LOCAL AND GENERAL
A Press Association telegram from Christchurch published in lour issuo of December 1 stated that oil the application of the Canterbury Law Society "a rule nisi had been granted for the striking of Luther Hopkins, a solicitor, off tlio roll." Unfortunately tho heading "Solicitor Struck off tho Roll" was attached to the message in error. Mr. Hopkins was not struck off the roll. The mistako made has now been brought under our notice, and wo aro glad to take the opportunity to rectify it, and at the same timo_ to express our regrot to Mr. Hopkins that it should liavo occurred.
A Gazette Extraordinary contains an additional list of companies, firms, and persons who aro declared to bo enemies, and also a number of Others who have been, removed from the list of enemy firms.
Aiient tlio actlou of Councillor W. Hildroth in urging the City Council to insist on occupiers of premises destroying tho rats that may be harboured thereon, a citizen whose veracity is beyond all question, states tliat lie was at a gathering in a certain publio hall in the city one day last week, and occupied an eai seat. When tho lights went up he was surprised to seo a large rat nibbling at the heel of a young lady's shoe a row or two in front of him, Ha accounts for the strange fact that tho lady never felt the cheeky rodent by baying that the heels were very high ones.
" What is described as a most extraordinary animal freak came to light at the Imlay Freezing Works on Tuesday, sayiv yesterday's "Wanganui Chronicle." It is the almost _ fullydeveloped product of a cow which'had just been slaughtered, and, in its stillborn state it resembles more than anything else a full-grown bulldog. Its head is an almost exact replica of ai bulldog's, its body is very round and "podgy, and its legs are short and stumpy, measuring not more than six inches. The monstrosity has a calf's teeth, eyes and hair, but in no other respect does it resemble a calf. It has been acquired by Messrs. Burt and Baglcy, two members of • the Imlay staff, whose purpose it is to have their curiosity, photographed in its natural state, and then set up and stuffed.
The Hon. ,G. W. Russell, Minister iu Charge of Sick uud AVounded Soldiers, states:—The bllicer in charge of the artificial limb factory for soldiers at Wellington has just received parcels of "stump socks" t'rour tho ladies of tlie Ciiristc-hurch and, Wellington' Branches of thG British Red Cross. The "stump socks" aro handmade, ana will on application be supplied to returned soldiers free of cost. Returned soldiers ne«liu£ artificial limbs, or repairs thereto, aro invited to apply to the Officer in Charge, Artificial Limb Factory for Soldiers, Sydney Street, Wellington. Artificial limbs for returned soldiers are supplied or repaired freo of cost.
A Press Association cablegram from London .states that the address of tho War Contingent Association, is 125, High Hoi bora, London, not Victoria Street. Delays have been caused by the use of the. old address.
The hearing of the charge of belting against Henry Martiudale: John A. Sullivan for keeping an alleged gaming house; Michael Henry litzgibbon, similarly charged ; and Garnet H. Lawler, charged with assisting in the conduct of a gaming house, were to have been taken but owing to another case taking up the best part of the day, the: cases will bo heard this afternoon.
Tho Hutt Valley Motor' Ambulance Committee met in the Mayor's Room, Petone, on Tuesday evening. Mr. J'. W. M'liwan, Mayor of L'etoue, presided. Other members of the committeo present were: Councillor Kerr, of the Lower Hutt; Mrs. Bennett, Messrs. Clark and Silbery, and the secretary (Mr, W. B. Gough), and Mr. F. B. Coles, the Potone Borough Council's chief motor mechanic. It was decided not to accept any tender owing to uo suitable chassis offering, hut further inquiries are to be made by the ohainnau (Mr. M'Ewan) and the secretary. Mr. Coles received a hearty vote of thanks for his services, and was asked to accept a seat on the committee. The question of raising more Tunds was discussed, and it was decided to' ask Mr. Culford 801 l to eive a recital at, the Lower Hutt on a date co be fixed. The arrangements wero left in tho hands of Councillor Kerr nnd the Lower Hutt Committee. Tho 'Petone Committee is to make further efforts to raise more money.
Steamers trading to Wanganui frequently bring considerable hauls of fish to tho port (says the "Chroniclo"). Under the law of the land it is illegal for the sailors on'these vessels to sell the fish they liavo caught. That difficulty, however, may be overcome by the owner of a vessel procuring a fishing license for the sum of ten shillings per annum. These facts were elicited at Tuesday's meeting of the Wanganui Borough Council, where the hope was expressed that shipowners would mako it possible for townspeople to procure fish fresh from the sea.
Some months ago, when the. prospects of labour for harvesting were not too bright, tho Kangitikei County Council gave its roadmen permission to assist the., farmers with their harvesting operations. The results were very satisfactory, and the _ valuable help given by the roadmen in saving the crops was greatly appreciated. The farmers are now giving a quid pro quo. Bridges and culverts with concrete pipes required renewing in some parts, and, according to the report of Mr. A. Thorns, road inspector for the county, the farmers, who are over the I harvest, .are helping the roadmen to do the work. This is the truo spirit of co-operation. In a letter to the "Taranaki Horald," Mr. W. A. Collis, of New Plymouth, says:—I have a pretty good knowledge of Egmontj acquired blll cg I first climbed it 40 years ago, and tho position 3B described about the running water and cracks a»d fissures is only what has occurrod before when we have had a very hot summer, and -the heat that is the cause is not from helow but from above, caused largely this season by the unusual amount of northerly and easterly winds, and the rain wo have had being mostly from that quarter has been warm, and has assisted in melting, the accumulated ice hence the effects described by Guide TJpson. As for the earthquake brincinc down rocks, we have not had any earthquakes of sufficient volume to affect Egmont in any degree worth noticing. What is happening in recard to tho rocks falling away is only the natural result of the conditions affecting the ice ill the c ™ te r- " well known that the summit of ligmont is always more or less weathering away piecemeal, and ivlion tho ice that has teen binding together fragments of rock is melted tho natural result is that tho rocks fall away, sometimes more, sometimes hjsb, according to the season. Nothing untoward is happening I have' been up there in similar seasons to this, and have soon, in addition to the fissures described, beautiful caves in the ice, and the light effects in these wero really beautiful, but, there was nu heat down below to oauso the melting. I should not have troubled to writo about it only that some people seem to get a scare whenever anything appears in print about old Lgmont that seems to thorn to he out of the ordinary.
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To tlio request that all thoso free place pupils who were refused admittance to tlio Girls' Collego last month should re-apply for admission, some thirty girls nave responded, and have beon accommodated in ill? college building. Tho matter of providing extra accommodation remains in. abeyanco for tho present.
Recently tho number of medical boards in the Canterbury military district was cut down from three to two. Now tho number is to be reduced to oiio, though probably an extra board will require to bo appointed in June. Lieut.-Colonels Wlntton (Oamaru), Moir (Auckland), and Ewart. (Inveroargill), members of Canterbury Modieal Boards, -have ■ returned to their homes, their terms of appointment having expired.
A certain person from the country, upon paying a visit to Oliristchureh, indulged too freely, with a result that he was arreßted for drunkenness and fined. ss. by a A second visit to the city saw him in the samo predicament, and 53. more went to swell the Consolidated Fund. Upon tho third visit he was more lucky, for though he again overstepped the mark lie escaped capture by tho police. This evidently preyed upon his conscience, for on becoming sober lie visited the City Police Station, and stated that as he had escaped a fino from the Court he considered he should pay for his fall from grace, aod_ therefore he wished to make n donation of ss. to the Red Cross. He accordingly handed this amount to the police, who paid it to the Red Cross Society.
In connection with the Hobart re--gatta this year, when the booths were, in the usual way, put up for auction, the secretary of the Temperance Alliance made the highest bid, and bought the lot. He did not sell beer, neither did he make money;.but, -no doubt, he was satisfied with the knowledge that it was a dry regatta (says a correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus"). ■This interdiction of the sale of liquor on the ground was the occasion of a pleasant jest. A mysterious advertisement appeared in tho newspapers inviting "people to visit tent 30," where "everything is free." Rumour already had it that some of the licensed victuallers had a plan for defeating their enemy, and it is quite safe to say that 99 out of every 100 people who readit assumed it meant that beer was obtainable. The idea wns strengthened by a mysterious distribution of "compli'mentary". tickets. Word went round, and the day was not well aired before many thirsty men sought and found tent 30. Inside they found a recruiting officer ready to tell them why they should enlist, and a medical officer offering free examination. Whether as a consequence of this joke, or by other means, fifteen recruits were got on the | ground. v Replying ,to statements regarding the administration and treatment of the German prisoners of war interned on Ripa Island, Colonel D. A. Chaffey, officer commanding the Canterbury military district, states, according to a telegram from Christchurch, that the public need not fear that any undue consideration is being extonded to the prisoners. They are given exactly the same food as the soldiers stationed on the island. Their quarters aro not large, and there is' a stretcher, a wooden chair and a table in each room. The prisoners are allowed to read the newspapers after they have been censored by Maior Learning, commandant of the island. Any literature which is allowed the prisoners passes through the commandant's hands. Each prisoner is allowed to write two letters a week on one sheet of paper-only, find the -letters are censored before being sent away. Colonel Chaffey said von Luckner would he allowed to write his book about his part in the war if lie wanted to, and facilities would bo allowed him to obtain books of reference to that end. None of the prisoners wns allowed to go to the mainland. They had. been allowed. 1 however, to have nil occasional bathe in the sea, tinder the escort of two sentries with loaded rifles. That was about the onlv luxury they received. . Their ordinary exercise was confined to the enclosure on the island around Elieir quarters —about 50yds. by 30yds.
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