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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The situation at tho wa6Works is unchanged. To-day the supply will be turned on at 7 a.m. and cut off at 10 p.m.

No. 49,351, Private Dore, G.R.C., having been absent without leave for over 21 days, has been posted as a deserter.

. A party of the French soldiers at present in Wellington visited l'rentham Camp on Saturday. After being shown the camp in all its departments, the visitors were entertained at lunch by the officers' messi and returned to the city in the afternoon.

A Press Association message from Tiraaru states that tho local branch of the Engineers', Firemen's, and Cleaners' Association resolved to protest emphatically against the action of tho Minister of Railways and tho National Government in employing foreign coloured labour on tho railways. It is urged that "this unpatriotic action creates a grave menace to organised labour."

The heavy rains of. yesterday and tho day before caused further slips and washouts on the Orangi Kaupapa Road, that roadway being now in a deplorable condition. It has long been unsafe for vehicle traffic, and it is now becoming unsafe for foot-passengers. ,

That goods "made in Germany" are still being sold in tho Dominion is obvious from' the following paragraph which appeared in tho "Otago Daily Times" of Saturday-.—The father of a soldier at the front called at the "Daily Times" offioe yesterday and complained that, while his and other people's sons were away fighting the Germans, some of our leading business firms were selling to the public in Dunedin articles manufactured by the enemy. Two gas mantles were produced in support of this alloiration, on the case of ono of which was tho brand "Made in Germany," immediately below a local tradesman's name, which was printed- in black type. In the other case a similar brand of mantle had had tho mark "Made in Germany" carefully erased. "The young men of New Zealand," 1 said the soldier's father, "havo gone to help to beat the Germans, [and this is the way some of our patriotic tradesmen are assisting. I was told by the assistant in tho shop where I bought these mantles that they were a part of a now shipment Just in. I belong to a union which has a membership of 800, who made me take this action. It is timo these business peoplo were stopped from doing this sort of thing."

In regard to tho maximum quantity of oysters allowed to bo picked weekly lrcn the various oyster bods (says tho Auckland Herald"), the ,Marine Department officials state there is an ample 6upply available to permit the picking of 460 sacks weekly. Some uncertainty originally existed concerning the supply, but Mr. Ayson has sinco visited tho oyster districts, and, after conferring with the inspectors, it was decided to fix tho maximum as stated. Picking at tho beds of tho Hauraki Gulf will cease at the end of this month", after which Kaipara and Mahurangi oysters will bo put on the market. Tho maximum of 4GO sacks weekly will be picked from these two places if the demand keeps up. The expense of marketing tho oysters from Kaipara will be much hoavier than from tho Hauraki Gulf, but Ilia price will not be affocted,

At tho meeting of tho Olago llj !"iir Board on Eriday, the chairman presented a joturn showing the revenue and expenditure for the past six months. Ho said that ,the revenue wa9 less than that of tho previous year, while the expenditure was ,£8231 "less than that for tho first six months of the preceding year. Though there' was a very considerable shrinkage in the shipping tonnage which.arrived at tho port during the six months, the imports and exports kept up remarkably well, tho totals for tho six months being:—l9l2, 228,079 tons; 1913, 220,195 tons; 1911, 231,322 tons; 1915, 221,11-1 tons; 1916, 220,809 tons; 1917, 201,819 lons.

In an address last week to the Otngo Expansion League, Dunedin, dealing with the subject of demobilisation of our forces, Mr. I'. E. Sargood said ho took it that in any part of the Empire, subject, perhaps, to racial conditions, any Imperial combatant would be entitled to receivo equal treatment. Such being the case, New Zealand had to faco not only the return of its own combatants, but presumably a considerable influx of fellow-fighters, with, in many cases, dependants. If they treated this from a parochial point of view, and insisted that until all their local community were occupied immigrants should bo discouraged, they should perpetuate the greatest pioco of folly that this Empire had been guilty of in the past—that of allowing its young manhood to hive off into foreign lands, thereby crippling national and Imperial expansion and limiting its' defensive material. They must welcome all who were of their own kith and kin and who desired the 6.ame standard of living. If sueiran open door threatened temporary accentuation of congestion, surely they must realise that it was rot only their duty but to their advantago to face the discomfort—duty in that tho migrants had. fought for them ; to their advantage in that their Balvation for this agricultural and pastoral land lay in a strong and numerous country population. Tho risk and discomfort they might run wore as nothing to tho gain to this splendid heritage of tho Empire.

Another indication of tho imildness of tho present winter comes from the West Coast (Martin's Bay region). A settler who has just .come over from iho Bay informs the "Lake Wakatipu v Mail" that a number of quite young pigeons have been soen about lately. The informant states that tho pigeons have been laying all tho winter, a thing which has rarely ever been known before, hence tho second hatching in tiho course of 12 months. Tho brooding season is usually in November or December. Egg production is attributed largely to tho presence of an ample food supply. The white pino trees still show a quantity of berries, which would be absent but for the mildness of tho season, and a good quantity of other vegotatton, usually non-existent at tho present time, is apparently eonducivo tp t'ho activities of tho pigeon tribe.

One of tho South African Contingent at tho Grantham Camp in England wrote to tho "Capo. Times" giving details of a Christmas entertainment at which the New Zcalanders had been tho hosts. In the course of his letter ho says: "On Christmas night we were entertained to a fine dinner, our hosts being the New Zealanders, in the samo camp with us. They had been so hospitably received, and been given such a good timo whilst they were in Capo Town, on their' way here, that they gave us (the South African chaps) this really sumptuous repast as a. return for the kindness received. say we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves."

Writing from Franco to his sister at Northcote, fergeant P. C. Bobbins, says: "I suppose you got a bit of a shock When you found out that I was put 'out of action for tho first time. We were the second lot to go over the top. After the mines, hit off (about half a mile away) wo hopped over, and I led filty of my gladiators into battle for the first time. Everything went off well, and we took everything that came in our way until wo got to ouir objective, where we dug in and kidded that the Aims couldn't hit us. But he must have caught sight ci ns someliow, foi- the next morning ho Bred every gun ho had in Germany at us. Well, he blew us about that much that twice I had to be dug out, and the third timo I was completely buried wuh a gas shell. That was the last I remembered until I w>ko up at tho dressing station. My back and ribs are badly sprained, but I the host of tho gas, thank goodness."

Writing to relatives in Hawera, a New Zoalandcr who is a prisoner of war at Mindon, Germany, states that now the days are long lie has to start work at 5.30 and leave off at G. 30 p.m. Parcels sent from Hawera have reached him an good condition, though -minus tobacco, which was amongat the contents when dispatched. Evidently newspapers nro not denied the prisoners, as the writer observes that he saw by the newspapers that America had entered into the war. Tor-some time past "relatives were allowed to supplement the regular parcels sent l>v tho Bed Cross Society to prisoners of war with extra comforts, but the secretary of the Australian branch informed "tho relatives of the prisoner referred to above that these additional comforts had now been forbidden, and all tho men are treated alike. _ Money sent in future may be remitted in small amounts at intervals instead. Books and magazines approved by tho German authorities may. also be forwarded.

One of tho many results of the enemy a submarine policy is being felt by Christchurch merchants at present. An oversea vessel arrived with a large general cargo, but tho invoices of the all went to the bottom of the sea in a mail vessel that was torpedoed by an nnemy submarine. As a consequence of the absence of these essential documents it will he necessary to open every case of merchandise in order that tho Customs authorities inay estimate tho voluo of the goods for the pnrpoee of determining tho duty payable. Other complications will.arise in connection with the bank documents, though it is understood that in most cases the hanks are guaranteeing the shippers.

According to the "Journal of Agriculture," it is estimated that a 20 per cent, savin" in space in the steamers' refrigerated holds can be effected by the Wellington Meat Export Company's ™* system of packing mutton. This means that the ship that formerly -irriod in her.holds, as the Eotorua did, 100,000 carcasses, will carry, wider tho new system adopted by the Meat Export Co.. ■>0,000 more. The carcass is bisected just behind the saddle, and tho hinder part is tucked into the hollow of the other part, the two parts packing together in a solid parcel. The weicht fs there all the time, of course. Tho saving in space is substantial, not only in Hie ship's hold, but in tho freezing works- space.and in insulated lailway wagons.

Something like half a million sterling is available for deposit in Christchnrch, 'at call if some enterprising institution could afford to offer, say, 3 per cent, to the depositors, says a southern contemporary. The City Council has r> very largo sum on deposit, and a very nn"-h IaTE-er sum awaiting employment. The glut of ready money must he attributable ,ro the' heavy local payments for (lie Dominion's produce purchased by the Imperial Government. Usually a very large part of tho produce would he paid for iu London, and the bulk of the money lie invested there. War conditions have not only increased the payments to a fabulous amount, but liave crowed a great surplus for investment. It was ascertained that there is an astounding amount of money awaiting investment for short periods,, while very few securities were offering. The eanscs of this, homing un of money in Christchnrch were variouslv ascribed to:—A feeling of un. rest pending financial legislation, properties not changing liands, the high cost of building, uncertainty nf employment, tho calling un of small holders. Jhe awaiting of the next war loan, and a general absence of speculation, duo to times.

Tho Kilbirnic School Committee lias decided to erect a. war memorial fence tcether wiih a Tioll of Honour of - old boys" who havo fallen, at the foot of the school grounds in Moxham Avenue. Ihe estimated cost of tho memorial is in tho vicinity of and various schemes have been evolved with the object ot raising this sum. A two days' "fair" will be held towards the end of next month in order to assist the project. On Vridnv a bnttle-gathoriU!i campaign was commenced bv Hie children, and at Ihe end of the day 00G2 bottles of every description had been stacked in the school yard. One hoy alono ccllqcttu 1670 bottles.

The Wellington Silver Mission Band gave a performance at the Jlospit.il yesterday afternoon, and took up n collection .amounting to £3 Is. 10d., which will bo donated to the Hospital Fund.

Extract from a Maori soldier's letter to a Wairarapa resident:—" Wo are not getting much news out here, c lily wo are still hammering away at these Germans, and I am beginning to think that their dnys are about numbered; our side seems to do as they like with thorn."

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3149, 30 July 1917, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3149, 30 July 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3149, 30 July 1917, Page 4

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