LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2805, 24 June 1916, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Court of Appeal (First' Division) will sit this morning at 10.30 o'clock to deliver judgments in the cases Boyd v. .the Onehunga Borough Council, and the Official Assignee (in re Bailey) v. the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd.

The Tunnelling Company of Engineers and' part of the 4th Maori Contingent paraded yesterday, says a Press Association telegram from Auckland. Tho total draft of 165 men embarked for the southern camp at noon. . '

• Next-of-kin of soldiers who have come down to see their men in Wellington have, many of them, travelled on weekend tickets on. the railways.. It happens that'these people will not .be returning until Tuesday, when the tickets will have expired'. Mr. Jennings asked the Minister of Railways yesterday whether he would allow these people to travel on, their return journey on their., week-end' tickets. The Minister said that if. it were possible to identify, these ticket-holders he would' give .instructions.,.that the tickets be made available for'return on Tuesday. ; , . The Prime Minister made a statement to the House yesterday in reply to Dr. Thocker's remarks about the quality , of. milk supplied to the camp at Featherston. Mr. Massey said that he had that morning been interviewed by SurgeonGeneral Henderson, who had assured him that he had' made personal investigation into the matter, and had satisfied himself that the milk was of first-rate quality.

"From confiscated opium enough morphia to supply the whole of our medical department during the whole war has been made at Victoria College by the Professor of : Chemistry," said the chairman of the College Council at last evening's capping ceremony. *

"After the present war," said a wellknown military officer, "tho French lan.gnnge will, next to the English, be tho languago most useful to people travellinsthe world. More than formerly it will become tho dominant language in tho. Near East, and will' be more generally used iu otlier European countries—Russia'in'particular—than it has been, in the past. Our troops are now France, and it would be a splendid t'hinj, for them if they could, during tho months they are-in training, be taught the rudiments of tho language of Iho country they will be serving in. It would also be a capital idea if our'educationists would see a way of providing for tho more general study of French in the schools than is at present the case."

"A sum of .CIO,OOO has been'bequeathed, for a Chair of . Economics," said a speaker solemnly at last evening's capping ceremony. "Should be a decent chair, boss," commented a voico from tho back.

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There are several accomplished insfife cians in the ' 14tli lteinforoement, and 14 is intended to form an orchestra. Donations of yiolins, a 'cello, cornets, or any other string or wind instruments would bo much appreciated by. both officers and men. These gifts may bo forwarded to the Soldiers' Olub, Sydney Street, Wellington, not later than Sunday evening or early Monday morning.

Tho nature of the difficulties which present themselves in connection with the acquisition of military supplies in their present extensive quantities is well illustrated by the experience of the Supplies Department in regard to spurs. It - was found that it was iinpossible to procure from stocks held sufficient spurs to equip all the mounted men that were to be dispatched. Therefore expert advice was sought in regard to the possi-bility-of arranging for their production locally. On looking into the matter, espe'riments were made ' necessitating a supply of nickel. It was found most difficult to secure this metal in the stato required for the- experimental work, but ■eventually a small supply, was purchased in tho shape of spent rifle .bullets-which had been collected from Tide ranges. On the experiments provirg satisfactory, instructions' were immediately issv«l by" the Commandant whereby sufficient nickel for 4000 pairs of spurs was collected, and sold by the Department to the manufacturer ..under a satisfactory arrangement.

, "AntU"shouting" legislation would ba futile and. absurd, according to Mr. A. A. : S.' Jlentecith, president of the 'Moderate wlio expressed that' opinion at a gathering of business men - yesterday. "However, he added, "if the Government'likes, to put.it into effect,' we will do. nothing,' but let tlieni give it a trial."

TBriei' reforence to tho drive of the Eussian army was. made by Hi.«, I3xcdlency the Governor at the capping ceremony last evening. If ine ltussians are successful in what they aro attempting, His Excellency said, their move will not only cut the Austrian army in half, but will cut the whole of the communications to Germany. The events of the next, fortnight should be watched with;close in-. ter«3t.. . .

:_T wo handsome bequests to Victoria' University College were : mentioned by the chairman' of the College Council (Mr. 11. Walton) at the capping ceremony last evening. He said that tho Macarthy Trust had bequeathed <£10,000 to a Chair of Economics, and the Rhodes Estate about the same amount for a scheme (not yet devised,, but which was to- be agreed upon between the trustees and the College Council) for the' education of women in their special departments of life. .Mr. Watson said that regarding the Chair of Economics ■ fore complete, and all was ready for ;.a start to bB made when the war ended.'