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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 81, 29 December 1917, Page 7

Mr. Clement Wragge states that nover in the course or long years of observation l'_as he seen the sun po ?,b----normnlly active as it is at present (says the Auckland "Star"). On Thursday he observed fifteen storms raging in the solar photosphere. This unusual state of affairs, he states, is surely indicative of-'meteorological and seismic disturbances in various psrts of tho world. Ho warns tlie public to watch the cablegrams with regard to reported storms and other unusual occurrences. He states that he has reason to believe that tho coming hurricane season will bo more pronounced over tlie islands and along Queensland, likewise all the north-west of .Australia. He states, further, that he has reason to believe that the tropical disturbances will pass further south than is usual, and that before- April North Auckland may be more or loss affected therebv.

From the police point of view 6 o'clock dosing is working very eatisfactorily at Port Chalmers. In conversation with a Dunedin "Star" reporter Sergeant Dougan said that Mere was no drunkenness whatever at Port . on Christmas Eve, and the placo whs most orderly ami quiet. Sergeant has Leon stationed at Port for the past seven years,, and this was the quietest festive season he had seen there. Large crowds went up to Dunedin on Monday, and no drunkenness wns seen on the trains or elsewhere. The hotelkeepers at Port are assisting tho police in every way. The police liiid recentlyvisited all the hotels after closing .hours., and in every case had foui'd all in order. There appeared to be no rush between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., and those who formerly made it a practice of visiting tho hotels between those hours did not appear to co now. In the words of the Port police,. "not one drunkj has been seen for several days past, and everybody appears to be sober, respectable, and happy."