LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2491, 18 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The mails which loft Wellington on April 2U and connccled with Jirindisi dispatch, per 11.M.5. Jlaloja, arrived in I London on Juno 15. Such a generous response has been made to. the Governor's appeal for ma- ! torial lor the Hospital Ship that His (Excellency now advises that lie has ro--1 (loivod a full complement of all that was 'asked for. mid ho will therefore ho glad if no furlhor articles or material are soilt in for this purpose. Shareholders in the Bank of New Zealand are reminded of the ordinary ger,-;' oral mcetina, which will bn held at the hi)itk!Hß-hgu#B this morning at 11

The gate receipts at the Wellington Zoo from June 1 to June 16 amounted to £'15 35., as against £36 3s. 3d. for the samo period last year. Other receipts for the fortnight were: Hides on the camel, etc., Bs. 7d.; sales, £-1 10s. Presentations to the Zoo have been four guinea pigs from Master S. Pritcliard, Mitchelltown; king parrot, Mrs. 'I'. E. Thyborg; giant petrel, Mr. Brabey. Two mallee hens have also boon purchased from Australia. Oil the recommendation of the Hospital Committee it was dccidcd b.v the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board 'at Its yesterday that a radiating be installed, without delay, nt tile Nurses' Home for heating the din-ing-room, nurses' sitting-room, sisters' sitting-room, and sub-matron's sittingroom. The estimated cost of the service is £I<l6 lis. lid. While the Now Zealand Expeditionary Force was at Cairo, a competition was held for the best signaller in tho New Zealand Mounted Brigade Signal Troop. The competition was conducted by officers of .the Now Zealand Staff Corps, each of whom took a section of the examination. It was divided into seven parts and covered all phases of a signaller's work. The competition was won by Sapper 11. T. M'Elligott, with 636 out of a- possible of 700 points. Sapper M'Elligott has sent to his father in Wellington, Mr. Thoina6 M'Elligott. of Hawkestone Croscent, the gold medal awarded as the first prize. Sapper W. Findlay was fifth with 576 points. Both sappers are officers of the Accountants' Bianch of tho General l'ost Office, Wellington. Tho Onslow Borough Council last evening granted the application from the Khandallah platoon of the National .Reserve for permission to install a miniature ride range in the basement of the Khandallah Public Hall. Stringent conditions to insure publio safety were made part of the grant. The inquest into the death of Ellis Loftman, who was killed as the result of a tram accident in Upper Willis Street on Wednesday, will be held at i p.m. to-day. All measles cases have now been removed from Trentham Camp. Sick men are treated at the General Hospital. and convalescents will go to the ample quarters now at the disposal of tho authorities, and remain there until they are out of the contagious stage, or well enough to return to training at Trentham. . A petition from Masterton is being presented to tho Postmaster-General, praying that a daily mail servico bo established between Masterton and Castlenoint. It is suggested that the mails be conveyed by motor. A sale of sheep and cattle in aid of the Wouuded Soldiers' Fund is to bo held at Masterton on Wednesday next. Already 1100 head of sheep -and sixty head of cattle has been contributed by farmers, many of whom are making cash donations as well. Members of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board are to visit tho Otaki Hospital and Sanatorium on Wednesday, July 14. Reserved judgment will be delivered by His Honour Mr. Justice Edwards in I the Supreme Court this morning in two originating summonses under the Chattels, Transfer, and .Mortgage Exten : sion Acts. His Honour will afterwards hear an appeal from the Magistrate's Court in the case" of Ross v. Bunny. Milk supply was a subject of brief discussion at the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid. Board yesterday afternoon. The board received two (otters on the subject. One of these was from the manager of the Wereroa Experiment Farm, stating that he had no authority to enter into any contract for the supply of milk, which was a matter for the Agricultural Department to decide. The second letter was from the Plunket Society offering to co-op-erate with the board in any steps taken to secure a pure milk supply. Both letters wero referred to the special committee, which had previously been set up to deal with the question of milk supply. The Union Company has decided to carry free all sifts for the Hospital Ship Maheno, from all ports on the New Zealand coast to Bort Chalmers or wherever the vessel might bo on tho New Zealand coast. ' Three boys who appeared hefore Mr D. 0. A. Coopor, S.M., in the Juvenile Court yesterday were severely admonished and ordered to report themselves frequently to the probationary officer, for stealing a ouantitv of ironmongery from James Drysdale. Last evening an organ recital and sacred concert was given at St. David's Presbyterian Church, Petone, before a very large audience. Mr. Bernard Page (City Organist) presided at the organ, and an enjoyable programme was provided by Miss Allen, and Messrs. Chamberlain, Bryant, and Svd. All-' wright. . The proceeds are- to be devoted to the Trentham Chaplain Fund. At the next meoting of the Wellington Harbour Board Mr. A. H. Hindinarsli is to move: "That a committee, consisting of five members of the board, bo sot up to report to the board at its next mooting upon the following matters: (a) The engaging of labour on the wharf; (b) the hours worked; (c) overtime worked; (d) distribution of employment; (e) number of gangs employed in ono hold at one time; (f) and generally upon the conditions of the engagement, employment, distribution, and discharge of labour on the Wellington waterfront. At the monthly meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society the resicnation of the curator of the gamo farm and deer park (Mr. H. Ross) was accented. Mr. Ross is taking up his residence in Auckland for health reasons. Mr. C. H. Bould, the society's ranger, has been appointed, curator at the game farm, and applications are being invited for the position of ranger. The Defence authorities are determined to have nothing to do with men on whose record there is a conviction for theft-, stated Senior Sergeant Rutledge in the Auckland Magistrate's Court, when a suggestion was made that a young man, who had committed a petty theft whilo he was drunk might be permitted the chance of enlisting. Mr. F. V. Fraser, S.M., commented that though some of these men had no doubt pulled themselves together and done well, it was a wise step not to take men with rccords for theft or vagrancy, as such men might not only steal from their mates, but they would probably also give thoir regiment a bad name by looting wlion they got into tho onemy's country. Sergeant E. R. Larkin, who was killed in action with the "Australians, was member for Willougliby in the State Parliament, ex-secretary of the Rugby League, and President of the League of.Wheelmen—Press Association. Commissioner Hodder and the Chief Seerotary of the Salvation Army (Lieu-tenant-Colonel Powley), assisted by Brigadiers Bray, Hoare, Glover, and Gist, and Majors Kirk, Collodge, and Page, conductcd a day of intercession and prayer in connection with the war in tho Vivian Street Citadel yesterday. Prayers wore offered up continuously from i) a.m. till close upon 10 p.m., and the proceedings wero of a solemn and impressive character. Similar services were hold by command of General Booth throughout Now Zealand and tho Army world in general.

Mr. Robert Hillary Nottingham, of Christchurch, who has volunteered for activo scrvice, is tho third son of Mr. A. C. Nottingham, of Malstrcl), to offer his services. Maurice, Sir. Nottingham's oldest son, is with one of tlie Australian battalions, while Michael, his second son, is a member of the Canterbury Mounted R'llos, and was thp other day reported to be wounded. '

Mr. Harold Grregson, of Auckland, the well-known organist, left by tho Italsura on Tuesday for San Francisco.