LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 26 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It is probable that the Committee stage of the War Regulations Bill which deals with the question of Liquor Control will not be reached until Thursday. The conference which has been arranged with a view to arriving, if possible, at a compromise regarding the question of hotel houTs will be held to-day.—Own ■Covrespon dcat.

The Pacific Cable Board 1 notify That the week-end service from the United Kingdom, Canada, and America, is suspended' -until further notice. .The soldiers' week-end 1 service Avill continue.

The. Castlecliffe Hotel at Wangan li was burned to the ground early tlr.-; morning. The inmates had a narrow escape. The stock and furniture was insured for £360, and the building foe £7OO. Plans for rebuilding were aoproved at the last Licensing Committee meeting.—Press Association.

Last month, an accident was reported to a Cadillac car coming back from the Otaki races, the cause 'being attributed to defective stealing gear. The agents for the car state that they have ascertained 1 that the accident was not caused by any defect in the gear and ask for this correction *n fairness to them.

The [Richmond branch of the L.T.L. held a meeting at the Institute on Wednesday last. Seven new members joined, making a. total of 68. Miss Weymouth gave a most interesting address on the slums of London, making an appeal to the children to live pure lives; also asking them to take an .interest in .Dr. Barnado's Home, where so much is done for children. A vote of thanks was passed to Miss Weymouth for her address. It is decided' to keep the present officers of the L.T.L. in office a year.

When the Prime Minister made his statement last evening regarding the business remaining to be done this .session, a member asked when the session was likely to close. 'T would like to be able to. say that it was going to close tin's week." replied Mfr Massey. "And so *say all of us,'* rejoined the member, amidst general "hears, hears." When Mr Massey was pressed to name the date on which the session wa.s likely to conclude, he replied that he was unable to lix a date. The general opiuion of members is thftt there is at least a fortnight's work still ahead.—Own Correspondent.

A statement that no votes for public works will he provided for on the Supplementary Estimates was made yesterday to a North Auckland deputation, by the Minister of Public Works. There is no money, not one penny, he said. "All the- money that I had to spare for the expenditure o.u public works was provided for on the General Public Works Estimates."' On being asked to promise a subsidy for a bridge over the Northern Wairoa River after "the war, Mr Eraser said. "I can make no promise now. The money may not be obtainable after the war for public works under 8 or 10 per cent.'' —Own <oit, spondem.

Mr Vigor Brown (Napier) has given notice to move a new clause to the War Regulations Bill providing that naturalised British subjects of enemy origin shall not be elidible for positions of member of Parliament or local bodies, Justice of the Peace, coroner, juror or hotel licensee. The clause also provides that such person shall not be eligible to vote at Parliamentary or local elections. — Own Correspondent. A notice of interest to shareholders of the Nelson District Fruitpackers, Ltd., living- on the Motueka side of the Moutere Hills, appears in our advertising columns. Mr P. Hannan, the sculler, has gone into the Blenheim Hospital to undergo an operation for an injury to his le?, which supervened as a- result of his match with Webb for the championship of New Zealand some monts ago.

Several ladies in Napier nre moving to induce the. Napier Hospital .Board to add a maternity ward to the Napier Hospital.

A water famine is being experienced at Mstaura at the present time 'says the Ensign), and several of the residents have to carry their r< ui,., ••hr nts for the. household.

A number of infectious diseases, of which diphtheria- has been the most prevalent, have been reported to the Wanganni Hospital lioard by the health inspector.

Apart from the- deplorable loss of life one. of the most regrettable and disastrous losses Dublin has sustained in consequence of the rebellion is the total destruction of the Royal Hibernian Academy. The outer walls are -still standing, but the building is complete.'y gutted. and all its treasures have been consumed by lire.

A novel idea was .propounded at a (meeting of Christ church employers in order to devise a common course, of act-ion 'in aai Industrial dispute. "I want a clause introduced," said an employer, "to provide that when a man enters on his day's work he shall not think of anything but the work he is on.'' It was agreed, the clause, was highly desirable, but the difficulty would he" the enforcement of it. It was also noted that then the unions would: say that the employers claimed the employees both in body and and in mind.

A remarkable story, for which we can vouch (says the Mangaweka, Settler) is told of a' young New Zealander from this district, who went Home to England and enlisted in an Imperial regiment. Hte had spent over 14 months in France, without receiving any .injuries whatever. .vhen he heard of the arrival of New Zealanders in Europe, not being able to obtain leave he left his battalion and trajnped over 200 miles to shake hands with boys from "Down Under." On return he was immediately arrested for desertion, but luckily escaped with the very light sentence of three days' detention in lieu of the death penalty," which may be imposed for this military crime on active service.

Lieut.-Colonel Moorhouse, officer in charge of the Red Cross, Wellington, •has sent .1 letter to the executive of . the Red Cross Centres, stating:—"His Excellency the Governor has received a letter from His Excellency the Viceroy of India expressing deep thanks for the hospital goods forwarded from New Zealand. He says, in conclusion: "I need hardly say how grateful we are in India for the generous help New Zealand is giving to us in this matter, and I should be glad if you would convey my best thanks to the Red Cross organisation." His Excellency the Viceroy in his letter says: 'I have only t oadd that we shall be glad to receive as much condensed milk and meat essence as New Zealand can afford' to send 11s. and these two articles condensed milk might be treat?d as the more urgent, since it is a. wholesome food, whereas meat essence is a stimulant'. I only mention this in case it may be impossible to supply both articles, in which ease condensed milk might be given the- preference."

A point of interest in regard to the wills of soldiers and sailors was decided by the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) at the hearing of an application for probate in the estate of Lawrence Broadbent. The deceased was an officer in the service of the Union Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and while his ship was in Sydney Harbour he obtained leave and went ashore for about six weeks, th-> shi" meanwhile proceeding on her jou;*nev . While on shore deceased made his will, which was not attested by witnesses. It was contended that the wi" came within the provisions of the Wills Act, relieving from the of formal attestation the wills of "soldiers being on actual military service, or m<t riners and seamen being at sea." His Honor referred to instances in which unattested wills of soldiers and sailors hai been held to he valid, but held that :n the case of a seaman, if not actually at sea, he must be on temporary leave. In the present case the severance of the seaman from his ship seemed to be complete, and- there was no evidence that he remained on the ship's articles. Under the circumstances the application for probate would have to be refused. According to an- old resident of Napier the present -winter is the worst, so far as rain is concerned, that he remembers.