SUBURBAN HOUSE LIGHTING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3124, 30 June 1917, Page 8

SUBURBAN HOUSE LIGHTING

THE PROBLEM SOLVED. For a number of years euburhan residents have been experiencing- all the disadvantages of kerosene liinips and acetylene gas for house-lighting, and this prevents many city people from taking up their residence in the suburbs. During the past eighteen months over eighty suburban peoplo have solved tho lighting problem by having "Wizard" Lightins Systems installed in their homes. At Duy's Bay, Mnritai, Rona Bay, Heretaunga, etc., "Wizard" Plants are being fitted every week, and users find they liave secured a light superior even to coal gas or elcetric light at a much lower cost of Tunning than either. Coraploto "Wizard" plants aro sold from £lb upwards, and make tho households independent of gas and electric light companies, so long as a tin of benzino (from which the gas is made) is available. Coal strikes cannot interfere with tlio "Wizard" light users, as- single or doublo burner stoves may bo fitted with tho systems.

Tlio New Zealand agents, Messrs Early Bros., Ltd., 187 Featherston Street, Wollington, will bo pleased to supply full particulars of (ho "Wiwrnl Lightwp Systems" by mail, but suburban residents should call at the nboro address, where a plant may bo.seen in operation, and its simplicity, cleanliness, and economy explained. '"Wizard" Ligbt users arfl so enthusiastic about their lamps that the agents arc always able to refer intending liurchasers to one or moro neighbours 'who arc usintr "Wizard" plants, anil they aro thus able to secure independent evidence of the merits of the lamps. Hint; Telephone 335!), or, better still, call and examine tho plant.— (Published by arrangement.)

STRANGE PROCEDURE

DISCHARGED SOLDIERS

RECALLED

AFTER 2i YEARS' SERVICE

What seems to bo «. caso of extraordinary procedure, on tho part of tho Defence .iiithoi-iliw, involving hardship ami injustice, has been brought under our notice. Eight returned soldiers at leu.M; are affected, five of whom havo seen sonic 21 years' service in I'iallinoli and Prance. AH have been wounded once, fionio of them twice Tliey returned to New Zealand medically unfit on May 12, and, it is stated, on Juno !) were formally discharged from tho British Army. Under such conditions they busied themselves in getting together a. civilian "kit," and some of them secured situations, and all were (settling down to civilian life once more when on Juno 17 eacli of the men received a cony of tho following telegram :—

Talto notice, the Adjutant-General has ruled your discharge bo cancelled. You are to report at this office on Tuesday, nineteenth .Tune, for Medical Board. On presentation of this telegram to nearest Defence Office you will receive all necessary warrants for travelling.—Base Records. The men duly reported to the Medical Board, bat instead of being examined to ensure that they were fit for service the board ordered them all to report at Trentham Camp, pending tho arrival of their medical papers from England. They went to Trentham on Thursday of last week, and on Tuesday last were sent on to Featherston, and there posted to the Twenty-eighth Reinforcements, the members of ■which Jefi camp yesterday on their ten days' £nal leave. These men complain that in tlie first plßce they served their country honourably and well in Gallipoli and France, and were sent home by the medical authorities in England as unfit for further service. On arrival hero they were honourably discharged, and at once made arrangement; to resume civil life (which has cost none of them less than .€10). Then suddenly they have been recalled; appear before a Medical Board, which does not examine them; are sent on to Trenthnra, and then, instead of being detained them to await their papers from Home, they are posted to the next reinforcements leaving the country. Naturally they feel that they have been harshly dealt with, and are anxious to have their position inquired into. [The facts as iet forth above were brought under the notice of Sir James Allen last evening. The Minister said that he knew nothing of the circumstances, and could therefore make no statement on the matter. Ho took a note of the facts, however, and promised to have inquiries made.]