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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 126, 29 May 1915, Page 4

Examinations in all grades of theory are being held throughout Australasia to-day by the Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, London. The Wellington candidates, to the number of 93, worked their papers in the Sydney-street schoolroom. The papers are marked in Sydney by examiners sent out from London for the purpose. The results should be available by the end of July. Recruits from North and South march ed through Wellington streets this morn, ing on their way to entrain for Trentham Camp. Their appearance excited much interest, and they were heartily cheered by people in tho streets. Farewell receptions were given to drafts a-s they left Auckland, Christchurch, and Invercargill. In each centre the proceedings were marked by the greatest enthusiasm, public officials, bands, and the people generally attending in large numbers. " Trade with the enemy is still going on," 6aid Mr. A. R. Sennett, while addressing the Chamber of Commerce yes-_ terday. Merchants had been offered enemy goods and had refused them. At the same time they had identified goods of similar make in retail shops. In support of his statement Mr. Sennett read a letter from a man who stated that, in the course of anti-German canvassing, he had visited over 1000 firms. Some of these he had found inclined to believe that German trade would be resumed as soon as -possible after the war, because the bargaining instinct would soon override patriotic impulses. Mr. Snnnett suggested that every chamber of commerce should at once set ,up an Empire Trade Committee, as had been done in Auckland. Calls to fires, or supposed fires, in Wellington during the year ended 31st March were 254. a d 'cvease of 23 as compared with last year. Of these 41 proved to be false alarms (of which 22 were due_ to various causes, and 19 were maliciously given) ; 31 were chimney fires, 76 rnbbish a.nd gorse, and 105 actual fires. The_ number of malicious false alarms received decreased by half compared with last year. A close watch being kept on- certain points resulted in the apprehension of a person, who was brought before the Magistrate and fined £5. Two small boys were caught and severely censured by the Magistrate for giving a false alarm. The total calls of the brigade for the past ten years reach' 2481. Of the fires last- year 56 .out of 105 were in dwelling houses. \ Regret is expressed by the Superintendent of the City Fire Brigade that more installations of automatic fire alarms are not being made " among the large and well-stocked buildings, where the terrible possibilities arising from an outbreak of fire are most alarming when we consider the large stocks required to be earned. The only explanation that can be given for the indifference of those interested in this^ danger seems to be in the past immunity of the particular business concerned, and the hope that this gives of the immunity continuing, forgetting that fire gives no warning of its impend,ing visit, followed by a late discovery anda tremendous task set the brigade. It is deplorable to encounter financial j loss and dislocation of business brought about by the destruction of valuable property and worse still, in some cases loss of life, the more so when it becomes reasonable to presume that with the aid of the many approved systems now on the market the disaster mi "lit have been avoided by the provision 6'f one or other of the preventive measures." Under the heading "Loco. Men Helping the Belgians, " the Loco. Record says :—: — "It may be said that we as workers of this country are being bled, and bled freely by those controlling the price of foodstuffs. That may be true enough, and it is also, true that the bleeders are not disgorging their illgotten gains for the benefit of those people in Belgium. But are we to leave these poorunfortunate people to starve — are we to follow the examples of those who get fat at the expense of the workers? No, certainly not so, long as we can spare a mite to assist^ our fellow creatures in Belgium. No doubt remains in our mind as to the duty of the Government of New Zealand at the present time. The> should impose a tax on the people who are reaping a harvest owing to the war, they are the people^who should be got at. We see where some have generously donated their profits for tho year — over and above their ordinary 1 profits — to the assistance of these poor people, but they are few and far between. However, we aa Loco, men cannot relax our cfuties to our fellows because 'of these people. The Loco men are paying doubly to the funds in existence, because the war has robbed us of the increases which were legitimately due at the outbreak of this war, and we have to forego this as well as give our mite. A case presenting unusual features was heard at the Marton Court yesterday before Mr. W. Kerr,, S.M., when William Richie, a well-known public man of Wanganui, was charged with using profane language in a railway carriage. Defendant, according to the evidence for the prosecution, was travelling between \Greatford and Halcombe, and spoke loudly concerning the war, contending that there was no God, or He would not allow such an inhuman war to be carried on. A lady passenger strongly protested against the use of what she considered '"offensive remarks, whereupon Richie repeated what he had already said, and also denied the divinity of Christ. The guard of the train was informed, and as a result a prosecution followed. The defendant stated that he had met a countryman of his on the train, and the conversation turned on the war. He had a son at the front, and he felt it keenly. He admitted saying it was a most inhuman war, and that his faith in Christianity had_ been shattered. He, however, denied using language of an offensive nature. He said a lady at the other end of the carriage jumped up and said : "There is a God, and I will allow no one to deny the existence of the Diety without protesting." He told her if he did not please her she could leave. The Magistrate said that, technically, the defendant was guilty, but he did not think Richie intended his remark to be offensive. He would exercise the powers given to him under the Justices of the Peace Act, and dismiss the information. Costs were paid by the defendant. A German helmet and belt pickea up on the battlefield at Nieuport are now on view at Messrs. H. Nimmo and Sons' establishment, No. 42, Kent-terrace, and have attracted much attention. Business men ! Private citizens ! We can help you. We forward parcels anywhere, distribute goods, check baggage, move furniture Bafely. N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91, Cußtomhouse«quay.~Advt. When those alert operators at the various wireless stations within range of the Lusitania received that sharp, short, signal (. . . — — — . . .) -which, transIntod. reads "save our souls,", it marked the beginning of a world-nide horror, the greatest on record in the history of piracy. The news of so great a catastrophe flashed over the entire civilised world caused a sudden ohill of groator hatred towards a so-oalled kultured enemy adopting such barbarous methods of destruction. In a fow weeks' timo some thousands of New Zealand's picked men will leave to follow those who have already proved, thomselves to equal the bost of British soldiers— -men who. are worthy of the. greatest support possible, not only against a strong foe but ill-hoalth; also those who have not been provided for will do well to see the soldiers' outfit in C. -sSnuth's No. ] window,— Adrt