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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 171, 21 July 1922, Page 4

The Makura, which left Sydney for Auckland at noon yesterday has on board 253 hags of mail for New Zealand ! of which 55 arc for Auckland. The Moeraki, which left an hour later, has seven bags for Auckland. It was reported at the Relief Committee meeting held this week that Mr. j Campbell, the new officer who has been appointed by the Government to deal ■ with defaulters who fail to obey the ' order of the Court in regard to niain- ' tenance orders, was doing good work. I The powers conferred on him are very 'full, and it is hoped that as time goes ! on many suffering wives aud children •will reap a full reward, the result of his work. There is a belief amongst members that a much closer co-operation between the officers of the Court and the Hospital Board will lead to considerably ' more help being given to those unfortunate people who are thrown on their last resources by deserting husbands. j The Post Office has intermittent floods i of complaint that except for specially ' addressed correspondence mails arc not ! dispatched by direct steamers for Loni don. These complaints are not well grounded, for the department keeps a close watch upon dates and times, and loses no opportunities of getting the ' mails Home in the quickest possible | ■ time. An instance of the advantage of the iißual mail route over the direct steamers is afforded by the fact that -malls dispatched from Wellington via Panama on June 0 were delivered in London on Jxily 10, while those dis- | patched by the Tahiti, via San Francisco, ! on June 13. four days later, reached London on July lfi, three days earlier, a gross saving of a full week by the American route. During the hearing of a case at the ! Magistrate's Court in Hawera. when four young men were charged with participating in an illegal game known as "topping evening" Mr. O'Dea. who was acting for the defendants, was seeking to show that some skill was required to spin the top. Addressing Constable Miliums, was giving evidence. Mr. ODea said: '"You told mc that T couldn't turn 'Desert Cold.' and I turned it on the first attempt.'' Constable Mullans replied. "Yes, you did, but you couldn't do it a. second time. I advised you to take a ticket in Tatt's." Mr. ODea asked if the constable had had a try with the top since he had got it. "Yes. the sergeant and I had a game for matches. The sergeant was the banker, and I was bankrupt in a few minutes," said the constable. Sergeant Hendry held that the chances of the game were in favour | of the banker. j A fatal accident occurred at Burnett's Face mine, near Greymoutb, on Friday last. The victim was William Booth. He I was very tall and had to stoop coming through a low part of the mine. Evidently thinking he had reached a high part he stood up. his head coming in ' violent contact with the roof. His mate, E. Davis, who was in front of Booth, 1 heard him fall, and looking back saw that the man was injured. He obtained assistance and carried liim out of the mine. Booth was conveyed to the Denniston Hospital, where he died. Mr. Maunsell, coroner, held an inquest on Thursday, when E. Davis Hewson (mine manager), D. 5. Thomas (cheek inspector), and Dr. Menzie gave evidence. A verdict was returned that deceased met his death from haemorrhage of the spine caused through his head coming in'contact with the roof of the mine, no blame being attachable to anyone. Deceased was 35 years of age. Ho' leaves a widow and two children, one four years of age and one seven .month?-. ; Making his 138 th appearanc before the Court, an old man named Frederick I Lynees was charged before Messrs. I. •Salek and J. M. (feddis, J.P.s, at the I Magistrate's Court, Wellington, with i having begged alms in Boulcott Street. Sab-Inspector McNamara stated that 1 Lvness was 78 years old. and the Oliiroj Home authorities had refused to take 1 him in again because he refused to stay there. It seemed that the only thing ( lo do was to place accused iii gaol, j where he would be well fed and properly j looked after. "I think yon would lie .better in gaol." remarked Mr. Salek j to the defendant, who was sentenced I to three months' imprisonment. I As indicative of the cold conditions prevailing, skating has recently been freely indulged in in the bays of Lake i Tckapo—never previously known to j have "been possible in the history of the j (lake (states the Timarti "Post.") I

"Husband and wife are at present outside trying to make up their minds whether they will be separated by the court or go home together," said Mr. K. Inder this morning when a case was called. Later it was announced Uncouple had elected to go iiuiiic. To have been in need of relief as long as over a decade ago. and then to hive had a time of prosperity for many years, only to be caught in the recent slump, has" been the lot of many deserving people during recent days, and no mat- . ter how long, a time elapses between the periods of needed help, a record ot . all cases is kept by the Hospital Board for the information of members, v ho treat 'it as purely confidential mat ice. -Sun.l of the papers gone through on Thursday . were of deep interest, for many of them . were signed and initialed by the late Mr. L. J. Bagnall, who was chairman of the board for a time and was n Im-nii - Mayor of the city. Mr. (I. N". Bagnall. a present member, is a brother of the late chairman. A favourable, outcome of rejiicstraado to the trafiic manager of the Devonport Steam Ferry Company is reported by a deputation from the Birkenhead Progressive League. It urns agri'-d that one clear minute shall daps'- between the ringing of the bell at I'.irkcnhead and the raising of the gangway on the trips to Auckland. The large gangway will be used on the busy trips when practicable, and the captains will Ininstructed to use the portable step at the end of the gangway when the high tides render'this advisable. Colours, almost tropica! in their brilliancy, will be one of the features of the spring hats. I yesterday saw a bewildering variety of dainty head-gear, lv one ehoip. there was a glass case filled with hats, in all shades of red, the new "star" colour. One model had a turn up brim entirely covered with hand-made flowers in crepe-de-chine. flowers will be worn more than feathers this sprint:. On the new Paris bats, each (lower is an artistic creation, beautifully modelledOne crinoline-toque has ;t narrow wreath of leaves made in delicate straw. The gayest flowers are all of the bright waxed variety. A pretty model in geranium-coloured straw ii decorated with scarlet waxed flown--— just the sort of hat a woman wants in early spring. There is a positive note about the new hats —they arc either really -big or very small.' The latter includes many becoming shapes, from the small. Ru>-sian-fronted hat. to the close-fitting model which covers the ear. and almost touches the eyes. A pretty hat in ■bright coloured straw, with :i blue feather fringe is attractive, and another of soft, black silk with a Russian front. is trimmed on each side with large jet I moti, like glorified ear-janglers. The public meeting convened by the Birkenhead Borough Council for la-i nisht, to explain matters of poli.-y I o the ratepayers, was postponed sine die. This course, it is understood, wa= taken in view of the uncompleted hearing by the Assessment Court of the objection-, lodged by the Council to numerous valuations by the Government Department. It was considered undesirable to have public discussion in connection therewith ' f until the cases had been finally dispone-! ! of by the Assessment Court, which resumed consideration next Monday. , During the week, at the invitation of i the Borough Council, some pren-rly j owners have effected compromises, w hich j will lessen the number of eases to be investigated by the Court. Other j owners, however, have declined to *>;;rti- j cipate in negotiation- with a view to compromise, preferring the Council's j objections and their answer- thereto to ] be ventilated in Court. . A tribute to the business-like methods of tire work done by the Relief Com- j mittee of the Hospital Board was mado | at the meeting of the committee this .week, when it was stated that while our i hospital th-strict v. r -s h_..:r than '?•'•-'■ ' lington, the expenditure here was much j less than that in the Empire city. Christchurch spent the least of all < ;' i i four chief cities on relief, and Rum din ! came next. The thoroughness wl■!■•' characterises the work in Auckland w.istated to be one reason fur the sati-fac- j tory position attained in t Iti- department of the Board's work. It is not anticipate-.', (bill there will J be any further developments in the! Wellington tramway dispute until after j I Monday next, for which dn v a meeting I of the Conciliation Council has n *ur- - moncd. Although no official stateuvnt I lias been made, it is generally believed that the union delegate- will attend tee' council, perhaps under pretext. A sell le. | ment seems possible if the council dele-1 gates are permitted to make certain I concessions. Community singing has invaded the : ferry steamers. Led by prominent :i—m- I ibers" of the Birkenhead Progro-sive • League, the passengers in I'he smoking I compartment of the 8.2.3 a.m. ferry from j Birkenhead have lustily joined in the I sing-song on their way to business !•• the ' city this week. The fifteen minute-* j thus spent between the terminal wharves : appear to speed all too swiftly for those happy souls occupied in dis-si-miitatimr. : cheer germs. A conference of representative- of the North and Sou! h Island Dairy ,\s-oc!.i- j tions has been hold in Wellington. ( er- i tain matters regarding' shipping !'r i i.i contracts have iieeii discurv-ei! : ' ; . .. , =■ ' ments recommended to the sitippin • • •• - panics. A further (•onl'i'li-i.cc ..'.' held in the near future, win n ,-, is ';, ~: |. ,; the shipping companies will b nil!-' to submit amended freight rates. Surely tilings are not as cad ■„■■ thrv are painted in Auckland, was wlir.t ■..;- said at the last meeting of th • R, .. • ■ Committee. The inspector said ;,,. ,-.,;:: take the members to mam- |.'cv.-. !, ; ,i would make their hair stand on en.!. The more experienced membi'iv ~,- the committee said they knew all ai.ou: ■:. and that they did not tliink a vi-n oi inspection would do much ljii"(I. 1 he problem of it all v.n- too comple-i. and they had to meet it in it- :.mn\ -;■!, ; phase-; as it came before tiiem fioin .... .-'. to week. The value of the export- from v .... Zealand during the quarter ended ,i. ~'.. 30 amounted to C 1 1.7-J'',7U:i courii-il with £14.008.29:1 for ihe coin -m'<-'■{'■] quarter of la-t year. The aun m'ei . ';" "• the four principal port* ir": \i|el;l- u „| £"2..i93.900: Wellington. £4.j:;-> ',;-•>■'",.'., £82t;.02ti. 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