LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 13 November 1918, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Jioth Houses of Parliament mot at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. The Legislative Council adjourned at once until to-day. Ir. the House of Representatives the 'Prime Minister read a cablegram just received from the High Commissioner summarising the conditions of the armistice.'' The H'ouso adjourned until 2.30 p.m. to-day without doing aiiy business. The Postmaster-General, Sir Joseph AVard, requests that henceforth the name and addrcss'of tho sender be superscribed on every postal packet addressed to n New Zealand soldier, whether a member of a New Zealand unit or not, or to a Now Zealander in the Navy. This is to facilitate the work of the Post Office during the process of demobilisation of tho forces.'* and its necessity to prevent disappointment and anxiety to tho writers ami senders of parcels must be evident. The public is, therefore, asked Jo attend carefully to this request Two men were admitted to tho Hospital yesterday as a result of street accidents. One, William Trcmain, of Adelaide Road, fell from an express and was badly bruised and shaken. A motorcar collided with a man named David M'Kiiilo.v, of Matai Road, IJntaitai, who sustained a fracture of tho ribs.

Jurors summoned to attend tho Supreme Court to-day will not be required to attend till 10 a.m. on Friday.

The question of allowing passengers to board the s.s. Niagara was discussed at a meeting of passengers ,held on board the steamer at Auckland 011 Monday morning, and a committee of fivo set up to deal with tho matter. A petition signed by ali the passengers has been sent to the Prime Minister, the general manager of the Union Company, tho Port .Medical Officer, and tile American Consul. The petition reads as follows: "We, the passengers of the t.s.s. Niagara, voyage 33, outward bound, desire to bring beforo.the management our unanimous opinion that, in view of tho serious epvlcmic prevailing in Auckland, and in view of tlie fact tljat the port authorities have seen fit to prevent through passenger? from landing in the. infected area, it would bo nothing short of criminal to take on passengers from an infected area and carry them on this ship to otliev ports. The experiences of the List voyage will have fully established the tact that serious danger does arise through lack of sufficient mid efficient medical attention, and in view of this we are convinced that, should an epidemi" arise 011 board this steamer after having come in contact with an infected port, better and more medical attention should be given than that already supplied. Moreover, in point of fact we view with great, seriousness and alarm the action of the company in rliowing the vessel to touch this infected port and thus endanger the _ lives of passengers ■ and crew. Anxiously awaiting your immediate reply.—(Signed) J Waring, Chairman of Committee."

Inquests into the deaths of Koylance Gordon 'L'ntty, 17 years of age, and Mr. Dennis River,.of 231 Adelaido Road, wero to Jiave been lipid yesterday, but were adjourned sine die, us several of the witnesses required are laid up with influenza.

A. mix-up between four motor-cycles, to one of which was attached a sidechair carrying a lady passenger, occurred on the South Bond on Sunday (says the "Taranaki Daily News")- It appears that the four cyclists were travelling in the same direction—going out of town— when the foremost two slackened their speed, and before those following could stop their machines .1 collision took place. Two of the riders .-nil tbe c lady passengers received slight injuries, most, ly about the face and head, 'but nono were seriously injured.

With the consent of the Minister of Finance, the, directors of Kempthonie, Prosser and Co.'s New Zealand Drug Company have resolved to increase the capital by the creation of iOO.OOO newshares of .£2 each (states a Press Association telegram from Duncdin). Only 50,000 of the shares will be issued at present, and the ffcll amount will be called up over a period covering about two years. The premium on the issue will be ss. per share.