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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 7 September 1922, Page 4

Tlie attention of strollers in the vicinity of the Queen's wharf this morning was suddenly attracted by a ncrios of loud explosions close to tiie breastwork. These were caused by several charges which were set in the concrete reinforced piles for the new launch steps in order to blow the top's off thvm. How effective the charges were was shown by the crumbling and scattering of about six or eight feet of the longest pile, leaving little more than the iron bars standing. The construction or the Auckland Electric Power Hoard's substation at Kingsland, which is the largest of the subtations being built by tiie board, is just about finished, and a trial run of tbe plant will be made in the course of the. next day or two. The board's chairman I Mr. VV. .1. Holdsworth) remarked this morning that this sub-station will be of great assistance in providing extra power for the tramways in that area, where additional current is on occasions badly needed. It will also be very handy for the distribution of light and power over a large area of the board's district, extending as far as Mount Albert. Reporting on the work or improving the Newmarket domain, the foreman of works informed the Newmarket Borough Council evening that good progress was being made. The report commented on the fact that residents of Newmarket had responded well by giving flowers, trees and shrubs for planting in the domain. It was also stated that one young kauri from Waitakere had been planted, while two had been promised from C'oromandel and another from Birkenhead. The Mayor said it was gratifying to see the number of people who were sending flowers and plants along.

Carters complain or such narrow streets as O'C'onncll .Street being used ns parking places for motor-cars, and they also object to cars taking up so much of the space in Shortland Street just where it junctions with O'C'onncll StreetThere is a bit of a rise here, nnd it is almost impossible to get the horses to make a straight pull up the bill with a heavy load. O'Connell Street is far too narrow for cars, us there is a good deal of heavy goods carted through ft. Where motor-cars are drawn up against the kerb there is not room for two lorries to pass, and this leads to trouble. This morning an accident was narrowly averted by the confusion caused by the congestion. " I "There is a great d«al of petty pilfer- 1 ing going on at the present time," re-1 marked Mr. A. .1. C. Hall, chairman of j the Headmasters' Association, yesterday 1 when waiting on thu Education Board regarding matters in connection with the supply- of stationery which it is proposed to issue to headmasters fur sale to the : scholars. Among other things, the bead- ' mastwrs wish to have some secure place ' in which to keep the stationery, and it j was apropos of this that tlie remark was made, lie further stated that the locks: were not, very strong, and 20 per evnt of ! keys would open the school doors. He bad had half a dozen at one time that would lit the same lock. Unless the j supply of stationery was securely locked j up there would be a good deal of petty pilfering. ' ' Arising from the recent case against Dr. E. P,. flunson the by-law regarding ■ motor-cars and stationary tramcars was brought up last evening at the Xewmnr- I ket Borough Council. The Mayor (Mr. 1 S. Donaldson) moved: "That in view of the decision of Mr. J. \V. Povnton the , m f" er ° f re-drafting the b'v-law Ih- ' loft in the hands of the Mayor "and town Herk, with power to act.'' The motion was carried. With regard to the sug- i trestinn of the magistrate that the bylaw be amended by the words "at the ' IT", 0 . ! h0 , rar " bein * inserted after the hat thP° P - Mr - , W - T ' said that the council should take life advice tin then he surely could not overrule the >.v-law himself. "Another magistrate latter. ** * m ° mber ™>* The shearers - dispute will Pome |, efore he Arbitration Court at Wellington on September 12. It has not vet been lecidcd whether the bearing of the disnite will lie taken on a Dominion basis, >r be confined to the Wellington indusrial district. A Dunedin Press message states that 'olice Superintendent McO-rath retires in superannuation next month. It j s iclieved that Inspector Mar.-ack, of Napier, formerly of Auckland, will be iromoted and transferred to Dunedin.

Douglas Stuart Wylie (30), accountant, for whom Mr. R. P. Hunt appeared in the Police Court to-day, was further remanded until the 14th inst., on a ■ charge of being a person adjudged bankrupt he unlawfully quitted New Zealand, taking part of his property, to the amount of £20 or upwards, which should ' by law 'be divided amongst his creditors. Bail was granted as before. i A special display of daffodils by the leading growers of Auckland is lieing held in the Presbyterian Hall, Mount Kden Road, on Saturday next. As the Horticultural Society is not holding its annual show this year the regular prize takers are taking this opportunity of displaying their blooms. "It is quite true that we are not as patriotic to our city as we might be, - ' remarked his Worship the Mayor of Wellington (Mr. K. A. Wright) at a recent function. "Wherever you find an Auckland man he will always cap an illusion to the beautiful with a reference to Auckland. And. while I think that this spirit can be overdone, yet we might cultivate it more here." * i ' Mr. M. .1. Savage (Auckland West), in moving the second reading of the Motherhood Endowment Bill, suggested that it would be a gracious act ou the part of tlie Government lo take tbe measure up. The bill was read a second time on tbe voices. The Prime Minister then raised tiie point of order that the measure whs an appropriation bill, unil could not b<. allowed to proceed. The Speaker upheld the objection, and the bill was ruled out. i I The Government reply to a question I raised in the Legislative Council recently respecting the proposed presentation of a kiwi tv the Auckland Zoo was made by Sir VV. Fraser at to-day's sitting of i the Chamber, and was to the effect that the circumstances in connection with this i matter had been carefully considered, and the necessary permission had been granted to take a kiwi for the purpose . of placing the same in the Auckland Zoo. I The Hon W. 11. Mclntyre pave notice in the Legislative Council of his intention to a.sk the following question. "Will the Minister of Mines scud samples of coal i from tho leading bituminous and lignite j coalfields of this Dominion to the Imperial Mines Reserves in ('.rent Britain with a view to ascertaining if they are suitable for the distillation of oil and the ; ; extraction of other by-products?'' i j The Kelliurn Cable Tramway Com- ' pany has intimated to the Wellington City Council that it accepts the council's! 1 offer of £45.0110 for the purchase of the company's tramway and plant. Confirmation of the offer and acceptance j have to bo approved by the shareholders, on (he one hand and by a poll of rate-. .payers on the other. ■ A further consignment of 28,000 irout fry, of which some 5000 were brown and the remainder rainbow trout, were liberated in the Waimana ri'-.r on Tue»- i day hy the ranger of Rotorua acclimatisation district. Tliis completes the quota for the Whakatane district, a total of 5-1,000 fry having bren liberated this season. | j Information has been received by the' Wanganui River Trust Hoard that the natives at some settlements alonjr the Wanganui river are in a state of destitiij tion and urgently require help. At one settlement eight children have died within the last three months. It is stated that in another locality the Maoris are spending their time an.l money on football ami neglecting tn plant food supplies; that in othej places the natives impoverished themselves by travelling to attend the meetings of Ratana. In one instance a single native contribution of food to enable them to attend one. of these meetings was stated to have been ' ] valued at £200. The board decided to ' help the natives with gifls of old clothing. A well-known Thames m:mng man, Mr. .lames Gribble. died at the residence of his son (Mr. .1. R. Gribble). Mania. ' near Hikuransi. Deceased wag the second son of Mr. Samuel dribble, who arrived in Auckland in the ship .lane Gillord in 1542. Mr. James (Irihb'.e was , born 74 years ago on "Barrack Hill.'' now the Albert Park. When he was 12 , years of age the family went to South | Australia, where they remained for nine ( years, and then returned to Auckland, c shortly after the Thames goMlicM was i opened in lSf.7. The family went to thp 1 ..'old Holds, where Mr. (iribble. sen., had t the management of the Alburnia mine, i being assisted by deceased. Mr. .lames i Cribble later had the position of man- t uger of one or two mines in Western r Australia, but later returned again to t Auckland. Deceased was an athlete in < his younger years, and was esteemed 'by. many friends on account of his genial ■ disposition. Ho is survived by his wile and tiie following children: Mesdames H. Willctts n-niroai. 's. V. l-'nllinmrs .1. c Hamilton (Whangarei). and K. Sander- r son (Whangaroa), and Messrs. .lack Cribble (Tniroa). and J. Ray Gribble * 'Mania). Hi-' vmntrest son 1,e : e..-<..r C. '" Gribble, was killed in action in France. , s - w