LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2542, 17 August 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

His Excellency the Governor lias consented to present tlie medals and certificates won during 1914 to the successful Trinity College of -Music candidates at St. Andrew's Schoolroom, Wellington Terrace, at 8.15 p.m., on September 7. Tho Countess of Liverpool also will be present-.

llio postal authorities advise that tlio b.s. IFoiina, which is, duo on Wednesday from Sydney is bringing Australian mails only. ■

Mo are officially requested to state that a cablegram has boon received from H.M.S. P.vranius to tho effect that ono of the New Zealand rating serving on hoard. Albert H. Sopor, A.8., has been wounded in operations ill which the ship has been engaged. As far as is known at present the wounds are not serious. A. B. Soper is a son of Mr. W. H. Soper, carpenter, R.N., retired, who resides at Rotokauri, near Hamilton.

ITio abattoir report for July states that during tho month there wero slaughtered: 368 cows, 712 bullocks, 5 bulls. 6033 sheep, 453 lambs, 36 calves, and 37 pigs, and of those there word condemned 40 cows, 17. bullocks, and 21 sheep. Except- the slaughtering for boning, the quality of tlio stock was prime. '

'l'lio Primo Minister stated yest-erday that ho hoped to have the report of the lloyal Commission which inquired into tlio conduct of tlio Trentham Camp about tlio end of the present week.

"If young larrikins want to have their fun, they '.mist pay for it. Ho wilt bo lined £1 for each stone," was tlio remark of His Worship at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday in dealing with the case of a young man named Ernest Harris, charged with throwing stones at I'ahautainii to the danger of a local resident. Harris had thrown tho stones on the roof of tho houso in question and livid, as tho police said, caused her considerable alarm and annoyance. Ho was lined £2 (£1 for each 6tone ho throw) and costs 17s.

The proposal of Sir James Wilson that school children should bo cncouragod to collect grass-seeds from tho sides, of roads and vacant allotments, has been heartily approved by tho Mastcrton A. and P. Association, which intends conferring with tlio County Couucil oil, the

Appreciation of tho splendid work done by tho women of New Zealand sinco tlio commencement of tlio war was expressed, oil behalf of tlio Government, by tlio Prime Minister (Right Hon. W. F. Massc.v) at tlio New Zealand Natives' Association concert. Mr. Massey referred to their patriotism and enthusiasm : to the willingness of trained nurses to volunteer for tho front, and assistance given by tlio women in raising funds for patriotic purposes; tlio manner in which the women had workod to provide comforts for our soldiers on board ship and in the trenches; for the proper equipment of the Hospital Ship, and generally for the sick and wounded on tho way back to New Zealand.

Up to the present £757 haa been subscribed towards tho Hawko's Bay aeroplane.

A movement is about to be made in the Wairarapa for tho provision of ma-chine-guns for the use of our reinforcements at tho Dardanelles. It is anticipated, 6ays our correspondent, that 110 difficulty will be experienced l in finding the money for ten or twenty guns.

Work at good wages is obtainable by pick and! shovel men at tho Otira tunnel. In ordor that some of tho unemployed may be absorbed, tlio Labour Department has been given authority to engage men for this undertaking. The pay ranges from 10s. to 13s. 6d. per day. Men from Wellington are not debarred from taking up the work, but it is most likely that it will be taken Up by Canterbury men, or men from ■ the north and west of tho South Island, as it is more convenient t-o their places of rosidonce.

The second, term holiday of one week of tlio State schools will commence in Wellington on Monday, September 6.

lii response to the request of Her Excellency Lady Liverpool, a meeting was held at Lower liutt last evening to consider the question of supplying suitable waistcoats for soldiers. Tho' Mayor (Mr. 11. Baldwin) presided, and there was a good attendance. It was decided to supply fifty waistcoats, and a committee, consisting of Mesdamcs Hansell, M'Oaw, Morgan, and Miss Hursthouse, was appointed to further the objeot.

'•'May I havo , a prohibition order taken out against myself?" inquired a first .offending inebriate very politely from His Worship at the Magistrate's Court .yesterday. "I'os, certainly," replied tho Magistrate. "Aud may it cake effect from Wednesday next," add-ed-tlie applicant. His Worship naturally inquired the reason for t,lie proviso, and received an explanation that as accused had doiio most of his business in hotel bars ho wished to have until Wednesday to collect his accounts. Tho Magistrate smilingly acquiesced to both applications.

A charge, tho first of its kind ir. Wellington, was preferred against a man named Jesso Fisher in the Magistrate's Court yesterday,'that of taking more than one quart of alcoholic liquor into a No-License area without _having given the person he purchased it from his namo aud address. Inspector Hendrey ssid that accused lived at Paliautauui, a No-Liceuso area, and had beon discovered on the night in question on the station at Jolmsonville with two .quart hdtties of whiskey and a flask iu his possession. "People must understand that it is necessary to notify authorities in cases such as this'one," said tho inspector.' "It is very desirable that a proper record of such should bo kept." The inspector added that tho caso had been brought in accused's own interests more than anything else. The Magistrate said as this' was accused's first offence he would be convicted. and ordered to come up for sentence. when called upon.

Tho speculative element in business was referred io by His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert- Stout) at a sitting of the Bankruptcy Court yes-u-rcky. Dealing with an application for discharge, he said: "Such cases only show the stupidity of men undertaking a liability of thousands without any cash at ihoir hanks. It is amazing to mo that tliere are not- more bankruptcies. 1 do not refer particularly to this case, but I have known others in which men have taken over liabilities of three, four, and five thousands, when they havo not as many pounds. It is the speculative element."

The Treasury furnishes a statement of the subscriptions received oil account of the Anaesthetic Fund. Tho amount received totalled £2524 12s. 3d., including £51 4s. 4d.,- collected by Mrs. F. L. Bancroft, of Hastings, £42 7s. Gd. from the Gisborne Citizens' Defence Committee. and' £49 ss. received at tho Department of Internal Affairs;' and this latter sum included £38 Os. 6d. sent- in to -The Dominion Office. The whole of the money received has been remitted to the High Commissioner for payment to tho Hon. Huia Onslow. Tlio 'first remittance Was cabled on May 10, and the last on . July 24.

On learning of the call for harvesters, n Tauranga man wrote to the. Labour Department, Wellington, as under:—"l am an experienced man at ail farm work, and, together with another yonng acquaintance of mine, am willing to go south to assist with-tlio harvest. Wo would like to commence at the beginning of the harvest, and follow it right through. I would bo prepared .to contract with any contractor or farmer to help with tho reaping, .stroking, and stacking, and then go on with tho threshing machines and chaff-outter. Then, if a suitable position offered,'wo Would tako permanent positions as ploughmen. As lam married, I cannot afford to go south unless assured of steady work in the harvest field for three months-or more." Tlio Labour Department notified, the man that ilioy, could assure him suitable employment, and in accepting the proffered en"tlio harvester wrote fcliflfc liis sole object was to help the Empire in its trial. Ho said that lie was now in remunerative employment, but having bad experience at- harvesting, nises that he can best servo tho country by helping the farmers to gather tho harvest, -which cannot wait.

Tlio members of the Wellington Representative Rugby team who defeated Auckland on Saturday returned homo by tho Main Trunk-train yesterday afternoon.

Tho Information Bureau have now received tho printed lists of the names and addresses of members of the' Fifth Reinforcement draft.

Trentham Camp, -where a great deal of work lias been in' progress of late, lias been supplied-with all the labourers it requires, but tlie Department of Labour states that there are still some Vacancies for carpenters.

Tho railway works which aro in proErass at To Roti (near Eltham), Rae-t-ibi. and Gisborno are. open to employ a certain ' number of labourers. Tho way is fairly clear for-those whom tho employment would suit, as of tho fow labourers on the books of tho Wellington Lalwur Bureau scarcely any are physically fit to do the work required •fchore.

The following art union prizes in connection with the Tramway Boys' Art Union, have not as yet been claimed, and as the committee is desirous of winding up affairs urgently, they would bo pleased if tho successful winners would claim their, arizes immediately. The winning numbers aro:—GO 17, 5560, 12,487, 20,185, IG.G4G, TillS. 112, GOS, 1771, GO4G. 20,377. 3128. 1G.P24, 21,818. The. .£5 eold nugget has not yet been claimed. Tho winner is the holder of ticket No. 23,617.

Tho final'touch that brings perfection is to bo found on tho "KING" Car. Tho latest model is now awaiting your inspection at the Dominion Motor Vehicles Garage, <v> Courtenay Place, and 44-46 Tory Street. If yon cannot call, write for a catalogue, or King for a demdnstra.iiSftrrAdit,

The position regarding employment ill Wellington was more satisfactory last week than in any other week during tho last two months. There were only, seventeen applicants for whom work was not found. Eight of them are labourers. who are not able to do heavy, work, and six are painters, for which' class of artisan work is not available iust now. There are thirteen other painters on tho books of the Depart-* ment, who had applied prior to last week. Tho total number of applicants for work last week was 102. Seventy-two were given Government employment, and thirteen were placed in private employment. Tho Christchurch office of the Department received seventy-seven: applications' for work last week, and found Government work for twenty-* seven and private work for two. Em J ployinent is still needed tlioiro for fortyeight, most of whom do not wisli to loavo Ohristchurch.

Mr. Hugh Beetham, of Brancepeth, has, says our Mastcrton correspondent, added to his already largo contributions to the War Fund by providing • a. machine gun for use at tho Dardanelles.

In pointing out how it would be possible to utilise the temporary hospital proposed to bo built for the reception of wounded soldiers in the Wellington Hospital grounds later on. for the treatment of consumptives, tho Hon. G. W* Russell, Minister of Public Health, told the members of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday that ho had tho pleasure last week of being shown over tho sanatorium on the Cashmero Hills, Christchurch, by Dr. Blackmora. As the result of tho establishment of that sanatorium lio had been informed that as far as women were concerned consumption had practically been cleared out of North Canterbury already. That was to say, there were no moro new female cases coming in. Men were still coming in, but t'here was a prospect that North Canterbury would shortly bo cleared of the fell disease, which lio hoped, soon to be able to tncklo throughout the country.

Tho only shred of consolation that tho fire brigade had after being called to the scene of a supposed'fire at tho top of Boulcott Street yesterday afternoon was a slight smell of burning raaj which hung round tho neighbourhood.

Before the new municipal golf linka aro opened at Berhanipore, the Reserves Committee, with tho sanction of the City Council, aro to build a small pavilion, which will iie found to be of service to players and thos? who will have oliarge of tho Units. One City Councillor who plays tho giuno has expressed the.opinioii that tho links are "no good to a beginner at.tho game,", but offers special attraction i to the skilful player. Tho holeSi are well placed, and tho difficulties judiciously distributed. Tho player who is used 1 to tho Heretaunga or' Miramar links will find somo now 1 problems to work out at Berhanipore, and a triangular championship (if 6iich could bo arranged) should be 110 end of an attraction to those capable of good, all-round play.

Twenty-two Territorial officers will sit for examination for promotion at the Drill Hall, Buckle Street to-morrow. Tho examining hoard will be : President, Major A. A. Corrigau, Assistant Commander, No., 5 Group; members, Lieuts. C. W. Mellor and G. H. Mills, Area officers. A largo number of n.c.o.'s sitting for tile examination for first appointments to commissions left for Palmerston North yesterday morning.