LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2865, 1 September 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There woro no bankruptcies recorded in Wellingtou'last month, neither wcro thcro any in August last year. For tho eight months of tho current year there wore fivo bankruptcies, as compared with eleven last year. A ridiculous anomaly in nomenclature is removed by a proclamation in tho Gazette. Every child in the country, knows the namo Bluff. Up till very official name of that place, was Campbolitown, but the same was nover used except in official notices or dbouments. Tho unused name is now abolished, and tho place will be known officially, as it always has been in fact, as Bluif. While a pupil of the Kohimarajna Aviation School (Auckland) was making a flight in a seaplane he met with an accident, resulting in the machine falling into tlio sea., and causing damage to its wooden framework, and to one of tho floats. Tho pupil escaped with an immersion in tho water.- The mishap was caused by tho machine ascending at 100 acute an anglo, or, in professional language, "stalling." Tho seaplano was about 70 feet in the air when it fell. A launch attachedj to tho Aviation School went to the restfue, and, after taking tho pilot on board; •towed tho damaged machine ashore.— Press Association.

"If you will arrange to allow ■ "the newspapers to put up tlio dividends as well as the winners of horse races on your windows, you will not require to look for the meu you want," ■ said Mr. Cooper (Karori Borough Council) at the recruiting meeting in the City Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. ' For the second time this week there were no charges of drunkenness in the Cliristchurch Police • Court yesterday ' morning, . says a Press Association message. The officials state that this is a record m the annals of tb« Court for many years. Thcro have been only three convictions for drunkenness in the last three' days, and the police state that this is another record. The Eighteenth Reinforcements, now encamped in the canvas camp at Featherston, will begin their extended leave noxt Wednesday and Thursday. The War Pensions Board concluded its South Island sittings at Christchurch yesterdav. In all 322 cases were dealt with, including 10U in Cliristchurch, US Uunedin, 48 luvercargill, 33 Timaru, 8 Ashburton, 7 Gore, and 6 Eaugiora—Prws Association. The Commissioner of Lands reported •at tho meeting of the Wellington Land Board yesterday the purchase of an estate near Marton/ comprising 1068 acres, and.another of 1019 aores, neat Feilding, which are to be cut up into small farms for selection by discharged soldiers. A protest from the Pefcno Borough Council was received by the Land Board yesterday in regard to part of the Normandale Settlement, 'hear Potone, 857 acres 2 roods, allotted to William I. Ward, a discharged soldier. The borough's ground of protest was that the section formed part of their oatchmeht area. The board decided to allot the' land to Ward considering that the "Petone Borough Council had ample opportunity to puxchasn the. land had there been any desire to do so.

At tho Land Board meeting yesterday ' allotments of six sections in different districts to discharged soldiers were, made, and advances totalling £1400 to assist 6oldiers already on the land were approved. • A verdict of death from "natural oaiuses" was returned by the Coroner (Mr. W. G. Riddell), who held an inquest yesterday touching the death of a seaman named Harry Tawse, who was found-dead at tho back of the Commercial Hotel. ' While ploughing on the Staples Estato at Motueka recently, Mr. Richard Fryploughed up an excellent Maori axe. He was engaged at tho time in turning up the soil near the sea for tho purpose of erecting a tidal banlc. Tho specimen is in an' excellent state of preservation, and is said to bo perfect in every detail.

Tho poll which was taken at Masterton yesterday on tho proposal to raise £32,000 for the extension of the drainago system resulted >in the proposal being carried by 315 votes to 179. Tho proposal to raise a loan of £6000 for the extension of tho gasworkß was defeated by 824 to 159, and. tho proposal to raise a loan of £2500 for the completion of tho municipal buildings was dofeated by 250 votes to 234. —Special correspondent.

Captains Dunn and Bailey and a chief engineer came across from Syd. ney by the Moeraki on Monday last, for the purpose of taking a Dunodin tug across to Sydney, where ,6ho in to be utilised in the harbour. v Captain Dunn is to command and Captain Bailey will act as mate. Mr. Varney, secretary sof the Y.M.C.A., Wellington, who is on his way to France, oables from Vancouver that the passengers on board the s.s. Niagara, dn which he, one .Australian, and, two New Zealand Commissioners are travelling, were so/ interested in tho story of the Y.M.C.A. work in France and Egypt that tbey decided to subscribe sufheient on board to erect and equip a hutment in Franco. It is probable the hut will be called tho "S.S. Niagara Hut." Nearly the whole of tho gallery of •the big Town. Hall has now been fitted with comfortable upholstered, tip-up seats. Tho result is a degreo of comfort that has never before •been experienced. whilst tho general appearance of the great auditorium lias been considerably improved by the innovation. An application'made by Pokako residents to tlio .Wellington Land Board for 7 acres as a site for a sohool was yesterday granted by the' board. Tho industrial dispute regarding the wages of slaughtermen in freezing works in the Manawatu and Hawkte Bay districts was investigated By -.tho Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. W. H. Hapmer) and a Conciliation Council at Palmerston. The assossors for the employers were Messrs. W. H. Maitland (Hastings), H. D. Stringer (Feifding), and H. G. Warren (Tomoana), and'for tho union, Messrs. J. H. Bishop (Waingawa), E. Brown (Masterton), and M. J. Reardon (Wellington). Tho conciliation proceedings were fruitless. Tho union asked for an increase of ss. per hundred in the killing rate—from 275. 6d. to 325. 6d._ A similar dispute, as affecting the big Wellington works, stands referred to the Arbitration Court, and in view of this the employers' assessors refused to consider the demands until tho Court had determined the case.

'An agency of th<» Government Life Insurance Department has been opened at Tauherenibau Camp. Mr. P. A. MUardy will traverse the principal streets of the city tomorrow (Saturday), September 2, and present half-sovereigns to those who on request by hira can. produce an Anzac Art Union Ticket stanmed on the back, "P. A. M'Hardy." Theso tickets are now obtainable at all tobacconists and booksellers.* Horace Goldin, the magician, who is now at the Grand Opera House, will present .£25 cash and a free season ticket to the first person who approaches his after 6.30 p.m. to-morrow (SatSeptember 2, with an Anzac Art Union Ticket, stamped on the back, "P. A. M'Hardy." These tickets are obtainable at tobaccouists and booksellers.* The cream of the grocery trade, both wholesale and retail, throughout New Zealand are the most ardent supporters of "No Rubbing Laundry Help/' which washes olothes clean without rubbing.—

Mr. W. A. Ilislop, in a letter to the National- Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., soys that Mr. Harry Holmes, for eight years secretary of tho Wellington Association, has charge of tho army area in France, and is in closo tpuch with, tlio Now Zoalanders. Ho is vory pleased to bo connccted with New Zealand work, and takes a real personal interest in the men from the Dominion. Mr. Hi sin j) says: "I am sure his influence will count for much during his term of m'.tiva service." Tho following awards to members of tho R.Z.N.A. have been approved His Excelloncy tlie Governor: —Meritorious Service Medal: No. 373, Sergeant Francois Henri!Porter; No. 473, oorgeant-Coxswain Samuel Wheatley M'Callum. Long-Service Medal; No. 820, Sergeant Samuel James Smith; No. 828, Sergeant Christopher Henry Gallagher; No. 836, Quartermastor- ■ Sorgcant Hugh James Mulholland; No. 839, Corporal William Sawyer Joyce; No. ,845, Sergeant-Coxswain Laurence Inkster; No. 849,' Gunner Albert Williamson: No. 850, Corporal Surtees John White.

"I have asked Colonel Porter, C.8., and the members of tho National Reserve to atfist us during tho next fortnight in tile enrolment of the Reserve under the. Military Service Aot. I hope that right throughout New Zealand the National-Reservo will use every effort in assisting us to obtain a perfect roll under the Act," said the Hon. J. Allen yesterday. "Recruiting," ho added, "is going on fairly well generally, but we cannot afford to Blacken our efforts in any way whatever. We want tfie assistance of tho National Reserve and any one else who can help. Otherwise there will bo .compulsion." The Appeal Boards under the Act will be appointed in a. woek or two—one for each military district. No steps have v yet been taken lo appoint tho final Court of Appeal. At tho Napier Supreme Court yesterday Professor Isherwood, magnetic healer and clairvoyant, was found guilty on fivo charges of false pretences. Sentence was deferred.—Press Association.' • . At the Crown lands sale held ; on Wednesday, Section 13, Block 111, Hawtrey Settlement, containing _37 porches, was sold to Mrs._ T. Braithwaite for £55. : Of 52 sections offered, only one was sold. The remainder of the sections will bo kept open for a period of six months.

Since the City Engineer presented his scheme to the City Council for supplying the residents of Day's Bay with water and -drainage, nothing has been heard of this much-desired improvement. One outstanding difficulty will be the procuring of tho cast-iron pipes for the mains. The exportation of such pipes from England has been prohibited, and 110 one can say whether such pipes are readily procurable from _ any other source at a time when iron is in such eager demand for war purposes. Suoh pipes and standards should be, for many reasons, according to stand-, ard -fittings used in the City, and aro so stipulated in Mr. Morton's scheme., There as no prospect of the work being dono thiß year, and as long as the wax continues there will be a doubt as to, the date when tbe whole schemo of reticulation can be put in hand. The scheme lias bec>n prepared by the City Engineer, at the request of the Hutt County Council (on whose area of jurisdiction the residences of Day's Bay stand), owing to that body being dependent- oh the City Council for its ■sources of water supply and for lack of staff to carry out such work.

At tlie meeting of the Wellington Land Board yesterday it was resolved that no business be brought before any meeting of the board unless all necessary documents in connection with the same were received by the Commissioner before, 12 on tho Saturday preceding such meeting. At .midday to-day and to-morrow morning' ii- special effort on behalf of tho Anzac Art Union is to be made in tho streets of the City by the members of the. Horace Goldin Company, who have generously offered their sot-, vices to assist this worthy cause. The animal meeting of the Women's National Reserve is to bo held in tho Town Hall, Concert Chamber, on Tuesday evening next. '