LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2813, 3 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An English, via Suez, and air Australian mail will arrive in Wellington by tho Hivcrina from Sydney to-day. • A Wireless message received from'the vessel last evening stated that it was expected that sho would make port at G a.m.

The Finance Bill which embodies the Government's war' profits taxation and other financial proposals will probably ho introduced in the House of Representatives by Governor's Message this evening.

Monday sittings will bo commenced by tho House of Representatives this evening, and will bo continued for the remainder of the session. The remaining clauses of the Land and Income Tax' Assessment Bill will probably bo considered in Committee to-night. It seems likely that the session, which is now entering upon its ninth week, will extend till about the end of July.

It is expected that the report or the M to Z Petitions Committee on tho petitions asking for six o'clock closing of hotels will be presented early this week, probably to-morrow. Early yesterday morning an attempt was mado to break into the Petone Bailway Station. The nightwatchman at tho workshops states that ho was in tho vicinity of tho station at about i a.m., and noticed nothing linusml. At 5.15, hearing sounds iu that direction, he returned to find the lock connected with the door of tho bookstall wrenched off, a window in the ticket office broken, and signs that an attempt had been-niade to force an entry into the station proper. Evidently tho burglar had been disturbed by the arrival nf the watchman, as a minute search of the premises mode by the stationmaster (Mr. R. Simons) showed that nothing whatever had been removed.

The Prime Minister states that tho stocks of frozen meat in the Dominion lire gradually being reduced by tho supply of shipping now available. The outlook in regard to ships for the remainder of the season is stated by Mr. Massey to be satisfactory.

A fresh case of infantile paralysis was reported from Palmerston North on Friday. The caso is that of an adult.

As a result of falling from a tramcar on the Island Bay Road on Saturdayevening, Mrs. E. O'Neill, 4 Devon Street, is at present in an unconscious state in the Hospital. The injuries to her head aro severe. ' ,

The disadvantages under which children in the country suffer educationally was referred to by a speaker at the conference of inspectors and headmasters in the Training College, Auckland, last week. He said.that often a country child would milk from fourteen to sixteen cows in the morning, and then ride about four miles to school over rough roads. If they attempted to readat home their eyesight suffered from poor illuininatiou, and usually there were several people in the same room, carrying on conversation.

Daylight saving was discussed, on the suggestion of the Devonport Club, at tho annual meeting of the Auckland Centre, Dominion Bowling Association, last week. It was decided "That this meeting of Auckland bowlers express the opinion that the passing of the Daylight Saving Bill would be in the best interests of this country."

An interesting exhibit -has just been placed in the Auckland Museum in the shape of two gas masks, showing the pattern adopted when the Germans first used poisonous gas. One mask, with goggles and mouthpiece complete, was taken from a German officer at Tpres; the.other shows the pattern adopted by the British. Both masks were forwarded from Tpres by an officer of the London Scottish Regiment to the Misses Isaacs,-of Auckland, who have presented them to the museum. At the fighting near Ypres, when gas was first employed, tho London Scottish were nearly annihilated.

At a meeting of the Wairarapa Eaeing Club it was resolved that .£2OO be voted towards the erection of a new military'infectious hospital, and £56 towards a bath and heating arrangements in the stewards' stand for the benefit of the nursing staff.

In reference to a report upon the working of the Saturday half-holiday at Hutt and Petone, published in Saturday's issue of Tite Dominion, in which it was stated that at Petone 32 of the business peoplo advocated Saturday closing and 38 favoured Wednesday,-the Mayor of Petone (Mr. J; AV-. M'Ewan) states that it should be borne in mind, particularly by those who maintain that their businesses have decreased since the half-holiday was changed, that at' this time of the year there is always a slackness of trade in Petone. Moreover, Mr. M'Ewau contended, the purchasing power of the people is not now as great as it was 12 months ago, the price of commodities having increased out of all proportion to wages, and the public has not got the money to spend. Another point, was that upwards of 400 men had joined the Expeditionary Forces, and he believed that these, the great majority of whom -were unmarried, were tho very men who would patronise those places, who now blame the Saturday half-holiday for the loss of trade. "Beckon the earning power of these young fellows at only .£2 per week each," said Mr. M'Ewan, "and you will see that Petone has lost about. £800 per week" As a business man, Mr. M'Ewan added that he had found the Saturday afternoon and evening trade declining for Rome time prior to last March, which, he felt confident, was due to-the.'above reasons. He added that he knew of several business places, where proprietors had striven hard to rotaiu Wednesday, but now had changed their opinions, and he concluded by stating that if the residents decided at a poll for Wednesday, he .thought that his bu6inessiwo.uld still close on Saturday. . The Hutt Park Committee has appointed Mr J. W. List, of Petone, to the position of caretaker of the park, out of 20 applications. ' M«iibors of the Manawntu Patriotic Society aro nothing if not patriotic themselves At tho meeting-of tho society on Trida-.- night a returned soldier waited upon 'the meeting and asked for a loan of .£l2O for a month from the_ society to enable him to take up a section. At a provions meeting the society had deciued. to do nothing in this direction as it was outside tho society's province. However, the case being a genuine one, the _ returned man having had his arm paralysed and being himself one of five orothers who had "gone to the front, the society felt that something should bo done, liatlicr than see the hero lose his section twelve members of the society immediately guaranteed the money on the spot, and n cheque for the amount irns to have lieon handed to the returned one on Saturday morning.

Tho month just closed was tho driest June experienced in Masterton for many veins past. Tho rainfall for tho month was just under 2 inches, whereas the average rainfall for tho month of. .Tune during the last ten years was over" i inohas.

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A rather sensational development occurred during the hearing of .1 licensing caso at Mastevton on I'riday, says our Miisterton correspondent: A young inan was charged with selling .11 bottle of whisky to a soldier in uniform. In the course of his evidence tho soldier witness alleged that a certain party had gone to the Feathorston Camp and endeavoured to bribe him with money to" 'modify litis evidence against the defendant. It was alleged that tho bribe was made in tho presence of a'policeman who was secreted in au adjoining room. The Stipendiary Magistrate said the allegation was a very serious one, and ho adjourned tho case, for a fortnight, in order that the evidence of the policeman might be procured.

.Tames Wright, residing at Severn Street, Island Bay, fell down one of the holds of the steamer Ruahine on Saturday,' and received injuries to one of hie shoulders and broko his left leg.

Particulars of tho conditions of leave to New Zealand soldiers wishing to visit England on furlough from the front are contained in. an interesting letter received from a well-known Auckland sergeant. "To-day we heard the glad news that leave will he granted to mou wishing to visit England," he write?, under date of April 25. "We, of course, are within six hours of London here, hut there aro naturally limitations. Two men per week will bo alloweci to go. We have 100 men in the company,- so lots will bo drawn and tho lucky ones will go first. The leave is for eight days. All travelling expenses are paid, so 'tis said, so tho trip should not prove'expensive."

Cold, - wet weather on Saturday militated against the scheme of the members of the Commercial Travellers' Association to raise money for the Navy League's fund for the dependants of the men of the Navy lost in action. A very neat little medallion on., a pin was prepared, the medallion having stamped on it the words "H.M.S. New Zealand," a low relief -of. that cruiser, and below "Jutland, 1916." The gilt badges wore sold for one shilliug, and the silver Uie3 for half-a-crown. So sympathetic was the public, despite the adverse weather conditions, that praotically tho whole issue was sold, and a handsome sum should, have been realised for the fun 3. The gross amount collected was .£ll3 35., which means that about .£7O will be added to the fund. The ladies who turned out in the wet weather and. did such excellent work deserve tho greatest credit. They sold every badge given them to sell—they could do no more. Many of the sailoTS of the Japanese warships now in port are provided with handy little. red-covered books, which give them a handy guide to. everydav phrases in the English languago, such! as "I feel no hungry," "Where to will I go?" and "Is theTO the eat shop?" One sailor was asked how he managed to pronounce the English words, even though the Japanese equivalent (in meaning) were placed opposite. Ho at ci-ce turned to the beginning of the book and showed there tho alphabet, the vowels and consonants all set out in proper sequence, with Japanese sound equivalent above each letter. In this manner the visitors are taking advantage of the present voyage to learn English. The one word of Japaneso that local people are learning is the pretty word,"Sayonara,' the ordinarv salutation in Japan equivalent to our ""Good day" or "How do you do?"

Several changes are about to take place in Hie managerial staff of Messrs. Murray, Roberts, Ltd. Mr. G. M Morris will proceed to London, where he will still be connected with the company. Mr. W. P. J. Anderson, who lias been managing the Gisborne branch for some timo, will go to Napier, and Mr. E. Burgoois. accountant in the Napier branch, will take up the management at Gisborne. The Wairarapa Hospital Board has decided to increase the patients icesi for all adult patients at tie hospitals from 4s. to 6s. per day.

The house wliicli was raffled by the Dannevirke Patriotic Society for tie Wounded Soldiers' Fund, was won by Mr. Paul Hunter,.of Porangahnu. Ihe house was given by Messrs. W. P. and •!,.■ f Knight, and realised Association. '

A Gazette Extraordinary was issued on Saturday declaring certain-firms (a loiig list) in different countries throughout the world to be enemy firms under the War Regulations Aot. '"From the way people are acting in this country," observed the Chief Justice from the Supreme Court bench on Saturday morning, when sentencing a. number of .prisoners, "they do not seem to realise that there is a war on. _They go on drinking, gambling, and horseracing quite oblivious of the greatest war in history, and.they do not S«b» the evil- they aTe doing to others by the extravagance of their examples. Mr L G. Keid, S.M., dismissed a case at Mast'erton on Friday;* tWij sec-•ond-hand dealer was charged with a breach of the War Emulations in selling a pea-rifle to a lad .wiflurat opining the necessary permit. The Magistrate held that a iea-riile did not come within the meaning of the regulations. At an early hour on Saturday morning the death took place somewhat suddenly of Elizabeth O'Connor, aged 64, years, who resided with her husband, Michael O'Connor, at 9 Kent Terrace, At 11 o'clock on Friday night \ke deceased was in her usual health and spirits but some time later she took suddenly ill. An inquest will he held. Owin" to the heavy rain which' fell on Saturday it was decided to postpone All outdoor sports arranged' for the day. "I think legislation will come on the question of exterminating flies, as it did in the matter of consumption, said Professor J. C. Johnson, in the course _ot his lecture at the Leys Institute in Auckland 'on "Flies in Relation to Public Health." He added that when Hies were most abundant the death-rate was highest, and as the flies fell off, so did the number of deaths. The co-operation of every housekeeper and others was essential for the destruction, of the pest. Professor Johnson also pointed to the reduced deaths from'disease on the battlefield as the result of improved sanitary conditions, while with the absence of 'flies infantile paralysis in New Zealand had been practically stamped out. As a remedy for the mosquito, of which only tho female was the biter, he suggested drying up swamps or flooding the surface with kerosene.

A movement is afoot to provide the ■Awnpuni Ambulanco Training Camp with a drum and pipe band. This is .tho only military camp- in New Zealand -which lias not got a band. The Palmorston North Patriotic Society have offered to present' hvo sets of pipes to tho camp, and tho balance of tho instruments tv-UI be purchased from the Camp Recreation ruiul, so that the next stop is to secirre suitable bandsmen. All applicants for posts as bandsmen must enclose a reference, preferably from a bandmaster, or some recognised authority, and should clearly state ■■ instrument the applicant i« accustomed to. Applications will only be entertained from men who are ineligible for scrrico abroad. All applications should be addressed to Lieut. R. H. Nimmo, Camp Quartermaster, Awapuni Camp.