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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 151, 27 June 1924, Page 4

The weather at Auckland to-dar was again showery and unsettled, with a light breeze from the west. The sky became overcast yesterday afternoon and light rain commenced to fall at 9 P.m. The rain became heavier early tins morning, and fell steadily for several hours. The fall for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day amounted to 0.44 in, a figure which brings the month's total to date to C.34in. The barometer has been unsteady for several days, and at noon the mercury stood at 29.87 in, but was unsteady at that reading. Reports from Onehunga state that the sea on the Manukau bar, which lias been unworkable since early in the week, is now moderating. The Rarawa left the port for New Plymouth at 3 p.m., when it was expected that the vessel would have no difficulty in crossing. A complaint made by the Industrial Association that the city building inspectors have a habit of favouring imported plaster board at the expense or tho local article was given a flat denial by the engineer to the council hist night. The engineer stated that, in fact, h e and tlic inspectors had taken up an atitude in regard to having internal partitions fireproof, which had largely increased the sale of local plaster goods. A collision between an Autocar motor lorry and a seven seatcr Chandler car occurred at the junction of Ifigh and Chancery Streets yesterday afternoon. | The wind screen of the car was shattered, while the lefthand front mudguard, wheel, nnd head light were also damaged. There was an elderly lady in the front seat with the driver at the time of the occurrence, but both escaped injury from the flying glass. The lorry was undamaged. A suggestion that the Great North Road should be re-named Grey Lynn Road, from Karangahape Road to Deviation Road, in conjunction with the work of re-numbering the road from end to end, which would have to be undertaken owing to the increase of small shops in that area, has been made by the city engineer. This matter, and also that of re-numbering portions of Parnell Road, will be reported on by the works committee at the next meeting of the City Council. Some excitement was caused recently when a strange cow wandered into a house in Dunedin city. The animal entered the house through an open door and walked into the drawing-room. It then went along the passage and put its head into a storeroom, but upon endeavouring to back out fonnd that its horns had too wide a spread to allow it to make its exit. A drover then arrived on the scene, and, with the aid of several pedestrians eventually freed the animal, which lost no time in regaining the road, j Two amusing incidents occurred when the cow first entered the house. One man who had just come from the upper portion of the building dashed into the street," and when told by a neighbour to <ro back and chape the cow out, replied: "No fear, the thin? will butt mc." Another member of the household who happened to be in the pnssaee made a prreat sprint, and. clnmberinfr °"t of a window, reached a firp crape and sought refuse in the back yard, much to the merriment of those who saw him. The location of (he tramway disnatch cabin at the intersection of Customs and Queen Streets has been made the subject of a complaint to the City Council by Mrs. M. Russell, who conducts a millinery and fancy iroorlß shop in ■ Oneen Street, close to the dispatch box. j She informed the council that the despatch cabin onuses inconvenience to customers in srettinar in nnd out of hor shop, and also shuts out flip lijrht. and has requested that tho cabin be removed. A similar request made by othor shop- ( I keepers Inst year had boon declined, and I (he council last night decided to inform j Mrs. Russell that her reouest could not jbe acceded to, but that future developments of the tram Rvstem in that part i of Queen Street might have the effect | which ehe desires.

The High Commissioner has 6ent a cablegram to the directors of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition stating that 60 applications have been received in England for the position of manager of the exhibition. He named two applicants and recommended that one of them be appointed. The applications have been referred to the Finance j Committee. In addition to those mentioned, about 20 others have been received from New Zealand and Australia. Whilst a car driven by Mr. Alexander Paton, of 541, Manukau Road, Epsom, was turning into the Great South Koad from Greenlane last evening, it cap- ! sized. The driver was extricated from j the overturned vehicle and taken to the i Auckland Hospital, where he was treated j for minor injuries to the head and hands. I The car is said to have capsized through ! skidding when swerving to avoid anI other car. It was not seriously i damaged. A Chinaman who backed a second. . place horse at the Napier races (states ! the "Tribune"), presented M 3 three tickets at a first horse pay-out window, and was duly paid the winner's dividend, with the result that he walked away with almost £AS more ; than he was entitled to. The error I was soon detected. and. tie police I being , informed, they to work and I succeeded in petting told of a Celestial j whom they believed to fie flic one tftst i negotiated the tlefcets. He was detained and questioned, and, as a eonsequenee,. .he handed over the surplus cash, which ■in dne course fotmd its tray nack fnto the coffers of the taialisatar authorities. "'All's weTI thit ends ■srelL !T The offer by tie Right Han. Marquis • Leverhulme of six pictures for the Ancfci land Art Gallery came before the City J Council last nlgfrt, when the Deprtrtyj Mayor stated that nothing , canld be 1 done until the pictures had arrived and liad been reported on by the library ' committee. Meantime the carmen wotiH i forward a letter to Lard Leverferrlme j thanking Tim? far Tn'-s generans offer, I For ways that arc dark and triefcs I that are vain Bret Harte's heathen Chinee could not give many points to a \Van<ranui Maori {remarks the j "Chronicle"). He went to s tailor's shop in the Avenue, ordered a £M ' suit, and paid f 1 deposit. That was i merely a preliminary. Thence tbe j Maori kept his eye on the shop and Ms patience waa at length rewimled i when the suit appeared in the window,, marked "TinelaimefL" , and ticketed trp at Sα. Then the Maori again bestowed I his pafranajre oti the establishment, paid I £7, and secured the bargain. I The Walata palm prrijens at Birkenfiead, created by the late CTement Wragge, and used for popularising Interest in his hobby of astronomy, tave i been offered by his son to the Aircldand ' City Council for purchase as x place of free public resort. The offer was declined. The present season Ts one of the best experienced for many years in regard to winter pasture fwrltes our Te Aroha 1 correspondent). The mIM temperature 1 has assisted In tiie decided" growth of grass throughout the whote district.