LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

'J'ho Hospital and Charitable Ah Board has been informed that owing to the increased cost due to the "go-slow" policy at tho mines, all prices lor coal would bo advanced 2s. Cd. per ton de. livered since September 23. Tim board has instructed its engineer to have a week's trial made of each of the vnriuu.i coal supplies with a view to having n comparative return furnished of thu quantities, cost, etc. Speaking Ibis week at Christchurch, says im exchange, at the sitting of the Anglican Synod in connection with tho report of the Select Committee on Industrial Problems, the ltev. P. N. Taylor referred to the necessity for the establishment of communal kitchens, where dinners could be prepared all at once, instead of its being necessary to preparo hundreds of thousands of separate meals. Such a provision, he thought, was an imperative necessity. Business men would have to combine to icarry it out. Besides any profit which might be mado, it would bo conferring a great boon. Ho asked why the Church could not do the work. Why Jould they not have a company? The profits would be small, but those who wanted big profits could gu in for picture* or something else. All they wanted were a few business heads. Oa the authority of the Duncdin "Star' it is probable that at the next meeting of the Otago Harbour Board some member will bring up a suggestion that action be taken to work in concert with the Victorian merchants who want to re-estaMsh a direct steam service between Melbourne and the South Island. A member of a trade union appeared heforo the Auckland Magistrate's Court this week to show cause why he had not paid his sixpence per week fee. It was manifest the man had a grievance against the union, and it was staled that no fees had been paid since August, 1918. Mr. K C. Cutten. S.M., said, reports tho "Star,"- it was no use carrying on tiio grievance. Tho man could not retain his employment unless he was a financial member of the union. It was explained that the union olllcials did noli like to enforce the clause, and throw the man out of his,work. Mr. Cutten ordered I he man to pay one shilling per week until ho cleared oil' his ariears. _ "You are up against u brink wall," said Mr. OuK ten, "and the only thing you can do i» to pay up." The man agreed to adopt that course.

The annual report of tho AYelhugton Philosophical Society states :-"The council forwarded the report of the commit teo on New Zealand standard lime to 'Admiral of the i'lcei, Viscount Jellicoe, for his consideration, and asking his support la the scheme, as a measure of economic efficiency. ' The council upyioved tho Astronomical Section's re. commendation that New Zealand should take advantage of the longitude determunition by wireless signals to he carried out between Australia and Greenwich shortly, and forwarded the letter to tho Department of Internal Affairs, the. reply being that tho Government could not see its wn,y to tako part in tho work."

Yesterday afternoon the Mount Cook jKilico arrested >i man on a charge of snatching « woman "a handbag containing two .I'll) notes. He will bo brought boforo the Court this morning.

It was reported at yesterday's meeting of tho Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Jioard that Ilia sum of had been received from the Wellington College Uld Girls' Association lor the establishment of a cot in the Children's Hospital. As tlin donation was freo of any stipulation it would carry with n tlio Govermueni dubsidy of -CBS. A special cot would bo purchased aud a brass plate, with suitable inscription thereon, would bo atiixed to tho cot.

Arrongemonls are well in hand for tho holding of Ihe Senior Cadet tournament on .November W. The Fifth ltegiment, Wellington College, and No. M Company will probably supply bunds tor the day, and tho Camp Commandant at Trcntlium wil be asked to supply judges for the tournament. A souvenir programme will 1« printed, and to it Colonel yieeiuun will contribute an article on "The .History and Aim of the Cadet Movement in New Zealand." Among the competitions to be hold two the following-.-Itoute niarohing, bugling, signalling (Morse),' signalling (semaphore), officers' sack race, obstacle race, squad drill, physical drill, massed physical display, nflo exercises,•• alarm race, pillow fighting, officers' obstacle race, tug-of-war, high jump, long jump, relay race, officers' pillow fight.

• For somo time past Mr. A. W. Croskery, secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Shop Assistants, Wellington, has been, endeavouring to (secure lan alteration in the train serrico to tho Mutt Valley, in view of the coming into operation of tho 5.30 p.m. closing of shops in tho city. He has now received notice from the Railway Department that a special train will be put on for the convenience of suburban workers, leaving Lambton Station .it 5.15 p.m., from Tuesday next.

When it was mentioned at yesterday's meeting of the Wellington Hospital mid ChariVal/n; Aid Board I hat tho Clifton Terrace property was being vacated by tiie chronic invalids (who were again to be uccommodated, in the Victoria Ward), the Rev. 11. Van Stavercn staled that a proposal was to be mndo to the Education iinaid or the Department to take over the Clifton Terraco property (which is immediately at the back of the school) and to give the board a quid pro quo for il.

Under the heading of research grants Hie annual report of tho Wellington Philosophical Society, presented on Wednesday night, had tho following:—"A lii.vti'iiiiienl grant of JJ2OOO was mado available through tho New Zoaland Institute in January, and applications vcro invited from members. Tho following grants have since been made:— Astronomical section, J!55 for apparatus tor astronomical research; Prof. T.. H. Hastoriield, il'2oo, 'tho mineral oils, waxes, and resiiis of New Zealand'; Dr. C. E. Adams, Xl5O, 'testing of observatory sites'; Dr. J. Allan Thomson. JCIOO, 'the chemical characters of igneous, rocks.' An application l'rom Dr. C. E. Adams for e. grant for assistance in computing a table oi mathematical functions is under consideration/''.

When asked ,by a "Daily Times" reporter this week regarding tho rumour that he would bo going Home as High Commissioner, Sir James Allen said lie knew nothing about such a rumour. Sir Thomas Macicciv/.ic's term as High Commissioner had been extended till the end of February. Hoarding the War Loan. Sir Jnini'.i Allen sad that in tho event of it being over-subscribed as tho result of the operation of the compulsory clauses of the Finance Act. the money coull be utilised. He, as Minister of Finance, had authority to raise another Jffi.OOthOOQ.

Plain-clothes Constable Holmes, of the detective staff, apprehended two men yesterday afternoon on a charge of stealing n, bicycle, and a third man, who, il is alleged, was guilty of making a falso declaration. All throo accused will appear in the Magistrate's Court this morning.

In connection with the recent discovery of another large cave at Hodcliffs, the Mayor of Sumner slated at the last meeting of the Sumner Borough Council that he had thoroughly examined the cave, which was composed of several chambers, and went in a distance of about six chains, The Canterbury Museum authorities had also examined the cave, and had also sunk pits, hut nothing of interest had been discovered with the exception of tho bones of, a seal, which fell to pieces on being touched.—Christchurch Press.

Mr. 11. Black gave notice of motion to tho Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yosterday:-"'!) That tho 'I own Clerk el Lower Hutt be iniormed that he be allowed access tn such 'it' the board's books at the board's office as will enable him to ascertain the rallies and addresses of, patients from llio Lower Hutt receiving treatment at the Hospital, tho amount debited to, ami the amount received from each patient,' also the names and addresses of persons residing in the Ixiwor Hutt who are in receipt of charitable aid and tho amount expended in this direction on account of each recipient. (2) That a committee- bo set up consisting of tho chairman (Air. V. ..Castle), Messrs. G. l'etherick, J. W. M'Ewau, C. M. Luke, Kev. Dr. Elliott, and Airs. M'Vicar to revise tho sums paid to charitable recipients and ;j'J ii standard for the guidance of the Charitable Aid Committee, and that this revision shall be continued (luarterly."