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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2636, 6 December 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL U The Ulimaroa iro'm Sydney, due at 11 a.m. to-day, is bringing the Australian mail for Wellington and southern offices. Tho Auckland portion of the Australian mail will arrivo at that port by the Biverina to-day. The Hospital Slhip Malieno, which is bringing back to New Zealand some 300 wounded men, left Suez on tho homeward voyage 011 November 29, and is duo in New Zealand about December 29. Tho Sydenham Cricket Club adopted the following motion on Friday evening last:—"That any member of eligible age for enlistment and single 6hali bo left out of any team unless ho gives sufficient reasons ior not enlisting." This action was tatan as the res lit of a leading member saying, he would not tako part in matches with players of military age eligible for enhstmeat. — Press Association. . Tho military authorities at Trentham made a final and exhaustive test of the machine-gun which was recently turned out by the Peto:.io railway workshops, prior to taking delivery. It is understood that the results were thoroughly satisfactory, and that_ tho gun will now lie placed in commission. Amongst the remits sent forward f '-nm the Napier branch of tho Teachers' Institute for consideration ct tiio annual conference, :is a motion ■ protesting against the introduction "of American spelling into tho i<uhlic schools of the Dominion." • Christmas is fast drawing near. The women folk should inspect our stock of nicely-finished sill: handkerchiefs, with initials, at 2s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. Geo. Fowlda, Ltd.. Manners Street,—Advt,