LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2298, 4 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Telegraph: Office advise that thej are refusing all traffic for Turkey. • The Telegraph Office advised Tester- 1 . day afternoon that practically all ' the day' 6 messages for the South .Island! ) except Nelson and Blenheim districts; were still_on' hand owing to line interruptions. They had only been able to get off urgent messages. •■■■:..-,... Owing to an outbreak of measles, the Woodville School has been closed inde- ■ finitely.—Press'Association..., ~. ~ Sir, Walter; Buchanan, M.P.,: has donated £100 to the Carterton, fund for the relief of the gallant Belgians. ;' The sum of £500 7s. 9d. in cash waS : , discovered in th 6 of ;a man nam-''- 4 '/ ed Harry Yobville Edmunds-who was arrested on Monday on a charge of com" mitting two breaches of his prohibition, order: When he,appeared before the Magistrate yesterday Edmunds's face wore ah expression of suppressed confidence, probably engendered by the ' kuowledge of his small fortune. ' Inspector Hendray asked for a remand till Monday, so that inquiries might be made as to having him committed to some inebriates' reformative home. Mr. H.F.O'Leary opposed the granting of the remand, but the Magistrate considered that it was in accused's own in- ■ terest that it should be made, and accordingly remanded him for medical • treatment..

With November commences th,o_ Bum* ' raer tourist season, which, according to thoSe people who study such matters, is not likely to be very seriously affected by the war. As a matter of fact/the v war has prevented a great many: people from' going abroad. Those who would probably have done the South Sea / Is->-, land trip, and many who would hava. visited Australia, ■' taking in the Mel- . bourne Cup, have cut out such trips, and it is expected that they will make up for this, by enjoying' themselves ' within the confines of the Dominion. ; Cheap fares for the'motor trips from Fairlie to the Hermitage (Mount Cook) ' and Queenstown are being charged this , month, and already several bookings have been made locally. As the result of a special meeting of the Tramways Committee of the City Council held dn Monday afternoon, a . recommendation will be made to the council with regard to the rearrangement of the staff consequent upon tha A death of the late Mr. Stuart Bichardson. tramways manager and electrical., engineer. It is, understood that satisfactory arrangements can be niade for ; the carrying out of the work efficiently without securing the services of. another highly-paid official.'•■... Dr. Newman has given notice in tha House of Representatives to ask the Prime Minister: "If he is aware that the Valuation Department, after receiv* inc notice under Section 31 of the Valu- •• ation of Land Act, 1908, are reducing tho valuation for improvements below .. the amount fixed by the Department m ' the first instance, accepted by the Tate- ■ pavers, and subsequently confirmed by the Assessment Court, and adding the amount «D reduced on to the.amount . of the unimproved value, .and! thinks such a proceeding fair P If not, will bo give instructions to have the . practice discontinued? . >•.