LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2661, 5 January 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tho postal authorities advise that the s.s. Ulimaroa, which sailed on Thursday last carrying Australian mails only, arrived at Sydney on Monday morning.

The Ninth Reinforcements and the advance guard of the 3rd and 4th Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade will march through, the city streets on Saturday afternoon.

Colonel Patterson, ' reporting from Samoa, under date January 3, gives the following particulars concerning the health of the garrison:—"Health of troops good; Corporal J. Swann, enteric; Privates R. W. Simpson, renal calculus j G. Garrigan, rheumatism; J. Baker, inflamed preauricular gland."

As a result of. recent changes in management, the Alliance Assurance Company have decided to transfer their head office for New Zealand to "Wellington. Mr. C. R. Smith, the erstwhile Wellington manager, assumes the general managership, vice Mr. W. Devenisli Meares, who after a very long association with the company, retired on pension at the end of the year. Mr. Smith has been connected with the Alliance Company since 1881, and his promotion will be well received by his many friends. Mr. R-. Coughley is to manage the Christchurch branch, and Mr. Evelyn Wright, late accountant at Christchurch, the. Wellington office.

Despite the fact that several new wells were put down last year, says our Napier correspondent, there are indications that. Napier is again likely to run short of water before the summer is over. In Napier, whenever tho season nrrives when water is most required, the people are urged to nse care.

Over one hundred Napier waterside tvorkcrs have gone to the front, and of these seven have been killed.

No fewer than 455,558 persons attended the closing ceremonies of the Pacific-Panama Exposition on December 4. It was kept open for 288 days, during which it is stated officially that 18,875,974 persons passed through tho turnstiles. The net profit will pan out at a little over 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000), while the city of San Francisco will secure a splendid addition to her parks, besides a number of tho permanent buildings, as well as a civic auditorium valued altogether at close on two million dollars.

The Rotorua "Chronicle" states that deputation of leading Nga'tiwliakaue chiefs has been appointed by tho Maori War Association to meet Judge J. AV. Browno, President of tho Waiariki Native Land Board, regarding an offer of a section containing 500 acres of land, with a view of getting his consent and assistance towards obtaining Ministerial permission to hold ail art union whereby tho section may be disposed of. It is surveyed, partly bush and pa.rtly open country, well-watered and situated about three miles from the township of Rotorua. Tho winning number would get the land transfer, title direct from the Waiariki Land Board, the money forthcoming to be devoted to the Maori Patriotic Association.

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"Tho Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava fades into insignificance v.-hen compared with the charge at Gaba Tepa," said the Rev. W. E. Gillam, speaking at St. Matthew's Church, Auckland. "The men in tho charge were our boys," he added. "They were N«-n* Zealanders, who in a mighty crisis upheld tho glorious traditions of our race." There was, of course, the tragic side of the picture. Ho had listened time after time to tho stories of the lack of hospital ships ancj the terrible suffering of the men in tlu transports which were conveying them to 'tho hospitals.

Tho man Norman Edward Ecals, who is undergoing a life sentence at tho Mount Jsden Gaol for murdering, at Onewhero about a year ago, liis brother's wife, Mrs. Emma Keals, and her infant child, succeeded on Sunday evening in breaking a medicine bottle in his cell and" in jputilating himself with the jagged glass. The "Herald" reports that subsequently he was removed to the hosptal, where an operation was performed.

Wo have received from the publisher, Mr. 11. E. C. Robinson, of Sydney, a useful map of the Balkan war zone. It is well printed and should be found of servico in following the developments of a campaign which figures prominently in the news from day to day. A circular lotter has been addressed by the Department of Internal Affairs to Mayors and to the chairmen and secretaries of movements for the raising of patriotic funds requiring them to furnish balance-sheets, in connection with tlio funds on or before January 31, under the provisions of the War Funds Act, 1915.

Lieutenant-Colonel A". E. Loach has received advice of his appointment as military commandant at the Hanmer Springs Hed Cross Hospital, , Though not recovered he is now able to do with, out crotches, but is still on sick leave. Lieutenant-Colonel Loa/dh volunteered for light servico, hence the above appointment.

The City Corporation Tramways were called upon to cope with a record'volume of business during the holiday season just closed. The receipts in Christmas week, ending with Sunday, December 26, totalled £4335 ss. 7d., or £549 lis. sd. in' excess of those for the corresponding week of the previous year. This satisfactory result was attained notwithstanding tho fact that Boxing Day was included in tlic Christmas week of 1914, whereas this year tho takings for Boxing Day were incorporated with those for the New Year riays. The following wore the receipts for Christmas week:—Monday, December 20, £675 12s. Id.; Tuesday, December 21, £662 7s. lid.; Wednesday, December 22, £474 13s. Sd.; Thursday, December 2-3, £734 10s. 2d.; Fnd-i/, December 24, £802 lis.; Saturday, L'ecember 25, £473 2s. 2d.; Sunday, December 26, £512 Bs. 6d. The figures for the New Year holidays, beginning with December 27 (Boxing Day) also disclosed in the aggregate an increase of £579 0s: 7d , .compared with the receipts during tho holidays of twelre months ago. The following were tho receipts for the week which ended ivi'h last Sunday, the figures within parentheses representing the takings for the corresponding days in 1914-15:—Mon-day, December 27, £732 ss. sd. (£475 lGs. 6d.); Tuesday, December 28, £619 19s. 4d. (£6OB lis.' 3d); Wednesday, December 29, £601 14s. 7d. (£626 125.7d.); Thursday, December 30, £666 2s. 2d. (£679 7s. 7d); Friday. December 31, £647 4s. 7d. (£374 12s. 8d.): Saturday, January 1, £634 17s. 6d. (£652 10s. 8d.); Sunday, January 2, £452 2s. lid. (£357 14s. Sell. Total for the veek, £4354 6s. Gil. (£3775 ss. lld\. The takings on Friday. December 31, in 1014, it should be borne in mind> were affected by the rainy weather.

Dr. Hatherley returned to Wangaiuu last week after a visit to the Old Country.

The annual conference of the New Zealand Nurserymen's Association will be held, in Wellington oil January 19, and 200 delegates will be present al the conference from all over New Zea« land, and tho Prime Minister will de« liver an opening address at 10 o'clock on the morning of tho lfJtli. The iiayoi has received ; a request from tho execm tivo of the association to oxtend a civic welcome to the delegates on the 19th, and. he lias written acceding to the request.

The London "Daily Telegraph" invited leading men throughout the Em« pire to send New Year messages through their columns to the British: peoples. The Prime Minister of New. Zealand (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) sent the following message"At this most serious stage of the war, ,when our courage and endurance ara being supremely tested, it is imperative that all domestic differences shall be placed on one side, and every man. do his full duty as a soldier and a citizen. In the coming year there must be inflexible determination to will al' ail}' sacrifice. With steadfast loyaltj to the Empire and to each other sue cess is certain, but short of a conclusive victory there must bo no weakening. New Zealand, with the other Dominions, will welcome peace when •it oomes, but peace and honour must coma together."

A large number of people visited Mt. Egmont at New Year (says the "Taranaki Daily News"). Mr. W. H. Moyes and a party of sis others reached thei top of the mountain, being the first party to do so this season without ai guide, whilo Mr. Stanley Shaw and a. party of seven* others also reached the summit. The accommodation .at tha North Egmont hostelry is now taxed to its utmost.

Mr. Arthur Tozart, who has been: sketching to raise money for the Soldiers' Tobacco Fund, has received some warm acknowledgements of his efforts from the soldiers who were at Gallipoli. Mr. Tozart raised £2 one afternoon recently at Lyall Bay as a result of his sketches, and ho will start another campaign in the - city to-day at 11 a.m., when he will commence operations at Messrs. Begg and Co.'s warehouse, Manners Street. Mr. Tozart will be accompanied by a recruiting officer.