LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 228, 20 June 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Defence Department will provide medical treatment for discharged soldiers who are suffering from a recurrence of illness arising out of and directly, caused by their service in the Forces, 'such as tho reopening of a wound, muscular rheumatism, neurasthenia, pneumonia, or any other ailment which renders them unfit to follow their daily avocations. Application for such treatment, mav lie made personally to the nearest Defenjc office, to the nearest hospital superintendent, or to the Assistant Director of Medical Services of tho district. Application may also be made bv letter or telephone to the Assistant Director of Medical Services in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin, or to tho Director-General of Medical Scrr'ces at Wellington. Private treatment at the Government expense is not allowed.

By Ordi;r-in-Council the Government has prohibited the importation of wheatmeal and ground wheat, save with the consent of tho Minister of Customs.

Previous to the annual meeting of the Dairy Factory Managers' Association at Palmerston North yesterday the executive of the association met the executive of the Taranaki Dairy Employers' Union at tho invitation of the latter, for the purpose of arranging a satisfactory scale of wages for dairy factory managers in the Tn,ranaki province. The matter was discussed in a wholly amicable, manner, and an agreement was reached which was deemed to be satisfactory to both parties. In view of the report of a number of •'influenza colds" having developed on the Manuka on the trip to Auckland from Sydney, and the possibility that influenza may be carried to this port .when the Sydney-Wellington service is resumed, the work of getting the quarantine _ hospital on Somes Island in readiness is being speeded up this week. Difficulty is being exwrenced in securing skilled labour, but uue hospital is expected to be a pretty sound and well-found building by the end of tho present month.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that under the will of the late A. Souter, who used to hawk with a van in Central Otago, tho Salvation Army will receive cEIOOO. the Barnardo Home's JiIOOO, the Ross Home for Old People, North-East Valley, .£IOOO. Commander Hooper, of tho New Zealand training ship Amokura, will' leave by the Aiwa on June 24 for England, where-he will undertako tho selection of a training ship to, replace the Amokura, as promised by tho Admiralty in response to the representations of tho Minister of Marine.Tho Minister of Education announces through the (layette that on the advice of the Council of Education he has approved of the following amending clauso in the schemo of control of secondary schools:—"The programme of each pupil shall ho determined by tho principal after consultation with tho parents or guardian, but in all cases the programme of each girl shall include adequate instruction in elementary domestic science and hygiene, and in ono or more of the domestic arts, extending in general over not less than two years of tho secondary course provided. No pupil shall be compelled to take Latin or to take more than one language besides English." Reserved judgments will be delivered by the Appeal Court (Second Division), which will sil (his morning. A bankruptcy case will he laken at 10 a.m. by Mr. Justice .Masking, and a Pmuni case will be taken at the same timo by thu Chief Justice. The Appeal Court sits at 111.30 a.m. On Saturday morning ftvo T'risonei'B will como up for sentenco before tho Chief Justice.

A Press Association message from I'aumarunui states that the wife o£ Mr. George Burtenshaw, of the firm of Burtensliaw Bros., dentists, died suddenly on Wednesday niglit., Mrs. Burtenshaw had been ill for a few days, and had only risen '\o have her bed made when shu fell back dead. Her husband' was present. Deceased was the eldest daughter of Mr. James Thome, formerly postmaster at Tnumarunui.

Tim Mapourika will bo the Union Company's boat for Picton and Nelson today, the l'uteena having developed engine trouble. To-day the Mapouv'ka will sail at 1.3fl p.m., but if she is required to continue in the service sl.o will sail at noon in future.

Tho Auckland Patriots Association pas-sod a motion enabling it to give assistance to others than "sick and wounded soldiers only," and to provide assistance to men discharged fit who subsequently broke down through strain or continuous war service.—Press Assn.

A Press Association telegram from NeJ son states that the miners at the North Capo Collierv, who had been on strike for 'three weeks, returned to work on Tuesday. The disputo arose over tho dismissal of one.of the men. 'Iho views of the management ultimately prevailed. Forty miners were affected.

A largeiv-attended meeting of the Wellington College staff was held yesterday afternoon in connection with the publication, under tho auspices of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Assistants' Association, of a pamphlet dealing with the status and pay of secondary teachers of N«w Zealand. The following motion was carried unanimously: "That this meeting is of the opinion, after careful perusal ov the pamphlet dealing with the status and pay of secondary teachers, that the Government should take immediate steps to remove the disabilities of secondary teachers (a) by increasing the capitation grant to produce at least an additional sum of ,£5i,000; (b) by grading all teachers and staffing all secondary schools more or less on bases laid down in the pamphlet; (c) by paying secondary* teachers on the scale drawn up in the pamphlet." The lion, secretary of the New Zealand Association (Mr. F. Martyn Reimcr) -was instructed to forward copies of the resolution to the Minister of Education and the Wellington College Board of Governors. Tho meeting coucludcd with a vote of thanks to Mr. Homier for his work in connection with tho pamphlet. As the Manuka will probably be quarantined in Auckland until clear of influenza, the sailing of tho Niagara is likely to lie deferred for some days. at least, as most of- the passengers by the Manuka are Sydney bookings for the liner (which ,has been, detained at Auckland for the past fortnight). What "influenza colds" may bo local authorities decline to say, but the assumption is that inlluenza in a mild forniUms developed on board. "As a matter of fact," said one well-informed authority, "very littlo is even now known of the vagaries of this puzzling disease. That is admitted tu Home, where the local authorities have been warned that it is a disease likely to recur again and again indefinitely, and provision in the way of hospitals and trained nurses would have to bo made v for it.'" The Amalgamated Society of Shop Assistants has asked Mr. M. J. Reardon to consent to nomination for the Wellington South seat in the ballot to be taken by the Labour Representation Comrailteo for the selection of Parliamentary candidates. Most of the unions have nominated Mr. ]!. Seniple, M.P„ the present occupant of the seat. The shop assistants' nominations for other fcents are as follow: Wellington North, Mr. J. Road; Wellington Central, Mr. P. Eraser; Wellington East, Mr. A. L. Monteith; Wellington Suburbs, Mr. A. W. Croskery.

Over three months ago quite a large number of people of Wellington East rebiding in tho vicinity of the destructor jut Clyde Quay) petitioned the City Council to abate tho nuisance caused by the howling of the stray dogs penned up in tho corporation yards. It was decided in the general interest of that section of the community and in the particular interest of people suffering from illhealth (who were unable' to get to sleep owing to the canine clamour) that steps bo taken at once to terminate (lie nuisance. Since that time nothing has been done in the matter, and the nuisance is as bad as ever. When consulted about this matter tho Mayor (Mr. J.-P. Luke) stated that instruction's had been issued to tho City Engineer's de- i partment to have the. matter attended to, but the pressure of work -had; been such that they could not find the time to deal with it.

At a meeting of 1 lie Christchurch Philatelic Society the following resolution was carried, says a Prpss Association telegram:—"That the society places on record its protest against _ unnecessary issues of stamps for the island dependencies of New Zealand, particularly those issued for islands in the Cook Group, and points out that such unnecessary issues importing tho element of speculation into the postal affairs of these dependencies tend to degrade New Zealand and its dependencies in the eyes of philatelists throughout the world." It was decided to forward copies of the resolution to the proper quarters.

"I have been particularly impressed by the grit of the returned soldiers who come to me for guidance in connection wir.n their future callings," declared Dr. Hansen at Invercargill on Monday. He instanced the case of a young man with one eye gone, a hand useless, and a lanu l foot. The man had told the doctor that he had been informed by. the English doctors that; if'ho took up commercial work he would go blind in the other eye. However, he had gone io an luvercargill doctor, had come back with a pair of glasses, and had started work with enthusiasm.

The special training class for Cadet n.c.o.'s occupied the Wellington Drill 'Kail again ia4 night. The boys worked hard at infantry drill, physical, drill, and musketry under the' staff' instructors, and showed that they were making progress. A rifle shooting' match, with empty jam-tins as the targets, and some boxing bouts followed the class work.: Colonel G. F. C. Campbell, Coast Defence Commander, was present, and briefly addressed tiie boys. He spoke regarding duty, which might take, he said, many different forms. A young man had a. duty to God, a duty to his country, and a duty to himself. It was a. national sense of duty. that had taken the British people' into the war. Germany had violated all laws, and it had been tho duty of the British race to take a hand, in putting the offending nation under restraint. Ifo hoped the boys .would think on the subject of duty, and try to realise their duty as citizens and as the possible future defenders of New Zealand. They would find that the value of discipline, of team T work, and of udetermination to perforin each task honestly and well'was as great outside the army as it was inside the army. They would learn, also, that the physical [raining they were receiving would, beuoh'tthem mentally' as well as physically.

The Defence authorities state that payment of allowances is to be continued' to the dependants of military prisoners who accepted active service and subsequently committed offences against discipline, providing that it is shown that venl dependency existed, and that an allotment was payable prior to' the commission of tho offence. In the caso <,f men who committed offences in order to avoid active service, tho payment of allowances will be nnido only under tho most exceptional circumstances, such as proved destitution of a degree which would normally entitle the dependants to obtain charitable p.id.

Sergeant Charles Kelly, who has been promoted senior sergeant and transferred to the Mount Cook Police Station, Wellington, was farcwelled in the Blenheim I'ourthoii'-e by ;i gathering representative of the Magistracy, the court officers, and the police force.' Mr. P. L. Hollings, S.M.. tendered to Sergeant Kelly hearty congratulations on his promotion, and handed Hint n presentation (a brief bag, set of military hair brushes, and a fountain pen). 'Mr. Hollings thought he could say on behalf of all present that Sergeant'Kelly had discharged his duties offiicently and honourably, and while they regretted his departure, they wel-. corned the promotion as thoroughly well earned. Mr. A. Rogers (president of tho Marllwrou'ih Law Society), Mr. C. 11. Mills (Crown solicitor), Mr. A. F. Bent i'clerk of the Magistrate's Court), and Mr. T. F. Helling also paid tributes to Sorgeant Kolly's ability, discretion, and courtesy.