NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10613, 11 June 1920, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

It is understood that as a result of recent disclosures and subsequent court proceedings, an action t'nr divorce has been commenced by Mrs C. it. Mackuy,. of Wanganui.

The board of business men which is hearing the E.F.C.A. dispute is making good progress, but is not expected to bo in a position to present its report until either to-day or to-mor-row.

By Order-in-Council the, GovernorGeneral has approved of 1u.3 perches of section 7, block 3, of the Thorndon Keclumaitkm, being taken for the purposes of the construction 'of a Public Trust Office.

So far the Fcatherston dairy, fanners have not forwarded a reply to the suggestion made to them that Mr W. G. MacDonald, of the Board of Trade, should act as arbiter in connection with the price of milk required for distribution in Wellington under the municipal bcheme.

Warning is given in the latest issue of the “Gazette” that the master of the schooner Joseph Sims reports that cn Saturday .morning, .May M'lnd, in lat. 36dog 36 S. and long. loOdog ,2i Iv., he sighted two big egg shaped floating objects, black in colour, and apparently mines, quarter of a mile apart. The objects are stated to be •111 above water.

At the meeting of tlio. Jfcw Zealand Rugby Union executive last evening application. for reinstatement was made by two ex-players wiio had been disqualified for the continuous use of had language on tho Hold, It was stated that tho use of had language l.y players was becoming too common, and would have to bo stopped. The applications were refused.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that the Minister for Public Workis lias informed Mr Horn, ALP., that the survey of the extension of the. Lawreneo-Uoxburgh railway from Beaumont has been commenced, and it is probable that tho locatyig work will he sufficiently advancoU to enable construction to start when tho men at present employed at Clyde and Cromwell have finished their work.

It was pointed out by Councillo» Lcn. McKenzie at last night’s meeting of tho City Council that although file council had previously authorised (he institution of a motor delivery service to Roseueath, tho service had not yet been commenced. On the recommendation of the outlying districts committee, the council decided that arrangements in connection with the service should bo put in hand immediately.

Sitting in banco at the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) granted an application on behalf of tho Yost Typewriter Company, Ltd., for an order to permit tho Registrar of Patents to register the name “Yost’’ as a trade-mark for typewriters, typewriter accessories, and typewriter paper. Mr H. Anderson appeared for the Yost Company, and Air J. Prendevillo for tho Registrar of Patents.

In view ol the recent discussion regarding control of the Public Service, from which it, might appear that in taking certain positions from the jurisdiction of the Commissioner the Government had done something contrary to the Public Service Act, it is explained that section 4 of the Public Service Act expressly provides that the Act shall not apply to certain persons, including judges, magistrates, conciliation commissioners, police, railway servants, Defence officers, persons in tlie employ of the Legislature, the Controller and Auditor-General, “or to any officer or class of officers to whom or to which, on the recommendation of and for special reasons assigned by the Commissioner, the Governor-in-Council declares that this Act shall not apply.”

The fortnightly meeting of the Coronation Lodge, U.A.0.D., was held in St. Thomas’s Schoolroom, Newtown, last Tuesday night. A large number of members were present, and A.D. Bro. Rees presided. The following officers wore elected and installed: — A.D.', Bro. King; V.A., Bro. llimslcy; J.P.A., Bro. Rees: Tres. Bro. Ingram; J.G., Bro.' Bennett; 0.G,, Bro. Phillips; A.D.B.’s, Bros. Mann and Potter; V.A.B.’s. Bros. Burrows and Norris; trustee, Bro. Phillips, A report from the delegate to the Royal Arch Chapter was received. Mungarna Lodge having won the Ritual Shield, the Coronation Lodge _ congratulated members on their victory. It was decided to nay an official visit to Mnngnroa on Tuesday next to witness the presentation of the shield. Visitor? present were Bro. Boniface. D.P., 21 district officers, and members of Melrose. Bland Bay, Otaki, and Excelsior Lodges-

A grant of £oo was made by tin City Council last evening towards the funds of the New Zealand Academy of I'ino Arts. The donation is an an nuaT one.

» Authority was granted by the City Council last evening for the erection of two additional stories on to the Union Steam Ship Company’s premises at Customhouse cuay.

The regulations laid down in 1918 relating to the importation Irom the United Kingdom and from the Commonwealth of Australia, have been revoked by Ordcr-iu-Council.

/General William Bramwcll Booth, of the Salvation Army, has accepted an invitation to be the chief guest and speaker at a New Zealand Club luncheon on Friday, 18th instant.

The inter-State steamer Westraiia arrived in the stream at Wellington last evening from Melbourne direct with passengers, mails, and cargo. The veered will berth at jervois quay this morning.

An election for the filling of an extraordinary vacancy on tlie Petone Fire Board by the fire insurance companies' concerned, is to be held on June 18th. The vacancy was Created by the dbath.of Mr C. It. Smith.

Support was given by the City Council last, evening to the recommendation ol idle i\cw i'jymoutti Borough' Council tlmi the'Government bo requested to extend the operations ol tile State Advances Department to allow of larger amounts being granted to local authorities by way ot loan.

Four steamers will shortly lift over two million feet of timber at Greyraouth for Australia. The Inga is now loading 500,000 feet for Sydney, and the Joan Craig 200,000 feet lor the same port. The Malaita will load 400,001) feet, and the Kaituua one million.

The fortnightly meeting of the City Council last evening was adjourned in committee, and the proceedings will be continued in private on Wednesday evening next, when several matters under discussion will again be taken up.

At the complimentary luncheon next Thursday to His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner, Mr 11. W. Dalton, to welcome him upon his return to New Zealand, and -to give members an opportunity of hearing. Mr Dalton on some important topics, the lit. Hon. the Prime Minister has promised to be present.

Approval has been given by the Minister for Public Health to additions and alterations to institutions in the Wairarapa Hospital Board District as follow: —Erection of a case-isola-tion block of seven single-bed wards, with administrative block, etc., also widening verandah of the scarletfever ward to lift, and glassing in ends; estimated cost, £3456.

‘'The housing conditions are deplorable/’ says Colonel Mitchell, M.P. for Wellington South, "and unless wo givb the people docent places in which to live, they will liot be contented. Houses can be sold over the heads of tenants at the will of any speculator I say, that it is wrong that there should be trafficking in houses anymore than there should he trafficking in food.”

Support was given by the City Council last evening to the following resolution of - thv ilaimerston North Borough Council; •‘That the Government he requeuted to at once use every endeavour to obtain adequate supplies of cement so urgently required by, local, bodies throughout -New Zealand for the purpose of undertaking the important works which they have now in hand.”

, Yesterday a handsome wreath was placed on the Seddou memorial in the Bolton street cemetery by the secretary of the Scddon Memorial Committee' It boro the following inscription: “To cherish and revere the memory of Richard John Seddon, Imperialist Humanitarian. From Young New Zealanders.” Many other floral tributes to the memory of the deceased statesman were placed on the memorial.

At the commencement of the year Mr Hope Gibbons offered the Government Iris property at Wanganui for use at St. Helens Hospital. The offer has been accepted, and steps arc now being taken to establish the institution. Minor alterations arc being carried out, and it is hoped that at an early date it will be possible to open the institution. Through the generosity of Mr Hope Gibbons a longdesired need at Wanganui has been supplied.

A recent decision of the Prisons Department is that in future prisoners shall not bo employed at tree-plant-ing. It is considered that prison labour may he better employed on tho farms in work, which will give tho men training in an occupation useful to them after discharge. The treeplanting camps are , often costly to maintain with only a few prisoners, and the Forestry Department will be able to .get the work done as quickly and economically with free labour.

It ie stated that at a recent meeting of members of the medical profession in Wellington it was decided to raise the standard visiting fee. within the two-miles ” radius, and afeo the standard consulting fee. It is pointed out that the expense of visiting patients in their homes has increased threefold or more in recent years, and that the price of all paraphernalia connected with the carrying on of the profession of a physician and surgeon has been cuecially affected.

The a-rivals in the Dominion during the month of May exceeded the depar-tures-by 353. In the corresponding month of 1919 there was an excess of departures over arrivals of 004. A total of 4017 persons, including 2239 from the Australian Common wealth, and 463 from the United Kingdom, landed in New Zealand during the month, as compared with 1514 in May, 1919. There were 3694 departures, as against 2018 last year. Mare than lurif of those ■ who left New Zealand (21)311 shipped from Auckland. The immigration figures include 97 Chinese ; 53 left the Dominion.