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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 59, 11 March 1926, Page 6

. A leading minister of Auckland during the social intercourse which took place at the diamond jubilee celebrations in Devonport last night in connection with St. Paul's Church, paid a warm tribute to the Press of Auckland. During their celebrations, he said, full and adequate tribute had been paid to the work their church had done, and the historical account given had been of the utmost value, not only to the members of their church, but also to the general public, as showing the great development which had taken place on the North Shore during CO long years.

The new launch Rakanui, which made her trial trip on the harbour yesterday afternoon, is a fine roomy vessel, and her smart appearance is enhanced by a yellow funnel. She is schooner rigged and will carry a foresail, mainsail and staysail. The launch, which is fitted with wireless, is excellently finished and should be very popular with passengers when she enters the trade at Wliangarei. The main cabin in the cockpit of the launch is tastefully fitted up and provides a degree of comfort seldom enjoyed on hire launches. The Kakanui, which has cost her owner, Captain W. R. Patterson, of Whangarei, about £4000, is to leave Auckland tomorrow morning. Early next week she will leave Whangarei on a cruise round New Zealand.

Takapuna now boasts an excellent concrete road from Belmout to Ilauraki Road and-from near the' Strand to Milford. The intervening strip of roading is in bitumen, but is-wearing badly, and residents of the district are desirous that improvements be carried out. At last evening's meeting of the Takapuna Council, it was decided,that a 23ft strip of concrete be laid from Hauraki Road to the Strand. After a motjon by the Mayor that tenders be called for the work had been defeated, the borough engineer reported that he would be able to commence work at an early date.

The following quaintly worded letter of appreciation has been received by a Wellington resident from a sailor on the Japanese warship Iwate: "Dear Mr. —, we were all so very much delighted when we called on you, the poto with we were taken with you, will ye permonent memorie' of you of whom we can not forget for ever. To my great regret, we could hardly express mor than harf of what we wonted the imotion which I shenshed by having shaked hand with you, made as so sad -that I could hardly go out from your house with out sheding tears of disappointment. The happy remembrance" b} r seeing your poto makes always my life cheerful. How many years it may be after we will- visit your house, when I come your country, so please remember mc. I hope that I can happily see you once ugain. I will send you my poto aiten we reached to our national country. I sending you a pennent with this letter as we as promised. > I hope to hear that, you are well. —Your sincere friend, — —."

Although he has not been able to give effect to the policy until recently, it has long been the desire of the retiring Minister of Education (the Hon. Sir James Parr) to afford women wider facilities for the exercise of administrative and inspectorial functions in the field of education. In pursuance of the 'Ministers idea, there are now over twenty governing bodies of secondary institutions to which, women have been appointed by the Government, and the Minister has been endeavouring latterly to give women higher places in the teaching and inspectorial services, entrance to which has been denied them hitherto. Sir James expresses his pleasure that a lady of" such sterling qualifications as Miss Hethermgton has been appointed to the position of secondary schools inspector, which carries a salary of £515 per annum. As a development of the policy of appcinting women as inspectors, the Minister states that it is intended to extend the principle to the primary schools, and that very shortly applications will be called for a woman inspector for such schools, the salary fixed being in the vicinity of £500 per annum.

Carters are still complaining about the greasy state of Queen Street on damp mornings. When they approached the City Council the other day and asked that bad stretches be sanded they were told that the trouble was not with the road surface, but was due to the overloading of vehicles. "Since I opened up my shop this morning," said a prominent. Queen Street trader to a "Star" reporter to-day, "no less than three carts have been iv difficulties just outside. I notice that the carters were told the other day that they only had themselves to blame if their horses came down as the roadway was all right if they would not overload. As A matter of fact the three carts that came to grief tins morning were absolutely empty. You can see for. yourself the state of the surface of the road. Something should certainly be done, in the interests .of the animals. You have only to stand outside any clamp morning' and'you will see the horses struggling all over the place, and if they do that with empty carts you can imagine what it would be like"if they had a load behind them."

"Sonio £7300 is saved in a year InAustralian motorists by using bulkpetrol," said Mr. J. E. Green (Onehrmga). at the conference of local bodies on the bowser pump question y&sterdny. "Sydney has 698 bowser pumps in their streets ,and Melbourne has .485. It is a big thing in Australia," he said.

Six names we re affixed to a letter to the Newmarket Borough Council last evening, raising strong objection to the "piracy" of certain taxi-cabe in the borough of Newmarket. The letter said that these "pirate" cars had recently adopted the practice of plying for hire outside picture theatres, at tram stops, and outside the hospital gates. This was especially noticeable on visiting days. To say the least, it was a hardship to the licensed drivers on the stand and was most unfair to them. The council decided to notify the police, and if nothing could be done by this means to give consideration to the passing of special by-laws whereby licensees' interests would be safeguarded.

In furtherance of tlie improvement scheme adopted a few months back in regard to the grounds surrounding the Borough Chambers, the Birkenhead Borough Council last evening accepted the tender of Mr. A. O. Paterson, at £125, for the removal of the council buildings. This will be placed so as to face in alignment with a path to be formed connecting Hauraki Street with Rawene Road. The chamber will occupy a central position, directly opposite the path leading from the corner entrance at the junction of ilokoia, Hauraki and Onewa Streets.

The action brought uy Sims, Cooper and Co., meat exporters, Christchurcli (Mr. Richmond), against the Auckland. Farmers' Freezing Co. (Mr. Northcroft), claiming £512 5/11 for alleged negligence in curing , and storing a quantity of hides, was concluded before Mr. Justice Herdman in the Supreme Court yesterday after a hearing lasting five full days. At the conclusion of the addresses by counsel, his Honor reserved judgment.

There is at least one Australian who has never heard a word said against New Zealand in the Cornstalk Country. Speaking at the dinner of welcome to delegates to the Congregationalist conference being held in Auckland, Rev. Frank Dowling, M.A., chairman of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand, who hails from Ipswich, Queensland, said he had travelled all over the Continent of Australia, and loved every inch of it. Though he had been everywhere in Australia, and met many of its people, he could honestly say that he had not heard anyone speak a derogatory word where New Zealand was concerned. Those who crossed theTasman invariably came back with stories of a beautiful land, and less fortunate Australians, unable to travel, had the impression that this Dominion was a very happy country Indeed. There was nothing of a parochial spirit towards New Zealand, though anyone who had travelled over Australia knew that the various States were not always too kind in their references to each other. While visiting a certain district in Canterbury Province on Friday, the inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals came across the following case: A farmer had evidently left his farm for some considerable time. His cattle were grazing in a small paddock with only a stagnant pool of drinking water. Two horses were lying dead in another paddock. They had been dead for some time. The inspector thought they had died of starvation. In a sty were three large pigs. There were plenty of potatoes for them to feed upon, but the water trough was bone dry. The inspector filled a kerosene tin with water and gave it to the thirsty animals. After a brief interval was all gone. Pigs, as a rule, require very little water at one time, but these drank the four gallons of water straight off. A report on the case has been furnished to the police.

In a report of a case at the Supreme Court yesterday, headed, "A Foolish Man," it was stated that his Honor in addressing Henry Bullen, who appeared for sentence on a charge of forging a withdrawal slip, that the withdrawal order was on the Auckland Savings Bank. The Savings Bank was not in any way concerned in the case. The order was on a Post Office Sayings Bank slip.

Two postal employees, John Orford, aged 23, of Wynyard'Street, and Charles Porter, aged 32, of Thames Street, were admitted to the Auckland Hospital yesterday afternoon. They were driving one of the Department's clearing vans when it collided with a tar boiler in Beach Road. Both Orford and Porter received severe injuries, and the car was badly damaged.

The present season has been a good one for grape growers if the supplies sent to the city markets are any indication. This week large quantities have been coming to hand from Te Kauwhata and the quality of the fruit is excellent.