are at present i'l patients in the isolation 'ward of the Waikato Hospital euflerin? I from thi~ complaint. The medical .authorities cannot account for the ] <if the disease. They sni;jjiesl that probably it is partially | ; through drinkinir unboiled water, ' th-ouph it lia« not bee: .iclinitelv traced to this source. At :he meeting of the Auckland Kieo-j trie Power Hoard yesterday afternoon. I the chairman. Mr. jloldswortli. proposed: that Mr. J. 11. Butters, chinf engineer and! peneral manager of the hydro-electric department of Tasmania, he asked to re-. port on the system to he adopted for the] supply of electric power in the Auckland j Power Hoard area. After some discussion j the board adopted the chairman's pro- \ ■ ~osal. A new au\.-schooner named the Hrmnki has been htiilt by Mr. Ceo. Xiccul for tlie: Auekland-Whanjrarci cement trail". Khe| 'is 115 ft lonnr, ->-{t I.eani. and Kft liin j draught, and i- expected to carry about .".50 tins. She will have three masts and! two Belinda crude oil engines capi.ble of developing about !l knots when the vessel i> fully loaded. The <leek fittings j are not yet cMinpleted. and it is not ex-! peeled tltiit till- schooner will be ready j i for nmimi-oiini until about, a month's! .time. I In tire course of a. lecture at the j .Wellington Trailer Hall on Saturday j jnisht, Mr. K. W. Vosseier stated that .recent report, on tlfe"Tongariro National Park stated that heather was spreading 'rapidly and taking charge of larffe areas i ,to the detriment of the Alpine flora. Jt I ; »a- a jrreat pity it sho'.;id be allowed to j ;f;r">v." unchecked, and lie urjjed upon everyone who had tlie tr;.e New Zealand instinct tij make tiie strongest possible protc.-t against tiie desecration of I the Xati il Park by the introduction! r>l such exotics. I "If a small power station at Waiuku, >which supplies that prosperous, little' i town with electricity can pay its share-1 j holder,, h dividend, how 'much more] should Uevonport Power Station be ai .complete MiccesnV" said a member of the Wuiternata Chamber of Conrruerec at. the nieetin- la.-t night, when the matter of the boroufih council taking; over tiie I Klcelrieity Supply Corporation works , was under casual discussion. The chamber will discuss tho project after the borough council h.'s explained it= proposals to take over the plant. I A letter from the Students' Association of the Auckland Cniversiry was I received at n meeting of the council yesi terdav rcfji-e-tiii<r that soil which was lexcavated in laying the foundations for) J the new building be ma<!e available to; form tennis courts. The ground; required a certain amount of leve!lin£ up! ion one side, and as it was desired to! ! form two courts the students were j anxious to make use of the soil for that i I purpose. On their behalf the Registrar.] [the Rev. A. B. (happell, stated that the] la.-soeiation would endeavour to meet the; cNpen.-o entailed. Dr. Leys remarked! .that the grounds should be iaid out with | the object of beautifying the new college 'surroundings, and tiie position of tlie] j tennis courts should be decided with a I view to attaining this object. A resolti-i linn was passed to bear ihe matter ill I j mind in the future laying out of the I .grounds. i I Spep.kinp- at a meeting of the Waits-' mala Chamber of Commerce last night. Mr. Alex. Harris. M.P.. said he had not lost sight of the question of a new police j station for Devonport. f!)00 had been' paid for a section in Rattray Street some! years aj.ro. and £3000 had been put on the!. estimates soon afterwards to put up the', buildinjjs. but on account of tlie financial! stringency and deplerion of the Treasury.!: this sum had disappeared from the esti-i: mates last session. He was hopeful.;! however, of petting tho sum reinstated ij j during the coming session, as it was not!" I creditable to the department that it | I should have l#en pavilig rent for fifty years for a police station. At first the rent was a very small amount, but now it was 35/ per week, and the average rent I for half a century worked out at 25.'.1 I Add to the present rental of 35/ lhe| I interest on tlie section owned by the| department, and it worked out at nearly £.'i per week, which to say the least Avasj not good business, especially when the, inconveniences to he put up with were ■ considered. j A request by the One Tree TTill P.oad ' ( Board to be allowed to establish a run- '■• hish dump at' Onehunga was very I decidedly negatived by the Borough ; Council last ni<rht. M.r. K. Morton said i the request should not be tolerated tnr 1 a moment and he moved that it be 'declined. Mr. W. X. Melntosli favoured 1 the -.cuing up of a committee to confer I with the road hoard on the su'hject. He sai<l they should not boar malice "iTvausp tho chairman of the rood board had once referred to Onehunera as A ,-luni area in a statement published hv tiie board. Mr. Morton denied the lat-. I ter imp?achmpnt. He wi-.hed to *afcI guard the public health. Mr. •!. Macklow considered another .lump wotvld only be a further refuge for rats. The Mayor. ' I Mr. -I. Park, said the place sugsre-ted :bv f.he cTiairnron of tho One Tree Hill I Kr.id Bi-ard for a dump adjoined the j Onehunjra dump. Mr. T. R. (iil'bert siip- | pnrtel tiie resolution and favoured r> ' | c.iroeren.e of the two authorities to I consider the advisability of esta'blishinir j a destructor for their mutual use. After ■ the resolution had been adopre.l. if was J further acroed to a*k tiie One Tree Hi!! ' j Rn.ul Board to di.-.i-us« the i|tu'stiou ~f n [ idestrucitir at a conference to i>e bel<l ' i'bet ween (he. t«o piirtis>« next week. J The winter eour-e at the : Library will be opened to-morrow nillit with a .-nticc-rt arranged hy My. .T. ~ ; Macirhan Barnett. i! I The annual meetir.; nf (lie City Pro-| i jhibition League will be held this evening. , i If you value your wntcli, tru~t it to'i |n reliable wat.']miiik»r.— Hrieve and C 0. . 1' Srneeton's Buildings, are wa! li experts. (.VI.) I Ladies' fabric gloves, black, white, brown, fawn. ehainoU. etc.. ?e!lin3 ai ! two pairs f,, r 1 . to.morrow, at t'.e l [A.H.C.. Karancrahape Road.—(Ad.) j Iμir civility, reliability, and prompt-ji ness, try (iripvr and Co.. ti:<-- new jewel- t j lers. Smreton's Ruildinps. fur your Jjtwellery repairs,— (Ad.) il Women"* prey woven fleecy bloomers, i Usual value .% I I, selling at' 1 I I pair, i 'at Asliiey's A.B.C. Stores. Karangalinp? I < Kond.- tAd, |1 Now airivala ■,-. Aii.-kl:iiul shoul.l lie ' I promptly informed of the wonderful • lalM.ur-savinj." and perfect elennsins l ■qualities of • Xo-Rubbing ,- Luundrv Help J to avoid wasting money on washboards. A. W. Pace. Ltd.. KiiiL'sUuid.— ( Ad.) I Uiildrrn'e shres, sr-hool a.r,d best. A! ' quß.l:iy. low price*. --rames Adanid and ( .... Welli*sU'\ Street.—i Ad.i i;t. Hon. W. K. Ma-sey will visit -, P'i'-"k.Mic to-morrow to open I'r.mklin ! Winter Shew.—(AH. i •Ismes Ailamn ami ( 0.. Welieslpy : , Street, best i hil.irrn's shoe* in Auck- ' lan I. Price!" remarkably low. —lAd.i