LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2647, 18 December 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Concerning Christmas telegrams, tlid Telegraph Office states that greetings on the special form ure to be (id. only, but any variation in tlie wording renders tliem chargeable at tlio full rate of Bd. for twelve words.

Certain people, in . spite of warnings to ithe contrary, continue to post matches to soldiers at tli9 front.A few days ago smoko was seen coming from a parcel at tho Wellington. General Post Office; a quick inspection showed that a box of matches (intended for a soldier far away) had ignited. Relatives and friends of the fighters have a nation that the men are usually short of matches. Gifts of that kind have to be sent as freight, not as portion of the mails. It is not desirable .to send matches in any shape or form to the front. If matches are put among mails tho peril may threaten precious lives as well as property; it is not impossible to havo a serious fire in a ship at sea as the result of a mistaken act of kindness —the postage of matches. This is so important that the Depart-' mont has decided to display big posters, reminding the publio about tho penalties if the warnings are not heeded.Section. 85' of the Post and Telegraph! Act states"Every person who puts into any post office or into any post offico letter box or pillar box, fire, or match,' or light, or any explosive, dangerous or destructive substance or fluid, or any matter or thing likely tol injure any postal packet, or any person, is liable on indictment to imprisonment; for any term not exceeding seven years* with or without hard labour.;'

A handsome stained glass window ill memory of the late Mr. John Gallaher was unveiled in St. Joseph's Church, Buckle Street, on Thursday. The win* dow, which represents the apostle St,' I'eter, is richly coloured. A Missa Dan* tata Requiem Mass was celebrated atf 7.30 a.m., the Rev. F. S. Bartley, 5.M., ; M.A., of Nelson, being the celebrants In the choir wore tlio clergy of the parish and of St. Patrick's College. The Rov. Father Schaefer was at the organ, and 'played Chopin's "March© Funebre" at the conclusion.

' At Napier at noon yesterday the thermometer registered 82deg. in the shade.

At the bazaar held by the South! Wellington School on Wednesday, tho large sum of £49 Bs. lid. was raised for jfcjio Sailors' Comforts Fund. Tho whole Amount, comprising 1500 coppers and 1000 silver. coins, weighing some 501b. avoirdupous, was yesterday morning handed over by Mr. George Flux to the local branch "secretary of the' Nary League for transmission to London. The amount will be expended on comforta for the gallant bluejackets and fisher-' men on the destroyers and trawlers, who are, under the most trying weather conditions, patrolling the seas night ana day, guarding our commerce. On -behalf of these brave fellows the Navy League wishes to convey < the warmest' thanks to all those who helped to make the bazaar such a success. lu the list of judgments obtained in I tho Magistrate's Court on, Thursday last, there appeared the case of v\ mder v; Hughes.' Wo are asked to fct.'ito that the judgment in this case was entered up through an oversight, as the amount had been already paid by the defendant. In two days' the Red Cross shop at Napier has taken oyer £160. The miniature riHe shooting matcß between the Brooklyn and Hataitai bs* tional Reserves was won by Hataitai by 286 to 265. ' • At Wesley Church, TaraaaM Street, selections from tho "Messiah \ull bo rendered at tho close of Sunday evening's service. . The official yoar-book of the Yy clliiigton Harbour Board is issued. It contain's very full particulars of the port and its shipping facilities, and of the board and its organisation. The Auckland Grammar School cricket team, aro passing -through \Velliugton to-day en route to Christchurch, to play their annual match with Christ's College. Tho boys, will be entertained in Wellington this ev &""8 prior to the departure of the ferry steamer by the Wellington branch of tho Auckland _ Grammar School Uia Boys' Association. Our Napier correspondent states that the Hon. R. M'Nab has intimated that he intends taking offices 'w Hastmgs and bringing his staff up so thathc can carry on his Ministerial duties for the Zifsix weeks, which will enable him to keep in touch with local affairs. Those in search o! a really eileufc and beautifully smooth-running motorcar of mnnnratc price would do well to inspect Jhinment of S-cylinder kings jnst Dominion Motor VeWcles, Ltd/at the D.M.V. Garage Tory Street. A demonstration run cannot fail to im- • ,„;Hi the Temarkablo power ana pT Sh runmn» of the air. Telephone SHU call and B ee it for yourself to-day.—Adrt.

Wellington South : (Newtown) Post and Telegraph Office will observe tho followlng tiours for Christmas From Decomber 17 to 24, 8 a.m. to 8 pan, Closed Christmas Day and Sunday. Monday (Boxing Day), 9 to 10 a.m. only. December 28 and 29, 8 a.m;'to 5 p.m. and 7 p.ni to B'p.m. . December 30 and 31, 8 a.hi. to 8 p.m.' New.Yoar's Day, 9 to 10 a.m. only. Pensions duo January .1 can. bo claimed on and after Thm-s----'day, December 23.

The filter for: purifying the water in connection with the public tepid swimming hath in Tasman Street, has arrived, and delivery has been arranged for Monday next; At this lato date, it is out of the.question to.have the filter installed, so that the bath might be opened for the holidays, with the result that tho committee liavo been reluctantly compelled to postpone the opening of tho bath until about the first week in Pobrunry next, when a four-nights' swimming; carnival will be carried through.