LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 139, 10 December 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The British Medical Journal quotes the review made by Surgeon-Lieutenant F. Temple Grey, R.N., M.B.Syd., relative to the influenza outbreak in Samoa, which he said "arrived from New Zealand on 7th November, 1918, when natives from different parts of the group had _ assembled in Apia to meet friends coming from New Zealand; they went on board and carried infection to the most distant.parts of the group." The writer urges the value of compulsory inoculation. The Citizen, London, says : "New Zealand is getting a power in butter and cheese,' and its fruit industry is coming to the front.. It would appear that a number of people with a limited amount of capital are intending" to be interested in the development of that Dominion. Not that there is any cheap land to be allowed them, but they are quite content to take their chance with those who, by their'enterprise, have helped to build up the Dominion." In order to provide for certain classes of jam imported from the British Dominions, a/hd made from, fruits of varieties not known in the United Kingdom, the Food Controller has (says The Post's London correspondent) approved a special schedule of prices. The highest price allowed for any of the above does not exceed the highest price in the schedule under the Jam (Prices) Order, 1919. No special price is provided for Dominion jams corresponding to similar manufactures produced in the United Kingdom. Relative to financial affairs in New Zealand, The Economist, London, makes reference to the speech of Mr. H. Beauchamp, as chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, and it adds : "The position in New Zealand is similar to that.in Australia. The Dominion has had a- prosperous season, and, like Australia, has benefited, and will continue to benefit, from the commandeering by the British Government of wool, meat, butter, and cheese at war prices, until practically the close of the 1920 season. ... A further index to the country's prosperity is provided by revenue returns, which show that in five years there has been an increase in the revenue of over ten millious sterling, or 83 per cent., while expenditure has risen by nearly seven millions, or 54i per cent. The surpluses during the past four years total over fifteen millions, which is being held in liquid form by the Treasury to meet contingencies." After an adjournment of one week, the case Police v. Arthur Turnbull, on an information alleging that the defendant had driven a motor-van on the wrong side of Lambton-quay, thus contributing to a rather serious collision with a tram car some days ago, was reopened before Mr. E. Page, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, and, after hearing further evidence, the Bench decided that the driver had been in the wrong, and imposed a fine of £1, with costs. The defendant protested that he had intended to turn down Featherston-street, but the approaching car forced him to turn back. Another case heard yesterday afternoon was an information" alleging that W. Tren grove had assaulted a man named R. T. Evans. A plea- of guilty was made, but the defendant stated that he had been given great provocation. After •hearing what he had to say, the Magistrate took a lenient view of the assault, and ordered tho man to pay a fine of ss, with costs amounting to £2 10s. ' A large number of Hawkes Bay sheep havo been finding* their way over to the West Coast, on account of the shortage of feed in Hawkes Bay, Yesterday; says the Napier Daily Telegraph of Saturday, no. less than 7000 Hawkes Bay sheep were yarded at the Foilding sales, but tho prices offering (in spile of tha superabundance of feed there) did not prove profitable to the owners, and further consignments aro not likely. Feed is becoming so Bcarce in some parts of Hawkes Bay that some owners have introduced the "tailing" system of feeding. As this interferes considerably with the traffio on the roads, complains are rife against the practice, and owners would be well advised to keep their sheep to the side roads. A well-known Hawkes Bay farmer told a Telegraph reporter this morning tna.t the outlook was very discouraging, and, unless there was continued rain in the near future, the outlook would become dark indeed. It is said that one farmer, who bought heavily in recent months, is now finding that his speculation is turning out badly, owing to the scarcity of feed. There is a rule on the city taxi stands that when a telephone or other call is received, and no particular car is specified, the front oar on the stand takes the job, and, according to a witness in a case at the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, when Rupert' Hallgreen was. charged with having interfered with another driver, this rule is generally scrupulously observed. In. the case in point, however, Haligreen, whose car was third in the line, answered a telephone call, and on coming out of the box said that" an inquiry had been made from one of the city hotels as to the cost of hire on a certain journey, and that no car was wanted, it was merely an inquiry. Shortly afterwards the man drove' away from the stand, and others, being somewhat sus- ' picious, followed, and found him drivinij away from the hotel with a load of passengers. The other ear followed, and at the ' end of the journey the driver of tho second car questioned the passengers, and learned that "n" car bad been asked for. The matter was later reported to tho authorities. Mr. E. Page, S.M., who hoard the case, said that Haligreen had been guilty of a rather mean action, and as it was not •his first offence of a rimilar nature, he would be fined £-2 and co;ts amounting to 235,

The annual distribution of prizes to tho pupils attending Banks's College will take place on Friday afternoon. The prizes will be presented by. Lieut.-Col-onel J. L. Slceman, I.G.S. There are now twelve scholarships .available at St. Patrick's College. Several have been founded by old boys, and others by keen supporters of the college. Some have been founded in memory of former boys who lost their lives in" the great war. Yesterday, at Temuka, a farm of 360 acres, the property of G. H. Stewart, near Orari, was sold by auction in seven lot in less than fifteen minutes at prices from £59 to £74 per acre to sis buyers. Two homestead lots fetched :554" and £70 per acre. The funeral of the late Mr. John Strang, which took place at the Clarevillc cemetery on Sunday, was one of the largest ever seen in the Wairarapa. Nearly every local body in the Wairarapa was represented. The casket was covered with a beautiful mat presented by a Maori ehieftainess. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Farquhar M'Crae Gilrnore, for whom ' Mr. R. Collins' appeared, took action against H. H. Thompson, insurance agent, to obtain £10, which he alleged was due to him as commission on an insurance deal, which, he said, he was instrumental in bringing about. The defence was that Gilrnore, had not been employed by the defendant, neither did he introduce any business. After hearing evidence, Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff for £5, with costs £3 Bs. Mr; P. W. Jackson appeared for the defence. At a meeting of the Brooklyn branch of the New Zealand Labour Party, held last evening, the following motion was passed unanimously :—" The Brooklyn branch of the New Zealand ' Labour Party enters an emphatic protest against the action of the Government in applying the powers conferred under the War Regulations to exclude from circulation in New Zealand copies of the Queensland Government's official review of their various State enterprises, the object being to prevent the electors from knowing the truth regarding the success of those enterprises." The British People's League, of which Mr. F. M. B. Fisher,_ formerly of Wellington, is chairman, in a memorandum dealing with the industrial situation, says the recent railway strike has shown that there is urgent need for some reformative legislation which will make it impossible for the State ,to be industrially paralysed by the action of any group of individuals. The league proposes (says the London correspondent of The Post) that the people shall protect themselves by the passing into law, of legislation which will, effectively prevent' what is known as the lightning strike. A new Catholic College is to be erected at Miramar in the near future. It is antcipated that a beginning will be made shortly with the building of the''college, and it should not be long before the work is completed. The site is just off the tram line before Teaching the Seatoun tunnel, and is now occupied by a Chinaman's market gaidev. Tho sitb has already been surveyed, and the. 100 acres of ground is to be laid out on the latest town-planning lines. It is said the nevt college will be one of, the most modem and finest educational buildings in New Zealand. Lieutenant-Colonel G. C. Hamilton, C.M.G., D.5.0., Grenadier Guards, who was at one time resident in Wellington, held the rank of Colonel while he,was employed as commandant- at the School of Instruction, England; having now relinquished that duty, he has relinquished the temporary rank" which went with it. During the war he was three times mentioned in despatches. He gained his D.S.O. in 1915. and his C.M.G., for valuable services in France and Flanders, was bestowed upon him in the New Year Honours this year. Another amalgamation meeting—this time to give reasons why Karori should not link up with the city at' the present time—was held last evening. The meeting was convened by Councillor E. Harrison, who was also the principal speaker, and at times there were some lively passages. Councillor Harrison stated that the impression that he was against amalgamation was not correct; he was in favour of joining up at the proper time. For the sake of the ratepayers, he favoured a delay of four or five years. Councillor J. P. Fulton contended that Karori would do well to bide its time, for it had nothing to gain by joining up. Mr. J. Sykes also' spoke in similar strain. In recognition of his eminent services on the Board of Admiralty, Admiral Sir Rosslyn E. Wemyes, G.C.8., C.M.G(says the London correspondent of The Post), has been specially promoted- to be Admiral of the Fleet—the promotion being additional to the ordinary number of Admirals of the Fleet. Sir Rosslyn, who succeeded Lord Jellicoe as First Sea Lord, at the end of 1917, was out in New Zealand in command of the Ophir, on the occasion of the visit of the King and Queen (then Duke and Duchess of York). -After the outbreak of war he commanded a cruiser squadron in the Atlantic, and subsequently he was appointed senior naval officer at Mndros. He conducted the landing operations at Cape Helles, and eventually organised the naval- side, of the Gallipoli evacuation from Suvla and Anzac, in December, 1915. I-n that month Admiral Wemyss was appointed Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station, and, going to Mesopotamia, organised the naval attempt to relieve the beleaguered garrison at Kut. He returned to Egypt to assist in the operations in Syria and Palestine, and in September, 1917, he was called home to take the posts of Second Sea Lord, Deputy First Sea Lord, and then First Sea Lord.. Last November he was selected, by the Supreme War Council as the naval representative to meet the German delegates and arrange the armistice terms. Apart from his work as Chief of the Naval Staff, and as Chief Naval Adviser to the Peacei Conference, Sir Rosslyn has also taken the initiative in bringing about important reforms in the Navy. A veteran of the New Zealand Wars, 1850-61, recently died in England, in the person of Lieutenant-Colonel B. L. Forster, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery. He entered the Army in 1855. For his services in the New Zealand War he was mentioned in des-( patches, and received his brevet majority. At the funeral, which took place at Surbiton, the King was represented, by Brigadier-General E. G. C. Norton, Aide-de-Camp. General Forster was 82 years of age. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., are showing some lovely new hand-made Lace Corsage Slips, dainty designs in women's and O.S. sizes. From 30s 6d each. Fancy Department.—Advt. Elderly people relieved of arduous work when removing. We take down, pack, deliver furniture. The New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., 37-91 CustomHouse Quay.—Advt. A glance at the numerous and varied window displays of seasonable apparel arid special Xmas and New Year piJ't articles nt "The People's Store," will convince you readily of the extensive variety of {he newest goods to select from. Here you see Costumes, Blouses, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, and Hosiery, Children's Books and Novelties, beautiful Silks and Blousiugs by the yard, dainty Lingerie, an extensive range of Napery, all nt the wellknown value obtainable always at C. Smith, Ltd., "Tho People's Store," G6-102, Cuba-street, Wellington.—Advt.

Tho shortage of certain lines of drapery is so acute (states the Wanganui correspondent of The Post) that several drapery firms are now buying up country stores in order to secure stocks. -A number of such sales shave beer, recorded, lately. The prize-giving ceremony of the Wellington Girls'. College will bo. held in the Grand Opera House at 2.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The nrizes will be presented by Mrs. W. I*. '-Massey. Parents f.nd friends of the pupils and all former pupils are invited, to "be present. The brotherhood that was engendered by the great war was in evidence" hero on Friday afternoon (writes the Gei'aldine correspondent of the Lyttelton Times.) Some three days before .a swagger, who appeared to be very ill, stopped a- resident of the town and said he was oil his way to one of the adjacent sheep runs for shearing, but he must see a doctor .-it once. He was shown the residences of two medical gentlemen, and staggered off to the nearest. The doctor, on examining the man, found that he was suffering from pneumonia, and was in a very serious condition, whereupon he put him into Nurse Haig's private hospital. It transpired that the poor fellow was an Australian, without friends in New Zealand, but that he had joyied the New Zealand forces and fought for the Empire. The Pieturned Soldiers' Association and the War Relief Society at once combined to do all that was possible for the ex-soldier, and, as there was little hope of his recovery, it was ascertained to what church he belonged. The stranger's name was James Tyler, and his age forty-two. As feared, he passed away on Thursday, and on Friday afternoon his funeral left the Returned Soldiers' Club, the coffin being covered with the Union Jack and many wreaths, one being from the returned soldiers, and others from residents who. thus showed their sympathy. The bearers were all ex-soldiers, and, in addition to a firing party and bugler, many returned soldiers, as well as the Mayor, and 4 some who were not soldiers, followed the cortege to the cemetery, where Canon Hamiftpn performed the last rites. Vollej's were fired and the "Last Post" sounded, a considerable number of men and women standing reverently around the grave.