LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Postal authorities advise that ■ the R.M.S. Niagara, Mticli sailed from Sydney on September 2 for Auckland,, is' bringing- Australian mails and also an English mall via Suez.; ;The Wellington portion is due per Main Trunk express oil Tuesday morning' next. The following Auckland men were to' leave yesterday for Trorttham Camp for tho purpose of filling' up vacancies in the I'Jghth Reinforcements: — Samuel Barralt, Ellerslio;' Thomas Burns. Otalmhu; Albert, Delaney, Bucklaud ; Thomas G. Gawn, .68'. Customs Street West; William J. Harris,:Devonport: Gcorgo R. Holtoii, : Hai'dmgo Street: Cyril Hosking, New North. Road; Leslie W. M'Quoid. . 19' Union Streot j Richard W. Monahan, 28 Napier Street; Arthur W.. Payne, Green Lane; John W. Row, Heruo Da j-Road; Reginald W. Skeen, Takapau; Thomas Willis, Devonport; Osborne V. Wright-, 18 Burnley Street. ■ _ , v - The legal point recently raised' by Mr. H. 15. Evans in tlio Magistrate's Court that the wording of tho Defence: Department informations against Territorials of. "failing to attend drill," was' made void owing to tho omission-of. tho words : "without -lawful ~ cxcuso"' came under tlift - notice of, tho Court yesterday. The Magistrate (Mr. p., g. A. Cooper) 1 upheld tho' point raised, but agreed with the submission of Mr, V. R. Meredith, Crown Prosov cutor, that Ilia information could bo amended in the direction citcd by;, Mr. Evans. . / A girl, aged seventeen years, was.ad-' mittcd to tho Wellington Public Hospital'yesterday, suffering from poisoning, so tho Hospital^reported last evening... Her name is Violet Jacobsen, ; and sip lived in Dixon, Street; ■. She was unconscious when admitted •to the institution, but i recovered consciousncss later,' and is 6aid to bo out'of'danger.' ; A meeting, was lield last night, of members of the "more men' 1 deputation and others, when tho following resolutions were passed unanimously. (IV ."That steps be taken, to j impress oil .the' Primo Minister tho expediency of inak- | ing tlio National Register coriipiilsory both in. tho caso of men ana women." (2) "That-'steps be taken to form tlio proposed league, and that the league assist the Defence as far'as' possible." (3) "That a public meeting be called for tlio purpose of forming a leaguo-'to be known as 'The War League, and tliat the dr«ft institution already prepared bo revised by: the subcommittee, and submitted to the public meeting as a basis for the constitution bf the league, the date of the meeting to be left to tho sub-committee." At a meeting of tho WaTrarapa Patriotic Committee held yesterday.. a vote fif £1000 was made for the construction; of' a musio hall. etc., at the Taulicrinikau . Camp, provided tlio Government give a subsidy of £ for £.

A generous offer was made on behalf of Wanganui citizens by a deputation. • which waited on tlio Hon. G. W. Russell yesterday afternoon. The mem« / hers of the deputation were Mr. Hope Gibbons, tlife Hon. G. Carson, M.L.C., and Mr. W. A."Teitcli, M.l'. Tlioy asked in effect what Wanganui could do for tlio benelit of returning'wounded soldiers, and expressed a'desiro that additional hospital ; accommodation should bo accepted as Wanganui's contribution. Mr, Russell thanked- tlio deputation for their generous and patriotic offer, but he said that the Government had already in sight in the hospitals of the. couiftry all the accommodation required for «m(o time to coine. Ho would, however, be glad if Waiigariui would consent to. subscribe a sum towards the cost of establishing and equipping a convalekcent-camp on; Pukeroa' Hill, Rotorua, •'••For £500 provision could |be made for 25 soldiers. ■ Gibbons said that Wanganui would si>bscribo the sum. Mr. Russell; , thanked the deputation for their goncrous offer on behalf of their town, and said that it, would be. accepted. Iho pavilion to he. erected would bo known as tlio JVanganui Pavilion, and ho trusted that other centres would follow tlio excellont lead of Wanganui* Mr, E. Newman; member for Rangitikei; has given notice to ask the. Minister of Public Works whether, in view ' of the. present financial position, the Government will consider the expediency of reducing expenditure on new Parliament Buildings until after the war.. . ' The local office of the Union . Company has been advised from their head ■ office that mothers and fathers, or next-of-kin of wounded soldiers on board tho .1 Tahiti, will bo carried to - Wellington - from, any port at single rates for- re- ' turn fares on producton of the jieces- ' sary certificate fromjtlio Defence au-> . thortics. - :'• 'l'ho following passes are reported by the ..secretary; of. tlio Petone Ambulance • Division (llr. J. Kyje)' in coivnectioii : with a first-aid examination:—G. Wil- ; son, 79; H. P. Hamilton, 76; IV" Lockwood, 70; C. Martin, (i7j H, H. Anslow, 65:'H.'I/. "Andrews, 64: H.>■' Chappie, 64,-, S. G. Halso, 64: C. W. ! . Martin, 63. Drs. M. W. Ross and Gy H. Miranis woro examiner and instructor respectively. ' ' On tho last trip of tb.G Ulimaroa from Sydney, tlio sum,of £6 2s. Id. was collected at a concert, and the promoters expressed a wish that the'sunt should - l)Q handed to the Prince of Wales Fund. Owing to the difficulty of transmitting " tlio amount to London, there being no local collector, Huddart; Parker Co., Ltd., have handed it to tho Mayor's Patriotic Fuud. ; - * • There were some "- unusual features about an'application for ai rehearing which caine before. Mr. W. G. Cruickfhank, S.M:, in tho Magistrate's Court ' yesterday afternoon. The - which was made by Mr. E. G. Jellicoo, was in, respect to the two cases of Cbineso (Sing.Wah Tie and Young On), who, oil April 30 last, were charged on the'information, of the. Labour De-pai-tmenfc. (Inspector Mostoii) with selling cigarettes; after; 10.30 p.m. on a Saturday. Mr. Jellicoa gavo as tlio grounds of tjlioapplication'that when the cases in : April last the ehargcs-Verenob interpreted to his client, .whilo they: were each' fined £5, : on ,tlie presumption ••. that they weref second offenders'. "My clients 'state that .they hoard a court official read out something in. English, which I presume was_-.the charge. Then tho Inspector'said a lot of words in English, and tiio^case finished. Apparently the reporters understood what was said," concluded Mr, Jellicoo, "for next day tho papers ; stated 7 that the) Chinese had been fined £5 as second offeuders." The Magistrate .granted the'rehearing, and_ after hearing the facts'of tlio case agaiiustated that he had certainly done an injustice to Sing Wah .Tie'-when- the case previously camo before him. Tlio fino. would bo reduced to £2. 'As-to the case of "Young On the fiuo would bo reduced to £4, 1 The now To_ Aro Police Station- irf Lower Taranaki Street, a massive structure admirably planned to defy thd 'ravages of time, is well on the way towards completion. The .roof has been, built, but there is still a good deal of finishing; work to be done inside. When tlio station is completed tlio present unsightly 'structure in Manners Street will be Vacated, and later on removed altogether in with .the Mayor's .scheme for widening and im-J proving Maiinera Street" at that spot. . The present police station forms the . apox of the. triangle of ivliatisknowh as the Mp.rkot Reserve, and ifc is from,, tho northern side (Manners Street) that it is intended to take a strip and ' throw it-into tho roadway. ;. Mr. W. F. Collely, the English artist' and' picture restorer, has returned io ■ Wellington froin - a .-visit to Timaru, whero lie has' been constantly employed restoring collections: for tlio last four months. Mr. Colley v considers Mr. Arthur Hope's collection in Timaru the finest lie has seen-in Now Zealand. Incidentally lie' mentions that the Now" Zealand climate is a. bad one for watercolours, engravings,, and etchings, and a good deal of his work has been direoted~towards destroying the mildew spots (really a microbe) and hermetically sealing works of value. That lie claims to bo the only way. of _ preserving good ' water-colours and etchings in this country. He intends proceeding :to Napier li'oxt week, where his iservices' have . : been bespoken. It was Mr. Colley who ! Restored tho. Leader'picture iti the Wellington Gallery after it had been recovered for the second time from tlioso \vho;stole it fromtlie gallery. 'Ho also restored the fine Wakefi'old pict.uro in . the' City Council Chamber. . ':' The following tenders have ,bccn accepted b.v the Publio; Sorvico Tenders Board:—Red and w!>ite ; .cords, ' Lawrence and Hanson Electrical Co.i Wellington, £488 10s. 10d.; '200 leather satchels for messengers, F.v -Reid, Petone, £50;' 144. leather satchels for letter-carriers, ; W. J. Heape, Mount .('Men, £147 125.; IXIOO ironbark poles, j P. R. Baillie and C0.,-Wellington, £595 16s. 8d.; ; 500 Jronbark poles, P. R. ; Baillie and Co., £397 18s. 4d. ; 5000 telegraph arms; C.'lngrain, Auckland, 2&291,135. 4d.; 4000 bolts, F. W. Markninmi, Wellington, £204 3s. -Id.; 3000 telephones, B. L. Donne,- Wellington, £8250 ; 25 ; miles wire, Hughes ana Cossar, Auckland, £237 10s.

: . At last evening's parado of • the / Potono, Unit ■. (Nationalßeserve) .tlio .following appointments wero nnnounc- ;,• •TT-PJatoon-. Sergfc. Reeves, Corporals _ bnntli, Section (1) Thompson, (2) Rob.lnson (3), and■ Morgan (4), pro "torn; , Lance-Corporals' ■ Withington, Hope, •ißond, ,ana . Wright. :; Lieut.- Anderson . intimated r tliat the Pctono • Working Men's Club liad offered tlio use . of their'.' Morris-tube .'shooting' apparatus : on, two evenings per <weekj and'lie urg- , ed members to' avail themselves "/ of ;i this ; gOod/opportunity.; It-is also./iri-' tended to endeavour -.to-borrow several . . xjfles from tlio borough conncil buildings. for tlio use of: :.- mombers. . At. .. Thursday's parade of tho Lower Hutt IFnit, . Lieuts. Gaskiii and 'l'osswill cou- ■. tinned a eystem of training that lias ro- . centjy been: laid down. A squad representing tho -Taita. Unit united; and a | ; .. scooting match: held afterwards result- I . * eels in.a win - for.-tlio local team. ; Good ; . ; progress is being made',, with. the.Non- '. ... ' class .-under Liout. Tosswill, and , tho: signalling section is also doing ; v ■good' Work. . ';-/ ; V ,- : i; A caso in which 1 . two, Chinese wero ,fined-, in...it©'Magistrate's Court': yesterday for soiling cigarettes • after "hours, :. had just finished when the Labour Dc- : partment's Inspector (Mr. Henry Mos- ■ ■■■ ■- ton); prosecutor, stepped forward and . asked the Magistrate permission, to read a letter, ho had received' from counsel for tho defence, and which ho .. . would ask : counsel to withdraw" and apologiso for. Connsel rose, 1 find calmly donning his coat, said it had nothing to do with, tho Court. < The Magistrate v .v remarked that it washardly a- matter' . for ' him to decide. - "Verv well " said ; ; Mr. ■ Moston, pocketing tli9 letter, "I intend to havo something dono with it." ■. .. r.' If fhe Peto.io Rugby -team' needs/ any inspiration for its championship filial ' . against Athletic, to-day, it may find it in l tho following oxtract from a letter from Captain Hardham,'V.C.,; Captain Hardham remarked that lio liad rcceiy,.'paper,^containing.'reports .of the - opening matches in tho Wellington ■ Eugby. Championship-, season.:. "I saw ■ ; ' whore Petone got their first heating}.'.' ••••..• Ho went on. "I liopo they, will buck up and do. better than tliat. It was\grand Petone -winning-tho cricket ehampiou- , '. ship this year. I was very interested ! / waiting'for .tho resiilt." • "If some of the suburban railway pas- , sengers in New.'Zealand were to tvavcl Ly train in Australia for-a while (says the "New Zealand' Railway Officers' ■ Ad-' vo<iati'');;they• discover tliat the-placing of dircy.'hoots oniseats ill railway carriages, is'not tolerated." Tlio ■ ? " : foregoing remark was-mado by iv visitor - '• ■ ■-v. to New, Zealand 1 who was 'travelling ih.a? ' V •suburbanHraittK v When lie'-went to tiiko ■ "a seat lie found that some-person o»ad JKado a. door-n>at of it. v