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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 42, 18 February 1905, Page 4

i .. i i The fallowing is Captain Edwin'd weather forecast tor 24 hours from 9 a.m. I this day: '"Strong winds from between i south and east mid north-east after 20 1 hours from now. fall, some indica- | tions of rain." j Mr R. Coring Thomas, as clerk of i awards, has received a telegram from \ the president of the Arbitration Court j lixing' Monday, the 27th, to proceed with ! the hearing of the engineers' dispute. I Dates for the other Auckland eaaes will i l>o arranged al a future time- Monday. March li>. lia.s been iixed for the disI posal of all cases under the Workers' ' Compensation for Accidents Act. arising !in the Auckland District. Monday. Gth J March, has been arranged for the eourtj notice, Whangarei, for the disposal of all business then ready for hearing in j that part of the district. J The completed stock returns show that ( there are 314.770 horses in the colony, ■ 1,736.850 cattle. 255,320 swine. These ; figures are all increases on the previous ; year. The decrease in sheep amounts Jto £673.747, there being 18,280,805 in J the country. i The following pairs matches were played yesterday afternoon on the Paeroa Bowling Green:—Towers and Moore (skip) 15 v. Heape and Williams (skip.) 22; Shields and Hamilton (skip.) 13 v. Bryers an-d Moreland (skip.) 21; Bromwich and Nicholson (skip.) 21 x. Searle and Forrest (skip.) 17. The first round of the pairs matches will be concluded to-day, and the second round ■will be commenced next VNk.

A burglarious entrance was effected at Nairn's sjnithy, Dargfl-viHe, on Thursday night through a -window. The office door was forced and a revolver was stolen. An incipient fire was discovered in the pargavjlle dairy faetQry on Thursday night. It was extinguished by a passer-by, Tiie Mount Eden Croquet Club held an : "At Home" yesterday, inviting Grafton, J Parnell, Reniuera. and North Shore Club ; members to be present. The invitation ! was largely availed of, and an interesting afternoon's sport was indulged in. Mesdaraes Carlaw (Grafton), Thornes and Smith (Parnell) each had the same number of wins in the "A" competition played during the afternoon. In the play off between Mesdames Thornes and Smith the former won, and the prize was finally drawn for between Mesdames Thornes and Carlaw, there being no time for a deciding game. Mrs Thornes won the draw, a consolation prize being awarded Mrs Carlaw. The "B" competition was won by Mrs King, Mrs McDowell receiving the consolation prize. Our Dargaville correspondent telegraphs that the Arapohu show opened to-day. There is a very large attendance from the surrounding districts, and large entries. George Eaithwaite, who was sentenced to a month's imprisonment yesterday at Wkangarei for wilful damage to property, was brought to Auckland gaol to-day by Constable Lee, on the iteainer Kanieri. 'Two Onehunga boys, aged 8 and 10 respectively, were charged, before Mr -\ 11. McCarthy, S.M., this morning with a%»aultiug a boy aged two years and .mother ; g?d seven. The magistrate lealt with thf rases privately, and after hearing the evidence said he did not think it conclusive enough to convict, tie thought the defendants were guilty, mid that unless they were kept under control their tenttancy to interfere with vher boys would corrupt the whole : c!iool in which they were taught- He ■autinned the partnts that any more rornplaints would result in their sons being committed to an industrial school. Die cases were thru adjourned sine die. o sec how the defendants would behave i! the future. The experiments with irofessor Moore's nitrogen-fixing bacteria, now being carried out at Ruakura, Waerenga. an,i Levin experimental farms by de partnifintal officers, promise to be quite successful. The Northern Milling Company have sold a large section between Schischka's premises and their Fort street flour mills to Messrs X. E. Shgcklock, Ltd., of Dunedin, of Orion range fame. The purchasers propose building *ii large warehouse. The Council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association has decided to Invitn G. A. Widmer, sprint champion of New South Wales and G. A. Wheatley, kulf-mile and mile runner of Victoria, to tour the colony with Shrubb tind Duffey, competing at Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. The Wellington City Council's balancesheet to the end of March, 1904, has only just been received from the Audit Department. General account shows a debit of £2573. The expenditure included tho following:—Upkeep of streets, £20,458; tramways, £19.358; fire brigade, £.'3502; scavenging and collection and destruction of refuse, £7101; street lighting, ; e 34:35. The receipts from rates were JU41,951; rents, ■£ 10,633; tramways. £29,131. The waterworks ccount shows an expenditure of £22.891. and a revenue of £38.392. The assets of the corporation amount to £ 1.052,801. These figures do not include loan moneys. The debt is placed at £1,117,823. The sittings of the Supreme Court were not continued this morning, not through any luck of business, as there still remain several cases to be dealt with. It was supposed that the final caso yesterday would occupy the time of the Court this morning as well as yesterday afternoon, and the jury wein consequently relieved from further attendance. Tlie hearing of the case, however, concluded yesterday afternoon. A quantity of docks and rubbish burning in a paddock were the cause of Mrs. Laurie's house in Church-street, Otahullu, being burnt to the ground on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Laurie was sitting on the verandah sewing when >he discovered, that the lean-to at the back was on fire, and before help was available the house was in flames. The house and furniture were insured for a small amount in the Royal. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs!! and Miss Laurie, who are left homeless. Some few years ago Mrs. Laurie's husband and eldest son, with the husband and son of Mrs. Arthur Laurie, were drowned in the fishing boat catastrophe at Weyrnouth, and about a year ago Mrs. Laurie lost her 16-year-old son, Bert, who died in the Auckland Hospital after an operation for appendicitis. Considerable interest in being taken in the wrestling match which takes place in His Majesty's Theatre this evening between Arthur Skinner, the wellknown local police champion, and Tiaki M-anaia, the Maori wrestler. The match is to be in the catch-as-catch style, the best of thrse falls, to be decided' in two hours. The native is expected to put up a g-ood showing, and his supporters are very confident. He has about a stone advantage in weight, but Skinner is the more experienced, while he is also in splendid form just at present. Mr W. SFa?an will referee the match. A good attendance is expected. Between the falls exhibitions of fancy club swinging will be given. During the discussion at the City Council upon the refuse tip at Mechanics' Hay on Thursday evening it was stated that the district health officer (Dr. Frengley) had approved of the deposit of rubbish upon that spot. Dr. Frengley iirsires it to be understood that this" is not exactly the ease., and has shown us a copy of a letter written by him to the Cily Council 011 November" 1. in which permission was granted to use the tipjf certain provisions were carried out. The letter pointed out that if the provision of drainage did not ensure freedom from tiie stench, then there was no other procedure left but to discontinue the use of the tip. The letter concluded: "Any procedure which your Council may be called upon now to adopt .will be eoetly. but the citizens of Auckland must be prepared to pay the penalty of not having shown a sufficiently progressive spirit in providing a destructor lone before trfis date." Members of the New Zealand Accountants' and Auditors' Association registered are reminded that a convention, comprising delegates from various parts o fthe colony, will be held at the Chamber of Commerce on Tusdav next, and that the seventh ordinary general meeting of members will take place on the following evening. The president of the association, Mr A. S. Russell, will preside on each occasion. Attention is drawn to the Northern Amateur Swimming Club's' advertisement regarding their first gala, and for which entrica close to-night,'

A Teeital entitled "From Plough to the Pulpit and Scenes by the Way," will be givan by the Rev. James Wilson in the Birkenhead Methodist schoolroom on Tuesday evening in aid of the Sunlay-sc-hool fund. The handsome illuminated address in 'portfolio form which was presented to iMr C. W. Hemery, district manager of I the Australian Mutual Provident So- ! ciety upon leaving Auckland, is now on view in the window of the Auckland Sunday-school Union Depot, Queenstreet. In connection with the forthcoming Premier Picnic at Motutapu, the lion, secretaries will be in attendance at the Fountain of Friendship Hall, Lornestreet, up to 8.30 this evening for the purpose of receiving entries for sports events. Attention is drawn to the prospectus of the Hygienic Bakery, Ltd., advertised in this issue. This company is being Formed to extend the well-known business of Mr J. C. Legg. The new departure will include an up-to-date bakery -quipped with the latest machinery, ■A-hieh will enable the company to proluce bread made on thoroughly hygienic principles. It is intended to deliver bread to all customers, and hygienic methods will be employed in delivery. The business will be on co-operative lines. A pleasant evening was spent at the police barracks, O'Rorkc-street, last evening, the occasion being the presentation to Detective H. P. Kennedy of a beautifully engraved silver tea service. by his Auckland comrades and friends, an his being transferred to Christchurch, for which city he left at noon. The presentation was made by Chief Detective Marsack, who, in a few well-cho.-en words, spoke of the ability of the detective as an officer, as well as the esteem in which he was held by his comrades. A pleasant evening was spent, Mr. Light presiding at the piano, and songs were given by Messrs. Rowe, Me[ver, Hollis, and several of the visiters. Mr.' Pereival. on behalf of the A.R.C.. md Mr. Harry Hayr.. on behalf of the Avondale R. Club, spoke of the good services they had received by the detective. Detective Henderson proposed the health of Detective Kennedy, and the latter, in reply, said that, although regretting his departure from Auckland, he thanked, his comrades and the general public for his treatment during his stay with them in Auckland, which would always be a pleasure for him to look back upon, and when he looked upon the costly gift presented to him he would always think oft the good feeling that existed between him and his comrades. Mr. Hollis proposed the health of the visitors and "the press, which was suitably replied to by Messrs. Ryan, Hayr, Pereival, Kohn, and O'Connor, the social breaking up with "Auld Lang Syne." Several water excursion were held today. The Parnell District School's annual picnic is proceeding at Motutapu. A large number of people travelled by the morning boat, while there were a fair number on board the boat which left during the afternoon. Sports for the children were to be held and various amusements were provided. The V.M.C.A. Rambling Club held a fishing excursion, the s.s. Durham leafing the wharf this afternoon a full ship. The Victoria Cruising Club's picnic is taking place at Ivohunara this aftprnooii. the steamer Victoria leaving the , wharf with a good complement of passengers. Messrs Masfield Bros', shop hands, to the number of about 50, are spending the day at Waiheke, being conveyed to the island in the s.s. Ruru this morning. The'prizes in connection with the last Anniversary Regatta will be presented at the Waitemita Hotel on Monday evening at eight o'clock. The various protests will be considered by the committee prior to the distribution of the prizes. The anniversary of the Bayfield (Ponsonby) Wesleyaii Church will be celebrated to-morrow. The public meeting will be held on Monday evening. The attention of the public is directed to the announcement that the "bands competing in the Brass Bands Contest will give a concert at Alexandra Park to-morrow afternoon. It is in aid of the S.P.C.A. and the Veterans' Home jointly, and as it is a wholly charitable effort a charge of 6d. for adults and 3d. for children will be made- The proceeds will be equally divided between the two institutions. The first annual show in connection with the Waihi Horticultural, Industrial, and Poultry Society took place today. The opening address was delivered by Mr H. P. Barry. The Academy of Music is crowded. There is a splendid selection of vegetables, flowers, and other exhibits, including over 300 entries. The show is from every point a brilliant success. Next Tuesday's moonlight excursion by the Albatross to welcome the Rev. F. W. Isitt promises a big success. Specially fine range of oak furniture in hall /stands, benches, chairs, sideboards. /Tonson Garlick Co.—Ad. At the/fair! Smart hat shapes in coloured and burnt straws; also few coloured flops, reduced to 1/ each. Excellent value! Smith and Caughey, Ltd.— Ad. Last'few days of sale. Now is the time to secure bargains in dinner and tea sejs, toilet ware, and all kinds of kitchen ironmongery. Tonson Garlick Co.— Ad.