GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15421, 28 October 1915, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

At Duncdin yesterday over £2090 was paid out to the men who returned ly the Tofua. The Canterbury Rowing Association last night decided to vote i-o ."is to the Lancaster Pa.lc Preservation Fund. A number of returned troopers were put up at the various local hotels last night as the guests of the Canterbury Licensed Victuallers' Association. The AYairarapa Caledonian Pipe Band has decided, in the event of a Scottish Regiment not l>eing formed, to offer its services with one ot' the reinforcements. A >ii'.u of money was found on the train which convey<>d the jeturned sick and wounded soldiers from Dunedin yesterday. The money h ils been left in \ho care ot the jxilice authorities in Christchurch. and the owner, on satislying tiier.i, will re eive it. The second of the new series of Mr O. T. J. Alpers's recruiting meetings was Isold in the Merivale Hall on Tuesday. when there was a good attendance. .Altogether the sum of £'21 was realised tor the beiielit of tho Sick and Wounded Soldiers' Fund. > c; ome time aso. the Canterbury Automobile Association wrote to the Railway Department, asking for the fences at the Styx railway ciossiug, which were dangerous to motorists, to be cut. The secretary of the Association has received advice that this has Veen done, as requested.

Representatives of the woollen mills throughout the Dominicn will meet the Mini.iter of Stores and Munitions (tho Hon. .M. Myers), at Wellington, this morning, for the purpose ot discussing matters relating to the present and future supplies of materials required I.v tlie military authorities.

The secretary of the Canterbury Automobile Association has been advise! that 1-j0 cars will be required on Monday next for the conveyance of wounded soldiers and relatives from the railway station. All members of the Association arc requested to get into communication with the secretary (Mr C. W. Horvevl iminediatelv.

On the occasion of the arrival of the tnen bv tlio Willochra on Monday next, the Mayor would be «-lad if shopkeepers would close their premises between 11.JW and 2, or. failing that, allow as many of their employees as yo.wiblo to aw:>v between those hours. so as to line tho route of the procession.

Mr C. W. Ilcrvey, secretary o; the Canterbury Owners' and Breeders' Association, which conducted iiio Patriotic Trotting Carnival held on .Saturday, October 9th. says that the net prolit in connexion with the meeting will amount to approximately £800. The returns of tickets have not, ;is yet, all l>cen received.

In regard to the war census, the Hon. G. \V. Russell, speaking rt Dunedin yesterday. Raid that after the registration had been completed, an:l the names and details thoroughly examined, he intended to send a personal letter to every man whom he considered capable of serving. urging upon him 'tis dutv to the Empire.

The secretary of the Canterbury Patriotic Fund has received a communication from the Quartermaster-General, stilting that those wives entitled to claim the separation allow cice who have mislaid or lust their mat Tinge certificata; need not go to the < xpensc of obtaining a new one, as an'.tiigemoi.ts have been made with the Registrar(General which enables the statements made concerning marriage i" be vei 'lie.l bv reference to the Registrar s of'ice This obviates the necessity >'! indigent |>eople going to the expend' ot obt",,ning a new certificate.

A united service of intercession was held at Trinity Congregational Church last evening, presided over by tho Kjv. Ha:ry Johnson. Hymn* appiopriato to tlu 1 occasion were sung, and prayeis ol an iiitcr.o-soty character offered up b\ the I'evs. 11. Johnson. I''. McDonald, J. Cocker, W. 11. Campbell. W. A. .Sinclair, and Major G. Jhe lesson wav icad by the llev. W. Tanner, and an address was given by Mr JHenry Lahg. the New Zealand representative of the \.M.C.A. in Hyderabad. India, who is on a visit to New Zealand.

In connexion Tvicti tlic* transport of the North Island troops who are returning to Now Zealand by the Willochra, the Union Company has found it necessary to off cot soma alterations to the East Coast t;crvice. At Dunedin the men wil' bo transhipped to the Monowai, whi'-h is due at Lvttelton on Mondov instead ot' on Saturday. and will continue her trip northwards in the evening, taking no further passengers from thnt port. -As there wilt be no.,late steamer leaving for Wellington on Satuiday night. passengers will he required to travel by the Maori, which will leave at the usual hour.

"The difficulties and strain caused by so many Kilters leaving for active sorvjco at the front are now .somewhat mitigated." reported Miss 'llmrston, the lady superintendent of the Christchurch Hospital, to the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board yesterday. 4 '\ acancies on the Sister staff have been filled by promotions from the senior staff nurses, and since the beginning of May 31 trial probationers have bean taken on. leaving still a bin waiting list of suitable candidates, with many applications still coming in. Work at. the dependent institutions proceeds harmoniously : the entire nun ing staff being fully a]ive to the extra responsibilities thrown on them during the present crisis."

The Hon. Thomas Mao Gibbon, M.L.C.. who. with his wife and daughter, is enjoying a holiday at Rotorua since the rising of Parliament, has received a cable message from his youngest son. Mr Roy Mac Gibbon. that lie has nassed his examination, and obtained his B.Sr. degree in electrical engineering. Mr Mac Gibbon was a student at the Glasgow University, and on the outbreak of the war in August, 1014, iust l>efore the examination in September of that year, he enlifted in the Lothian and Border Horse, and was attached to the motor-cycle scouts of that reciment-' The regiment has been detailed for Home coast service, and in August of this year, with the assistance of. his colonel, Ixird Bindon. he obtained demobilisation and returned to resume his interrupted studies and sit for his decree in September and. as intimated, has been successful. Mr Mac-Gibbon's intention is to obtain a commission in the Royal Engineers, with a view to seeing active service.

The returned sick and wounded soldiers' would be a special case, eaid tho Hon. G. W. Russell, when addressing the Orphans' Club at Dunedin yesterday. The Government had a hip scheme in mind, and instructions had been given that for dealing with these returned men. the line was not to ba drawn too tightly ; in other words, having accepted a man's services for the war, it was the duly of the Government to endeavour to bring that man back to the state of health in which he was when he enlisted, so that he might he able either to return to tho firing-lino or resume his civil occupation. To this end two great convalescent camps would be established. At "Rotorua a sanatorium ennoble of accommodating 500 men would be arranged for. at a cost of £3000. and here all the North T-land men would be concentrated. Another sanatorium at Hanmer Spring for the South Tsland men would be much on the same lin°s. Thanks to the ratrioti«m of crtai'i bodies and individual. 't was heped that these camps world bo e-eo'ei without the Minister of Dotene be'ng applied to for a single •-.euny.

At a special meeting of the Wellington Bookbinders' Society, it was decided to invest of the Sorietv's funds in the New Zealand War lxun debentures.

A branch of the Commercial Bank nt Australia. Ltd., uii! be opened at No. •!>0 Victoria avenue. on the :20th iust. This is the fifth branch tho bank has opored in the Dominion. The livers report issued yesterday morning was as follows : W aimakann north, nisenloured ; Waimakariri south, clear; Ran-itata. fishable; Opihi, Waitaki. and Rakaia. clear. The Snow Challenge Shield competition for Christ's College and Boys' High School Cadets, which was to hav taken *>lace vesterday alternoon, was postponed on account ot the weather. During the month there were ,p attendances in the venereal out-patients' department at the Christchurch Hospital. and twelve fresh patients commenced treatment. Mr J. Humphreys, secretary of the English Proportional Representation Society, will give a public address on proportional representation in the City Council Chambers one day next week. Tin* Finance Committee re;>ortod to the North Canterbury Hospital and Chairtalile Aid Board yesterday tliat the consent of t'ne Minister had been received to tho erect'on of the chronicwards at an estimated cost ol £'L 3,300. The Board's architect had been instructed tu orocced with the preparation of full plans and specifications, anil the committee asked for permission to call for tenders to be made returnable in time for the November Board meeting. Permission was granted. Are you despondent, run down? Take a course of Nerve Tonic and Blood Enricher —-it will give you vigorous health. 2s (kl and 4s (kL Ail Grccers. 1 Jse photographed by StefFano Webb each year to give to loved ones across the water for Christmas. W-9722 An Ideal Gift for the troops is a "woven body belt.'' It will prove a source of continual comfort to the wearer, as well as a safeguard to health. Procurable at Carey's, Is lid, 2s lid, and ;3s 3d. a If vou are deaf, call at John R. Pi •oeter's, Optician, 200 High street, Christchurch, who tviH demonstrate the "Acoustican" and "Auris"' Instruments lo you. They arc the perfection of all hearing devices, and tbo best instruments for relieving deafness. Call today, or write for full particulars. Also large assortment of Trumpets and Tubes in stock. 5

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SIXTY MORE B.S.A.'S ARRIVING

We havo a shipment of about sixty B.S.A. Motor-cycles aboard the s.s. llangatira, and these should come to hand in a day or two. It goes without saying, in these days of a regular B.S.A. boom, that a large proportion of the machines comprising this shipment are. already needed to fill booked orders, but there" will l>e «a fair number available for delivery on orders received nfter this date. The tremendous popularity of the B.S.A. in New Zealand today is a tribute to proved reliability, proved efficiency, proved economy, and proved all-round utility. As a singlecylinder machine of only 4} h.p., the B.iS.A. is by no means an expensive mount for solo purposes, either in first cost or running cost, while as a sidecar machine it is a champion—proof of which is tho fact that it actually holds the South Island Championship. What makes the B.S.A. so adaptable to nil classes of work is its magnificent throe-speed gear (countershaft). Tho B.S.A. is supplied either with combined belt and chain, or complete chain drive. Call and see the latest models, and bonk your order early to ensure prompt delivery. Adams. Ltd., Agents for B.S.A. Motor-cycles. Headquarters .Showrooms, Hitrh street, Christchurch. 6