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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 125, 28 May 1915, Page 6

The term holiday in connection with the State schools in the Wellington Educational district will begin next Monday morning. 3lst May. Tlie children will not reassemble until Tuesday week, Bth June, an extra day's holiday being allowed on account of the King's Birthday (Thursday next). Money -order and postal correspondence for Ernest Barry. Geneva, Switzerland, is prohibited by Gazette notice published yest-erday. Tendws wcrs accepted by the City Council last night as follow :— Tramways caps and cap-covers, Hill and Sons j Fire Brigade, caps, Rapson and Irvine; kun dry work, Excelsior Laundry Company. Following on the satisfactory results of the past year's operations, the Clmstchurch Tramway Board has decided to make further reductions m the price of concession tickets, decreasing the revenue by about £3000 per annum. In view of the demand for more men for military service, a number of Gisborne firms have adopted the practice of giving preference to married men in the matter of engaging labour, a similar concession being extended to men certified to as unfit for military service. In casting a mooring line on board the John Anderson at Lyttelton on Wednesday night, James Huston, the local Harbour Board's nigbtwatohman, foil off the wharf, struck the steamer's side, and lay motionless in the water until rescued. He sustained concussion of the brain, fractured his jaw, and injured his scalp. For boarding a moving train at th« Johnsonville Railway Station with (according to th© police) great risk to himself, William Walker was to-day fined £1, with costs 13s, by Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M. The defendant went to come trouble to ' prove that railway guards frequently- boarded moving trains, but it was pointed out to him that they had more experience. At the request of the Lands and Survey Department, the City Council last night nominated th© chairman of its ReBerves Committee (Councillor George Frost) as a member of the proposed Board of Control for Wilton's Bush Scenic Reserve. Other members proposed for the board are : Messrs. Martin Chapman, K.C., W. R. Morris, L. 0. H. Tripp, B. M. Molyneatix, Dr. A. H. Cockayne, and the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Two Senior Cadets who appeared before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court to-day stated .that their reason for not attending drill was because they objected strongly to appearing in tho "shorts" provided for Cadets. They wore both very big lads. His Worship said that the grievance would carry absolutely no weight with him. If the boys liked to be so foolishly conceited, they would have to pay for it. Tlie Maori Contingent wore " short* " and looked the better for it. At tho lart meeting of the Board of Agriculture it was stated that entries of stock for tho Panama -Pacific Exhibition at San Francisco closed on Ist August, and that the steamer taking the stock would leave Wellington on I6fch September. The Department of Agriculture is taking steps to facilitate shipping arrangements. The board desired th.fi information to be as widely known as possible in order that intending exhibitors might make their arrangements in good time, and appointed a special sob-committee to deal with the question, "Our Other War" is the title of an interesting brochure forwarded to The Post by the Salvation Army authorities. In an interesting and comparatively brief manner it gives an account of the operations of the Salvation Army in New Zealand during 1914-15, from social work to activities in connection with the Trentham training camp, together with a brief sketch of tho part the 'Army is doing at the front. The brochure also contains audited accounts of the fundß connected with its various institutions ; also a number of graphic illustrations. "As long as it pays him so to do, he will trade on Sunday," said Inspector Hendrey in the Magistrate's Court today, when Neil Austin, was again charged with doing business on the Sabbath. On. this occasion, the police laid three infor» mations in connection with one sale '. (1) Keeping a shop open on Sunday foi* the purpose of transacting business, (%id (2) transacting business on Sunday. The third was against the employee (Jean Martin) who made the sale. On behalf of dpfendant, Mr. R. B. Williams criticised the police for mounting up charges, but Inspector Hendrey said that the practice must be made unprofitable. Austin was quite frank about the matter, and trading was done openly. The maximum fine of £1 did ( not act as a deterrent. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., imposed a fine of £1, with It, costs, in each case, except in regard to the employee, who was mulcted in * penalty of be, with costs, "That the request of the New Zealand Patriotic Society for a grant from the council, on account of the anticipated swelling of the tramway revenue through the holding of the Queen Carnival, be jwt acceded to." Such was the nature of the recommendation placed before tho City Council last night by the Tramways Committee. Councillor Wright thought that the council should easily see it» way to make some donation to the funds va view of the increased revenue. La*t Sunday, for instance, with the big demonstration at the Park the rolling stock was severely taxed, which proved that the takings must have been much larger than usual. The Mayor stated that tho finances in connection with the tramways were extremely tender, and in the circumstances iuiy increased revenue was badly needed He would very much like to see d. donation made, if possible, but under tho circumstance* he was hoping to see the tramway finances benefit as well as the cause for which th© carnival was being hold. The clause was adopted. Men's National Reserve 'Marching boots are for sale at E. Pearson and Co.'s Corner, 130, Cuba-street, of this city.— -Advt. A good sweater is in heavy demand for -vinter sport, at 3s 6d, 7s lid. and 8s 'H. Heather and White. 3s 6d, 4s lid. Ob 6d to 10s 6d. Geo. FowWs, Ltd. —Advt. Business men ! Private citizens ! W« can help you. We forward parcels anywhere, distribute goods, check baggage, move furniture- safely. N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91, Cußtomhouse-quay.— Advt. When those alert operators at the various wireless stations within rans:e of the Lusitania received that sharp, short, signol (. .—-_—,, .) whiph, t.rnnslated. roads "save our souls," it marked the beginning of a world-wide horror, the greatest on record in the history of piracy. Tlie newß of so great a_ catastrophe (lashed over the entire civilised world caused a sudden chill of greater hatred towards a so-called kultured enemy adopting such barbarous method. 1 ) of destruction. In a few weeks' somo thousands of New Zealand's picked men will leave to follow those who have already proved themselves to equal tho best of British soldiers— men who are worthy of the greatest support possible, not only against a strong too but ill-hoalth ; also those who have not boon provided for will do well to see the soldiers' outfit in C. Smiths No. ] window.^ — Advt. A special meeting of members of the Wellington College Old Boys' Association v, ill be hold this evening in Mesers, J . H. 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