SICK AND WOUNDED

Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 37, 14 February 1916, Page 2

SICK AND WOUNDED

TO-DAY'S PROGRESS REPORT,

A hospital and progress report issued at noon to-day. stated,: — .**-., ADMITTED WALTON-ON-THAMES '

HOSPITAL.

Wellington Mounted Rifles. Hurford, Hubert, 11/1332, Tpr.; enteritis Thompson, Hugh Atherd'en, il/504, Tpr.; debility ' , , Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Dangerously 111, Acute Bronchitis. Dunn, Robert, 7/713, Tpr. (Mrs. S. A. Dunn, Holy City, Greymouth, mother) ADMITTED RED CROSS HOSPITAL,

NETLEY. . Wellington Mounted Rifles. Sturt, Gordon, 11/385, Tpr. No. 1 AUSTRALIAN STATIONARY

HOSPITAL, SUEZ.

Canterbury Mounted Rifles; ■ Dangerously 111, Pneumonia; Finla-y. Archibald, 7/197, Tpr. (Robert Finlav, Okaramio, Marlborough, father)

SUEZ HOSPITAL.

v Auckland Battalion. ■ Dangerously 111, Appendicitis. Brown, William Nelson, 12/3568. Col. (Mrs. R. R. Brown, G.P.O. 7-iuck-land,'mother)' PRONOUNCED OUT OF DANGER.

Wellington Battalion. .. Lange, Archibald Hall, 10/1875,-Pte,

AUSTRALIAN LIST

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.)

SYDNEY, 12th. February

Casualty List No. 141 includes the names of the following New Zealanders: —Died of Illness, Pte. J. R. Richmond. 111, Ptes. L. F. M'Kay, B. G. Gent-il, D. Brown, L. F. M'Cardie, D. Griggs, Cpl. H. Shalders (all in hospital at Ghezireh). Ptes. N H. Lumsden (Heliopolis), W. A. Fraser, H. H. Bladin (Cairo), and H. White have returned, to duty.

PLUMBERS' CONFERENCE

Tho annual conference of the Mattel Plumbers'. Federation was. held- at Christchurch last week; \ The election ot the executive resulted as follows: — President, Mr. W Judd • (Wellington); vice-president, Mr. W S. Fisher (Auckland) ; district vice-presidents, Messrs. H.. 'Harrison (Wellington), W. Foster (Dunedin), W. C. Large (Chrislchurcli), J. Homing (Auckland), D. R. Jones (Wanganui), J. •J. ..Sheean (Invercargill)., A: Wade (Poverty. Bay), Richie (Hawkes Bay) : financial and recording secretary, Mi"'A. J. Petherick (Wellington*) ;*:treasurer,'Mr. S. -L. Russell (Wellington): local members on executive, Messrs- C. M'lvor, W. Eglin, and li. -J..'Ramsay (Wcltingtou) ; Parliamentary ■ Committee, Messrs. J Ballinger (convener), G. Remington, Yy] Eglin.' R. J. Ramsay, and H. Hanson. ' . On the motion of: Mr. ■J. B". Laurenson (Christchuich) it .was decided that, in the event of .any revision or alteration, of .the Customs tariff, representations 'be"made in tho'interest? of. the trade. • , .

A deputation from .the waited on the Hon. G. 'W. Russell."Th.; following report ot" the proceedings wa supplied :—'

Mr. Co'vilk: referred to the endeavour to keep rcgistnillon open, so as to prevent a close 'corporation. In the opiji : ion of the conference elderly members should be granted-.'registration- without examination. He also stated thr.t.v.the examinations-.were conducted-in such :- manner that, out o? eighty, men .coming forward'only, ten were able to pass. Ho urged' that "an opportunity should-b?. given to students'to take their examinations in-stages, as in the case of other examinations.'.

Mr. J. B. Laurenson pointed out th.'-t in the early stages of the Act it. was fully understood that men who had.been, engaged all, their lives in the .trade should bo registered, but this had net been the case, and many cases 'of hardship' were kno\y.n. The speaker gave some illustrations of tho hardships that had' occurred. . .

Mr. Ballitiger emphasised the necessity of extending to men of mature age the light to register Tinder clause C of the Act, a, right which the Plumbers' Board, denied; and also gave some fiirUiei- instences of hardships that had occurred. .Ho referred to the shortage cf men which had ensued, owing to.the number who had enlisted. ■ . : :■■

Th". Hon. -G. W.. Russell, in .reply, said that the Plumbers' Registration Board was not under his "control, being a statutory body. The 'composition ot ■the boavd'-ivas an ideal one. iri -.his cpiuion. -With regard to ;,the ' other

matters brought, before him* by ■ the-de-putation., he said,-they would receive'his ■earnest consideration! " :■ .'",''