LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 46, 18 November 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The period during which permits for tho export of, potatoes will bo issued has heen extended by tho Hoard of Trade fiom November 15 to November 30. A Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday prohibits the export of intoxicating liquor to Western Samoa, except in fulfilment of orders issued by the Administrator. This prohibition is the comple* ment of tho ordinance already issued in Samoa forbidding the importation of liquor to tho territory, and is in accordance with the terms of the mandato relating to the control of liquor traffic in mandatory territories. Tho Pacific Cable Board notifies:— "Heavy delay on traffic from tho United Kingdom on Anglo ami Commercial Atlantic cables— received Monday morning, dated November 13, 14, and IS." Tho following cases of influenza wero reported between iVoon on November 10 fliul noon on Novembor 13:—Auckland: Mild, 18; severe, 5. Wellington: Mild, 8; pneumonic, 1. Canterbury: Mild, i; pneumonic, 1; severe, 1. Otago: Nil. A General Headquarters instruction states that approval has been given for the issue by oflicors commanding districts of free railway warrants, up to a distance of 100 iinilcs, to Territorials and Senior Cadets in addition to members of defence ■rifle 'clubs, to enable them to attend tho annual meeting -of the Dominion Hifio Association, or approved rifle meetings. A member of tho Industrial Association complained last evening of a Dominion Bhortngo of nitric ncid. A number of industries, ho said, were likely .to bo seriously affected. Theita was <v shortnge not only of the ordinary commercial product, but of the pure acid as well. On September 17, at the Koyal Colonial Institute, Ijondon, a meeting was k'Ul of ex-members of the N.Z.E.1! , . who took their discharges in the United Kingdom. About 70 members wero preeent, mid Mr. ,T. I. Vox, tho -founder of tho British section, traced various stages from boginning to Hβ establishment. A constitution of rules and regulations similar to that adopted by tho organisation in New Zealand was proposed, 'i'ho president of llio association is JlajoHioner.il Henderson, who recently arrived in London from New Zealand Tho chairman w Dr It W Allon, of Harloy Street, and the committee consists of Messrs. Wood, ward Sutherland, Osniont, Cargill, 13eclcett ami Giles, .ill ex-members of the N.Z.E.F. Mr. John I. Vox is acting na lion, secretory and organiser until his return to New Zealand. Great disappointment with regard to the delay of the gratuity was expressed, nnd a strong resolution passed, which was cabled to New Zonlnml. Tho committee lias in hand a largo reunion diniipr before tho ctepnrturo of Mr. .T. Fos. and tho establishment of a small club in London is being considered. Acknowledging tho thanks of tho Primo Minister for tho treatment accorded New Zealand troops by the people of Durban, the Administrator of Natal writee: has been gratifying to all sections of tho community that they have been able to extend hospitality to tho bravo men who readily responded to the call of duty, and played such a noble part in the. great struggle. Tho spirit with which these men came from overseas affords high testimony of the loyalty nnd solidarity of the British Empire, and until the history of the war ie written, it will bo in possib'.e to fully realise tho splendid work of the sons of the Dominions. Now Zealand has good reason to be proud of her troops who earned fame for themselves and their country on the battlefield, and who by their conduct as men in their relations with the people won the greatest esteem and good-will." The first valuation of the current season's wool in the Auckland district was made last week by the Government wool valuers, and it is anticipated that about f>ooo bales will Oe valued. It is stated that tho wool opened up so far is of exceKent quality, though tho^ expert opinion is that it will be lighter than last season's clip. There is also a certain amount of seed showing in most of tlia consignments, but generally encaking the quality of the clip is expected to be quito equal to that of last season. Both the 'lightness of the wool and the presence of peed nre said to I>e duo to tho dry season that has been experienced. The weather conditions in tiho autumn and winter wero exceptionally fnvourablo for tho flocks in most parts of the. Auckland province, and although the pastures in some localities were- somewhat short the sheep have wintered well, wilh the result that tho quality nf the woo 1 . : s consistently good. The. hospital authorities last evening stated that Phj-Uis Blair, the little <rirl who was injured by a motor-car on the Quay last week, was making good progress. The shop of R. J. Tiandle, jeweller, of Timnm, .was entered during Sunday night, dud a quantity of iewellery and a. "sum of money stolen.—Press Assn. Councillor J. Churchhouse, at last ni»ht's meeting of the Pelono Borough Council, asked if nothing could be done with the planting of shrubs in the enclosures on the b?aeh. Those there wero (lying, and' something should bo done to beautify tho places. The suggestion of the .Mayor to refer the mattor lo the lie-serves Committee was not agreeable to Councillor Churchhouse, n-lio thought committees wero usually tired. \n enjoyable concert and danco was bold in llio Masonic Hall, Seatoun, on Saturday evening, given as a -welcome, homo lo returned soldier members by the Worscr Bay Swimming and Life-Sav-ing Club. Appropriate speeches wero niado by Mr. R. A. Wright, member for the district; Mr. S.N. Stone Mayor of Miriimarj Mr. G. S. Hill. Hoyal LifoSavin" Society, and Mr. W. H. Green, president of the dub. Mr. Wright con. ii'Mihiliiled the club on the large number of members over lifly, who went, away, ,iiil, of whom sixteen had |rfiitl tho supreme sacrifice. During the evening Messrs. Lavelle and Bennett' thanked the club on behalf of the returned members for the splendid welcome they had received. Songs were sung by Mrs. Stevens,' Mrs. Cierrie, Miss Alexander, recilalions by Misses Hume and James, and .selections' by the HaiiKcrs' Orchestra. The ladies' onminillce nf Mosdnmes Hell, KobortMin, Pyerol't, derrie, Blakcney, Wiirciip. and Mi«es Hull and Kircher provided an excellent supper. Dancing was indulged in until midnight, and the 1 singing of tho National Anthem concluded a most onjoyablo eTouing*

Tho police stilled Inst evening that they had not yet discovered any trace of Mr. .T. W. Barclay (u'.erk of works at tho new Parliamentary Buildings), who has been missing for the p;ist three, or four days. At a meeting of the Dunedin Patriotic Association it was reported that. .£7IOO, which had Wn collected for the Belgians, was still in hand, and it was decided, in accordance, with tho request of tho King and Queen of the Belgians, to devote thn money to tho Belgian Orphans' Fund.—Press Assn. The Pctono Borough Council decided at its meeting last night to thank tho Minister of Lands for a promise contained in a communication received, stating that instructions had beeu given for tho balance of the sections: In] tho Wilford settlement to be prepared / for oll'ering for sale as scon ns possible. Instructions issued by General Headquarters, New Zealand Military Forces, state, that an allowance of ss. per diem in lieu of provision of actual subsistence will in future Iw granted to men attending tho artificial limb factory in Wellington, or tho workshops for repairs to artificial limbs , in other centres, or tho workshops.for the supply or repair of other surgical appliances, providing that fiuch attendance is authorised by tho A.D.M.S. of the district in which tho man resides. Tho allowance will bo pniil to these men at district headquarters in the district in which they rosido> Claims must in all cases be certified to by tho A.D.M.S. The officor-in-chargo at the artificial, limb factory, or the officer commanding tho hospital to which is attached the workshop, which tho man is attending, or in the case of a man attending a private firm, the A.D.M.S. of the district will notify the. Commissioner of Pensions of the day upon which tho man reports for attendance to his appliance, and also the day upon which the supply or repair is completed. Tho War Office has notified the New Zealand military authorities that applications will l)e received from officers desiring appointment to permanent coinmissions in tho Regular Arm); of the Imperial Forces. The conditions under which non-regular officers can obtain these permanent commissions are at present under consideration by the Imperial authorities. However, applications will lio received from officers desiring such appointments in case they should be required. Tho Auckland Provincial Employers' Association is requesting the Government to fix the dato of the elections as December 10 if possible, it being considered that if filio elections are held later there would t»s n great dislocation of holiday business.—Press Assn. "If these other two gentlemen will guarantee that you're all right, I'll take Ihe coin," was tho observation that greeted a member of the iWeHinglun ■Industrial 'Association when, on a visit to Sydney three years ago. he presented in payment for a purchase Hint rarest of treasures—a golden sovereign. Tho incident was related to last evening's meetins of tho association, apropos of tho gold shortage which has been prevalent since the first years of tho war. Tho person to whom tho sovereign was offered, it seemed, had doubts whether there were any good sovereigns in circulation, so long was it since one had made an appearance. Members of the association who heard the story agreed that iho shortage was a serious one, particularly for manufacturing jewellers, who prefer melted sovereigns to other gold for their work. It was decided that tho Standing Committeo should look into fho question and see whether it coiiid suggest some moans of obtaining relief for tho jewellers. A permanent. Library Comniitteo lias bren formed at OPiiorn'l Headquarters, New Zealand Military Forces, for the nurposa of (1) reporting as to the disposal of iion-cssontial books and publications in store; (2) advising what bonks atul publications should be obtained from timo to time. Tho Library Committee is composed of officers of tho General Staff. Mr. O. B. Shaw, a Cnlifornian ■ pnstoralist, in conversation with a , Christehureh reporter, predicted that during the nest three years there wouk! be most active business relations between American breeders and those of New Zealand. Amcrienns. he said, are fully nlivo to tho necessity of increasing their sheep flocks considerably, and they are setting about the business by securing. Hip very host stud sheep procurable. New Zealand lincl n great name throughout the United States for its mutton and wool, and Australia, also, in certain breeds. A Press Association message from Wairoa states: Light /rain is falling, breaking a prolonged dry spoil. "Aβ an example of the automobile nosilion," -writes Mr. M. C. Henderson, Dunedin city electrical engineer, from San Francisco, "I may say that I do not suppose I havo seen 100 horses in five days, whilo I must have seen 2floo cars in the first few hours." Continuing, Atn Henderson adds that ho lias formed u vory high opinion of the courtesy of American,engineers. Ho liad pnent some timo with Hie Pelton Water Wheel Company (which nindo four of the PeHon wheels at Wnipori) discussing the Wninori plant and tho problems ahead of the Dunedin electrical department. He bad been getting information of plants which wero worth whilo visiting. a.nd had also seen tlio water-savin? device in operalion. As a result of liis innnirips he decided to pr> to Los Angeles, where there, is one of the few nuinicmM plmits in California. At the time of Mr. Henderson's visit the Pelton Wheel Company had under construction some bisr units of 15,000 horse-power for Japan, and also Borne smaller ones for India. Some timo ngo it wa« pointed out in thoso columns that a distinct anomaly was created by the difference between Hm salaries of house siirireons on Hip Dunedin Hospital stuff and. Hie rate of pay of military medical officers omraspd "M hosnital work {says Hie "Otairo Dailv TinW). Tho Defence, Denartment evidently recognise.! this; for it has sent nut n circular promising that application"' should be called for two civilian medial officers to net as house surgeons at the four centres at n. Bnlnrv of .f!200 a year. Rooorrinir on Him ni"H<T, the medical superintendent (Dr. advises that the . Defence Department should be informed that. all civilian medical officers 'to be attached to the military wards must hs npnointed by. the Otapro Hospital Board, and tint, in consideration of the work of compiling military medical 'records for Hm Dofeneo Department (which those officer.; will 'undertake), the Department should contribute 50 per cent, of their Pillnrr. TT« advices fuvthor H'lt th~H! 7"e(Hcnl officers should 1>» directly under (he medienl fmperinlemWit.. but carry out thn nu'litarv records work under the. !>»fl>ori(v of the .Assistant Director pf Services, who ivill !.x> afforded full nece" to thn hospital for siHi purposes. His recommendalion is that Hip two military house suiwons—whose joi'it Day amounts to over -CISOO a year—should be renlaced by a junior medical officei' at .E2 M . This wonH mean a. savinr o< , over .£l,lOO a year. Thorp is an n«isln»t medical officer at nrpsent on the slaff, ot 'i salan- of "'in. who lm had "•• "wlc to •!« owl-- !(i the action of din Dpfnnro IWarlnipiit in amioint'"T fipse hi'rlily-naid military officer?. The Hreuitnl Committee recommends th.nt the board should approve of the Tepnrt. In describing notabilities at the Peaco Conference, the Hon. W. H. Triggs, M.L.C., in an address to members of the, lioyal Colonial Institute, mentioned Sir Henry Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. They would remember, he said, Mr. Lloyd George's reference, to tho remarkable prophecy Sir Henry Wilson had made about the great German offensivo in 1918, how he foretold not only the exact plnce where they would try to break through, but tho exact number of divisions they would employ. "I was told by one in a, position to know the facts, how Sir Henry Wilson worked out his calculation!* and achieved Mich remarkable success," added Mr. Triggs. "He had a stall' of very able foldiers, whom he divided into two redior.s, one section to represent the Germans to devise plans of attack, and tlio other -section to represent the Allies to think out the best plans for defeating these attacks. He went so far, I was told, as to make his 'German Staff' wear their ea\vi back to front, so as to kc.'p up the distinction., When they had worked out all Ihe moves of the ganui in this wav, Sir Henry Wilson used to give a sort of loci are on the military filiation for the benefit of (ho War Cabinet, and it: was on one of these occasions that ho made- tho forecast roferrccr to."

If ever evented labour is catered for, eniil Mr. V. 11. Potter, Government candidate for Roskill, in his address at Epsom on Friday evening, it wns done by people who patronised the Chineso greengrocers and fruiterers, who 'were ablo to livo on a handful of rice per day. Tho gas manager reported to the Petoiie Borough Council at its nicotine Inst night that nn anxious time had been experienced during the month of October with regard to .their coal stocks. They were unablo to get any supplies during tlio first two weeks, then they received 50 tons C.13.D- email coal, and after that, owing to the recent trouble on tlio wharf, wers compelled to accept 50 tons of mixed coal from the New Zealand Railways stocks. A consignment 'of 153 tons State coal was received at the i-iid of the month, and thab\ iiad eased tho position for a few weeks. "I must say, though," the report stated, "that the outlook for 6ome eonsidorablo timo is very bad." It was decided at last night's meeting of tho I'etono Borough Council to make a charge of one shilling to people seeking information which necessitated turning up tho rales and valuation bwks. The Town Clork pointed out that n good deal of the office staff's time was spent in this way, and it was for this reason tho charge was decided on. .