LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 1, 26 September 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Men who have been re-classed as 01 ]>v the Military Medical Boards will bogin lo mobilise to-day at tie new camp provided for them at. Peatherstoii Camp, where they will undergo special physical training with _a view to being made fit for active service.

In the week ended Sepl ember 21 nineteen married and 31 single men applied at tho Stato Labour Bureau in Wellington for work. Positions were found for 10 married and 26 single men. Except in three cases all wero 6ent to private employment. ' Most of tho men seeking work wero general labourers. The Department also assisted two wives and one child to rejoin relatives.

Members of the Church of -.England Military Affairs Committee, the Bishops of- New Zealand, and returned chaplains will meet in Wellington shortly to discuss the question of the welfare of returned soldiers. The statement made by the Prime Minister in the House of Representative on Monday night that merchants were profiting by every scare over the shortage of shipping ,and getting butter chtap was domed yesterday by the exporters, who interviewed the Prime Minister, and painted out that under rtrangementa with the Government m August the exporters pledged themselves to make no purchase of new season's butter pending final decision of Government action, and this pledge has been iaitniully adhered to.

A return presented to Parliament y&storday states that the total number of pei-sons in receipt of the .Maori War pension is 1192. Tho number of Maori War pensioners who would otherwise bB eligible for tho old-age pension is 3)5. The number of Maori War pensioners who owing to income disqualifications, are 'ineligible for the old-age pension is 877.

Our Mastorton correspondent elates that in endeavouring to avoid a motorcar, Mr. Rossiter, of Clareville, tell and broke his anklo. ■

In the Supreme Court in bankruptcy yesterday, before Mr. Justice Hosking, Mr. T. Young applied to have Arthur 'Waldemar Schaef adjudicated a bankrupt Schaef had failed to satisfy the judgment recently given against him .upon, which the MiSses Davey secured Ab2s damages for slander. Mr. T. -M. Wilford. who appeared for Schaef, raised no objection to Mr. Young's application, and the Court' accordingly granted it.

The secretary of the Wellington Drum Band acknowledges the following subscriptions—Wellington Raoirig Club; A3 "* ■ J. P. Luto, JCI Is.; Blundoll Bros., Ltd., JC'ne.; John Duthie and Co., Ltd., Jjl Is : Briscoe and Co., Ltd., iEI Is.; E W. Mills and Co., Ltd., £1 Is.; GearMeat Co-.Ltd., -jei Is.;-George Thomas and Co., JTTk.; Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., XI Is ; Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., £\ 3e.; Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., .£1 Is- "DID.," .£1 Is.; Bell, Gully, Bell, and Myers, JEI Iβ.; C. Smith, Ltd., Jills;; Johnston and Co., Ltd., JU'ls.; A: Cooks and Co., £1 Is.; Bristol Piano Co., Ltd., £1 Is.; Sargood, Son, and Bwen, Is.; Dunlop Rubber Co., Australasia, JjM.,. if Is; "Drummer," JEI; Murray, -Roberts and Co., Ltd., £i; "R-A-BV' *U L. O. H. Tripp, £1; T. and W. Young, £1- Stewart Dawson and to., *i; v. Biddiford, .£1; W. It. Bannatyne and Co Ltd., .£1; eundry subscriptions of lessor amounts, .£27 is.: total, £W 4a.

In reply to Mr. Witty yesterday the Minister of Agriculture stated that re had been advised that the potato season in the Canterbury district had not been too eood this year, but it was anticipated that there was a sufficient quantity of seed potatoes for requirements-that was, for putting in the same area as last season in potatoes.

The Military Service Appeal Board will hold a sitting in Mastorton on Wednesday afternoon. the cause of death of Annie Limronson, a widow, who lived with her daughter, Mrs Mary Clout, at 11 Crosby Terrace. The evidence, disclosed the (act that Mrs Luurenson got out of bed at i o'clock on Sunday morning and proceeded to make tea After giving: her daughter a cup of tea ehe got back; to bed When Mrs. Clout woke up about U o'clock her mother presented a peculiar appearance. She called for assietance and entecquently Dr. Ewart -err lived and pronounced life extinct, and stated that in his opinion the woman had taken poison. The verdict was that death was due to the effects of poison self-administered.

A Masterton soldier, writing from "Kfinicwhere in. France, says:— LieutScSkEd Herbert, of Bketahuna, had a narrow shave the other morning. He had only left hie billet a short time when a eholl" crashed into his room, and made a wreck of tho place. The soelj did not worry him, but. he.seemed- ytry annoyed at having to find another billet."

A meeting of Jugoslavs will be held in Auckland on October 20 when Mr. (r. L. Scansio will speak on the the war situation and discuss the question ot assistin.' New Zealand in tho campaign, lhis will bo the first public meeting tor this purpose held in New Maud. -• Mr. Scansio says he considers- that as the Jugoslavs and British people aio HgMir.R tho samo enemies, their united ettorts would ))O more beueßcial if the present irritation amongst the public concerning the Dalmatians residing m New Zealand were removed. At present . U". Scansio is acting as Consul tor Serbia but lie is calling this meeting under advice from the Jiigoslav Chancery in London, which, although united with Serbia for the same national aspirations, is a separate organisation.

At last evening's meeting cf the Protestant Political Association, the Rev. Howard Elliott said that he hoped someone would ask the following question: "Are the teachors in denominational schools allowed the privilege of free passes over our railways? If bo, when was that privilego granted, and by whom? were State school teachers, who had to travel to their schools on the railway granted tho same privilege? Tf not, why not?" The chairman (tho Hon. W. Earnshaw) said he would ask the question. During the first half of the present financial year ecvou building pormits wore issued by the Karori Borough Council. The quantity of "GOLDEN RULE" Soap to be used with "NO RUBBING" Laundry Help for weekly family washing is indicated by a nitoh on each Bar of soap. Local grocers.—Ad. t.

Mr. W. H. French, of Mangapakeha, is (says our Masterton correspondent) the holder of- the iirst prize ticket in the Crippled Soldiers' Hostel art union. Mr. French was not siw.ire of his good firtune for some days after the art union was drawn. The Hon. Sir James Allen (Minister of Defence) has received the following communication from the Eight Hon. AValter H. Long (Secretory of State for tho Colonies):—"I am extremely obliged to you for sending mo a copy of tho account of tho Featherston Military Training' Camp, which is of the'greatest interest to me. 1 certainly agree that it is a, record of remarkable, achievement, and is a speaking testimony to the fact that the :n=truution, together with all other matters pertaining, to a soldier's life, is of the highest description. It is remarkable what gieat things can bo brought about by a fine organisation such as is undoubtedly fiund in tho Now Zoaland Expeditionary Force. The publication you sent me will add greatly to the warm-hearted interest of those in this country in the eplendid efforts put forward by the Dominion of New Zealand."

The dangerous Waihakoko Road corner at South Cartertoii was tho scene of a motor-car accident on Sunday afternoon, says our Carterton correspondent. Miss Quin, of Carterton, was driving south in her car, accompanied by Mrs. S. Eeid and her daughter, of Clareville. A strong wind was blowing at the time, and as tho car approached the corner the usual warning was given, but the wind carried tho sound away, and the result was a collision with a car coming from the opposite direction. Mrs. Eeid sustained a cut on her' faco, and was severely shaken, while the other occupants were fortunate enough * to * escape. Miss Quin's car was considerably damaged. The driver of the other car and the car itself sustained no injury. The dangerous corner where this accident occurred has frequently been referred to by the Wairarapn, Automobile Association.

Writing- to the "Southland Times" on the habits of whitebait, Ml , . B. .T. Fleming says:—Some time ngo at Christchurch the question was debated as to whether whitebait are young smelts. To settle the matter, a resident of Opawa placed a quantity of live whitebait in one of his fish ponds, and they eventually grew into sinelte, thu9 deciding the question. Whitebait are hatched m the sea, and after n while they commence swimming (fishermen call it running) up the mouths of rivers and estuaries, gradually growing larger and stronger tho further they go. After reaching odult size, approximately, four inches, with well-defined bluish fins down each side and silvered underneath, they gradually work their way down to the Vw, out into the deep water. At Greymouth ono can stand on the tiphead at the m'/uth of the Grey Eiver and frequently see the, shoals coming in. I have noticed the same thing at the mouth of the Bii!lev 15-iver in westport, and also seen slicals at Sumner making for the mouths of tho Avon and Heathcote Eivers.