LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 35, 5 November 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Onions, which were costing over Is. a pound in Wellington recently, are clown to 6d. a pound now. and a further reduction of price is likely as additional supplies como forward. Some of tho onions at present on the market aro sprouted, "but the Wellington housewife, at anyrate, cannot afford to be particular.

"I have sold frown beef and frozen lamb lately, and my customers appear to be quite satisfied," said a city butcher to a DosnNioN reporter on Saturday. "Tho beef is splendid, but I fancy the colour of the lamb is spoiloj a bit by the freezing, and the finish of the carcass is not what we are used to for the local spring trade. The prejudice against frozen meat is a real fact. I have seen it myself in tho shop, and it is 6hown most, curiously enough, by the very people who are least careful in their selection of meat in the ordinary way.'

The treasurer of tho War Funds Collecting Committee acknowledges receipt of the following sums-.—Already acknowledged, .£2624 Bs.; Thos. Ballinger and Co., Ltd., Ai Ms.; Harold Carr, Misses E. 11. and C. A. Allen, £2; .T. .T. Kerslake, .61 Is.; total to date, .£2641 3s.

Sergeant E. G. Campbell, killed in action, was the ninth son of Mrs. C. Campbell, of Lomas Settlement, Hastings. The young soldier was 25 yenrs of age. He took a keen interest in military matters, and joined the lfith (Waikato) Regiment before tho war broke out. Several times ho volunteered for active service, but failed to pass the medical examination. He was eventually accepted as a staff instructor, and served in this capacity in the Waikato and at Narrow Neck. Ho proceeded to the front with tho Twesty-fourth Reinforcements as ship's and in England was acrtpted for service. Mrs. Campbell is the mother of ten sons, two nf whom are at present in France, while another made the supreme sacrifice at Gallipoli.

The "Otago Daily Times" of Friday says:—The attention of a member of our ■staff was directed to a pair of gloves, winch were purchased in one of the leading drapery establishments in the city during the'day. Tliey bore an inscription stating that they were mado expressly for this particular firm, bnt near tho inscription appeared the word "Gerninny," plainly indicating the country in which tliey were manufactured. The indignation felt by the purchaser may be imagined when it is stated that her husband is at present engaged in fighting the linns.

It was stated in the House of Comm.ius in August that the remuneration for the management, of Government steamers is .G3OO per annum per steamer for the first iwo steamers, iE2SO for tho next two, and .£2OO for eacli steamer above four, with an allowance of ,Cr,o per annum per stenmer for the services of a superintendent engineer.

After'consulting old collegians through tho medium of "The Nelsonian," the Nelson College Old Boys' Association has decided upon the erection of what is known as n "scriptorium," as a suitable form of memorial to old boys who lose their lives in the present war. To date nearly 100 "old boys" have made the supreme sacrifice. Tho proposed building, which will be built in briclc, at an approximate cost of .£2OOO, will probably contain the library, a writingroom, and a room for quiet study, in which rooms it is hoped to place tho various war memorials and mementoes of the war. Already two subscriptions of XIAO each have been received, from Mr. W. Acton Adams and Mi;. P. Milner, besides other subscriptions of leaser amounts, and it is confidently hoped that old boys throughout the Empire, will respond to tho appeal, A "boot that will stand you good lone wear. Inspect our "Westminster," gooa shape, best finish, 425. Gd. Geo. Poivlds, Ltd., Manners Street.—Advt. Men who need Suits will appreciate the finest assortment ever shown in Wellington, at Davis and Qatar's. Pyjamas from lis. Gd. per suit. Ladies Silk Pyjamas, 30s.—Advt.

An ancient craft of considerable noto- [ riety in pioneer days is now experiencing at Port Chalmers the final stage of a, lengthy (uijl vnvied career (says tlio Dtiuediti "Star"). The Sarah and Esther was her name when, (is a topsail schooner, alio traded to Otago Harbour. HulraiMiuently she became in turn a har. hour lighter, a prison hnit, a boatingclub shod, and finally a dwelling-house. Ah a harbour lighter she was at one time in chaise of Captain Kdie, "who was afterwards muster of the harbour steamers Samson and Iron Age. He was captain of the Maravoa when ho left the sea to tal;o up tlio position of chipping master in Sydney, where l:o later was promoted to be head of the Marine Department. As a prison hulk, after her lightering days, tho Sarah rnd Esther was in ohargo of Sergeant Forgnson, and the prison hulk lay at anchor at various places in the harbour while the prisoners were engaged in forming llio harboursldo roads. When not further required for this purpose 6ha was acquired byl the Queen's Drive Boating Club as a boating elicd, and amongst those who brought the vessel from the Heads to Port Chalmers to oonvort her into a rowing shed were Mr. W. JPutnam and Mr. H. Cameron. It was from this hulk-shed that Anthony Palamountain and .Tames Dow. two very fine oarsmen, rowed in the Nil Desperandum. After a time tho rowing club went In for a more handy shed, and the now decrepit Sarah andi Esther "was sold and converted into a dwelling-house. One morning last week Mr. A. Innes, who, by tho "way, is ft returned 6oldier— a Main Body man—started to pull down the Sarah and Esther dwelling-house, andi her destined end is firewood.

At a meeting of tho 'Women's National Reserve in Christohurch on Thursday, a letter was Toceived from Mr. J .A. Frostiok, forwarding a communication from Mr. J. Pateison, f armor, of Otalo, Timaru, who had previously written asking for domestic assistance on his farm in the coming snmmer. Mr. Paterson stated thatj ho had an agricultural farm of over 900 acres, and that Mrs. Patorson, the only woman in liia household, found tho labour of cooking too much for her. He had one 6on at the front, two sons working on the farm and 1 sometimes' a third man, and soon he would have threo shearers -for ten days or a fortnight. Harvest was approaohing, and if he was unable to get help in tno house he would bo compelled lo grass down more of tho land and tcduce production. Ho gave the assurance that anyone whom the Commissioner could provid'e him with to assist him would ho treated with CVCI .^_ C ®S" federation and courtesy. Mrs. Wood, who presided, 6ftid that, many ether farmers were making the request botn for indoor and outdoor women workers for the summer. She thought there should be a number of patriotio women who wero willing to tako up this work. It was decided to ask branches of the reserve to ask for tho names of any women willing lo take up work of this nature for the summer.