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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 155, 3 July 1922, Page 4

' At a meeting of old residents of Devonport held recently when the question of the new railway in Quay Street to the new Princes wharf was beirg discussed, one speaker pooh-poohed the idea that the city would have a million of a population in 30 years. "'Look here, said another man, "when you and I came to the North fihore 30 years ago there was only one person here for every ten there are now." "You are quite right what you say," exclaimed many others, "and if the population could increase ten times during the past 30 years why should it jot increase ten times during the next 30 years?" Eventually all came to the conclusion that in 30 years the million mark might be reached, and that the future had to be looked to When discussing any developments at the port. Where the ferry wharves will be in 30 years no one ventured to say, but they knew they were in the right place now and should be protected from danger to travellers by ferry steamers. Every Rotary Club in Canada and \ America lias taken up boys' work as one of the serious problems facing a city. It ■is contended that the higher the educaj tlonal standard of a community is jraised, the fewer illiterates there" are, j and the less danger there is of disloyalty to law and order. Better trained" boys 'mean better trained men in the near future. It is with these objects in view that the Auckland Rotary Club have taken up the question of boys work. a,nd to letter assist it a proposal has been made that ten boys from this city should correspond with ten American boys. The boys will correspond once a month. "The boys will describe i their school, their home life, and c-ity life." said the secretary, Mr. A. J. Hutchisoij. speaking at to-day's luncheon —They will get to know each other, each others aims, hopes, and ambitions, aud they will look forward to meetmg some day. Fathers will co-operate, but will ; not do the writing, it is to be boy to [boy."

An iceman had a warm quarter of an hour this mo.ning. despite his cargo and tho equally sharp air. He was turning the corner of O'Connell Street into Shortland Street when one of his team slipped on the concrete anl in recovering his footing managed to get one leg over the pole. That unstrung his nerves, and he plunged and kicked alarmingly. The driver and several bystanders succeeded in partially quietenins the atiimal, but he started' off again, and, dragging ms mate with him. kicked his way down the street until collision with an iron telephone pole brought the teaji up. With one horse on each side of the pole the kicking exhibition became a duct, an.- , the horses being in grave danger of injuring each other in their mad struggles, it was decided to ent them free. When this had been done the pole was pulled out and the terrified horses were quietened down. The harness was in a good many pieces by the time the team had been freed from it.

A painful accident befell Mr. John Blackburn this morning. He was climbing a gum-tree in Rosebery Avenuo, Birkenhead, for the purpose of chopping off branches, wben he slipped. The end of the axe handle struck a branch, deflecting the head downwards very sharply, and the edge penetrated Mr. Blackburn'? right thigh, an artery being severed. The sufferer was attended by Dr. Meikle, and afterwards removed to the Hospital.

At His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night community singing was a new innovation that was introduced and much appreciated by the large audience who were waiting to see the curtain rise on the melodrama "Within the Law." At seven o'clock, with a well-filled gallery, and a large number in the circle and stalls, the orchestra played up several well known and popular songs, the audience joining in. The new departure was a most successful one, and an enjoyable prelude to the interesting play that followed.

It is said that a few weeks ago a little girl, about 13 years of age, who had gona to the hospital for some simple throat trouble, was found on examination, to have her heart on the right Bide instead of the left, and that all her internal organs were transposed. She was quite a strong, healthy little girl, and had won competitions at children's outdoor games. The case caused a good deal of discussion at the time, and it is stated that he Clinical Society had the matter under discussion. Such cases, however, arc not unknown in the Auckland Province. Only recently- a pioneer «?ttler well up to three-score years and ten and healthy looking enough to see another score of years, Telated that when he was a young man and -wanted to prt his life insured he was told that his heart was in the wrong place, and that on no account could his life be insured. He went on his way. doing whatever hard pioneering work fell to his lot, and is still able to do a hard day's work. He says he has often excelled at work many big robust looking men. and that if he had to live his life over asain he would just like his heart in exactly the same place as it is now.

The secretary of the Dominion Sportsmen's Association announces that there were 80.502 signatures to the petition to Parliament praying that a Commission be set up to go into the question of legalising the bookmakecr.

A hitch occurred during the sentencing of prisoners by the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, at the Supreme Court in Wellington. The law insists that prisoner's plea shall be endorsed on the back of the official document which goes before the Judge of the Supreme Court, but, in this particular case, the plea was entered in quite a good position—not from the law's point of view—on the face of the document. His Honor held that he could not proceed with the case, neither could he hear evidence which the defence proposed to call as to prisoner's previous good character. The papers were out of order, and there was but one course to take to release prisoner, to rcarrest him, and to proceed with the ease again.

Fifty returned soldiers arc being employed oi: the formation of Prince of Walee Park, Wellington, the necessary money. £1500, having been provided from the Poppy Day appeal. The money is being subsidised £ for £ by the City Council, the eubsidy being a portion of the loan money allocated for the improvement of city reserves. Speaking at a meeting of the council, Councillor C. H. Chapman paid a tribute to the excellent work which was being done by the soldiers, stating that they were working wonderfully well.

A man named Hodgson, employed at Quinn'g mill at Hihitahi, met with a nasty accident, which necessitated his admission to the Taihape Hospital. He was engaged hauling logs, when the hauler rope broke suddenly and struck him with great force across the body, injuring him severely. He also sustained a badly injured arm, which was pierced by a spike when he was thrown down. The injured man received immediate attention, and was removed to the Taihape Hospital next day. Hie injuries were at first regarded as' being of a most serious nature, but he is now making good progress under treatment. A work™ mate who was with Hodgson at the time of the accident was also knocked down by the rope when it broke, but his injuries were of a minor nature.

On Friday night last a motor lorry and shed at Kamo were totally destroyed by fire, the cause being unknown. The lorry was driven into the shed earlier in the evening. Mr. Angus Mcßae was the owner, and the loss is partially covered by insurance.

"Boosting Wellington" was the subject of a few remarks by the hon. secretary of the Central Progress League (Mr George Mitchell, M.P.,) at the annual meeting in Wellington. He gave an instances of four ex-Imperial soldiers, all with capital, landing in Wellington with the idea gathered from the literature published by Auckland that presumably there was no other place worth while in the Dominion. The secretary urged the necessity for boosting Wellington, and described a booklet in preparation for such purpose. Propaganda muet continue, too, in the face of competition The president (Mr. C. M. Luke) agreed that the propaganda of Auckland had reached far and wide in the Old Country. The Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington during the past month and corresponding period of last year totalled:—June, l's-'w £113-'"3• June, 1921. £103.695; increase, June 1922. £7578. The figures for the quar! tor are as follow?:—April-June 1911 £336,018; April-June. 1921, £388.099----decrease, April-June, 1922. £51,181

At a meeting of the Auckland Institute to be liekl in St. Andrew's Hal! this evening Mr. W. F. Short. M.Sc. will give a lecture entitled "Dyeing, Ancient and Modern." The lecturer will give an account of the history and development oi the art of dyeing and the general principle? involved in-the dyein" of textile materials. A brief account "will a l so be given of the machinery used in dyein" and the lecture will bc'fullv ilW'rated by lantern elides.

Unsettled weather, accompanied with frequent showers, was experienced over the week-end, the rainfall for the 48 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day being .43 inch. A rise in the barometer, however, brought an improvement last evening, and to-day was bright and pleasant. The wind, which for a time was blowing from the northerly direction, veered around to the southerly, where it was seated this morning.

As a result of being knocked down by a motor car near St. Paul's Church about 8.30 on Saturday evening Mrs. C. Nicholson was admitted to the Auckland Hospital suffering severe injuries to her right knee. She resides at 80, Wellington Street. Mr. A. E. Barnes, a baker's assistant, received facial injuries through being thrown from a bicycle. He was riding along Manukau Road, when the cone of his front wheel snapped. He was admitted to the hospital. A third admission was Mr. H. McQuarrie. aged 26, a resident of Papatoetoo, who fractured his ankle while playing football on Saturday.

The third call was not held on 'Change this afternoon out of respect to the memory of the late Mr. S. Thorne George.

An inmate of the Gieborne Hospital recently escaped from that institution and caused some excitement by careering down the street in his pyjamae. JTho patient, a young man, went into Knox Church, where the congregation were singing a hymn. He made straight for the pulpit, and the gentleman conducting the sermon came down and spoke to him. Four or five nurses arrived on the scene, and said that the man was to be taken back to the hoepital. This he evidently did not want, and breaking away from those 6iirrounding him bolted down the road. A well-knoxn local resident succeeding in catching the patient. With the assistance of several others the unt'ortunate man was conducted back up the road. Part of the journey was done by motor car. When going up the long flight of steps on the hospital hill the mau apain tried to make a breakaway. It is stated that a regular melee ensued, as in the darkness the captors could not properly make out their man and were grabbing at one another. Eventually weight of numbers told, and the man was again secured and returned to hogpital.

A total of 144 "oags of Australian mail for New Zealand are being brought by the Ulimaroa, which left Sydney at I p.m. on Saturday, states the Chief Postmaster, 25 bags being for Auckland.

A petition in bankruptcy has "been filed by Samuel Morrison, farmer, of Te Puke."