LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2937, 24 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On Monday two men—not soldiers— who were discovered wearing uniforms of khaki m the Trentham Camp, were placed under arrest by the Gamp Police On inquiry it was discovered that the two men were the representatives of the Y.M.C.A. in camp, and had been given permission to wear uniforms by the Minister of Defence. On this becoming established the men were given their liberty, and tho incident has bocome regarded as a camp joke. The directors of the Wellington Meat Export Company have deoided to proceed with tho erection of tho new frce7/ing works at Kakariki, Marton. The original plan has been modified to snmo extent, with tho object of completing the works in time for tho 191? season. Extensions may be made later as they are required. Some preliminary work in connection with tho original 'scheme has already been dono. A Press Association telegram frtm Eotorua says: Five or six of Pua's followers have been arrested on the coast, and arrived at Rotorua Ic-st evening. They were lodged in tho lock-up, but the authorities refuse any information. Senior-Sergt. Cassells is n Kotorua, it is understood in connection with this matter. "There are shop and factory girls hero putting their hands in their pockets to keep the Home Missionary going, owing to the meanness and greed of well-to-do settlors in Home Missionary districts," said the llev. Dr. Gibb in an address on Home missionary work at the General Assembly last evening. During the course of an address on homo missionary matters at the Presbyterian General Assembly last evening, the Rev. Dr. J. Gibb uttered a solemn warning to the effect that the very life of the church was threatened in the lack of men that were offering themselves for the service of the church. In impassioned terms the ministor declared that the church was not keeping pace with tho growth of the country. How could anyone say that it was when they saw tho drunkenness and gambling that marked the times. Tho world went nn its way, and the church was hardly a circumstance in life. Of many things that were needful one thing wits essential, and that was that they wanted a large number of thoroughly-trained, highly-educated, and godly men for ministers. In case of fire at Mirnmar tho following signals are to he blown, on the whistle at the Gaa Company's works:— Por a fire at. Mirnmar North, one long and one short blast; for one at Mirnmar South, one long and two short blasts; for one at Soatoun, ono long and three short blasts; and for one at Knraka Bay, ono long and four short blasts. The Town Clerk reported at last evening's meeting of the Mirnmar Borough Council that the first pile in the new breastwork on the Seatoun waterfront had been partly driven. Many people fiud a 2s. grade tea the most suitable for everyday use, and those who do so are advised to test tho superior quality offered in the 2s. grado of Desert Gold Tea. No other brand offers such splendid value and delicious flavour at the price. Other popular Desert Gold prices are la. 10d., Is. 9d., and Is. Bd—Advt.

In a paragraph published on Monday covering an. annuonoomont from the General Post Office, an error in transcribing gave the Baße Records Offioe in London as the meaning of tho code address Zeadvocate. It should be noted that Zeadvocate means tho New Zealand Army Postal Service. Cable messages for wounded and invalided soldiers should not be addressed caro of the Base Records Office, but care of the New Zealand Postal Service (Zeadvocate). The rehearing of the case brought by Alfred Ernest Cocker against Nellie Nightingale, a claim for £698 damages for alleged injuries received in a motorcar accident, has been fixed for Tuesday, November 28, before tho Ohief Justice, Sir Robert Stout. The following cablegram was received by the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday:—"To our mother church from trenches and battlefield, from desert camps and hosi>itals, your absent children send loyal greeting today. (Sgd.) Chaplain Macdonald, Brockenhurst." The message was received with applause, and on the motion of the clerk of the Assembly (Rev. M'Kenzie) it was decided to send an appropriate reply to Chaplain Macdonald by cablegram. Mr. David Low, a well-known black-and-white artist on the staff of the Sydney "Bulletin," waß granted exemption from military sorvice last week in Melbourne, on the ground that his work in arousing the patriotic spirit of Australians by his cartoons dealing with Australia's part in tho war was of national importance. It was stated on Mr. Low's behalf that the Germans had recognised the value of such aid in stimulating patriotic feeling by putting a big price on the head of Raemaekers, the Dutch artist. The presiding Magistrate remarked that Will Dyson, the Australian cartoonist in_ London, had gone to the war. "Not as a combatant," was the reply. "He has gone to draw picture's." The Wellington Bowling Club' has thrown open its greens to the members of the Presbyterian General Assembly. The privileges of the Parliamentary Assembly have also been offered the members of the Assembly, and thankfully accepted by them. : There was a break in the proceedings of the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday morning, when the Moderator (Rev. R. M. Ryburn) announced that he had been reminded that so far they had not sung the National Anthem, which was a prayer as well as a national song. At that moment tho Rev. James Gibb announced that the troopship Britannic had been sunk in th© Aegean Sea, with great loss of life. At this the Assembly rose and sang, with great fervour, two verses of "God Save the King." This was followed by fervent intercessory prayers by the Revs. S. J. Orr and J. M. Simpson for those who had perished on tho Britannic, their relatives,_ our Empire, and the men in the firing line, tho chaplains on active service, the roturned soldier."!, and for all who had suffered through tho war. Tho following resolution was passed unanimously at yesterday's meeting of the District Synod of the Mothodist Church, on the motion of the Rev. M. J. Evans, seconded by the Rev. J. Dawson:—"That this Synod, having reason to believe that tho prices of tho people's foodstuffs are being artificially raised by dealers and' combines, _ _the Government to continue its inquiries into the matter, and take whatever steps are necessary to remedy the evil." What was termed an inequality in tho system'of' telephone chnrges was the subject of a motion at yesterday's sitting of tho Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Mr. C. M. Luke, a representative of tho Wellington Central Chamber, moved: "That the Government' be urged to fix a central point from which telephone subscriptions shall be computed in the principal cities and towns of the Dominion." Mr. Luke said that the Wellington telephone exchange was located almost at one-of tho extremes of tho City, with the tnsulb that at one of the other extremes (Newt-own, a business suburb) the charges were very high. The motion was seconded by Mr. AValter Goiy (Dunedin) and was carried unanimously. The numbers of sick and wounded soldiers under the caro of the Public Health Department for tho week ending November 13 were: In patients 214, out patients 81, total 295. During the week 54 in patients and 25 out patients were discharged. Mi'. I'\ Usher, a Presbyterian Home Missionary, attached to the Upper Hutt distriot, in traversing his work, remarked last evening that there was a racecourse in his district, and in his opinion a racecourse was not an asset to any distriot. He was very much afraid that even the Presbyterians in the distriot were infected with the gambling spirit. He also referred to the number of people who played golf at Heretaunga on the Sabbath in everincreasing numbers. There were laws againßt noxious weeds in New Zealand, still there were plenty of blackberry bushes in his district, and on. Sundays in the season special trains were run to the place so that people could indulge in picnicking and blackberrying. In ono little valley, where there wero not a hundred people resident, he had known over a thousand people engaged in picnicking and blackberrying. Mr. Usher commended the behaviour of the men in Treutham Camp, which was also in his district. "After the present war is over there will begin another war, which, though not so brutal, will be quite a« keen, 1 ' observod Mr. C. H. Edwards at yesterday's Conference of Chambers of Commerce. Ho alluded, of course, to the coming trade war. Advocating scientific rosaarch, ho moved: "(1) That the conference takes into consideration the efforts now being put forth in Great Britain, the Australian Commonwealth, and other parts of the Empire, having for their object the better- organisation of science in its relation to industry and commerce," and "(2) that this conference affirms the desirability of the necessity for the promotion of scientific research and training in their relation to the Dominion's commercial, industrial, agricultural, and pastoral development, and that a committee be sot up to recommend a scheme which will further this object." Messrs. C. M. Luke (Wellington Central) and George Fenwick (Dunedin) said that the subject was of great importance, but that it should bo stated that there had been a great revival in Great Britain. Mr. Fenwick said that the Commonwealth Government had voted £500,000 for scientific research. Something should be done by the Now Zealand Government. There was plenty of talent here. Mr. R. W. Dalton (British Trade Commissioner) said that there was no article made, by Germany that the British manufacturers could not havo made bofore the war. .The reason why they had not always done so was that they had unfair competition to meet. The British manufacturers were fully alive to tho value of science. The conference Mr. Edwards's motion. -' Permission was granted to the Miramar Brass Band by the Miramar Borough Council last evening to play in the Seatoun Park on December 3, and to tnko a collection in nid of the Belgium Children's Relief Fund. At last evening's meeting of the Miramar Borough Council tho following resolution was received from the Port Chalmers Borough Council:—"That this council desires to lodge an emphatic protest asainst the Government allowing Civil Servants in receipt of high salaries, the ton per cent, war bonus, particularly at the present time of stress, when public bodies and private individuals are urged by tho Governmnt to practice self-sacrifice and economy." The council decided to support the resolution. A cool head through Summer if you wear a straw from Geo. Fowlds, Ltd. Boaters, ss. fid. to 15s. Bd.; Panamas, 17s. 6d. to 455.-Advt.

"In March next tbero will he 48 vacancies in sanctioned charges and, owing to further enlistments to be made, there will bo 24 vacancies iu the Home Missionaries —that will be over sixty vaoancies by March next!" said tho Rov. Dr. Gibb last evening at tho General Assembly. A few days ago a list of promotions of officers and non-commissioned officers serving in the field with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force was published. It contained the names of somo sixty non-commissioned officers who had been promoted to the rank of secondlieutenant. This week's "Gazote" shows that 6inoe tho original recommendations were made twelve of tho N.0.0.'s have been killed in action or have died of wounds. Recently the Wellington Hospital Board suggested that a conference of representatives of hospital boards should be held for the purpose of considering tho question of the co-operative purchase of hospital supplies. Favourable replies liavo been received from twenty-four boards in various parts of New Zealand, and the conference will be held in Wellington during January. The Wellington Hospital Board has decided to co-operate with the Health Department in its efforts to combat the fly peril, and to give effect to tho recommendations of tho Health Department for the destruction of flies and the prevention of their breeding. Tho Minister of Public Health has been watching the periodical notifications of cerebro spinal meningitis, being anxious to prevent the spread of the disease among the civil population if possible. The last return showed that during the week ending November 13 there were six cases notified. One at Auckland was that of a soldier on final leave; one at Hawera was a civilian case; of two at Wellington one was a soldier from Trentham and one was a person who had been visiting Trentham; a Wairarapa case was a soldier from Featherston; and a civilian case occurred in Southland. ! "I am keeping very oareful watch over this matter," said Mr. Russell yesterday, "because I am anxious that any steps that may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease in the civilian population shall be taken promptly." At the North Canterbury Methodist Synod the president of the conference, the Rev. A. 0. Lawry, stated that probably eighty to ninety per cent: of the eligible young men had gone to the front, and that not less than nino per cent, of the men who had volunteered were Methodists. Though tho Government did not keep reliable records, he had made inquiries, and he found that the Methodists upon 6even transports averaged nine per cent., though it often happened that Methodists were entered as belonging to other churches. —Press Association. The Magistrate at Timaru, Mr. Day, gave reserved judgment yesterday in a prosecution brought under a by-law recently adopted by tho Timaru Borough Council requiring every driver of a private motor-car to bo licensed hefore driving on the streets. At tho hearing, Mr. Campbell, for the defence, argued that the council had no power to malto such a by-law. The Magistrate upheld this and dismissed the information. —Press Association. At the annual general meeting of the Wellington Stock Exchange, officers were elected as follow:—Chairman, Mr. W. C. Stevens; vice-chairman, Mr. L. H. B. Wilson; members of committee, Messrs. A. T. Bate, G. T. George, and N. F. B. Manley. Mr. S. Hornabrpok was appointed auditor. At the termination of the meeting tho members, through Mr. Stephens, presented the retiring chairman,- Mr. Ai T. Bate, with a piece of plate as a mark of their appreciation of his services to the Exchange in the office of chairman for tho past i seven years. Mr. Bate feelingly thanked the members for their token of esteem. ■