LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 24, 28 July 1922, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Eggs were' selling retail in Wellington at 2s per dozen early in the week, To-day they can be obtained for; Is 4d

The Postmaster-General was asked by Sir John Luke '(Wellington North) in the House of Representatives, (yesterday if he.would have placed on the estimates a vote for the erection of a post office at Kelburn. The Minister replied that there was a daily delivery at Kelburn and a post office at a store, which the Department felt had met the needs of the locality in the past. The Department had reported unfavourably! on the proposal, but he would have the matter looked into further. , Enrolling, so far as the "Wellington electoral districts are concerned, is practically completed. Registrars are now engaged in revising the-rolls,.from infor-' mation collected by postmen, prior to purging and printing them. It is ex-, pec'ted that the general rolls will be printed in August for the whole Dominion. Persons who are uncertain as to whether their names are registered Bhould at once get into touch'with the-, registrar of their electoral district. Immediately the rolls are published they will be exhibited at all post offices and country stores where people call. In cases of eligible persons whose names should be on the roll and are not, then application will have to be made to the local postmaster or registrar for enrolment. On.taking his seat at the Wellington Hospital, Board's meeting yesterday afternoon, Dr. W. E. Herbert, the new member, was warmly welcomed by the Chairman of the board (Mr. F. Castle). They were all glad to see, said Mr. Castle, a gentleman \they knew so well. He was sure that Dr. Herbert's knowledge of hospital work would be of service to the board. Dr. Herbert thanked the chairman for the kindly welcome given him. He assured the - members of the board that any knowledge he might possess as to hospital and medical work would be at the entire disposal of the board. He would, make every endeavour to work for the poor and the sick and the prevention of disease. Dr. Herbert was appointed a member of the Social Welfare Committee. <- The question of a candidate to represent the borough on the Hutt Valley Power Board was- referred to at the meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council last evening. The names of several local residents were referred to as suitable candidates, it being pointed out that it was necessary to elect a ratepayer, , the gentleman elected occupying the seat for three years and a-half. It was considered that a member 'of the council should be asked to stand. As the position was elective it would be to the benefit of afll concerned if a poll could be avoided. The matter war left in the hands of Councillor? Hartridge and Pilcher to report upon. The Mayor stated that the position was an important one, because the borough would require a greater amount of current than was allowed on the basis bf population, and the interests of the borough would need to be carefully watched.

Alluding to a telegraphic message from Auckland published in The Post on Saturday^ last, in which mention ia made of the difference of opinion of medical men as ito a mental case, a correspondent, "Pemina," in a letter to The Post suggests that in addition to the existing methods of treatment of patients in mental hospitals "a careful study be made of each case on reception," andthat "individual treatment suited to the patient could be ordered." It is stated by the correspondent that the placing of new cases in wards in which there are patients of more advanced types of mental disease must have a harmful effect on new or incipient cases. The importance of having more trained nurses and attendants is emphasised. The ruler prescribed with reference to the correspondence of patients are not,, it is_ stated, always observed. Aftev describing the institutions as "an anomaly in our civilisation," the writer concludes : —"And if no general economic, considerations and 'no appeal to humanitarian sentiments can -move us, let us think of tli< matter as it affects us directly. To-day the "pressure of modern life takes its toll from every oni of us; from the strongest and most virile as from the weakest and least stable. Nervous and mental diseases are markedly on the increase. Not even the devotee of auto-suggestion or psycho-analysis .can be certain that his reason will not some time fail beneath the strain of business worry or family bereavement. If onlj for our own sake, then, let us demand such an amendment of the law, and such an administration thereof as shall ensure-foi every mental .pnlicnt'-rai'eful examination, skilful treatment,' nymwithehic . enro, pleasant' onvirotuuent'aad t trained attendants. ■"

-It- is understood in Christchuroh. that the price-cutting war in flour has ceased, and 'that.-millers have arrived at an agreement that only the Government price of £18.per ton, less 2i pel cent., shall be charged. .-., ' ,-..: Milk supplies received by the.Eltham Co-operative Dairy Company continue tp show .a..big. .increase on those of last year, the Eltham. Argus reports. The cream received for the month of June was 13,8981b, and milk 383,2341b; the butter.fat made was 25,9731b.' In the corresponding period of last year the coe^^ Mceived ™ff 8071b> and milk onn*v, '- V lB make of butter-fat was 27941b. The "increase in the amount of butter-fat manufactured was therefore 23,1791b. ' ' ■ Getting one. parasite to prey upon another is a work of Dt. Tillyard, of the Cawthron'lnstitute. Nelson. The quarry w we woolly aphis,. the .hunter is the Aphelmus mali, and he is a relentless insect. In'an article in the Journal of -Agriculture, Dr.' Tillyard recounts the progress of : ;>'t!ie work of breeding and distribution in New Zealand of the. Aphelinus mali.. The insects ..have been placed out in Canterbury and Hawkes Bay, as well as in .the Nelson district, and 2860 have been let loose on the woolly pest. ... - ' - The Christchurch Gas Company an-nounces-'a reduction of the price of gas by 3d per 1000 f- The T company had considered for some, time past the possibility of reducing the price,/ but had to delay action pending the decision, of the Court of Arbitration in the matter of the reduction of bonus payable to the company's employees. Once the Court's decision wag given, the . company at once gave the consumer not only the full benefit of the bonus reduction, but supplemented it by an amount more than eoual to the bonus reduction. The reductidp. will make the net price 8s 3d per 1000 feet, and comes into effect on the first readings of meters after Ist AugUSt. '" ' , • .'■: \, "The position of a bailiff i« essentially for the good of the community. Someone has to do the unpleasant work of serving summonses.- When tha< officer is interfered wit? in his duty, I say in-, terfered with merely/the Court has. got te protect him, because he is -an officer ot the law. But when he is brutally assaulted, the : offender must, be punished-_ as s warning to others." After addressing these woTds to George Francis Scott in .the Magistrate's Court at Jjhristclmroh yesterday, Mr.. Wyvern Wilson, S.M., sentenced him .to.' one month's imprisonment for assaulting without any provocation two Court bailiffs who had attempted tc serve hiro with a srammons. The great potential value of the native bush of New Zealand deeply impressed Mr. R. W. Inder, of the Forest Service of India, who left Auckland on .Tuesday for Vancouver, in continuation of an extensive-tour of the Dominions. During a six months' stay in New. Zealand he visited tho principal forest areas, and noted /he evidence ofs:what he characterised as the past wasteful exploita- . tion of a national property. He expressed regret'that so much attention had been paid to exotics and so little to indigenous timbers. Some of these >>c considered to be equal to any in the world, kauri being second only to teak for strength, durability, and general usefulness.. In his opinion the Forest Department, .though ably directed, is crippled by not having a trained staff, no technical education, and no purely scientific development. Some long while ago a proposal! was put forward that a cenotaph should be erected in the proximity of Parliament Grounds, but the idea has not yet taken definite shape. Speakin" at last "night's meeting of -the Wellington R.J3.A;, the president, Mr! G. Mitchell, M.P., said that a suggestion had been made that the cenotaph should be placed by a tree inside the grounds of Parliament. A sum of £140 stood to the credit of the Cenotaph Fund, while the education authorities had raised £200. The activities of the education authorities, however, had practically'ceased. Mr. C, A. L. Treadwell mentioned that the idea of a cenotaph was not popular with many people, and the speaker thought that a suitable memorial would be the erection of an arch at the entrance to the grounds of Parliament. This, perhaps, could be done within a limit of £10,000. The scheme would have to be . carefully considered, but the speaker thought' it would be a good idea to convert "that hideous old gate-post down at Parliament into,a memorial worthy of trite city." Reference to the question of soldier, tenants liable to eviction' was made at last night's meeting of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association. Ma. G. Mitchell, M.P.,; the president, referred to the judgment that had been given? removing the.,protection formerly granted to returned soldierr who tenanted'" houses. The Government had;; been approached,' but had given no satisfaction, beyond stating "that the matter would be looked into, with a view of seeing whether tibey could not extend the protection to returned soldiers as regards houses." Yesterday, the speaker addressed another question to the Prime Minister, but the answer was not very satisfactory for those who had received orders for ejectment. So far Mr. Mitchell could see .there was no hope of saving thes< men.' It had beeF stated that it was not intended that protection to returned soldiers, should be removed, but whether the Goverrlmen' was prepared to reinstate the protection, now that it had been removed, was, to the speaker's . mind, questionable. "I am hoping, for ypur sakes, that they will," remarked Mr.' Mitchell. Up telephone system in the Wellington metropolitan area is thus referred to in the annual report of the Post and Telegraph ■ Department:—-"The Welling ton area will ultimately be a multi-office one, with exchanges 'at Stout-street (main), Couftenay-place, Wellington South, KelbTirn, and, Khandallah, all ill automatic intercommunication.' The equipment already installed and under order for the foregoing -exchanges comprises 13,600 exclusive and 400 party lines, with accommodation for an additional 21,400 lines and the possibility! of subsequent conversion to a 100,000-line system. At the present time Wellington is partly manual and partly Western Electric automatic, the auxiliary auto--matic apparatus in use prior to the opening of Court enay-place and Wellington South having been transferred to Auckland for a similar purpose at that place. In August of the past year Kelburn exchange was cut into service with 50 lines, and by the end of the year 350 ■ lines were in- use,.with the completion of a further 300 now in sight, in addition to the equipment originally ordered, extensions >f 2400 lines,and 700' lines have been installed or ordered 'for .Courtenayplace and Wellington South respectively, while the oriainal Stout-street equipment not yet installed is being supplemented by a 4900-line extension. The installation of the Khandallah exchange, of 100 party lines, is.well tinder, way, and should soon be ready to cut into service. A large building has still to be erected -in Stout-street for the "main" automatic exchange, and a commencement of this work has been made: Until this building is ready and the central-exchana-e' automatic equipment installed therein the Wellimrton metropolitan area- cannot be converted to full automatic operation and adequate provision made for , the growth in telephone subscribers'that is steadily taking place." " A. Sydney doctor has issued a- writ claiming £20.000 agaiiißt Smith's Weekly for, alleged libel.

The Postal authorities have received advice from , Sydney that the Manuka left at 4 p.m. on the 27th instant for Wellington, She .'carries 484 bags of mail'-foi- the Dominion, including 284 from Australia, two from beyond, fivt from the East, .two from Africa-, and 198 parcel receptacles. •. Subject to the approval of the Marine Department and-the issue of an Order-in-Council, the Harboui Board has agreed to the proposed widening of Evans Bayroad by the City Council. ','.'■"' Mr. *J. W. M'Ewan, who has' been absent from the Hospital: Board for the last four, months, was reappointed yesterday afternoon, on the motion !of .Mr.';."A.-: J. M'Curdy, a.member of ;the Finance and Property Committee of the board. '-.- • „ -' ..'•"'■ The Ashb'urton Electric Power Board's loaii authorisation poll, involving a sum of- £296,500, was carried yesterday by a majority of 491 votes. The poll was taken on a three-fifths majority/ ( basis, and the total number of ratepayers -.oh 'the roll was 3872.' The total number of votes cast was 1695, and of these 1590 were recorded in favour of the scheme and 96 against. The informal votes numbered nine. Strawberry-growers at Northcote. are still experiencing a shortage of plants (stater the New, Zealand. Herald). Grow:-, ers who last season planted as -many as 50,000 plants have so far only been able to obtain- about 8000. The hard frosts- experienced of late are stated to have helped to' cause the ' scarcity. Unless matters improve very much j the outlook for a successful strawberry season is not promising. In many cases the_ plants have rotted in the ground, failing to take root at all. The dangerous practice of children participating inj that popular pastime known as " whip behind." war instanced the other day in Bradshaw-street, when ten .children .were hanging on to. two . drays, the second one of which had an asphalt roller attached to' the back (states the Dnnedin Star). One of the children fell, and the roller, luckily for her (as it weighed 4cwt), passed over her foot only. This little girl, who is eight years of age, is now in the Dunedin Hospital suffering for her foolishness, and furnishing a warning to other children not to "whip behind." The railway returns for the portion of the financial year ended 24th June show the revenue as £1,535,150. and expenditure as £1,366,345, the percentage ol expenditure to revenue being .89.90. • For the corresponding period of the previous year the revenue was £1,658,683 and the expenditure £1,604,657, the per-, centage being 96.74. The improvement \ in the South Island figures has been considerable, the percentage of expenditure to^ revenue'having dropped from 104.60 last year to 90.97 this year. Tho North Island percentage is stiU lower, being 87.51. A 5 Press Association ? messages from I Auckland states that at a meeting of | the" City Council, Councillor Bloodworth moved :a ~: resolution deploring Bishop Liston's speech in the Town Hall on St. Patrick's Day, i.which was termed in resolutions as disloyal and seditious. Councillor Bloodworth said Bishop Liston's followers were penalised through being debarred from the use of the Town Hall and Domain, In reply it was stated that it was only the executive bodies under whose auspices the Bishop spoke which were so debarred. Councillor Holdsworth suggested that if the person responsible would express his regret that would settle the affair. ; "Why all this talk about it?" The Mayor said the City Solicitor had been instructed to reI draft the bylaws referred to, and would in due course report to the council. • Councillor Bloodworth'? motion was lost, only the mover and seconder voting m its favour. •': , Speaking i» the House of -Represen- ' tatives yesterday, the Minister of . Agriculture said the latest quotation for - Nauru superphosphate (36 to 38 per cent.), of which he has advice is £5 14s 6d per ton for cash down This is an Auckland price, charged practically at the point of manufacture. The Auckland .price' for_ ground phosphate (85 per cent, approximately) was, at the same time, £5 17s 6d per ton for cash dpwn. The c.i.f. price at Auckland or at two 80uthern\ ports was 'reduced from £3 10s 6d tox£2 18s 6d as from the beginning of this month, but no cargoes at this last price have yet'come in. The f.o.b. price at the islands is £1 13s 9d per ton as from Ist July. In reply to the inquiry by the member for Bruce,, regarding the freight on superphosphate from Auckland to southern ports, he stated that-the .freight from Auckland to Wellington,.. Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, is 20s per ton, plus Is 6d at Wellington and Is at Lyttelton, for harbour improvement rates.-, - ■■ ■ The hui to be held at Tuahiwi next month promises to be one of the largest gatherings of Maoris that has been held in the South Island for many years. The object of the hui, which is being held under the aegis of the Uru hapu, is | twofold—m»ral and political. The general uplift of the Maori people is ex- | pected to be considerably helped as thtf result of the gathering. Representatives of the Native race not only: from the South Island but also from the North-Island are to be present, and it is understood that the Hon. J. G. Coates, Native Minister, the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, member of the Executive Council Representing the Native Race, the healer Ratana, and Mr. H. Uru, M.P., will attend the gathering, which is to open on Ist August. The formal opening, however, will be on 3rd August, when the Maori Memorial Hall at Tuahiwi will be opened. His Grace Archbishop Julius has been' asked, on behalf of the Maoris, to bless the building, and has consented to do so, and a. number of the clergy will attend the function (states the Christchurch Press). .Great preparations are in hand for the gathering, and arrangements for ' providing meals,for the visitors are being! mads. Maori' singers and Instrumentalists are " also Being got together. Mr.1 J; W. Tibbs, who has been headmaster of the Auckland Oramniar School since 1893. aid for eight yeavs prior to that mathematical master, is resigning as from the end of January next. He, ' tendered his resignation some time,'ago, but at the request of the. Board of Governors agreed to continue for the remainder of the year, A snip! Six only very stylish brown mauve and brown blue bird-feather mixture Tweed Burberry Raincoats, with inset sleeve, step, and large cape collars, smartly finished, with large patch pockets, and narrow belt round waist; usual price £19 19s—Sale price £11 lis, at Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd. —Advt. .... Mr. A. W. Martin, Rupture Specialist and Sole Controller of the Dr. Sherman Method.-, of Treatment, will bring his seventeenth visit to Wellington to a close at the Hotel Cecil on Saturday, the 29th, at 3; p.m., and will leave for Auckland. No cases will be taken after the/hour mentioned.—Advt/ Great value in socks at Fowlds's Winter Sale. See all-wool English worsted 2s lid or two for ss. All-wool Wolsey worsted 35,9 d '„-.' Ladies and gentlemen,—The whiteness of your linen is an absolute triumph for No-Rubbing Laundry Help. Hawker Bros.—Advt. .To soothe jumpy, nerves, take Ceregen, the great nerve food. It builds up -the nervous system. All chemists sett CNV gen, 2s 6d to ISs, 6d.—i*/W