LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2861, 28 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A wireless messago has been received from Captain Collins, of the Mocraki, stating that ho expects his vessel to arrive at Wellington from Sydney at 8 a.m. to-day. The Moeraki is bringing an English, via Suez, and an Australian mail, and will berth at tho Queen's Wharf No. 1 South to land passengers and discharge cargo. Tho Trades Council has decided to take a test case to tho Court to determine whether certain incioasfts in rents demanded by landlords aro jiißtifled undor tho legislation of last session to restrict rents during the war period. A Press Association telegram, from i Dunedin published on Saturday stated that tho local Magistrate had excused I two brothers from military service on account of their religious beliefs. It should be understood that this exemption granted by the Magistrate applies only to service in tho Territorial Army under tho Defence Act. It does not apply to service in the Expeditionary Force. No Magistrate has power to grant exemption to anyone on. any ground from service in the Expeditionary Force. Under tho Military Service Act this power to exempt is vested in Military Service Boards, special tribunals to be set up to hear and determine appeals by or on behalf of men called up'for active service.

At the Suprenw Court to-morrow morning tho following prisoners will bo sentenced by His Honour Mr. Jnstico Chapman:—James Henry Bray, theft; Connor and Edward Hellawell, receiving stolen goods; Thomas Balfour James Mason, theft; David Brooks Pinnell, false declaration under the Marriage Act; Charles Thomas Batkin and Frederick William Harrison/ breaking, entering, and theft, at Fcilding. _ - : " Mr. W. J. Douglas, proprietor of Everybody's Theatre, Hastings, has agreed to give the whole of the profits for tlio next six months to the War Loan Fund, states an exchange. In answer to a question at the meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board 'on Friday, the secretary stated that there were still four infautilo paralysis cases in the Masterton Hospital, two of which were of a- sovero charaoter. Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church celebrated its anniversary yesterday, when largo congregations attended the services. A feature was the singing of the Sunday School scholars. Mr. Qodier presided at tho organ, and Mrs. H. Maclnuriii at the piano. Tho choir was under the conductorship of Mr. E. C.'Jack. Mr. E. J. D. Herous, .M.A., addressed the children during the afternoon on tho mission in Soutli America, making particular reference te Sunday School work in the Argentine. The Rev. A. E. Hunt preaohea in the morning, and the pastor, tho Rev. Dr. J.;. K. ••. Elliott, . in the evening. The anniversary will be further celebrated by a tea. and entertainment tomorrow evening.

11l connection with, the jubilee celebrations at St. Gerard's, Hawker Street, a. retreat will bo preached to the ladies of the confraternity attached to tlio Church. The retreat will begin on "Wednesday evening, August 30, and will conclude on the following Sunday. At the closo of the retreat (Sunday, September 3), His C4raco Archbishop Redwood will preach in the morning at the 10 o'clock Mass. Bishop Brodie, of Christchurch, is expected to preach at the evening devotions. In this connection His Holiness Pope Benedict XV..wrote- the following autograph for the jubilee in Bomo: "It is very fitting that the Clients of Mary in Bomo, solemnly commemorate the present .juincentonary, together with the Sons of St. Alphonsius, but we exhort them warmly to ask tho Blessed Virgin in their prayers and works of charity that the Groat War may soon he settled, and that the peace wo.all desire may smile again on the Church and on all mankind."