LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 26 May 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The total number of" cases of infantile paralysis reported in the district under the control of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid' Board is twentyseven. Of these, nineteen are from the Borough of Masterton.

Professor Prince, the Canadian Com'missioner of Fisheries, .lecturing at liegina, Saskatchewan, last month, described' New Zealand as a land of paradoxes. The people were cultured' and aristocratic, but at the same time they were very radical. The scenery of the country was remarkably beautiful, find Professor Prince predicted that- New Zealand would eventually become a great pleasure resort. It w r ill be remembered t'liat Professor Prince visited the Dominion in 1914 in order to report on the fisheries of this country.

A terrier at Lyttelton is evidently of a. rovinnr disposition, and has a, penchant for visiting other ports. Some time ago he went on iboard a. collier, and travelled to Newcastle, and subsequently Brisbane and; Sydney. At.the last mentioned port he went ashore, and was "reported" missing for some weeks. To the great surprise of the people who knew him, he turned up at Lytelton on another steamer. It is stated that he often takes a trip in the coastal steamers, and never fails ultimately to return, to Lyttelton.

A special meeting of the Nelson Poultry Association was 'held last evening in Opie's rooms, Mr Martin presiding over a fair attendance of members. Among other business the special prizes in connection with the forthcoming show were dealt with, and it was decided that the demonstration and judging of live exhibits and canaries only be taken next Thursday evening, and White Lieghorns the following Thursday.

Pukekohe has been well in the limelight recently owing to the sensations that have been happening in that, thriv ing little, township, and the latest incident that helps to keep it in the van of sensationalism is a public horsewhipping, the chief actors being a well-known resident and a married soldier on leave The facts of the case, as understood by the Auckland Star, are likely to be ventilated in the Police 'Court. " It is stated that' when the soldier arrived home from ramp on leave his wife complained that she had been annoyed by a certain ps<rson. This incensed the man in khaki, an<l he took the first op]3ortnnity of administering to the individual concerned a vigorous horsewhipping.

A very interesting fact disclosed is the. recent arrival in Berlin of many Bulgarian and Turkish officers and men. They have been brought there simply for advertisement. The German. ,Government are doing everything now with the motive of cheering the public, and trying to rearouse their war enthusiasm. So they want the public to realise visibly that Germany really lias allies, and to show the wonderful brotherhood. with the Turks. It is just like a circus parade. These Turkish officers are in full dress uniforms, and are always in the company of German officers. There are also Ai'istrians and Bulgarians. They, too, always have Germans with them, and Avalk "about the principal streets, especially Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse. In the. principal cafes tobies are reserved for German and Turkish officers together. ,• \

Acting on his warning, given two cr three weeks ago, Mr J. "S. Evans to-day imposed fines of £3 on cyclists convicted of riding at night .without lights. Today's lesson should have a salutary effect, more especially as a ve'-y sound excuse must be given before Vthe Magistrate will accept it. It will Dc noticed, in the report of the Court proceedings appearing elsewhere, that some of the defendant? were "caught" as early aa 5.35 p.m.. .and as the winter advances, and particularly on cloudy evenings, cyclist? run a great risk of being stopped by a constable at an even ■erirkcr hour. " According to the By-laws lights are to 'be caxried between sunset and sunrise; but while the police exercise discretion and do not interpret the Bylaw literally, cyclists will be well advised to have too little rather than fee much margin. As tilings go now. ev.en "five o'dockers" are running a risk of "£3: costs 75."

In a letter regarding the protection of I hawks received by >lr J. A. Young, JVI.P., from the Minister of Internal Affairs, it is stated that the Department has decided to protect these-' birds" this year as it was strongly urged, that they, being the natural enemy of the rabbit* should now be protected. It is impossible, says the Minister, to deal with the matter differently in any one portion of the country, but it is hoped to deal with the matter during the present session. Mr Russell adds, however, k nafc under the existing Act he has power to authorise any person to destroy animals or birds found on his property and committing damage. If application is made by N the owners of property that is being destroyed he will favourably consider that application.

I An interesting statement which shows ! the difficulties with which the-Wanganm -Hospital Board has to contend was made by the chairman of the Board on Thursday (says the Chronicle). Speaking of the money paid out by the Board for the purchase of. .chemicals and d.rugs, Mr Battle quoted several of the prices now ruling 'for different medicinal articles. Before the war one preparation was costing 4s 6d per lb. It now costs 955. Another has advanced from 16s* per lb to 120s. Other common increases are fron\ 6d to 4s 6d, 9s 6d to 395, and from 10s* 6d to 355. Further, Mr Battle.pointed out that the experiment of establishing a dispenser at the hospital had been a complete success, as mixtures which had before been bought could now be made upon the premises, with a very great saving in the cost.

A general, meeting of the Rover.. Foot r ball Club will be held this evening at E. Opie's rooms at 7.45.

Intercessory service will be held in the Temperance Hall on Monday at 3 p.m.

Trimmed Milliheiy—all smart new season's styles—a very fine selection now offering a* 10s 6d and 12s 6d. These goods are well worth double.—McKay's.*

The Anchor Company announce that owing to annualinspection. the s.s. Kaitoa will not run on Monday and Tuesday next, consequently 'they will have no steamer leaving here for Wellington on Tuesdav, 30tr inst.

'Special Bargains in, Ladies' Warm W 7 inter Coats, former 7m'ces 17s- fid to 455, all 10s 6d, and a better lot worth 25s to 70s.' now 21s. These two spe ial lines will be quickly bought, so inspect early at McKay's.*

A meeting will be held on Tuesday. 30th, in connection , with the. Soldiers' Rest Room. All ladies helpiiig and others "willing to help are invited to be jrresent in the committee room in the Institute at 4.15 p.m.

Messrs McKay's, the drapers are now offering three very special value lines, Oirls' Warm -Coats at 6s lid. Indies' 'Coats, good materials, 10s 6d and 21s, and' Ladies' Smart ', THmmed Hats at 10s 6d' and "12s 6d. Ladies will he well advised: to make an eal'lyi inspection of i these goods.* . *

"I think that pricing your land on tho present price of your products is ridiculous and absurd. A great number of people have been ruined by it. I only hope that the prices will be maintained after the war is over; and that there wiil not be a big drop. I have seen it before. Land thai was said to be very good, fetching a i.igh price, and some years latch- <' "' !v : :iging in half the original price/ s.na me Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) to Sir James Wilson, at the Levin-Greatford Deviation Commission, sitting in Palmerston.

The record log for a West* Coast sawmill was brought into the Land and Timber Company's mill at Te Kinga on Thursday last (says the Greymouth Star) It was a- white pine 86 ft long and sft lOin in diameter at the butt 3 "*~and well maintained throughout its length, no knots being visible and very little shake. When cut it produced 6800 superficial feet of timber, only 620 ft being secondclass. The rest was first-class, and included 4300 ft of wide boards.

There is no prospect of che Government securing a new steamer to release the Hinemoa till after the war, says the Post. Plans for the new vessel, however, are now in the hands of the shipping engineer at Home, who is overhauling the plans and specifications. These, as reviewed by an expert, will (states Dr. M'Nab, Minister of Marine) be sent back to the Dominion for final approval before tenders for construction are invited. Meanwhile extensive alterations have been made to the Hinemoa, and the Department's surveyors report that she Ts now quite safely serviceable for about three years in the lighter class of work.

A rather sensational story is told by the News regarding a family" that resides in the New Plymouth district. From the account given it appears that it came to the knowledge of the father that a party of men proposed to pay a midnight visit to his son's whare, with the object of wrecking it, and he accordingly set about to equip a small force to repel any attempt at destruction. It was stated that guns and other useful weapons of defence were provided, and a scheme was decided upon to protect the whare at night, and to give the raiders an unexpected reception. Well-equipped and wide-awake, the force prepared 1 to defend the" whare, and as it neared midnight the approach of the raiders. 10 sturdy young men, was announced. They approached the- place and proceeded to surround it, whereupon the defend;ers ; also indulged in a little, surrounding business. Seeing that they were expected, the, raiders" scattered," and- four escaped, but " without any. difficulty the other six men were captured. The er's are reported not to have "shown fight," and the incident was a much quieter affair than had been anticipated'. The names of all the raiders have been obtained, and it is said that every one is well known in his district.

The Hon. Dr. E. M'Nab, Minister of Marine, on Iris return from the South Tsland, told a Wellington Post reporter that during his trip he visited the fish hatchery at Halc+taramea, and whilethere saw those in charge- trapping salmon as they came' up the river, and stripping them. Up to" the time he was there about £05,G00 ova had been' stripped, 17.GC0 were stripped the day ho was there, and 75.000 the next day. "We expect, with the second station on the .•Dohson," said Dr. M'Nab, "that we will strip nearly a million ova this year. The fry will be placed in the HokitikaRiver, as, tt'he-, evidence shows that all the E-a-st 'Coast rivers are being filled with salmon'from'the Waitaki, and if -we can fill the Hokitika,Biver we expect it to fill all the others to' the north of it. From the number of fish that are running up the river they must be there in hundreds of thousands. Up to the time of my visit 310 had been caught in the Hakataramea, which is a, small tributary, and. another'.year or two should enable us to open up some of the rivers for salmon fishing." J>r. M'Nab added that he had heard of the fish being caught at sea as far south at Foveaux Strait and' right-up to the Hurumfi-

N'=w Zealand soldiers who have been in England since January, and hove experienced the succession of blizzards said to have been the worst for 50 years, will, savs a writer -from the New Zealand base at Hornchurch, have a keener appreciation of the mild winter of their homeland than they have hitherto had The writer stoted that he made a, trip 1.0 Staffordshire that usually takes about 2-5 hours, but he had to leave during the hoisrht of the worst blizzard of the century and' the ionrney took 12 hours The distance was 105 miles. If he had h-on in New Zealand the timo occupied on such a, journey would not have been w very extraordinary, but m TUngland, where von cannot count the blades ot crass as the train move*, it was fornefhinn- ouito out of the ordinary A J the wav° along, the. 'telegraph poles were either Kin a; full length on the snowonvered "ei-ound, or snapped off l ial ™>' up Snow fell heavily, all through .he iournev. and was so thick that the head of the"train could not be seen three carriage lengths away.

In replv to a question in the House of RcniWentatives yesterday by Mr T. 'W. Rhodes '(Thames), whether the Government would, without delay, take the necessary steps to compel the banfc? to issue only clean paper money, as many of the notes in general circulation were* filthy, germ-carrying agents, J menace to the public health, the Kight Hon. Sir Joseph Ward (Minister for Finance) said: "I am afraid that tins is not a matter which can 'be remedied at the present time. The banks are,- 1 am aware, endeavouring to procure new notes for issue, but owincr to the war it is impossible to get a sufficient supply printed and forwarded to New Zealand for circulation. The banks are, 1 am informed, fully alive to the inconvenience, and are doing their best to remedy it."—N.Z. Times.

At a meeting of the committee of the Nelson Trotting 'Club yesterday afternoon it was decided to apply to the New Zealand Trotting Association lor Wednesday, February 14th, as the date.for the next annual race meeting.

On the 17fch inst., Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, granted '.(probate cm application (by Mr Fell, of tfm -will of 'Estov Thomason, late of Wai-iti, to Messrs V. C. Thomason and A. U. Quanton", the executors named.