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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 121, 24 May 1922, Page 4

I The Health Department will hold a j conference between local bodies con- j \ cerned in the disposal of refuse at the ] I departmental ofiiecs on Friday afternoon. Dr. Frengley will arrive from Wellington and address the gathering. , It is expected that representatives of ! all local bodies concerned will be pre- i sent. This is the second conference i called by the department in Auckland j , in connection with this matter. ! ! A young man named Ooorge Gavin j ! appeared before the Court at Thames j • Yesterday chnn-rd with having >•• I | decently' assaulted a young married j I Maori woman at Hnuraki Plains, be- , | tween Waitakarurii and Ntrntcn. Th- ciise j was remanded until May H at the request of the police to allow evidence ' being obtained. Ac-used was admitted ; to bail in two sureties of £50 each and I ■ himself in £100. j ! N'n further cases of typhoid have been j reported to the Health Department, and ; j there have been no additional admis- , 1 sions to the Auckland Hospital. ComI menting on the matter this morning, I Dr. R. H. Makgill remarked that he j j believed the epidemic was now over. I The only cases new coming to hand t j were secondary case?. He also believed j that the water was now in a satisfactory condition. In a speech made at the opening of the Okabukura-Matiere branch railway i line yesterday the Hon. L C Coatcs. i Minister of Public Works, said the j approximate cost of the line to Matierc ] had been £33.000 per mile. It was not | | only a railway to Matierc. but a very. ( important connection with Taranaki 'through Stratford. H was only a tern- j povarv line so far but it was pushed 1 through urgently to relieve the settlers, j ja.id he hoped it would serve its purpose. | [ He intended to press on with the work, land make the further and very necessary. | extension to Ohura as early as possible. | to meet th" development of the valuable; ': lands in this valley. After reaching, j Ohura from Matierc ii was going to be j ■i. difficult task to complete the cornice-. I tion through the Tangarakau Gorge with! | its two and three-quarter miles of tun-. neb. and it would be necessary to have ' a large gang of men and ample machinery. 1 The Minister paid a tribute to the men. I who had carried out the construction. iwork on the line. I

Commenting this morning on. the health situation in Auckland at the j present time, Dr. K. H. Makgill, who I is temporarily in charge of the Health Office, remarked that everything ap- i peared to lie very satisfactory indeed, i There did not appear to be an epidemic of any description in the city at the | present time. For this time of the i year, the infectious notifications, with the exception of course of typhoid, were very satisfactory. "Here's a labouring man with a signet ring upon his finger," remarked Mr. V. K. Hunt. K.M., in the Magistrate's Court in Wellington, when a defendant was pleading that he was unable to supply his wife aud child with maintenance. "I would not give you a job dig- ! ging my ganlen if you came to mc with j a ring upon your linger." "It is a pre- j sent from his wife." explained counsel! for the defendant. "Thcti let him take, it off when he goes looking for work,''; replied the 'Magistrate. His Worship: made an order that the defendant should pay 30/ a week maintenance. "Tf he. dries not pay up." said the Magistrate, "bring him lief ore mc. and I will give him some work up on the Terrace. ' For charity's sake. Mrs. Wilson, .LP., j entered a cage of lions in Sydney last week. tier object was to assist an , appeal on behalf of St. Margaret's hos- j pital for babies. A large iron case was (erected on the stage at Wirth's Circus, jand foi.T lions were placed in it. Then ; Mrs. Wilson walked timidly in. Her j I entrance appeared to puzzle the lions. I One hopped off his stool and growled, but a crack from the trainer's whip sent' I him bac-Tc again. Mrs. Wilson walked j round the cage, and as she passed the , lions they turned their backs. They ! seemed to lie quite relieved when Mrs.; Wilson left the cage. So was Mrs. j Wilson. | The first oranges and mandarins of | ; the season from Australia arrived by the ' | Manuka on Monday evening. They arc [of very fair quality and in good condi- j tion, as are also the pineapples, (napes I and passions, which were included in the ] same shipment. The Navua brought a ; large shipment ~f bananas from Suva I this morning, but these are not eonsidi ercd to be of as good quality a-« the fruit I j that arrived up to last month. Kach ! ! line contains small and inferior fruit | | mixed with the good fruit: hut the con- I dition is apparently quite good. The I I Navua also brought some mandarins. | ■ about 440 crises, which will probably be | about the last this season from Suva. j Australian oranges and mandarins are . expected to come forward from now on through the winter in increasing quantities. ■ It is not the intention of the tlovern- | ment to delay the operation of the rei forms proposed in the railway service, | but the final decision regarding appointj ments must he deferred until the • General Manager, Mr. R. W. McVilly, who is a! present 1,1 iln <. nth Island. | has returned and conferred with the i Minister. The selection of the board of experts will require much careful consideration, us ii i- not intended to allow seniority or claims to promotion to pre- : vent the appointment of men best fitted to give results. The same will apply Ito the appointment of two business 1 agents for whom, if suitable men are ; avnihl'le. the nV-i-i.-. win -.( ~ •,-■..' sarily be restricted to the Public Service. The death is announce,! of Mr. Ernest Norden, aged .13. lie arrived in Aurk- , land in 1,1.011. Mr. Norden became idenj titled with and occupied leading positions in many branches of sport, including I cycling, swimmine. and hockey. He was . !at one time secretary of the New Zea- j ' land League of Wheelmen, and of the ; council nf the Swimming Association. and secretary of the Hookei Association. IHe was a prominent Mason and Forester. Arrangement- for the annual re-union :of King's College Old Buys' Association are now complete, and members who ' wish to take part a-c asked by the secretary (Mr. F.ric Blomfield) to reply to their invitations before the 26th inst. The most important gathering is the laving of the foundation •tour of the i new college buildings by hi- l-lxcellency i the Governor-General. i A winter fair in aid of St. Mary's ' Home. Otahuhu. will be held on -lune 2. ' . and will be opened by Lady dellicoe. ' > There will be stalls representing various j parishes, and members <v' the Women's J Progressive I.eairue. Ever-Ready Com- , ; mittoe of the Victoria League and city and suburban parishes will assist. In the evening Madam St. .fames and her pupils and the Epsom Peace Scouts will ijive a recital. j Tf you get a chill, with sore throat and! I tightness of chest, tackle it at once with. j Knzol. It grips quicker and more etTec'ually than most remedies. — (Ad.l ! I Hitr Ren. Baby Prf-n. luminous alarms. - j3O . wonderful value.- Grieve, Jewellers.' I Smeeton's 1!■ .Tidings. —i Ad.) I _________________ '