LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 14 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

En-dish, American, Expeditionary Force" and Continental mails, via Vancouver, are duo at Nelson on Wednesday morning.

•V small Australian mail arrived at Wellington by the Manuka last evening. The southern portion of the Niagaras English mail was expected to arive at Wellington this morning from Auckland.

At a well-attended meeting of representatives of 'branches of the Farmers Union held at Tapawera on November 9th, a pronouncement iu favour ot formina a company to work the lime deposits at Kaka by the Farmers' Union and kindred societies was earned. Pending the arrival of Dr Henderson's complete report and other information the consummation of the motion was held over until a further meeting to be calledand duly advertised.'

The Order-in-Council incorporating the Nelson Sick and Wounded Soldiers' and their (Dependents' Trmd- 'Society was published in the New" Zealand Gazette of 'November 9th.

The sittings of the Supreme Court at 'Nelson for 1317 have been fixed as follows -—Tuesday. March 13th : Tuesday, June 19th; Tuesday, December 4th.

Writincr to a C3iristchuxcii! L.■Oonpl. Charles Richardson, ;c-£ Greymouth, who was captured by the Germans on July 9, says:—"l ani wounded and in a German hOspiUU. Am now able to get up ■•from bed, and am being •treated Verv well. Well' be kept, here ■till the endf of the -war. Hope it won't bo long. I expect I shall be posted' as missing, but I ami only wound'ed.*' The ■note was written, from: Rriegskefaagenenlager. L..TOorpl. .Richardson' received nine°'Wounds, ana was •unconscious when •made prisoner: when' lie regained consciousness he awoke in a Gwikiii hospital.

"Far far awav. men i'rom Nelson Province are fighting for the folk, who are peacefully at tome. Others ■ a ; -re.in hospital in- a strange land. Mid*mtfe will be upon them at- Christmas. Will B,ev- ha& good cheer then from the neople of these sunny islands? J.He Sers will not forget, Will any. one of the brave be forgotten?" This is .a question put in the illustrated "Nelson Men For the War," pubksned to help in the raising of funds to provide comforts for soldiers overseas.- Ami the question has been nobly answered b } .b Sdid response to - the recent appeal Apart from this purpose, the booklet, with numerous tfciurcs . and -ompact letterpress, is an interesting ie--sof the vS.v work of New Zealand, particularly the Nelson area.

\n Vmerican decorative artist was detained at Holyhead on suspicion or heme a sot." The .decorative artist said, "Scnvirrel " and was immediately relented Afterwards- the officer explained' "No German-/' be pointed out, "can sav that word. He loses it in Ins throat. ' Now yon"—addressing the suspect—"said it like an Englishman. \\c -nav here pause to reflect that very lew of onr cousins on the other side can say "squirrel" like an Englishman. 1-hev. cjenerallv pronounce a I'nble But this is a. neghble detail, the main point being that the officer,.--with native shrewdness, hit on a, word that the Hun is unable to pronounce. .. V\ e should like to point" out that there are several other English words and phrases which the German seems ..unable to articulate. Anvbodv who ibefore the. waxmet the Prussian in public places, such is Tube stations and restaurants, must have noticed ; .his- inability to say "Pleas"" or "Thank you.' Anothershibboleth beyond the power ot the Hun was "I 'beg your pardon.'

Its the report ofi the executive of the Associated Chambers of Commerce it is "stated■:—"The matter of trade- during and after the war was one of the principal subjects of discussion at the conference of New Zealand Chambers lipid last year, and the executive has devoted much time to its consideration. The resolutions in this connection which "were •adopted- at the. conference were brought to the notice of the Prime Minister, the Minister for Finance, and the Minister for Customs bv a deputation, from the executive which waited on these Ministers on February l4th. 1916, and the views of the New Zealand commercial communitv. as expressed- by the conference, were laid before the representatives of the Government and discussed with them., Later on the executive was informed by the Prime Minister that these matters had been referred to the New Zealand Board of Trade for investigation and report. The Board ol Irade has taken the opportunity of personally interviewing various chambers throuffhout New Zealand and has expressed the •iesire to confer later on with the executive of tha. association. New Zealand -annot act" independently, in this matter —it will require to work in concert with ither parts of the British Empire and with our Allies. A remit bearing on Mris aspect of the subject has- heeir nfaced'on the order paver by the Wel'ington Chamber of Commerce, which •uagests .that a standing committee ;"be et up to cooperate with the executive >f the association in/ watching .developments,', so that the commercial interests if New Zealand shall bo conserved."

"No' Subbing Laundry Help" is out on its own for washing clothes clea.n without rubbing. Is carton, does seven weekly, washings, contains nothing injurious to hamd'S or fabrics, we .guarantee lh)3.—T. PelT/.t.

The census returns show t;he popula- | ■tion' of Punedin. Gitv as 55.290. coti- , pared with 41.529 .'n 1911. Since 1911 foui' suburbs wninVgaawited with the cH-v. Their population) in 1911 was j 55,210. so that the increase amounts to 80.- —Press Association. .A Press Association telegrams from Auckland states 'that the steamer A\banv. which sank iu the breakers! off Murvwai. beach after lic'nj refloated, is reported to be .breaking up. ,

Next Sunday will '..e observed as ''Children's Day" in St.. John'? Methodist Church, and special services wiU be held morning, afternoon, -and evening. The preachers for the day will be ministers attending the annual Synod. Selected hvmns and anthems, -which have been carefully practised, will be sung bv the scholars, assisted by the choir and orchestra. Owing to extra, expense during the year the officers and teachers of the school are making an appeal for special offerings in connection with the services.

During the course of the recent recruiting campaign one of those engaged, a returned soldier who went to Gallipoli with the Main Body and served for a considerable time on that inhospitable shore, struck what he describes as one of the most amusing incidents of his life. He was visiting one of the far back mining claims of the district. After half a, day's tramp through bush and, alono- rough tracks in which one sank to the knees at almost every step lie came across a. sturdy digger's tent through, which a vonng'creek was running. This man had to carrv all his fond> four miles) along this terrible track on his back. It was a life, the recruiting official saw- at a glance, that would tax the sturdiest constitution, and imagine his surprise when, in reply to :his question about enlisting, he received the renlv from the sturdv digger. "I don't think I could stand the hardships."

"It will be , exceedingly » difficult" (states the executive of the association: of New Zealand Chambers of Commerce) +o give practical effect to all the recommendations made to the Allied Governments bv the Economic Conference held, in Paris', which will result in a ■harmonious working arrangements between the Allied couritires. Even so far as the j British Empire is concerned, a uniform j scheme adaptable to all parts of it will lia very difficult, if not impossible, _ of application. The economic conditions obtaining in the various countries which comprise thc» Empire are so diverse that there must be variation iiv the application of any scheme. Nothing, however, seems more definite than that there is a fixed determination to endeavour to make the British Empire interdependent so far as its resources are concerned, by the adoption of reciprocal trading relations all parts of the Empire, and by assistance in the establishment mid continued maintenance of 'key' industries of vital importance. It will no doubt be folly to attempt unduly to restrict international trading, but it is evident that in future endeavour will be made to regulate commercial intercourse with other nations, so as to guard unfair competition with Bi'itish Empire trade, and so as to prevent manufactures and commodities • essential to the Empire's industrial and commercial life becoming the. monopoly of foreign countries. "

A lingering interest attaches to the Antarctic vessel Aurora in that she is intended to rescue ineni imarooned on the ice Nb expense is being spared to put .the vessel uu .first-class order, and judging' by her appearance as she lies at the Port Ohalmcr* wharf repairs aro Hearing completion (says tho Dunedin Star). Her fore-topgallant imast has been sent aloft, and the main and mizzera topanosts also hoisted into position. The "crow's nest" gleams at the main topun-asthead with .something of the ad'venturous element that set-the vessel whale-hunting in Davis Straights over 40 years ago. Time had left its mark dn various ways on the one-time dauntless whaler. " Ail. that Iras been ma do good, and she is now sand to be equal dm seaworthiness <to .the days of her first youth. The cosifc of tlie "latest repairs is >?aid to have run into a co'nsiderabio sum, ibut as this <is the last enterprise of the kind likely to be seen in these waters for many years to come, the cost 'will not be grudged. The Aurora will probably leave for the ice in Deofern■ber.

Some difficulty experienced .in obtaining both'deck and. stokehold crews for two transports which are at present being refitted at Port Chalmers, j says the Otago Daily Times. The new terms that are proposed by. • the' meri ''before they agree to sign on include a war bonus of 20 per cent., a- week's holiday, and a free railway pass to their homes on arrival in. England, and the payment of one-half of their wages when they reach England. These demands have been telegraphed to Wellington by the Dunedin office of the Marine Department, but so far no reply has been received from the The men have been advised by the executive of the Seamen's Union iii ' Wellington to sign on at once under the ordinary conditions, with the exception that they may retain their demand for receiving half their wages on arrival in England, as', their not doing- so will involve a breach of the agreement that at present exists with the Defence Department. A few deck hands have signed on one of the vessels, but not firemen, and the crew of the other ship decline to take any action until this vessel has secured her complement. It seems probable' that the matter will .bo satisfactorily adjusted within the next day or two.

In' view of the immense consumption of aweat, whicli is at imposing such a. strain >up ! oni the woiid's resources the New York Journal of Commerce re-, fers to the satisfactory development of the .frozen) meat tiade hi Brazil. Official statistics from- Bio oW Janeiro show that export was inaugurated in November. 1914, with a trial shipment of 1415 kilos sent from Santos to England. During January 1&15, 10,579 kilos were exported, and so .rapid was the progress made ■that the exportation for the whole year totalled ho fewer than; 8,5£5,970 kilos '(approximately 7600 tons), practically all shipped .from Santos. During the first four anonthis of the current year Santos has sh piped-considerably move than .half the quantity exported during the [previous twelve months, while Rio shipmentis have nearly trebled'' in value.

An officer who was wounded on the second day of out pommo advance, •writing to his friend says: "Hew I am' here alive to tell the tale goodness only ■knows. To say that it wa,s hell,is only, putt.'aig it mildly. However, you won't care to hear about that side of the ■story. By jove, give me the New Zen landers when there is a bit of scrapping and bayonet work to*be done. It was great Ito see how they went through Fritz's trenches—four of them ..' There was no '■beg fcaffdons.' and our cna-ps left eac'h trencli. strewn with dead. Prisoners were numerous, and it was fun- to seethe Bodies putting np their .hands and saying, 'Mercy, Icaana-radi!' "We have heard so much,- about that, ■• but it is •really'funny whew you. see 1t... Of course thero were uunreToiia Germans who fought well,' but on the -whole wo had .thfemi well beaten. I was not with our crowd -when they readied the fourth and • •final objective, as I got any crack JusT 'before we reached the fourth, but I sa.w enough, to show ml© that it won't be Jong be fore Fritz; crumples np and tilings come fo an end."

The Victorian Betting Tax for the two riavs of the Onp meeting yielded, says a Melbourne came. The mails which left New Zealand on the klst September,, via Australia, arrived in London on 9th inst. The Helping Hand Shop wiii he Vpcm as usual this week. Promised citts : - v.m the Port will be collected or; '. h;.-'.'.-Ci_;.. moi-ning. Contributions of £ii:::e. i' ;i ; - ! are specially asked for, a- number wanted, and owners with any to spare ! are requested to kindly communicate 1 Avith the shop. . ■, Referring, to Mr J. .McC'ombs's scli«m© which is- dor the City Council to en<nwo 50 recruits aaid supjplemen't them' pay up to £2 16s lOdi ,p e r week, the Hon. James Allen stated yesterday that the scheme would) not .be of nruieh assiatanco to a .recrin.t with a Avife and t-ln-.ee ehildrenrwho received) now from .the Gioventiiiiewt £2 17s 9d a week ; jn •pa-- and allowances in addition to free food and clothing, apart 'altogether -.frtinTi '■the grant he would receive from the Patriotic Fund. While some of the Rona Bay fishermen had 1 their lines out in 200 fathoms ■of water recently, they liatiAed .up a large flat .p.eco of rock, Avhich had the ap-. .j'p.a.i'aiice of havinig been-submerged foxcenturies (says the* "Wellington Post). It was covered with exquisite -white shells ot A*ery delicate design and; almost fcra.ns- . parent. .Marine dnseots had made holes right through rock. So unique was tha specimen .from the ocean-bnd, that' it was forwarded) to the Domin, on Museum. . ! The annual conference of waterside ' Avorkers has been fixed for December 1 at Auckland (says the New Zealand Times). The question of a lose federation, bctweeni Australian and New Zealand waterside Avorkers, which was -dis* cussed at the annual con-terence of the Australian Federation, held at Hobart. on October 10, will come up for consideration. Two men who hesitated before an hotel iiii Auckland on' Saturday night, .parleyed a moment, and, then proceeded inside, recei\-ed an unpleasant shock at being held up by a police officer and informed that thev were considered to 'ihave transgressed the Avar regulation's that .barred the ancient and one-time honourable custom) of "shouting." Exclamations revealed 1 (says-the Stair) that the officer had beeni wittoVii ear-shot Avbeni the men discussed their intentions outside 'the door.

Two younigi SliortTwym l bulls 'which were being led' up Manchester .street, Christchurch, the other evening, says the Press, objected earnestly at being compelled to listen to .the skirl of the .pipeaof the Pipe Band, -wh' : cu was parading (the streets. "Puir Sassenach bcasties, remarked! a in» tiho crowd. "If they had' beeai' Aberdeen-Angus they., would no hae minded!"

Professor Kioith has told tho British Association that the English face is altering.' "The most definite .changes • in the modern skull are, in tho jaws, gums, palate, and teeth. In every "tenth"" modern woman and in every fifteenth, modern man are deficiencies in the development of the jaws, contractions .of the palate, and irregularities of the teeth, which- did not become common until quite recent centuries. A minute comparison of skulls shows that the > English face has 'become narrower and longer. Physical changes are taking place, and some of them are not for our ultimate good." The subject for decorations for -bravery, in tho field was referred to in tho course' of an address by Mr C. J. Parr, "VI.P. He Teniarked upon a recent cablegram .to the effect that Sir Joseph Ward had stated that a. young Rotorua, named Tilsley, 3iad' performed an act of braveiy for which, he d'eservedi >th© Victoria Cross- On his visit to the front, said -Mr Parr, he had found that there " was considerable compila-ini" among .officers and men on this question. A recenjt return had shown that while Austral/amp had received ' 366 Military Crosses, ( ,111© Zealand forces, Iliad only received onto Tri tho samp neriod. No onto tho dashing* Australian) .soldiers their large list of> honours, but he felt that something was wrongi when New Zcalanders could get only one. He afraid the higher command had not.suifficiently recognised ,in the past the doughty deeds of the New Zealatnd' men. W.h'c'ta at- it-he front ho was told ot cases of wonderful .bravery, both at Gallipoli- and- in France, -but apparently these had gone unrecognised. Mr "Parr sa.idi he was glad to see that Sir Joseph "Ward was evi-; deiitly looking into the matter. In connection with All .Saints' Girls* Friendly Society a motor car will leave Gould's' Corner' at 2.30 to-morrow afternoon for Bishopdale. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will hold a special stock sale at Tiichmond on the 23rcl\inst. (day after show). , Mr A. Gould will sell furniture and effects at the Ftaeremai Tea Booms tomorrow.