LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the Wellington 'Magistrate's Court, Patrick Twomey was fined ;ClO with costs, in default one month's imprisonment, for purchasing licpior for two soldiers for consumption oil' the premises.

The Hon. dames Allen stated that he did not know anything of the proposal reported from Christiciinrcfh to send untrained nurses to Egypt. Tie said that Xew Zealand' had lic-en asked to send trained nurses, and had sent more caan her share.

The hospital ship Maheno arrived in Wellington from Dunedin yesterday. Her magnificent equipment as a iloating hospital and the completeness of her arrangements generally were greatly admired, and in the afternoon she was thronged with crowds of interested visitors.

Tlie 'Minister for Defence has received advice that the Fifth Reinforcements have reached the. first port of call. There ivas evidence of rough weather experienced, for thirteen horses were lost on the voyage, and six men were landed meilicaily unlit, and one stowaway waj also landed.

Toe Xew Plymouth (lovei'nment Departments, excluding the post ollice and railway stall's, have remitted, through Mr. Rossiter a further sum of £2B 15s to the Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs at Wellington, being another month's contribution to the National "War Fund.

The uMial weekly meeting of the Independent Order Good Templars iv.is opened by the Acting-Chief Templar at 7.-15 on Monday evening. The programme for the evening was- short papers, in the hands of Sister Mrs. ilriicc. Several papers were given, and were found interesting. The session was closed shortly after nine. The following 'Parana!:.': men have volnn'i.'f 1 i",r active service with the expeditionary forces: We : i ■:)■::: A. '."'. Hansen. l.opperton : 1!. M. r:...:;i, Wailarn: R. L. O'Pricn. Xew I'lvM-oaih: W. 11. Sadie'-. NTcw Plymouth, !•'..' W. Allen. Xew Plviuoutli; E. Jury, (ime.l-i: S. Wood, flmalv.: S. E. Richards, Roll Pdcic-k: W. 0. J-'isl er. Awakino; T. E. ..Wtwood. Wailara.

The patriotic ec n.i rf to-night in the Wood Templar Mali promises to lie a i'ivat success. In addition to the item.-, already advertised. Mrs. X.ithan will recite a -rone from Shakespeare, and will

also give Hiree nre.sica' sketches. One of (lie patriotic songs to b.> rendered bv Miss'iliMiert lias been specially writd'Ti for (his concert, and the chorus will be sung by eight young ladies. Patron; ere ie.|no:4ed to In iug all the spare cash "lev ran particiiiarta as the sale of iominiade sweets will be a feature of the evening.

In the Auekhnd. police Court, George ]:ond. ex-]!rg ; rrrar of Electors at llaniil--1 i,n. was charged witlf liaviu:' neglected to pav Ci?. 17s into the jiublie account to whir 1 ' Hie money was parable. Tt •"Uieare-l that defendant allowed small : n.-ns of money collected for the sale, ef iv..]!;. ~(■... U) he mixed up •with his '■n-bie-'s. whi"h was a partnership. The i-.uin of Cil 17s had since'been paid by c]ecfe"dant. and there was no suggestion of di-d'.one-tv or deliberate breach of file regulations. Mr. fatten. S.M., said be was glad to be assured that :!»'.•' was nn element of d'lshonestv. but the Act was- absolutely rigid, and he had ]<o option'but to fine defendant CIM.

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