LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2839, 2 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tlio rail of housftlioltl burglaries in "Wellington continues without any tangible check. Towards the\end of last week a private residence in Oriental Bay was entered during the evening, in the absonco of its owners, and jewellery and goods, to the value of something liko •CIOO, is said to have been taken by the undisturbed marauder. The following is a copy of a radiogram received under, date July 31 from Colonel Logan, in connection with the health of the troops at Samoa:—"Private W. J. Grant, synovitis knee; D. Gray), tinea cruris; C. Scott, carbuncle." . The Minister of Railways (tho Hon. W. H. Harries) announced in the House of Representatives yesterday that he hoped to lay the D 3 List on the table to-day or to-morrow. A short statement about the health of tho men in camp was made to the House yesterday by tho Minister of Defence. .Referring to the temporary camp, the Minister said that he was advised by tho Camp Commandant that no new drafts of men had occupied the temporary camp at all. The Fifteenths ocoupied the temporary camp, but there was practically no sicknejs amongst them. Tho sickness was amongst the Eighteenths, who were in hutments. No fresh cases of illness were Teported from 'Trentham that morning, and things were practically normal. Sir Walter Buchanan has donated ,£IOO to tho Wairarapa Patriotic Society towards the upkeep of the motor .ambulance which i 3 has been decided to purchase for use on the Western front. Tho offer of Messrs. Turnbull and Jones to present sots of arc and incandescent lamps for the use of the electrical classes in tho Wellington Technical College, was thankfully received'at last night's meeting of tho Technical Education Board, and the directors' acceptance of the same was approved. Tho annual meeting of the Council, of tho Fede'ratcd Seamen's Union of New Zealand will be held in Auckland this week. Tho principal business beforo tho council will be in reference to proposals for u new industrial agreement, and tho attainment of uniformity in - 1 working conditions between Australia - and New Zealand. , \ LaVour conditions as revealed by the weekly reports which tho. State- Labour Department receives are considered to bo normal. At the Wellington Bureau there were 27 applicants for work last week, and 23 of them were H«noral labourers, and work was found for 20. In Christchurch thoro wero 42 applicants, 18 of them wore placed, and 24 remained out of work. Dunedin hnd only 8 applicants, and.found work for 5 of them. In Auckland the applicants numbered 23, 11 of whom were placed. Tho Mayor (Mr. J. P. Lute) acknowledges receipt of a ckecmo for ,£ls 13s. Gd. for the Navy League Fund from the canteen staff at Trentham. ~ln the . Magistrate's Court yesterday morning Mr* P. J. O'Regan applied for a rehearing of the case against Henry James Harper, who on Saturday was convicted and fined on a charge of theft of 301b. newspapers, valued at 2s. Gd., from the Public Library. Inspector Hendrey offered no objeotion, and a rehearing was granted and fixed for Saturday. A roturn, dealing with the enlistment of Maoris,, was presented to the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon by tho Minister of Defence. This showed that'the number of Maoris and halfcastes that left tho Dominion np to and including May 31, 1910, was 1217, made up as follows-.—First Contingent, 517-; second, 311; third, 314; fourth, 71. The number in training at Narrow NeckCamp was 100 full-blooded Maoris and 114 half-castes. In addition, 23 were with tho Europeans at Featherston and 24 at Trentham. The Minister of Internal Affairs stated in tho House of Representatives last evening that ho had been advised by Mr. G. P. Donnelly, of Hastings, that he was donating .E250 to the Lord Kitchener Mifkoi'ial Fund. This doniftlon was part of his donation of'£sooo for which ho hud reserved to himself the right to devote it to such purposes as ho thought fit. Mr. Georgo Seifert has presented a shag to the Palmerston Museum. This bird, which, had & spread of wing of 4ft. 10in., was an extra largo one, and is the biggest bird of its kind shot in tho Tokomaru district; it weighed 71b., tho usual weight of a shag being from 21 to 31b. Mr. J. M'Combs has addressed tho following letter to His Excellency tho Governor:—"l must cordially thank - vou for delaying for a few days tho signification of your assent to tho Military Service Bill. On going moro fully into tho matter of taking legal advice, it has been decided that tho constitutional''ques--tion can best bo tested in the Supremo Court, and that tho appeal will be in no way prejudiced by your assent having been given to the Bill."

, A slight shock of oarthquato was experienced in Masterton about 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. Ono bankruptcy was recorded in the Wairarapa for tlio month of July, compared with two for the sanio month last year. Eight bankruptcies have been registered sinco the beginning of the year. An easy name to remember—Desert Gold Toa. Once you'vo tested it you will never have any other. Family Blend, Is. Sit. Special grades, Is. lOd. and 2s.— Adu : No cold can strike the small of your back if you wear one of our "knitted back" Waistcoats-lSs. Od., Ha. 6d., 18s, 6d. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners StreetAdvt. Wellington grocers aro in peat spirits over tho success of "No Itubbintf Laundry Help" for washing all olothes clean without rubbing or injury to hands or finest fabrics,—Advt.

The Hon- Dr. M.'Nab has been elected [ patron of tho Hastings branch of tho Returned Soldiers' Association; Mr. AV. Hurt (.Mayor), vice-patron; and Captain Boxer, president. In reporting on tho out-classes of tho Technical School, at the meeting of the board last evening, a sub-committee re■ported (through Mr. H. Gore) that the methods of teaching appeared to bo all that could be desired. The only cause for criticism was tbd condition in which tho students were housed. The rooms were drab, cheerless, and too small, and the classes were too scattered to obtain tho best results in working. Mr. R, Fletcher, M.P., has given notice to ask tho Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister whethor ho will place a sum on the (supplementary Estimates this session by way of a subsidy to assist the excellent work which is being done to help our returned soldiers by the Returned Soldiors' Club in Wellington. Ho stated that a considerable sum was required to properly establish this important work of incalculable, benefit to the soldiers, and while many of our citizens had made substantial donations to the club, it was felt that the Government should show its recognition in a concreto form- by a monetary grant. Mr. W. S. La Trobe, director of the Technical College, reported last evening that the school had participated in the recent fair in aid of funds for Belgian children. They were only concerned on tho first day of the show 1 , owing to goods running out, but on that day they had taken .£25.' A resolution. was passed thanking all those- students and teachers of the college who assisted in making the,stall the success it was. Engineers on the smaller steamers trading out of Wellington have had their wages increased by about 7J to 10 per cent., the agreement having been arrived at after lengthy negotiations. The vessels concerned are tho fleet of tho Anchor Shipping and, Foundry Co., •of kelson; Richardson and Co., of Napier; I«vin and Co., South Taranaki Steamship Co.; the coastal steamer John; steamers trading to tho agency of Johnston and Co., and some of the steamers belonging to the Canterbury Steamship Co., tho case of tho Calm being reserved for future negotiations. The coastal steamer Tainui will bo included later on. The manner in which the Military Supplies Department, under tho control of the Hon. A. M. Myers, has carried out its increasingly arduous and important duties has been referred to in highly commendatory terms by the Public Service Commissioner in iiis fourth annual report, just published, in which tho following paragraph appears :—"As an instance of what is possible with proper co-ordiuation, the operations of tho Supplies Board, established, for tho purpose of purchasing stores for tho Defence Department, may be alluded to. • Assisted by a board of three business men, Vho volunteered for tho purpose, the purchase of supplies for the Dei'onco Do-' partmeut is now on such a -footing that' arrangements" are made for many months ahead, and it is quite cortain that the buying is on the most favourable basis. It is understood that the saving in money owing to the operations of the board, as compared with .the former system, has been largo." A statement was made in tho House on Saturday by Mr. Dickson (Parnell), says a Press Association telegram from Dunedin, that a laTge shipment of drapery had been received in Dunedin from Germany, via America. The secretary of tho Master Drapers' Association has ' telegraphed to tho Minister of Customs oxpressing resentment at tho statement, and asking for the fullest investigation. Mr. Myers replied stating that ho had giVcn instructions for a thorough investigation, and adding that he had now been informed that the consignment in question was not for a Dunedin firm. Mr. Henry Wells, organist at St. Matthew's ■ Church, Masterton,- has been appointed to the staff of the Nelson School of Music. ' ' At an early hour yesterday morning a fire destroyed the stable occupied by Mr. Isaac Clarke, coal dealer, and owned by Mr. W, Trueman, at Britannia Street, Petone. .-Several sets of harness, a quantity of horse feed, and other stable requisites, which were uncovered by insurance, and valued altogether by Mr. Clarke at about .€IOO, were lost. The building was insured in tho Phoenix Offico for „E2OO. The Fire Brigade and other helpers prevented the flames from spreading. Since commencing business in October, 1897, Hemingway and Robertson, of Auckland and Melbourne, the well-known Public Service, matriculation, and ]aw examination coaches, and teachers bycorrespondence of accountancy, bookkeeping, .and shorthand, have passed 8725 candidates ijthrongh the above public examinations; 187 through >,tho law, and 1927 through the various examinations conducted by the recognisedr professional accountancy bodies of Now Zealand and Australia. 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