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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 30, 5 February 1925, Page 4

Al a lute hour ln-1 nigln an Auckland man who had developed a sliir neck rushed to the nearest doctor 1., a,.,-,-,-.' '"'" if he bud cml racted infantile parnlysis. The doctor ussured him that he had not the symptoms, but the man was not silt isfied. and went to a second doctor. Again be was told there was nothing seriously wrong widi him, but once more be sought allot her physician. Altogether he disturbed live doctors, always with th,. same result. Finally, in despair, be rush,.,] to the city hospital in the small boms of the morning and insisted utkui being examined by I lie resident dor-tors I here. Whether he was satisfied wilh the hospital diagnosis is nut related, but he was sent off with die announcement that he must have been sittiii" in a draught!

"Why iliil you play the League game?" queried the chairman, Mr. .1. Prenderville. at the last meeting of the Welling, ton Kugby L'nion. when examining \ -Maori youth who appeared in support of an application fur reinstatement under the union's code. ••Well, it was like this." replied ihe youth: "| „as bavin" a holiday at the time, ami I saw a crowd playing League, and I just, butted in." I Laughter, i Th,. applicant hastened to add Hint be bail only erred once. The union decided to forgive the breach, subject to the consent the Xew Zealand l'nion.

The work of concreting the main road from Belmont tv Hauraki Road, Takapuna. is new Hearing completion, nnd provided the weather continues favourable, Friday should see the end of the job. Work will ihen be commenced at Earnoeh Avenue, and the concrete rouding continued along Hurst mere Koad to Shakespeare Koad. The mailing between Hauraki R.m.l and Ka.-no.-h Avenue is nt present in bitumen, nnd with the completion of the work at Milford the main road from Bt-lmont to Shakespeare Koad will bo in first-class condition for motor traffic. Although the concreting on the Bolmont-Hauraki section will be completed l.y the end of the week, the road will not be open for traffic before the la.M week of the month.

With the main road between (lift,,;, ami Hauraki Roads closed, vehicle-- are compelled to travel by these wa. s. a route but seldom used under ordinary circumstances.

Tho Chief Tost master has received advice that the mails which left Wellington by the Royal mail steamer Maungnnui on January (i, via San Francisco, arrived at London on February 4. An outbreak of tirebiight is reported to have been discovered by the local orchard inspector, Mr. P. Everett, in a large commercial orchard adjoining the Wliangaroi borough, and also in allot her orchard at Oakleigh. Specimens have been sent tn the biological laboratory at Wellington fur identification. The report of this disease among fruit is causing much concern to growers, who will meet Mr. Everett to discuss remedial measures immediately upon receipt of confirmation from Wellington. The vigilance of the recently appointed traffic inspector at Takapuna was coin mended at last night's meeting of the borough council. On Sunday. .lanuary is, the inspector noted about 40 motors which were exceeding the speed limit on the concrete read running from Belmont to Clifton Road, and the drivers were notified of their breach. The reasonableness of Hie by-law which lixes a speed limit of 2(1 miles an hour on this section of road was cpiestioned by some councillors at last night's mooting. Mr. T. B. Arthur mentioned that only cars which were travelling at over ni) miles per hour were noted, and he thought this might be lived as the max imuin speed in place of 20 miles. Other councillors emphasised lliat it was a clear stretch of road with no intersections, and it was hardly reasonable lo expect high powered cars to restrict , their speed to 20 miles when the danger 1 rWk was si, limited. No resolution was j passed ..ii the matter. 'II:,' Northcotc Borough Council hadecided to call for tenders for the ere,-lie,n of it retaining wall to protect the main footpath where the breakaway t0.,1. place in King Street. A trial shaft, put down :i_ feet, disclosed good holding ground for Ihe piles. Consequently, the wall suggested previously was redesigned, the piles lo be used being shorter, nnd the cost of the work reduced t,, about £*.")(>. .Members could not agree upon the woi'k proposed in Ihe specifications submitted for repairing the wharf approach slip. It was suggested that a rubble concrete wall should be built r,n portion of the present stone | pitching in the area affected. Mr. W. C. Smith said if this were done he would not attend another Council meeting. Mr. A. W. Smith, on the other hand, inquired what was the use ~f eollslllt ill., an engineer if the Council was nut going to ally, it was decided t., postpone the until a careful examination of the locality had been made by members. The Ten Lit lie Nigger Hoys and the fable of the farm maid who counted her chicks before I hey were hat,-lied are recalled to mind by the experiences of a country teacher who recently bought three dii7.cn hen eggs from une of 1 lie (iovernmeiil farms. He invested .'lO/ in the purchase, and he counted on getting a line clloeti,,,, ~f purebred chickens. Bui tilings seemed in go wrong from the start. First. Ihe mail boy left the eggs at the railway stntion overnight. They were brought along next clay by a neighbour, but whether they gut a slinking up iii the process was never known. The fact remained, however, that of 14 eggs place,l under a brnoily lien ami j the balance in nti incubator, only l-'l ' wei-f hatched. In less than two days the | number was reduced by death lo eight. I During the next week three inure died. I nnd (hen (here were lite. Only two of the live were pullets. The lite were thriving nicely when :i weasel gut into' their coop arid killed four. The sole survivor, a rooster, which was put in the run with other fowls, escaped from the weasel only In die iglioiiiiniously two nights later, the victim of a stray cat. and a few feathers were all that , was left tv tell the talc. Tims ended a ' promising investment in d'overnment lv nil eggs. The case ~f Lionel ( lilTonl Rrierlv v. the Auckland District Having Committee regarding Lis disqliu liti.-a t ion f..r three yearn in connection with failing In produce certain .loiumi'llts 1,, I lie committee when requested, will he heard in the Supreme Court ~n February -!.,. The case arose in connection ! with Vaccination winning two races at the Tiiumaruiiiii meeting in December, l!l_.'l. It was then alleged that Brierly hud made wngcrs with bookmakers in connection with the running of Vaccina- j thin. lie was asked at the inquiry' held by the Auckland District Committee In produce his bunk bonk and payin slips for a certain period, but refused. ami. under the Rules of Racing, was disquiiliflcd fur the period mentioned. He appealed to the New Zealand Racing Conference, ami this whs heard at Wclliugion in September last, the appeal judges. Messrs. C. I. Skeri'etl. W. K. Hid well nnd t>. S. Wai kins, affirming ibe decision of the Auckland District Committee and ordering the deposit In ho forfeited. This decision not only affected Hrierly, but nil the horse's owned by him. they being under Unban for a similar period. Brierlv later instituted civil proceedings against the Auckland Disirict Committee, claiming, ii is siuied, damages approximating £11000, nnd. as mentioned above, the case will be heard un February _.",. The munii-ipnlisat ion of milk supplies ns carried out in Wellington has attract - ed the attention of the Sydney health authorities, who li.ye sent Dr. .1. S. Purely, the Health i Iffiecr of thai city, <~ investigate the matter and oilier qitoslions. including the registration of butchers' shops ancl their control, ami also the housing of the workers. |)r. I'unly. who arrived by the Marama yesterday, is well known in New and particularly in Auckland, where he was at one time ll„- Medical Officer of Health. Mr. W. .1. Ilcslchur-t. of ( hrist,■lunch, president of the Canterbury flusi'liall Association, is at present in ~nd. and is staying nt tit.- Albert Hotel. Mr. lleslelitirst introducer) the American national game to ( hrist •lunch Inst year to such purpose that at ihe 1 end of the winter season the Canterbury' team twice boat a rep. team from Wellington, where baseball Ims been played for several years. Several members of lhe t liristcliurcli rep. nickel team played l.asceball la-t winter lis a menus of "keeping their eye ill." Tw,, aoeiclonis to engines which might have hud serious results occurred this week, bill fortunately beyond delaying the Main Trunk express for some time all was well. The first mishap occurred when the express due nt Auckland on Sunday morning reached Te Knwbaia. Here the piston-rod of the engine broke ami another engine bad to be secure,!. Yesterday an engine engaged in shunting operations at the brickworks at New Lynn left the rails. Considerable interest i- being aroused in the St. Helier's Buy ami Kohiiiinrnmn district - "ii the proposal to secure ;i poll ion ml joining lln- bench ill Flying School Bay a* a reserve. Meetings are called for to-morrow ami on Monday and Tuesday to consider the best means, of attaining this object. f