LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 12 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The question of a light opposite the Beef Barrels att 'Okuri Point was brought again tinder the notice of the Hon. Mr : Heme's, Minister of Marine, who is having the matter inquired into.

A "casual camp" will be held at Tapawera from May 13th to. 25th, for details from all units in. Area Group 12; This camp will be attended by all men who have not put in the required training with their units at the annual camp. Mounted Rifles will not take, horses. Senior Cadet officers wishing to attend the casual camp should make application to the. Defence Office.

As a result of a discussion in the din-ing-room of a Hamilton hotels a prominent Auckland musician has summoned a well-known Auckland land agent for assault. It is understood that he has also" issued a writ for damages for alleged slander in being called, a German. —Press Association. ,

To-morrow will he Showroom Batgain Day. at the big scatter,! Ladies'' Smart Cosy Blanket Coats.—no two alike, for 15s lid, 255, 355, ■'arid 45s each. 1 Worth 30s to 65s. —Auckland Clothing and Drapery-Co.* • ■ : . ' Choice, millinery at clearing prices to reduce stock.; Get in early.^Tasker's.* Great values in flannels, flannelettee, and winter shirtings'and pyjama-cloths— Tasker's.*

A horse attached to a cart belonging to Mr Haggitt, contractor, bolted on theRocks Road on Monday morning, and managed to carry away a portion of the fencing in the Basin Reserve before it was stopped by another carter drawing his horse and cart across the road. Beyond the carfc having the shafts pulled out, and about a chain of the Basin Reserve fencing being broken down, no damage was done,

Administration of endowment lands will' engage the attention of the Wellington Farmers' tjhioii Ceiiferehca,. to be held at J?aliiatua this month . The executive will propose: "That the conference approves of the proposals foxamending the National Endowment Act as follows:—Section 3 of the principal Act to be repealed. All national endowment land held at the date of the passing of this amendment act shall, as suitable oppoi*tunity occurs, be sold for cash, or leased with the option of purchase. Where lands are already leased, the option to purchase to be offered to the present lessee" at the actuarial valuation of the State's interest ill tile land, and the payments by way of instalments of not less than 10 per cent, of the ascertained value;. All moneys arising from the sale of endowment iailde shall be reinvested by the purchase of city or. town properties, which shall, become a part, of "the. national 'endowment land, but must" be disposed of by leasehold for a term of years."

It was decided at yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce says the "Post," to promote an important conference to consider the extension of* British trade and othe£ : important trade topics. It will -proßably bei held in Wellington either 'in Jtfly- or August, and invitations to. send delegates are to be forwarded to-the variftus chambers throughout .N&w Zealand.', This is the outcome of -A recomendatiph of a sub-committee Mr R. W. Waterhouse said he thought the time had arrived when they should do somethingpractical towards protecting _ British trade in such a way as to penalise Germany. It should be wise to strike now, in the hope of getting some measures on the Statute Book "during next session. Mr C. W. Jones thought that.it would be advisable to hold the conference while Parliament was in session.

The dangers upon driving over railway' crossings -without first .ascertaining whether or not a 'train is approaching were commented upon -.by the Auckland magistrate" in the Police Court recently," when Edward" Hinton and James'Holston were : charged, driving oyer tlie Mount Edecii crossing;in .the prison, reserve whilst an- ,'■ engine Tvas within'- half-a-fhile. "" Holston. ;had lppked. up : ahd down' the line "hefore... driving across, but as -he was. actually- crossing he saw the train coming.; He' got •.safely but Hinton, "who was behihdThim with' a' two-hprs.e team," failed to; - notice the approaching" train 'or .Holstpn's; sigiial thai' one Vas coming, arid one of his horses''was-killed "by the engine. Hinton, who -said-■"• 'fhert-H© relied on ; the search made by Holston, -wag ordered, to pay 30s" 6d "costs/ His Worship xemarkirig that it was, very .necessary to .im-. pi-ess upoii the'.' public 'that they must observe the rules iif regard" to J?^ 1 crossings. ' Holston, His Worship added,had done all that co"uld : .be . expected, and therefore the charge against him. would be dismissed.- • - ■'. ••■■;• , .■

Writing from' 1 , of HKe New Zealand'.' expeditionary -. force, Zertoun Cathp, Cairo; on Marcß.2l, Col.' W.'O. Braithwaite,- genera* staff officer,; says :-—"T,his. diyisiori^r:we now call ourselves 1 tfte New Zealand;and Australian'Divis ion; ; as we include the Australian Ist LighJ> Horse Brigade, / .and the 4th Australian Infantry has come on by leaps and. bounds in its training since the New '.year,rand we have worked hard for it. Tlie New Zealand Infantry Brigade earned a great reputation for steadiness and soldierly bearing during the five weeks that, they were on dutv on the canal. Our horses are now looking very fit; the. Egyptian ration seems to agree with them. ■ Our weak spot lies in the quantity-of our artillery, that is,-'in the nuirfber of guns. We have onlv 20> and <we ought to have at least-v36.' : 'Our■. New: i Zealand Field Artillery Brigade is "certainly our most efficient unit, in. fact IVshould say they were- quite as good •astany-regular field artillery brigade.v Ourvarmy ; corps divisional train of five companies is now complete, and in a week's time we ought to be ready to take the field.

A who appeared in a truancy case at. the Christchurch Court, Ghristchurch, savs the "Lyttelton Times," said that her son was workino- '.and 'she did not want him to, go back to school. "He's such a" dunce that I -.don't think .ho -will ever get the - sixth : s ..she continued, "and. as he is v earn/ng, good: money I would rattier .pay the &ne than send him to school,' 1 "The":-Magistrate jsaid he would adjourn,, the- case months,' and it the 'mother did not send the lad to" school he would inflict a heavy penalty. "Well. I will have to work-hard and save up the moiney to pav the" fine,, the case o comes : on," observed the mother as she left; the Court. 'He's nearly fourteen now, and I'll be jollv glad when the few months are past." /• [ The steam whaler Ha-nanui 11. is. in Auckland udergoing her survey • in preparation for the coming whaling season. Mr Herbert Cook, of Russell, explained to a' "Herald" reporter, that- the are expected about the end of May. There are two whaling seasons during the months of June and July and September and' October. At. the present time the whales are down south exploring the food localities. They live largely on crayfish spawn and the spawn of other fish About this time they commence to move north to the breeding or calving grounds and return later on. Whaling operations are designed to intercept the mammals on their northerly and southerly courses and between the two periods the whalers are idle. , creatures come in ones and twos, and fours, and sometimes in large numbers. Mr Cook never has any idea whether a season is to be a good or bad one until the whales arrive. Last year was described as only., fair, fifty seven being caught during tne four months of 1914. One hundred would constitute a good season. Much depends on: the. weather for the whalers cannot go out m stormy periods. Thursday's Sale Specials!! To-morTow we'll boost things along ladies' Stylish Tailored Costumes— all samples, no two alike—for 28s 6d, o/s 6d and 42*. Worth 50s to 70s—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co. Another special bargain lot Navy serge blouse robes, 19s 6d each worth. 27s money savers. McKay and Son, Bridge street.* , Showroom Sale Specials for to-morrow! Ladies' Very Smart "Blanket Coats, no two exactly alike*—full and threequarter lencths—for 15s lid, 255, 355, and 45s- each. /"Worth 30s to 65s.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* To reduce stock, some splendid costume bargains now offering.—Tasker's.* Special bargain line for a, few days only. Navy serge blouse robes lQs 6d each, worth 21s. Come and secure one while they, last—McKay and Son, Bridge 1 street.*- '■ .■.'"'."'/"

See the big reductions we on high-class furs imported direct ironi WooK's.—Tasker's, Hardy'street.*.

Snappy Specials .for vThrirsday! morrow, at our big 'flutter—Ladies' Exclusive Tailored Costumes—all samples —at 28s 6d and 37s- 6d and 425. "Worth 50s to 70s.—Auckland Clothing and 1 Drapery Co.* •

The Ascension firiy services at the Cathedral are advertised;

Milton's Acre presents a fine sigui «fr the present timo. The recently-sowii grass has now come away well, and the swards ave beautifully green, whilo the borders are g&j -with autumn flowers, thai chrysanthemum in particular making a noble display. A good deal of pilfering, however, is going on, and it is a pity someone cannot be detected in the act of stealing the flowers and made an example of.

The fairifall experienced in the Mangaone Valley, hear Morei-e, during the month of March, amounted to no less than 23-64 inches, being registered on 17 days. This record was only exoeedsd throughout the Dominion at the Summit, Wairarapa, where the month's fall was 25.92 inches on 25 days.—"Poverty Bay Herald."

The Anchor Company draw the attention of intending passengeis to an alteration in the time of sailing cf the s s. Kdi to-morrow, when sht- will leave Motueka at 7 a.m., instead of 3 a.m. Motueka Territorials going ir.to camp will note that the Koi affords them the chance of reaching Nelson in tiiia to catch the to. ei.ooii traitii

A general meting, of; <?f. ■ th| Nelson Poultry Asociatiop. r vrillv:fe' ;held at the Co-operative - - E<K>ms- on. 14th inst., to further arrangements, in connection with the forthcoming, show. A proposal will also be brought forward to devote the'whole of the profits v of the. show to the" Red .Cross Fund,., ..Now that, our .-New Zealand soldiers, are-ih. action, this' fund -appeals :with greater force than ever. All-we at lome can' do to alleviate the sufferings -of .we wounded' should be. done, and the Poiutry. Association's Show will furnish, one dpgdrturiity for -practical help. ■ An art urtioii is being held in connection with the show, very Valuable prizes being offered.

'An'enthusiastic" meeting of the coh> raittee making arrangements for the ball in the Provincial Hall on June 3rd, in aid of the sox fund and the 'Evening Mail" Tobacco Fund was held last 1 night, about 30 members being present. Tieports showed that'the matter is being taken up keenly, and it is assured that a very successful function will be the result. Many offers of help were , received, and the committee' have good reason to feel that their endeavour will be" well repaid by a large, attendance. The meeting last night decided that the portion of the money to be devoted to the Tobacco fund will be solely for the benefit of the Nelson boys at the front. A vote of thanks was passed to Capt. T. Johnson for presiding and to the Cooperative Society for the use of the room.

The danger of exposing a naked light to open benzine was illustrated by a ni«> that occurred in the motor-cycle shop of Mr. J. Boucher, at 74 Lambton Quay, Wellington, says the "Times." An assistant went into the workshop at the rear of the premises to get some petrol at about half-past five on Saturday afternoon. He was pouring the highly inflammable liquid from an open tm, when he struck a match. An immediate, outburst of fire was the result, and a bucket of water thrown on the flames made matters much worse. Mr Boucher attempted to use an extinguisher, but the fire was too* big by this time, and" his arm was slightly scorched. The Fire Brigade received the call about twenty minutes to six, and, though the flames had a good hold, succeeded in extinguishing them. The workshop and a stairway were both severely- damaged. The contents of the shop were insured in the Northern and the Yorkshire offices for £900..

A New Plymouth man who took paTt in an entertainment at Hawera last week scored a success' far beyond his wildest dreams, says the Taranaki "Herald." He was to'impersonate a drunken man, and accordingly dressed, up in all the panolpy of war, he slipped through the side door and commenced to imitate the gambols of the tipsy one with such accuracy that' a sturdy-loking person in the front row suddenll got up, and lading a heavy hand on the inebriate's shoulder bade him "follow me." The thunder-struck comedian had no course but to obey, but once outside the building explanations followed wit ha rush, and the stalwart gentleman, who, needless to say, was a member of the police force on duty bont, was full of apologies. But in the meantime the public, evidently being as badly "taken in" as the constable, and thinking the concert was at an end, had nearly all left the building. To reduce stock we are offering some very special price reductions and Ladies' Winter Coats.—Tasker's*