LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 25, 25 October 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Constable Thompson, of Eastbourne, was advised last evening that Captain Lowry, of the Duchess, had picked up a boat at 6.15 p.m. between Ward Island and Knraka Buy. • The boat is about 12ft. long, flat-bottomed, painted red inside, and has a false keel. She has a propeller shaft, with two blades but no engine. There were two N rowlocks on board and two paddles, "one 6ft. long mid the other 7ft. long. A man's brown Coat was in the boat, with some fishhooks in the lapel of the coat and a fish-scraper in the pocket.

His Excellency the Governor-General (Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa) has expressed his sincere appreciation of the share taken by the military in the arrangements for his reception on Dominion Day, and his admiration of the appearance, bearing, and steadiness of the troops.

Referring to a statement made recently in the Houfe of Representatives that veterans of the Maori War were not technically returned soldiers, since they had not fought overseas, and, therefore, fiould not join tho Returned Soldiers' Association. Mr. R. S. P. Aldnch (secretary of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association) points out that the constitution of the N.Z.R.S.A. hag been so amended as to admit these veterans, The constitution now reads: "All soldiers and sailors who have served) His Majesty the King overseas during tne Great War, and all veterans who have fought for. the British Empire in previous wars, are eligible for membership." In view of the foregoing, the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association has entered a protest against the Defence Department issuing another badge for the present war. «

While on duty at the Wellington racecourse on Saturday, Constable Wallace, of Lyall Bay, arrested a man on a charge of snatching a roll of bank notes out of the hand of a lucky investor on the totalisntor.. The accused will appear before the' Police Court this morning.

The House of Representatives will meet 'at 7.30 p.m. to-day.. Non-coutentiou9 business is to be taken this evening, as some members have gone to their own districts -for the holiday. _ The House will have an opportunity to' discuss Ministers' answers to eiuostions, and probably a small Government Bill will be taken

The Tararua Tramping Club has proposed a walk for ladies and men on November 7, via Mount Hawkins l , to the coast and back to Island Bay. The leader will be Mr F. W. Vosseler.-

Boys playing with sticks are often careless as to how they handlo them. A few. days ago two lads were having a mimic battle in a Courtenay Place backyard, when ono boy almost ganged out the eye of his playmate, a. lad named Arthur Fantham. Fortunately Dr Young w,\s seen passing the premises, and lifting tho boy into his car took him to Dr. Harty's room -where the injury was attended to, after which the boy was removed to tho Bowen Street Hospital. Though the eyeball was cut, it is not anticipated that the sight will be injured.

The Hutt and Putone Homing Club flew a race from Morrisville on Saturday, the winning bird being Messrs. Home and Flower's "Silent King," 1065 yds. per minute. Mr C. Carter's "Turbine," 1056yd5., secured second place, and Mr. E.-Shaw's "White Feather" was third. ,Tho ovent was a ladies' race, and proved exciting, ns the birds all timed in very closely to each other.

A motor-car which disappeared from the vicinity of the Wangamii Club one evening was recovered ■ on.- the followinc day at Bulls, and tho driver, a small boy, aged about 15 years, was arrested. Tlie police ascertained that the car was driven to Marten and 4 thence to' Bulls. In eonseciiienco of some trouble with the engine, the boy took it to a garage at' Bulls.

A memorial to' the men of the congregation of Roseneath Presbyterian Church, who served during the war, was unvtiled by Major W. Hardham, V.C., yesterday afternoon. The church was well filled, those present including: the Hon. J. G. W Aitken, Dr. A. lv. Newman, M.P., and Mr. 11. A. Wright, M.P. The Rev, E. H Catherwood preached from the 12th chapter of John, verses J to 42

Group headquarters instructions issued bv Captain W. M. Bell state that cases have occurred where Senior Cadets have been heard using bad language. It must bo impressed on all ranks, says Captain Bell, that the trainees. using bad language on parade or in the vicinity of parade will be severely dealt with, and in no case will a trainee be allowed to attend any school of instruction who has committed this offence."

' Discussing the question of relieving starving children in Central Europe, the executive of tlio Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association has instructed its representative on the committee to advocate- that all the money collected in New Zealand, together with the subsidy received from the Imperial Government, phall be spent on foodstuffs in New Zealand. Its reasons for making this suggestion, it is explained, are quite simple. In the first place, food is what is most required in Central Europe, and npparentlv New Zealand prices compare favourably with any part of the world, and, further, by spending the money in New Zealand it will assist to relievo the economic situation here.

"The Council of Action" of Great Britain formed the subject of an address delivered'by Mr. P. Fraser, M.P.. in the Alexandra Hall last evening. The lecturer explained the movement in detail, mid commended it to the audience as striking evidence of the solidarity of British Labour and thteir determination never to again. allow themselves to be utilised ns "cannon fodder" for the capitalists. .

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the National Defence League waited on tho United Service Officers' Club on Friday night tvith a proposition that a club or community room for the use of Territorials and Senior Cadets should be established at Buckle Sti'eet, to b9 run on the lines of I lie Sydney Street Soldiers' Club. The idea was thiit the Ladies' Auxiliary, in accordance with the league's aims and objects, should wince an active personal interest in the welfaro of Territorials and Senior Cadets, and they proposed to do this by establishing a club or community room in whatever quarters they could secure, and in the running of it to endeavour to impart an atmosphere of the best home life, and to try nnd inculcate in tli!.; minds of trainees higher ideals of citizenship and duty to their country. It was intended to provide literature, tables, games, and supper, and by exercising the best inlluonws to prevent the young manhood of the country losing their own sclf-vesnect for womanhood. Good citizenship, it was pointed out, meant good soldiers. It was the desire of the Ladies' Auxiliary to inspire ihe best, and to show their young fellow countrymen that they really appreciated what they were doing. To carry out the project, of course, would require the raising of a very considerable sum cf money, and it was suggested that the Garrison and the Defence Leaguo, with other bodies, might unite in taking tho Town nail and Concert Chamber and run a big carnival for a week. In the meantime the active assistance and co-opera-tion of the United Service Officers' Club was asked. The lady speakers worn heartily applauded for tl)eir remarks, and th.nr scheme was unanimously endorsed. Tho United Service Officers'' Club will now consider setting upa committee fully representative of tho Garrison, to co-oper-as with the Defence League in carrying out the project.

"Did not your husband lose his position through misfortune?" naked a solicitor of a wife at the Auckland Police Court recently. "He lost it through, stealing," was tho unexpected reply. "Well, I wid through misfortune," mterjected counsel, to wlijch tho witness answered: "I don't know \yjiefljer you call it misfortune; I call iUstealing. He is an out and out sohemer."

Mr. G. Mitchell, M.P., and Mr. Stuart Wilson will visit the Mnngahao hydroelectric works to-day. In connection with tho monthly inspection of tho Central Progress League.

Applications have been filed by the workers' unions in the printing trade tor a uumber of' amendments in the recent awards, and they are supposed to come before die Arbitration Court in Christchurch to-morrow. So far as the local representative of tho employers is concerned he has received no notice of the character of tho grounds for the applications.

Several business people are perturbed by receipt of notice from the chief postmaster intimating that letters will not be delivered by postmen to offices abovs the first floor of any building, and that their ipr'emises are deemed to come within the recently-gazetted regulation, states the "Otago Daily Times." It is pointed out that in many buildings several tenants occupy the various floors, and the provision of receptacles for letters, with tho consequent loss of time involved by each of these tenants visiting their box after each delivery, ie much more serious than tho expenditure oi the necessary effort by the methodical and old-established delivery by the postman.

The possibilities attaching to the manufacture in New Zealand of anhydrous ammonia have been set forth in a' report presented by a, special committee set up to investigate into the matter by the Canterbury Industrial Association The report was read by tho president of the association, Mr W. J. Jenkm, who, with Mr J A. Frostick, bad interviewed Mr. Bishop, general manager of the Christchurch Gas Company, in regard to the matter. The committee s report showed that the ammonia, which is largely used in the freezing industry, and which Is at present produced in New Zealand and shipped to Australia for the refining or manufacturing processes, and thence returned to New Zealand, could feasibly be made up in the Dominion, and the. report was adopted by the. association. It was decided to obtain the opinion of kindred associations UP on th , e matter before submitting tho proposal to tho government.