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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 145085, 9 September 1916, Page 2

Owing to tho fart that Labour Day docs nut, jus sunpoh.cd, in 11 ou October HI, but on OcUn/cr 2d. Uie Soldiers’ Comforts Carnival will commence on Sunday. October 'J*J. u week inter than previously announced. There are sow** very perturbed mothers in Sydney just now. In tho Hush of patriotism they have christened their babies “Aiunc.” Now a warning has boon issued that tho name may only be used for military purposes, and they want to know if they are likely to be prosecuted. Consequently the Stalo Commandant of New South Wales is having a lively time, being unendowed by mothers ol infant “Auzaes.” Tho East Knd Bcaeb Committee is arranging a most attractive evening for Monday night, when Private W, Koch, v.ho leaves shortly for the front, will bo farcwollod by ho. co-workers ou tho East End Committee. Mr. Koch acted as secretary to tho committee for some years, and will bo presented on Monday night by Ids ’Worship tho Alayor with An" illuminated address. Tho Citizens’ Baud will plav selections on the Deserve before the commencement. For euchre players a most 'useful prize list has been arranged.

In connection with tho wreck of tho Stormbird there is a somewhat strange coincidence (says the Chronicle). In ISOI the Stonnbird wont ashore on Wanganui breakwater, and was towed off by the Mock A few years age tho Moa, was burned to tho water's edgo and sank within sight, of the breakwater, and now the Stonnbird has gone to her doom within a. few hundred yards of where she previously stnick. Tho following is au extract, published in a London daily newspaper, from a letter written by a. member of the Auznc Corps “Somewhere in Franco'’: —“You can’t imagine how fed up we. all arc with some of the English newspapers and their infernal soft-soupy

' ‘ iir-acs” arl ides. Tho wily they record our little- aches ami pains—a petty raid on the Bodies’ trenches, padded up with such rot as 'These giant athletes leaping the trenches,’ makes ono sick, lb is all on a par witli tho daily drivel in the same papers about tho petty doings of actresses and chorus girls. They might have tho decency to wait until we really got stuck into the Huns. Then, 1 think, tho cold truth will ho quite oxciting enough reading. It 'is reported that some of the butter now on silo in Wellington is no more than a poor imitation of tho genuine article, -says a Wellington paper. “Blitter, they call it,” exclaimed a lady who resides in tho suburbs. "it is not rent butter. This article of daily consumption is prominent on tho list of household commodities, and at present is causing a certain amount of dismay amongst housewives, not only on account of the exorbitant price-, but also on, account of its vagaries. It absolutely refuses to blend with eggs'and sugar, but forms a curd-like substance instead. As for, making that toothsome delicacy, butterscotch, it is quite impossible, tho socalled butter calmly reposing on top of tho mixture, in a yellow, oily, uninviting scum.” Saturday bargains at the Regal Shoo Store: —Children’s kip boots, 7’s to 10’s, Os; girls’ 2-bar chrome shoes, 7’s to 13’s, 6s; women’s glaeo kid button hoots, 12s (id ; women’s black velvet bar shoos, Os (id; farmers’ high-leg leather stockyard boots. 20s-; men’s strong nailed boots, 13s ■ nd; largo assortment womexds evening tlioos-jiom-is,lid. l

On tho motion of M. Quilliam (Govett and Quilliam), tho Supreme Court has granted probate of tho will of tho lato Airs. Sophia Jury, of New Plymouth, to tho executors therein named.

At tho municipal abattoirs last month 194, cows, 17 bullocks, 4 calves, 61!) sheep, 3 lambs, and 89 pigs were slaughtered for local consumption.. Compared with the corresponding period of last vc»r. the figures show an increase of 23 cattle, 9 pigs, 2 lambs and 16 calves, aud a decrease of 64 sheep.

“What have you dono with your badge,” queried Air. Bishop, S.M., to a solicitor at tho Alngistrato’s Court in Christchurch on Wednesday,, who has lately been wearing tho distinguishing armlet ot a man who has offered his services. “Oh, 1 have two suits of clothes,” was the rejoinder, amid laughter. Mr Traill, licensed of the Hallway Hotel at Tunikina, has put down a boro at tho back of tiic hotel with a view to tapping an underground stream which had been located by Air. R. Whitehead, a water diviner. On Thursday tho bore attained a depth of about 350 fed. and a How of beautifully clear water followed. Complaints have been made concerning tho employment of single men on Government, works in this district. The local Recruiting Committee communicated with tho authorities on the matter, and has received a reply to the effect that it had been found impossible to obtain the necessary labour otherwise, hut that as opportunity offered the services of eligible single men would he dispensed with.

“hook here. Sub-Inspector,” Air. Bishop remarked jocularly, “you'll have to find more work than this for mo.” “There is no business before tho Licensing Committee's meeting to-ua.y, the police reporting favourably on ail the hotels,” interjected tho clerk of tho court. “Another record. Everyone seems Lo be gelling good nowadays.” was Air. Bishop’s rejoinder as lie left tho court room.

.Many a big enterprise owes its beginning to a chance remark or to a little incident. Nelson has au example in tho Nelson Marble Company’s works (says the Mail), Chatting with .Mr. At'Kec on a .vtonmer running into Nelson, a pioneer mentioned the making of a road over the Takaka Hill 50 or 60 years ago. The veteran said that ho and his mates struck u reel of black stone (marhle)l but they attached no importance lo the find. Air. A. M‘Kec visited the .-pot, and the result was tho formation of the marble company. Alarble has been discovered and worked in the valley below, but. the deposits on the high levels, adjoining the main road, had been overlooked or passed by during long decades. The dark marble (some of which is veined with while) which was well remembered by the aged road-maker, is (relieved to be particularly valuable. It is expected that a good market will be available in the Culled States and Australia, as well as iu Now Zealand for the long neglected dark marble of Takaka. There is solid evidence that there is u great future before this industry. The marble coinpany has its works "at Motueka. and the marble in the rough state is taken from quarries in the Riwaka and Takaka A'alieys and on the Takaka Hills. The upland quarries are situated ulout lljOßft. above sea level, and geologists arc of opinion thatthe deposits extend to sea level. Tin’s mean? that tho supplies arc unlimited, and as there is a genuine and increasing demand for marble, the works should prove of considerable- importance to the district. The marble company has its works near the Afonieka wharf. A modern plant for cutting and polishing has boon installed, and the finished product has had a verv favourable reeemion on the New Zealand market. There are various kinds of marble suitable for building purposes or for interior fillings aind ornamentation. lu a hater from Chicago. U.S.A., Mr. T. li. Hughes, of Auckland, writing to his fattier, has something: interesting to state regarding tho heat wave. Ho writes;—"Yesterday was over 100 iu tho streets, aud 97 on the top of a high skyscraper. Tho heat at night has been very trying. Even at mi.iuignt the mercury stands about 80. Bare arms, bare legs and baro dusts are tho order. There have been several deaths on account of the heat. Tho first few weeks wo found very trying, but fruit diet, minimum clothing, anti acclimatisation enable us to foci comfortable. 1 never near a. collar, seldom a hat, never coat or waistcoat. Alea walk about iu light pants, shoes, white or very thin shirt with sleeves rolled up—anyhow to keep comfortable. .Even in church it is quite proper to doll one.’s coat and sit in shirtsleeves. Fans aro everywhere softly Happing, -used by men ns well as women. You have no idea of the intensity of tho boat.” Tho fact that the shareholders of the Wellington Meat Company refused to confirm the proposed purchase of th" AVanganui freezing works affords satisfaction to tho Herald, which sit. vs: Tho fact that tho proposed .sale has not eventuated will give satisfaction to many here who did not view with any great pleasure tho prospect of tho control of our largest local industry passing into tho hands of a AVollirigtoll company. It is well known that the AVanganui Alcat Freezing Company is now in a very strong position, stronger in fact than at. any previous period of its existence, and it is freely said that, tho terms on which the proposed sale of 1 tho local works was based were hot, all things considered, unduly favourable to tho local company. AVith its admirable facilities tor economical working, and tho continued support, of its old clients, there is tio reason why tho AVanganui Coinpany should not continue to prosper and expand, under the. control of those who have directed its affairs for so long, ond who hnt*e brought tho company’ through trying times to its present strong position. There is a land agent in AVangauui lamenting. 'On Tuesday a bibulouslooking gentleman with au appearanceof affluence made a call, flourished a cheque-book dramatically, and intimated that ho was eager to buy a large sheep farm. Tho agent remembered that ho had a little property at Fetlding, which was iu the market at tho lUodost price of £33,000. 'Tho prospective client- thought the place was on tho small side, but he condescended to be taken by tho agent in a motor car to view it. Ho had-,a most charming personality. At a- hall for refreshment on. the way, he embraced the agent and offered to buy the place without seeing it. Howqycr, they eventually arrived there. The Croesus gave a cheque for £looo—-a- bit by way ot deposit he termed it—lo the. vendor. Ho also gave. a. cheque tor £SOO to the agent as tho latter’s commission. Next- morning there wore two people with a grievance—tho vendor and the agent. Their grievance started at 10 a.ni. .iho bank opened-at that hour.

A ’bus will leave Awbury’s Corner every 10 minutes after 2 o'clock . tomorrow afternoon for the band recital ait“CXviord’ale.”- . .

The Australian war loam subscriptions have reached a total 'of £23,307,710.

Tbo graves of Now Zealand soldiers in France are being marked with crosses similar to those which mark the graves of the fallen in Egypt. A com-, ploto register of all graves is also being kept. This information was convoyed in a cablegram to the Hon. J. Men from General Godley.

Mosdamcs Hugh Baily and Morrison acknowledge witu thanks donations, as follows, in aid of their fund for Christmas parcels for tho boys at the front Anonymous £1 Is, Waiter Bowley £1 Is, Airs. G. F. Robinson 10s, Mrs. Sorenson (Smart Road) 6s, Air. Breach 2s 6'd, Airs. Keating 2s 6d', towels from Atcss'rs. Amhury Bros., and combs from Air. A. E. Sykes.

the Alayor has received au appeal from the camp on behalf of the men of B Company, 17th Reinforcements, who arc nearly all from Taranaki, .slating that gifts of reading matter and games would bo appreciated and, if possible, a gramophone ami records. The Mayoress will also bo pleased to receive and forward any games contributed hv residents of the district. At- tho AVaiwakaiho sale on Fridav an appeal to farmers was made by Messrs.. C. Fairbrothor .and D. J. Hughes ’for donations ol stock, etc., to ho sold in aid of tho fund for providing Christmas comforts for the soldiers at the trout. Promises of liberal support wore forthcoming, and it is intended to hold a. patriotic sale at tho AVaiwakaiho yards on Friday, October 6.

A curious lingual slip was made by the chairman of the Alethodist mission meeting at Palmerston on AVednesday night, says the Standard. In referring to tho gratitude the church owed to ouo of the speakers ho remarked: “AVc owo him a ‘debtitude.’ " An attempt to correct himself resulted in “a grab of debtitude,” which increased the audience’s amusement. The Roc. A. C. Lawry, President of the Church, in speaking .subsequently, said the incident reminded him of tho young lady who came to church rather'late- and wished

to be shown into a scat. She asked the astonished usher ‘'to sow her into a sheet,” (Kenowctl laughter.) There was » very sad and sorry pickpocket at AVagga, New South Wales, a couple of weeks ago. Dmno Fortune had dealt him a sturdy buffet. In company with, two other men of his kind, lio was “working” a crowd near a theatre, when he espied a comfortable looking man, who appeared like a fairly prosperous grimier, idling, near the theatre. The thief and his mates got behind the grazier-looking person, and tho pickpocket made what ho thought was a very slick attempt to take tho idler’s watch. But his hand was gripped as by a vice. Ho struggled until tho muzzle of a businesslike revolver tickled his ribs, and then he realised that his luck was out. The comfortable-looking person was a plain-clothes, policeman, who was watching the rogues! The question of tree-planting in tho streets cropped up at the Sprcydon Borough Council’s meeting tho other evening. Tho subject was introduced by a councillor, who menl'Jbned that tho Beautifying Society was planting its side of tho River Road with ash trees to replace the old broken willows, and, hu understood, was prepared to undertake a. similar planting of tho other side of the road, and also in other streets under tho control of the council, if no objection was made. Tho Mayor (Mr. \V. H. AVinsor) said that, personally, he was against plantiug tho streets; there were quite enough trees grown by householders in their gardens without spoiling the utility of tho roads and blocking the view in the manner suggested After desultory discussion, it was resolved to write to tho Beautifying Association asking for defmito proposals. To-morrow afternoon, weather permitting. the Citizens’ Band will submit tho following programme of music at tho residence, of Mr. R. Cock, “Ovordnle,” Vogeitown, tho proceeds being devoted to tlit? Red Cross Funds:—Quickstep, “Step Along” (H. Field); classic, Celebrated "Largo” (Handel), by request: baritone solo, “Land of Hope and Glory” (Elgar), soloist—Musician J. Drury, patriotic selection, “For. King and Country” (Rimmor); morceau. "Melody in F” (Rubinstein); sacred air vane, "Simeon” (Ord-Hume), introducing quartette for three trombones and double bass; hymns, (a) “Kyrio Fdeisou,” by Mozart, and (b) “Lead, Kindly Light” (Payday), by request; National Anthem. (The recital commences at 2.45 p.m., and seating is being arranged for by Mr. Cock on the terrace facing tho lawn. Tho now lift machinery at the head office of tho Commonwealth Bank .An Pitt Street, Sydney, was originally intended for the battleship Queon Elizabeth. It was obtained for Australia as a result of the direct intervention by tho British Government as some slight t (’cognition of the service rendered to the Empire by tho Australian cruiser Svdncv in sinking tho German raider Jimden at Cocos Island. When tho Commonwealth Bank wished to obtain tho necessary motors and machinery to work the various electric lifts which it intended installing in its new building it was found that the order could not bo fulfilled with any certainty within any reasonable, time. This rendered the situation serious from the point of view’ of the bank, as tho date of the completion of: all the rest of the building had already been practically fixed. Tho facts came to the knowledge of the Imperial Government, and as a sincere compliment to Australia and in recognition of what the Sydney had done for the Empire in disposing of tho only dangerous enemy raider in tho Indian Ocean, it decided'to release for export to the capital city after which the cruiser was named the motors and machinery already in course of construction for use in the gieat battleship Queen Elizabeth. That tho machinery is of tho most perfect modern typo is shown by tho fact that on tho afternoon and. evening of the official opening, the lifts carried 5000 people without the slightest hitch, and this on tho first time of asking,; the pace at which the cages travelled being probably' a record even for an up-to-date city like Sydney. Mass will bo conducted at the Catholic Church to-morrow as follows: New Plymouth, Mass 7.H0 and 10.30, Vespers 7; AVaitara; Mass 9, A r espers 7.* “On the Side of tho Angels.” with • special reference to the much-discussed happenings at the battle of Moils, will be the Rev. A. B. Chappell’s sermon subject at tho AA 7 hiteley Memorial Church evening service to-morrow.* Tho. following shirt values will bo on offer for tho remainder of Tile Melbourne, Ltd.’s. Great Reduction Sale: Men’s Horrockscs' tennis and neglige shirts, 3s 6d; boys’ .white tenuis shirts, 2s 9(1; men’s white mercerised tennis and neglige shirts, 4s (id l ; men’s mercerised cotton tussore neglige and tenuis shirts, 4s lid; men’s flax shirts, 2s lid; boyf’ flax shirts, all sizes, Is lid.* A SNEEZE leads to a cough. SYKES’S CDIU COLGH loads to a .cure. Xs-6cL. all-stores.

The New Plymouth Recruiting Com- | mitteb sent forward to the Recruiting Board the names of some 900 men, ot whom- 160 were registered for service, and 272 of the names did not appear on tho National Register at all. Tho People’s, Picture management offer a specially attractive programme to-night. The feature - is “A YellowStreak.” a Metro production, starring Lionel Barrymore, of tho famous Barrymore family. Seats may be reserved at- Hoffmann’s.

Tho sketch plan of the ‘ proposed’ bathing pavilion and tea kiosk to be erected on tho Ngamotm beach is deposited in Mr. R. J. Dearo’s window for public inspection. Tho design is unique and the structure when erected will prove a. valuable acquisition to this famous seasicio resort.

Tho Ngamolu Seaside Committee,, as the result of the raffle of motor launch donated by Mr. C. S. Curtis, have been able to augment the funds of the Red Cross by £43 9s 3d. Tbe total tickets sold amounted to £SO 2s and ■•'tho costs of advertising and printing £6 12s Od, leaving a balance as stated above. The committee extend their sincere thanks to all those who assisted to dispose of tickets and,by helping otherwise. Says the Wairarapa Age;—The distance by road from New- Plymouth to Masterton is about 221 miles. As showing the possibilities of the motor/ the trip was done on Wednesday by it New Plymouth party in 7 hours 10 minutes, actual running time, which gives an average of approximately 31 miles an hour. The driver has not yet been arrested!

A London Sunday pictorial paper offered Australian Prime .Minister Hughes a shilling a word for a series of ton articles. The bait held out was £7OO. Suuday papers have short columns. Two of them would hold about , 1-100 words, which gives the golden average mentioned. It is a higher rate than Kudyard Kipling or H. G. Wells or Arnold Bennett or Marie Corelli can command. The Sydney Daily Telegraph used to pay Mr. Hughes 30s a column for his ‘‘Case for Labour.” Timex have changed (says Punch). An interesting fish came to hand today in the shape of a quinnat salmon, which rvas caught in a not at Day’s, Bay. It is evidently ouo of some fifty! or sixty yearlings which were liberated in the Hutt Hiver near tho golf links' twelve months ago. . They ranged in size from live to seven inches in length j the one in question has grown to a length of 18. inches and is in splendid condition. The quinnat salmon; which grows to a very large size, is already lully acclimatised_in tho South. Island, and tho present catch goes to show that the prospects of acclimatising them in tho North Island arc by no means remote. / The 'Wanganui Herald records ■ that a well-known local firm of plateglass importers received a bombshell on Wednesday when they Were called upon to pay coastal shipping charges pm a consignment of two cases of plateglass, transhipped from a direct liner at 'Wellington. The freight frbra Home to Wellington was £25, and from Wellington to Wanganui £25 165,l Before the war the Homo freights w?re 69s _pcr ton, and the coastal freights 15s. 'To-» day the former are 102 s, and the latter 635, being an increase of about 50 per cent, on the voyage from Home and •150 per cent, increase between there and Wellington! The matter affords fine scope for reflection upon the ways of commercial monopoly. 1 - A reminder is given of . the euchre l>arty and dance which takes .place in the, East End Pavilion ’on Monday evening. The gathering, has been arranged as a, farewell to' Private W. Eoch, who for some considerable time acted as secretary* of tbc East, End Committee. The hundreds of visitors who visited the reserve during the time Private Eoch held this position will all remember the courteous and obliging manner in which bo always carried out bis duties, and there should be a big crowd at the pavilion on Monday evening to accord him a fitting farewell. His Worship the Mayor will bo in attendance and he will pve-, sent Crime Eoch with an illuminated address. Sydney doctors arc showing interest in the progress of a case which, is under tho control of one of the foremost surgeons of that city. His task involves tho restoration, of tho noso of a railwayman, George Cox, who, over twelve mouths ago, was the victim of a burning accident. Tho first operation necessitated a long- flap of skin being cut, and raised from tho front of theabdomen, and'with the two ends still joined to-the body, the patient’s arm was placed under tho flap, and the skin allowed to grow on to bio arm. After the arm had been kept in this* position for a month, the,skin Hap was cut from the abdomen, andtho arm was attached to the' forehead fon a spot which has been prepared by tbc surgeon’s knife. The flap on the arm soon secured a good gnp on to the forehead, the purpose of the, second operation being to allow the skin and flesh, which is now of some size; to contract and become more dense. ; Tfae flap has had a further eighteen weeks to continue its growth, but tho patient, always with his arm drawn tightly to his forehead, has now reached a stage which will decide the success for which all this preparation ha-s been made. "Within (be next week or so ‘the- flap, of the skin will be cut from the forehead, and will be fashioned over the, nose. Only tho surgeon knows how the noso.is to be given shape, but the result of the operation is awaited with interest by the public, as* well as by the medical profession. « ‘‘Roll of Honour” is the heading in the daily press above the list qf names of men killed or wounded in the service of their country, and it is a list which has given tho Mother Country a great pride In this Dominion’s worthy part in the wav. The authorities are confident that there will be no “roll of dishonour” to dim tho lustre of that splendid record. They are hopeful that the enrolment required under the' Military Service Act will bo done voluntarily within, the next fortnight. If any man fails in his duty he acts unfairly to the men who enrol and to the soldiers who avo lighting overseas. If moral suasion does ■ not -move a man, to take tho honourable course in time, the strong hand of the law can grip him and punish him memorably. Throughout the country ivory- possible cayo will bo taken to detect attempts at evasion, and the penalty for the' convicted may bo very heavy. The person who tries to escape, at t|io sacrifice of bis ovyn honour, is liable to a largo fine or imprisonment, and hlso forfeits a chance at tho ballot; lie may be sent straight into camp. Anybody who is convicted on a charge of aiding or abetting any man to dodge ills duty is liable to a solid fine or imprisonment.- Another important fact is that employers are forbidden to engage or retain in ibeir service non-eurollcd reservists or deserters. The'way of the delinquent will bo as bard as the law calx make it. Advice iu alt these matters is. available at any post office.

The Evening, Post states that while i executing manoeuvres at Mangaroa last Saturday, a body of troops were crossing a railway bridge, when a train suddenly approached. In order,to escape 'from the .bridge, a number, of the solinto the bed of the creek, a distance, of. 35 .feet, with /the result that Private L. Nankivol, of Christchurch, broke his leg, and a comrade broke his collarbone. TheVshfferers re-, ceived first aid,- and were removed to Tfontham Hospital. Captain Easson, master of the Wes-, tralia, questions the statement that the Stormbird was the oldest iron steamship in the world. .The Edina, now in Melbourne, must be tho oldest.,Sho was in the troop service in tho Crimean War. Mr. Charles Philpot, of Auckland, writes to the Star on the same subject; ‘Re your account of the -wreck of the Stormbird and her romantic record,. I think there is another steamer with a longer record. I refer to the s.s. Edina,ru'nning between Melbourne, Port Arlington, and Geelong. She carried troops to'-the Crimea War in the years 1853 and 1854, was sunk three times in Port Phillip, and is now running and carrying passengers at the, cheapest fares .n tho world—ninety miles for. 2s —from Melbourne to/Geelong and back.” Some interesting items from a statement of expenditure under the head of war expenses account have been ‘ supplied by the Hon. James Allen, Minister for Defence. The figures' given show- the expenditure for the quarter ended Juno 30, 1916, and are as follow:, Expenses-of camps and expenditure on recruiting, £25,500; purchase of equipment, including boots, clothing,, wagons,’ carts, etc., £251,000; forage, £29,000; hospital 1 ship Maheho, £11,300; hospital ship Marama, £32,800; medical, including fees, equipment for hospitals, field hospitals and ambulances, Surgical, instruments, comforts, etc;, £40,700; pay io troops and allotments, £238*350; ratidns, £92,000; transport of troops, including charter of steamers, meals, and fares of nien, freight, etc., £251,0D0; expenditure under section (5.0 f the Public Revenues’ Amendment Act, 1915, comforts for wounded soldiers and the relief of distress in Belgium, £291400. These figures are approximate. A statement of ■ war expenses, from the bogin/ning of the war to March 31 last, presented to the House by, Mr. Allen a month ago, revealed a total expenditure of £8,015,315.

A large plate-glass window iu a. por- - tion of Mr. G. H. Lysnars Gisborne building, occupied by Mr. Haig Graham, has been broken in a most' remarkable manner (says the Poverty Bay Herald). Without any external indications of. damage, Extensive cracks have appeared, ‘completely destroying the sheet of • glass, which w r ill have to be renewed. A local insurance agent, interested, in the ■ insurance cf plate-glass Window fronts, has expressed the opinion that the damage is duo to the glass , being painted .with black paint. It will bo remembered that the Hospital Board ■ suffered a similar and costly experience. A large sheet of plate-glass in the-oper- . ating theatre cracked in a similar way, and.the .costly piece of glass, valued at £po, had- to be replaced three times., Subsequently an explanation of, the. : trouble was givou by. Dr. J. C. Collins, who, in the course of a statement to the. board, pointed ‘ out the .peculiar action , whereby, not only black paint, but even black clothes, attracted the rays of the sun. the fracture resulting from the excessive expansion of the glass. The : glass aft.the-hospital was treated' with a coat of, white paint, and no further, damage has been reported. The urgent necessity, for a “halfway house” between the gaol and the, various charitable institutions, where persons requiring restraint can bo placed—-a need often urged by Mr. F. . V. Frazer, S.M., and various police officials—was again; shown-on Monday , in the Police Court, Auckland, when an elderly labourer named;,John M‘6umness .was charged with attempting to commit suicide. Sub-Inspector M;llveney stated that it was an. unfortunate case. Accused Was in an advanced stage bf_ consumption, and had been treated at Cambridge. Prior to this he had been at the Costley, Home, but forsome unexplained reason, ho deft and went, to friends in Hobson Street. His mind appeared to be affected, and ho tried to commit suicide by -utting his. arm. He Was taken to tho hospital,-' where he had.been for,some lime-. Mr. A. H. Jones. relieving officer of the Hospital Board, .stated that there. v> as ho nicaiis of placing restraint naan the man at the Costlcy Home, or they would have'been, pleased-to Iwo ! [-d him there. Plis 'Worship said • tins was another ease where an intermediate home was necessary, but bo supposed nothing would bo’done until after the . -war. The accused Would .'be to twelve months’ imbrisonment without hard labour, and fie would endorse . the warrant as a medical. case, and would write to the. Minister for Justice and ask that the gaol surgeon ■ make periodical examinations of. the / man.—New Zealand- Herald. ■