LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2582, 2 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In Wellington it is illegal to sweep - tho footpath In front of a shop after 8.30 a.m. Prosecutions have been made against souio Cuba Street business people recently, and yesterday Alice fetzlaft and .Robert Gordon woro each' fined 05., with costs 75., in the Magis- • tratc's Court for having broken this bylaw. , ' Tho Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives yesterday recommended that the petition of Dr. Harry, A. Deiatour, of Wellington, bo referred to the Government for favourable con-, sideration. Dr. Deiatour asked for redress in connection with, his services in fcha Now Zealand Military Forces, alleging that ho had been superseded by officers junior to him and of less ..." csperienco. , It appears as if there was. a, fireman's holiday in Wellington yesterday, bccauso no fewer than threo steamers, which were quito ready to sail, were compelled to await th pleasure of the men in tho stokehold beforo they could (let away from tho port. First it was the Corinna. She left the wharf for „ New Plymouth shortly after midnight on Thursday, ono fireman short. Ono of iho Union Company's permanent.:, hands was. placed on board the vessel, but the regular crew refused to work' with him because it was alleged that ho was not a member of. the' union. The Corinna anchored in the "stream, . and a fireman was not found for . her till twelve hours later. Next camo the ' Sydney steamer Manuka. She was scheduled to leave at 8 p.m. At 5 p.m., ' sho was still five firemen short. Later theso men were procured, but meantime other members of the stokehold crew had gone ashore. Eight o'clock came, and the Manuka did not move. Passengers .md those .who, had gone down, to see friends off, 1 loitered about the wharves waiting for the firemen. to turn up. . Time went on and still >tho vessel remained tied up.- At' last three or four individuals were observed coming down tho wharf in rather a merry iriood. It was no use • trying to hurry them—they fully meant to take their own. time, and. they did : so. At last the end of the procession came in sight, and wended his way towards the gang-way: He stood for .several miriutes at'tho foot of tho gangway undecided whether to mount it or not. His mind was made up at. last, and aboard'he went much to tho re-, lief of all concerned. • The Manuka sailed at 9 p.m. The Huddart-Parker steamer Riverina was much delayed in her ooparture for south waiting till a fireman could be found to complete her •complement. . . '

At a -well-attended 'meeting of. Johnsonville residents, held in the office of tlio local Town Board on, Friday night, Mr. F. T. Moore' presiding; 'if-Was resolved to hold a monster patriotic concert and danco on Wednesday nest, for the purpose of raising funds to provide Christmas cliecr for the 47 men: John-, sonville lias sent to the front. Mrs.. Hall, wife of Major Hall, ;was tntrosted With the programme, and Mr. Willie. Bentley supplied'3oo 2s. tickets free of cost, all of -which the ladies present undertook to sell. The Rev. Mr. Potrie will doliver an address appreciative of the men : wlio have enlisted during the concert, and appeal for recruits to reinforce the local boys who hare gone ahead.: The Johneonville Band and Mrs. Monk ana Mr; Haueemau -will supply the music for both concert and dance.

At the office of Mr. W. Peny, solicitor, there is a photograph of considerable interest in. these days when an. earnest appeal for men is being made. The photograph is of tho New Zealand University. Rugby team which tourea Australia in 1913. Most of the team are row at the front. Mr. Perry, who was manager of the team, is not "sure whether eleven, or thirteen have enlisted, but KiHs certain that eleven have. These aTe: H. Childs (son of Mr. "Childs, of Palnierston North), E. H. Quilliam (Now Plymouth), 1\ D. Smith (whoenlisted -in England, whild studying there), S. Porter (Canterbury), T. Fawcett (Wellington), W.' Bilkey • (Auckland), J. E. Cuthill (Otago, who is recovering from wounds received (it the Dardanelles), G. S. Fisher (Otago)j ' S. Darby (Auckland) , D. Dobson (Christclmrcli), and R. L. Withers (of Otago, wio is a surgeon-major./n the fprces)i Other members .of the team are making arrangements to enlist..

Mr. Thomas - Young, • Barrister, of .Wellington, has forwarded to the Hon.. A. L. Herdmau a chcijue for £20 for the relief of wounded soldiers. Less attention to form and more attention to speed was the advocacy of Mr. J. S. Tenuant, M.A., B.Sc., who lectured the Teachers' Institute on the subject of h'and-writing last evening..

A warm-engagement occurred botween tho. City police and a body of firemen on Thursday evening. Two firomen wero arrested: near tho corner of. Manners : Street and Willis: Street,: arid their colleagues, so the polico stato, rushed to their aid. Tho :arrested men got away, but wero again apprehended near tho wharves. -On tho way to the police station, tho encounter, continued. The constables landed their prisoners; but not without a few casualties to tho "Lav/." Ycstorday morning firemen,who were alleged to havo participated in the engagement Were charged in the Magistrate's Court with various offences arising: out, of tho : affair. John Thomas Hunt was fined :in sums - totalling £5, ond-James'Thomas Quit'k6 £7 ISe. 6d. ■Chess players -in- the Wairarapa are surprised-'and disappointed at the decision of tho New Zealand Chess Association, not: to hold the championship tliis year (says our Masterton correspondent). ,It had" been , proposed that the 'tourney be held in Masterton, and that the proceeds be dovotcd to tho patriotic funds." It is contended by Wairarapa players that no Circumstances have ' arisen to warrant tho abandonment of the tourney. 'A-7' V:" !

There was a, goad ' muster :of mem--bcrs at tho special parade of_ tho Ammunition Column of the National Resorvo hold last evening, when, iu respect to tho memory of the lato Captain 11. W. Wilkinson, who latoly died in the hospital in England, tho 'Last Post" was sounded.- Tho parado was inspected by Major A.,11. Hislop (offlcor commanding, tho column), thoHon: •A;"-II.- Hordman,' and Mr T. K; Sidey, M.P. As i many members as could attend wero-present-at a special meeting , of the Merchant Servicq, Guild (Now Zcalaml Section) yesterday, -to welcome Captain Macindoe, the new secretary. Captain Attwood, president, and other members, in brief < speeches- of welcome, expressed the hope .{fiat Captain -Macindoo's tenure of office would bo a most prosperous one. In reply, tho secretary .'thanked ' members for their - good wishes,: and 6aid that it was his intention to do- all in his power to dceervo the confidence placed in hira..: , Somo timo ago a .potiion was presented in the House ot Representatives from "Messrs. Gcddis ana Blomfield, proprietors of- the Auckland illustrated weekly nowspaper the ''Observer." Tho petitioners asked for relief in connect tion with certain' proceedings .brought against.them'- for libel, arising out. of a cartoon published in tho "Observer" entitled "Justice is Blind." The Petitions Committee of the House of Representatives reported: yesterday .that. it had no recommendation to make on tho petition. v

During tire. last twelvo years tihe Y.M.C.A. Grangers' : .tea : has ■ been held", continuously, 'in-".the: Y.M.O.A. Build-' ings';- over. 30,000 attendances' have .been recorded, .in that period, of., which; at least -.6000 liavo been attendances of • strangers/.' . The anniversary. tea : and meeting is to': be held to-morrow, the address: being given by tlio Rev. J. R. Sullivan, a returned wounded soldier from ■ Gallipoli, on "Men the Empire Needs.'' \ After the meeting' the strangers' .tea will be held, to which all soldiers and visitors to the ■ City are cordially, invited. Talk about enthusiasm—is there anything to equal that of the anglor at tie opening of the season? One Wellington angler, -who was particularly, keen to seethe j;eel whirring,. witnessed' .'Les Cloches .de Corneville'' on Thursday night, and after reachine home,- instead of. diving into the blankets, lie changed into old clothes, got .his fishing tackle together, and started for his selected fishing ground.": He walked to Karori, then following the Karori stream orossed over the unroaded range, and taking Pencar.row's light for a guide;-made'his way to i th© i South Karori Stream, away beyond its junction' : ivith - the Makara Stream. 1 'He 'arrived : there ! ;, 'ab6ut :4 o'clock. His efforts were rewarded. The stream was alive with good-conditioned troiit,. and by 7.30 a.m. he had securcd the . fill)" bag. allowed by . law—twenty was able to'get back to town in time for breakfast and work. '

The Southland Frozen Meat Company havo donated £510 to. ; the Woundecl Soldiers' Fund, and £300 to the 'Allies' llelief -Fund.—Press Association. • A Press Association telegram from: : Duriodin states . that the - Waikari Emergency Hospital was closed down yesterday, the: sole, remaining' patient, being .transferred to 'Dunedin Hospital, from which -he will probably he charged to-day. The' hospital has been in. iise; since July 28, and 27 cerebro-spinal-meningitis contacts have been Under' observation and "treatment.': A correspondent signing himself "A Member; of the Church of • England" v/ritos -in vigorous language a protest against the action of Bishop Gwynno !n Gallipoli 'in ordering ilio Anglican chaplains to. refuse.: the/Sacrament to members of other denominations at the Communion, services at the front. He urges that it is the, duty of all clergymen !tb. make' soldiers * feel .that they. aro\very; welcome to enioy any religious servico Iliac may' be held, no matter to what denomination' they may belong. The Otago "Daily Times" states' that Brigadier-General;! Robin) SurgeonGeneral Henderson. (Director, of Medical Services) i Colonel, M'Donald,' and the local medical officers connected with the Defence Department visited all the medical institutions in Dunedin on "Wednesday. The - homo for returned soldiers was also inspected, and the .visitors were greatly impressed by : what they saw at the different institutions: ' Th? object of the tour was for the purpose of enabling Surgeon-General Henderson to familiarise himself with, southern conditions, in so far as they related to tho medical servico. ' , ■ ' One of the keenest of the fifty-three recruits who attended' tho medical examination at the Christchurcli Barracks, on Wednesday' evening was' Mr. J. J ' Graham', Mayor of Woolston, who 'desired to go away with the Artillery branch,.says the Christchurcli "Press." Mr. Graham was, however, unable to pass ; tie sight test; and he was placed among the "unfits on that ~ account. Speaking to a reporter afterwards,'' Mr; Graham said_ that he enlisted because lie considered his country needed him, and he was. keenly disappointed at being ■unable, to get away. He was particularly anxious to pass the medical examination as he had a brother going away with the Ninth Reinforcements, and he had hopied to go .with him, but the eyesight test ..had been his undoing., • A statement as to the intentions of the Government with respect' to tho increase in the freight on butter shipped from Now. Zealand to Britain was asked for in tlio House of Representatives yesterday by Mr. Jennings.: . The Minister of Agriculture; Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, said that the matter was •under consideration, and would probably be dealt with wfcen the Commercial Trusts Bill was brought down next weak. "v;