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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 161, 10 July 1922, Page 4

I A presentation in the Form r.; an en- ! ;larp«ed photograph of the Aniriii-an City I , .Mission workers \v;is made la-t evrninj* | t to Dr. Averill. Bishop of Auckland, l.y j , the Rev. Jasper Caldcr. the mis.sioncr. j who referred to the kindly interest tlml j the ibishop had taken in the wort: oi' the 1 mission f-inno its inception. Xo new • step was ever taken ;it. tho mirwion, bo said, without tho bishop's udvico ana j iconsent. The bishop, when replying, ex- ! ■pressed his great pleasure nl the kindly j ■; thought that hud prompted the pift. ' '- I "We are undoubtedly >hort of clergy." 1 j remarked the Rev. H. .1. L. Goldthorpe • J at a meeting of the Anglican Dioci'san i . Synod in Wellington. "There has boon \ , a falling-otr in the number of men offering for Holy Orders from the Anglican ! L'cDiniunion, and there is not much j>rosi pect of that position improving." Per- . haps the reason for ihe state ax affairs complained of by Mr. Goldthnrpe is to be found in the statement of another ■ me.-Tiber of Synod I Mr. R. L. Button) Hi i i a later stage of the day. that tho pms- i . pects ahead of clergy on tlioir retirement ! c are so peor that parents <iid not oncnur- i j age their sons to take up the Church us i j a career. I

At 10.30 this morning the City Fire Brigade was summoned to deal with an incipient outbreak in a wash-house, at the rear of a two-storied eight-roomed huuse at No. 12. Nikau Street, Eden Terrace, occupied by Mr. ■>'. Clarke. Sonic wood had fallen out of ill.- copper tire- , j place and set a quantity of shavings j alight. The blszc was extinguished with i Hilling damage. That the Auckland rsoys' Grammar ! School at Alt. Eden intends to be known las the Auckland Grammar .School wa= i made clear by the headmaster at tie I old boys' reunion on Saturday. On the , programme the school was described as i j the Jit. Kden Grammar School in contra- [ distinction to the new Mt. Albert Gram- ; mar School. In responding to the toast of "The Schools and the Staffs,'' Mr. J. j IW. Tibbs said there was no such insti- | Uution ac that sot down on the prol gramme. The m:1iuoI was the Auckland I Grammar School. Later in the evening, >Mr. .lames Druinmond, formerly a mas- •. ' ter at the school, raised a great laugh by | ! telling a story of a man who -wished t» go le the "Mt. Kdcn Grammar School." j . IJe was told to find a ntone ■building in ' Mountain Uoad with a lion over the i door, and to ask for the headmaster. ■ jHe found a building with a lion over the i ! door, and went, in and made the inquiry, i I "Oh." said the person he addressed, i j"what you want is the head brewer!" | j Mis.s 11. A. NTewhegtn, in tho course of j i her leave-taking from the Northcote dis- ; j trict school, after fifteen years' service I there, made an appeal u> the parents and residents <pf Northcote and Birkenheud for the improvement of tiie grounds of the new school in both districts. Froquoutl.v. she said, the wet ground pro- j eluded the children being given physical ] exercises, which formed such an impor- j tniu factor in the propel , development of j fh.ii- hoilies during tender years. In- ! fortunately, halls for this purpose were not attached to New Zealand schools, as ; /was the ease in America-— she only I wished they could be. The parents \ should see, however, that ample asphal- | ted space was provided in the school- I ground f°r massing the children without j detriment to their health. | '•One of tin- views of the world." might j fairly be applied to the prospect of land and seascape that you get from the Remuera Hoad, anywhere in the neighl Imurhood of Mount Hobson. It is specially beautiful towards the evening lof such :< day a.r yesterday, for instance. Tlie day was gloriously fine—otic of .Auckland's typically beautiful winter ! j days, that suggest the milder half of the year rather than its sterner side. In the foreground of thin lovely view lie the seaward slopes of Remuera, long j swppjw e>f green, dotted with white houses with red roofs. There is not a ripple on the waters of the harbour. North Head reminds one from this spot of a lion crouching at the entrance. Rangitoto, intensely blue, almost purple in the dying light, make- 1 a glorious background. His long sweeping shoulders, in certain lights, always suggest drapery or n curtain. To ihe right the islands of the Gulf shade off in lighter blues, and fainter still, of a still.more thcrcal blue. the many peaks of Little Barrier suggest a cloud coming up from the northern horizon. On such a day as yesterday there is an astonishing clearness in the atmosphere which makes distances stand out ns though one were looking through a telescope, and this phenomenon gives the landscape an unfamiliar compactness that reminds you of looking at a painting. Remuera'3 foreshore, the Wait< uiata. its guardian headland and peak, the sleepy waters of the Gulf, ;ind their many islands, certainly combine to make onv of the views of the world, just as certainly as that famous view- o>" meadow and river from I Richmond Hill, the view of London from Westminster Bridge looking down the Thames, or (he view from the terrace of Mahomet Ali's mosque, with Cairo and the Nile valley stretched out at one's feet. Prior to his departure for Auckland from Wellington Lieutenant 11. A. Woolf, <>.('. :J7th Company Senior Cadets, addressed the members of tho company on various topics. Lieutenant Woolf impressed on the Cadets that they were citizens of a wonderful Empire,' which they should be ever ready to defend should the need arise. Their object should be to retain their freedom, and to keep the Empire free from all outside influences. There wore many undermining influences at work to destroy the hmpire. Determination to get on in life needed a strong will power, which should be cultivated if bad ways and bad company were io be avoided. Every hoy should make an endeavour to reach the top of Ihe tree. Personality would! I "liable then, to pai,, their end*: they i should make people feel that it w.is a I pleasure to come into contact with them Another point made was that n gond ' appearance was essonti.il if miooo.-s in ' .ite was to be obtained, and they should ' always keep in mind the fact that good ' manners did n..t cost anything. The ' i E.lets won! afterwards entertained 'it -upper by Lieutenant Woolf. '.The .lay of the phea.anl is pact " ■ "«M Mr. I. H. Ostler at a merlin* of the I I council of the Auckland Acclimatisation ■ oriety lipM at Hamilton on Saturday : It was extremely disappointing, he said ! thai 'lespite the large amount of money i spent by the Society on rearing phea-' .esntd these birds were fast bScomimr! I scarcer. For tho future, unless some 1 |«raall bird could I* obtained sportsmen I would have to rely ~p on California, quail, ihe Society, he thought, should -c.-iire about 50 Virginian quail, which ; had been successfully acclimatised, and ! breed from them on the game farm. The I council decided to commission Mr. White jto catch a number of Virginian quail and ' commence rearing. Tt was also decided to inform the game farm curator that it was desirable to raise at least 2000 birds this year, and to offer to pay him :t j bonus <.■;' 2/ for every bird reared over moo. ' f It was reported in the cables recently Ihnt Sir Francis Bell, Sir James Allen and Sir Arthur Stecl-ilaitland would j jointly .represent New ZeaS.! at the I Leitgne of Nations meeting. This is officially confirmed (says the "Xew Zealand ! Times"). Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland I ii:'s always taken n keen interest in Xew Zealand affairs, and lie expressed himself to Mr. Massoy as willing to undertake the representation of the Dominion at any lime when it might not be convenient to have our interests watched by a representative of Xow Zealand • • ir Arthur wa- for two years Parliamentary i nder-Secretary for tho Colonies, V" '"• alr " hrU] m Joint Parliamentary fndor ■ Secretary for Tr^gg&Zl I ™***" Overset The introduction of s a i mon into L .., ::;:rs;ii;L:°:Tt:'t^™»;r i cost of salmon fry. which -he \ u "l 2 ! Acclimatisation S'ocioty proposed import. i ins for this pvrpose. was received at ; meeting j>l the council of that bodv'held lat Hamilton on Patnrday

There arc 120 meh now employed on the Waihi-Katikati section of the East Coast railway, nearly double the number employed for sorno considerable time past, and satisfactory prosress is being made with the VYaihi section. ' The advisability of making an early start to secure funds to enable New Zealand to have proper representation at the Olympic (James in IM-l is a mat- ! ter worthy of the consideriitibn of sports bodies. The Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A. (says the "Post") has asked the New Zealand Council for information on the subject, and inquiries are to be made of the New Zealand Olympic ' Council. Apparently there is no limit to people's patience with students when they i set out on their annual revels (says the |"Otago Daily Times"). The great majority keep their pranks within 1 bounds,' but there are always a few who impose on pood nature and abuse the wide lattitude given them. Probably a ! good many business houses had the 'experience of one establishment which ! was invaded by half a dozen grotesque figures headed by a top-hatted trentlei man with an angular and scantily-clad ! 'iadvy' whom he freely introduced as I his wife. After having passed a few ijokes with the men assistants about, the I pair proceeded diligently to starch out j all the girls on the staff and subject i them to an introduction and kissing' ! ceremony. While they climbed over the ! counters and poked here and there into private oflices thp performance was followed by a keenly interested and much amused crowd of assistants and customers. Apparently the German sailor has no ! love for his British brother, according :to an incident that happened on an j .American steamer lying at the Dunedin j wharf rather less than a week ago ( says ! the '•Time?"). The Britisher in question is a Koyal Xavnl Reserve man. and had been here for about seven months, during i which period he passed through a rather trying time owing to his failing to {ret imployment. He, his wife, and two ehil|drcn were asMsted by various kindlyI disposed people, who interested themselves in the case, and the man finally signed on as a member of ttie crew of an American vessel. About a week ago he went, on board, and was greeted by one of the crew, wlio. like a number of | the men, was German by birth, or extrae- i tion. with ii very hostile demonstration, I and was informed that, they did not want any Britishers on beard, an invitation being given to those near at hand !to assist in putting the newcomer off the ship. The reponse was not slow, and was started by a negro member of the crew striking the man over the head with a ! I weapon of some sort. Then the encoun- | ter became general, the other German sailors rushing into the fray, and the man was forced out of the ship. When he appeared a few minutes late" he-fore someone who had befriended him he presented a sorry spectacle, heing badly injured about the head and bearing unmistakable evidence of rough handling. He was again assisted, and sent to his I home. It is needless to say he did not make any attempt 10 return to the ship which has now taken her departure from Dunedin. His injuries, though not serious, were quite sufficient to lay him up for a day or two. An effort is being made by the Wellington Boys' Institute to provide a children's playground properly equipped with all the necessary apparatus for children's play. The institute is holding a Street Day on Friday next, when | flowers wtl] be sold in the streets of Wellington, ami is asking the other centres to supply flowers, especially as they are almost unprocurable in Wellington at the present time. Consignments I fhould be sent to the Institute to reach Wellington on Wednesday or Thursday. Transit expense?, if.any. will be met at the other end. In addition to flowera, any native shrubs, pot plants, foliage. seedlings, kowhni or wattle bloom, fruit, vegetables or other gifts and donations in cash will l>e very acceptable. The Wellington Harbour Board has decided thai in future (says the "Post' , ) plain black buttons shall replace the brass buttons at present used on the uniforms of its staff. Most of the gold I.raiding is also to he done away with on the uniform coat, but the distinctive cap will remain the same.