GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16258, 8 July 1918, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

Tho Moana is due at Wellington toiay from San Francisco, Papeete, and Rarotonga with mails. Mr H. Hill, Mayor of Napier, has ap)liod to Sir William Fraser for leave, in behalf of Mr L. Birks, who carried rot tho Lake Coleridge electrical chome, to deliver six lectures at places >etween Dannevirke and Gisborno. in •onnexion with the Lake Waikaremcana ilectrical scheme. A farmer who was appealing for his on, who had just como to military age, old the Military Service Board at .\\w Mymoutli that he had 16 children, nino if whom were 6ons, and four of them lad gone to the front. The Board adourned the appeal sine die, adding its ongratulations to tho appellant for his i amily's record. I Volunteers are required for garrison lutv in Samoa. Applications aro inited from First Division Reservists ,-ho, having attained their 44th birth- i Lay at the timo of their medical exam- | nation, or at the date of being draun n the -ballot were classed C 2 - by a )istrict Medical Board. Application hould .be made by letter or personally ; o any Defence office. I

There was a clean sheet at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning. A motion for a new trial in the case, "William Henry Busch v. David Bates, is to be heard before his Honour Mr Justice Chapman, his Honour Mr Justice Stringer, and his Honour Air Justice Herdraan, on Friday next in *he Supreme Court at The case was heard by Sir Justice Chapman in February, and the jury awarded plaintiff £833 18s. A cable -message to the Australian papers states that the artificial limb expert at the Roehampton Hospital, Mr A. C. Adams, has invented •a wonderful new arm of aluminium and stool, weighing 21b 3oz, worked with springs, having a natural swing and movable joints. It may bo used in any trade, and will enable a disabled man to chop wood, rake, dig,_ cycle, and play billiards, goif, or cricket. The Princess May Hospital for Children, which has been erected by tho Auckland Hospital Board, at a cost of £21.100, was formally opened on Saturday by the Countess of Liverpool. The Hon. G. W. Russell delivered a speech, emphasising tho necessity for conserving the hoalth of children. Tho new hospital is a handsome bnilding of four large wards, and ten smaller wards, for isolation and observation cases. There is accommodation for 70 patients, and it can be increased to take in 100. An interesting lecture on matters of interest and importance to fruit growers was given on Saturday night to members of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association, by Mr Thompson, president of the Society. There was a large attendance over which Mr Wyatt presided. Tho lecturer dealt with the pests which rendered difficult the work of the fruitgrower, and described tho different moans employed of overcomftig such. His remarks on the subject of the spraying of fruit trees, especially, wcro followed with close attention. At the conclusion of the lecture a vote of thanks was accorded Mr Thompson. Six bags of parcel mails were stolen from a steamer which arrived »t Sydney rocently. It is believed that the theft was committed before the vessel left San Francisco, although they were not missed until tho boat arrivea at Sydney. An American manufacturing firm sent a consignment of felt hats, valued at about £250, by parcel post, to Sydney. This method was adopted in view of the shortage of cargo space. Each mailbag contained a box enclosing 24 hats, so that a gross is missing. Recently a quantity of gold fountain pen nibs, valued at about £90, disappeared from tho parcels mail which arrived by another vessel. The following soldiers have been found guilty by district court-martial, held _ at Trentham, on charges of disobeying a lawful command of a superior officer in such a manner as to sho'w wilful defiance of authority, and have been sentenced to two yoars' hard labour:—62Bl7 Private D. A. Jonos, A.S.C.; 573G3 Private K. H. Broughton, A.S.C.; 62821 Private A. P. Batten, A.S.C.; 62825 Private W. R. Robertson, A.S.C. For deserting whon undor orders for active service and losing his equipment. Private W. A. Fraser, Details (late 37th Reinforcehas been sontenced to 180 days' dotention, and stoppages of pay amounting to £3 12s Bd. The fir.st prosecution in Auckland under tho by-law prohibiting tho use of dazzling headlights on a motor-car came before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., whin Robert Ferguson, driver of a mator-car, was charged that his car was lit with headlights so brilliant as to interfere with tho vision of drivers of vehicles approaching his car. Persons driving cars with dazzling headlights must dim the lights when drivin in populated areas (said the Magistrate). They might use the bright lights in tho country provided they dimmed the lights on meeting other or approaching foot-passen-gers. If drivers ignored the by-law they would have to be severely penalised. Tho present defendant would Do fined 5s and 9s costs. The constitution of courts-martial was under discussion in tho YVellington Supreme Court on Thursday, whon Mr Justice Chapman related an incident in this respect that had come under' his notice. A young naval man anxiously consulted him about the legality or illegality of a court-martial he had sat on. After the court-martial had sat ho had discovered that the court was improperly constituted, as ho was under twenty-one. "In that case,'' advised Mr Chapman, "I think you should take steps to have tho prisoner released." Tho naval man looked alarmed. J '"Why, tho man was hanged next morning," ho exclaimed, "and am I, too, liable to be hanged for murdor?"' "To allay his fears," added his Honour "I told him that at the most he and'the other members of the court-martial were probably only guilty of manslaughter." The annual church parade of the Loyal' Orange Institution, No. 5 District, took place at tho Salvation Army Citadel yesterday afternoon. Thoro was an excellent muster of brethren, and a representative attendance of members of women's lodges. The parade started from the Orange Hall, m Worcester street, and, led by the Salvation Army band, marched down Manchester street into Colombo street, and up through tho Square to the Citadel. Among those present were 3 J - Middleton, J. H. Morrow, of the Now Zealand Grand Lodee* W Ft™"/' farrow W.P., about 200 members, representing eleven city lodges, two women's lodges, a . at L<? oston, Ransriora, Sonthbndge, Kaianoi, and Oxford The service at the Citadel was taken bv Liberty " ' B P° ke " on "Christian Last week's telegram from Greymouth left a doubt for an avera ,r o reader as to the grounds on which the Urey seat might pass from Mr Hoi. } a T? d j£ Mr £ oates W tllQ Wellington Post ). The position is that on the official recount (taken soon after the first count) Mr Holland had a majority of 148 votes. Tho allegation now is that certain persons, not entitled to vote, had their names placed on tho roll and voted illegally. Tho votes of such suspected persons are being challenged, and a Judge of the Supreme Lourt will have power to break tho seals of votes to ascertain for whom such persons voted. Such an illegal vote is deducted from the number previously ascribed to a candidate.' Assuming that the present total for Mr Coates remains the same, Mr Holland's majority of 148 has to be countered by 149 deductions (challenged votes de:lared to be illegal) before tho seat can bo transferred to Mr Coates. "Unintentionally the Acting-Minister jf Labour (the Hon. W. H. Herries) shocked a deputation of tailors on Friiay (says the Wellington "Post"). He sxpressed the common belief that .he secret of success in tho "bespoke suit" (vas wholly in the cutting. This theory issumes that if an expert does the jutting accurately, the pieces will adjust; themselves somehow with a ner;ect fit. A deputationist remarked ;hat after the cutting was done there vas still a problem—the correct shapng of the garments for a particular person in all manner of distinctive .ourhes. The speaker chose the Minster as a personal example, remarking that a close sartorial * examination night disclose physical defects unsu---•ected by Mr Herries, such asonesliouller quarter of an inch higher than the )ther, hips out of harmony, and in This was where tho art of the veil-trained tailor would come in to nake amends for any oversight <f Mature. "You suggest that the ailor makes the man." interjected the Ton. J. T. Paul. "Burns said that a umdred years ?go," replied the tailor, n a tone which implied that Mr Paul iad repeated a trite truth, which had rtjen admitted since clothes were yolved.

A twenty-year-old recruit, A. B. MoKenzic, lay River road, Opawa, faiin hand, enlisted in Christchurch on Saturday i'or the 44th Reinforcements. Sitting in Chambers gn Friday, Mr Justice Herdman made absolute the decree nisi granted in the case of Margaret Meta Catherine lUx v. Frank Horaco Rix. Mr Cassidy appeared ft"" petitioner. A mass meeting to inaugurate the campaign to have carried out the Efficiency .Board's recommendations regarding the liquor trade of New Zealand will be held in the Choral Hall on Thursday, at 8 p.m. The Mayor (Mr H. Holland) will preside, and addresses will be delivered by Mr A. S. Adams, Mr James lieir, the Rev. R. S. Gray, and others. The biggest arrest —in one sense— over made in Wellington was effected oa Friday by Sorgeant Wade. The subject of tho arrest was an individual 6ft SJra in height. The charge on . which he has been apprehended is that 'of stealing a set of harness at Waitotara. The majority of tho Maori reservists who have been under arrest at tho Narrow Neck camp for refusing to drill have now taken tho oath, and are starting to receive instruction. The first to | signify his willingness to do his military duty was Te Raungoa-nga 'Mahuta, tho Maori King's brother, and tho others speedily followed his example. Two more pupils of the Canterbury Aviation Company qualified "yosterday at Sockburn,. these being W. F. Macpherson (Oamaru) and R. W. Dorset (Wellington). Colonel Chaffey, V.D., and Major W. C. Morrison were tiie examining officers. This brings th© "tally" of proficient pupils to 106. Two or three more pupils are expected to qualify to-day. There is a tendency to regard all soldiers who have suifered permanent injury as unsuitable for settlement on difficult country, and while ns a general rule such men should be protected as far as possible from hardship, it should not be forgotten that the indomitable spirit of porseverance and courage fostered by hard campaigning is preserved in the maimed body. On one of the soldiers' settlements near Auckland there is a returned soldier whose disablement has been so severe that he has been granted the maximum pension. Yet this man has taken up a "bush" soction, and in spile of the handicap of his lameness is proceeding with the felling of the timber, and is making very good progress. Tije National Committee of the Y.M.C.A. has purchased the picture theatre at Featherston Camp from Wairarapa Enterprises, Ltd., and will, as from August Ist, operate it on behalf of the soldiers. The purchase price is £1000, including tho iron building nnd tho complete plant. Mr A. Varneyj national secretary of the Association, stated that the venture was undertaken on behalf of the soldiers and ;r conjunction with the military authorities. All profits after the payment oi ths_ purchase money would go to. the regimental funds. The system of running the show, including the question of Sunday programmes, has not yel been considered. Hitherto the theatre has been open each Sunday. In the Suprome Court at Wellington on Thursday, before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), William Augustus Callaghan, who had been convicted of indecent assault on a malo, came up for sentence. Mr H. F. O'Loary, who appeared for liim, said that the prisoner was an elderly man, and his cas3 cou'.d bo viewed as a tragedy. He had lived all these years respoctably, and had given way to an impulse and committed tho crime —it was ar isolated one. The prisoner had come to Wellington recently and had been ongaged in the one employment in Cliristchurch for 25 years. His Ilonoui said that these assaults on young lads wore very serious. He would not, however, impose a sentence of imprisonment in the present cAsc. The prisoner was sentenced to reformative detention foi a period of three years. The Sanders Memorial Fund is receiving widespread public support. The Mayor of Auckland, speaking on Friday as chairman of the Memorial Committee, said that 800 subscription lists had been distributed. throughout the Auckland Province. It was particularly gratifying to know that the Mayort of the leading cities of the Dominior had already intimated their intcntior of co-operating with Auckland in providing an appropriate memorial. The committee had finally approved the recommendations of tho executive in the matter of tho erection of a suitable obelisk and tho establishment ;of r scholarship. Tho primary conditions ol the scholarship had been settled. These included the provision in a direct wnj of facilities for tho training of New Zealand boys for the mercantile marine Hie officers of tho Imperial Wai Museum, which is to be established ii Lonejon. aro making a collection of "wai time publicity from all tho belligeronl countries," aticl they have asked foi tho assistance of his Majesty's Tradt Commissioner in New Zealand (Mr R W. D'alton). They want posters anc advertisements, official and commercial dealing with war measures and conditions "Our inrposo is to give, as fai as possible, a complete history of tlic war. in advertisement, as well as . te record tho great part played by advertising in the war," explains the director. "It is hoped that this collectior of international -war publicity, whiel will bo personally available for inspec tion, will help advertisers in this coun try to get a knowledge of thi kind of appeal that is most effective ir each country. It is therefore possible that this collection will be of great use in the extension of trade betfween foreign countries, tho colonies, and thi.' country." Speaking at the Diocesan Synod ai Wellington last week, the Rov. A. M Johnson drew attention to the fact thai about forty chaplains belonging to the Province of Now Zealand of tho Cliurcl of England had gone to the front. II was, he added, wonderful to think thai out of those forty, four of them had won the Military Cross. He doubtec whether thero was any other unit, except, perhaps, the medical unit," thai had such a percentogo as that. One of those chaplains, tho Rov. Clement Honchen, was severely wounded, and would bear for the rest of his life the rars of battle. The Rov. Stephen Parr, of the Cliristchurch I>io?ese, the Rev C. B. W. Seton and tho Rev. Matthew Mullineaux, had also won the distinction. Ho thought it was woll For members of the Synod to reme'Tibei how well our chanlnins had elone. Those vhoso names ho had mentioned had done trainable work, which -was seen, but all knew that every ono of our chaplains bad done meritorious work which was mseen. Letters received by Sir James Allen rrom Lieutenant-Genera 1 Chauvel, in pommand of tho Desert Mounted Corps in Palestine, give high praise of New Zealanders' work in Palestine. A letter 'rom Lieutenant-General Chetwode to Major-General Chaytor has this pas>ago:—"l write to ask you to express to your gallant division and to the [.C.C. (Imperial Camel Corps) my adniration and thanks for the fine work ;hey did east of Jordan. I have many -imes had occasion to admire the galant work of the Anzacs and I.C.C. ;iiico I came to Egypt, but I do not -hink they have ever had to overcome ;uch difficulties of ground or to undergo uch fatigue and hardships as thev have lad to do in the Mountains of *Moab. !t was a disappointment to you all, I ;now, not to be able to complete tho lestruction of the railway; but as the in C. said, 'If the Anzacs and 60th :ould not do it, no one could,' and I :now you feel ho was right not to allow urther loss of life when it became aptarent that the enemy had been so trongly reinforrod. I owe you personlly a great debt for your fino leaderhip of the operations before Amman. Vill you convey the substance of this Btter to your command and the .c.a?"

The epidemic of diphtheria, which has been prevailing in the Auckland province for several weeks, shows a' slight diminution (says the "Herald"). Five cases were reported on "Wednesday— two from the country, one from the city area, and two from suburban districts. Only one of the patients was of school age. Of the cases notified on Tuesday, only two patients were of school ago. The disease continues to bo of a mild form, and th© public health officer is of opinion that, with a spell of dry wcathor, the epidemic will abate altogether. Before the Second Military Servico Board at Wellington on Thursday, an appeal was made on the ground of" public interest and unduo hardship by Melbourne Orchard, clothing manufacturer in Invercargill, Christchurch, and Wellington. It was represented that tlio business of the firm was important, inasmuch as they had contracts from the Defenoo Department to execute, and it was also stated by a partner in the firm that if Orchard hnd to go tbo business would have to be closed. The B~ard was sceptical on this statement about tha supreme importance of ono man in such a business (says tho "Dominion"), and reserved decision until the first meeting of the Board in September, in order that enquiries might be made. Some tittle-tattle of a sensational character relating to war matters has again been current in the city this uoek (says Thursday's Auckland "Herald"). who have helped in circulating such idlo rumours evidently aro not aware that their action renders them liable to severe punishment under the War Regulations. A regulation gazetted on July 19th, 1915, proscribes that "no_ person shall publish or cause or permit to be published . . . any false reports relative to the present war and likely to cause alarm." The term publish means "to make known either to individuals or the public at large." The penalty for any breach of the War Regulations may be_ a fine not exceeding £100, or imprisonment up to a maximum of 12 months. All coughs, recent or chronic, in young or old, yield to Loasby's Stop It. Grocers and chemists. 1 Tho week-end sale of home-made food supplies at tho Red Cross bales Depot, Catnedral square, was in charge of the ladies of St._ Michael's congregation, and resulted in £82 being added to our funds:—Donations — N. Macfarlano, whip, £2 Is, Anonymous £1, G.A.F. Os, CasWnere lied Cross 6s, C. Dillworth Fox £1 Is, "Anon." £1 10s, M. Starky £1, J. Wilford 10s, Mr Rey--2° 4 S r "^ rs Hervcy Williams £1, Mr S. Manning £1, Dr. Manning £1 Is, ™ V C - , l orr y £1 > Dr. Sandston £1 Is, W. Newburgh £1 Is, Mrs Mordue ss, Mrs Paul ss, Miss Waller £1 Mrs Livingstone 10s, Miss Parry 2s 6df, Mrs Bethem 2s Mrs Wilford 10s, Mr D. o Mrs Woodward £1, Mr Rule 3s fid, Mrs Nod will £4 12s 6d, Mr Rosmdalo £1, Mrs North ss. Misses litt ss, Mrs McMurrny 10s 6d, C. E. Jones £1 Is, "Anon' l £2 2s H. S. Manning 15s. Competitions—Towei (last week), Miss Ovorton; ham Mr Cameron Smith; clock (Jewish ladies), Miss Bowen. To-morrow" (Tuesday) there will be a special sale of ladies* undorwear and fancy goods from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Como and inspect. j Formidable stocks of special bargain lots remnants, odd lengths, odd garments of an sorts and sizes, are being Fhown to-day, at Armstrong's Annual Winter Sale. j Good value in coir door mats, cheap line, 3s 6d 4s lid; better grade, 83 bd; also stone footwarmers, 4s 6d • rubber bags 5s 9d, 6s 9d, 6s 6d. Trv Drayton's, Colombo street. 1 "No Rubbing" Laundry help delights every housewife. Is 3d packet sufficient for seven weekly family washings Wardell Bros, and Co. 1 Men's Ready-to-Wear Working Suits 29s 6d, 355, 42s Gd; boxed suit of highclass, and equal to tailored, for wear and cut, 425 ; 45s 6d, 52s 6d, 58s 6cL them ® ains ' -Armstrong's—seo There are a good many photographic obligations you have never paid. Call on Steffano Webb at once, 252 High street, Christchurch. Telephone 1989. 6 * Eye Comfort—Those that require to wear glasses can only obtain eye comfort by having their eyes" tested and the correct glasses fitted. Call on Walter J Watson, D.8.0.A. (London), Expert Optician, and get tho glasses you require made to order. j Armstrong's Winter Sale, as the best medium for buyers, claims evervone's attention. Do you use "Coalore," or are you still wasting precious coal? Many have proved Coalore" claims, and are smiling. A sixpenny packet treats i-ton, a2s packet one ton. Mastie, Bull, and Pickering, Ltd., Agents, Cnshel street. IS Asbestos Irons—for tho housewife who studies economy. They heat quicker and keep hot twico a s long as the ordinary kind They are strong and beautifully nickelled, and will last a . a " in and seo them at Ash by, Bergh's, Ltd., High street. 4 GOLD CAR TO LEAVE CITY SHORTLY. The famous Studebaker Gold Car will be on view at Adams, Ltd.'s ShowdavT 5 ' 4ht.t? 111 ? a fcw clays. -Ihose who have not seen it should make a visit to-day. It is an automobile well worth seeing-the "os " W ,fxrr^ st rr^ ertutlful in tho World - 6 WANTED TO SELL, FOUR NEW STUDEBAKER CARS. We have ready for sale in our show rooms to-day one 4-cylmder SLudebaker roadster 2-3 seatcr, finished in carmine, £460; one 4-cylinder 5-seater otudebaker touring car with two auxiliary seats, finished in light brown, £465; ono G-cylipuer Studebaker roadster, 2-3-seater, finished in lemon yellow, £565; and ono 6-cylinder 5-seator btudebaker touring car with two &uxiliKry scjits finished m dovo ptgv Adams, Ltd., Show Rooms, High street. q