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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Moeraki, which sailed from Wellington on December 14, oarrying Australian mails, arrived in Sydney' o'S Monday morning.

At 7.46 p.m. yesterday, the fire brigade received a call to the Terrace Gaol, where the tailors' shop was alight. Before the blaze could be extinguished the shop was completely gutted, and a store of uniforms underneath was damaged by water.

Conspiracy. at oards is alleged in a case which was commenced at Pahiatua some time ago, and continued in Wellington yesterday. The .persons charged are Timothy Troy, Joseph William Scott, and Maurice Costello. The complainant is Alfred Crossley, a veterinary surgeon, of Wellington, and Inspector Hendrey conducted tho prosecution. Mr. TV. Kerr,. S.M., heard the case. Mr. P. J. O'Regan appeared for Troy, Mr,-J. J. M'Grath for Scott, and Mr. V. B. Willis for Costello. Broadly, the allegation is that in a game of poker the trio had conspired to "take Crossley down." The gambling took place at Pahiatua after tho last races there, and Crossley lost £52. Tile evidence for the prosecution was heard, and the accused were committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed, each in his own surety of £50, together with another surety for the samo amount or two suroties of £25 each.

The bursting of a retort caused a fire at the Acetone Company's works, Napier, yesterday, afternoon. Dense volumes of smoke poured up from burning oil, causing some alarm to residents in the -vicinity, who feared a second explosion. Tho damage done was comparatively small, and work is now going on as usual.

The lion, treasurer of tho Navy League British Sailors' Dependants' Fund (Mr. Darroch) acknowledges a subscription of £3 10s. from Miss Baber's School, Fitzherbert Terraco. The total amount of this fund, which closed on Saturday last, is £13,317 16s. 7d.

At a meeting of delegates from local bodies, held at Napier yesterday for the purpose of devising some means,of dealing with tho mosquito and fly pest, it was decidcd to distribute disinfectant free of charge, and take other drastic methods to dostroy these insects, including the prosecution of people who fail to disinfect their dustbins, etc.

Of 203 recruits callcd up -under the ballot in the Wairarapa Military Area, 88 were passed for active service and 24 for home service, whilo 46 were rejected' as unfit and 45 failed to appear.

The tourists' traok on Mount Hector should be popular this season, judging by the number of inquiries concerning it that liavo been made to the hon. secretary (Mr. M. Maxton), at Greytown. Tho Tourist Department has granted permission for the building of another hut, one in the Tauherenikau Valley. This; will link -up the route from Groytown to Mount Hector with throe whares, i.e., Bassett's, Tauherenikau, and Mount Alpha, so that parties need not be afraid of the weather.

The Milford Sound track has just 'been opened by tho guides for the present season. When the guides got through to the Sound they found that Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, well known to tourists, were very ill, and had suffered severely during the months in which the accommodation house is isolated from the outside world._ No doctor was within reach, but the information which has reached the Tourist Department indicates that the trouble now probably is not serious. Further information is being awaited.

The activity displayed by the Health Department in the matter of the Wellington milk supply is shown by some figures given by the Minister (tho Hon. G. W. Russell) yesterday. Tn 1916, up to December 15, 738 samples of miltc wcro taken, and there were 61 prosecutions. In other years the proportion of prosecutions to the number of samples has been very much higher. Tn 1913-14, 243 samples were talion, and there were 33 prosecutions and 31 convictions; in 1914-15, 171 samples were taken, and there were 46 prosecutions and 45. convictions.

Soft Felt: Hats in latest shades and shapes, ill great varioty, Bs. Bd. to 325. 6d., at Geo. Fowlds, litd.,' Manners Street.—Advt.

At tho Auckland Police Court yesterday Ormond Arthur Byrne was fined £50 for keeping a common gaming house.—(Press Association.)

Speaking yesterday at the farewell gathering to Mr. John Cullen, ex-Com-missioner of Police, tho Hon, A. L. Herdman, Minister of Justice, referred to the building improvements which were being carried out. The old Police Station on Lambton Quay had become inefficient, and arrangements had been made for a new building to bo erected in Johnston Street. This was well under way, and the building would be ready in about four months._ Improvements were also being carried out to tho Auckland and Dunedin Police Stations. With these and other improvements, it would be recognised that something substantial had teen and was being done in spite of strikes and the war.

One of those who was reported to have been killed in action on September 29, during the Somme offensive, was Rifleman T. G. AVoods, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. AV. AVoods, of Pukekohe. Tho feelings of the parents, who had been mourning the loss of two sons, may well be imagined when they received by the last mail a letter from the son mentioned, dated October 15, in which he stated that ho had been in the Somme battle. The accuracy of the date is confirmed by the date stamp on the envelope, and letters to other relatives bear the same date. Naturally, the parents are overjoyed at what seems proof that their son is nlivo, and have communicated with the Defence Department, and aro awaiting a reply witn an expectancy which can hardly _be described. A possible explanation of a mistake having been made' in reporting the man dead— though the oustom is not to report a man dead immediately, unless-his identity diso is found—is the fact that a pocket-book presented to Rifleman Woods by the Rev. S. Nison, and bearing his 'signature, was recently returned to the donor from a soldier in France, who stated that ho had found it on the parapot of a front-line trench, and asked that it should be sent to AVoods's next-of-kin.

"Counsel seem to regard the Court as a Borrt of shoo, which they may onter or leave as they please," said Mr. Justice Hosking at ,the Supreme Court in Auckland last week. Counsel are always wandering in or out," continued His Honour, "and times when the Judge comes in he has no one appearing before him." The barrister at whom the remarks wot? directed explained that ho had gone out to look for a witness, whereupon. His Honour remarked, "\ou must beJ prepared to saorifice personal conveni-' ence in such cases. I am speaking generally, and! I hope the profession will keep the matter in mind."

Contrary to expectations in. some quarters the work of the Arbitration Court has not been diminished by war conditions. The Registrar states thai, the work of the Court for the 12 months ending December 31 has established a reoord for the past 16 years, both as regard's the number of industrial eases dealt with, the amount of olerical work involved, and the volume of the reports, which for the present year will prove to be a very bulky one. The only • section of the work of the Court which has •diminished is that dealing with workers' compensation cases, which have been fewer. during the past 12' months than for somo years previously.

The absolute danger that attaches to some practical jokes never appears to be realised by those in the habit of playing them. Only recently in Wellington two men'were handling a_miscellaneous lot of articles, The joker pioked up a bag and staggered towards his companion as though the oontents were very heavy, saying: "Look out, there's some weight herol'V, The other braced himself to take the weight, and received only a bag weighing about 2lb. Tho shock was so great that he fell over, and was quite shaken for a minute or two, the reason being that the whole muscular system was strung to the proper tension to take a big weight, and the surprise at not receiving it caused a jar. It is a joke that people should never play, as'the oonsequences could easily be quite serious.

A meeting of the executive of the. Dominion Belgian Relief Fund was heMl at the Mayor's room on Monday afternoon. There were presont: His Worship the Mayor, Mr. J. P. Luke (in the chair), Messrs. Skerrett, lan Duncan, and Shallcrass. It was decided to contribute a sufficient sum to make the total for the fund promoted by the Wellington district schools up to £5000. Appreciation of_ the effort recently made in Kilbirnie and the surrounding districts for the' Children's Christmas Belgian Fund was expressed, and it was decided to contribute the sum of £GOO to this fund, to be forwarded at once to London.

The number of sick and wounded returned solaiers in hospitals- throughout the Dominion is now growing'less. In the week ended December 11 there were in all hospitals and convalescent homes 146 in-patients and 43 outpatients. During the same week there were discharged 89 in-patients and 18 out-patients, a total of. 107. The majority of the men are now being concentrated at the convalescent homes under the direct control of the Department. At the King George V Hospital at Rotorua there were 28 inpatients, at the Sanatorium at Rotorua there were 24 in-patients, and 4 outpatients at Taumaru (Lowry Bay), 7 in-patieuts, at Devonport 5, and at Hanmer 28. There were 3 consumptive patients at" To Wiaikato, 3. at Otnki, 4 at Cashmore "Huls, 3 in the Coronation Hospital at Christchurch, and' 2 at the Pleasant Valley Hospital ■at Dunedin. At Te Waikato accommodation has just been completed for 20 patients, and the intention is toconcerntirato in that finstitution _as many as possible of the soldiers afflicted with tuberculosis. Negotiations aro also in progress botween the Department and tho Wellington - Hospital Board for the taking over of the Otnki Sanatorium, audi a conference will-be held to-day between Dr. Yalintme (In-spector-General of Hospitals) . and a committee of the TjoarH.

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2956, 20 December 1916, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2956, 20 December 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2956, 20 December 1916, Page 4

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