Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1917. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 6 October 1917, Page 4

Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1917. LOCAL AND GENERAL

In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr Massey, in reply to >Jr Okey said he had received from the Imperial authorities a definite offer for the purchase of the new season's butter output. He proposed to ask lenresentatives of producers to meet him next week t6° discuss ' the offer. He had reason to expect that the reply to his cable regarding cheese acIU be received in a levy days", probably Men-day.—-Own correspondent."

The many New Zealand friends of Captain Thomas Moff att, late of th> Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's Talnui, will (says the Diinedin Star) be sorry to learn of the death of his second son, Captain Edmund. Moff att..' The young officer (he was only 23 years of age at the time of his death), was attached to the Sherwood ' 'Foresters', ißegiment, and -received the fatal I wound: on 28th May, 'when, after':get ting. his; men into "safety during an enemy air raid 1 near ,St. "Queritih, he was hit by a pieco of a high explosive shell just as he himself was about to take cover. He died on the 30th. His brother, Captain Malcolm Moff att, # was slightly wounded on 23rd April, but has since returned to.France. Another brother (Lieutenant I>urward. Moff att) is serving with the . Eeast Surrey' Regiment; while still; another (Tim) is '.'doing his bit" in France. Captain T. Moff att has left, the sea, and is now engaged in shore work for the company. 'The late Captain Edmund Moff att, "it may be added, was not unknown in New Zealand, having accompanied, his father on three" voyages to the Dominion. „

In a letter to the-Post, referring to a number of questions connected with military service, "Reservist's Wife" ■writes: ~' We must try to ensure that our children are not subjected to lifelong disadvantages through the sacrifice of their _fathers. The Government offers us 7s per week per*' child, claiming that that is a sufficient sum for maintenance. Let me give tacts; I have always worked on the theories that a good constitution is a child's chief asset, and that parsimony in the matter of feeding and. clothing a child is false '■ economy' of the worst type. My .first baby -was reared on a patent food at Is ""pel 1 '• tin, L and used live tins weekly. Milk was also used, gas extra. Now that /the food is unprocurable I am feeding the younger baby on humanised milk. Cost: Milk" 5s l£d per week, other ingredients roughly Is 8d; gun for cooking extra. K>ut\of 7s per week how much would be left for providing woolen clothing so' necessary to a child"? Flannels which use<j tb be Is and Is 6d per' yard, are now Is lid and 2s 3d. I am quite aware that by feeding a child on insufficient food and it in shoddy " cotton, less may be spent on maintenance, but more will be' spent on doctors and medicines. Do our legislators desire that the future generation should be ili-hourTshed; and rickety.''

The anniversary of the Bright-water Methodist Church will be celebrated to-' morrow at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Missioner Li. A. Brooks will be the morning preacher,, and the Rev. A. Ashcroft will conduct'the evening service.

The Trades and Wholesale section Queen Carnival -are holding a dance on Tuesday evening next at the Provincial Hall: This dance will be the -final one of- this section, and no doubt a large attendance will /be attracted to the windup of this winning- section of the recent carnival. The Trades and Wholesale have been a very successful' combination, and representing, the Anzacs, have been very popular. Representatives of other sections art 1 cordially invited to this dance.

Wreckage' from the ill-fated Poirt Kembla 'is coming ashore near Farewell Spit. A case of shells for use in the vessel's gun was among the debris on tlie beach.

Ail entertainment wilr be given in St. Johnls Methodist. Hall on Wednesday, October 31st, when selections from Gaul's Cantata. "Kuth," and.other musi-. cal items will be rendered by the Church ■Choir and. friends.

Nelson ladies delighted with *NO RUBBING" Laundry Help—it lightens their work and whitens their clothes. Is packets every' t:me.-—Local grocers.

Coals.—Order at Neal and' Haddow's, the Cash' Wood and' Coal Depot. /I he Wood ana Coal portion of; our business is being conotacfced on cash lines only. Absolutely cash with order or on delivery. No seebnd order .".in be accepted if conditions not adU'ertsLi tu. North Cape. Paaonaa, tixfl Smithy Co*l«.*

' Prior to the adjournment of the House of Representatives last evening, telegraphs the Mail's' correspondent today, Sir James Allen announced that the balance of the 29th Reinforcements had arrived at their destination. There were now no troops oh the water.

Th e City Council last night resolved to add 10 per cent, to overdue rates."

In the House of' Representatives yesterday the Lands and Survey Vote passed without discussion. On a vote ior the Labour Department, Mr llin{marsh brought up the matter of accidents on Mr Massey iuid the Marine Minister was loosing into the whole subject.—Own corrss j Mdent.

During the discussion on the Estimates in the House of Representatives last evening, Mr Massey informed the House that the Government had decided to set up a State Forestry Department, with a special Minister in charge. ' The balance of the Estimates were put through without any material discussion* t

The annual ball under the auspices of the Aelson branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association was held in the Provincial Hall last iright, and "proved a success. The music, was supplied by, Mrs Curran, Mr Mockler (cornet), and air bheehan (violin). Messrs L. Goodall and G. Phillips,' both returned raeu, were the M.C.'s. The hall was decorated with bunting, and the floor was in capital order.

Entries for the second musical theory examination of the Associated Board close on Saturday, October 13th. The examiner, Mr A. H. Lindo, having been delayed by the Australian strikes, will not reach Nelson to examine the practical work until about the. .middle' of November. .

In connection with the day of national intercession special services will be held to-morrow in St. John's Methodist Church. The subject of the address in the morning will be "A Call to Repentance," and in the evening "A oall to Trust." The Rev. W. Baumber will conduct both services.

A service in memory of. soldiers'who 4iave made the supreme sacrifice during the war will be held at All Saints'' Church to-morrow evening, when the Bishop of Nelson will be the preacher.

The Conciliation Council will sit at Nelson on October 18th to deal with an application by the Plumbers' and Gashtters' Union for au award. The Nelson City Council has been cited, and last evening'.the City Engineer was instructed, to appear and apply for exemption from an. award, the Council agreeing to pay award. i;ates of wages.

The question of concrete roads will have to be faced sooner or lateiv declared ''-. Carlisle at last night's Council meeting. This would necessitate laying mains on .the footpaths instead of on the roads. When once put down a concrete road should remain unaisturbed for years. Incidentally, Cr. Carlisle said h e hoped that the , T 4d. increase in rates would be taken off next year. The Mayor regarded the nJea of concrete roads as a j.o'ke, 'and said that if the Council went in for them instead oi knocking off the 4d" they would have to put on about 4s. Cr. Carlisle: "You may laugh, Jbut the day of concrete roads will come. I would not propose to do the wot'k out of rates." ,

A very valuable adjunct tovthe work of the Y.M.C.A. with the New Zealand troops at the front is the travelling kitchen motor-van donated by Mr Percy McHardy, of Palmerston North. In gratitude; for the generosity of the donor and for the free refreshments supplied from it, it has been christened by the boys, "Buckshee The van has done excellent service as a rapid means of transport, and also in enabling the Association to carry out many "Buckshee stunts" when the men have been on the march. The New Zealand Division is so mobile .that it is . imperative for the Association to have means of getting about the.- country quickly, and "Buckshee Mac" is now an indispensable part of its organisation. . ."',

Since the New Zealand troops left their winter, quarters in France, the Y.M.C.A. ,had. ouened fifty of its cen-_ tres with'them two months ago." Where possible a number of these huts or shelters luive been removed to the present New Zealand area. Some have had to be evacuated, and others have been handed over to the British Y.M.C.A. Mr, J. L. Hay, the senior Field Secretary there, reports that there "is no limit to the possibilities of extension of the Association's , wprkj blit althoughthis is desirable it. is' not. always t practicable with the present' staff.

A remarkable staple of wool, measuring no less than 2ft 7in in length, was obtained.on the Fort Hardy sheep run, D'Urville Island, French PassThe sample was taken from a fullmouth -Lincoln-'Romney.-wether, which had never previously been shorn. It was mustered a tew weeks ago, and clipped no less than 521b'of wool. ! .

The increased production of lucerne seed in -Marlborough during t the ' last few years has bpen acompanied by some doubt as to "whether',.the output would not iii the near, futuro exceed the fairly restricted limits of the market. A Canterbury resident who visited Blenheim after a tour 6'f .the North Island told an .'„ Express/representative that there need not be the slightest apprehension on this point. The lucerne-growing campaign now being conducted hi Canterbury and the increased recognition being given to the value of the plant in the 'North Island assure a substantial expansion of the demand for seed of such quality aa is produced locally. He says that there is likely to be a real "boom" in the propagation of lucerne Vithiu the next* year or two.

Mr Fred. Fairey notifies in this issue that being unable to secure suitable men for satisfactory delivery of meat to customers, he is compelled *to cease all delivery from,"Wednesday, 10th October. This custom, it is stated; is becoming general throughout New Zealand owinp to the of labour.

To-morrow will be observed as a day of national prayer in connection with the war. A service will be held at the Church Steps at 3 p.m., in which various ministers will i,ake» part Snonld the weather be wet the service -will be> held in the Cathedral.

At the iMagistrafce's Court to-day, before Sir F. O'SB. Xioughnan, S.M., Hope Victor Harvey was charged with being £l4 0s 8d in arrears under a maintenance order in respect of his father, for ivhom Mr Hayes appeared. Defendant did not appear, and was convicted; and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, warrant hot to issue so long as defendant paid. £3 a month. *

Saturday Night Scatter ! ! At 7.30 tonight! Ladies' Black Silk''Ankle Hose at" Is 6d pair. Don't be late. —Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Attention is drawn to Mrs Anstice's new advertisement on third page of this issue re Curtain values.

Men's Sox Scattered ! ! At 7.30 tonight ! Men's Black Bibbed Sox at 6d Pair.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* • • - .-

An usual scene of a pathetic nature was witnessed in Christchurch the "other day, when a funeral procession was passing, which consisted of a motor hearse and an ordinary horse open hearse with mourning carriages. Deceased were Mr and Mrs TKomas Hall, of Oxford Terrace. The wife hud predeceased her husband by about twentyfour hours, the latter dying suddenly after arranging for the funeral of his wife.

uie monument in the Wakapuaka Cemetery, erected in memory of the late Mr* Thomas Cawthron, is completed, and the unveiling ceremony will take place on -Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Bishop Sadlier .(Chairman of the Cawthron Trustees) will perform the ceremony of 'unveiling the imposing tombstone. The public are invited to attend the ceremony, and provided the afternoon is fine, a large attendance is anticipated.

An inmate of the InVercargill prison reformatory named Ernest Brastmg, aged 19, escaped on Friday afternoon. Be was recaptured at 1 o'clock this morning crossed the Wairopain BridgetHe had discarded his prison clothes; and was attired' in a purloined overcoat. — i*ress Association. v

The Mount Eden Borough Council received the otjher night some /Tine samples of mosqjui/toes, which tho Mayor classed as" certainly "wellgrown." They came! wiith a letter from a ratepayer, who said they had been' already caught on his property _ He forwarded a plan of nouses affected by mosquitoes, which he declared wer« bred in receptacles for water plants on adjoining property.' ;A Councillor mentioned that the water plants in question were reputed to be one of the finest collections in the district. Several other Councilors referred to open breeding ponds for the pests about, the borough • ,and it was stated that kerosene was a good preventive and did not harm the plants. The .Council -de : cided to send the complaint oh .to' the, resident it concerned.

: in speaking before the First Auckland Military Service Board of the efforts being made by boot manufacturers to obtain the services of experienced men, no longer in the trade, in order that young men might be released for service, Mr A- Hall Skeltbh mentioned the case of one old man of 78, a clicker,.who had taken up work again in order to assist during the present time',bf stress. "Although this old man is showing a truly patriotic spirit,' said Mr Skelton, "he now finds that the government has cut down the old age pensions of hiinself and his wife. 1 think such an action is a shame and" a discredit to the Department."

*- *l regret exceedingly to learn from your letter of the 3rd inst.," said the Prime Minister in the House of Represe'htatives the other evening, quoted from a letter sent by him to _ Sir Joseph Maclay, Controller of Shipping, "that it is intended to place in the Plate trade for one or more .voyages five' steamers usually trading to Australasia, in addition to the four already intimated to me. In justice to the people of New Zealand, i cannot allow this proposal to pass without a most emphatic protest. . . I note you say that four of our ships have already been taken to carry : meat from the Plate,'and now it is intended to take five more. I cannot help thinking that this will be very'good news for the Meat Trusts', but, ,1 am afraid,,. very sad news for the patriotic :New Zoaland settlers, who -have, since the outbreak of the war; been doing everything that is possible for good citizens to do in the crisis through which ,the Empire is passing. ' ' , :'; .

' : At 7.30 to-niglit!! Men's Black Ribbed Sox at 6d pair.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

To-morrow wilt be observed throughout the Richmond Methodist Circuit as a day of humiliation and prayer in reference to the world T "vvide war. .

■ Tonight at 7.30 ! ! ladies' Black Siltf Ankle Hose at Is 6d pair.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.* ... -••.-.

Those who arc sending contributions to the Stoke Branch of "Out Day Appeal" are requested to leave them at Uttr 'Pill's shop on Wednesday.