AUCKLAND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 515, 24 May 1909, Page 8

AUCKLAND NOTES.

.:■;■ ' BI w^Oßirn,—special pbiRMrbkDBKT.J '~:■ : Plr:': : '- : v'i 1 -Auckland, May 22." ' ■ f One or two of :Auckland!s leading/bakers; state that.it is the general opinion that the iritbe price offlour ie only temporary, .and; that it is exceedingly improbable that the,price of bread will be reduced.: One .gentleman says: "If the bakers drop the price of bread here itus simply because. theyMvant ■to have; a bit; of fun. , ■ There'is more pro-' .bability "of .:'a'*riso' in the'•price "lator on than :of ■ahy,iram€diate,,reduction.'' : - : ' •':■'.■:;.' ■-.•■■■ ■ |.;\,A; passenger.from..Auckland to'Nprthcote caused (considerable commotion prior to the ferry boat leaving ; Au6klarid and again on arrival at Northcote/vHo was ,a tall and power-. I ful man, and is/said to' be a fireman.. By ,'somo meanß he-got over .the 'ferry tee:"into the' ; 'harbour, : 'but"was 'quickly 'secured and on'.board ;.the,;Albatrpss, though ho appeared ; .tp_ resent of those ;who werii to his'rescue."'Juat as j,he Albatross reached. : NorthcbtO. and .was': about to. berth, ,the man; again/, got into, .the , water,, but. a boat was obtained, and ho was rapidly taken to .land. , ;;v;Ho: proceeded on his homeward journey as; though nothing unnraal had hap- ,.'.'.-,;'■'■•'-•.(.••"■'..■'■■■'."'■'■•• ':-.■■ ';.■',-': ';/;; -.-.• .'.•,.' The; case.of a'travelling' showman, who; had ;rath'e"r.ta? peculiar experience : in the matter |;pf,somo lost'property was broughv under the 'notice of'the Minister for-Justice (the Hon. DraFuidlay)' inrAuckland by Mr.-I". TV:-. .Lang,'M.Pi/,:The showman's-story was;thai while .'.Up inorth jhp:lost .two/coats out; of; a vehiclej-in which tie was driving, v , A stranger. onhorsebijck ; caught him up';: and asked him if he haij lost a coat, which was lying on the rpad.'some-distanoe.-hack,:/! The.'showman, 'however; 'found' that he had lost two coats, and'bnevwhich' contained spnie.money could not vThe horsbman .who had ridden ■on;.was.'.causht .up'; and .the loss; explained. Theimah.took a handful of money, out of his pocket, f arid , remarked: "Do you say that ;this is ,yours?"; The showman's suspicions .were"aroiisedj:.and: he'rpdoibacl;. to';a.Jake whichithey had-passed, '.and'found his.cpat •held -down .by : a• largo", stone" .water, .frat:the'm > oney : was gone. vPolico. proceedings were 'instituted, , , but he lost tho case, the magistrate remarking that it served him right for 'carrying money: in that fashion.. 'The showman, who did not know anything about Court 'proceedings, allowed the limit of fourteen days, to go by without appealing against the.decision/andwas then too lato.: Through Mr. Lang he asked if the; Minister .for Justice' could- do anything .iu.the.matter'.;- '. Dr., 'Findlay replied that the law was clear on the matter of apnea), but hewoiild Have further- inquiry made into , ' the circumstances of thelcaße.!-':--''''/: , ''■'(■■•■■■■■■i'' , - :r ..'' , '-,-':.};-..".' : 1 1 ■' ','";'