LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 295, 9 December 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Mail's correspondent telegrapu» to-day that it is expected that the House will finish late to-night or early oil Tuesday. ; ,

- s A fire occurred in the ( brooder house in the Mental Hospital grounds on Saturday evening, the structure \being practically destroyed.. About 150 chickens were lost.

On and after Monday, December t>, the running of the ordinary railway timetable will be resumed.

A sharp shock of earthquake occurred at Nelson at 11.40 last night, causing buildings to rock considerably.

Awkward men, particular men, ta;il and short men are saying nice things about the fit and style: Dee and feons Box Suit®, the fit and prices, make them best in market.*

Mr A. Gould advertises sales as follows : _Wednesday' next, 11th, on account of Mrs Heuson, Maitai Bank; ♦Thursday next, 12th, oh account of Mr Gibson, Stoke;. Friday next 13th, on account of Mr Hill, '.Spring'Grove; Saturday next, 14th, at the rooms, usual weeklv sale; Saturday next, 14th on account of Bailiff, motor -bike; Monday, 16th, on account Estate late Misses Robinson; Tuesday, 17th, on account of Mr Seabrook, clearing sa.e, also freehold property; Wednesday, 18th, on account of Mr J. B. Grant; .Saturday, 21et, at the rooms, freehold properties.

Not often we complain of too many, the fact ds "we're overstocked in. Men s. and Youths* Silk;. Shirts; winch iDee and Sons are offering reduced prices.

"No Rubbing'' Laundry Help delights every housewife; la 3d packet snffiicent for seven weekly family trashingp.—T. Pettit.?

Ail American employer recently left his woman: secretary £SOO/ because she kept his secrets so well.

"The epidemic was the biggest problem which has ever confronted the people of this country, and the biggest problem the Government has had to face in regard to life and health." —Mr P. Fraser, M.P., at the fmaL meeting of the Wellington Central Group Committee.

Tangerine orange is a new colour. It is a deep rich shade that tones well with many others, especially nigger brown.. There is something about it suggestive of a warm tan, particularly as seen recently expressed m a smart little suede hat. The model is question was charming, with its soft mitred crown and slightly curling brib, a band and flat bow of grey Petersham ribbon affording just the right touch of relief .

'Some inspired' person has had the temerity to produce an all-in-one frock for British women that far sheer simplicity of construction puts even the Japanese kimono to shame. The material, a wide width, is merely folded selvedge to selvedge, the sides cut away to allow- for sleeves, and the neck scooped out for the necessary entrance.

Under the "War Legislation Amendment Bill, as amended by the legislative Council, authority is given to the New Zealand 'University 'Senate to make provision for the grant of degrees without examination and take other steps deemed necessary for the purpose of avoiding undue hardship to students or candidates by reason of the interruption of their "studies or examinations by the influenza epidemic.

A kindly injunction' printed on Brixton Independent Church service paper on, Remembrance Day deserves wider currency: "If you see an American soldier in the tram make yourself his friend. Hie; is your friend already. If you see a lon&ly American so'.ldier in the street prove that you and he are kinsmen. You know what he is doinlg for civilisation, but you db not always* remember that he has> come from 3000 to 7000 miles to do it. - He might want a friend to talk to. Ours was the home he went 'from. Make him remember he has come back to -it."'

The death is announced, of Mr E. Marshal], M.A., of the Napier Boys' High School. The deceased, belong to Christchurch, and contracted the influenza after visiting his mother, who died in Christchurch from the disease a month ago. He had been on the staff of the High School for about three years, and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. The funeral took place, on Sunday, at Parke_leland The Rev. Mr Cook officiated, ihe coffint was borne by Major Crawshaw, .representing the .Biuret of Covejaiors of the Bovs' High School, and Messrs Jacobsen, '"Ward, and Barnby, members of the staff. Many of the boys attended, and laid wreaths' on the grave.

The diculty of teachers in country districts finding suitable liyinK accommodation was emphasised at the meetOf Ahe Auckland Education Board, when a letter was read' from the teacher at Te ivaeaea. a sma:l settlement about 30 miles from Te Kmti, stating that he could nbt obtain board and lodging in the district. Two lady assistant teachers at Matangi, ilton, wrote in similar terms. It was stated in the latter instance that tlie room! hYtherto occupied by the teacher? were to be occupied, by men after the holidays, and that .efforte to obtain accommodation elsewhere in the district ha 3 Proved fruitless, N The secretary was instructed to communicate to the Teipective school committees, empha'sisnTtKe necessity of Hocal action regarding the matter. ' . \ .

Wheal the armistice _ Melbourne were at their height, two buyers at the head of an impromptu pro g cesfio» which marched up €olbns Street halted at Swanston ened their- "drumers," and sounded the *tl Post' As the first notes of the niosf impSingftf the high .calls r*ng mit a few returned soldiers in uniform lcam-/to ■■ some men wearing discharged badges amoved their hats and remained t; n ,*i, fi last note sounded. J-he sipnm "ote incident Wust liave W midst of the rejoicing. It Tnc tribute to the- memory of who have give ntheir lives to make re joicinnr possible. . ■_ .-

On Thursday a traveller from Napier fein "had hgjourney unexpectedly at P?52! ■vS-ke He arrived hi Napier from G?sborne by the Arahura, and! was; .at, Si tnere'byf found to be suffering from SeThe Wt-ell enough .6n Thursday mornine to travel, and left by th* exWellington. . ThV papier Borough Council, leai>nm?;.. of hif decommunicated with.thp pohef hTDannevirke, 'and on/ arrival of. Jh* train there the "sick" traveller wa* remold and escorted to the hospital. Apparently there was littje yrrong w+th him, as he .received his discharge from the institution on Erfday, and, resumed, his interrupted-trip to the capital. One of the discoveries of the way H* been the number of defective teeth among nien otherwise'fit. England an ESgHsn jouraal) is the worst dentured of any civilised nation. An authority states that one-tenth, of our armies are constantly incapacitated through teeth troubles. This figure might be less-but for the fact that the soldier has a prejudice against . army denti'stry—he Jias an idea that is roufrh and "ready. Trench mouth makes ravages among British soidiers, among others, ijhe Canadians, for instance—it has v been pi-actically etamated. A dentist suggests that we should have panel dentists Hke panel doctoi-s, and he would take the evil at its source by beginning witli the children-

Reference ito the whole-hearted and patriotic manner in which the people of New Zealand, as a body had accepted the terms of the Military Service Act, and particularly the mainier m which appelants had accepted the der cisions of the Court, was made by several speakers at a farewell to.the chairman and members of .the IFirst Auckland Military Service Board, says the New Zealand Herald. "The general attitude of appellant*, who h|V.e appeared before us has been worthy of the very highest pr.aise," said Mr "Many men have had to go to camp under circumstances of greatest difficulty, all knew that they were preparing to risk their lives, and many were abopt to sacrifice their careers, but in practically every . case itheyi have accepted' our decision in a splendid spirit, following the plain course of duty with cheerfulness and truie patriotism, sinking their own interests in the welfare of their country. . Mr Pine said that the way in which the 'country had accepted the terms of conscription was one of the. finest phases in tlie history of the' Empire.

Training the child's growing as important as training their nun*, their footwear from Deo and Sons big stock will fill the bill at unbeatable prices.* '

A Press Association.' telegram from Hokitika states:—An open-air pub-do meeting at Rimu favoured the lifting of a portion of the timber reservation for mining purposes for sawmilling, to assist in giving continuous employment in the district. A motion was also carried urging l the Government to stand) firm on the questioni of not trading the Pacific Islands back to the enemy.

An eruption' is reported to have taken place at White Island on Sunday week. About 3 p.m. a slight shock of earthquake was felt in Whakatane, and on Monday the sea between White Island and! 'Whale Island was black on the surface, according to reports of fishermen, who thought there had been an upheaval somewhere in that locality. It will' be remembered that a few years ago a number of men who were wwkin«- for a sulphur company om Whate Isfand were all destroyed by an outbreak of that volcano.

\ At a meeting of the executive of th< Wellington: Returned Soldiers' Associa tiorf the fol'.owing motion was carnec in silence, the members U S : "That this committee -of the Wellington Returned Soldiers 'Association expresses its sincere sympathy with relatives of those members who succumbed to the influenza epidemic, and win be to render assistance m obtain-; in" any -information they may desiro.

Many applications, are being received by officials of the Lands Department in Christchurch from discharged soldiers for financial assistance under the Government's new scheme for helping men who have served in the. Expeditionary Force to acquire homes, says the Press. Under this scheme the Government advances up to the full amount of its own valuation on any property, and this is paid to the vendor direct. Ihe purchaser repavs the amount, without any deposit, to "the Government in twenty five years, paying 5 per cent, per annum interest, and 2 per cent, per annum off the principal. If he buys the property at over the Government valuation he has to pay the difference, Ihe Government valuation is generally a •very conservative estimate, and it is considered that this will save the Government ' from any financial loss, but cases have come under the notice of the officials 'in Christchurch where the purchase price has been less than the 'Government valuation. Of the £1,500,000 voted for the purpose, it is anticipated that £200,000- will be apportioned to Christchurch. The result must be to cause a hardening of values in the property market.

I "No finer tribute has been- paid to New Zealand than the general admiration expressed abroad of the fine personal qualities, and good behaviour on and off the field of our soldier lad's, • runs a. paragraph in the annual report of the Minister of Education. ' In this, as iir other respects, the sehoo.'s should have the support and assistance of the • home and other .agencies concerned, with the moral a.nd spiritual, welfare of our children. It is folly to act as [if the whole responsibility for the ? moral training of children rested on the teacher' who controls the child twenty-five hours out of the one hundred and sixty-eight hours of each week The school will continue to do its part, but it is hoped that the home and other agencies will realise and meet their responsibilities matter of >he moral training of the childiem of the Dominion)."

I The Helping Hand Shop announces: 'competitions for a .Christmas cake and a soonee sandwich, Mrs Blackburn and Mr E.G." Wood giving the prizes. Judging will be at 11 o'clock. A toy stall 5 and-bran pie axe £»£"*„£ tractions this week. Mrs contributors are asked to .send to Mrs O Hbdigsoni's. Gifts ;from *awai. Van Dieniau, Examiner and Mount streete, and Wellington Terrace. wiU be i called for on Thursday morning.

T'fiaf'hers and others in receipt of Wonthfy'falaries from the NJon Edu ; catr.on Board are notified that salaries will iiot be available until Friday week i December 20th.

The heavy a-esponsibiHty thrown on iaU of. life -f, d , Was one of the reasons advMiced iy.tte, Minister of Justice in the House of Representatives for the right of appeal in all criminal cases. He instanced, the cas? of Regina v. 33udley, . m hl = h , ..°" e castaway on a desert island llad killed his fellow castaway a povU° n of him" to sustain, life. The verdict in this case, he said, had always been quoted in support of the Tight oi ap peal. ."Shpposing,?' he said, dramatically, "that twelve members . of _ this House were called; on to decide m a case where two men cast oil island—'" 'Very well," said Miv McCaUum, "supposing. it was the leaders on their way' Home. ~x. couldn't imagine such a horrible idea, said tlie' Minister hastily.

Recently the Prime Minister reserved a cablegram signed by Dord Phnket (president), 'Mrs Uoyd George (vicepresident), and Sir Alexander Rogei fchairman), of the 'Overseas Club.Dondon stating that .J3-r Truby .Kin? was do ng invaluable public' Wing fn the principal centres, and co-op eratine with the publ?c health authoiiSTn the United Kingdom., in proniotfS infant welfare and count "of the ho was domg Dr, King should-be granted a £ exten s ion of 'time in.; the <>!f. •«» , #S U)^d rangtements behig made that reacli New Zealand in October vear The Minister of Public Health Sed Ll night that proved of the extension of Di. a leave of absence as requested _ ■ Klfmb down is much .harder, because vou cTn't' 6 ee where you're gomg. He challSestne Human Fly to go .lip while he 'himself goes down on any selected building, the loser to pay a forfeit of 10,000dol. to any war char ty the winner may name. Incidentally, it mav be mentioned that the Human jV . now makes' his feat more spectacular by climbing up a lofty building's ou.side walls' at night, his precarious way 'being illuminated by searchlight. •

There are so many people rendering unselfish and uoble service at present [thai it is hardly fair to discriminate (savs the. Tarariaki News), yet the services of one woman in a coasfal dis--1 trlpt snonTH' he placed on record, for she has behaved like a perfect heroine. When the epidemic started: there she. threw, herself heartily into the work of helping her afflicted' neighbours! and making arrangements for a. temporary hospital to accommodate the cases. 1 She had her cows to mffic aiight and' morning, but they .did not deter her from going l , to her neighbours, cleaning up their places; feeding the stock arid, attending'to the sick. One day las* week she : had- jußt finished her ministrations j when the clock indicated 3 a.m. ! Her cows were bellowing, and she turned to J and milked them. "Then away she went again to hdv neighbours to give *«£'"■ help. Aiid this went on for days. At last sho got a little, sleep, and is now working away as hard; ae ever, thinking no effort too great so long as she, can- help ■'lier fellows. I I' ' I