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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The following eases of inllueiiza were reiiuiti'ii between neon on November 111 and iionn on November 17:—Auckland, J!) uiilil. (i iiiiemmitiie, 3 severe; Wclliiif,'ion. 11! mild. '1 pnouiiomic, \ severe; C.'anterburv. .1 mild, 1 severe; 01 ago, \1 mild. It is uiidtTstond, says a I'ress Association teli'irrnm from Chrislchurch. that both wholesale and retail merchants have iiixmmc-hcd the Hoard of Trade regardiiiL' I lie shoriajie ni cinmut-:, sultanas, and other dried fruits; and an enoeavour is beim: made lo arrangi! for limited suplilies lu be scut to Xew Xraliuid. The executive of the New Zealand Jewelleis' Association at its uieeliu;; lu-t nii'lit curried unanimously a resolution that strong representation be. made, to Mr. Massey to definitely fix the. dale of elections not later than December JO, as a later date would seriously dislocate Christmas business throughout New Zealand. lip to November 15 ,tl,l!0!.:i2:i -is. 3d. had been paid out in the way of,-sjuil'ii. ties to fyriiif , ) , nieuibpi's of the New Zealand Kxpeditionary Force. "The by-laws are not being observed as they should be." commented Mr. K. I'iigo, $.tf.. sit the Magistrate's Court yesIcrdaj", i v l'eji hiiioi' an offender -Ci for driving an express on the .southern sidb of the Coiiroaiuy Place trnm-slielter. The annual meeting of the New KcaInud Shipott'iici , ;' Federation was held in Wellinston yesterday. Captain P. A. Poterseii was elected president, ana' Mes-srs. \V. K I'iille;-, S. Hrath, A. Hamilton, suid .1. M. Deck were elected members of the executive. The report nnd balance-sheet wero adopied. The federation is to meet aßain to-day.

Seme astonishing exninples of soaring pricos pluii'-y ind.ciuiiig that the strain on sleniler jmrses is to be greater still in tho near■iitture, are to be lound in iiuporlers' manifests, and in tho latest "i.uote" cablegrams to hand, says the Duuedin "Kvening Star." Tea, the uniyuisal lioverage, has advanced 7d. a lb. (landed price), tince Soplember, the lalest quotes being 2s. 10d. (lirst grade) and i!s. 7d. (lowest grade). One reason given fur this advance, is a rise of S3i per cent..in value of the rupee. Still more sharp rises li.ive talion ]>biee in tbe lust VI months in respect of other grocery line.'. Cocoa beans, wbicli were bought last year at -£80 ] |flr fa"> ! "' c Quoted itoday (new s?ason beans) at ,£2ll n ton; Java cofToc, rjuotcrt from Java to-dny at a ton. lias I>e?n cost'ns £45: and coffees, nnstinj iBO ,n lon at present, aro now quatctl for the new season at £KH. Detective J- Torrance arrested n mall ytisierdiiy on a charge of stealing X'Ju at New Plyinuuth. The accused will be brought befure tbii Magistrate's Court to-day.

Tho plaguo of locusts is (says a recent "China Weekly") now busy nt iuil strength, along the line of t.ie Shaiituug railway between Mm Shui and Tsao Yuen Chang, and for about

six miles inland. , All vegetation is being destroyed, anil the people are frantically waving Hugs and boating gongs to frighten away the pusts Each individual looks after Jiimsell aiid makes no attempt to assist his neighbour and nil cheerfully cut down trees and destroy the birds, evidently in order to encourage the locusts to attack the olher fellow's field next year. The Chinese methods of trying to combat kha locust pest are amilur 10 those they used whon faced with plague, epidemic or other tilings of that nature. Instead of combining together and using organised efiort, they all work on ihcjr own with the result that practically nothing is accomplished.

When speaking of tho immense possibilities of air defence in the case of future attacks from the sea, Sir Joseph Ward in his speech at Bluif let drop ;i remark about "a certain bomb that tho public know little nbout," which piqued the curiosity of iiis,auditors. Later, ho let them in a little to tho mystery, explaining that ho had his information from one of the highest military authorities in the Old Land. A few mouths before the end of the wa: , oneof tho enemy Pawers'discovered a poison wliiuh had such n purmciiting effect that if hnll'-a-dozcn two-jioimd Ixmihs were dropped over, say, Trafalgar Sfiua7'e, ond there were 10,000 people lihelteriug in the tubes they would all be dead in n very short time although the bombs did not touch them. TJio British authorities had been advised of tho discovery fairly early, and at once set about getting a sample. But tha Germans, before a. bomb was secured; becamo possessed of tho idea that tho British had attained their end. Thin, 1 according to Sir Joseph "Ward's informant, saved tho position, for the Teutons were afraid of reprisals with their own medicine over Berlin. As battleships, airships, and all manner of fighting machines in the futiiro would probably bo armed with this deadly weapon, stated the narrator, some idea coulu be gained of the intensified .deadliness of another oonuiit.

At the Gisborne SlagMrate's Court J. M'Col, a contractor; was fined .£25 for refusing to supply information to tho Jjiconie Tax Department. On threo other charges he was ibied .£2 for failing to make returns.—Press Assn.

Arrangements are. proceeding satisfactorily for tho Senior Cadet tournament which is to be- held at the Basin Reserve ou November 29. It is possible that a number of ivar decorations will bo presented on the saiun afternoon l by His Rxcellencv the Governor-General. These will include:—Three Distinguished Connuct Medals, one ljar to D.C.M., thirtynine Military Medals, two bare to Military Medal, and h've Military .Service Medals. Tho following -will act ns iiidses at the tournament: Boute march, Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Bow, D.5.0., Lieutenant-Colonel P. H. Bell, D.5.0., Lieutenant AV. Murphy,' M.C.. lieutenant AV. K. Bui'KO, M.C.j Imgle, Captain fi. F. Teres; sisnalHug (Morse), Captaiii .T. H. G rover, N.Z.S.C.; semaphore, Second Lieutenant AY. F. Cornell; officers' fi.ick race. Second Lieutenant W. .S. Brown. M.C., M.Sf.; obstacle racp, Caplain M. ]{. Walker, jr.C.j squad drill, I.ipiitmuint C. N. Eiibonc, N.Z.P.S.. Secnnd Liputeiiant AV. A. Gnstafson. D.C.M., K.Z.P.S.. Lieutenant B. S. Halliwpll, Jif.C. ; pliysicnl training, Captain A. AV. lirecte. M.C., and Second Linitenant, T. Stockdill. n.C.SJ.; rifln exercises, Lieutenant C. N. Jlabqne, N.Z.P.S., Lieutennnt S. Af. Hnfterthwnitej M.C., Captain W. AV. Dove, M.C.; alarm rnce, Caiitain R. D. M'Farland, M.C, Major AV. G. A. lliehou. M.C; yillon- fighting, C«i)l:aJn H. E. Johnson, M.C.; officers' obstacle race. Lieutenant F. L. Hunt; tug of wai - , Lieutenant TL G. oe F,. Garlnnd, M.C, Second Lieutenant C. I\. V. Petriej high iiiiup. Spcoud LieutuJiant F. (',. Tunley, j).C.M.: lona; jump, Second Lieutenant VL. Benin , !!, MX'.; relay race, Captain L. Potter. N.Z.S.C.

Ronreseulatives of (be Mew Zealand flouriuiilors will liolc! a conference in (Ihristchurch on Friday lo consider tlio Uriel's of Hour iunl by-products for next season, and matters arising out of (lit) bvslxtj of Government control. At tlni conclusion of' tlio conference they will meet members of the Hoard of Traoo fiver flu , nintter.—Press Aspu.

Speaking in the Cliristchiireh Cathedral on Sunday evening, His Lordship Jjishop Jtilius dealt trenchantly with tlui present day tendency o£ people to "wobble" iu religious matters—a. twidcjicy so liiucli nt variance with the old-fashion-ed customs. "Jn these- days," ho said,

"you never know where a man is; bo rocs lo (he Zv'orth Island as a churchman, and comes back a Seventh Day Adveiitiet, or he goes to Australia, as a Christian nnd comes back as a Mohammedan." He deplored this instability of purpose. Men did not ?o lightly change their religion iu the olden times, thonjjh. there were, no doubt, men wlio souietimea dropped the active practice of religion. Regarding the statement made by councillors at a meeting of the Petono Uotoiikli Council ou Monday, Air. A. S. Collins, deputy-chaiwran of tlie "Wellington Coal Hoard, states that the statement made was contrary to fact, and the probability -is that if the- couiicillois had ylilaiued information from the officials of the i:oi!tk-il the statement, would never have been inado. The Wellington Coal Trade Commitlee, added Mr. Collins, act. in a purely honorary rapacity for the Government. They do nol, however, mind criticism as lunj; as tiii't criticism is fair and justified by facts.

Latest shapes nnd shades in the worldfamous Lincoln and Bennett Felt Hat, 325. Gd. and i% Geo. ]iWlds LtdAdvt.

A conference of municipal electrical on-siii«-rs mis openec at Hie Murine luslituli! Buildiiurs yesterday afternoon. Mr. l'i. E. Stink, electrical engineer of Clirislcliurcii. presided, and All", A. >S. CallnWiiv was electi'd provisional secretary. 'Hit- t'liiriiii'prs present were: .Mes-srs. Shirk (Oliristeliureli), Kvans (Ilawora), Uinclc (Wellington), Cubic (Wellington), Liiiriilan (Wellington), ' ]{ogeiw fljustinu's), Leo (Kkelaiiuua), Sparrow (Nga-1-nnwaliiiO. \Vyjitt (Pukekolie), Muir suijl ("iiaen f.M::riiiil)or.iu;'li), Callaway (Ti-nuirii-V Jlalim- {(iainaru), Hastings (Xaoier), anil Krlgar (Dunndin). Alter considerable! business was done the meeting was luljoni'iipd until io-aay.

it is now certain, rcniuriLs tho "fiuu," that a large quantity of limeii went lielil in store- in Canterbury will be carnal over iiit-o next sriisim, whilst some of last season's woo! \u.l also hi: lieid hero when tii'j new clip comes forward. The litwiicra is at present loading at Jjylleini,i. anil is taking nil her iiw.cn meat ii:r;ii from theie. The vessel is lifting Ti.'Jeil freight carcases, which is equal (n I.Ti.dflO caroasi-es of million and lainli. In iuldition, 5500 bales of wool wili lie taken—which i\\ll leave 21,030 link's of the old dip yet to be shipped--1fllH) craica of cheese, 1100 sacks of peas ami clover, ami "iiii case-.- of iiioalis, Ijisides .-. quantity of tallow and pells. Ovorser.s shipping for ]>eeraiibpr loading has not yet been allocated, but refrigerated liuois jo load nL Dominion ports next month include Hifi Knikoiirn. Tiiwbinc, Tiiiimtakn, IV lcpha. and Waimana.

Discussing the experiences of the New Zealanders in the lipid Land at Auckland on Sunday, ilajor-Cieneral Sir Mward Cliajtor, expressed deep admiration for the achievements of the military medical deportment i» protecting tho troops froui the ravages of the diseases ivliieh have attended all previous wars. Tho system of inoculation against enteric lever and cholera proved tharoughly effective, but the medical triumph that struck him most forcibly v;as tlio <-om l ue.st of. maliiria. in 'J.'alestine, as elsewhere, this result wi-s attained by incessant operations iiiwn tbe breediu;: places of the mosquito. These operations were under the direction of Lien-leiiaiit-Colcmel Ilercus, of the New Zealand i!cdic;\l Corps, and ].ieiitenant-Cul-onel .Harvey Button, of the Australian Medical Corps. In the Jurdim Yn'.lev. Iho mosquitoes swarmed at the timo of the arrival of tlie British military forces, and wherever found they wero attacked. Tho bed of tlifl river was channelled out in such a way .is to contract the tuream within moderate limits, and prevent the accumulation of stagnant water. Then, wherever pools were formed they were either filled in or attacked with oil-Ktierally thtre was u combination of the two prorestts— and the places were inspected every day. Even where the footprints of the horses made deep impressions in dump noil they were filled up with sand and sprinkled with oil, and all such indents were kept under regular inspection. Tho rc.-mil was Ihat all the camping places of the Ansae: corps were kept free from (be pest, and malaria was practically nun-existent in tho force.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 47, 19 November 1919, Page 6

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 47, 19 November 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 47, 19 November 1919, Page 6

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