LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 48, 20 November 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Goneral Henderson, Director-General of Medical Services, has ,"?turned to Wellington after paying a visit of i ns tion to Eotorua. He told a Dominion reporter that ho had foundl 92 invalided soldiers at tho Eotorua Mihhry Hospital and about 15 convalescent men the. King George Hospital The. mo Boemed thoroughly contented with then treatment, and it was evident that m the. great majority of cases they were makfnir marked improvement. The medical oimin charge. Major Herbert, was wcurin" very good results, especially the cases of returned soldiers with paraited muecles and stiff joints. Tho em.'Pment of the ind included appliances for the eltectivo treatment of deformities. A whirlpool bath had been added lately.

A Press Association cablo message from ITthe "Weekly.P tEI New Zealand Society for tho Health of Wome™ Child,^n ' W - h - b - S ; Z ■being started outside London, similar to r." v. ssfs if Macky, Logan, and Ca dwell's all Sing fluttered a long piece of stout string with a loop in the end an in flashing round the facade or xno building one of the pigeons the \\°t the wing"' 0 MMterSS attracted the attention of the people trapped bird, the string was pulled up nnd the pigeon liberated. Lovers of roses should not miss the splendid show that is now being mado nf flip Kno rosery—at tho present time a veritable dream, of beautiful blossoms. When it is known that there are between 400 and 500 selected rose bushes, nil in their summer glory, to be.vies ed, a feeble impression only is gained of the effect The available ground has been most skilfully laid out b 7 experts and only prize .roses of all kinds have been allowed root space by ftyodfatliers of the rosery—the executive of the Welling ton Rose and Carnation Club. So excellent are the results of their work that (he City Council would be well advised to give the club every encouragement in malting a goring garden of spots in the Zoo reserve which could i\ell do witn a decorative touch. Mr F T Moore has given notice that he will move at the next meeting of the Hutt Road Board: "That the Wellington City Council be naked to call for tenders for the work of laying a orete track for motors on the Hutt Road." , The name of one of the men concerned in the rescue of a woman who was in peril in the breakers at fjyall Bay beach on Saturday was giveu yesterday as J. E. Downing. The name should have reau J." 13. Downie. Tho person who can shift up and won't is one of the peoplo who have been included in lhackeray s Book of Snobs," had there been crowded electrio trams in his day, writes a correspondent. Tho person—he is man-stands in or near the side entrance to the car, and because he may wish to ali"ht a few stopping-places ahead, declines to help to fill up the aisle space in the centre of the car. Two such men completely blocked the entranco to a car in this manner, nnd as they made no eifort to get further, two women had to Beck another entrance. Then a burly man, seeing that there was ample standing space within, bustled in past them. There were a few hot words, but the bold intruder got nil the best of tho deal. Crowding, unfortunately, can scaroely be helped on the Wellington cars at oertam hours of tho day. Only last week seventeen peoplo were counted stnnding on the platform (between tho two closed-m parts) of a box-car that traversed the Mount Victoria tunnel, lho summer traffic threatens to put a vory severe tax on our rolling stock.

One of tho pleasing results of Guy Pnu-k-es Dav was a collection on the part of sovorul girl pupils of Victoria State School, Hokitlka of 12s. 2d. for tho Y.M.C.A. Tronch Comforts Fund. Thcso vounff girls havo handed over tins amount, which means much to thein in self-denial.

Tho Now Zealand Superintendent foi Messrs. Dalgety and Company bus received cable uclvicß that tho directors will rccommciul at tho annual general meeting of the shareholder oil NovcmbiV 29 a dividend of 1 per cent., making with interim dividend 8 per cent, for the twelve months, also a bonus of ss. pel share; .1:1(10,(100 to bo written olf to reservo l'nnd, .1:100,000 off premises, .£lo,(Rio to stall' benevolent fund, whilo .C102,77iis to be curried forward. The Otugo Patriotic Association liavoted XoOO to tho Salvation Army foi its work among soldiers, states a Press .Association message from Dunedin. The following is tho list of applications to bo heard at tho quarterly meeting of tho Wellington Licensing Committee on December 3:—'Transfers: G. E. Aldridgo to J. C. Lamb, New Occidental Hotel; ]?. 11. Phillips to Adam J. Monro, New Zealander Hotel. A case that was to have been heard by n jury in the Supremo Court yesterday morning was not proceeded with, as j IJw parties had sottled it l>cforehand. It was a claim made against tho Crown by Raymond R. M. Brien, whoso twelve-year-old son was some months ago injured 'by a lorry belonging to the Post and Telegraph Department. The accident occurred on tho Paekakariki Eoad. At tho meeting of tho Wellington branch of tho Bed Cross Society yesterday Mr. Thomas Bush (treasurer) sul> mitted a statement of tho transactions ol the Lambton Quay shop for the eleven month 3 onded November 16, being a return for the trading done on one day poi ■ week during that period. Tho amount received waa .£8273, which was disbursed as follows:—Paid over to Mr. Joseph Joseph for transmission to London toi tho Now Zealand sick and wounded, ,£47oo:'to Our Day appeal, £2750; Lowrj Uav Hospital. ,£350; cash at Bank oi New South Wales, JEWS; accounts paid, The accounts .owing were.—Kent, ,£33;' advertising, £10; sundry accounts, XG. Amounts added to tho sum paia out for sundry accounts totalled 43188, or 2} per cent, of tho total received. The Prime Minister, commenting in Auckland on the military situation, emphasised the need which was now evident of the Dominion maintaining its fine efforts. • "As New Zealanders," remarked Mr. Massey, "wo all have every reason to ho proud of tho position occupied by this country 60 far as doing its share in tho war is concerned. It is 'well Known now that next to Britain and in proportion to its population New Zealand has done better than any other part of the Empire. Whatever happens our efforts in this country must not be relaxed. In saying that I am speaking not only from tho Empire's point of view, but from the point of vieit of New Zealand." The value of Californian quail in combating tho ravages of tua grass grub was discussed by members or tho Auckland Acclimatisation Society last week. The secretary said ha had recommended to the Canterbury society the use of tho quull in afl'ectod by the grub, but lii reply it was stated that as the grub lived from two to thrco inches below the surface in grass paddocks, and did moat of its feeding at night, a nocturnal feeding bird would be required to deal with the pest. The chairman said the quail would probably do no good in open grass paddocks, as they were birds thai required cover. He knew of a locality in the Waikato where tho introduction of Californian quail had resulted in great benefit, the grubs having been exterminated in paddocks which, prior to the introduction of the quail, had bten devastated by them.

Discussing the outlook_ fw the opening season, tho Primo Aiinister remarked in Auckland that the prospects all over the Dominion were generally eood, and our export quantities available promised to be fully up to list year, bu fnr as shippine facilities were concerned. Mr. Masßey said there was not much to complain about at -present, and as to the future, it was not possible to say much. A slieht difficulty which had arisen oyer tho payment on Jjehalf of the Imperial Government of advances for butter and cheese on tho coming pay day, which is generally understood to be the 20th of the month, is likely to bo overcome, •said tho Prime Minister, who also stated that everything save some minor conditions had been arraneed regarding tho taking over of the whole available export ontpnt of butter during tho present season.