LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2847, 11 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Supremo Court will resume at 10.40 a.m. to-day, instead of 10.30 a.m., as has been usual during the week.

Some excitement was caused ai> Karaka Bay yesterday, when a woman who was out for a walk in charge of a nurse jumped over the end of the suburban , wharf. Her hysterical screams for assistance wero heard by Miss Kitty Doughty, who whs 400 or 500 yards away. Miss Doughty ran to tlio wharf and plunged into tho water fully dressed, and was successful in rescuing the woman. Ex-Master Gunner Heath carried the woman to tho waiting shed, where Miss Lena Heath rendered first aid with success. Dr. M'Evcdy at that timo was passing, and ho attended to the patient.

Tho mounted section of tho Sixteenth lleinforcemcnts to tho number of one .hundred and ton men left Featherston at eleven o'clock yesterday morning for Wellington. On arrival at Wellington the men wero marched through tlio streets Leaded by tho Featherston Trumpet Band under Trumpeter-Major phegwan. Sunday golf was before tho City Council last evening. The council approved a draft by-law which will prohibit Sunday golf "on any part of the Town Belt reserves that are vested in tho corporation."

A notico in tin's week's Gazette proelaims.jthat the namo of German Bay, in the Akaroa-Wainui district, has been changed to Takamatua.

The City's milk supply was again before the City Council last evening. Tho Health Committee reported:—"That they are of opinion that tho 'time is ripo for. tlio council to take definite steps to undortako tho orection of a milk clearing-houso ns soon as funds are available." After discussion, tho council adopted the report }iy eight votes to five.

At the annual meeting of the Auckland Provincial Employers' Association yesterday (says a Press Association telegram), tho president paid a glowing tribute to tho response of Labour to the call to arms. He sounded a note of warning regarding the anti-militant agitator, who, lie said, was allowed too much freedom of speech.

"Tight sitters" was a term used in the Magistrate's Court yesterday by tlio City Solicitor (Mr. J. O'Shea) to describo people who never offer tho conductors on tie tram-cars their faro unless specially approached. Air. O'Shea went on to say that there woro many nioro cases in which payment of fares had been evaded than came beforo.tho Court. But tho tramway authorities intended making examples of theso people in the near future. For the guidanco of people who, through no fault of their own, had not been ablo to pay their fares and had been charged with .iio offence, he would adviso them to oxplain their caso before tho tramway authorities before defending tho action ill Court. At the. time tho above statement was made an ndjourned hearing against a man for not liaving paid his fare was being taken. Mr. P. J. O'llegan, on belialf of his client (Otto Krolin) admitted that ho might have made a mistake when he 1 refused to givo his name to the conductor, and lor that counsel expressed regret. Continuing, Mr. O'Regan said that it was realised that conductors must do their duty, and if people tried to evade paying their fares then they must suffer, but lie submitted that his client did not do that. Under tho circumstances ho asked the Magistrate to dismiss tho case, and this was agreed to.

The Napier Thirty-Thousand Club lias decided to hold tho Mardi Gras Festival on December 26 and 27; and to give tho not proceeds to patriotic funds.

Tho total amount received in Napier to dato towards tho Naval Dependants' Fund is £4341.

We havo to acknowledge receipt of' 13s. from the Konini Sunday School children (per E. Warren) for the Belgian Children Milk Fund.

At yesterday's meeting of the Hawko's Bay Education Board the chairman, Mr. J. 11. Sheath, roported on tho shortago of teachers duo to enlistments, and said tho board had found it impossible to find qualified substitutes. Ho questioned whether tho Government should not bo asfeod to regard teachers as exempt, as the odunation of children must go on, and should not bo left to more or leas inn competent persons. No applications had boon received worthy of some of the positions offering, and -unless tlia board took due precautions to preserve tlio interests of those who had answered tho call of duty a gravo ■ injustice would be perpetrated. The board unanimously decided to protect the rights of promotion on return of those who are now fighting for tho Empire.

Beoruiting at the Town Hall has been a littlo better this week than last and moreover tho men who are offering are of a good class. Captain Barclay stated yesterday that out of the last twenty-threo men registered on his book 20 had been passed as fit. This was tho best proportionate result attained sinco tho office had' been opened in October last. From to-day ordinary office hours will bo observed at the Town Hall Recruitng Office, viz., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2'p.m. till 6 p.m., and 9 d.in. till 1 p.m. on Saturdays. .

Trafalgar Day is yet 72 days ahead; hut it is over a month sinco preliminary arrangements were mads by the local hon. secretary of tho Navy League for tho dispatch of a frozen wreath as a tribute from tho New Zealand branches to tho memory of Nelson. A proportionate share of tho cost is recovered from other centres, and! this necessitates a fair amount of correspondence, apart from a lot of detail work locally which devolves upon Mr. Palmer. . At tho outset tho warehouses are searched for a zinc-lined case of some 2ft. Gin. square. This was supplied this year by Messrs. Sargood, Son and Ewen, and sont to T. Ballinger and Co. for_ soldering. Tho case is now in roadiness at the W.M. Export store awaiting the wreath, winch' is being made h.v MiscMurray, mainly from Now Zealand foliage. The wreath will ho on view at Miss Murray's, in Willis Street, to-day, prior to immerson in water. The wreath, weighted with lead and suspended in tho case, will take over a week to freeze, and will bo shipped per N.Z.S. Company's Rotorua. Arrangements have boen mado for tho authorities in London to take delivery and have the wreath in its block of ico placcd at the base of the Nelson column in Trafalgar Square on-tho morning of October 21.

At a meeting of tlio Labour Day Coimnitoee it was decided that in view of the existing stato of war it was inadvisable to hold k procession as part of tho celebrations. A sports carnival will bo held at Newtown Park.

Tho oxecutrix of the late Frances A. Haultain, Nelson, states that in tho list of deceased persons' estates, published on Monday, the name printed as "Frances A. Haullaen, £8292," should liavo read "Frances A. Haultaiu, £892."

Wo Bay without fear of contradiction "No llubbing Laundry Help" is. a positive boon to Housewives. Contains nothing injurious to hands or fabrics, yet washes all clothes perfectly' clean. Ixical grocers—Advt.

Tho Proprietors of Desert Gold Tea inform us that tho Camels Competition just closed has been enormously succossful. Tho bundles of coupons aro now being counted, and prize-winners will bn announced as quickly as possiblo.—Advt.

Tho Mayor fMr. J. P. Luke) reported to tno City Council last evening tliat jio and Councillor Godber had waiJed on the Board of Trado recently regarding the high price of milk in Wellington. They had given the hoard information, and he thought good would result.

Demands have been filed by the New Zealand Federated Coachworkers' Association for a new award covering the whole Dominion. The principal points in fho claims aregas follow (present award rates and hours being given in parentheses):—Wages, Is. Gd. an hour (Is. 45d.), with lid. an hour extra for leading hands; hours: 44 per week (48)'; overtime: Time and a-half to 8 p.m., doublo time from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. (timo and a-quarter for first three hours, and time and a-half thereafter), doublo timo on Sundays and tho following holidays Now Year's Day, January 2, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, and Christmas Day. For apprentices tho following wages are sought:—lst year, 10s. per week; 2nd, 155.; 3rd, £1; 4th, £1 10s.; sth, £2 ss. It is claimed that one helper only shall be allowed in each department except tho smithshop, where there may be ono helper to each five; helpers to he paid tho following wageß: — 15 years of age. 12s. (id. per week; 16, 17s. 6d.; 17, £1 Is.; 18. £1 10s.; 19, £1 155.; 20, £2; over 20, Is. 3d. an hour. The counter-proposals filed bv the employers practically.embody tho present award. The dispute will como before a Conciliation Council in Wellington to-day.

That a trado needs stimulating by encouraging apprentices by means of good wages and fair working ■ conditions, or, like a family without children, it will die out, was the opinion oxpressed by Mr. A. Rosser in the Ar : bitration Court in Auckland on Tuesday (says the "New Zealand Herald"), when the iron and brass moulders' dispute was being heard. The Glasgow lad t he went on, had the Clyde as his horizon. His father had been an engineer,, and his'father's father an. engineer, and what was more natural than that he should become an engineer? The wages there woro low, and tho conditions bad, and yet because of their environment they camo engineers. In New Zealand it was different, Und before lads would take up a hard and dirty trade like the iron moulders, tliey must be paid fair wages and bo assured fair conditions. If that were not done, concluded Mr. Rosser, tho trado most assuredly would die out.

Two inquests were held by Mr. D. 6. A. Cooper, District Coronor, yesterday afternoon, cno concerning the death of an iufant, aged 7{ months, named Lorraine A. Somes Iremonger, which "took placo at Paekakariki at 9 p.m. on August 2, and tho othou on the death of Ellon Roberts, an old age pensioner, and an inmate of Ohiro Home, who was found drowned in tho artificial lake in. Nairn Street Reserve. In tho first caso a verdict of death from a eevoro attack of measles was returned,. wliilo in the latter caso the Coroner returned a verdict of "Found drowned."

Tho Chairman of tho Anzao Art Union, Mr. M'Hardy, will traverse tie principal atreots of Wellington on Saturday, and present half sovereigns to those who, when asked by him, can produce an.Anzac Art Union Ticket.

A female baby was found outside the Wellington Receiving Homo on July 6, and yesterday Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., was confronted with the task of conferring on tho little stranger a name, birthday, and religion. He had also to find the baby a placo of abode. His Worship was not prepared to inrent a name, but the baby, which was committed to tho Receiving Home, will temporarily bo known under the title of "Jessie Home."

As evidence of the keen domand which sometimes exists in the local auctions for new season's vegetables, Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., report that rhubarb, grown by Mr. F. Reichel, of tho Taita, .was sold by them at 30s. per dozen bundles; which constitutes a record. ; Cucumbers, grown by Mr. J. Brassell, of the Waiwetu Road, were also sold at from 7d. to Bd. each, by the same firm.

Wellington city councillors are of the opinion that fish should be so cheap in the City as to be a common article of food, and; not a luxury, but they differ as to a remedy of the present state of affairs. Tlio Municipal Fish Market is losing money, and the committee concerned ivith the running of the market reported to the council last evening as follows"The committee jiro very much concerned at the loss of £63 19s. lid., and with the view of placing tho market upon a payable basis, they recommend that further inquiries be made from the Auckland City Council, to ascertain tlio capital cost of their trawler, erection and equipment of their market, a statement of the working costs, and details of the systoni of the disposal of fish supply, and if additional information is required, that necessary authority be granted for certain, members of the committee to visit Auckland and obtain same." The report was adopted. It was mentioned that fish can bo bought in Auckland for one penny per lb.

A party comprised of members of the "Tivoli Follies" is to visit the Trentham Camp Hospital to-day, to give the patients something in the nature of a "clieer-up" entertainment.

Constable Cunningham, of the Mount Cook Police Station, arrested a man last evening on a charge of having stolen a bicycle. It is alleged that the accused endeavoured to sell the macliiuo to a sccond-hand dealer.

From'"August 1 the separation allowance for tlio children cf privates' and non-commissioned officers was increased from 6d. to 9d. per day up to five children. The latter limitation, says a correspondent, is somewhat anomalous in view of the fact that'the Minister of Defence has stated that.men with more than three children should not bo encouraged to enlist.

Over six pages in this week's Gazette aro devoted to regulations for the administration and equipment of camps and barracks. These regulations cover details as to administration, the duties of executive officers, the control of gas and electric light, details as to barrack stores, and the equipment of barraacks, charges for loss, repair of stores, surveys of unserviceable stores, accounts, .etc.

The attention of all importers is especially drawn to an advertisement appearing 011 pago 7 relative to licenses for the importation of goods from all countries other than British possessions and United States.

Good fitroiifr ribbed Urabrcllns, to withstand winter storms—7s. Gd., 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d„ to 425„ nt; Geo. I'owlds, .Ltd., Manners Street.—Advt.