LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2856, 22 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The, postal authorities advise that the mails which loft New Zealand 011 July 11 arrived in London on August iO . . " : Tho postal authorities advise that the s.s. Makura, whioli sailed from . Suva at 2.30 p.m. on August IS for Auckland,' is carrying mails from America and the United Kingdom, via Vancouver. The mails are due 111 \\ ellington to-day by the 2.40 p.m. Main Trunk train. Since Saturday (says a Press Association telegram from Cliristchurch) 110 fewer than twenty-three fresh cases of scarlatina liavo been notified at tlio Cliristchurch Health Office. Some members of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce expressed regret yesterday that , the Government had not taken up the' Daylight Saving Bill and put it through. One speaker alleged that there was clear evidence that the party whip badbeen at work,, notwithstanding the existence of the National Government. In terms of a statement made by the Prime Minister as Chairman of the Recruiting Board recently a regulation is to be gazetted immediately by which the Government will take power to exhibit posters or other matter relating to miliary service inany place where they will be open to public view, as, for instance, a shop window, with or out the consent of the owner of the premises. The Government will also take power to insist on the projection on the screen in picture theatres ; of suitable slides bearing advertising matter relating to military service, it is understood that the regulation will be a very drastic one. At a well-attended meeting of trade and industrial representatives Md in Cliristchurch last night, it was unanimously decided to form a, Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Board ot Industries. Mr. J. A. Frostick was elected president', and the Canterbury branch seems assured of influential support.—Press Association. Tho urgent need of a central railway station for Wellington; City was mentioned at the meeting of the Wellington Central Chamber of CommcrcG. One member said the railway station was mora necessary than the new Parliamentary . Buildings, and others said that both were needed. Dissatisfactions wlas expressed with the fact tliat while Auckland's station was to be.pushed on, Wellington would have to wait. It was considered that tlie financial question was not such a real obstacle as the Chamber had been led to believer , The taxi-drivers' dispute was before tho Conciliation Council at Christchurch yesterday. Tho men asked a wage of £3 Cs. per week. The. era-, ployers said that business bad been hit by tlie war, but they agreed to pay a war bonus of ss. per week if the old award of £2 12s. 6d. was agreed to, with Is. 2d. an hour overtime, the bonus to last till three months ater the war. Improvers are included.— Press Association. The weight of the Anzac Art Union sheep which lias attracted so much attention at the Economic is 2161b. Tlie Board of Trade sat in Christchurch all yesterday taking evidenco as to the price of butter. The' price of coal will be inquired into to-day.—Press Association. Oil, Monday next the Hawke's Bay War Relief Association, will hold a special meeting for the purpose of considering the question as to what assistance should bo given to soldiers going on the land. The, association hopes to adopt a definite policy in tbis connection. The work of tlie War Relief-' Association is steadily increasing. The average number of cases dealt with weekly is about sixty. Not all of those are new, of course, many of them being submitted } to the association for further consideration. A pleasant feature of "nearly every meeting of tho War Relief Association now is the number of letters read in which recipients'of help express their gratitude for what has been done for them. The sitting of the second division of tho Appeal Court was yesterday adjourned to Thursday, August 24. At the Supremo Court yesterday Mr. V. R. Meredith, on behalf of tho Crown, announced that they did not intend to proceed with the case against Henry Hudson Perfect, signalman .in tho Railway Department, charged with indecent assault, who has already been tried, the jury disagreeing. A nolle prosequi was accordingly entered. On tho application of Mr. T. M. Wilford, the re-trial of Edward Foreman, also charged with indecent assault, was adjourned to the next criminal sessions." Tho reports of eye-witnesses of the rescue from drowning effected by Miss Kitty Doughty off the Karaka Bay wharf on August 10, having been taken by Mr. T. Shields (local representative, for the Royal Humane Society), they are to be forwarded this week to headquarters in Cliristchurch. The local representative has no power to make any recommendation —that is left to the council of the society in Christchurch, but on the reports it is said, that Miss Doughty is deserving of a high award. W r hen the accident occurred she was in the grounds of her parents' residence high up on' the hill above tho wharf, and on hearing tho screams she raced down tho path and steps—a distance ,of some 250 to 300 yards, ran tlie length of tho wharf, and then plunged into tho water. The War Loan was mentioned at yesterday's meeting of tho Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce. The president (Mr. C. M. Luke) said it was important that having decided to float a loan it should be mado a succcss so as to demonstrate to tho enemy that wo were willing to rise to the occasion in every way. lie was sure the loan would be a succcss. The Chamber resolved to recottimend tho loan strongly to its members for their support, and called attention to the fact that the tinle had boon extended.

A man will traverse tho principal streets of the City on September 2 and present Half-sovereigns to persons who, on recpiest by him, can produce an Anzar. Art Union Ticket bearing tho stamp, "J. and M. BERMAN" on the back. 3 Anyone desiring information concerning the labour-saving qualities of "No Rubbing Laundry Help" for washing clothes 6hould Tead the splendid testimonials from thrifty housewives.—Adrt.

"About half the tin manufactured in Germany is made from tho tins recovered from tho scrap heaps of other countries," stated Professor Easterfield in tho coursc of. an address to the Industrial Association last evening. "It is up to people to see if they can help us to stop this barefaced robbery," remarks a London agent writing to his firm in Wellington. This remark is prefaced by the statement that freights were about to be raised from £5 2s. 6d. to £6 2s. Gd., and tho assertion that one well-known line had just netted a -profit of over a million sterling. Among tho many difficulties the War Relief Association has to contend with are the cases of wives whoso husbands have just gone into camp. Many men when waiting to be. called up leave their work and spend the little money they have, often leaving their -wives and families without means of support for as long as a fortnight—until they got their first military pay. As a privato only gots 4s. a day for the first month ho is in camp, and has invariably to spend a portion of that money on nimself, he cannot havo much to send to his wife, as separation and children's allowances are not paid until the following month. For these reasons applications for relief to the association are frequent. Another type of applicant is the man who throws up nis work on enlisting and oxpeots the association to keep him until he goes into camp. Writing from Malta to. Mr. F..D. Thomson, Privato Secretary to the Prime Minister, Major Mabin, Commandant, says the following camo to light in a case of garments: "The inhabitants of Bourton-on-tho-Water, a village among the Cotswold Hills of Gloucestershire, wish* to send .\ few words of greeting to their brothers from Australia, and. to try to expTfcss tho admiration they feel for all their brave deeds in fighting for the Motherland and their own homes and counliies. A working party in this village made some garments for the hospital where the Australians and New Zealandc'rs are being cared for, aud much was said, while tho needles were busy, of tho courage and enduranco of all engaged in this awful struggle against tyranny of the itorst sort, and also of the lonely feeling that must come to those wounded and sick who are so far from their own Itomes, and every man, woman, and child in this village hopes that these few lines may lessen that feeling of loneliness, and they, also send their best wishes for Christmas and the New Yoar to tho heroes from Australia and New Zealand. 1 ' The letter was dated December, 1915. "I have been told that now that the foreign manufacturer cannot get his boots into the local market, New Zealand manufacturers are putting foreign brands on New Zealand made boots, said Mr. L. T. Watkins at last evening's meeting of the .Wellington Industrial Association. Mr. Watkins wished to know if that was correct. Mr. AVard said it was not correct. But it was true that foreign brands were being almost imitated. A New Zealand boot, for instance, might be branded with an American or an Australian name, and the design of the brand would he foreign. These boots would be sold as imported, for a certain trade reason. He did not know of any firm using foreign brands for the purpose of keeping those brands on tho market until foreign footwear-was able to get in again. A cablegram from the London headquarters of tho Navy League (addressed to Mr. C. W. Palmer) intimates that the commemoration of Trafalgar Anniversary on October 21 next will be carried out on similar lines to those adopted last- year. Floral decorations and tributes from all parts of the Empire, and from ships ,of the Allied Navies, will be placed on the Nelson monument in Trafalgar Square, memorial services will be held in various churches, suitable addresses given at thousands of. schools, and patriotic entertainments and demonstrations will be held in honour of the fleets of the Allies. It may be mentioned that, at the outbreak of tho present war, the league privately approached the French Embassy as to the continuation (or otherwise) of the Trafalgar'celebration; but tho French nuthoritios strongly, resented the suggestion that the British should omit to perpetuate tho memory of Nelson and his devotion to duty. At last year's big function in the London Opera House, the French and other Embassies were represented. There should bo some protection for the public regarding the issue of war bonds, according to some of the members of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce. Tho members hold the opinion that if bonds are destroyed by fire the owners will suffer total loss, and they suggest that there should he some kind of registration provided: It was stated yesterday at the meeting of the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce that {he war bonds how being issued are very open, to bo forged. . f Three men and a youth were charged at Fairlie yesterday (says a Press Association telegram from Timaru) with iaking trout out of season from Lake Alexandra, in the M'Kenzie Country, last" month, and also with taking trout by illegal means—the gaff. The party went to the lake in a car, and the society's ranger happened upon them on the way, _ and, with other members of the society, waylaid them when returning with a considerable catch. The magistrate (Mr. Day) dismissed the charge against the youth, aiifl ftiied each man £2 on each charge, with. costs, which on tho three eases totalled £10. Last evening Professor T. H. Easterfield addressed the Wellington Industrial Association on the subject of the application of science to industry. He said that what had to bo considered was what to do after tho war. It was highly improbablo that German goods would be kept entirely out of the country, and manufacturers would have to endeavour to improve their own manufactures. German advancement lay in her faith in the application of science to industry. The question was how to utiliso New Zealand's resources. How, for instance, could the cost of production be reduced in the flax industry? What could be done with tho by-pro-ducts? If the Flaxmillers' Association could bo induced to spend a little money on liliving tbo whole of th© byproducts of flax investigated it would pay better than Government bonuses. Some years ago there was great trouble with bush sickness in -this island, and tho investigation ■ showed that the cause of tho trouble was that tho soil, and consequently the grass, was deficient in iron. Cattlo put on that land becamo emaciated and eventually died. There was an area of a million acres of land affected, and the discovery was the means of preventing that land from going to waste. If a small tax of even one penny per acre were put on that land it would provide a fund for the scientific investigation of that land. Ho would like to see local manufacturers support what' scientific institutions there were, and he would like to see manufacturers take a greater personal interest in science. At this afternoon's meeting of the

Society for the Provcntiou of Cruelty to Animals, the main business will bo tho consideration of a notice of motion by Mr. R. H. Webb to appoint an assistant inspector to tour the country districts on behalf of tho society.. Big shipment of Tics opening this week. The latest designs at 2s. 6d. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street.— Advt. Those of our readers who sent in Camels for tho Desert Gold Tea Competition will be interested to know that the result will be announced next week. Every oompetitor will receive list of prize-win-ners. The competition brought a tremendous response from all over the Dominion.—Advt.

The Wellington Industrial Association has decided to increase to £5 55.: per annum its subscription to tho Em-/ ployers' Association. i A largely-attended meeting of tlißj New Zealand. Veterans' Association (Wellington branch), one of tho best} for sovoral months, was held at the Re-; turned Soldiers' Club last evening.; Captain Humphries, vice-president, - was in tho chair. Previous meetingj places of the association have never, been of long duration, but it is nowi though that a-room in the Returned Soldiers' Club will ho secured permanently by tho good offices of Captain D.: Simson. If this is possible, tho association will be greatly strengthened,, both numerically and financially, by! tho permanency of a meeting place. > Tho recent performances of tho musical comedy "Sunset Land" was such a. success, that Miss Gladys Campbell and her management have decided to repeat.! the play on August 29 next, Tho proceeds this time will bo dovoted to the 1 Countess of Liverpool Fund, for providing comforts for the soldiers in. the. trenches. Her Excellency lias not onlyj specially requested a repetition of the ( performance, but has also signified,her, . j intention of being presont again. .