Untitled

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 60, 12 March 1926, Page 6

Two postal employees. Messrs. J. I Orford. oi 39. Wynyard Street, and j , Charles Porter, of 22. Thames Street. ! ' were admitted to the Auckland Hospi- j ] Eal yesterday morning, the former with j i a broken leg and the latter suffering i j from head injuries, both accidents being j the result of a cqllisicn between a post office clearing van and a tar boiler in j . Beach Road."" The ran itself was badly n da ma "red. Inquiry at the hospital this j < morning elicited the information that I ' both men were progressing satisfac- j ' torily-. { 1 A good story war related by the Rev. j J. Ernest James at the Congregational j ' Union meeting last night. He was j '■■ refering to churches ''so cultured that • they had no time for the common ' people." The minister of such a place J went on vacation, his pulpit was filled I ; hy a "popular" preacher and the church !' was so crowded that at one service two i I sons of the absent minister had to sit on the pulpit steps. One remarked to | the other: "Wait till father comes back. he will soon get rid of this crowd." "Yes. and he did," addeq Mr. James. When the authorities of Victoria and j Auckland University Colleges agreed to 1 j recommend that the proposed agrieuljtural college should be placed somewhere Jin the Palmerston Xorth-Marton area, it 1 was anticipated in some quarters that .objections would be raised by the Waij rarapa. This, however, has not hap- i ipened (says the *"Poat"). The matter I was referred to briefly at Wednesday i I night's meeting of the Victoria College i j Council. "I thought.'' remarked Mr. E. [ JMcCalium (chairman!, "that there might] 'be some trouble from Walrarapa, bat j J they are subordinating their own loeai 'views. The lion and the lamb are lying' ;down well togethe-r."' I Costing £20.000 for the structural j I work alone, the new convent in Palmor- j jston Xorth is now receiving the rin.sh-; J ing touches at the hands of the builders, j ; and will be taken over and occupied by j jthe Sisters of Mercy at Easter (says the J r'Manawatu Standard i. A convent is j • not designed to meet the public eye, but j 'the setting of the local one is excellent,! j amongst charming grounds, tall trees,! J spacious lawns, and with a rose gaFden j which at certain periods of the year is! a riot of glorious colour. The foundationstone was laid on May 17, 192-3, by Archbishop Redwood. When it is taken over Jin Easter, fifteen Sisters of Mercy will j reside in the convent, but provision has j J been made lor growth in years to come, j I and the building can accommodate a j j great many more than that number, ! There was a good deal of speculation on the waterfront yesterday afternoon j jas to the identity of a warship which made port about 3.30 p.m.. The unexpected visitor proved to be H.M,s. Delhi, which was originally due to reach Auck- ; land with the Australian squadron on J March 17, but a serious accident to a I member of the crew necessitated a run I for Auckland in order to have the injured man placed in hospital quarters. The breaking of an anchor cable when the ! ! anchor was being hauled aboard at Wai- j j wera resulted in a bluejacket, John j J Edward Barton, aged 25, getting caught I lin the running length, and - severely i I injuring his leg. The injury was dressed i Iby the ship's doctor, and it was decided, ] jin view of the proximity to Auckland. ! ! to run for port and have the injured man I placed in more comfortable quarters. I The bluejacket having been landed and ! sent on to the Auckland Hosnital, advan- | age was taken of the sudden visit to j J take aboard mails for the other vessels, : j and two hours later the Delhi was j I steaming down the harbour to rejoin 1 I the squadron in the gulf. The injured j j sailor was reported this morning to be making satisfactory progress. The \ eterans' Home Committee of the I Auckland Provincial Patriotic Fund report that it continues to pay periodical visits to the home. At present the I J inmates number 24. Major Nutsford \ j returned from his trip abroad on Janu-1 I ary IS last, and immediately resumed! ; his position of superintendent. The [ ! committee has placed on record its appre- : I ciation of the splendid services of Major i Carpenter, who acted as superintendent i during the absence of Major Xutsfprd. j • The committee is gratified to report that I I th , e _ veterans had a most enjoyable! I Christmas at the home. Valued assisti ance in this respect was received from I numerous donors of comforts, which J included ale, spirits, honey, spectacles. I tobacco, socks, underpants," and sweets! To each of the donors a letter expressing the association's thanks has been sent! The health of the veterans is very good, I considering their ages, and their conduct is very good indeed. Following a certain serious level crossing fatality, a "Tost" reporter was! informed at Wellington by a member of Parliament that the enginedriver, badly! shaken by the tragedy, was given a couple of days off duty. On the third: jday he took up his old run, and at thei j same place, and the same time, very! I narrowly missed running down a foolhardy motorist, who deliberately beat the train over the crossing, and, safe by a second or so, turned round to wave cheerfully (possibly idiotically would be the better word) at the enginedriver. The same sort of thing was mentioned '■■ by railway authorities when inquiries, were made at the Department's offices following the Paekakariki and Porinia fatalities. The motorist who just got across did not always turn round to iwave, they said; he sometimes varied J his salutation by putting his thumb to his nose, thereby adding considerable to the feeling of ease "and satisfaction on the part of the engine crew. I Complaints were received at vester- ' day's meeting- of the Xorth Shipre Water Board, that cows were being allowed to, graze en the margin of Lake Takapuna. It was decided to write to those people concerned informing them that in future all animals must be kept back from the edge of the lake for at least 100 feet.

The position* and number* pf the variooa" electric lamps for tha light- ( ing of Birkeffihe.ad. streets have been, definitely fixed aa follow: Hinemoa,! eight; ArawJt one; gafbour View,; one; WeyniQuth, twoj wharf short; cut steps, t-wej Tizard's, one; Tenny-; son, two; Rugby. tbiee; Palmerston. two; Crescent, three; Kawene, two. Marama, four; Hauraki, fourteen; Carlton, one; Valley, one; Onewa, two;: ilokoia, nine; Hutton, two; Seddon, j two; and Wairoa one. Birkdale area: ; Rosebery, twoj Balmain, one; Waipa,; three: Birkdale, seven; Puriri, nine;; Rangatira. sis. Kiwi, two; Beach, two; and Victoria West, three. I Members of the Annexe Committee of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic ciation report that they continue to make periodical visits to the T.B. huts, i Auckland Domain, and the Evelyn Firti. j Home. Parnell. There are at present 15 I men in the huts and 21 in the Evelyn - f \ Firth Home. The committee presented ; I each of the inmates of the £uts and ■ i home with, a suitable/present at Christ- ■ 'mas. The T.B. '-Tjovs" were recently taken for a motor drive to Titirangu ' and a call was made at the Zqo on thej return to the city. The "boys" expressed > ! themselves as delighted with the outing. | It is the intention of the committee to' take them for another drive ;n the near future. A supply of stationery, cards, I set of draughts, and some fresh gramo- j I phone Fecords have been supplied to the j j huts. The visits of the committee to' I beth these institutions appear to be I much appreciated by the inmates. j At yesterday afternoon's meeting of i i Xorth' Shore Water Board a letter was j I received from the Auckland City Council j j definitely offering to supply water at I ! Waitakere at sixpence per 1000 gallons. j Tha water would be unfiltered. The ! letter was in reply to an inq-uiry by j the board, which has under eonsiderai r,ion a scheme to supply the four i ooroujhs in its district with water I drawn" from the Waitakere Ranges, and I carried by means of a pipe line via I Hohsonvif c and Birkdale. On the I motion ©t the chairman it was decided I t,o inform the C ity Council that further particulars were wanted, such as terms and general conditions in detail. j j Less than a quarter of an hour was occupied by the Korth Shore Water' Board in transacting business yester- j day afternoon. Le.tt.ers were received from the Medical Officer of Health as well as the Devonport and Birkenhead Councils, concerning weeds in the lake. The chairman. Mr. T. Larnont, made a ; statement to the effect that the weeds were being removed expeditiously. They were not being clipped, but were tein:r j dragged out. I ; fTouse-huntinir i ; s.s it.s amr.sing side, i I despite the fact that it can be the most \ h3art-break:ng business in ttc world.' • The wife of an Auckland business mana- ! ger. who was ?eek net a house on behalf lof bsr parents, found that the problem \ lof seeurins a rented house in a suburb i reasonably near the city was moTe difni cult to solve than the averaga estate ■ agent would have one believe. AcaoruI fianied by her sister, she combed the J suburbs for four days this week, looki :nsr at all sort* of places, and in the I process she srent r.ver a pornd in tram ; fares. At last she heard of a place j which promised to fulfil her want?, but j her hopes were dashed to the sround I whan the age"t remarke 1: i- I don r t think j them is a bath, but that difficulty can i !:e easilj- overcome. I can arrange with the Municipal Baths so that you can hare a nice hot bath once a month!"