LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 26 September 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A member of the crew of the .steamer Kennedv, named William Knilands, met with an accident on Iboard the vessel on Sunday. He fell against the hatch, sustaining an injury which necessitated his removal to the Hospital, where, though his injury is not serious, he will have to remain a -week or two.

Two hundred Christmas cakes are being sent to the front for Murchison district soldiers, the gift of Murchison. residents. The cakes are toeing: m4de 'by Mr H. J. Harris, of Nelson. They are to be baked in the tins in which they .are. to be sent, and the tins afterwards_ soldered -up, so that they shall be airtight. The tins are then sewn into canvas, and addressed. The advantage of the cakes being baked in the tins is that they are immovable, and when iced, remain intact imtil opened toy the recipient. In each tin is placed a card conveying "best wishes from the people of Murchison.

A city motorist- showed, a Mail reporter a"handful of nails of various .sizes, and including galvanised nails, which he picked up on the Wakapuaka road, on Sunday in a length of about 300 yards beyond the Cemetery gates. The nails, many of which were rusty, were not on the road by accident, but must have been- deliberately strewn for the purpose of puncturing tyres, as they were rightin the track of wheels. Motorists who may have had their tyres .punctured on the Wakapuaka road.? may extract some ■satisfaction from the knowledge of the precise locality in which they picked up the puncturing medium, tout- it is just as well perha-ps that their opinions, regarding the nrisereant wlio "nailed 7 ' the road will- be expressed in private.

Prior to the ferry steamer leaving Lyfctelton the other evening a baby in a gocart had a. narrow escape from, being says the (Press. The mother while on the wharf, lost -control) of the go-cart., which was pushed l out of her hands by the impetus of a Luggage-van. The carriage skiddeed and the baby half fell out with its ( head' in close -proximity to oac of the -wheels of tlie van. Ti'earing the mother's* cry. the head' shunter; Mr Gillespie, rushed to the spot, and extricated the child from its perilous position, just in time to prevent a serious mishap. The resenrer did' not escape without injury, for besides bruising his arm', one of Ms hands was cut.

On a certain farm in Aberdeenshire a ndble-Jhearted) cow came to the conclusion that'it was up to her to do her little 'bit for Kino- and country. A week ago her chance came, and' ishe took it. -In the same field a mare gave ibirth to a foal, only 'to find that she had not the wherewithal to nourish her long-legged baby. Without hesitation the cow stepped into the breach and proffered her services ,as wet-nurso. The kind offer was gratefully accepted; and, in the morning the farmer came round) .to find the foal having its first breakfast "straight from the cow." The cow, with 'becoming modesty, is reported to have implied that she wasn't going to see a prospective cavalry remount spoilt for a ha'porth of milk.'

AucMand merchants doing business with firms in China have lately found that t'he market has 'been much upset hy reason of the state of internal unrest existing there at the present, time, says the Herald'. The following extract from a letter from a leading Hongkong firm contains an interesting summary of the position : —"Business has never been worse in all our experience, we have seen a few revolutions, famines, and iloods during the last 35 years, but never has the posir tion been so bad as at present. The whole situation ds a result of the revolutionary troubles in Canton. The troops of the various contending parties are now converging on iCanton, and' onr news from our Canton office is that considerable flighting is going on in the. outskirts of the city, that all the city wards and trates are closed, also all the shops. Pirates a'nfest the rivers, 'bandits and soldiers holdl up everybody and everything in the country, no produce coming out or imports going in. We hope, nevertheless, that it will not now be lonp before some settlement is ari'ived at, as the various foreign and • (British Consuls' are agitating- to have this useless internal strife brought to a stop, as 'European merchants are sufferi.'jg consa'diera'ble loss and damage in trade."

■Although; "No Rubbing Laundry Help" washes' all oi'othes spotlessly clean without .rubbing it positively does not injure hands or daintiest fabrics. Is does sevem .weekly wasn nigs.—Stewart and Co.*

Shearing operations were to have started to-day'at Tc Mala- Station, says a Hastings Press Association message. The meii\stace that the mannger offered 22s 6d per hundred, and: that after discussion they refused to accept less than 25s The manager .-tales liiuL he offered £1 and 2s 6cf war i--.v~. and that if the award was fixed ai —s later, they would lie paid that amount for the sheep shorn. The offer was refused, and the sheep turned out into the paddocks.

At the Conciliation Council at Ghrist-ch-urc'li to-day. in connection with the farriers' award, it was agreed to jucre/ise the pav a halfpenny an hour for floormen. The agreement is the same as at Auckland. which was made in Match. The Commissioner surges-ted that as a Dunedin application would be. heard soon, a Dominion awa-id should be sought,—Pro*s Association.

The Bright-water Red Cross Committee and all '""interested are invited to attend a meeting at the club room, Brightwater, on Thursday afternoon next, at 3 o'clock, to discuss means of raising money for the special Red Cross appeal.

The committee of the Helping Hand Shop advertise in this, issuo the arrangements for this week. Promised contributions from the Wood will be collected on Thursday morning, and Brightwater helpers are reminded _to send in this week. In connection with the approaching special Red Cross appeal several prizes have already been offered for bread and cake competitions.

Extract from Secretary's report presented to the Nelson Education Board to-day:—"Some extra work has been caused in allocating the war bonus to teachers. An amount of £985 odd has been distributed with the salary payments this month. I have to remark the members of.the office staff do not participate in the bonus, although the extra work involved in the distribution falls on them." It was stated that Technical- School teachers did not share in the bonus, and this was considered to be tmfair. The opinion was also expressed that as the injustice of the allocation of the bonus had been (brought under the notice of the Minister, it would be remedied. One member _ remarked that a bonus should be paid to teachers who had gone to the front sacrificing their salary.

At the Magistrate's Court this mornbff. before Messrs GF. M. Rout and T. Edwards, Justices, judgment for plaintiff 'by default was 'given in the following cases:—Adams and Harley (Mr Sainsburv) v. George Biggs, claim for £2 3s 6d, costs £1 4s: Short and Son (Mr "V. Rout) v. Frank Brooke, £5 15s, costs £1 3s 6d : Wilkins and Field Hardware Co., Ltd. (Mr Fell) v. same, £9 Is 4d, costs £1 3s 6d. A number of cases were either adjourned or struck out.

Referring to Dominion Day and its observance as a. holiday, Mr G. H. Gothard (Chairman), at the meeting of the Nelson Education Board' to-day stated that there -was- some misapprehension in regard to the matter. The day was not a holiday, but had been set apart by the Government simply for the purpose of giving the children some special instruction concerning the Dominion. Mr Lockthought more should 'be made of Dominion Day—New Zealand's Day, and that it should be a general holiday, intead of a half-and-half holiday as at present. ■ r Glycerine, 'being an essential basis of modern explosives and. a by-product of soap manufacture, has since the vrar made an enormous price. Formerly German fancy soaps had, a very ready sale in. New Zealand: they ha-ve heen replaced in large measure by American, imported both, direct and via London, but the result of this trade has been- to. greatly enhance the price of glycerine in the United States, and soap has become a sort of 'by-product itself in consequence. Now, by Gazette Extraordinary, the importation of all soaps of foreign manufacture has been prohibited, except with the consent of the Minister for Customs. Soaps of British manufacture will continue to come into the Dominion as before. Household soap used in New Zealand is practically all of local manufacture.

A trophy captured from, the Germans has reached Dunedin, a small piece of the Zeppelin that was shot down at Sa? lonika. It is an angle of aluminium, about 9in long, weighing only ounces, but tough enough-'to stand a- strong <pull. This treasure is owned (by Mr W. Stewv art. of Morn-mgto.n. He received it from his brother. Mr H. Stewart, who is on a transport that chanced to be at Salonika when the troops were guarding the. wrecked framework. A relic of the same Zeppelin has reached Wellington' from an ex-resident of this city who is. l attached to the Medical Corns at Salonika.

A young Nnpipr boy recently, -n-ct a thorough scare- through a. thoughtless action, _ says the Telegraph, as a '"result of which the Maoris expressed grea;fc. auger. The lad is at .-present ■ in. the 'King;. Country, where the Maoris still •ding <witb tenacity to the'r old"-time beliefs. The lad._ whi'le .endeavouring to make some repairs, removed some timber frr-mi an old Maori hoat which wis ''Tann-ed." That same night the Natives assemhled in l strong force and made what was a. very threatening manoeuvre against tho sbat'on where the young man was employed. After a good denl of trouble, the Maoris wore nersupded that the crimo thensacred custom was comnnntted +3irouiih ignorance, and they withdrew At the height of the trouble ' serious consequences seemed -to 'be brewing.

''l doni't believe in marriedl mem with children* going Ho front' and' not providing fuillv for ; their •families," remarked -Mr W. G. K. Kemrick, S.M.. the other day, in court. "There are plenty of young 'unmarried men who can go in theirr place." continued Mr Kenrick. '-'I hope the Department will inquire* into this, and - rectify the matter." The case under notice, : was that of a wife of a man who had- enlisted and was charged! with theft. Tho husband had to go -under an: operation to make him; medically fit, -whalle it would, (be six moi'e months before he could get away. In the meantime his- wife was unprovided for. His Worship expressed the hope that accused's husband would not be allowed to go to tihe front. The Defence authorities would :ho guilty' of a grave error in letting the miani go into camp.

W/i'ilo on duty on the Hutt road the -other evening-, says flip Post, Mounted 'Constable Hoc he watched what appealed to be a. man sitting' on the railway line above the 'bridge which spans the road near Kaiwan-a. He called to - the man, who, far ti-ovn. taking any notice of the warning, stood up boldly between the rails'as if in defiance of everything .".iid everybody. Knowing that a. train was approaching, the constable immedaatejY dismounted and wer.t to the man's assistance, and was just in time to pull him aside when the train diashed by. Both men lost their bearings in the excitement, and fell to che ground. / Yctferday morni.'ig tiro man appeared in the Wellington Magistrate's Court on a oluxrge of drunkenness, and was dealt with as a first offender. The constable's' action was referred to ; by Inspector Heudrey as a particularly, daring one, as it was only by the (greatest, good' fortune that botii men were not hilled-. The usual monthly meeting of directors of The C.D.C.,*Ltd., will be held at their registered office, 70 Bxidge-st., on Thursday evening, at-8 p.m.* Mr A. Gould will hold an auction sale ot Mr G. H. Campbell's residence, Nilestreet, to-morrow (Wednesday) ax, 2 p.m.

A large meteor of exceptional bi-il-lianco was observed last evening about half past seven. A lady eye-witness states that it appeared to travel the. whole extent or the heavens from north to south.

Reporting to the Education Board to-day the contributions from .Nelson district" schools towards the Belgian. Children's Fund, the Secretary, Mr\N. R. Williams, states :—"The. total' amount received is now £673 7s. I<l. Regarding these contributions, I would like to draw the Board's attention to the splendid effort made at T'-asman, whore £65 has been raised for the fundi." On the motion of Mr Boyes, seconded byMr Lock, it was resolved to compliment the Tasman children on. their splendid' effort. It was stated that there were 22 children at the school. Mr Smith remarked that other schools ill the district had raised' as much per head.

After prolonged correspondence with the Education Department, the EducaBoard has been notified Minister of Marine has approved of the following attendances at engineering classes at the West-port Technical School as qualifying service for certificates of exemption from examination as third lass engineers :■ —Technical High School (i.e., day classes), two-thirds of the student's time to count as qualifying attendance up to a- maximum, of two. years; evening classes, four months' time for every year a- student attends with a- maximum of one year.

A sitting of the Warden's Court was held at Glenhope on Saturday before Mr Warden- Evans, when the following applications were dealt with.:— Francis Manuel Kitta, license for a dam in Louie Creek, granted; Eugene Darr, license for a claim on the second right hand branch of Louie Creek., granted for three years conditionally upon Warden, issuing right to grant right of outlet to claims higher up- creek bed ; John: Purchase, license for a claim, situate on right hand branch Louie Creek, granted, for 5 years, on same conditions as pr'er vious applications.