LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2780, 26 May 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

' Tho following notice to mariners appears in the current New Zealand Gazette: —•"By IS and 19 of (ho Defence of tha Realm Regulations it is forbiddeh without lawful authority to obtain or communi. cate any naval or military information ns to the movements, numbers, description, ctc.. of It.M. forces, ships, or aircraft, afld to make photographs, sketches, 1)1- plans of naval or military worlcs. Master? should therefore take steps to prevent passengers or members of tho crew from 'taking photographs or making sketches of (a) any of H.M. ships or aircraft, (b) any naval or military works, (c) anv dock or harbour works, (d) anything'else the representation of which might be of assistance to the enemy."

The Wnirarapa Racing Club has made a further contribution of £111110 for patriotic purposes, 'to he allocated as follows: —Officers' Club. Featherston Camp (furnishing), .£250; Soldiers' Club, Featherston Camp (writing-rDom extension), .£200; Anzac Club, Featherston (furnishing), .£250; landscape gardening, . Featherston Camp, JS100; Military Band, Fentherflon Camp, .£100; Military Tauherenikau Racecourse (piano, gramophone, ctc.), .£IOO.

At a meeting of delegates of the various bodies concerned, held in the New Zealand Alliance room-: last evening, the following resolution was carried-.—"That in the interests of economy, efficiency, and public morals, this meeting, 'representing the Wellington No-License Lenguo, the Good Templars, and the Women's Christian Tomperance Union, is of opinion that during the continuation of the present war all licensed bars in hotels nnd clubs should be closed from G p.m. to 8 a.m., and that, the custom of 'shoutin"-' or 'treating' be made illegal."

It is the intention of the Health Department to rigidly cnforce the law as far as butchers' shops are concerned. Within the last few days two butchers— one at Bulls and the other at Wnngamii —vei'6 fined -CIO and heavy losts lor havin" dirtv shops. In one case tho Magistrate said that the maximum fine was XoO, and if an.v more cases of a similar nature came before him, lie would have no hesitation in inflicting the full penalt>.

"There is not at tho present time a proper organisation o£ Labour, and it will remain in abeyance until the one great question is settled—the beating down of Prussian militarism into the dust," reniarkod Mr. W. Nnnghton at the farewell to Sergt. E. J Carey Inst ovening. The remark was received with applause.

Miss Lynch, who was seriously injured through being knocked down by a motorcar in Lnmbton Quay last Sunday evening, iliod iu the Wellington Hospital last evening.

A conference of 'transport workers' organisations lias been convened by the United Federation of Labsur, and will be held in Wellington on June 28, im mediately preceding the annual conference of the federoton. The eonferenco is to be merely deliberative, consideration being given to the formation of a Transport Workers' Federation. Tho organisations representing waterside workers, railway employees, seamen, and drivers have been invited to send delegates, and the Federation of Imbour will also be represented. It is possible that representatives of the Miners' Federation will also attend. Most of the organiswtions mentioned have only just .received the invitation, and lmve not yet decided officially upon the course of aetion to be taken.

Last night's' Gazette contains notice ef the Governor's consent to tho following loans:—Avondale 11-oad Board, ,£BOOO, .£16,160, and .£1000; Blenheim Borough Couricil, .£SOO and .£750; Ghrisfv church City Council, .£12,000; Coromandel Comity Council, .£250; Green Wand Borough Council, .£850; Hamilton Fire Board, ,£2000; Hawke's Bay Counity Council, ,£11000; Kawhia County Council, .£800; New Plymouth Borough Council. .£2000; Otago li arbour Board, ,£20,000; Wellington City Council, i! 13,670 and ,£15,830. Tho follow, ing loans from tile State Advances Office, also, are authorisedAvondale Koad Board, £2000; Bruce County Council, ,£125; Eketahuna Borough council, ,£500; Mangonut County Council, £5000; Moil Rond Board, XWS; Onerahi Town Board. ,£115; Rnflan County Council, £60, £50, luid iE-liiO.

'.L'lio veterans held a "social" last night at Godber's, Courtenay Place. Thiuyt'lH'co veterans of different wars wero present. Music, songs, and recitations were given, and- a number of patriotic i\ai speeches were delivered by Captain Henry, Licut.-Colonel M'lntosh, Major E. Sergt.-Major G. Bezar, S. Stulolpli, (j. B. Purdic, Rev. 1). C. Bates. \ eteran H. Walton gave two old-timo sea songs, and was enthusiastically applauded. Lieut. '!'• Humphries, vice-president, . occupied tho chair. A most enjoyable meetiug terminated by singing Authcu and "Auld Lang Sylie." 4. scries of burglaries, have occurred in the AVairarapa of late. Oil Wednesday morning Constable J)umphy, of Masierton, arrested a man who was about il years of age, in a clump of bush near the town. He was wearing a coat alleged to have Leon stolen from Matarawa, and portions of a military uniform. ■'He also had in his possession a quantity'of cigarettes and cash alleged to have boon stolen from the Carterton railway bookstall. He was brought before Justices on Thursday morning and remanded.

The Mayor (Mr. J. I>. Luke) anticipates that the City Engineer's estimates for the current year will be Teady for consideration by the Finance Committee next The Mayor of Potouo (Mr. 'J. W ll'Ewan) is communicating with, the \> ar Pensions Board in respect to a Petone resident, who took part in the landing at Gftllinoli. It is stated that this soldier was liadly wounded, had three ribs re moved from his right side, lost his ri„ht arm, and carries a bullet 111 ilus knee. After his return to New Zealand, ho nas discharged, and has since been informed that his pension will he il per week. Mr. M'Fiivan considers this a case of exceptionally hard treatment, and the man has a ivifo and three children to support. Two men were arrested last evening by Sergeant Wilcox and Constable 0 Dea on a cliargo of theft of £5,' ivith violence, from Ecno Baybon.

"We have to thank Mr. E. J. Carey (now Sergt. Carey) for the six-days week for hotel workers," observed a Wanganui representative at Sergt. Carey s farewell last ovening. "But,' he added, you that you are going to lose jthat concession if you dont fight for it. At yesterday's meeting of the Cellington Land Board, six discharged soldiers were granted sections (under the discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act, 191.)) in the Pouwhakarua Block, The numbers of the sectious and the names of the successful applicants were as follow:—Seetion.9. E. Greenwald; Section 10, H. B. A. X. Holliss; Section 11, C. A. Wamlow: Section 13, D. Thompson; Section A, it. yr. Carter, jun.; Section 17, R. Carter, sen. A public meeting, held in Kaihu, adopted resolutions as follow:—(1) Ahat the Government 1)0 informed that this district has sent, or is sending away, practically all the single eligible men to do battle for tho country; (2) that there is. a large number of . aliens (Austrians), who aro in some instances stepping into their places, and reaping the benefits and privileges of our boys going to the front; (3) that there is evidence to show that a nhmber of these aliens (Austrians)- hove in their possession firearms and ammunition; (4) that it is unfair to the women and children of the district that ilieir men should ■ be. called up ior active service, and these aliens left to be a possible menace to their safety; (5) that the Government be asked to grant facilities to the subjects of all alien ally countries to return to their own countries to fight fortheir own peoples, and that all aliens of enemy countries in the Dominion be in-* terned." Copies of' the resolutions are to bfl forwarded to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, to Sir Joseph Ward, and to the member for the district (Mr. Crates).

■ Referring to the work of recruiting, the "Feilding Star" says: "A number of young New Zealamlers have been dodging the issue by a constant change of address. When tlie Register is after them, the report 16: Gone; le)c 110 address. A father of one of these in the Feilding district chuckled out loud the other da.v: 'Can't get my son—l've sent liim away out bnclt, whore there are none of these inquisitive recruiters.' Our attention has also been called to a very eligible young man in this district who is the fortunate owner of five farms—and because of'this nropertv he will not enlist. Yet New Zealanders who have no stake whatever in the country are fighting for the safety of other fellows' farms."