LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2932, 18 November 1916, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Eight further cases against wellknown milk vendors in the City of having sold adulterated milk were to havo been heard in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. There wero twelve charges altogether, but on tho application of Mr. V. 11. Meredith, representing the Health Department, they wero adjourned, pending tho decision "of appeals in similav cases recently heard, which are now before tho Supremo Court. .The Dairy Farmers' Advisory Committee has decided not to take any further- action in regard to. testing the validity of the Order-in-Couucil regarding the export of butter, which was the subject of a recent action in the supremo Court. . The following latter may not be an index to Japanese trading methods, but its genuineness is vouched for. It wa-s received by a firm in London from a business correspondent in" Japan:— "Regarding the matter, of escaping penalty for non-delivery of- the bar machine, there is a way to creep round same by diplomat, and we must make statement of a strike occur in our factory (of course a big untrue). Please address my firm on enclosed .form of letter, and believe this will avoid penalty of case; As Mr. B. is most religious and _ competent man, and* also heavily upright and godly, it fears me that useless 4 apply for his signature. Please attach same by Yokohama office making forge, but no cause to fear prison happening, as this if often operated by other merchant of highest integrity. It is highest unfortunate to Mr. 8,, so .godlike, and excessive aivkward for business purposes. I think much better add little serpentlike wisdom to upright manhood, and thus found a good business edifice." Tho Teachers' Institute recently suggested to the 'Wellington Education Board that the annual school holidays should commence on December 22, "a week later than that regulated by'tho board. The matter was before a meeting of the executive of the board this week, and it was decided that under the present conditions it would be inadvisable to make an alteration. At a special meeting of the Hastings Patriotic Society (says ' a Press Association telegram from Napier), the following resolution was unanimously adopted:—"That the revenue derived from the excess profits tax'should . be partly or wholly set aside as a special fund apart from the Government pension scheme to assist soldiers' and their dependants, so that tho men who are fighting, our battles, may hot be deprived by Act of Parliament of the help and assistance a grateful public would have nrivon them." ' Major G. Barclay, N.Z. Engineers, had several very narrow escapes in the big advance about September la. On one occasion a shell landed behind him, and the blast of "the explosion sent him flying into a trench some yards away. He is now deaf in one ear, but the doctor hopes that the deafness will jrear off- •• •■." ■ The shipping news and mail notices will be found oil Page 2 of to-day's paper. On Saturday, December 2, the Wellington College Old Boys'■ Association propose to celebrate "Old Boys' Day" by holding a memorial service for those who have fallen in the war. It is hoped to collect funds towards building a'permanent memorial in the shape" of a school hall to the memory of the large number of old boys who have given their lives.for the Empire/ - A somewhat involved land transaction case camo before the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) in the Supremo Court yesterday. The parties were James Walker, of Bell Block, near New Plymouth, against Isabella Chrystall Vickers, of Wellington, proprietress of a nursing. home, ?nd Isabella Chrystall Vickers, against Lilian Victoria Woolston, wife of William Joseph Woolstoii, of Mangapiko. A property subject to mortgage had been transferred to a purchaser, and by that purchaser to a sub-purchaser, payments under the mortgage .became in arrear, and the mortgagee went into possession. The original owner sued the first purchaser for an indemnity against liability under the mortgage, and the first purchaser sued the ultimate purchaser for the same indemnity. The parties agreed that tlie decree should be made for the indemnity asked for, and that accounts should be" taken. Mr. P. Levi appeared for Walker, Mr. T. Neave for Mrs. Vickers, and Mr. M. J. Crombie for Mrs. Woolston. A conference of employers and workers in the typographical industry will bo held-in Wellington to-<jay, in accordance with the recommendation of the Arbitration Court. The Dominion award expired on October 31, 1915, but continued in force until superseded by a new award or agreement. Tho typographical Association had been taking steps to secure another Dominion award, and meanwhile the employers had filed district disputes. His Honour, Mr. Justice. Stringer, suggested that a conference might solve the difficulty, and this has accordingly been arranged. , . Albert Williamson, a labourer, 44 years of age, was found lying dead in his residence in Gilbert Street, New Plymouth, on Thursday. A. bloodstained razor was found on tho table. Deceased was a married'man; with all adopted child. He had been very depressed lately, owing to ill-health, ana last month endeavoured 'to commit suicide. Gunner W. J. Wilson, who left lSew Zealand with the Thirteenth Reinforcements, writing to his father, Mr. Joseph Wilson, under date September 27, says:—To-day was a great day for us, and one which 1 shall remember for many years, for ire New Zealanders in Sling Camp were reviewed by the King at a big parade near the camp. The review was not held for the New Zealanders, but for the great body of Australian. soldiers, . . '. but as wo are colonial troops, we were included; . -. . But although we were practically a negligible quantity in th? big - review to-day, the King did not fail- to take notice" of us, and we in turn tried to look our best for tho occasion. The New Zealand Artillery constituted the major portion of the New -Zealanders oh parade, the balanco being made up of infantry signallers, mounted .rifles, and detail infantry. The King was accompanied by a large body./ guard of Generals, , -aide-de-camps', standard-bearers, etc.J and lie rode right round our lines-on his charger. I happened to be in the front rank of the New Zealanders, and I had an excellent view of the King, who rode past only about ten feet in front of me. Colonel Smyth, our Camp Commandant, was in charge of us, and as the King reached the New Zealand lines, Colonel Smyth went .up to. him, and they both shook. hands like old friends. Colonel, (i. J; Smith, of Christchurch, who came away with the Fourteenth . Reinforcements," was in riiiargo of the infantry present; 'and' Major Hume was in charge of us,'.' It is anticipatedj says our special correspondent, that there will this year he a shortage of iapricots in H'awke's Bay. Most other fruits will he plentiful.

The Tramways 'pTsy ai Newtown Park on Sunday "afternoon, and the N.Z. Natives' Band will play' at the" Gardens. V. ;no Tho sixty-third anniversary "Jotffit! John's Presbyterian Church • willri-be celebrated to-morrow. The services wi.ll. be conducted by the Rev. Davies, of Knox • Church, : Dunedin., - Late last evening, a- waterside worker named John Ansen was jammed against the combings- of the steamer Alexander, and- sustained, -injuries to his left arm which.-necessitated - his. removal -to the Hospital. It-appears that Ansen-was working in the forward. hatch of. the Alexander under one of, the cranesj and that .0110 of the slings jammed, him against the combings.. It,.is beliey.ed that .a .small bone just .above, the wrist was broken. AYilliani. .Townley, .who . met with a serious accidcnfc at Ngahauranga Gorge about .two weeks : ago,,'.was reported last night to be in a- critical condition. In the-course of his speech at the opening of the. Myers-Free;Kindergar-ten. in "Auckland, His Excellency the Governor-made an appreciative .reference to the valuable work done for education b.v the late Sir Maurice O'Eorkej who -had-passed away since. His Excellency's last, visit to- Auckland.:. About ,18 months ago, he said,-he had had 'a long talk .with Sir Ma&rico on educational, matters, and .he had. been greatly struck with .his interest in educational matters, especially 111 respect to the Auckland Grammar School. •Figures relating to the--purchasing power of money in Australia during, the third quarter- of 1916-have-been.pub-lished by the Commonwealth Statistician. .They show that-, compared with the preceding quarter, the prices ,of food, and groceries decreased 2.1 per cent., while house rents remained practically stationary. Compared with: the corresponding-quarter (July.to September) of '1910 the cost of food and.groceries ■ dccrased 4.8 per cent., .while house rent showed no change. _ The. aggregate effect of the variations .ia prices of food and- groceries and housing accommodation , shows a decrease in the combined cost of 3.1 per cent. The decrease in Melbourne, as. compared with-the corresponding quarter of 1915, was '5.6 per cent., .which was a .larger decrease than of any of. the other capital towns.-, ' The returned soldiers are asking the public to remember them on December 1 and 2, when a special effort will be made to obtain funds to keep their, club house going. Fine premises, on Lambton Quay have been. suitably fitted up, and are much appreciated by the men who have returned from the front. The majority are in employment now', but make a meeting place at the club and welcome there the various, contingents returning wounded and' invalided. A stroiit? fcommittee of citizens has been_ established to carry out. a scheme to interest residents of the Citv and . visitors, who will without doubt be anxious to.do what is possible to recognise the work done.; bv -those who have come ;back.'from active service. - • The conviction of three men at the Sydney Quarter Sessions : for wholesale | forgery of Commonwealth- banknotes (romarks the Sydney "Daily Telegraph") illustrates one of the evils of a paper currency. Every day improvements aro made in. the printer's, art, : and each one arms the forger with a new weapon against society. The gang in this case confined themselves to the copying of £0 notes, it- being as easy to forge one for that amount as far any lower sum. And over 800 of them —more than £4000 worth—were, got oufbefore the fraud was discovered. It may bo, presumed . that every known precaution against note forgery is adopted by the Government, but the ingenuity of its. printers could not be devoted, to. a better ■ purpose than the. discovery of 11015: .devices'.'to.rsafeguard each succeeding issue.. This is : becoming .more, important; eVery r dav, as. the older' generations'had' "not",, the' assistance which modern developments in' photo-en'graving and other, : art printing processes placed in the hands of present-day forgers. By the palming" off bogus; £3 notes on to unsuspecting persons serious robberies may be committed. And as it is not everyone who has a sufficiently educated eye to dis-, tinguish between a- genuine note and a clever imitation, the Government owe it not only to the Treasury, but to every individual member of the public,to spare no pains for the prevention of these frauds. The fact that three men, not over-clever, as the evidence shows, were able to print and circulate more than 800 £0 notes is' a warning that neither the general public who handle paper- money nor tlie Government who issue it can afford to disregard. ■ Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. offered several properties for sale at their land mart' yesterday afternoon, under instructions from Mr. G. ~W. Minter, in the voluntarily liquidated estate of H. Price and Co., Ltd. The warehouse site, situated at. the corner of Dixon and'Qninn- Streets, having a frontaoe of i"ft. 3in. by a depth of 80ft., with a' three-storied building erected thereon; was purchased by the Combined Buyers'. Ltd.,- for the sum of £5350. Other properties offered not reaching the reserve were passed in, and are now for private' sale. ' .: •