LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 17 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Telegraph . Ufrke. advise that all cable message* for wcuiirffltl or invalided soldiers should be addressed care Zeaclvocate. London, which is kept advised of all movements in hospitals, and will arrange for delivery.

A. hfg -slip oe-cui ro ( j i. the Rocks Road just beyond the town side of the B.islu Reserve yesterday afternoon. Some of the debris'fell on'to the roadway, bti; -Iraflic was Jiol bloeked.

In the Supreme Court, in Chambers, at Wriliagton. on the i£fch inst., probate of the will of Itegiuald (Lewis; Manqy was. on the application of Mr E. B. Moore, granted by Mr Justice. .Edwards, to Albert. Isaac Manoy, Henry Mauoy and Lionel .Manoy. the executors named in the* will.

Sir Thos. Mackenzie,, General Richardson, and the War Contingent Association have completed arrangements /or the Christmas entertainments of New Zealand soldiers, says a London cable. All wiil receive plum .pudding gifts. Those on. leav? in London will be given a Christmas dinner.

On technical grounds, Mr Justice. Ediwards, at. Wcilinton to-day, quashed the convictions on two :in formations laid against Joan- Lang, barmaid of the Clarendon Hotel, .charged :wdth peimittlinig -shouting.—Press Association.

At tlie Wellimigtoni Suipremie Court to-day, ' George A. Webster, for thefit of moneys' from- the Upper Butt Town •Board, of .which lie was clerk, was sentenced to eight montlis at the Wa-iipawa .•Prison; Camp.—Press Association.-

Mr W. W. .Snodgrass. returned to 1 Nelson this morning" after attending the "monthlv meeting of the Advisory Board of the' Federation of the New Zealand Patriotic War Relief Societies. He states that during a general discussion [which arose in reference to the scope of the.Funds operations, it was..mentioned that vVang-auui, considering that- the Government allowance is not sufficient for the maintenance ox the wife and family of soldiers serving at the front, has adopted a standard, subsidising the Government pav to bring up the total income to £3 "10s a week tor a wife- and three children. The Southland Association has altered the title of their fund from Sick and Wounded Soldiers' Fund to Soldiers' and their Dependents' Fund, and the general trend of remarks made .by ali present was that the scope in. all cases must be as wide as; possible, this ;beiiig the result of experience throughout l,ew Zealand. V

Private Murdoch M'lver, of the 18th B-p-niforcements, who did not get away -with-that body, and was to have gone u:i,,i .•[' subsequent reinforcement, was found dead at No. 35 Thorndon Quay, Wellington-, on Wednesday afternoon, ■says, tne .Dominion, where he was staying. It seems that M'lver got out oi -'bed and left the house. During his absence the house was being fumigated, rand- was locked up for the purpose. M'lver returned to' the place later,, and 'evidently got inside through a backjwindow, which lie managed' to open. He "■was* found lving- with his head on his 'arm on a tin box close to the window. The police were sent for, and on tne< arrival ' of a constable M'lver was brought out into the vtresh air. in-. Faulke. who arrived shortly afterwards* pronounced life extinct. .The body, was removed to the morgue. was evidently asphyxiated by the fames of hvdfo-cvanic which was being iised fOl the fumigation. An inquest will be held.

\ leading Dunediu- coal merchant was asked -by an Otago. T,mes reported as tolhe .probable -elect on New Zealand of the coa.l strike in Australia: He. that, diurins the Summer, there was not a «rea* quantity of Newcastle coal, .used bv the Dominion householders, and that, despite the foot that coal were fairly -short of New South Wales coals, there should not be a .great deal cf inconvenience. Had, however, the strike occurred in the winter the £»si.fcW'iri Niew Zealand -must have, been rather serious. ■ The local coal companies "were able to fill all requirements •nV -the meantime, and the local railway deparfcineht and) the -gaswonkb were carrying ffoodi stocks of .both New South Wales and Dominion coals. If the strike shouldhappen to spread to New Zealand, the results would be very - serious. The miners' in New Zealand, .bowever had. during the, past, six- months or oo entered into working agreements ■with the employers as a result of pr-.-vate conferences, these agreements being fixed for .periods of 12 months and upwards-.

Costume Day To-morrow! 55 Ladies and Maids' Smart for half-price. In White and Coloured Piques. Poplins, and-Linens, all to go at 10s 6d, 15s 6d, 18s sd, 255, 30s 32s 6d. 355, 37s 6d. and 425. Auckland Clothing arid Drapery Co.*

Recent! v. on the eve of attaining military age, 'the boxer Darcy disappeared, and has since been missing. Yesterday, •ay* a Sydney cable", amongst the lugsa ge oi a ""• passenger of a' d eparting American steamer. two. letters were found addressed to Darcy, one bearing the pencilled signature of a well-known Sydney sportsman. • The passenger, and luggage were taken ashore, and proceedings will be taken under the War Precautions Act. ,

Suit Offer open only three more daysj Hurrv along .to-morrow ! ! "Master Out" High' Grade Tailored Boxed Suits for ; : T\ien—equal to most £5 5s tailor mades at 55s each. Usually. 5Ss 6d to 75s Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*. Cut but the Big Price Tailor Habit! ! "Vaster Cut : ' Tailored Boxed Suits for Men look as good" and are as good. Usually 58s od to 755; for next three days all 55s.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* St. John's Tennis Club court will be opened' for play at- 2.30 o'clock to-mor-row afternoon. Bought at half price ! ! 55 Ladies' arid Mauls' Costumes, in White, Pique, Coloured Pique, Poplin and Linen. All tc go at 10s 6d, 15s 6d, 18s. 6d, 255. 30s, 32s 6d, 355, 37s 6d, and 42s.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* Attention is drawn to Mrs Anstk-es now advertisement on sixth page of this issue. Just arrived ! ! 55 Ladies' and Maids' Stylish Costumes—samples 'bought at half-price. In White and Coloured Piques. Poplins. Linens, etc. All to go at 10s'6d. Tss 6d. 18s 6d. 255. 30s. 32s 6d. 355, 37s 6d. and 42s.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* Mr Alfred Gould will sell a two-seater Mitchell motor car at his rooms, also furniture, etc., at IT.a.m.. Particular? will be found in our auction columns. The's.s. Wbllsend is duo in Nelson on Sundav next direct from Sydney with a shipment- of Guano to the order of the New 'Zealand Loan and Mercantile Coy. Big Suit offer open oulv until Show Dav"' ''Master Cut" Tailored Boxed Suits for Men—equal to high priced tailor mades—all 55s each. Usually 58s 6d to 75s.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* , ~ • . "No Bubbing Laundry Help' -is out on its own for washing clothes, clean . without (rubbing. Is carton, does seven weekly washings, contains nothing injurious to "hands or: fabrics, tv<> jruara.ntee ' ; ",.:,...,