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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 124, 28 May 1925, Page 6

|; Xow that the "infantile- epidemic i lias passed, an amusing incident con < nected with it might bo recalled An anxious mother had kept her little ones i at home for week? till one line day she t took courage and conveyed them to an 1 adjacent beaeli to enjoy tl, o sunshine t and the ozone. All went well till about s go;r.rr home time, when she noticed one ■• K-liiH pitch forward and lie on tiie sand, t i She rushed to the aid of the little one 1 . and stood her upon her feet, hut she \ i immediately collapsed again. Without | 1 I more ado an overcoat was wrapped 11 ! about the little one and ;i hasty visit c j paid to the local medico. A careful I examination of the child, however, disj closed nothing further as the pause of c j'tlie trouble than the attempt of the l ! child to pet both les* into one side of J I the garment provided .is n covering for ' the limbs of locomotion. A justification ' of the old proverb Hint "haste is' blind:" r ' The transfer of portion of the Ka«t j Tamaki recreation reserve to thn Crown x for purposes of a Domain has been ] satisfactorily completed. The Manukau ] County Council has received £700 from tlie Crown Lands Department and the existing loan mi the ground has boon ; • reduced to £700. 11 Slime 11.730.00(1 jrallons lepsrscit* I ' tin- Aiii-klnnd tcwertipe system ?.\ •'..•'■' Orukoi ~t n fall. Tlie inaxiimini ipiumity J (lischnrpeil on any one day (luriiii; thi-it twelve month* on.lo,! Xlari-h "I.' was « .■>n.22.1,000 "or the day ending at ' 1 midnight on June S, 10J4. ' ji

Three case called, at the Magistrate's Court this morning had to Etand down because counsel on one side was not present. Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., remarked "It is hardly fair to the Court, but 1 am paid to sit here. It is very unfair to you legal gentlemen, who are present to have your cases stood down in this manner. Probably the reason is that there »ire a lot of divorce cases at at Supreme Court to-day." Whipping his horse viciously, a man in charge of a spring cart attracted the attention of a number of people at the corner of Durham Street West and Queen Street this morning. The man dealt the horse a series of stinging lashes, and, once in Durham Street, near the incline that leads to Albert Street. he sat on the step of hie vehicle, and | rained blows on the tired horse with the j handle of the whip, continuing- the brutality all the way up Hie rise. One man expressed the sentiments of the others who witnessed the. disgraceful proceedings when he "wished that he could find a policeman." What appeared to be a black-painted lifeboat, about i">ft long, was seen by Pilot Tinney, of I'atea, about 4 o'clock on Monday* afternoon, according to information "telegraphed to the Now Plymouth police. The object was drifting about a mile out at > f, a, and was making towards the r-hore at Kchnappcr Point, about three miles north-west of Patea Heads. The pilot could not say whether j anyone was on board. Parties searched i the shore <.n .Monday night and 0,, Tuesday, but no trace of the boat was found. "The services of Mr. Killiek have been invaluable to us. Without him, Ido not, know what wo could have done. Wo have had to confer with him daily, and wo have found his whole heart to be in i llie interests of the association." said | Mr. W. Wallace, chairman of the j Hospital Boards Association, at | the iirst conference of that body, j Mr. Wallace was ruferring to the very J able, services of the Secretary to the Health Department, and lie also expressed thanks to Sir Mniii Pomare, th n Minister of Health, who had been "very | good indeed and helped in every way ] possible iv launching the association." j It was reported at a meeting of the I Manukau County Council that the Auck- ! land Hospital and Charitable Aid Board j had increased their levy for the current ■ year by £741, making'a total of £4:592 | in round figures. The chairman of the I county told councillors that objection j to the increase had been made to the I Hospital Board and the Minister of j Public Health, as it was considered that j the Manukau County was not deriving j benefit in proportion to the amount of j the levy. Many other country districts have raised the same objection. Memticrs of the Grammar Schools Board of Governors sat back and won-| dered while the chairman read through | a lengthy list of requirements received from the headmistress of the Kpsom Girls' School at a meeting of the b"ard yesterday. The list showed that improvements ranging from the addition of two classrooms to the repapering of the cor- j ridors were deemed necessary. After', the reading of the report, tho" chairman ' said that tho board would be only too glad to grant all requests, but he* per-I sonally, was unable to say whence the | necessary money would come. Mention : was made of the fact that immediate improvement i:i the lire escapes at. the [ school was advisable. A resolution that I the matter lac considered by the school committee was adopted. Recently a petition was received from the ratepayers on the Clevedon-Takanini I Road asking the Manukau Council to j raise, a loan of £.".im». Speaking at the i meeting of the council the chairman, j Mr. F. M. Waters, said that steps would j be taken to accede to the request as i early as possible. It was also proposed to give early attention to the Maraetai Hoad as. well as the Buckland's Beach Kna.l. Consideration was given by the Oram•uar Schools Hoard yesterdny'to an application of a junior master for leave or absence, to study for an honours examination. The applicant advised that, in the event of his leave being refused, be would have to resign. The opinion was voiced that the board would be unfair j in discounting a teacher's desire n> | increase his knowledge. A member then stated that if leave was given a precedent would he created and junior mem- I hers of the stall's would lie continually j applying for leave. It n-.is pointed out that a master resigning his position lotfurther study could ' have his name placed on the waiting list for another appointment at the same school. Decision was reached that the application he refused, and that the headmaster make any necessary agreement with the ' retiring member of his staff. A new enterprise in dishonesty has recently l«en inaugurated in Christ- i church. On Saturday afternoon a man ' called at a house in Sprcydon, profes-1 sing to sell electric light bulbs. The sir! who answered the door went inside" to inquire if any bulbs were wanted, but returned with"a negative reply. The man left, and shortly afterwards'it was discovered that some nf the liulbs iv t !-e house near the don,- had likewise departed, having been lifted from their sockets while the girl \\n~ inside making the inquiry. Recently several members of the Wanganui Pigeon Club lini] the misfortune to lose several birds during nj iligrt from Aivkland to Wanganui. The secretary of the Auckland ( bib was communicated with. He states that about the date of tbp race it "areported that eight pigeons flying jn : -t I outside a certain town near Auckland I were shot down by Maoris. The secre- i tary added that he was familiar v.'th the law relating to the protection of homing pigeons and would willingly take the matter up if the Wnnennui ( lti'i, so desires, with a view to obtaining :i ■"miction. He would he pleased to know whether the missing !,j r , u -~;,, registered, ami the number, together! with the colour and sex. In conclusion i he added that tho Auckland Club was! keen on making an example of shooters ' of homing pigeons. In connection with the reconstruction' of the Great South Hoad. as it affects the Manukau County, it was stated at! yesterday's meeting of the council that the amount involved is large, and the' question of finance would need very! careful consideration. As far a= the: ordinary maintenance of the Great South' Hoad is. concerned for the ensuing year I however. I'upaknra Riding lia-s allocated fii.,o. and PapiUoetoe Hiding £400 to I be subsidised by the Main Highways! Board. " , A total rainfall of Cu.ii; inches 'vas! registered by the rain gau-e in AlWl i Park for the year Piidin-.' March HI ' in-2.-). l"or that period, the mavimum : daily rainfall ivm 4.07 inches r""i«tcreii on April ::. 1024. A witnos, iv tho Magistrate's < our: j this morning when asked what was his .-lii.-f objection in a pony he had bought. replied: "It would go asterii, sir, but not ahead."

This morning's Limited from Wellington to Auckland arrived lialf-an-hour later than scheduled time. The delay was not occasioned by the recent slips on the Main Trunk line. In answer to an inquiry it was stated that "the Trunk was simply running lfite." At the annual dinner given by the chairman of the Waitemata County Council yesterday. Councillor F. Poynton referred to the past neglect of t!ie northern gumlrinds by the Covcrnmcut. llr pointed out that in the "eighties." when sou]) kitchens were provided for the relief of the city areas, the gum export won from these very lands had saved the country, but nothing had been given back to aid the development of them. The present Minister of Public Works Iliad driven cattle over the county as a I boy, and knew what he stated was true. Mr. Coates had stated that he wondered how the people settled there had stuck it out, hut they had done so in very adverse circumstances. With Mr. Coates' personal knowledge of the north, he knew lie would do his duty to the county sealers. An accident, which fortunately was not attended with very serious results. occurred at the Auckland railway station at an early hour this morning. A luggage van «as standing at the end of the siding from which the Limited Main Trunk express leaves. It was within a , few f.vt of the stop-block—a I weighty a(T:iir made of solid concrete, with a wooden lacing. An early morning train which was being Lacked into the siding in readiness to take its departure fur the country "kicked" the luggage van back on to the stop-block. The latter was knocked out of position and damaged. The buffer of the van was I Rather than interrupt an operation ;in which he was taking part, a London I hospital doctor delayed treating a wound j whi'-li he received from the patient's ■ teeth, and. in consequence, sacrificed his I life. This was revealed at the inquest on Basil Stanley Llewellyn, aged -li years, who was third assistant medical officer at St. .Stephen's hospital. Dr. jSandiland. medical superintendent of the ! hospital, said that Dr. Llewellyn was 'giving an anaesthetic to a woman under- ! going an operation, when lie cut his I finger on her teeth. The woman's mouth .was peptic, but he continued to admin- ' ister the anaesthetic until the eomplej lion of the operation, two hours later. IHe then treated the wound with iodine. Iα fortnight later Dr. Llewellyn had ', developed general sepsis. Blood transI fusion was carwed out, a member of the j mrdieal start" volunteering liis blood, I without avail. I Smuggling diamonds and other precious stones into the T'nited States is not an easy affair, and to evade the I attentions of the Customs authorities j after iliey have been brought in is more difficult still. All important sales of jewellery in Paris and elsewhere are noted, and if the purchasers are found jto have returned to the States without declaring purchases they are known to have mode they may be invited to give ', an explanation. The worst smugglers are often tho wives of wealthy and prominent citizens. In one ease the I receptacle in which the jewels were ! carried past the lynx-eyed Customs ! officials at New York was. a stuffed [pant show of solicitude, by a French I maid. A report submitted by the engineer (Mr. .1. R. Page) at to-day's annual meeting of the Manukau County Council. I dealing with the (Ireat South Road, was j taken in committee. Before the coni tents are made public it is proposed to j discuss certain matters in connection j with it with members and officials of the i Main Highways Board. An R wan-on which was being shunted nenr the goods shed in the Auckland railway yards left the rails this morning. The accident caused some delay to shunting operations. rrior to commencing business at the statutory annual meeting of the Manukau County Council, a vote of condolence was passed with the relatives of the late Mr. A. Bell, who was for some time county clerk. Tho motion was I carried in silence, all standing. A New Jersey court hag ruled that I a man has a legal right to rule his j home. He has also a legal right to ! Oght a circular saw. I ' =====