LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2892, 3 October 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

— 9 TTie heavy HoU of Honour issued yesterday and last ufgTTfr will bo found on pages 4 and 5. In response to the Salvation Army's appeal for assistance in its national irark on behalf of soldiers at Home and abroad, the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company lias handed the Army Commissioner a cheque for £100. One evening last week an olderly lady Bo'fg "P Abel Smith Street was attacked by tivo men just as she reached the corner of Wellington Terrace, where there are some trees. The woman was knocked down, but the men, who were evidently after, her handbag, failed to secure possession of this, as her screams caused the 'men to decamp. The woman, who happened to have four pennies in her hand, dropped these on the ground, and these were found the next mornmg. The police have the matter in hand. "The Germans said that tho War--1 spite was sunk in action," said Mr. J. J. Virgo at . the New Zealand Club I yesterday, "but I tell you I walked her decks a few weeks ago." A. man who tried to evade a younw lady collector outside a Christohurch tobacconist's shop got a greater shock than he bargained for. He bought some cigarettes, and the young lady asked him if be bad any change to put in the box. He suggested, with a distorted sonso of humour, that if the fair collector smoked a cigarette from his packet he would put ten shillings in the 'box. To his surprise the offer was accepted, and the lady stood on the kerb, jingled her box, and puffed away at the cigarotte "for the cause," which was thereby enriched to tho extent of the ten shillings. For the rains of spring and summer out raincoats are most dependable: 455., 575. 6d., 635. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street.—A dvt,

"It may be of some interest to your readers," writes Mr. L. Anderson, of Makara, "to know that Mr. O. Anderson, who is employed on Mr. Wallaco's estate, Opau, North Makara, discovered a sea lion 011 tho beach ill a bay knowtt »a.s Opau Bay_, on Tuesday last. He thought the animal was dead, as it was covered with flies, and was about to touch it when it suddenly stood up and tried to bito him. (t then waddled very quietly into the sea, and swam about in. blioJlow water for half an hour or so, evidently walling its chanco to come on shoro again. After Mr. Anderson had left tho beach and climbed tho hill, he looked, back and saw the sea lion basking in the sun again. Ho states that it was larger than the sea lions in the Wellington Zoo. A shepherd on tho Terawhiti station also saw a sea lion on the beaoh about a month ago, and probably it may be the same animal making its way around the coast. As I have never heard of a sea lion being seen on the coast before, I thought .it was an uncommon .occurrence." The Court of Appeal, First Division, sat yesterday morning, the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), Mr. Justice Edwards, and Mr. Justice Cooper being on the bench. The application to strike Charles Edward Harden off- the roll of barristers and solicitors was mentioned., Mr. H. F. Von Haast, who appeared for the New Zealand Law Society, said he had been unable to get a letter to Harden, and he was therefore not ready to proceed. The Court adjourned to Thursday.. . Two young men named Frederick Wilson and Edward Raffello Bentley appeared on remand before Mr. D. G. A. Coopor,' S.M.j at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, charged with stealing a rug and two blankets, valued at about £2, tho property of Mrs. E. Carney. The articles had been taken from Mrs. Carney's house whan accused had stayed there on August 29, Wilson, who has previously been of good character, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, provided he paid £1 13s. costs, while Bentley, who had at least ono previous conviction against him, was fined £2 and costs, lis. H.M.S. New Zealand received a good deal of knocking about in the Jutland battle, but is in excellent fighting trim again," |Mr. J. J. Virgo said at tho New Zealand Club yesterday. Mr. Virgo added that the Australia was not in the Jutland fight, because she had been rammed by the New Zealand beforehand. As evideuce of the possibilities of "our hoys" for advancement whilst at the front, the "Otago Daily Times" I cites the case of Sergeant H. C. (Cecil) AUoo. Sergeant Alloo is the youngest member of the well-known Dunedin oricketing and football family, and left with the Eighth Reinforcements-. Word has been received that ho had studied for a oertificate at tho Grenade School in France, and came out with exceptional credit, having not only gained first-class honours, but scored "top" place in the school with a record. A few days after being apprised of the results of the examination, his commanding officer notified Sergeant Alloo that not only had he qualified for tho position of instructor, but that the post was in. waiting for-'him, and he was motored there and 1 then from the trenches. Sergeant Alloo was the hero of one Otago High School-Christ's College annual crioket match, when Otago, requiring over 100 runs to win, sent in Alloo, who, by careful play, knocked up the required number, and Otago High School secured a long-looked-for win.

What used to be the Manners Street Police Station now looks as if it had been struck by a huge shell. The once compact but ugly little station is now a dusty heap of brioks and mortar, which is 'being rapidly removed. The razing of this building already shows what a great improvement the premeditated plans will effect in Manners Street. Just where this busy thoroughfare is narrowest, there will be a fine broad street, calculated fco give plenty of room to the ever-growing stream of traffic, and when the old fire brigade station (Flockton'sl, and the Turkish baths are no more. Manners Street will assume a new dignity. Part of Dixon Street will become one side of a main thoroughfare, and ample space will be left for a grass-grown oasis between the , Grand Opera House in Manners Street and Rountree's warehouse in Dixon Street. <