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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 89, 13 October 1915, Page 6

At the next meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board. Mr. F. T. Moore will move, "That after the 31st December next no case of attempted suicide or of delirium tremens be admitted to the Hospital." Compulsory drill for every man between the age of 18 and 55 was advocated by Mx. L. M. Isi'tt. in the House yesterday afternoon. Tho value of such drill, he argued, would be found in the spirit that it would create. "It's a crying shame that we should be exporting tons and tons of mutton and tons and tons of beef when we have to pay such an exorbitant price for our meat." — Mr. P. C. Webb, in the House of Representatives last night. t Of 273 deaths registered in the four centres of New Zealand during August la#, the Government Statistician shows that 28 were due to tuberculosis, 23 to cancer, 30 to heart disease, 20 to pneumonia, and 14 to bronchitis, and 27 to old age. Reports of lambing returns throughout the Masterton district show a decided falling off in comparison with the last two or three seasons. Flock owners" who obtained 100 per cent, of lambs last year in many cases this season record only about 90 per cent. Karon grows steadily, but surely. During the quarter ending 30th September, the suburban Borough Council granted nine building permits of a contracting value of £3335. Three other applications for. permits amounting to £1670 were under consideration. This makes a total for the period mentioned of £5005. It is not often that a vessel manned entirely by Japanese, from captain to stokers, calls ai Napier, and the steamer Shingo Maru, which is at present lying at that port, was visited by over three thousand people on Sunday (says an exchange)'. The crew, who were indulging in their national games, excited considerable interest. At last night's meeting of the Karori Borough Council, the Mayor (Mr. B. G. H. Burn) made a strong appeal to councillors to do their utmost to forward a scheme whereby a sum of money could be collected for the Red Cross Fund. After discussion, the council resolved that a meeting of Karori burgesses be called for Monday next to consider His Excellency the Governor's appeal for assistance to the fund mentioned. Applications for employment numbering 97 were received by the Wellington Government Labour Bureau last week. Eight mcD were placed in private work, and 84 found employment with the Government, practically the whole number -being sent to the military camps ai Trentham. Upper Hutt, 'and Featherston. The five men for whom work is still required were either unfitted for heavy manual labour or were unwilling to leave the town. News has been received from Sapper R. H. Melville, of the New Zealand Divisional Signal Service, that he has been invalided home. Sapper Melville, who was a member of the sub-editorial staff of the New Zealand Herald, Auckland, when he enlisted, was wounded in the' left shoulder about Ist June, and has not been making an altogether satisfactory recovery from his injury. He is expected to return by one of the two hospital ships due about the end of the month. The Grey River Hospital was suddenly plunged into darkness about- 11 o'clock the other night (says the Greymoutb Star). An examination by the engineer next day indicated that the plant had been wilfully interfered with. A piece of copper wire was put across the fuses, and an attempt made to damage the plant. It is presumed that the guilty person had a key to the electrical plant house, and visited the prenti&es in the absence of the institution's engineer The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. The death took place ai Cleevedon > Sunday last of Mr. Donald Fraser, wi . known in the Wairarapa and elsewhei Ten years ago Mr. Fraser, being the close on seventy years of age, sold oui his interests at Shepherd's Bush, Canterbury, and went to the Wairarapa, where he purchased Riversdale Station. He was (says a Wairarapa exchange) a great sporteman, and within a year or so of leaving Riversdale he performed the feat, remarkable in a man of his years, of riding alone down the coast, leading a pack-horse with a camping outfit, to Watarangi, where he joined a deer-stalking party. In 1913 he sold Riversdale, and retired to a small farm at Cleevedon. He leaves a widow and five children — Messrs. Duncan Fraser (Hawkes Bay), David Fraser (Canterbury), Mrs. Durineth (Canterbury), Mrs. Frank Smith (Featherston), and Miss Fraser. The funeral was to take place in Masterton to-day. Under date Victoria-street, London, S.W., 21st August, Mr. Henry T. C. Knox, of the Navy League, ip a letter to Mr. Cruickshank, of this city, refers to /my delightful yisifr to New Zealand in 1908, a visit which I shall never forget." He proceeds : "I have not yet received the paper you mention as having kindly forwarded to me containing the photos of the flag at Trentham Camp, but shall probably find it awaiting me wheD I return to town. I will see that publicity is given in our papers, and, if possible, in the Navy (the organ of the Navy League) about the money that has beer> received in New Zealand for war funds. lam always telling people how splendidly New Zealand has done. What a marvellous work the New Zealand and Australian troops have performed in the Dardanelles. . . . The other day I met and had a chat with Lord Plunket, who has done a great deal of work- in connection with the establishment of the New Zealand Hospital at Walton." [ At the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon a fireman named Edmund Paulsen, who deserted from the steamer Arawa, was sentenced to one month's hard labour by Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M. An order was made that he be placed on board the -vessel if the latter sails before the, expiration of the sentence. v " The hon. member is particularly clever at misrepresentation but. at nothing else." — Mr. Massey on Mr. M'Combs. A Press Association message from Christchurch states : — The Christchurch Presbytery has decided to nominate the Rev Dr. J Kennedy Elliott, of the Kent-terrace Church, Wellington, as Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. ""' 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 6tocked 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. As a clear proof that the German submarine blockade has been a huge failure everyone can see for themselves by inspecting C. Smith's show windows in Cuba-street, where everything of tho very latest fashion is being displayed M the present time. All those goods were ship ped from some of England's many port* during the blockade, and there is not a department in the whole store tiiat is anything like short of all the latest novelties from the English and Continental m»r