LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2480, 5 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

His Excellency the Governor has forwarded a cheque for £20 to Mr. Joseph Lewis, secretary of the New Zealand Patriotic Society, for the Wounded Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund. Tn the June "Official Circular" of the Post and Telegraph Department, which is forwarded to all postmasters, superintendents of telegraph offices, and officers in charge of telephone exchanges, appears a "roll of honour," sotting out the names of thoso volunteers from the Service who have fallen or been wounded at the front. . The list includes Private J. H. Geddcs (killed), Lieutenant EggleEtone (missing), and twelve wounded. Already this branch of the Public Service has contributed 316 men to the Dominion's forces, and 26 others have registered and are now awaiting thoir. turn to be called up. Speaking at the Post and Telegraph smoke concert last evening, the Public Service Commissioner (Mr. D. Robertson) said that he was happv to think that the Post and Telegraph was one of tho first branches of the Public Servico to offer men for servico at tho front. Members of tho Department had rendered good service during tho last war, and ht> felt sure they would do well in this. At present there were something like 300 membors of the Department at tho front or in training, whilo the whole of tho Public Service had sont GSO men. Ho wished to make it quite clear that there was no hindrance placed in the way of any man who wished to volunteer, although an erroneous impression to that effect seemed to bo abroad. Tho Commissioners had not refused permission to any man to enlist. Those interested in golf should not miss the opportunity of seeing an exhibition gamo at Miramnr this aftornonn. when A. Duncan and Jnmos 'Watt will play E. S. Douglas and J. M'Cormick. Tickets may be obtained from the secretaries of any of the golf clubs, and proceeds aro to go to tiie fund for our wounded soldiers. Three special trams will leave Lambton Station at 1.30,,

* —-J A man. named Patrick Burke, living in Barker Street, was admitted to the Hospital yostorday suffering from ai broken anklq. Tho injury was sustain-* od through liurko falliug down somei steps. Tho strange behaviour of Robert! Noilly on Thursday attracted tho aU teution of tho public as well as tho police. A largo crowd had gathered at tho foot of Boulcott Street to watch somo Carnival merrymakers, when along camo Noilly, driving a cab. Nnaturally, the crowd quickly parted, to ( mako way, and then closed up again* Noilly was not satisfied, but turned His vehicle round, and carved another path through tho crowd, to the danger of lifo and limb. Fortimately for Noilly a policeman arrived just in tinio to prevent Noilly driving his horso and cab through a tramcar. ' Neilly was arrested, and when ho appeared in Court yesterday was fined 405., in do; fault seven days' imprisonment, for being drunk while in charge of a: vehicle.

A sequel to a motor-cyclo accident id Majoribauks Street on Thursday evening, when two riders of a motor cycle v.-ero thrown out on to the road, occurred in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, beforo Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., when Charles Dempster was charged with stealing a varied and lengthy List of clothing, valued at £25, tho property, of some person unknown. It appears that the articles in question tumbled out of the vehicle accused was riding when it upset, and, being drunk an 3 unablo to givo a satisfactory esplana* tiou, Dempster was arrested. Ho wa4 convicted and discharged for drunken'" ness. and remanded to Wednesday on: tho theft charge. Dempster's companion on tho motor-bicycle _is still in the Hospital, suffering from injuries re< ceived in the accident.

At last evening's parade of tho P& tono unit (National lloserve), Messrß< Boyd and Thompson were elected to ra present the unit on tho Executive Codm mittee of D Company. It is understood that ft team will enter for the carnival drill competition.

Messrs. Huteheson, Wilson, and Co, t > of Wellington, have offered to supply; thirty' sandbags for the Hospital snip Maheno, as requested by Colonel tha Hon. Dr. Collins.

With the object of generally improve ing the class of kinomatograph filma shown throughout the Dominion, a <w operative company has been formed, an Auckland paper states. The company is made up of a combination of a nunw ber of picture theatres, but there has been no amalgamation of financial interests so far as tho proprietorship of theatres is conccrned. About 40 theatres will exhibit the pictures secured by thq company.

"Lost Children" are the words emV blazoned 011 a sign outside one of thtf tents at Newtown Park during the past) two days. This is a thoughtful pro< vision made by the Carnival Committee! for tho relief of anxious parents whoi are sometimes deprived of enjoying themselves to tho full because of the temporary disappearance in the crowd of a child. It really matters very little if a child is lost for a quarter of an,' hour, as all "lost property" of that do-j snription is taken to tho tent and care* fully tended until claimed by ittf parents or guardians. The alert Boy Scouts and members of the St. John Ambidanco Association are also keeping an eye out for children who purposely or otherwise lose themselves in. the thick of tho Carnival crowds.

A number of prominent oitizens of Dunedin telegraphed to tho Prime Mia? ister some days ago asking that the Lotteries Act be suspended, to enable certain valuable gifts, such aB motorcars and pianos that havo been donated to various patriotic funds, to be disposed of by means of raffles. The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. H. D. Bell) has telegraphed in reply to His Worship tho Mayor (Sir. J. J. Clark), stating that no Minister has the power to grant permits for tbe disposal of anything outside tho Lotteries Act, otherwise the Government would freely give its consent. As the law stood, all raffles were illegal and could not he legalised. Tho Prime Minister would propose to the Cabinet, however, that legislation on tho_ lines suggested bo introduced to Parliament to allow of the disposal by raffles for patriotio purposes of articles other than permitted by the law at present. Tha Minister added, in conclusion : "I am' sure the Government sympathises with your efforts, and yon will havo any assistance which, ?.s the law stands, can be granted."

The Inspector-Genoral of Hospitals (Dr. T. H. /A. Yalintine) has written to tho Hospital Boards in the chief centres in reference to the accommodation of the pick and wounded soldiers who will arrive from tho seat of war. He was confident that the beds in the hospitals of tho Dominion would be ample for the purposo, ospecially if_a certain number of convalescent hospitals were astablishod. On tho arrival of a trans« port with sick' and wounded, those who were not fit to travel would bo accommodated in the hospital nearest the port of disembarkation; tlioso fit to travel, but who required medical and nursing attendance, would go to tho hospitals of the district in which their homos woro situatod. Tho Hospital Hoards would bo given ample notice to enablo them to provide for the sick and wounded sent to them. Subsequently, it would be possiblo to draft many casea to homes in the neighbourhood whiclj have benn offered as convalescent homos, and he urged tho board to invito porsons who had suitable houses in the neighbourhood to offer them for the purposu.' Mossra. Baldwin and Rayward, patent' attorneys, of 215 Lambton Quay, report that they have filed the following applications for patent of Now Zealand rocontlyE. W. Hursthouse, Lower Hutt, manure distribution; Bryant add May, Ltd., Loudon, match; A. Binnie, New Plymouth, protecting vessels from torpedo "attack; J. 0. Diokson, Hastings, concrete, etc., pipe-making mandrell; E. T. BTadshaw, Melbourne, wrist watch-holder; L. A. Marshall, Hastings, buildingß ventilating and cooling; P. N. Jonos, Nelson, stop ladder for photographers j G. W. Gane and J. Hopkirk, Nornmnby, teat cup; D. J. SweotzerJ Auckland, internal combustion engine rulvo.