LOCAL AND GENERAL
. 'A' slight earthquake is reported by the Press Association to have'been felt at Woodville 'at 10.45" yesterday morn; inc. ■ .■••■■■■' '<■'■■' The Twenty-sixth . Reinforcements arenow at Trenthani, and will be trans-, ferred to'Featherston in a.few days time. .-. : . .■; ■'
The new system of troop trains was begun yesterday, when two strains, each carrying 1000 men, crime to the city from Trentham, and returned in the evening. Similar trains will run every Wednesday and Saturday. "You often hear of fearless men, and the fine things that are said of their bravery," said the Rev. Archibald Hunt at the Clyde Quay School yesterday morning, "but I do not think it is the fearless man who is the bravest, for lie goes into the fight without fear. There are those ■ who . don't want to figVt, who don't want to go away—who are afraid—yet they go.. There was one young man who told his mother that he did not want to go—that he was afraid, yet he said that he must so for honour's sake. That is. the bravest man, for he has in tho first instance to conquer his own fear, and thousands of such men have gone away, and given invaluable service to the Empire."
"The speech made a great impression, and has proved of much value in the interests of recruiting," says an officer of the New South Walee Recruiting Committee in reference to an address delivered by Sir Ernest Shackleton'during his recent visit;to Sydney. The explorer made a stirring appeal to the manhood of Australia at an open-air recruiting meeting attended by from 8000 to 10,000 people, and tl;e recruiting authorities have printed his speech for circulation throughout the Commonwealth. "Before we start," said Mr, W. L. Foster, headmaster of the Clyde Quay School, at the Anzao Day function yesterday morning, '.'I want, everyone of you who has a father, brother, cousin, or any relative at the war to put up your hands 1" .Instantly every child in the big room raised a hand—the air was full of hands—and on a lower level were the eyes of their owners, glistening with pride at the fact that people of their own flosh and blood were engaged in the great fight for freedom. It was difficult to imagine any more striking demonstration of the wholehearted loyalty of the people of the Dominion.
The dead body of a man that was found on Tuesday night lying on a doorstep at the ~> corner of Taranaki Street and Arthur Street has been identified as that of William Patrick Black, aged 28. An inquest will be held this afternoon. ■
Evidence given by Captain Brigdon, master of tho Queen of the South, his mate and boatswain, and also by Captain Larsen, of the Wootton, in connection with the recent collision between the AVootton and tho Queen of the South, at a preliminary'inquiry held by the Superintendent of Mercantile Marine, lias been forwarded to Mr. G. Allport, Secretary for Marine. Mr. Allport stated yesterday- that he has been too busy so far to go through the evidence to see if any further inquiry is required. ■ .
On Friday afternoon the First Otago Military Service Board had the unique experience of sitting in a hall in which a church sale of work was being held, «ays tho "Otago Daily Times." It happened at Uanfurly, and in place of tho usual prosaic environment of the board appellants found themselves confronted on the left with a table of cakes,.fruit, and sweets; on..the right, with a display of children's froclcß, fancy work, lingerie, and suchlike; while ac the rear there was a collection of vegetables. The ladies in charge graciously refrained from doing their work while the board was in session, and for the nonco becamo interested auditors of tho evidence in support , of appeals. The sitting: was not a long one, and the ladies again took charge of the hall, among their best customers being the membere of the hoard. Janson Bros, lins always a good word for "No Hubbing" Laundry Help, liecause it' lms justly earned its popular roputation as the abolishcr of washboard slavery, and also because the famous Thinkbr Note Book is given freo ■with every Is. packet of "No flubbing," —Advt,
An important relaxation of the regulatiobs/With regard to the allowance of a shillng a day to the widowed mothers of/soldiers has been made. Under the regulations this allowance is made it cases where the soldier's allotment io his mother out of his pay is not ,i/ss than 3s. per day. Hardship has leen found to be imposed upon the mothers because iu some instances tho othir legal obligations entailed upon tty' soldier have debarred him from j'mikiug . his allotment as large as 3s. If has now been intimated to tho Aiicklind Claims Board, says tho "N.Z. Herald," that the Minister of Defence i's prepared, in view of representations ■lately made l>y the- Advisory Board, to allow the oxtra shilling a day in cases where it is proved to the eatisfaction of the the circumstances were such as to prevent the soldier from allotting 3s. a day always provided that.the mother's income outside this added allowance does not exceed 7s. a week.
A generous offer has been made hy Mr. Edgar Jones, late of North Canterbury, and now resident in Timaru (says an exchange). The offer is as follows: —Providing the amount required (£1500) for the first "Canterbury, N.Z.," aeroplane is subscribed and cabled to the War Office on or before May 20, Mr. Jones l will immediately head the list for the second "Canterbury, N.Z.," aeroplane with £750—that is, half the total amount required. Already Mr. Jones had headed .the Timaru list, now open for subscriptions to the 'appeal- for No. 1 machine, with ■£50,' but in (his opinion Canterbury should. contribute two aeroplanes. A. personal appeal to upwards of 1000 of prime producers from Kaikoura to Ashburton has just been issued from the Overseas! Club. The amount already in hand for the No. 1 "Canterbury, NiZ." aeroplane is about £700, or nearly half I the required £1600.
When the appeal of a commercial traveller was before the First Auckland Military Service Board Major' Conlin remarked that it was his opinion that that phase of business could well te dispensed, with. "Commercial travellers got very short shrift in Luiiedin the other day before the board!," he added. "Mr. Elliott remarked, and the board agreed, that it would be a fine thing and a great saving if people, instead of depending upon "commercials," regularly wrote by mail their orders. Extension of time was applied for and granted in tho appeal under notice. . . ■
The following letter has been received by the Ponsonby Schools Committee from the' Minister of Education, Hon. J. A. Hanan, in acknowledgment of a resolution passed by the. committee expressing appreciation of the action adopted by him in dealing with tho claims made by tho New Zealand Catholic Federation:—"! desire to thank tho members of the committee for the congratulations extended to me. I
need hardly assure you that the many telegrams and letters which I have received in support <of my attitude are very encouraging. They indicate that I have tho support of a very large section of the people of the . Dominion in my endeavours to uphold the principles essential to the maintenance and stability of our national system of education by refusiug to grant special concessions, which would result in the undermining and destruction of that system."
In a case which came before the Auckland Police Court on Monday, the accused, an indigent man ivho vras obviously suffering from loss of memory, was asked by Mr. F. V. Ffar,er, S.M., it he would like a. quiet sojourn on the "Island." "What, is it like?" queried the old man in a, confidential manner, "have only been there as a.visitor, not as a guest," replied Mr. Frazer, "biit I am of the opinion you will find the conditions to. your liking. ,, _ ■•'Well," remarked the old man, ''if it is good enough for you, it will suit ine."
The new outlet' for tho Tarawera River, through tho Matata end of the Bangitaiki swamp, lias now been successfully completed (says the Aucklaud "Star"). The water was let out to sea by the new out on Friday. It is claimed that the result will be to effectively drain the Itangitaiki swamp, and thus throw open for cultivation a large area of most valuable land, which has to a great extent hitherto been unused. There will now be two ferries to cross between Whakatane and Matata.,
The members of the Auckland Amateur Revue' Company, now appearing at the Grand Opera House, yesterday received from the Hon. A. Myers a gold brooch, suitably engraved. When at Auckland Mr. Myers addressed the members of the Revue Club on the excellence of the work, they had done there,- concluding hy announcing that; he would present to each member a gold' brooch. These handsome brooches, seventy in number, were presented yesterday, ,inuch to the delight of the members of the company. With tho Mayor's permission the members qitne Revue Company will parade tho streets on Friday in the'interests of the Wellington Crippled Soldiers' Fund. 'The Education Board had hefore.it yesterday an application for a boarding allowance from a pupil who, owing to the reduced time-tables, finds it impossible to travel to 'classes in Wellington. - Other similar applications will probably be made, from time to time. The chairman said that the matter was one affecting the Education Department, as well "as the Railway Department, and he would urge the board not to come to a final decision at that meeting. He moved that the secretary communicate with the Education Department, .pointing out the disabilities tinder which many pupils will be placed, and asking the Education Department to make such_ arrangements as it cau with' the Railway Department to secure the running of trains at such times as will'suit the convenience of children travelling to echool classes.' Mr. Aitken said that if these arrangements could not be made the Education Department would have to face heavy expenditure in boarding allowances. Tho motion was carried.
The good record of the teaching staffs of the Wellington Education district is referred to in the annual report of tho Wellington Education Board in tho following terms:—The teaching 'service continues to do honour to itself, not only by the generosity of its voluntary-enlistments, but by the fine achievement of its representatives in the field. Since last report a considerable number have gone into cainp or have proceeded to the front, or are under training in camp, making in> all since the outbreak of war, 104 enlistments. ■ • -
children growing up'in the remote parts of the district, especially the Sounds, is one surrounded with much difficulty, says the chairman of the Education Board in his annual report. There are over 40 (if such schools m the district. The allowance of £6 "per child does not under existing conditions securo the services of a trained teacher; yet the interests of the child must he safeguarded. The board urges a reconsideration of the matter with a. view to effective Temedy either (1) bv increase of iho capitation to sometiling approaching the capitation payahle"ou account of secondsrv nupils, or (2}. iilteniatively, to establish schools .with living riuarters to meet the special needs of these remote districts. As against the disadvantage of separation from their homes there is the positive ndvantage of the intellectual stimulus of numbers, and also that of tlifi more efficient training to bo ontnined at'the , hands of a trained staff. He provision for -nart-time _ schools does not hero meet tho requirements. Favourite Felta in many shades, 7s. 6d., Bs. 6(1., 10s. 6d., 12s. Bd., 13s. 6d. and to 255. and 32e. 6d. for Stetson's. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners Street,—Advt,
The new picture theatre which is being erected on the Bite of the old • Congregational Church in Courtenay Place has been named the Lync. Theatre. The construction is now welt forward, and in a; few weeks ite doors will he thrown opou to the public. "There is in this country, a certain amount of unspoken, unheard opposition to the war and opposition to the soldier," Baid Mr. D. Seymour, general secretary of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association, last night. "I do not refer merely to a cexterfn .section of organised labour. That opposition to the soldier does not find voice at the present time. It cannot mako itself heard through the newspapers or in any other way. But it is notorious that there are throughout New Zealand men whose voices have been most conepioiiously silent on' war topics, and whose hands have not been lifted in furtherance of the work in which wo are engaged. At the close of this war those men are going to come out into the open. Wo shall have to face an anti-soldier party, and that will particularly he the case- if heavy taxation is required to provide for the needs of the disabled soldier, the widows, and the orphans. I want to warn returned soldiers and tho patriotic portion of the public that the situation I have indicated is bound to arise. It behoves ns to provide against it. The great need or the moment is this, to gefc some clear definition of what constitutes a fair deal for the Boldier."
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