LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

At Wellington utces ycsieiday the Tiioiiipson iiuuu niHii) was won oy Oxunliojjo wiiii -lajutam sccouu and ALuliipueatioii third. • IX'sert Gold accounted lor the Challenge fcnakes, JsasanoU and jL/inperawr lilting second and third places respective#*'. the Jsilverstrea-m Handicap lell to Clulles with deli and Spain ill places. Hallway ii an a reap : (Sweet L'o, n 1, Cnortie 2, lied Ribbon 3. Tiuakori Handicap: lialiiia i, Soadown 2, liair iisdai.* 3. Ine sum o; £30,0&$ 10s was put through the totalis-.!tor, as against £28,581) lasiyear. i'uat "usurious p;ieo.> ' exist in lacu in Germany is proved, oy the conviction in the iSaxony Court, according to a message, of a number of people charged with "hoisting prices/' A partner ill a linn of millers at Festner was fined £75 for having sold at exorbitant' prices; u- laiiiier oi Gross Zscliecheti was ordered to pay £5U because lie sold pot-aloes at -Is 3d, instead of 2« (id; while the landowners of Lei.smg had to pay £15 and £5 respectively lor having sold pigs at far above the maximum price. The I'iiakara Patriotic Society are holding a fair on V\ eam-sday, Apri. tytli. "As chairman ol the Recruiting Board. 1 ask soldiers who have been ,honourabl.' discharged I rom the iixpeditioiutry borces to make a point,:..f weariug the distinctive arm badges which ha.ve been issued to them, said Mr Masse v. "The wearing oi' these badges is a duty that the soldiers owe to their brothel's in the firing line, r-ince the appearance of arnilcts in the streets and, public places will be a constant and eloquent reminder to all •;■-lliiible unencumbered men in the Dominion of the c~:'l 1 to them to step into the ranks and bear their share of the work still he done at the front. 1 would ask returned men to hear in mind that the red arm badge is the same as that which is being worn by discharged soldiers throughout the Empire. It takes the place for the time being of the medal which they will receive at the endi of the war. 1 trust that no honouraWv discharged man will hesitate to wear his badge."

It is interesting to learn from a private correspondent that the "League for Marrying Broken Heroes'' was put down by the authorities (savs a Melbourne correspondent). The mistaken i lea was mooted in England and several misguided English ladies and gentlemen banded themselves together wit i the object of securing; wives" toi' permanently wounded soldiers. The two clergymen on the committee, as well rs the other 'members, were iorced to resign, and the wounded heroes are to be allowed to bear their sorrows without anv additional ones thrust upon tliem.' The committee of such a league as that of "The Broken Heroes" threatened to be, could never hope for success. As someone unknown to the writer once wrote: "Only those men*and women who mind their' own business succeed — and that is because they have so liftl? competition!"

At the Feikling Court f< raucis Dooley wi»s charged with having falk''y represented himself to 1\ A. Petersen, as being a leturnedi soldier, with a view to obtaining food and lodgings from him. Constable McDonald accused, who was walking near -Kakariki. asked Petersen for a lift, which was given him. Doo'ey stated that he was a returned soldier, discharged as medicaliv unfit. Audi bad been turned off' penniless by the Defence Department. Petersen, believing his sto'rv took him home, and afterwards introduced him to some Maoris whom Doolcv delighted bv his description of the cliarse"bv the M«ori Contingent at GaTlipoli. He showed where two bullets (aVeged to have been received on the Peninsula) had been extracted from his body. Having attended a social to returned troopers at Hnleombe he was introduced to Mr Burcham, whose suspicions were aroused, and who gave information to the police, Vi'iiirh lotl to "Donley's At the court-, Dooley confessed to having been convicted; at Timarn for being an idio and disorderlv person, and at Christchurch for indecency (tor which lie was imprisoned for twelve months;. The accused was sentenced to three months at Wellington gaol, without labour. The concert held last night in the Century Hall by the Methodist-Girls Guild for" the purpose oi assisting the Bed Cross fund was a most enjoyable one, and was well attended,. The concert was Opened witJi the singing of the "Xau nal Auihm and a prayer led by the Rev. W. 11. i-. Abbey, and the following program then given Overture, Mi«s Pink; recitation. Miss Ivy Middlemiss; song, .vliss M. Gray: recitation, Miss Cole: violin solo, Miss Andrews, recitation v Mrs R. Brown; pianoforte duet; Mrs Matthews and "Miss Pink; song Mr Currie; mandoline solo, Miss Pyke. A fine program and each item won hearty applause. and there were many encores. Several competitions were carriedi out: the peanuts and sticks competition for ladies was won by Sliss N nllcer and the same for men by "Fric Kirk. j. name competition was won by Miss Gardener. An excellent supper was provided in quantity, and some cakes. ~t;■.. left over were .sold by auction t).v Miss Bowen. At the farewell to the Taihape quota oi the 1' if teen ill Itciuloreenien-ts, Mr. It. . Smith, -VL.l'.. referred to tne forthcummg session of Parliament «nd stated that he hoped one ol tile lirst measures brougnt up would be one giving the Government the right to say who should go to the front. Co his mind, this was essential,, and he would be disappointed if sucji a measure was not on the order-paper.

More and more tlie alms ol tue cinoniat'ograpii machine arc being need as a medium l'or imparting the lessons that uplil't the human race, reacnuig and impressing people who couldi not be moved by other methods. One ol the latest films of this Kind is "The Stoning," which, over a length o. 400011, ill four parts, emphasize* wun compelling force tiiai U-.uitiiul precept of tlie Bible ''Judge -Not." I' l hour and a half is visualized the. tragedy and pathos oi a woman's life, who. luied by the enchantment that instance tends, leaves her home and aftn draining deeply of the wv.l r> •>. bitterness on the paibh ol misery along which pile is driven, finally commits suicule because of the cruel sland r.s ui Jiei fellow beings—"Judge _ Not." This film is one of Ellison's great picture plavs, the leading part t'oing sustained by -Miss Viola Dana, wno lives the pari, and in her great depietment of it reaches the supreme in act ins- The picture wiiil be the ehiel feature ot Far'and's pictures ori Sa+ijrday (tomorrow) night. Support ing films will be some amusing war corto ns. and interesting scenes and inci''.en s in' the lives of our soldiers in Great Britain and Egypt • ,

j.'ne following story of an officer who iiud ueeii repjrleJ "'Allied lu actum is I'.kkc'U t,y mo Daily iScvvs: J lie oiu'.. or A cut to jus .ouan t u casu <JIIU oi Aii;> uttii J.iie cleiii at tiiu uuuuivr Liteiuau oi asiung tao ueieouie yue.= uuii "•.Uuw will juu taite it;'' looked doabuai and jjuzzicu, Staled at, Uie bOjiJdL-r, and imaily liumod away 10 seek acrvue dsewnerc. -tiu presently returned wiui tne liews IliaC the cheque cuuki not bo cashed. "'But you Iviiow me aim that is my signature!" exclaimed tile astonished officer. "Al—yes I'' said the clerk iliesi-ta-fc-nigiy: "»ui the fact is, sir, that you're dead you see and I'm told we shall require you to give proof lo the contrary beiore wo can pay tile money." A message from Ho torn a states tliat the wounded constables reached Kotorua by motor at o o'clock last night lroiii Kuatahuna, whither they were able to ridg from Maungapohatu. T'hey are uomg remarkably well mud walked iroin the oars to -Nurse Castles' hospital. The mam uody with ltua and live other prisoners marched from iUa-ungopohatu to Hit a tali una. thence ihey coached to Munpara. They are I expected in Rotorua this afternoon.

l.io weight oi the sheep donated! by Air W. G. Adkin lor tiie recent gaslight bowling ana croquet tournament in Levin, proved to ue 5J J Lbs. Hie nearest guess to the correct weight was given in under the name oi "Palmer' with no particuiars lis fo initial or address. The prize which was the price the sheep brought when sold, can be obtained by tie rightful claimant upon application to 'Air C. S. Keedwell. Skinner, a man who was known to be possessed oi almost fabulous wealth, was walking home one dark, frosty night, to a. save a penny tare, when ho came upon a small 'boy crying bitterly. "What is tins matter, my boy?" lie asked comfortingly. 'vlease, sir, answered the boy, •'mother sent me on an errand with a shilling, audi I've lost it." "Tut, tut, my boy,'' answered Skinner. "Don't cry. Here,' putting liis hand in his pocket, and causing tiie boy to look up expectantly, "here is a match. Look for it.' The eo.vt> ol the construction of Trentham Camp from the date of inception together with incidental expenditure, amounted to £210,000, and Feaiherston Lamp to £145,000. The average cost o't miming these camps, salaries of training staffs, pay of headquarters, clerks, staffs of permanent supply depots, pay of medical orderlies, the rationing of permanent Icamp statt, civilian cooks, fuel, etc. (.but not the rationing of troops undergoing training) amounted! to £14-12 a week at Featheivston, and £1465 at Trentliam. A curious provision for the division by lot amongst his children o'f trophies won in 'bowling tournaments lias been made in the will of Benjamin Hansen, lor many years a rate collector at Richmond (Vic.), and a noted provision of his will is a clause that states that the seven children (or' tlieir survivors) shall meet and divide the trophies into seven lots; that the wnole of the names shall be put into one hat,, and the numbers of each lot of trophies to lie put into another lvat; and. that "each shall agree, who shall have first pick, and so on." The will was datedi August 19th. 1915, and testator leaves real estate valued at £1967 and personal property valued at £1472 to his widow and chlidren. A young Maori returned soldier was. arrested in I'etone on Tuesday night, and taken to Wellington for medical examination. It appears tlimt this young man engaged the Oddfellows Hall and distributed dodgens about town announcing a grand concert by a party of twenty Maoris, including liakas. poi dances, songs, etc. He also arranged with a local resturant to provide supper for twenty. At eight o'clock a fair crowd assembled only to find that the returned; trooper was single-handed at the game and was noting in a pecular manner. The peli.ee iuteriered and took the young anan into custody. The local restaurant had prepared a suitable supper, but the party did not arrive.—Pet-one Chronicle. Regulations providing for the , free instruction of discharged! soldiers in technical schools are published in the Gazette. It- is provided that where a controlling authority or an technical school . board agrees, after consultation with the" •■Discharged Soldiers' Information Department, to admit, without payment of lees, discharged duly certified by the said department to be (a) unfitted to lieeiiter on their previous occupations (b) to benefit by attendance at. courses of instruction as offered and approved, a payment oi' 3d each attendance at a class inoluded in an approved course may be made to the controlling authority in respect of each studont~so admitted. No more than £18 per student may be paid in any year. Among the effects of Captain A. B. Morton, New Zealand Staff Corps, forwarded from 1 the Peninsula and received in Auckland a few days ago, is a diary, which contains what appeans to be a' complete list of casualties from April 25th to April 30ih. The names of GOO officers and men, lulled, wounded and missing, are given with full details as to unit, rank and number. These names of men killed in action did not reach New Zealand until two montlis later. The list is incomplete being up to April iJOth. Captain Morton himself went into action with the Otago .Battalion the loliowing day, was reported missing on May 3rd, and is now believed to killed! in action while leading an attack on Quinn's Post. Thjs was one of the worst bits of fighting on the Peninsula, the attack being ibea-ten back, the casualties for the two days' action being heavy. During the armistice held in May every effort was made to discover some trace of Captain Morton special search parties being formed, and the Turks themselves assisting in the search on ground inaeessfble to the British. Although all other missing officers are said to have been found no clue was discovered as to Oaptiin Morton's fate. The diary in question con-tains a vivid description of the uerilous iourney from Egypt to Gaba Tepe, being complete up to evening before the landing.