LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

An aeropl uie camera is advertised. It takes small photographs like the films use in moving picture machine. It is strictly automatic in its action ; one pu'l of a cord sets the shutter, makes the exposure, and registers the number of the photograph. As many as pictures can be made without recharging, and any number of these liny be withdrawn ' for developing.

The annual report presented to the meeting of the St. John Ambulance Nursing Guild at Plamerston North the other evening stated that 1192 visits were paid by the nurse to 90 patients during the /ear. There were seven deaths, mostly chronic cases of long standing. Ten maternity cases were attended and in the majority of these cases the husband were on active service. According to the Berlin correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsclie Cf urant, "the events .since the general offensive have caused the German people at home to recognise that national interests are now at stake, that it is no longer a question of more or less gain but of life or death for Germany." Excavation in Alexandria for the purpose of the new drainage scheme has brought to light a large and excellently constructed* condnit. obviously of Roman origin, through which flows a stream of clear water. Another discovery is that of a splendidly built road 13ft below the surface paved entirely with hjocks of rough miyble.

Arctic Eskimos who confessed to having murdered the missionaries TTathers Le'roux and Ron vier three years ago in the Coppermine River district (Canadian North-West) are now in custody at Hersclvel Island police post. It is believed that the prisoners belong to the same band which murdered the explorers 'Radford and Street near Coronation Gulf.

The latest banking returns, being the averages for the quarter, do" not disclose the full effect 011 the- supply of money for the raising of the war loan, which only started in the latter half of last quarter. Other demands also are being made on the bank funds now. to finance the gathering of our season's produce, and also our imports, which latter are fairly heavy at prosent. The returns show an excess of deposits over advances of £7,921,335 ■ —as compared with £8,893.549 in the" previous quarter, and £5,800,02-1 a year ago; but this balance wil| bo materially reduced now. though the banks still will have ample funds for all reasonable requirements. Exports show an increase of £5,210,107 in the year, and imports are heavier hy £4.806,16-1; consequently there Is an improvement of £409.943 in the alreadiy splendid balance of trade, and in the two years this improvement is £7,631.. 190. According to present indications our exports for the coming season should show further increase, but owing to the high price of goods imports also may increase; however, a good balance seems assured, and consequently a good supply of funds flowing into the dominion.—New Zealand Trade Review.

On a reporter enquiring why the flag at the Trades Hall was flying the -other day lie was. informed that it was to enhearten those Australian States who had voted in favour of consoi'ipti,oiT, as 'tlioso who voted "Yes" would go to the front and would' need encouragement. There was a suspicion that the statement was intended to 'be taken as "spoke sarcastic."—Christeluirch Evening 'News. The Hon. Dr. McNab, Minister of Justice, writing on October 28th to the National Secretary of the United Federation of Labour, states that having carefully considered the case of H. W. Reynolds, ho is unable to recommend nnv i cmi-s : on of the sentence imposed upon him. Mr. Foster states in a written answer that 18 Rritish Army chaplains have, lost their lives in the war, having been either killed in action or having died of disease contracted! in and by active service. Ten of these were Church of England, four Roman Catholic, two Presbyterian, and two Method ist.

Clifford "organ Evans, o : B!i' ■ leyroad, Caixliff, whose name was published in the Welsh newspapers by the Cardiff military authorities as a deserter, was killed in France lust month. Another man, named J. Ashdown, who was similarly advertised, joined the Welsh Pioneers nine months ago.

The daughter of a -Southampton clergyman was fined 10s for infringing the Defence of the Realm Regulations by taking a photograph of a party of German prisoners who recently arrived from the western front. She sent the picture to a London newspaper, which published it. "I lie farmer was better off before the war, with Is per lb for butter-fat, than with Is G;1 now," remarked a farmer at yesterday's meeting at lton-go-iea, '"Go on." ejaculated another colloquially, "I'd like all you've made above Is."—Standard. A vailrr in Divncd.in states that the recoids of the tape measure used in his business show that the youths of today have bettor developed chests'than did thrse of four or five years ago. due no doubt to the military training they are now undergoing.

The census figures already received » (show a. decrease in the population in the -Sontli Island arid an increase in " that of the North Island. On Tues.lay night Messrs C. Blenk•hor.ii. B. ]?. 'Crnrdciier, I'. W. Goldsmith and C. S. Koedwell. representing tlie Levin Patriotic Society Manakau and held a conference with the executive of the local society, for the purposs of further.vng the scheme for a County Fund for wounded soldiers from tire Horowheiiua District. The proposal was explained fully l>v the delegates and the executive of the Manakau Society agreed to make it a recommendation to the'r 6-ciety that they fall in with the scheme. Yesterday Mr W. C. Nation, district corner, held an inquiry into the death of Tir'ipn Taueka, the Maori woman who died at the Kawiu a few days ago. The medical evidence .showed that deatli was due to exhaustion and a verdict to tin's effect was returned. A full report of the evidence tendered at the iiiquest will be published to-morrow. Last evening there was again a hwgo attendance at the Church, of England "oazaar. The children gave another excellent performance of "Fairy Revels," and 'Lottie Norton won further app'auise for her dancing. Mrs Matthews played the accompaniments. To her is due the musical side of the - baznar and the generous words of praise, spoken by Mr T. Brown, in thai]king here, on behalf of the rear, for the work in training the children, were well merited. James Allen Webster, town clerk, at Upper Hutt, was arrested yesterday 011 the charge of having stolen "£IOO, the property of the Upper Hutt Town Board'. He was remanded for a week, bail being allowed. The detective informed the Court that other charges would probably be made against the accused.—Press Association

Now Zealand's Drink Hill for 'IL'l3 was £-1,408,185, a cost per head of population of £3 16s Bsd. This shows an increase oil the drink bill of 1914 of £1(51.828. or 2s BJd per head;. The arrests for drunkenness in 1915 were 13.2G5, an increase of 79 on the number for 1914. The latest published return .shows- that in License areas the consumption of liquor per household : s 57 gallons and no-license areas 9 gallons. The eight No-License districts which have separate Magistrate's Courts, viz., Clutha. Mataura, Ashburton, Bruce, Invercargill, Oamaru, Masterton amd Ohinemuri, are shown to have had altogether 442 convictions for drunkenness. The total population of these districts is about 160.000. Gisborne, which is a license district, with a population of about 14,000 reports 447 convictions for drunkenness.