LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 188, 29 April 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

_ Tho mobilisation of tho Forty-first Reinforcements will begin at Tronlliam tomorrow, when men from the, Canterbury Military I District will go into camp. Other drafts will follow on the succeeding days of (ho week, ami mobilisation will be completed by Saturday. . Tho Hon. G. W. Hnssell (Minister of Internal Affairs) will unveil the honours board, containing 64 names, at the annual meeting of tho Merchant Service Guild, to be 'held at 11 a.m. to-day. A little indiscretion on tho part of a young man, named Michael Fulvey, led to his being fiued £3 by Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court on Saturday. Falvey . came to New Zealand about six mouths ago, and failed to register under the Military Servico Act. On Friday tho polico wore called to a house to eject Falvey, and on being asked by tho constable for his registration papers ho said he had lost them, and then snid ho had no papore. Tho alternative to paying tho fine was fixed at 21 days' imprisonment, . It is reported that Bishop Sadlier niay bo going Home shortly with one of tho New Zealand Reinforcement drafts. It is desired that a New Zealand Bisliop should go to England, and tho choice is likely to fall on the Bishop of Nelson. The Hamilton police raided the con'ectionery shop of Frederick Jones i;nd William Whitten, who wore brought bofore the Polico Court on Saturday charged with using the shop as a common gaming house. They were remanded until Tuesday, bail being allowed, .£SO themselves, and ono surety of J250. A regulation newly gazetted provides that any person appointed to issue licenses under the Animals Protection Act, 100S, and the amendments thereof, to take or kill imported game, or to tell imported game or native game, may refuso the issue of a license to any person who within two years prior to the date of his application, for a license lias been convicted of auy breach of the provisions of tho Animals Protection Act or of any regulations mado thereunder. A man named Thomas James Casley was before an Auckland Magistrate on Friday oil a charge that, being a reservist, ho had assumed a name other than that by which he was commonly known in Novemb'or, 1915. It «as stated that defendant was a member 'of ono of the reinforcements, and deserted from Trentham Camp. When, he was arrested this month he was-found in possession of a registration certificate bclcnging to a married man named Joan Cargill, from whom it had been stolen. Cask'y had used the certificate and the naWe of Cargill. He was handed over to tho military authorities.

A> whale fifteen feot' long was captured at Macandrcw'e Bay, Dunedin, on Friday. Mr. G. C. Smith noticed a dark fin moving through the water, and ho quickly rowed out in a dinghy and bvcceeded in tying a ropo round one of the flukes of tho whale and towing it ashore. It made a strong: bid for freedom, but was held fust with an ordinary anchor. Later 51 r. Smith towed the mammal up to tho Dunedin wharves, where it was hoisted ashore by means 'of tho Harbour Board's crane. It iyas then dispatched to Burnsido to bo boiled down. Cliristchuroh bakers object to tho maximum prices of bread in Christchurch and suburbs fixed by the Board lof Trade The board has fixed tho 41b. ' loaf at !)d. over tho counter and 10d. delivery. Tho only increase is Jd. in the delivery. >pri"P. Tho bakers say that tho price over the counter should bo !)Jd. They complain that the board did not consult them before it announced tho now prices. Thoy will hold a meoting to discuss the position. "Wo are going to put our foot down on plensius work, and make it a cordition that essential work must be done," said Mr. H. \V. Bishop, S.M.. chairman of the Second Canterbury Military Service Board, when the case of a motor engineer was being reviewed. "Too much pleasure-driving is going on." It is stated on good authority (says tho "Otngo Daily Times") that there will shortly bo a further commandeering of ships trading to New Zealand from overseas, and that some of tho larger vessels working the coastal trade may also bo requisitioned l>y tho Government. At the Magistrate's Court, on Saturday, before Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., William Charles Armstrong, charged with drunkenness—lie had hvu previous convictions against him—was fined £'>. with the option of 14 (lays' imprisonment, and a prohibition order to fm in force ftr twelve months was issued against him. Tliomiis Matthews, with one previous conviction, was fined 205., in default seven days' imprisonment.

Profes'o-r T. Hunter i;ave, a lecture on "Jiiluaitioii" in tho Alexandra Hall last night, under tho nusjMMi of tho Social Democratic Parly. I.'o said fiat people of (iie British race- worn no!- fond of education. Thny f-eldom piirrmyl knowledge for itecif. «nd t.lioir p.ttitiidn was re|l"cled in Hie neglocl (if education by public authorities simi '.lie poor slnhis of tcntliers- Whon tho 'pnupl? liecnine conviiiceil that );ood teachers mA good mihools wore as important m trains, trams, and horse racing the standard of education would begin In improve. Professor Hunter traced thn development of the British educational tradition and suggested Hues ol reform.

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After representations made by the executive of Iho Second Division League, Mr. C. 11. Chapman, hou. secretary of Iho lungtift, has received (ho following IcUer from (ho Hon. .Sir Jaincs Allen, -Minisler of JMencu: "Dear sir,—l have tho honour lo acknowledgo the receipt of your letter of 121.h inst., with resolution .passed by tho executive of National Federation of New Zealand Secolftii Division Leagues. I Imvo already indicated lo the Press that men nro only called upon for home service .is volunteers, and this creates n, vast difference between them and men who are compelled tojjo to tho front. Some littlo time ago Iliad under review tho question of allowanoo to the dependants of men of tho Expeditionary Force -who are now on homo service, and I decided that it would bo wise to makoa clear distinction between men of the Expeditionary Force and those who had not been outside New Zealand and who might volunteer for 'iiorue eerviop. Separation allowances nt tho 'higher rate will be provided for bona-fide members of the Expeditionary Force, and the men of H.M.S. Philomel will be included.—Yours faithfully (Sgd.) J. Allen, Minister of Defence." A fipecial meeting of tho Reserves Committee of tho City Council will be held to-morrow evening to consider reports of tho groundsmen of the different reserves on improvements uhich might, be effected gradually during the winter months with little or no cost lo the city. A certain staff lias lo bo maintained all the year round to keep the grounds in order, and for three months or eo in the winter work is not Fα pressiag as at other eeapons, and something might then be done in tho direction of improving certain of the reserves by working to n. definite \ plnn each winter. Mr. Brewer (..-nretaker of Newtown Park) lias suggested an admirable scheme for improving that area of land where the "ocean wave" and olher sideshows were located at' time of tlio Citizens' Carnival, and also { for the dressing-up of the bare banks i near tho ten kiosL ' . '