LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 49, 22 November 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

t When tha troops in camp havo been demobilised it is intended to establish ft hospital it Trentham for returning in which there ivill bo about 1000 beds, besides accommodation for tho staff. Alterations will be made to tho present enmp buildings, which will bo used for tho purpose. Tho Equipment and Ordnance Stores will bo located at Trentham, as well as a School of Mu.i. Retry. No decision has vet been come to as to what will bo done with tho camp at Featherslon.

One of the questions arising out. of tho war has been that of tlio naturalisation of alien soldiers who have loyally served abroad with tho New Zealand Forces. For Bomo time this matter lias been under consideration, as it was felt by tho Government that men who woro held to be worthy of wearing the uniform and fighting in, tho ranks should no|| be debarred the privileges of naturalisahon. The Government has decided, therefore, that tlioso alien soldiers who have loyally served abroad shall bo allowed to take out papers of naturalisation.

A single man, Robert Bell, of Epuni Street, Petono, was admitted to tho Wellington Hospital yesterdav. He sustained injuries to tho back through falling off a building at. the Post and Telegraph Stores. His condition was last night reported as satisfactory. A further admission was that of a married woman named Baddington, who broke a lor through a fall 011 the Town Hall steps,'

Captain Gerald S. DooVly,. master of tho s.s. Navua, reported, according to n "Gazetto" dated November 15, '(hat while on a voyage from AA'cllington to Papeete a considerable quantity of brown, discoloured water was observed. There were three distinct large patches, tho edge of the discolouration being sharply defined, and a complete contrast to the ocean blue. Later he met another large patch. Ho stopped the ship, and sounded, but there wa.s no liottom at. an fathoms. A whale was blowing close to the discolouration, -iiid tho captain suggests, in his report, that the brown might, bo something it was feeding upon. Tie adds, however, he could see no matter in tlio water, lliat it was bright sunshine at the time, and no heroic anywhere. He had never seen anything c o striking' at sen-before unless an indication of a shoal.

Tho absolute prohibition of tho importation of grapes from tho United Suites and Canada has been removed, but imports can bo mado only in accordance with regulations gazetted yesterday.

Regulations are published in the Gazette providing for the grading of fruit trees ami other trees intended for sale from nurseries. • An Order-in-C'ouncil published in the Gazette declares Disley Street. Taitvillo BeJdement, in the city of Wellington, to be under the control and management of the Wellington City Council. Mr. .lames Richmond Milroy, proprietor of tho American Dental _ Parlours, who succumbed to the epidemic early in tho week, was well known in Otago and Southland. Ho was born at Balclutha, and resided for ft considerable time at Dunedin, where ho was well known in football circles. He volunteered for tho front, but his services were not accepted. Ho leaves a widow and fine chikl. His parents reside in Auckland, and his brother, Captain Tom Milroy, is on active service. Testimony to the attentive treatment of soldiers sick in the Featherston Camp is borne by an Auckland lndv, who has just returned from a visit to her son, who is among tho afflicted men (states the Auckland "Herald"). Tho visitor, who has had considerable nursing experience, states that thero are only about half a dozen nurses at tho camp, but that tho patients are receiving satisfactory attendance from the male orderlies, who discharge their duties with commendable skill and zeal. The patients, it also is stated, are provided with all necessary comforts and delicacies.