LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 38, 8 November 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Wellington Officers' Institute, Buckle Street, hist evening, HrigadierGtneral G. S. Ilichardson delivered an address to the garrison oliicers on "Some Lessons of iho War Applied 1.0 Military I'enrganisalion." The address was technical in character, and of special interest to those who had assembled lo hear. it.

A casualty list isuscd by tho Base Records Office records the death from sickness of Arthur Coffey (rank not stated), a New Zcalander serving with the Imperial Forces. His next-of-kin is Miss A. Coffey, of Dunedin. Private G. A. Campcy (15,017), of Tauinarunui, has been removed from the seriously ill list. The. following iare reported ''died of sickness'in New Zealand":—Pie. Wilfred Edward Smyth (No. MylO.")), Entrenching Battalion, whose next-ol'-kin is Mr. !•!. C. Smyth, Bruce Road, Master! nn; Driver Timothy Edward O'Connor (No. ISG.&IO), N.Z. Army Service Corps, whose next-of-kin is Mr. A. O'Connor, 112 Madras Street, Sydenham, Chrislchurch; and I'tc. Eroka William I'wm (No. 19,732), whoso next-of-kin is Mrs. \\'i Nathan, Dargavillc. .

The following cases of influenza, were reported between November 3 and 6:— Auckland: Mild, G; pneumonic, 1; severe, 3. Wellington: Mild, 3; pneumonic, 1. Canterburv: Mild, 3; pneumonic, 1. Total, 13.'

Tim Moderator of tho General Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Gray Dixon, M.A., will conduct, the services in. St. John's Church to-morrow morning and evening, the occasion being the sixty-sixth anniversary of the congregation.

Tho following instructions regarding tho empluyment of Y.M.C.A. secretaries and orderlies employed in camps and hospitals will come info force as from December 1, states an order by general headquarters:—Y..M.C.A. secretaries cmployed in camps and hospitals will receive free rations and quarleis, but. will not receive travelling warrants or expenses from the Defence Department. Y.M.C.A. orderlies employed in camps and hospitals will receive free rations and quarters, but will not. receive pay from fhe Defence Department, nor will they wear military uniform. All military personnel at present, employed as Y.M.C.A. orderlies will be demobilised on November 30, unless tht-y are required for other military duties.

Permission has been given for the dyeing of military greatcoats in possession of discharged soldiers, provided that no payment has been made to the discharged soldier by the Defence Department in respect to the greatcoat. A certificate to this effect, signed by the officer in charge of Base Records, must be produced by the owner of the coat, and retained by tho dyer.

Speaking about tho loan of .£IIO,OOO raised by the City Council to relieve I lie General Fund, the Mayor stated yesterday that the. money was required to replace tiiat which had been eaten from the general account for what were new capital charges, viz.: Cost of street widening, milk scheme initiation, and the extension of the drainage nystcm in the outlying portions of the city. It was hoped that there would be no ■further call on the General Fund on account of those activities. The loan had been raised on favourable, conditions, but at what rate His Worship thought it prudent not to disclose for the present. Later on he hoped that the progressive programme of tho City Council (as outlined in these columns more than once) would bo pursued vigorously, but to do that they had to raise the'money lirst, and the market was not ye! favourable. At tho same time, it could not be long delayed, as ho fell: very sure that tho growth of the city during the next decade was going to be very rapid.

• Tho Canterbury Education Board has endorsed the Wangamii, Borough Conncil's protest aiainst the reinstatement of Mr. von tfedlilz at Victoria CollegePress Assn.

The names of racing horses are always a stumbling block lo the uninitiated. This was exemplified on Wednesday afternoon, when a witness at tho Duncdin Supreme Court was detailing his betting transactions at a trotting meeting. He lirst referred to Sol, and after a few efforts convinced learned counsel that it was not ''Saul" or "Sal"—a lask which appeared lo amuse 1 some members of the jury- His next venture was on Wild Pcdo', but counsel utterly failed to

"get. on lo it," although it returned a dividend. His Honour distinctly "lipped" "W'aipiro," but Mr. Cassidy would not have thai, saying "If it was Waipiro everybody, would bo after it." The Court abandoned Waipiro, and .swallowed Wild Pcdo for whatever it might meai. Vice-Admiral, the next horso uiciitioued, waa accepted without demur.

For Bank of New Zealand notes only •110 cents is given in the United States and American possessions, whilo 480 cents is given for Australian Federal notes, a difference of 2s. lid. Mr. A. Moritzson, a Dunedin business man, in mentioning this fact at Auckland, said that, as the Bank of New Zealand was State guaranteed, arrangements might lx> mado to obtain as good terms as Australia.

1 A narrow escape from drowning occurred near Napier the other day. A boy was standing on the river-bank watching some companions bathing, when another boy, unaware that he could not swim, pushed him in. Before his position was realised he had gone under for ihe third time. A Boy Scout dived in and rescued the lad, who was brought to bv means of artificial respiration.

Several good hauls of trout are reported from Lake Potorua and adjacent streams. One lad, fishing for an hour, secured seven nice fish, Ihe largest weighing 7lb. One party of threo rods landed 103 among them, the majority being in really good condition for eo early in the season.

The widespread movement for combination among clerks has not omitted Dunedin, and it is probable that before long a definite- organisation for local clerks will be in existence. There is still considerable difference of opinion as to tho particular form which the organisation should take—whether it should be a registered industrial union or an independent association—and at a. preliminary meeting held this week a committeewas set up to inquire into the position and report to a future meeting.

Three new postage stamps, commemorative of the victory of the Allies, aro shortly to be issued, in New Zealand. The device on-the halfpenny stamp is a recumbent lion, with the sun's rays in the background. The penny stamp, which is red, has a representation of Britannia and a lion. The lid., somewhat similar to the present lid., has the tattooed head of a Maori on the righthand side, and some New Zealand genre on tho left-hand side. All the stamps bear the word "Victory," and the dates 191-1 ami 1018.

At the. instigation of .the Auckland branch of the Merchant Service Guild a conference is to be held between tho Marine Department, shipowners and representatives of societies for "sea-goers" to consider the vexed question of the carriage of benzine with a view to arriving at a solution of the apparent difficulty of absolute safe carriage. Tho guild sent a telegram to the Secretary for Marine., who replied that the confer, ence would- be called as soon as lie received a Jetter, confirming the telegram.

A sum of ,£IIO,OOO will bo distributed shortly amongst butter producers by tho Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee. This amount represent the 'surplus profit of 21s. per ewt. obtained on butter bought by the poo! at tots, per cwt. during 1!)IS-1!I. Whilst negotiations were in progress pending the purchase of Australian butter by (he Imperial Government the contract price was fixed at 1755. per cwt.

Inquiries have been, made as to the reasbn for the Hank of New Zealand charging exchange in New Zealand on its Samoan banknotes, -oiue of which are, in circulation here, says the Auckland

"Star." It is explained that a charge 'of 1 per cent, is made, in ordiir to cover certain expenses, on the same principle as exchange is charged on Australian mites and on notes issued by tho Hank of laigland. In the same way, exchange is charged on the Bank of New Zealand's New Zealand notes in Samoa. Very few Samoa banknotes coino to New Zealand'.

The gravily of the proceedings in the Dnneilin Supreme Court on Tuesday was illumined by a Hash of laughter, caused by the naive remark of a very young witness. This witness, an office boy at a local factory, was asked by Iho Crown Pro-ecu lor why a letter addressed lo a certain person had been opened by another—a girl of quite a different name. "Oh,"-said the. boy, "I suppnso she thought if might be for hor. You know, the girls in the factory don't always use their right names."

The aelive membership of the Grcnler Wellington Town-Planning Association has recently been doubled and the personnel of tho various committees totals about eighty prominent, business and professional men. There is also a strong representative women's committee. Meetings are being held frequently and each committee is studying its particluar phase of lown-planning. One of the aims of the association is to build a garden suburb, and a special subcommittee of experts lias been deputed to select a suitable site. It is hoped that during next year Wellington shall have its first town-planned suburb. Two of the committees—transit and housing—met on Thursday evening and went thoroughly into urgent mailers appertaining lo transit facilities and housing.

' Eor many years past tho strangers' ter* anniversary has been an important annual fixture at the Wellington Y.M.C.A. This year's anniversary will be celebrated at' the association's rooms to-morrow afternoon at -1 o'clock. An attractive programme has been arranged, and the anniversary promises to bo fully up to the standard of those held in previous years. Mr. Ira A. Paternoster is the sneaker and Mr., W. Cloudie the soloist. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. .will provide tea at 5 p.m.

The Prohibition Party are now getting busy, and meetings are announced for next week. The dates and places, where they are to bo held are announced elsewhere. Tlio speakers include Messrs. A. R. Atkinson, R. G. Denton, H. W. Savage, .T. G. Ha-rkness, E. J. Orange, W. J). Hunt, the Rev. S. Bcekingliam, and Mesdamcs Atkinson and Kineton Partes. In all cases tho meetings will .commence at 8 o'clock.