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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2732, 29 March 1916, Page 5

"Up till February 5, 717 members of the staff.of Thos. Cook and Son, tourist agents; had enlisted for military service with the Allies., Of that.number no fewer than 399 men were from the firm's London offices; 63 had gained commissions, and 43 had been kißed. The question of cigarettes for our soldiers in Egypt'and at the front was re- . ferred to by Chaplain-Captain Blamires in luVaddress at Trinity Church, Wanganui ■ (says an exchange): He remarked that it was not a fair thing to use the ordinary criterion in the case of our soldiers at the front. Theirs was often a lonely experience—in the trenches and elsewhere—and they were often in the midst,of unhealthy smells and distastefu) surroundings,: and in other circumstances where suoh comforts wero greatly appreciated by them. Further, their open-air life and activities prevonted any baneful influences from ■smoking, which was not objected to by the medical authorities. Ho had never hesitated to seoure cigarettes for the men in the trenches or on shipboard, and had himself distributed 12,600 packages, doing it just as much for the glory of God as other duties he performed. ,At yesterday's meeting of the Educa- / tion Board the secretary reported on the outbreak of fire:which had occurred on March 16 in a shed at the rear of Te Aro School. The secretary stated that the National Reserve had been drilling there on the evening, but there had been no shooting that evening in the shed where it sometimes took place. All direct evidence of the cause of the outbreak had been destroyed by the fire, y but the superintendent of the brigade v had concluded'that it must have been caused through acetylene gas generated ' by. one of the lamps used by'the Reserve, which were stored in that corner '' of the shed where the outbreak, occurred. The damage , done by the fire . - amounted to between £26 and £30. A paragraph inserted in Monday's / Dominion with ■ regard to certain mui* eral discoveries made by, Mr.. Chaff ey .in the Takaka district, was misleading in certain particulars. It was made to appear that the ore discovered by Mr. Chaffey as assayed by Dr. J. S. Maolauriu, contained 60 per cent, of '.molybdenum trioxide.. The amount should have been 0.60 per cent, (onehalf of 1 per cent). Mr. Chaffey has applied to the Government for a sub- ■. sidy on the cost of his work, but. up : till' the present none has been- granted. •Recognition of. the valuable services - rendered to the public by ex-P.olice Superintendent John Ellison is to be made at a gathering which is to be held in the Wellington Chamber of Commerce "■ at 3 p.m. to-day. A large number of citizens have, felt that Mr. • ,Ellison should receive some tangible evidence of the appreciation of his good work in the interests of the public, and a pre- ( sehtation'will be made to him by the people of .Wellington. Mr. M. Myers, ' who, as a former. Crowii_ Prosecutor, ' had numerous opportunities of seeing how faithfully Mr._ Ellison carried out his.trust, will;preside.