LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 91, 11 January 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The' authorities stated last : evening that the-'Muunganui. with returning'soldiers, is due at Wellington at '■? p'.hi; 1 today, not at 8 o.m.', as stated 'previously. In view of the arrival of the troopship, Maunganui, the hotels in -Wellington will be closed from.-2-p.m; to 6 p.m-,-to-day;

The executive of the New Zealand. Education Institute expresses its view of "art "unions" in the following' terms:-7"While- recognising -.-thp;.laudable*' intentions of thoso who have organised; art unions for' patriotic purposes, we cannot but 'express the' opinion that from the educational, which is the,- national •point of view, the method is a bad one, ,and its ' effects .will JieV bad;v;.3't<'j3 .:Ilie duty of the State, a duty it is well able to perform.-to" sde to it that, the. children ■ of our soldiers- ■ are properly cared for,-.;' and-'-that.'."their - welfare should'not' be j allowed to'depend bn' ; 'such an "agency as : this." ,-.

THrce caecs* were heard- at-'the. 'Magistrate's.' Court- yesterday' of : raen -having been found on-.the New Zealandcr Hotel premises after houre.- The defendants were Walter' Alexander Milne, George. Patrick''Baskiville, and "Wilfrid Cicorge p'Hallqrftn. , Nrither." Baskiville. ..nor., (VHalldrari 'apjeaied in Court. Police evidence; was given. to,, the effect t hat the men were found,, in"' _ono |6f' the vroomsof the hotel at. 8,20 p.m. '; on' .Diicetjilier 17.'.' Mtliip. said' 'lie iven.jt;'there; for. t)it> purpose of seeing a map named Summers-..' Ho-was.;told to,,go;to .the lattef-'s room-, and .iyhile he wastjiore waiting fbr' Summers -to, pome in tho. "police, came along. The other defendants entered .thel.room also,, but- lie, was., .not, acquainted with thjni, 'Miy'Jy„V. jFr'a^ft','jii.Mr, jvbo;heard the; case, accepted Milne's" explanation artd- ; dismiMed'-tho'infOTniatidn 1 ,- but hj iined Baskiville O'Hallbra'n thc''siimof JZI each, -in seven' days' -imy prisonriienti His. .Worship 6aicl it was probable that these two men ranto;Summers's room to' get mil- of -the;'way when' the'.police arrived-' on the scene. •'•"

On Tuesday last Miss .Lucy' KershW, girls' department "'secretary of the Wellington .iI.W.C.A., .was. farewelling. a party. l of,-girls: who. were leaving • Ron<i Bay by the 9.30 p.m. boat, and did- not notice; as.'she'stepped a' pace or two to one side,"that'6he was at'tlie edge of the wharf, and. so overbalanced into tho water.' Immediately cries from the CobaFj and :from those on 'the 'whairf were raised, nnd Jlr. Owens; third; rnato of. tho 's.s;-'Devon,' who -was a".passenger on the Cobarj' -immediately ■ overboard to her rescue. - A f'ter" reaching Miss Kershaw' he "was later' joitled by Mr. George Bennetts of -Bona"' Bay/"and to*, gether they succeeded' in bringing her. Safely to the wharf .7; Had it not'been for their prompt action the consequences would most, probably- have - been serious,, as Miss Kershaw was unable ..to swim. The Cobar pijt back again for 1 Mr. Owens,-'who waa.greeted by the passengers with ' hearty cheers'for -bis •' bravo action. •' 1 v

. '..At .yesterday's.'session '"of. the.: New, : Zea-' land. Educational.' Institute, ■ Mr. - T. .Forsyth,.chairman of the Wellington t'ioh .Board, had sortie interesting observations to .make.' about the recent,epidemic. and education. There was much' cause for pride,-he said, in the work-that the teaching, profession had accomplished during the influenza epidemic. The epidemic had served to. 6how the great; need, for instruction- in .first aid,,.home nursing, and hygiene. ■ It-had .done,-more than' that;;:it j, a 4 also;.revealed, a, fine, to- "tire examination,, microbe", ill: New; Zealand., .-He trusted -that -the-beginning-mado .(by -force, of-the-circum'--stances-.due.-to th'e epidemic) iii . the abolishing of,the fi'eri place examination" system .would continue. io develop- until the -old system gave '■• place .. toone in; which-tho year's work,.aud .not'an. hour's work .'in tlio examination • room at ■ the end of the year,.would -be the thing that would""'count.' -. Free places- in;secondary scliools should,-in his opinion; be awarded upon the decision of headmasters 'and inspectors'in''conference..- >' • <•

On Thursday morning .all ranks at the refresher camp nt tho :> racec6iirse settled down to hard work, states-the'Wauga-' jiui. "Herald." There ar£ about. '65'-.mem-bers of the permanent force, - officers, and non-commissioned officers, of, ...thej..Terri-torial'-..-force,- attending,- the. camp, -which -is under , .Captain-, Mitchell, . Colonel' M'Donald, of.'Palmers ton North, District Headquarters Staff,, is -supervising, .and will remain in camp-during its .duration. The chief courses are infantry drill . and musketry.,.th? latter being, .under tho control of Lieutenant King, District Musketry Instructor.

The Mayor-dir. ,J. P. Luke) acknowledges the -following donations' to the Epidemic Relief Committee:—Procseds of sale (per Mrs. - MacKenzie) held at Paddy's Market,- Karori, by- the Women's National Reserve (tsarori branch), JIU 12s.' lid:; "C.A.8.,'.' JBlj Linda. Carter. AMarawa, 10.?.'

Tli'o following vessejs will,.be. within rango to-day:—Maori,'Mararoa, Monowai, -Devon.- , -

Action was taken by the Railway-Der partmont at the Magistrate's iCourt yesterdav against several individuals for boarding bains without first obtaining tickets. The offences committed on a race day in Oetobcr, when, accommwla. tioii oli the trains was limited.. Acting-Sub-Inspector Emerson said that when approached by the guard some of tho men paid their fares, but the others failed to pay, saying that they , had no inonov. The Department had 'brought, the mat lor. to Court, ns they desired to lirfvo a. stop P»t to ,the. practice. Mr. F.: V. Frazer, the presiding Magistrate, • 6aid that persons who board- trains without tickets on race .days only made themselves a nuisance to other people who had paid, for their seats. Three of tho defendants. James 'Il'ynd:nan,.Hcini Parekito, nnd Tletii Alanahera, were earli fined 255.,-with cost", and another, Albert. .Smith, was .ordered: to pay -55., with Its., costs. . The penalty in.Smith's.casO.was..made .light. JiecaJtsehp travelled. by' ari earl.V morning train,v.'. ; :

Two youths named Jolm Chapman and William Elton,were .proceeded ngainst at the • Magistrate's - Court yesterday- on-. •#' charge of'luiying ,thrown stones .to . the danger of the iulbirnie tranislieds. Act-ing-Sub-Jnspector .lCmerjoir said that the' defendants narrowly' missed breaking 6ome skylights.- Mr.' IV V.' jM-azei', S.M.,* said that no doubt they had only indulged in n Billy t'rcalt: ' "Next time-you ■\vanj: ; to throw sto'iieV' he remarked to the' defciidants,-"'i/s'e a kerosene tiii : - ft 3 a target, arid if' you '-,liit: it yon 'won't ' get-titito'-trouble'."- Each of. the youths was; ordered, to'-piiy lis. Od. costs.- ': • ■ A correspondent-, writes:—'"ypujr. note in .connection • with Mr. .TuihbuH's ■letter appearing., in-, Wednesday's -Dojiinion, under'-, the- heading,- 'New Zealandei'B:in is .correct except" .for., ona statement/ . , s Mr.- William Turnbull -is not .-related to Major or the Into- G. Turnbull, but is a:son of,the late AVm. 'turnbull, late, of Wellington.and Queensland.' find brother to . Airs. -.I'.. V'.i Connell and Mrs. T.,Hodgen,. of Wangaiiui and .Ettbam -, respectively. ... He-also '• -has| .brothers.in Dunedin.and Sydney. -■■

'■ A "case presenting'' sonie'.'^husuai'.,features, and involving a charge of '.poach* ' ing, was . heard 'by Jl'r;' P. V. /Frazcr, S.Af.,' 'at the', Magistrate's' Court ..yes'ter- | day," when jtwo brothers,. Elijah Smith and William Lester Smith/.,were .accused Of haying"assaulted a ranger named -\Vil-' liam.- ;Waji.te.r . Nash 'jijn" .D.eeeniher ,12.Elijah Smi.tli'. was fu»fher',charged ,Vwilh having unlawfully taken- (rout frbiu .the Kaiwarra Stream. , The..'proceedings -'we'fc instituted by. tlie Wellington: Acclimniisa-; ti6n!SQciety,.fo'r.:whom.;Mn/A.'V'VVi',3Jairappeared. , .The defendants were. ;.reprosenteil by Mi-, ,E. M. Beeehey.. .The case for ..the-, prosecution,, as, outlined .by. -Jlr; ,Blair,. was that Elijah. Srailjt was-..seen by'Nash to be "wading, in ,the Kaiwarra" Stream auil Searching the water, with a slick, at the end of which Was a jag'; He; had no license; to fish-for trout, but he, was noticed 1o take one from the water anil "place' it .in' a- bag.' Nash their came dowh from the spot on the.hill-' si'de from watching, where : upon Elijah Smith ran away,, dropping . the' hag" meanwhile.,, 'Nasli 'followed .him iip and questioned. him,' • and received 'a reply ' that, no .trout- had .been,-'taken. ■Upon,' this the,,ranger allowed: Smith to 'go , free. ' but, .'not feelins . satisfted,- lie'; 'searched: the..ground nearby aiul „fb,und the. b'ag ylnCli' Smith, had tlirdwii-away. Inside'.lie. fouiid.iiiree,small trout, .which were smaller-, than it .Was lawful.-to take, from .a stream... tNash,. then wended his, home, and, as ho passed a 'certain «spot Elijah .- Sniitli. and 'his brother, .AVilliam!. iXester^ftniith,-,.rushed outjnd grabbed liiui; at ■ the same .time asking- the Question,"Where-are these. -trodtf" One of. the defendants, held Nash by the throat'and the -other: took, •the fish. from ;liirii.- ■ For the- defence ;it ■was denied-that any- -assault- took* place or-, that-,Elijah .Smith,had of poaching. The 'lat.tei'-.had-been merely fishing for-eels with a'dagged: stick. Without any -warning; ■he-;was.-,sliaken by." Nash ,and ..accused Of fishing for trout.. Af tor. hearing : the ■ evidence. his - WorShi p fined -.-Elijah- Smith.. Ji'-.. with; costs -J;2, ,oni" the charge .-of- poaching,; and on'-tlie- • information .ofassault he:-; imposed a -of ,-^S,: with -costs ..i!i'"los,-' -.Wil: liam -Lester 'Smith:.was fined.--.£5, with, costs:.'4H'.lss... •• -.--.v. -: ; ...

The licensee of the Ne\v ,l 'C6ttlmercial Hqlpl, Mrs. Charlotte •Durmit, Tvas" clihrped- nt the Magistrate's" Court, before Mr. -F.-,?V: Frazer.-. S.M.,, yesterday', with ,; ;haying oilylDecember.;2G (kept, liquor exi' .posed for.sale after the hoiir of' -closings .-Mr*. - O'Leary appeared; fpf jjthft,defendant,- and Emerson -prosQcuted.-", given; by Constable Scarry,'that, at. about .half-•• ■past .six.r.lie. iva? -iii 'tl\e vicinijty ,bf '.the' -bottliiisVstojre...of.- the >New,: pmnniercial: jand noticed that the. door was .'open. .-'He ..went iri .and..iold.'.M.issL Fletcher,,-.a'.bar-" maid .who. was there, that the store should, be .closed;. Fletcher TPplwl l that it.\vas.;not si,\. : o.'c].bclc, and that she 1 M'" s -..TJurranf? 'to; pome! round .to' lqqk'.'thp. plij'ce. upi.;^tn.';'.repl^ ; to Mr,. /witness 1 replied.that ■; -,th.ero 'W.iis nothing/to. iiidicrttej tliat:Vany' liquor; had .;bc'eii.'sol(l ; Sergeiiut'- iffht.lie-; son- said- that Mrs. Jtynrrant- explained .to' him- thiit. slis had; quite , oniiueffHo in-V struct the." girl -!t'o'*closo' the ;dopr" "(it six Mr';' OTteary ijgjd' that 5 Mlsjp'Tlet'clier 'was hew 'to the' bottle'- store'wbrk, and/was tolyirig lin^lrs'/TJiifrant'to .fell. .]ier''f6!',close'' fhe dobK " ' 'It was' a : fctise in . li-hich"''the-'police'-"might,. very' well,•-.have' been satisfied'.' with; .%sui.uj£ a' warning.' : There'n-as- .nothing jyllful-or:,-doliberate'. i ahoutithe defendant's .notion-.: .iDuringi-'thti'. epidemic Mrs. -Durran-t's husband,',-.-had' .died, and she had suddenly had. tho-rnnn-agemejit of the hotel-thrown-. upon her. She-was. new- to-her .duties,- and had had; a gpqd-deal of jrnrry, aiid.'ik.was, for that, reason that slie- had-.be;en. ißnilty j ..bf .tlitf oversight. ,His : .'Wi!rshiT). said 'the. ..police' could-.- not•'very', -well;' have:..'dpii&jpther•wifle than prosecute,but as.th.er.e .#as ho" wilful intentionon.'-.thi>- part bf .the,' de*. ■ feiidantto'coflimitXbroneli of the law he would merely, enter ,a. conviction,.'.with] costs..-,. ... 'v': .. "" ■. • ":The.-Tramways- Military Band. : wiU-,play...| selections- at Lyall- Bay to-morrow" at' 3p;m. .'. " : ;