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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 127, 30 May 1914, Page 4

The mails which left Auckland on Bth May per R.M.S. Marama, arrived in Vancouver en route to London on tho 27th May, one day late. infectious diseases reported in the city during the year ended March last totalled. 534. They were : —Scarlet fever, 229; diphtheria, 55 ; tuberculosis, 100 ; en^ tenc fever, 20; blood poisoning, 1?; hydatids, 4j chickenpox, 109} anterior pohoniyditie, 2, Tha Technical Education Board is becoming impatient in regard' to its request for ,a new school. Last night ifc was decided to wait upon the Minister of Education in order to put the position clearly before him. The MinWi' will be asked to inspect the school under working conditions. The subjects to be considered ftt the Church Congress which 1b to.be held in Auckland in February in connection \\ith thi> Marsden centenary celebrations include "Old Testament in the Light of Modem Research," "The Ministry," "The New Testament," "Re-Union," "The Bible and Evolution," "Modern Heresies," "Relation of the Church to the Family." There \vill i also be a men's meeting and a missionary meet* i»g. The following notice of motion lifts been given by Councillor W. J. Thomp> son for next meeting of the City Coun« cil i— " That before the loan proposaHl are finally decided upon by the council, the City Engineer be instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of laying an electric tramway to connect the Kelburn cable car with the Karoii tram line at Karori tunnel, and that the sum estimated be included in the list to' bg placed before tlm ratepayers." A' diocesan conference is fco be opened in Wanganui on Tuesday next. The* subjects set down for special consideration are "What is Involved by the Rule of Service," "The Mareden Centenary: The Man, His Mission, Its Message," "Retreats and Quiet Days : Their Valua and How to Conduct Them," "The Free and Open Church," "The Best Use That Can be Made of Branch Meetings," "Bible in Sclioolb," and "Federations: Their Place in the C.E.M.S." As the result of a conference between representatives of sports bodies and the finance Committee of the City Council yesterday afternoon, it was agreed that in return for tho remission of rotes granted on sports grounds by the City Council some time ago playing grounds should be open to the public, except on 1 playing days. This docs not, of course, include the right fco take parb in the games but only to look on. Tho conditions accepted unanimously by the sports bodies will come ,up before the next meeting of the council for ratification, _ Very little is now left of the palace of industries^ the building which housed the majority of the exhibits at tho recent Auckland Exhibition. According to Auckland papers, the two towers and ohe of the rear courts, ifc was expected, would bo the only truces of the great building left by the end of the week. Two of the courts in the machinery hall, the rifle range, the pike, and the auction marfc have all been dismantled, while men are now at work removing the tanks from the aquarium, The removal of the art gallery has also been commenced. The subject of land versus income ta.x is discussed in the last issue of the Far* mers' Union Advocate. "The landowners of New Zealand," concludes ou» contemporary, "contributed last year the sum of £728,636 on an annual valueof £10,648,173, based on 5 pcl 1 cent, of capital value, while incomes assessed at, £12,999,338 contributed _ only £462,994. In the above Computation of annual value no allowance is made for exemptions, while the assessed incomes nrd only those over £300, so that the comparison is even more against the landowner than the figures seem to show."" A financial statement was submitted at last night's meeting of the Technical Education Board, and' it showed that a. month's receipts amounted to £326 18s Id, as against £1923 5s 6d last yeai 1 . lb is pointed out, however, that there arethe following _ outstanding accounts: — Capitation claim (balance from 1913), £1683 ; capitation flrst quarter 1914, £8tl) ; claim Auckland Exhibition expenses, £25 ; claim for material (second half 1913), £211 j claim for apparatus, £31. The expenditure for the month is put, down at £843 15s sd, as against £978 8s lid last year, and there is a debit bnlance of £1730 8s 3d. At thia time last year there was a- credit of, £412 3s Id. A Maori named T&i Hekela, at one time prominent in foofcball circles in Wellington, appeared at the Auckland Polica Court on Thursday on a^hargo of forgery (states the Herald). Ifc \vaa alleged that HeKeta forge^, in his Post Office Savings Bank book an entry purporting to b© an acknowledgment of the receipt of a deposifc of £500. and caused W, T. Gilmour to act upon it a* if it were genuine, the suggestion being that Gilmour lent Heketa £3 on account of the indications that the latter had just recently, deposited £500 in the bank. The police stated that it was probable that a further charge would be forthcoming, and a remand until Monday was requtsled. The application was granted, bail beittg_ allowed*— Heketa Tiimself in one bond of Ulifd, with two sureties of £100 each. Hitherto considered the pest 'of Wesb Australia, the kingia tree is now being looked upon as a source of valuable possibilities in connection with the manufacture of paper and pulp goods (says the Melbourne Age). The outside pulp of tho tree has not been used, but it is row being tested by tho Australian, Paper Mills, and it is believed that it will make good paper. When the bark is stripped a peculiar cane-like surface of fibre, is laid bare, and inside this again is a harder core. This 'had fo»merly been looked on as waste. A recent invention has led to its being pulped. The resultant, material is of tough and almost india-rubbery quality, and enn be hammered or pressed into 'varying shapes. A stout trunk shown mada from tho material was exceedingly light, but easily bore the weight ot a, man jumping upon it. A boot heel and a roller skate wlieel were also exhibited, hammered into shape, from the compressed pulp, and it is stated that the material, which is as light as cork, can be used as a backing for linoleum, where its cheapness will be of advantage. From the coup Jibro, before pulping, brooms tmttufaclurcd have been lound far inoi c durable fchnn blushes made of bass The cane can also be ÜBod fov basket work, and it is possible that this fibre of the kingh. tree may in the future be largely used in preference to' bass, owing to its hard wearing qualities. In all principal towns the N.Z. Exi press Co. hue oflkes of its own. The company forwards paicels, distributes goods, ships them, handles stock, passes entries.' 87-91. Cufitomhouefi-quivy. — Advfc. "Not a bad day for a, warm eoutwme." That'B what a lady said yesterday at C. Smith's as slid \v»* i)Urchft«(n|t «ne. A clutngo in tho temperature makes all the difference. Wo Gold more costumes during the test few dnye than- wo did for eomo time past. May gives us plenty of cold days, and colds too, but you don't want many of the lattoi. Tho price of b warm costumo will save many a doctor's bill, and just think of tho comfort you enjoy. You don't know, either, how many tlaye you may requiro protection from tho cold this month. You had better como in and see those winter eoetumoa lit \t« 9d, 26«, 29s 6d, 36s 6d, 45s to 70s. All o-ro *t woifcl prices at 0. Smith*, Ltd., %, Cuba'streeti— AUvt»