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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 148, 24 June 1915, Page 6

The scheme which Mr. William Cable has formulated for the establishment of a floating dock in Wellington harbour will be discussed by the Harbour Board to-night. The estate of the late Bishop Grimes, according to the Christchurch Press, is valued at about £5000. The legacies amount to £1600, the principal ones being Mount Magdala £400, Nazareth Home £400. Nursing Sisters, Lewisham Hospital £400, Sisters of the Mission £150. Sisters of St. Joseph £100. The residue is divided equally between the late Bishop's successor and the SuperiorGeneral of the Marist Order. The will is being proved by Messvs. Izard and Loughrnan, on behalf of the executors, Dean Regnault and Mr. H. H. Loughnan. The Christchurch Meat Company has purchased a site of twenty-four acres, fronting the Wanganui River, between the town and its entrance to the port, on which (states a Press Association message) it is proposed to erect up-to-date freezing works in brick, with a storage capacity equal to 200.000 carcases. The site is eminently suitable for works, being connected by rail with the wharves at Castlecliff, where a turning basin for ocean liners is being constructed. It is expected the works will be in operation by August, 1916. It has been the experience of trade unions in the past that awards made in one centre exercise a great influence when conditions for other parts of the Dominion are under consideration. So that this effect shall not be harmful, the Auckland Grocers' Union, having filed an application for a new award, has invited the Wellington Grocers' Union to nominate one of the assessors to take part in Conciliation Council proceedings in Auckland. By this means Wellington trade interests will be guarded. The Wellington Union will consider the invitation at its next meeting. An inebriate who appeared in the Magistrate's Court this morning to answer a charge of drunkenness had an experience last night not so unlike that of the poor man who was invited to the Feast of the Barmecide. The sequel was somewhat different, however. The inebriate, who looked as if he had had a very strenuous time, did not enjoy his potations at all, and for this reason, as explained to the Magistrate : He thought he was followed by dogs, and that every time he bought a dunk the dogs drank it. The hero of the Barmecidean feast was recompensed in some manner for his sufferings ; the victim of the mythical dogs is in confinement for a week. Strenuous efforts are being made 'by the Office National dv Commerce Exterieur of_ France to _ establish fresh avenues of trade, particularly in those lines heretofore monopolised by enemy countries. To this end, the French Consular Agent in Wellington (Mr. James Macintosh) has communicated with the Chamber of Commerce, inviting appli cations from persons who 'may desire to represent French houses. Particular attention is paid to the following lines : chemicals, dyes, glassware, textiles,, paper, leather, and leather goods, jewel* lerVj metal- work, marble- ware, musical instruments, rubber tires, India rubber goods, scientific instruments, fancy goods, toys, and, brushware. An audited statement of receipts and payme £<■ has been issued by the chairman (,»r. C. P. Skerrett, K.C.) and the secretary (Mr. H. Amos] of the Belgian Christmas Shilling Fund. The receipts amounted to £3629 15s sd, subscribed as follows : — Wellington city collections, £709 19s ; Government Departments, £62 12e j Wellington district, £832 9s 5d ; Hawkes Bay, £706 11s lOd ; Canterbury, ,£586 3s sd; Taraoiaki, £382 j Otago, £140 5s 6d ; Auckland, £74 2s 3d ; Marlborough,- £59 17s 6d j Westland, £47 7s ; Nelson, £26 7s 6d. Printing, advertising, and sundries were the only expenses, and-absorbed the email sum«f"£2o 6s 3d, the whole of the balance being devoted tothe purposes for which the fund wa6 raised. At a meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society, held in' the Dominion Museum last night, two highly interesting and educational papers, dealing with certain phases of old-time life, were read. In the course of his address on "Maori Art," Dr. Newman put forward the theory that the Maori originally came from India, through the Malay Peninsula. He based this assertion on the striking fact that there was undoubtedly a noticeable resemblance between -the carvings of the Maori and those found throughout the territory mentioned. The lecture was illustrated with an admirable selection of lantern slides. Mr. Elsdon Best's address dealt comprehensively with a phase of Maori history and tradition that is not often treated of — "The Maori as a , Voyager." It was regarded as one of the first attempts to seriously discuss the ocean voyages of the Maori in ancient times. Following an interesting discussion, in which Professor Kirk, Dr. Thompson, and others took part, on the motion of the president (Mr. T. King), a hearty vote of thanks to Dr. Newman and Mr. Best was carried unanimously. When doctors differ the Arbitration Court is in a quaadary. At' the last sitting of the Court a compensation case was under review, and professional evidence on one side suggested total incapacity, while on the other side it was asserted that, the man would recover in six months. The evidence was evenly balanced, and so the President of the Court (Mr. Justice Stringer) decided upon a referee. The referee's report was duly received, and was to the effect that plaintiff was suffering from neurasthenia, and may possibly recover within a stated period after satisfaction on the claim had been given by the 'Company. "We just Have to make a guess in these cases," .said the President to-day ; "a moro or less happy-go-lucky shot. It 13 very unsatisfactory, but still you have got to stand by it. It is even suggested by the doctor chosen by the Court that the man may not completely recover his health, and I think it is better for the Court to err in favour of the employee than the company. I wish some doctor would keep an eye on these neurasthenic cases. It would be of great assistance to the Court to know how the patients progressed." If we were not so accustomed to marvels in this marvellous year we should be speechless with astonishment if anybody collated incidents showing how warfare has been revolutionised by the wizardry of wireless (writes a London correspondent). The battering of the Dar-, danclfcs over hills hundreds of feet high' and from ranges of ten to twelve miles would have been impossible without wireless signals from seaplanes hovering over tho forts admitting of high-angle fire of uncanny accuracy. The aviators have been able to tell the naval gunners exactly what effect their shells were having as though they were in direct telephonic touch with the warship. The bombardment of the Belgian coast could only bo successfully conducted by means of wireless information from tho skies. The approach of the Turks against Egypt was queered by aeroplanes far out across the desert telling headquarters of every movement of the raiders. In every naval battle the singing spark has been of priceless value to our admirals, and here in London itself the War Office and the Admiralty can talk at any moment to Paris or Petrograd. And if the War Office wishes to shift troops in Egypt it employs the ether waves to Alexandria, and if the Admiralty wishes a collier to go from Aden to the /Egean it taps out the direction to the Aden stulion. If the Gurmaiib do dare to make a drscpiit upon us it will be wireless -. l ii*!' will foiwtuii our autUovitiofl,