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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 86, 8 October 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL During the war, in addition to the jjrohibition of business dealings with persons for the benefit of an enemy, it appears to be necessary to warn the public against acting as intermediary in the correspondence of persons born in either of the enemy countries, whether such persons are naturalised British subjects or not. Anyone found to act in this manner will certainly find his complaisance recoiling on himself, for it will lead at least to his correspondence being censored, 'even if severer consequences do not follow. The Wanganui Chamber of Commerce is urging the Railway Department to reconsider the question of speeding-up the morning train from Palmerston, and also to despatch the evening train from Wanganui at 5 o'clock instead of at 4.35, to arrive at Palmerston as at present. This, it is contended, can be done by reducing the time now spent at various small stations. The chamber is also asking the New Zealand Farmers' Union to join it in urging upon the Railway Department to give a trial to a new system of hiring a truck for the conveyance of consignments at a mileage rate. A young man named William Edward Rice appeared before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., to-day, and wag charged with the theft of a silver watch, a gold chain, and £9 in money from the person of James M'Laughlin. The theft is alleged to have been committed at Otaki on 29th September. On the application of Inspector Hendrey, Rice was remanded to appear at Otaki on Monday morning next. Mary Brown had another cohviction for drunkenness recorded n gainst her, and she Waa fined 10s, in default^ forty-eight hours in gaol. Five first, offenders were convicted and discharged, and another was remanded a week for medical treatment. ]?or the Red Cro6s Fund the Wellington Working Men's Club has collected £52 19s 3d, for the Patriotic Fund £150 (donation), and for the Huntly fteliel Fund £34, making an aggregate total of close on £250. In addition to cash contributions, the club has made donations ai im*u of books from iv library departinsnt.