LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 269, 9 August 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Hon. (!. -\V. Russell staled yesterday that the time of Lord .lellicoe's visit to New Zealand was still uncertain. Lord .lellicoe's last cable messago had been tu the effect, that he was still unable lo state exactly the dale of his coming here.

The Superintendent of J'oliee received (olographic, advice yesterday of Die sud-. den deaths of two persons. Leonard Hepburn, who is believed to have relatives, at Mel liven, was found dead on (he road at Afnrtinboroiigh on Thursday. Yesterday morning, at half-past, eight, Mrs. Martha llnrrop, a widow, lili years of age, was found lying dead on her bedroom floor al Herolaungn. Mrs. llarrop had been living alone for some lime, .Inquests will bo held. • Mr. Campbell ,'lohnslone, chairman of the Raglan County Council, has announced himself a? ;i candidate for tho Kaglan electorate (stales a Tress Associaiien telegram). Tho restricted railway service is having an .effect on sly grog-selling (says Ihe Taumarunui correspondent of I lie "New Zealand Herald"). The cutting out-ot the night trains makes it difficult for Ihe sly grog-sellers lo obtain" supplies. The result of the consequent shortage oi 'whisky is im increase in price. If was considered high in war lime at: 15s. to ,£l per bottle, hut the' price has' now soared In' 3%.'and M. /' ' A German Albatross C.L aeroplane, which is bsing forwarded lo New Zealand from Kgypt. has an interesting hisforv. It was chased down by Captain' (Ireeu, on a. 8.E.1'2 machine, near Lake Doiran. Salonika. The pilot was a Hun n.c.0., and the passenger a. Prince, supposed lo.be. the nephew of the Kaiser. Out-iiinnoeuvm) in the sir. the Princo surrendered, and ordered the pilot to land. . Both. were, taken prisoner, and Captain (ireen Hew the" machine direct to Salonika and handed it over. It was shipped to.Alexandria,' and sent to Abukir, where it. was rebuilt, and flown by Major .Millar and -Major Pock. On ono of 'the machine's flights the .engine, stopped, and if was not flown aga.m. The 'plane was exhibited at Cairo, and at the Alexandria. War Museum. .This interesting trophy will come to the National War Museum. A Press Association telegram from Dun-' cdin states that tho O.C. District (Colonel M.'Donald) declined \o confirm the proceedings against Frank M'Sweency, tried by cou'rt-me.ctial on a.charge of desertion, and ordered the release.of the accused.

A remarkable collection of goods alleged to have, been stolen lias come into life possession of Ihe Auckland police as a result of investigations in connection with a recent ca«e of breaking and entering. Many of the Articles have been identified-'by the respective, owners, among them being beds and. bedding, sideboard, dressing-table, linen and Manchester goods,-curios- valued a.l. .CoO, galvanised iron, spouting, timber, two gigs,- harness, agricultural implements., and linoleum. Among Ihe articles thai have not beenclaimed are. a dinghy, fishing nets, garden tools of every description, valuable -raiv pcnlers' tools', harness, plough and. borrow, gear and harness, live sicks of lime, furniture, a quantity, of-table (overs that, have evidently come from a children's nursery, dynamite, detonators and fuses ladder,' table lamp, '.ravelling rug, motor ergine, and *-iui?ccUaneous assortment of°vachting gear. The collection, which represents four lorry loads, of goods, apart from Hie dinghy, is at present stored in the gymnasium at the city police station. .A point made by Auckland business men interviewed by a "New .Zealand Herald" renovler, was the disappearance of (he prejudice that onco existed with regard lo eJew /.cnland-niiido goods. Unquestionably the superior quality of these had brought them into well-deserved ponnlarity. "Ou.v experience for some years past (said one of those interviewed) lias been that both wholesale and retail dealers, and tm> general public prefer to buy Now Zealand goods, instead of high-priced imported stuff. Practically Hie onlv people wiio still prefer imported material are I lie high-class tailors, who waul exclusive patterns for their customers. Hut I think fully till per .fill, of those in Ihe ordinary trade are quite satisfied now to freely patronise local industry. The only dillieiilly is that Ihe supply has for so long 'been utterly unequal lo the demand." Tfis Honour Ihe Chief .Tnstic.e (Sir I Robert Slout) will hold a sitting of the Supreme Court this morning to arrange the dales of hewing civil nciious, and on Monday will hear the remaining two! criminal ca-'-;. |

A Press Association message from Hamilton states that liobert Armsl rong, aged 3D, was found on the read with a deep cut in his Ihroal, and .several cuts on his chest, evidently self-inflicted. Ho was suffering from the efl'eels of a. drinking bout, .and was unablcitn give a. coherent account of what had happened.

When Mr. It. fcl. black was recently on a visit to the United States he inspected a "rabbitry" in the, town of Omaha where a breeder specialised in variety of breeds, and among the types exhibited were several hutches which were labeled "A'ew Zealand bred" says tho "Otago Daily Times." A glance at oneo convinced Mr: Black that the; samples on exhibition were far from being identical with the New Zealand species, and lie straightway promised to have samples dispatched from this country when he returned. As a result four pairs ot Nov.- Zealand rabbits, true (o lype, were sent ]>>• (he mail steamer Atoana. and duly arrived at their port of destination. Mr..Black has received a letter acknowledging the arrival of the animals, mid stating that I hey were still m quarantine, the Customs authorities being in doubt, as to the procedure to be adopted regarding their admission. Meantime tho "immigrants" are being well cared for, and receive periodical visits from .the port medical officer at San Francisco.

It was reported at. a meeting in Timaru (says an exchange) that a new union bad been fonncd called "The Natural Oddities' Union." This raised a laugh, but it was shown that men had actually refused work, giving as a reason that they belonged to this union. They wero 100 heavy, they .said, for light work, and too light for heavy 'work; and they declined the work which was offered them though it, wa,3 neither light nor heavy.

Mr. Thos. Jordan, solicitor, of Masterton, has received a letter from his younger- brother (M.'Jordan), slating that lie was on his way to join General Oeniken's forces in tlio Caucasus as technical adviser to the Bussinu artillery. He goes with the rank of major, and. the letter is dated June S. Major Jordan has seen a good deal of service. ._ On the outbreak of'war he was an engineer in the service of the New Zealand Shipping Company, but threw up his post while in London and joined tho British Army as a private. F.arly in 11)15 ho went to Flanders with the reinforcements, for the Ist Division of the "Old Conteinptibles," and served in the defence of Ypres. For services in. the held ho was recommended, in turn for commissions in the artillery, the infantry, and also in the Armv Ordnance Corps, to which he was I finally posted. After three months at Woolwich Ordnance College he passed his examination as Inspector of Ordnance, and was then appointed Inspector of Coast Defences lrom Bristol to Devonport. From there he was sent on to Salonika and finally, lo the British Expeditionary Force iii the East, where be took part in the overthrow of the Turkish forces and gained his captaincy. In his letter he states that General Deniken's army in the Caucasus consists very largely of Cossacks, and they have a fair number of British guns. The only staff ho is taking with him is a- small parly of expert, artificers who have volunteered for the purpose. By a strange coincidence. General Allenby, who has sent him on his special mission, originally recommended him for his commission in Flanders. Major Jordan served bis time at Luke's Foundry in his apprentice days, and his mother still lives at Lyall Bay.

At the Christchurch Stipendiary Magistrate's Court on Thursday morning Arthur Cecil Peters pleaded guilty to tho theft of a coat from an hotel. The coat, which contained a sum of money and documents, which the owner valued at ,£2OOO. was recovered, but the documents are still missing. Accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment and two years' reformative treatment— Press Assii.

Information has been received by Mr. J. id/Donald, secretary of the Wellington Academy of Fine Arts, Unit the open examinations for the Home ..scholarships iirarchitecture, sculpture, and decorative painting, and for the /Henry Jarvis studentship in architecture, which have been held in abeyance during the war, will be re&'iuned in 1920, under the direction of the faculties of Art of the British School at Rome. The age limit for the 1920. competitions has been increased from 33 to 35 years, and the last day for submitting work will be January SI. fcext year also, a scholarship iii engravinjf will be offered for competition, but in this case a condition is made that candidates must be under 30 years of ago on July 1, 1020. The scholarships, linvinjj a value of .1250 and 'n tenancy of three years, are open to British subjects'of either sex, .TVst the Jam's studentship, of the value of «i'2oo and tenable for two years, is limited to studenti or associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects .'competing for the Homo scholarship in . architecture Additional travelling scholarships, value J.IOO. may he awarded, on Ilio recommendation of the 'Faculties of Art, for meritorious work done in the final competitions for their scholarships in U«n. ,

Tn a ease of assault upon n tram conductor. Mr. E. Page. .S.M.. imposed a salutary tine at llio Magistrate's Court yesterday. 'IV defendant was Reginald Robert'- M.'Seveny, described as a jockey, fbo name of■ (he Irani conductor being John England.' According to Hie evidence of the conductor, M'Seveny and a fri'eiid boarded a, i'r'aiiicar at the Duke of Kdinbiirgh corner on July I). They slboil on Iho plat form at Hie. back of the car, and were requested to go inside. M'Sorenv refund to do so a ; t first', but after-, wards complied. However, he began "chiwving'''the conductor, and fried (o trip him sis' be was walking through the cur. When the tram reached' Hie Caledonian corner, M'Seveny went out on the plalform and assaulted the conductor, who was off duty for eight days as the result, of his face having been covered in scratches. During that time he lost ,C 4 jis. 4d. 'in wages. M'Seveny had called him a "mug," and had made use of oHTer iiiftfltiiic: language. The conductor stated that defendnut wa.s somewhat under, the .influence, of liquor at Iho time.. M'Seveny did not appear in court lo defend Hie. charge of assault preferred' against him. "mid Mr. Pago inflicted a fine of X) 0. with 12s. costs. Half the amount of the fine was ordered to be paid to llic conductor.