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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 4

Further enquiries concerning the fire j on the Wimmera reported by cable message a few days ago were made upon, the vessel's arrival in port last evening. Whilst bound from Melbourne to Hobart, at 4 a.m. on Sunday, a steward on watch noticed smoke coming up the main deck alleyway. The matter was immediately reported, and on investigation in No. 4 hold some rubber hosing was found to be smouldering. The fire was quickly extinguished, very little damage resulting. There were no less than seventeen persons carged , with drunkenness at the Magistrate's,' Court this morning. Mr. Cooper, S.M., dealt with twelve first offenders in a lenient manner, and remanded one for curative treatment. Thomas O'Brien, who had two previous convictions recorded against him, was fined £1, in default, three days' imprisonment. John Patrick Coyle, with three previous convictions, was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment. Charles Fowler and Peter Chalmers, with one previous conviction, were fined 10s each, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Although oxy-acetone welding and cutting is fairly well known now, there are few people who have been privileged to view the welder in operation. Yesterday, however, the general public were afforded an opportunity of so doing, when it was found necessary to cut through some thick steel columns during alterations to the front of the Grand Hotel in Willis-street. The acetone and the oxygen were carried in two long cylinders, leading to a blow-pipe which the operator carried in his hand. The intense concentrated flame was directed on to the steel, and in a very short time the entire mass was "glowing red, then white, with big sparks flying in all directions. When in full blast it is possible to cut through even several inches of steel, much in the same manner as one would cut through cheese with a knife. Heretofore squares of honey were purchaseable at 6d; of late they have been 8d — a substantial rise As the prospects of an abundant honey crop this season appear to be very good, the price should be easier. The Agricultural Department's Apiarists report favourably on the honey prospects tor the Dominion as a whole. The Wellington report states : — "The weather conditions are apparently good in the north for a honey crop this season. It is hoped they Temain so, for a really good season has not been experienced hers for some years, with the exception of last year round Palmerston North. The prospects generally are for a good honey crop." In Auckland the indications are for a fair season. In Dunedin prospects of a good season are excellent, but in Canterbury anxiety is expressed lest the recent •dry weather should spoil the crop altogether. No. 28 of The Spike (or Victoria College Review) resembles previous issues in the sufficiency of details about the Glee Club, the Debating Society, .the Christian Union, the Chess and Draughts Club, the Football Club, and other institutions of the university students. A roll of honour gives the names of Victoria Collegians killed or wounded in Gallipoli — a list which shows that the call to arms was well heeded by the young men of letters and science. Again the honour of the best contribution in the literary section of the magazine belongs to _M.E.H., whose verse is well worth a wider circulation than The Spike cap give. M.E.H. is one whose mind and heart are ever ready to respond to the varying voice and mood of Nature — and this faculty of deep feeling and broad thinking is rare among writers who are eager to be taken or mistaken for poets. , How extremely well the wounded are treated is explained by Pte. W. G. Hendle, of the 4th Reinforcements, in a letter to his parents, of Kaiwarra. The letter is dated Tigne Hospital, Malta, 12th August, 1915. Pte. Hendle was wounded in the 'last big attack against the Turks. " The wound is not serious," he says. " Only a bit ploughed out of my shoulder. ... I can see myself having a good time here. I was wounded on the Bth, and landed here on the 12th, and I have just had the best dinner that has come my way since leaving New Zealand. I can see myself having a real good time." Pte. Hendle was wounded while in the firing line, and with difficulty made his way to the first dressing depot, and thence to the* beach. At the beach hundreds of wounded men had to wait until dark before they could be shifted in safety. " I was put on the hospital ship Duhluce Castle, and a very fine ship she was, too. Everything was lovely and clean, and the boat was beautifully fitted up. Everybody on the ship did all they could for us. There were about 1000 to attend to, and the doctors and nurse* were kept going all night attending to our wounds. They were very short-handed. We were several days on the Dunluce Castle, and the rest and the good food proved very enjoyable after roughing it for nine weeks on the Peninsula." Describing the recent big attack on the Turks at GaUipdi, Pte W. G. Hendle, in a letter to his people at Kaiwarra, says:— "We received orders to take the hill of the right of the gaily where we had noticed the Turks firing a good deal. It looked an impossible job. The hill was very steep and covered with prickly bushes and scrub, so thick that we could hardly squeeze our way through. By the time we reached the top we were well mixed up — different companies and platoons all together. We bayoneted a lot of Turks and 'took many prisoners. The Turks never showed fight anywhere when we got close to them with the bayonet. They either surrendered or ran away. At the next trench I was just behind an officer who was leading 'the way. We got in at one end without resistance, and began to think it was empty ; but when we made our way round the first traverse we found it was occupied. The officer fired a couple of shots from his revolver, and then ducked back, leaving me in front. Fancy being front man with' all those Turks ahead of you. The officer" said : 'We will throw a couple of bombs amongst them, and then charge. ' This was done, and we charged. I was still iD front. The Turks were more scared -than I was, and they turned and went for their lives. We co.uldn't get near them with -the bayonet." The New Zealanders advanced, and at daylight began to dig themselves in. It was then that Pte. Hendle was wounded. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., intimate that Monday, the 11th instant, is the last discount day for monthly accounts. — Advt. Very good quality bow and wide-end ties, Is 9d to 2s 6d; Tussore handkerchiefs, at Is 3d; Tussore soft collars, Is, are a few of the popular fancies stocked at Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Manners-street. — Advt. Work good, charges reasonable, promptitude! That's our service. We pass entries, forward parcels, move furniture. The N.Z. Express Co., Ltd."! 87-91, Customhouse-quay. — Advt. The moving pictures have developed to such an extent during recent years that now we are able to see actual reproductions of events from all parts of the world. It was stated a few days ago that, in spite of the war pressure in France, the Paris fashions were still keeping up, and simirax styles to those screened are now in view in C Smith's Millinery and Mantle Showrooms. There are smart model hats from 17b 6d to 47s 6d each, and ■dainty ■white piquo ooe* tvun« »4 58» M won. C. Smith, Ltd.,