GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15756, 24 November 1916, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

* Mr R. W- Dalton, H.M. Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, states that the following are the trades which will be represented at the British Industries Faify to be held in London next year:— Fancy glass, china, printing, and stationery. The St. John Ambulance Brigade, representing nursing sisters from Christchurch. Selwyn, and Avonsido Nursing Divisions, including the Christcliurch Ambulance Men's Divisiop, attended the Trots, Races and Show (two days) during Carnival Week, when 31 cases of accidents were attended to. Fourteen lost children were also taken charge of, and restored to their parents. Kinema films are a subject of remark in the report of the Church. Life and Work Committeo of the Presbyterian Church. The committee "reoogniscs that this form of entertainment has . come to stay, and has possibilities for good as well as evil. Pictures representing pugilism, methods of housebreaking and theft, and scenes bordering on the obscene, are unsuitable, and fire the mind with unworthy thoughts and desires. It is hoped that the form • of censorship recently established by , the Legislature -will be found purifying, practical, find effective." "A Raw Recruit" -writes to the ' "Manawatu I>aily Times" :—"I hope i you will make a visit to Trentham and Feaiherston in mufti for the purpose of enquiring into the gross wastage of food and material produced by the tireless labour of good men and women. I would direct you to see five cookhouses where a contractor obtnins the waste from those at £1 5s per week each. It is stated that for tnis trifle ho obtains enough bread, and meat every six weeks to fatten GOO pigs, upon which his net profit cannot be less than £400 per week. But this is not the worst. Much of the pigs' food is such as might grace an officer's table. I have seen ) a fine 101b joint °f beef from which a Couple of slices had been cut, thrown ' into th« tub." . A motion to report at a future meeting on the advisability of providing a - course at the Auckland University Col- i lego to meet with the provisions of clause 24 of the Dental Act. 1908, was bofore the meeting of the College Council on Monday. Mr T. W. Leys, 5 in supporting the proposal, said no one t at present could be a dentist except v by passing an entrance examination and undertaking a course of four years' ' study. Local candidates could attend T the Auckland University for one year, r but to complete tlio examination three [ years would need to be spent in study , at Dunedin. The fees for this latter period would amount, to £119, in itself a considerable drawback to young as- - sistants seeking qualification. Prior to , the passing of the Act an apprentice--1 ship and "the fact of qualifying in a purely practical examination admitted to the ranks of dentists. The motion was r.de^ted. A New Zealamler who has been serv- " ing on the engineering staff of a Bri.-, tish destroyer since the commencement fc of the war. writing from "the German 1 Ocean" to a friend in Wellington, dis--3 courages the idea that the war will be over "all in a hurry," but expresses supreme confidence in the ultimate resuit of the struggle. "I still hold to my original opinion as to the duration r of the war." lie says. "The great offensive has been magnificent, worthy of ° the best traditions of the British Army, '* but it has not yet carried us to. the v German frontier, and the Huns are still ; in Belgium and Poland, and, hardest of . all, in France. But what does it matter? We are in th»j game now and whether for a year or for ten we are s going to give the Germans such a hiding that they never will raise their heads a again. . Information concerning i the sinking of submarines is not permitted but we have done something in this way ourselves, and on our noti.ee--1 board yesterday appeared the following r screed: —'Great joj- in Hades. The c crow of the I.—— docked this tide.'" 1 Unfortunatelv the letter trenches too t closely on the war regulations to be quoted in extenso. but it is full of words of good cheer to the friends of the B writer who are wat-cbing the fight from 3 this end of the world.

All the rivers -were reported clear yesterday morning exccpt the Opiii, ■which was dirty. Owing to Tliursdav nest being St. Andrew's Day. there will be a holiday in the public" offices. Anniversary Day, December 16th, falling on a Saturday, the offices are likely to fall in with the movement to hold the holiday on the ISth (tho Monday following), but in ,this respect nothing definito has vet been settled. The secretary of the General Labourers' Union reports a fairly brisk demand for workers, and states that, it is possible for suitable men to obtain ten shillings per day in place of th e award rate, which is 9s 4d. Vestorday morning ho wanted ten men for jobs that were offering. Two men were wanted for countrv jobs—ordinary builders' labourer?' work —at 12s 4d per day, return train fare paid. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr 11. W. Bishop, S.M., gave judgment by consent in the case of Corner v. Maddren Bros., awarding £'2o damages. This was for a finger | which had' ha-d to be amputated owing to an accident. "1 should not like." said Mr Bishop, "to part with one of my fingers for that amount, but the judgment is by consent, so it is all right." As the New Brighton express tram, which left the seaside resort at 8.26 a.m. yestorday, was turning the coiner at Aldwin's road, the passengers wero alarmed to see a dra.v astride the line. The collision which appeared to be imminent was averted by the prompt application of the brakes by the motorman and by the driver "of the drav getting the horso off the line. Tho front of the car struck the dray a glancing blow, which resulted in tho hand-rail of the car being broken. As tho term of office of both employers' anil workers' representatives on ' the Court of Arbitration expires about the middle of January next year, if is considered unlikely that a special election will .bo held to fill the vacancy caused by tTie death in action, in France, of Sergeant E. J. Carey, who was the workers' depntv representative on the Court. The unions are allowed a month in which to make their nominations, and consequently, if an election were held, the nerson appointed would only hold office for a fewweeks. As instancing the world-wide scarcity of all kinds of paper, a llawera hardware firm whicli imports extensively mentions that for some time past glassware from a well-known firm of manufacturers in New York lias been wrapped for packing purposes in what are apparently duplicate copies of old letters, railway bills, etc., instead of the paper ordinarily used for such purposes under normal 'circumstances. If such economies are necessary in regard to inferior qualities of.paper, it would appoar likely that conditions affecting higher grades must be even more acute. Two fishing parties were marooned on Mokoia Island, Lalco Itotorua, last Thursday evening, being compelled to remain there until rescued next morning. Four soldiers in an oil launch, ■and two civilians in a rowing boat, who were fishing on Lake Itotorua, wero driven by tho current and a high wind on to the island. The launch ran into a sheltered nook, and'the soldiers landed safely and took refuge in an unoccupied Maori whare- Tiie rowing-boat was stove in on tho rocks, and tho occupants leccived a thorough wetting, lost all their fishing tackle. a.nd narrowly escapcd with their lives- On tho parties" being missed, tho police were communicated with, and Dr- Her.bcrt and Captain "Whitley, of the Salvation Army Institute, with other volunteers, set out to search for them in three launches. Between three and four o'clock on Friday morning the missing mon were discovered. Tnev were glad of warm drinks, but required no medical assistance. The marooned mon wero brourht back to Itotorua in tho launch ltotoiti. By winning the Melbourno Cup, Sasa- ' nof, the New Zealand three-year-old gelding, scored a marked triumph over the equine beauties of tho Turf (says • tho Melbourne "Age"). In appearancc - this great little galloper is a most com- ; monplaco sort of fellow. He has no i good looks .to commend him, and when I the horses filed to the post for the big I event lie was undoubtedly the uglv i duckling of the party. "Gee! look af - the rabbit," exclaimed an overseas vislt tor as Sasanof made his way down the - course. As thq finishing post hovo in sight tho little ragged New ZealamJ horse shot clear ahead of the field, leaving behind him a toiling procession oi "beauties in distress." After the racc he becamo tho hero of tho hour. Stand- ' ing quietlv in his stall in an obscurc corner of the birdcagc, lie was inspected by hundreds of t enthusiastic admirers. A blacksmith was hammerinp ! at his heels, replacing his racing plates [ with more substantial shoes, while : i stable attendant, with soothing hand i wiped from his coat the dripping sweat, - Thus, at his toilet, the game liitle winner received the homage of the multi- ' tudo. His mean appearance was forgotten. By his deeds alone he was 1 judged, and the popular sentiment was ' accurately Voiced by an enthusiasts [ vooing lady, who declared with the ut ; most sincerity, "Sasanof, you darling : I could kiss you!!" No cough is too recent or too chronic . for Loasby's "Stop It." Children like ; it, so floes father—ls 6d, 2s Gd, 4s Gd ] Chemists and grocers. i As a Christmas Gift, nothing equalf J a well-made Photograph of yourself ; Make an appointment with Steffanc • Webb, Petersen's Buildings, -252 x-'gi • street! Telephone 1989. ( Armstrong's Annual Summer Sale To- [ day. 1 l See the latest Crockett and Jone: styles in ladies' and gentlemen's high grade footwear. Two large shipment! ' just opened. Harris's Imperial Boo' 1 Depot, 691 Colombo street. ] p "Practical patriotism demands tha 3 as far as possible the Lmpire's mone; > should bo spent within tno Empire Therefore, if you want a motor buv i > British "Weßtinghouse. Turnbul! an< I Jones, Ltd., agents." ' | Glean up as you go—commencing to dav. It has been arranged to clear 1 each week-end, all Remnants, odd gar > mcnts, odd 6iaes, and odd goods—beinj 3 broken lines of the week's trading—a' 7 about one-third further reductions upoi r sale prices during continuance of Arm strong's Sale. ' I Before selecting your new footwear inspect the magnificent range o " Crockett and Jones's styles at Har j ris's Imperial Boot Depot. 691 Colorabi street Every pair smart and depen 1 dablc. * ■ For washing nurses' caps and apron "No Rubbing Laundry Help" is best L j.' John Hall and Co., Ltd. . n Special line child's collapsible push i- cars, fold instantly, rubber tyres, fac e ing mother style; only 49s 6d, lowes s prTce in town. Drayton's Emporium :- 765 Colombo street. ° There are astonishing week-end bar n gains at Armstrong's Sale—and then 'j will be an inevitable crush of busiucssshoppers should get in as early as po.- ' sible. " : o |1 Lawns and gardens are beginning t suffer from want of rain. Order t< day a length of our special wearin d hose and .1 sprinkler. Next week ma e be too late to save the situatioi ct Lewis and Anderson, Ltd., Casht 3 street. g This season's smartest Crockett an •_ Jones's models arc being shown a n Harris's Imperial Boot Depot, 69 .. Colombo street. A pplendid buyin g opportunity for ladies and gentlemen e o THE "STUDEBAKER" CAT AGAIN ic The ".Studebaker' cat appears in s new role, on page 3, where e»hc cmphr c sises "Studebaker'' dependability i: n her own characteristic way. Adam. c Ltd., High street.