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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 308, 29 December 1922, Page 4

'The Auckland Star" will not he published on Monday next (New Year's Day). Advertisers are requested to note this in arranging their announcements.

'Die Auckland Racing Club".* (Summer Meeting was advanced another stage at KHerslie yesterday, when for an off day the attendance was good. The l.ig event )f the day. the Summer Cup, whs won ov the coiieistent Income, which carried top weight, and -.vein by a neck from tlie Southland owned three-year-old Gold Light. Speculation fell short af the corresponding day last year, the sum of £.-*O.U).'i 10/ passing through Hie machines, a decrease of £13.200 10/.

Pennant Hills, X.S.AV., boasts ;i ttoinan| resident who farm* her own little plot of nine acre*, runs her own motor lorry, and delivers butter, fruit, poultry. eg?s. etc.. direct to t'le customer, in iiie city an.l elsewhere' .?t:-tt-» the "Sydney Mail." I The adventurous lady i« Mrs. Rromlov. a young Knglielnroman. tlie daughter of ;\ Somerset farmer. As well as gaining esperiener on her home farm 'he studied scientific methods at the Midlands Agricultural School, later driving an ambulance, and finally marrying a **T"Hgi?cr." who is engaged in thfr. city. Mr«. Bromley is the lion, secreturv of the Primary Production A«»oci«-

A mishap occurred, the other day to the concrete floating stage used at Cheltenham Beach by bathers. During the rough weather the raft broke her moorings, a large pin at one corner coming out and a couple of chains being snapped. The fault has now been remedied, and the pontoon will be U9ed to-morrow afternoon as the starting-point for the numerous swimming events in connection with the three days' carnival to be held on the beach, lnconnection with these swimming matches Miss Pauline Hoeft. Mies YiohH Walrond, and Miss Edna Walrond have promised to participate during the afternoon.

Mr. \\\ Hill, Resident Officer at Rotonla. lias received a communication From Mr. Nterley H. lost, student of Iniveraity Farm. Davis, California, intimating "that hi» university had adopted the Maori war ctv or haka lieginning

"Kanrntt'. Kaniate," as one of tlieir official .veils. But they were continually being asked what t!ie yell meant and they could not answer, so he was writing to \i<k for a translation. Mr. Post went on to say that tlie New Zealand learn left at least two tilings behind them that they were not likely to forgot, and they were their war-cry and the consistent drubbings they inflicted upon tlieir opponents. Mr. Hill is forwarding tn Mr. Pr>-d a history of the haka in question, written by Mr. Ben Keys.

The remarks of tlw Key. A. (J. (Ireenwood, of Devonport. at Christc.liureh, that lie had practised spiritual healing in connection with the work of Jus parish, has caused not a little interest to 'be taken in the matter outside the region wTiere uMr. (Jreemvood does his work. It has 'wen known for a long time in the marine suburb that the rev. gentleman has often relieved suffering ami pain, and ordinary outeiders have been struck by what has seemed to be euroH from sickness when other remedies seemed to have failed to give relief. Xow that Mr. (Jrromvood has ■•riven publicity to the work lie i-< <loinst, and given instances of some of the cures, more attention will I/e directed to the work he in doing, and the results of it. No lonjr before his death, the late Mr. F,win>gton. of Cheltenham Beach, bore testimony to the freedom from pain he got through the assistance rendered by the spiritual manifestations used by his minister by tiie anointing of evil and the laying on of hands.

A passenger who alighted from the 3 o'eloe-k soutii-bound train at Te Awam>utu on Thursday afternoon, relates the -Waijia Post." said he ha 4 heard of many causes to delay trains, but an incident that occurred on the run from Frankton cupped all. The train came to a standstill in the middle of the Riikuhia swain;), resuming the journey a few minutes afterwards. Being eirrious as to tiip cause of this exceptional and seemingly needless halt, he inquired, and was informed—he vouches for the truth of the story—that the guard of the previous north-bound train !iad lost iiis hat, and the guard of the down train caused the stoppage while lie recovered the headgear. The passenger wonders whether the railway officials would show as mueii consideration for the travelling public.

The following references lo lxird .Marcus Beresford, who. necording to a cable received yesterday, bequeathed •hie horses to the King, appear in a recent book by William Allison.

"Memories of Men and Horses.":—"His proem Majesty. King George, has not yet attained success a s a breeder, but he will probably do so. and. even as I writ*. there are some hopes for Weathcrvane. Lord 'Marcus has done great work for two Kings, in regard t'.> Wood slock, but he has still to produce a Derby winner for King George. The last survivor of a truly sporting lot of brothers, tho name of him recalls to mc when, nearly fifty years ago. he was a young subaltern at York and. at Sheriff Hulton steeplechases, found, as he imagined. H bookmaker who had wvlshed him at >ome earlier meeting. I was there, and saw him set about this man properly, finally seizing his bag and scattering its contents to the wind. As a matter of fact, he had made a mistake of identity, and it resulted in Iris paying some hundred pounds to settle the matter: but that is the kind of man lie was in those halcyon days"

There are many businesses which are shut down for the holidays, but where the ilirk of busy typewriters can be heard through the open windows. Tile public may .be excluded, but, there are. urgent matters in the cinTcsponde-nce winch cannot stand over until the holiday season i s ended. Accordingly two or three members of the staff have been kept on duty, rio doubt with fiio prospect of a well-earned vacation toward* rh? end of .January, and, let it be hoped. (i fat b'imis <n recompense them for their good office?.

Many industrious men have spent their holidays cutting the .jrass seed which has l.pon goiuj; v, waste on the roadsides in the Miluirluui areas, and yesterday in several plates men were seen using the old-fasliioned flail to beat. out the seed into a sheet which Imd been spread on the ground. One man said he was knocking out about 13' per day at congenial work, which was more than he would make at the race*.

When digging in his garden, near the Stanley Hay wharf, recently, Mr. .1. 11. Hipkilis came across ;l half-penny dated 152.-S, in George IV.'s reign. It had evidently been uw.l a« a watch pendant, as a swivel was attached to it. When polished it became very bright, and tlie very fine i|uality of the copper compared with the coins of to-day, which are more largely mi.xeil with other metals, could easily be seen. In the early days there was a quarantine station not far from -Mr. Hipkinn' property, nm! it is thought one of the early immigrant* quartered there nißy have lost thr coin.

l'>e i?awke- s Kay Tulueatiou Hoard I states the "Herald") has advised the .\a>pi*r Borotwh C0,,,,,il that it definitely declines to pay ~„„,„ 01 , ~u u, ~„;, lMuMinpe used !,.,- ~.),„„, pur|>eiWl . T; . o -Uimster ,A EUwatlon \,ae decidwl, states tlie "eiretary of the board, tliat a case shall lie taken to the Supreme Court for a decision by means of an originating summons. The Xnnier Centra! School has bee,, selected for the case hv the Department.

A call was received by the City Kire Unmade about 0 o'clock last evening to ■a two-storied block of buildings at the .onier of (Jrey Strret and Velverton Terrace, occupied br Mr. A. Peterson. Some rubbish hud caught fire in the basement, but no dainnpre was done.

Hon. < . .1. |>arr will open » sale of work at the fete at Hloi-khouxe Bay to-morrow (Saturday). at 2:50 Pro<«eds are in aid of the local mission piano fund.

An old Maori named Mitai was found •Jrowned in the Whakatane River yes terday. The deceased was in the habit of fording the river, and it is believed that while thus engaged he got into deep water and was drowned.